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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.
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,...
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....
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
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
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
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
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...
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....
Elmer Hyrum Stanger
Dec 4, 2022
Elmer Hyrum Stanger passed away December 4, 2022 at his beloved ranch in Inkom, Idaho. Elmer was born April 3, 1928 in Pocatello, Idaho to Elmer Calvert Stanger (Buck) and Nancy (Cleo) Olson Stanger. He married the love of his life Frances Ann Leo on July 31, 1948. They were then sealed for all time and eternity in 1965 in...
Robert Mcateer
Dec 4, 2022
Robert (Barber Bob) McAteer
Robert Jerry McAteer Sr. passed away at the age of 93 on December 4, 2022. He died peacefully of natural causes at the Gables in Pocatello. Bob was born on August 2, 1929 in California, to John (Jack) Bess and Dorothy Waggner, although Tom McAteer raised him and was always considered his dad.
Bob married Marlene Byrd on...
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
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...
Jean Newsom
Dec 4, 2022
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Jean Newsom, passed quietly from this life to the next on Sunday, December 4, 2022, in Pocatello, Idaho.
Jean was born June 10, 1938, in Kimball, Idaho to Glen and Alice (Jorgensen) Hofhine. They lived on a 200-acre farm in Wapello, Idaho with her Grandma and Grandpa Hofhine, as well as two uncles and an aunt....
Larae Rouse
Dec 3, 2022
LaRae Pratt Hilton Rouse passed away on December 3, 2022 in Nampa, Idaho.
She was born July 11, 1939, in Preston, Idaho, the first child of Samuel Ray Pratt and Mabel Susanna Nelson. She was later joined by younger siblings, Derl and Verlene. She also had three older half-sisters – Ruth, Maurine and Doris Pratt – and two half- brothers –...
James Robert Johnson
Dec 2, 2022
James Robert Johnson, 74, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on December 2, 2022.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family under the Tribute Wall tab above.
Linda Cheryl Ward
Dec 2, 2022
Linda Ward, 78, passed away on December 2, 2022.
Linda was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 2, 1944. She lived in Bountiful, Utah for the first 25 years and had 2 daughters, Cindy & Patty. She married an Army man, Gilbert Lewis, and spent the next 15 years living in several states and Germany. A son, William...
Lynn Leroy Johns
Dec 2, 2022
Lynn LeRoy Johns was born on February 27, 1934 to Thelma Hill and Otto Johns in Bloomington, Idaho. Lynn passed away on Dec 2, 2022 at his home in Boise, Idaho following a long battle with cancer.
Lynn lived with his grandfather LeRoy Hill in Bloomington, Idaho during his primary years later moving to Montpelier when he became high school age....
Cain Ortiz
Nov 29, 2022
Cain Ortiz, 36, of Pocatello, passed away November 29th, 2022, peacefully in his home.
He was born on January 7th, 1986, to Celerina Cobos and Manuel Ortiz in Blackfoot, ID. Cain grew up in the Thomas area. He attended Snake River School District and graduated high school in 2004. He later went on to attend Idaho State University. He attended the...
Ronald Rowe
Nov 28, 2022
Ronald Allen Rowe, 77, passed away November 28, 2022.
Ronald Allen Rowe was born April 17, 1945 to Earl Zane Rowe and Bernice Allen Rowe in Pocatello, Idaho. He was the oldest of four children. His siblings are Pamela, Shane and Bret. Ronnie—as he was called by friends and family through his formative years—was raised in McCammon, Idaho. He had...
Lenna Faye Brokens
Nov 28, 2022
Lenna “Faye” Brokens, 97, passed away on November 28, 2022. She was born on August 25, 1925, at Lynn Brothers Hospital in Pocatello, Idaho. Faye was the daughter of Christian and Lenna Mable Haberer.
She attended Emerson School as a child, as well as the First Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family moved to American...
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