Obituaries

May 13, 2014

On Tuesday May 13, 2014, exactly one month after his 52nd birthday, Keith L. Paulsen gracefully departed this earth to the arms of his Heavenly Father as well as his parents, Ray & Naomi Paulsen and many other loved ones who passed before. Keith is preparing a way for and waiting with his arms open wide…Keith was born April 13,...

May 13, 2014

Kent Bayliss, 45, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at his home. This beloved angel returned to heaven to be with his best friend, his brother. Kent Norman Bayliss was born on January 24, 1969 to Norman & Pat Bayliss in Jerome, Idaho. He was the man everyone wanted to be friends with. He was always willing to lend a...

May 12, 2014

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May 11, 2014

May 11, 2014

Ralph William Pizer, 66, passed away at home Sunday, May 11, 2014. Ralph was born March 22, 1948 in Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated from Pocatello High School and then worked for the UPRR for a couple of years. On April fool's Day in 1968, he was drafted into the US Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was honorably...

May 10, 2014

Don passed away peacefully on May 10, 2014 into the loving arms of his wife, Margie.Don was born January 19, 1933 in Batesville, Indiana to Russell and Margaret Sidell. Dad attended school in Batesville until at the age of seventeen; he felt the need and desire to enlist in the U.S. Navy. He served overseas during the Korean War. Dad...

May 7, 2014

Martin D. Anderton passed away tragically in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 7, 2014. He was born in Salk Lake City, Utah on February 14, 1967 to Robert William Anderton and Angela Vinettie Siwik. From the day he was born he had obstacles to overcome from a birth defect. He was successful and overcame those obstacles and was always...

May 7, 2014

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May 3, 2014

Baeley Noelle Johanson, 10, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.Baeley was born at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 10th 2003. Having heart problems since birth she received a couple of surgeries and finally a heart transplant on October 29th 2004 from our angel...

May 2, 2014

Norma Olsen Bates, 96, who spent many years in devoted service to restaurant customers, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at the home of a daughter, JoAn DiCataldo, in Pocatello. She was born July 28, 1917 to James C. Olsen (later changing to Olson) and Eliza King Olson in Ovid, Idaho, where she attended school in a one-room schoolhouse and...

Apr 30, 2014

William Charles Hayball, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from natural causes. He was born to Robert and Ida Hayball on April 16, 1926 in Pocatello, Idaho Bill received his education in the Pocatello area, living here all his life. He joined the USMC during WWII. He married Emma Blanch Moffat on May 11, 1947 in Dillon, Montana...

Apr 29, 2014

Stanley Henry Vegors, Jr., 85, of Pocatello, Idaho passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 due to complications of old age at a local assisted living center.Stanley was born on January 5, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Stanley Henry Vegors, Sr. and Esther Sharpe Vegors. At age 3, his family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, where his father had a...

Apr 28, 2014

Georgia Ourada, 96, passed away in her home on Monday, April 28, 2014, of natural causes. She was born March 2, 1918 in Boise, ID to Ruth and Robert E. Lee. Georgia graduated from Boise High School in 1935. On April 20, 1943, she married Duane Ourada in Boise, ID. She worked in Boise for the gas company, a bank,...

Apr 26, 2014

Milton James Nelson, age 105, passed away quietly, Saturday, April 26, 2014 in his home from complications due to age.He was born in a sharecropper, cotton plantation house in Blevins, Arkansas, on Oct. 4, 1908. His chores were to gather eggs, slop the pigs, hoe cotton, bring wood and water to the house and take a list to the store...

Apr 26, 2014

Debra Jean (Heiter) Kaufman, 59, of Pocatello, ID, lost her battle with a brain tumor, April 26, 2014.Debra was born, November 16, 1954 in Emmetsburg, IA, to the late Kathryn (1996) and Lyle (1996) Heiter. Growing up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, she attended Thomas Jefferson School and shortly after, found her career of helping others. She worked several aspects of...

Apr 25, 2014

Merlynn Barrus, 78, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at her home in Inkom, following a long illness. She was born to William and Carrie Floyd. She grew up in St. Charles, Idaho. She moved to Pocatello at the age of 17 where she continued her education. Merlynn met and married her husband of 57 years George "Stan" Barrus. She...

Apr 23, 2014

Cleora Anderson Richins passed away peacefully on April 23, 2014, at her daughter's home in Pocatello.Cleora was born in her grandmother's home in Albion, Idaho, on March 9, 1926, to Beldon Mouritz Anderson and Gladys Marcia Asher Anderson. She grew up in Declo, Idaho, graduating from Declo High School Class of 1944. She was an outstanding student and involved in...

Apr 23, 2014

Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Cecil J. Frandsen, 91, Lava Hot Springs, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. He was born January 14, 1923 in Shelley, Idaho to Burke and Beecie Frandsen.He married Bessie Owen on September 18, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had 7 children, 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.A Celebration of...

Apr 21, 2014

Isaiah Nathan Ish, 29, passed away April 21, 2014 at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Isaiah was born to Jonathan Ish and the late Denise Ricker Ish, July 13, 1984 in Pocatello. He was a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and a lifelong resident of the Fort Hall Reservation. He was the father of three children, with his former...

Apr 21, 2014

Russell P. Johnson, 57, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Monte Vista Hills Care Center in Pocatello, Idaho. As per his request, cremation will take place and there are no services at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Colonial Funeral Home 2005 S. 4 th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho. 208-233-1500 Condolences can be made to the family online...