Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Amerecia Louise Pocatilla-Bear

Amerecia Louise Pocatilla-Bear

Dec 15, 2022

Amerecia Louise Pocatilla-Bear, 21, passed away on December 15, 2022.

Mimi was a very determined young lady. If she lacked a few credits, she attended summer school. She graduated from New Horizons in 2021. 

Mimi was never married but had a companion of two years, Mambu Qui. They had a beautiful little girl, Zendaya.

Mimi was a member of the NAC. She...

Stanley Morris Bunce

Stanley Morris Bunce

Dec 15, 2022

Stanley “Morris” Bunce passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on December 15, 2022, at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, due to heart complications following surgery.

Morris was the first of five children born to Stanley and Helen Bunce November 3, 1936, in Pocatello. He is survived by his brother Jay Dee Bunce, little sister Helen Kay FitzSimmons, his...

Loren Ray Losee

Loren Ray Losee

Dec 15, 2022

Loren Ray Losee, 66, passed away December 15, 2022.  

Loren was born on October 2, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to his parents, Ruth and Ray Peterson. Since, he has resided in Lava Hot Springs with his wife, Debbie, where they raised their four incredible children; Tim, Mandy, Cory and Joni. He graduated from Marsh Valley High School in...

Arlin Merritt Lockwood

Arlin Merritt Lockwood

Dec 14, 2022

Arlin Merritt Lockwood, 88, passed away on December 14, 2022 in Pocatello, Idaho.  He was born in Pocatello, Idaho on February 2, 1934. His family moved to California when he was six years old for work. Arlin’s father was a carpenter, and Arlin himself was a carpenter. He graduated from high school in Vallejo, California and moved back to Pocatello...

Walter Lynn Plackett

Walter Lynn Plackett

Dec 14, 2022

Wally was born to Lyle and Shirley Plackett on October 4, 1962 and left his mortal body and pain on December 14, 2022 at Portneuf Medical Center with his daughter, Breann, by his side.

Wally was born and raised in Pocatello. He completed some college education at ISU. He was the youngest of four boys. Wally had three daughters, Katrina Stone,...

Merlin Edward Phillips

Merlin Edward Phillips

Dec 13, 2022

Merlin Edward Phillips was born April 15, 1939, to Edward Harrison Phillips and Velda Lott, and returned to his Heavenly Father on December 13, 2022. He was born in Lehi, Utah and welcomed by loving parents and a sister LaVon. He spent his early years on the family farm working closely beside his father, learning to work hard and complete...

Derek Ernest Stettler

Derek Ernest Stettler

Dec 13, 2022

Derek Ernest Stettler, 42, passed away on December 13, 2022, in Pocatello ID.

Derek was born November 17, 1980, in Logan UT. With his family, as a child, he moved to Colorado Springs, CO, then to Culver City, CA where he experienced life as a child actor. He later continued growing up in Montrose, CO then to Logan, UT where he...

Alice  Ladell Whiting

Alice Ladell Whiting

Dec 12, 2022

Our beautiful and beloved mother, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend, Alice LaDell Whiting, 81, had a tender mercy from her Heavenly Father to return to her Heavenly Home where she can be with her eternal companion, who passed away 17 years before her. What a glorious reunion!

LaDell Whiting was born January 18, 1941 in Boise, Idaho. She was adopted shortly...

Larry Wardlow

Larry Wardlow

Dec 12, 2022

Larry Lynn Wardlow, Jr., 60, passed away December 12, 2022.  

Larry was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 29, 1962, to Patricia and Larry Wardlow, Sr. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. Larry moved to Pocatello, Idaho early in 2004. He worked at Uncle Jim’s as a cook from 2004 to early 2022.  

Larry played on several dart...

Ardath Johnson

Ardath Johnson

Dec 11, 2022

Ellen Ardath Ellis Johnson of Idaho Falls, passed away on December 11, 2022 at the age of one hundred. Ardath was born May 3, 1922, in Spring City, Utah, to James F. Ellis and Ada Rhees Ellis.

She grew up in the small farming town of Spring City, attended the local elementary school, and North Sanpete High School in neighboring Mount...

Leeson Riley Kinney

Leeson Riley Kinney

Dec 11, 2022

Leeson (Lee) Riley Kinney 61, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home. Lee was born September 6, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho to Leo and Verdean Kinney and was the youngest of three children.

He attended school in Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Highland High School in 1979. Lee met Tawnie Wigington in 1985 and had a son Keller Kinney....

Thomas Dean Hansen

Thomas Dean Hansen

Dec 11, 2022

Thomas Dean Hansen, 59, passed away from natural causes.  

Thomas was originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Idaho at a young age. He graduated from Highland High School in 1981 and furthered his education through online classes.

Thomas loved being in the outdoors. He was always one to lend a helping hand.

He is survived by his sister, Barbara Hansen of Chubbuck,...

Britt Juhlin Ripley

Britt Juhlin Ripley

Dec 10, 2022

Britt Juhlin Ripley 1948 - 2022

An empty stage didn’t stand a chance when Britt Ripley entered the room.

A master storyteller, with dozens of poems performance ready, he made it his life mission to make every space brighter.

I guess you think you know this story.

You don’t—the real one’s much more gory.

The phony one, the one you know,

Was cooked up years and...

Rachelle Ann Wallace

Rachelle Ann Wallace

Dec 10, 2022

Rachelle Ann Wallace passed away December 10, 2022 due to a tragic accident involving a drunk driver. Rachelle was born on the 29th of November in 1986 in Pocatello, Idaho to Ricky Wallace and Faye Vezina (Workman).

She graduated from New Horizon High School. Growing up, Rachelle’s favorite thing to do was spend time playing outside with her brother Robert, her...

Terry Griffith

Terry Griffith

Dec 9, 2022

Terry Griffith, 75, of Pocatello passed away on December 9, 2022.

Terry was born in Eugene, Oregon, but moved to Portland at any early age. He attended Woodmere Elementary School and Marshall High School in Portland. Terry joined the United States Navy in 1966 and was stationed in San Diego, California for two years following enlistment. He then boarded the aircraft...

Robert Lee Taylor

Robert Lee Taylor

Dec 8, 2022

Robert Lee Taylor, 58, passed away on December 8, 2022.

Robert was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Harrison Taylor and Lois Taylor. He also spent time living in Tucson, Arizona, Sunnyville, California, San Mateo, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Boise, Idaho, and ultimately settled in Pocatello, Idaho.

He worked as a millwright, and also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also was a collector...

Merrill John Fry

Merrill John Fry

Dec 7, 2022

Merrill John Fry, 70, passed away December 7, 2022.  He was born May 11, 1952, to Floyd and Billie Fry in Pocatello, Idaho.

He attended Highland High School.  Growing up in Pocatello, his love for baseball ensued.  He was a homerun hitter because he would say, "I don't run fast."

Merrill met the one love of his life at the age of...

Linda  Baxter

Linda Baxter

Dec 4, 2022

Linda M. Baxter, 75, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully December 4th, 2022, at Portneuf Medical Center, due to complications from Pneumonia. She had a courageous battle and wasn’t ready to leave, but God needed another beautiful angel in Heaven.

Linda was preceded in death by her husband Michael E. Baxter, her sister Irene Bailey, and her parents James C and...

Della Mae Jolley

Della Mae Jolley

Dec 4, 2022

Della Mae Bailey Jolley, born on May 18, 1931, passed away peacefully due to natural causes on Sunday December 4, 2022. Della was born to Joseph & Lillian Bailey in very humble circumstances in Rupert, Idaho during the depression. She was the 6th of 11 children (Joseph, LaRee, Thurlow, Ardith, Barton (who died at birth), Glen and Valora. Della’s mother...

Delynn Peterson

Delynn Peterson

Dec 4, 2022

DeLynn “Pete” Peterson was born June 10, 1925 and passed away December 4, 2022. He lived in Riverside, Idaho with a large family.

DeLynn went to Moreland High School and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Wray. They had two children both dying in infancy of cystic fibrosis.

After moving to Pocatello, he went to work for Rolands Dairy for 35 years....

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