Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Milton L Emery, Jr.

Milton L Emery, Jr.

Apr 4, 2024

Milton Levern Emery Jr, 79, passed away on April 4, 2024.  

A full obituary will appear here as information becomes available.  

A viewing will be held from 11 am to 1 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Wilks Funeral Home, 211 W Chubbuck Rd, Chubbuck, ID 83202.  A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery, 1520 S...

Mark Twain "Buz" Sawyer

Mark Twain "Buz" Sawyer

Apr 4, 2024

Mark Twain “Buz” Sawyer, 88, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024, at a local hospital. Buz was born on December 3, 1935, in Los Angeles, California to Bob and Selma Sawyer. 

 He graduated from Amphitheater High School in Tucson, AZ and, following high school, served in the U. S. Navy from 1955 – 1975 achieving the rank of...

Andrea Hall

Andrea Hall

Apr 3, 2024

Andrea Carol Hall, 63, of Pocatello, Idaho won her battle against Parkinson’s Disease on April 3, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones.

Andrea was born on February 20, 1961 in Preston, Idaho to Kay Winston Hall and Carol Dean Gleed Hall. Andrea was the 9th child out of 10 children born to Kay and Carol. She grew up surrounded by the...

Wayne Miller

Wayne Miller

Apr 3, 2024

Wayne Lee Miller, 81, of Inkom passed away April 3, 2024, after a long battle with blood cancer. He was born in Newdale, ID October 27, 1942, to George and Lydia Miller. The family moved to the Pocatello area, when he was young, for his father’s employment. Wayne was content with the area, which suited all of his outdoors activities,...

Karen Kuster

Karen Kuster

Apr 2, 2024

Karen Lynn Kuster received her wings and flew away from her earthly home on Jones Drive on April 2, 2024.

Karen was born on June 29, 1957 in Lewistown, Mt to Frank Kuster and Connie (DeIlwo) Kuster. She lived with her parents and younger brother Bob in several small Montana towns as Frank was transferred by the Great Northern Railroad.

When Karen...

John Wolfe

John Wolfe

Apr 1, 2024

John Madison Wolfe, beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on April 1, 2024, in Pocatello.

John was born on June 12, 1947, in Santa Ana, California, to Jesse and Dorothy Wolfe. He attended Santa Ana High School and University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1970. Within the same year he met Linda, and...

Jennie Hill

Jennie Hill

Mar 31, 2024

Our beloved family member, Jennie Claire Pedersen Hill, 70, passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, from her long brave battle with lung cancer.

Jennie was born in Idaho Falls on March 23, 1954. Her birth mother was Dorothy Burrows Lyon and Jennie's parents were Gene and Levoix Hansen Pedersen. She was so loved by a blended family of nine other...

Vessie August Pearson, Ii

Vessie August Pearson, Ii

Mar 31, 2024

Vessie August Pearson II, 83, returned home peacefully to his Heavenly father on March 31, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, who brought joy and happiness to all who knew him.

Vess was born July 30th, 1940, in Pocatello Idaho. He resided in Pocatello and Chubbuck all his life. He attended...

Beverley  Jean Judkins

Beverley Jean Judkins

Mar 30, 2024

Beverley Jean Simnitt Judkins, 78, returned home to her Heavenly Father on March 30th, 2024, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. She passed peacefully in her home with her loving children by her side.

Beverley was born September 17th, 1945, in Rupert, Idaho. Her family moved several times during her childhood due to her father’s profession and she lived...

Sophie  Quinn Allred

Sophie Quinn Allred

Mar 28, 2024

Sophie Quinn Allred was born on March 25, 2024 and passed peacefully in the arms of her parents on March 28, 2024. After struggling with a severe congenital heart disease, she passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus. During her three short days here on Earth she touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends.

Sophie was the...

Harvey Earl Palmer

Harvey Earl Palmer

Mar 26, 2024

Harvey Earl Palmer completed his mortal journey on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at age 94. Throughout his life he continually served his family and community. He was a kind, gentle giant who was well-respected by all those who knew him.

Earl was the eldest son born to Jesse and Stella Palmer in October 1929, at the start of the great stock...

Jann Brian

Jann Brian

Mar 25, 2024

Jann Brian, 70, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Portneuf Medical Center at approximately 5 am.

Jann was born in Las Vegas, NV where she was raised by her mother, Ethel Hess Brian and her father, Kenneth Long Brian. Being born into an LDS family, life was good. Jann graduated from Clark High School in 1971 and sang in...

Dianne Delores Kline

Dianne Delores Kline

Mar 25, 2024

Dianne D. Kline, age 80, of Pocatello, ID, formerly of Minnetonka, MN, passed away on March 25, 2024. She is preceded in death by her father, Robert, and mother, Dolores Denzer. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert “Bob” Kline; son, Justin Kline; daughter, Vickie (Jason) Degenstein; brother, Gary (LeeAnn) Denzer, and a dozen nieces and nephews....

Loyd Dean Pierce

Loyd Dean Pierce

Mar 24, 2024

Loyd Dean Pierce, 79, passed away on March 24, 2024.

Loyd was born February 7, 1945, in Ogallala, Nebraska to Newton and Lucille Altig Pierce. His family relocated to Pocatello when he was a child where Loyd attended schools. Loyd proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. During his time of service, he received many...

Jeanne Marie Anderson

Jeanne Marie Anderson

Mar 23, 2024

On Saturday March 23, 2024 our beautiful angel, Jeanne Marie Anderson, surrounded by loved ones finished her earthly journey. Jeanne was born January 11, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a navel hospital. Her father, a sailor, always told her while mopping the nursery he spotted the prettiest little red haired baby girl in the world. He placed her in his...

Richard Alan Harbour

Richard Alan Harbour

Mar 22, 2024

Richard (Rick) Alan Harbour passed away on March 22, 2024.

He was born in Pasco, Washington in 1949, to Phyllis Akiyama. Rick was raised in Las Vegas , Nevada, and joined the Air Force during the Vietnam War. In his early twenties, he moved to Pocatello, Idaho and married his first wife (Kathy) and had two children. He started at Union...

Wayne B Lewis

Wayne B Lewis

Mar 21, 2024

 Wayne B. Lewis, a proud veteran of the Army, passed away on March 21, 2024, surrounded by loved ones.

As the son of Arlow Lewis (paternal), Vila Beckstead, and Hale Thatcher, Louie was born and raised in Preston, Idaho. He was born on July 23, 1938, and attended Preston High School.

At the age of 17, Louie enlisted in the Army. He...

Edward  Wahl

Edward Wahl

Mar 21, 2024

Ed Wahl passed away peacefully on March 21, 2024, at Portneuf Medical Center surrounded by family. Edward Fenwick Wahl was born April 12, 1938, in Payette, Idaho to Edward Franklin and Sydney Carmen (Fenwick) Wahl, the oldest of five children.

When Ed was 17, he joined the U.S. Air Force and later the Idaho Army National Guard, he also worked at...

Celia R Velasco

Celia R Velasco

Mar 20, 2024

Our dear mother Celia Velasco sadly passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 20, 2024 at the age of 88. Celia was born to Rafeal and Petra Rodriguez on August 25, 1935 in Pocatello Idaho. In her teenage years she met Jose and later married him on February 16, 1952. Together they had six beautiful children.

In her younger years...

Alice Theodora Leavitt

Alice Theodora Leavitt

Mar 19, 2024

Alice Theodora Leavitt, 97, passed away on March 19, 2024. 

A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Chilly Cemetery, 5994 Trail Creek Road, Mackay, ID 83251. 

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