Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.

Robert Engel

Robert Engel

Oct 1, 2012

POCATELLO-Robert Loren (Bob) Engel, 85, died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at his home in Pocatello, Idaho of cancer. Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1927, to Julius and Marian Engel. Bob attended DeWitt Clinton grammar school and Von Steuben High School in Chicago, joining the Army in 1945. He served as an MP in the Manhattan...

Martin Costillo

Martin Costillo

Sep 24, 2012

POCATELLO - Martin Dan "Michael" Castillo, 72, of Pocatello, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at Pocatello Care and Rehab. Martin was born on January 6, 1940, in Crownpoint, NM. He lived most of his early childhood years in Crownpoint and finished schooling in Brigham City, UT. He graduated from Intermountain Indian School in 1957 and then entered basic...

Charles Gerald Bovey

Charles Gerald Bovey

Sep 23, 2012

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Kharter Lowe Dugger

Kharter Lowe Dugger

Sep 23, 2012

Kharter Lowe Dugger was born to Torri Lynn Dugger and Steven Dietz Pongah on March 26, 2012 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born a premature baby weighing in at 4 lbs. 15 oz. He was born to be a warrior, fighting since the day he was born. Remembered as the happiest baby, Kharter never had...

Elma Olsen

Elma Olsen

Sep 23, 2012

POCATELLO-Elma K. Olsen, 86, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at a Portneuf Medical Center from natural causes. She was born on July 29, 1926 in Cedron, Idaho to Robert and Sophia Mills (McMurdie) Kunz. Elma graduated from High School in Driggs, Idaho. She then moved to Swan Valley, Idaho and worked at a restaurant. She met Samuel L....

Donald Sincavage

Donald Sincavage

Sep 22, 2012

Donald Peter Sincavage Sr., 83, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on July 21, 1929. He was one of six children. Donald married Mildred Jean Bray on July 18, 1948. They had 5 children. They resided in Connecticut, where he worked at Atlantic Steel and Branford Building Supply. Donald married Mildred Jean Bray...

Wilma Benintendi

Wilma Benintendi

Sep 22, 2012

Wilma L. Benintendi passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 22, 2012, with family surrounding her. Wilma was born March 30, 1922, to Bessie L. Looper and William D. Mein in Worland, Wyoming. She was raised in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, by her beloved grandmother Florence Stout Wells, where she attended school and graduated in May of 1940. She...

Warren Lee Schwendig

Warren Lee Schwendig

Sep 21, 2012

Pocatello, Idaho. -- Warren "Lee" Schwendig, 67, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2012, at his home in Pocatello, Idaho, surrounded by family and friends. Lee was born Sept. 1,1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. His parents were Edd and Lee Clare Schwendig. Lee attended elementary and high school in Terreton, Idaho and was among the first graduating class in 1963,...

Claudia Stoker

Claudia Stoker

Sep 20, 2012

Claudia Dell Stoker, 60, passed away on September 20, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She had lived in Pocatello for over 30 years. Claudia was born in Spokane, Washington, on November 13, 1951, at Deaconess Hospital; she was the only child of Claude and Violet Bauer. Claudia graduated with honors from John R. Rogers High School in 1970,...

Edwood L Bullock

Edwood L Bullock

Sep 15, 2012

Edwood L. Bullock, 70, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 15, 2012 Ed was born June 8, 1942, in Murray, Utah, the first of five children born to Woodrow Vance and Lorraine (Meacham) Bullock. He was raised and educated in the Grace and Soda Springs area. He held a State High School track record for the mile for...

Katherine Kremer

Katherine Kremer

Sep 14, 2012

POCATELLO - Violetta Katherine Kremer, passed away on September 14, 2012, at a local care center. She was born on August 30, 1925, in Redondo Beach, CA, to Verle and Mabel Marks. She was the second of four daughters. She attended Whittier High School and graduated in 1944. In her youth she loved to sing and performed in a variety...

Amelia O Miranda

Amelia O Miranda

Sep 9, 2012

Amelia O Miranda, 70, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away September 9, 2012 in Pocatello, ID. Amelia was born September 17, 1941 in Fort Hall, Idaho. She attended Tyhee Elementary, Alameda High and was a proud student of Pocatello High School and Chilacco High School in Oklahoma. She then attended Idaho State University for a brief period in the nursing program....

Betty Cunnington

Betty Cunnington

Sep 9, 2012

BOISE-Betty Jean Cunnington, 90, returned home to her Heavenly Father on September 9, 2012. Betty was born on March 22, 1922 to Joseph and Mabel Quayle. She was the oldest girl of 9 children. She spent her early years in Logan, Utah. Betty had many great years spent there and spoke of them often. Her family had a ranch in...

Ruth R. Burroughs

Ruth R. Burroughs

Sep 3, 2012

Ruth Smith Crockford Burroughs On Sept. 3, 2012, at 12:20 am, Ruth left to join our Heavenly Father and all of the family and friends that had passed before her; she was just two months shy of her 101st birthday. Ruth was born on Nov. 4, 1911 to Hessel (Harry) and Hannah (Ann) Zlotkovich-Smith in San Francisco, Calif.; she had...

Iris Schelske

Iris Schelske

Sep 2, 2012

Iris Schelske, 63 of Aberdeen returned to her Heavenly Father as she passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday September 2nd 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She is the first child of Douglas and Maurine Driscoll born on Feb 6th 1949. She was raised in the Sterling/Aberdeen area with her three sisters and two brothers....

Jackie Poulson

Jackie Poulson

Aug 30, 2012

Jacquelyn Rae-Gean Poulson was born February 22, 1981 American Falls, ID and died tragically in an electrocution accident on August 30, 2012. Daughter of Larry Poulson and Deborah Poulson-Baliey. She attended Hillcrest Elementary, William Thomas Middle school, and graduated from American Falls High School. In 1999 she started her career at Idaho State University and never left. She graduated with...

Raymond Wood

Raymond Wood

Aug 30, 2012

CHUBBUCK-Raymond Gene Wood, "Gene" to his family and Ray to his friends, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, August 30 2012. Ray was born March 23, 1943 in Pocatello, Idaho, son of Raymond C and Mabel F. Wood. He was the second of six children, and grew up in Pocatello, graduating from Pocatello High School. Ray enjoyed fun...

George Flores

George Flores

Aug 28, 2012

George Anthony Flores Sr., 58, returned home to our Heavenly Father on Tuesday August 28th, 2012, surrounded by his loving family and close friends. George was born October 2, 1953 in Del Rio, Texas. He was the 5th child to be born to Candalario & Dominga Flores. George has 5 brothers; Gilbert, Baldmar, David, Eddie and Candalario Jr. He also...

Delwyn "Del" Smith

Delwyn "Del" Smith

Aug 27, 2012

Delwyn John Smith left this mortal existence Monday Aug. 27 th . He was born Feb. 1, 1933 in Malad, Idaho. He was the second child of Rosella John and Lavern Smith. He had 2 brothers, Jack and Sheldon and a sister, Donna. Del grew up on the family dairy farm in Pleasantview. He learned at a very young age...

Lola Rowe Shook

Lola Rowe Shook

Aug 23, 2012

Lola passed away peacefully at her home from a sudden illness on August 23, 2012. She was born February 28, 1940 in McCammon, Idaho to Ed and Ruth Rowe. She loved growing up in the country and helping with the chores. Lola married Virgil Olsen and they later divorced. She then married her love and companion of 33 years, Dale...