Obituaries

Jul 6, 2014

Our beloved Mother Joyce M. Gummersall returned home to her heavenly father July 6 2014. She died peacefully with her loving family surrounding her.Joyce was born to Elsie and Victor E. Burton on January 24, 1929 in Bingham Utah. She was the youngest of three daughters. As a young woman she enjoyed hiking in the mountains and playing with her...

Jul 5, 2014

Mary Artella Cook Ellis passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the age of 86. She lived at the Emeritus Ridgewind Care Center in Chubbuck. Mary was born May 22, 1928 in Pocatello, to Pearl Smith Cook and John Franklin Cook. She was 7 th of 8 children. She attended Pocatello High School where she met her sweetheart, Ernest 'Bud'...

Jul 3, 2014

Freddie was born on December 31, 1940 to D.L. & Velma Matthews in Fresno California. He and his five brothers and one sister were raised in California and Oregon. At the age of 20 he married the love of is life Sandra Smith. They married on May 20, 1960 and started their life together. They resided in Oregon and in...

Jul 2, 2014

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Jun 30, 2014

Michael Joe Fisher, 58, of Chubbuck passed away on Monday June 30, 2014, following his courageous battle with cancer.Michael was born October 29, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Joseph Elgin Fisher and Ruth Petersen Fisher. Michael grew up in Idaho Falls and Pocatello, and enjoyed spending his summers with his grandparents and cousins on the ranch in Terreton. He...

Jun 30, 2014

Jun 29, 2014

Cynthia Lee (Henson) Call Ellis, 60, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho, with her loving husband and family surrounding her. Cindy was born on September 1, 1953 in Pocatello, Idaho to Velma Elaine Call. Cindy was raised by her mother in both Pocatello and Idaho Falls. Cindy was a hard worker and started...

Jun 29, 2014

Donald Frank Prebbanow, 97, went to be with his Lord, Sunday June 29, 2014. Donald was born March 26, 1917 to Frank and Maida (Hass) Prebbanow in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. On August 2, 1941, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Wittenberg at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Don was an active member of St. Paul's, serving in many ways...

Jun 29, 2014

Roger Kent Fetzer was born March 13, 1945, in Rupert, Idaho, to Albert and Dorothea Hieb Fetzer. He spent his early years on the family farm where he pitched in with many duties including working in the fields and helping with the milk cows. He liked to recall those days on the farm and the fun he had there. He...

Jun 27, 2014

John F. Butterfield, 82, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Portneuf Medical Center. John Francis Butterfield, Jr. better known as Johnie, was born in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho, at his Butterfield grandparents home, October 2, 1931, to John Francis Butterfield, Sr. and Lucille Alice Tripp. Johnie made a shaky entrance into this life on the day he was born...

Jun 27, 2014

Michael Thomas Burrows, 50, of Pocatello, Id passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at home surrounded by family. Michael was born November 11, 1963 to Faye and Darrel Burrows. Mike grew up and lived in Pocatello his whole life. As a young child, he was a very active kid. He had a great love for the game of baseball and...

Jun 27, 2014

Our mother passed away peacefully at Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, Idaho, on Friday, June 27, 2014 at the age of 84 due to the long-term effects of diabetes. She was born at home on the family farm near Huntland, Franklin County, Tennessee, to Paul Dismukes Woods and Ida Watson Woods. She was the third of nine children and the oldest...

Jun 26, 2014

Gary Lee Lewis, 65, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at his home. Gary L. Lewis was born October 5, 1948 in Tampa, Florida to Jackson A. and Gertrude Manning Lewis. At the time of Gary's birth, Jackson was a pilot in the Army Air Force, stationed in Germany so Gertrude boarded the Queen Mary with her newborn baby boy...

Jun 25, 2014

Marion Gene Swallow peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father, Wednesday, June 25, 2014, his 74 th birthday. He was born June 25, 1940, in Fillmore, Utah, to Alfred Eugene and Twyla Johnson Swallow. He married Edna Norton in the Idaho Falls temple on June 19, 1959. Marion graduated from Pocatello High School in 1958. He and Edna were high school...

Jun 23, 2014

Lewis Lynn Mansfield, 64 passed away June 23, 2014 at his home in Chubbuck, Idaho surrounded by family after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn was born August 9, 1949 to Lawana "Lee" Thompson and Thomas Howard Mansfield. Lynn graduated from Blackfoot High School and joined the Army National Guard. He spent 8 years in the Guard...

Jun 23, 2014

Kendall Spencer Larsen, 88, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2014 at his home with family by his side. Kendall received his education in the Preston area, graduating from Preston High School. Kendall married Donna Tanner on December 4, 1946 at the Logan Temple. Together they had 6 children. He was a farmer, rancher initially in Arbon Valley and later in...

Jun 23, 2014

Our beloved father and grandfather, Wilfred LeRoy Rhoades Sr. "Willie", 83, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, June 23, 2014, surrounded by his family in his home. Willie was born in Amoret, (Bates County), Missouri to Eva M. Mager Rhoades and Walter Faye Rhoades on May 3, 1931. He was the oldest of 9 children. He moved between Idaho and...

Jun 22, 2014

Kayla Leidig, 22, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014. Arrangements are under the care of Colonial Funeral Home 2005 S. 4 th Ave. Pocatello, ID. 208-233-1500

Jun 20, 2014

Juanita June Bennett Hobson passed away June 20, 2014 at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Juanita was born to William Benjamin Bennett and Lucille Ruth Webb on July 7, 1922 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska. There she attended school graduating early from high school so she could move to Chicago, Illinois with her family. Juanita had beautiful penmanship and...

Jun 19, 2014

Lilia Nanay Palis, age 76, passed away peacefully at a local care facility, Thursday, June 19, 2014. She was born to Dimetrio Millante and Consulatio Aguillar on July 16, 1937 in the Philippines. Lilia spent all, but the last 8 years of her life living in the Philippines. She moved to Pocatello, Idaho in the United States to be with...