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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.
Don E. Purkey
Aug 3, 2010
With heavy hearts and precious memories, we bid farewell to Don Elmo Purkey. He was born March 14, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruth Woodruff Purkey and Albert Newton Purkey. He died August 3, 2010 in Pocatello, Idaho. He was a graduate of Ogden High School, Weber State College, Ogden, UT and the University of Utah in Salt...
Garth Read Bair
Aug 2, 2010
Garth Read Bair, 65, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday August 2, 2010. Garth was born on June 20, 1945 in Logan, Utah to Clifford and Violet Bair. He met and married Kathy Phillips and together they had two sons; Alex and his girlfriend Jamie Bunn of Pocatello and Tyler of Washington D.C. Garth enjoyed fishing, working on...
Nancy Kinney
Jul 30, 2010
Nancy Lee Kinney, 42, passed away Friday, July 30, 2010, at her home. She was born February 24, 1968, to Maurice and Betty Kinney in Downey, Idaho. She was raised and educated in McCammon and lived her entire life there. Nancy was a graduate from Marsh Valley High School and enjoyed nothing more than sitting around the kitchen with her...
Sammuel Elton Jacobs
Jul 28, 2010
S.E.(Sam)Jacobs 55, passed away Wednesday, July 28,2010. On June 28th, Sam was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer with the cancer metastasizing rapidly he fought a courageous battle however he succumbed to the disease with his wife and daughter by his side. Born in Pocatello on January 15, 1955 to Patrick Richard and Barbara Lee Jacobs. In his younger years his...
Sgtret Michael Thomas Keith Norris
Jul 28, 2010
SGT(RET) Michael Thomas Keith Norris of meridian Idaho passed away of a sudden heart attack on July 28th 2010. Mike was an amazing soldier, husband, father, son, brother and friend to many. He is survived by his wife of 13 years Brandie Norris and their 3 children Isaac, Christopher and Cierra all of meridian Idaho; his mother, Linda Fitzen of...
Vera Evans
Jul 28, 2010
Vera May Criddle Burrup Evans passed away July 28, 2010 at the Highland Hills Assisted Living Center in Pocatello where she has lived since April 2009. Born in Downey, Idaho on July 13, 1920, Vera was the first daughter and third child born to Lorin and Mabel Van Leuven Criddle. She celebrated her 90th birthday two weeks before passing. After...
Tony Hansen
Jul 25, 2010
Tony Scott Hansen, 49, passed away Sunday, July 25 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born the third of four children on March 17, 1961 in Idaho Falls. He was raised in Pocatello and as a young man Scott attended Highland High School where he could usually be...
Wayne Lyman
Jul 23, 2010
Wayne Easton Lyman, 79, of Aberdeen, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010 at a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born July 14, 1931 the 3rd of 6 children of Wayne Roper Lyman and Margaret Easton Lyman in Milford, Utah; where he attended school and enjoyed playing basketball and going to dances. Wayne joined the United States...
Keith Bowcut
Jul 22, 2010
Leslie Keith Bowcut, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Alpine, Wyoming on Thursday July 22, 2010. Keith was born on September 10, 1926 in Burley, Idaho to Leslie Peter and Fern Mitton Bowcut. He resided in Burley until joining the United States Navy where he served in Okinawa, Japan working in a Seabee unit of the Navy. It...
John Garnet Hansen
Jul 20, 2010
John ‘Jack' Garnet Hansen, 79, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday July 20, 2010. Jack, as he was known, was born April 22, 1931 in Grant, Idaho as the 12th child of 13 to Ruben Parley and Ellen Helm Hansen. He attended schools in Rigby and Pocatello. He attended Pocatello High School where he played baseball, football and...
Margaret Mitton
Jul 12, 2010
Sarah Margaret Mitton, 70, of Pocatello, passed away peacefully at EIRMC in Idaho Falls with her family at her side. Margaret was born August 26, 1939 at her parent's home on North 6th in Pocatello. She earned the nickname “Shag” after a self-inflicted bad haircut. She loved terrorizing her family and the neighborhood. She grew up with her best friend...
Gabriel Grant Saville
Jul 12, 2010
Our beloved Gabriel Grant Saville was born on January 26th, 2009. He was welcomed into a family who adored him, with 3 older sisters and 1 older brother. Gabriel brought joy to all those who were in his presence. He was always ready with a smile or laugh for everyone, and enjoyed following his siblings and parents around and leading...
Odette Garner
Jul 9, 2010
Odette H Garner, 76, passed away at her home with her family at her side on Friday, July 9, 2010. At her request there will be no services conducted. Colonial Funeral home is caring for Odette's family.
Terry Sharp
Jul 8, 2010
Terry Sharp, 71, of Blackfoot, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at a local hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Joyce B James
Jul 6, 2010
Joyce B James, 83, longtime Pocatello resident passed away peacefully July 6, 2010 at a local care facility. Joyce was born August 17, 1926 to George Lewis Burback and Vera Almeda Ford in St. Anthony, Idaho. Her family moved to Pocatello when she was three years old and where she has lived since. On October 12, 1943, Joyce married Oakley...
Kenneth K. Newsom
Jul 5, 2010
POCATELLO-TSGT Kenneth K. Newsom, Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather, passed away peacefully on July 5th, 2010 while visiting family in Darlington, Idaho. Kenneth was born on July 25th, 1932 in Biscuit, Kentucky to Earnest and Roxie Newsom and was the fourth of seven children. In 1936, Kenneth moved to Pocatello, Idaho where he became a lifelong resident. He attended Pocatello...
J. Grant Baldwin
Jul 5, 2010
J Grant Baldwin, Jr., 73, of Pocatello, passed away on Monday July 5, 2010 at a local health care center. Graveside services for J Grant will be held Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at the Moreland Cemetery in Moreland, Idaho. Colonial Funeral Home is caring for J Grant's family. In lieu of flowers, donations to the family to...
Scott David Gibson
Jul 4, 2010
POCATELLO " Scott David Gibson, 49, passed away peacefully at his home in Pocatello, Idaho, surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 4, 2010, following a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). He was born on Jan. 28, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho, the second of five children, born to Philip James and Patricia Ellen Olson Gibson. He was a...
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