OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Pocatello, ID Bannock County & Surrounding Areas

Cheri Diane Baker

Cheri Diane Baker

Oct 11, 2024

Cheri Diane Leonard Baker, 79, of Pocatello, Idaho passed away from colon cancer on October 11, 2004 in Pocatello at Gateway Transitional Care Center. Cheri was born to Edward O. Leonard and Elaine Emma Hughard Leonard on March 25, 1945 at the old Pocatello General Hospital while her father was serving in WWII at sea as a naval officer. As...

Doyle J. Livingston

Doyle J. Livingston

Oct 8, 2024

Doyle J. Livingston, 70, passed away on October 8, 2024.

He was born on May 24, 1954, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Doyle made friends everywhere he went, whether it was riding the city bus, auditing classes at ISU or worshipping at the many churches he attended. He loved to help people and volunteered at several organizations over the years including Aids for Friends,...

Theresa Wendy Krauser-Bailey

Theresa Wendy Krauser-Bailey

Oct 5, 2024

Theresa Wendy Krauser-Bailey passed on to her eternal rest on Saturday October 5th. She was a loving mother to her son David. She treasured and supported him despite her personal challenges. Teri is survived by David her son, Karen and Dorothy her sisters and her brother David. She will be remembered as a loving soul who truly loved her savior...

Pauline Rose Wilson

Pauline Rose Wilson

Oct 3, 2024

Pauline Rose Wilson passed away in Pocatello, Idaho on Oct. 3, 2024, at the age of 78.

She is a daughter of Doris Mable Eaton and William Emmett Wilson and was born in Roundup, Montana on May 5, 1946, and grew up on the ranch south of Melstone, Montana where she learned to ride and love horses and the western way...

Ruth Elizabeth Clark

Ruth Elizabeth Clark

Sep 20, 2024

Ruth was born to Christian and Emma Delzer on June 18, 1932, in Sacramento California. Ruth was the youngest of six children: Alvin, Bob, Evelyn, Ester, Laura, and Ruth. Her mother had a vision of a Christian Mission and found Fort Hall Idaho on a map and was spiritually directed to move her family there in 1939. The Delzers moved...

David Milton Wedler

David Milton Wedler

Sep 20, 2024

David Milton Wedler, 78, of Chubbuck passed away on September 20, 2024.

David was born in Washington D.C. the son of Aurthur Wedler and Betty (Brown) Wedler.

David graduated from Walt Whitman high school then went on to join the Navy on December 13, 1965, where he served for 28 years until his retirement on September 30, 1993. He continued to serve...

Verda "Toddy" Eloise Keifer

Verda "Toddy" Eloise Keifer

Sep 13, 2024

Verda was born in California on August 28, 1943, to Cora and George Oldham. She passed away peacefully the morning of September 13, 2024, in Pocatello Idaho, under the care of her immediate family. She is survived by her children, Fredie, Ronda and Korey. She is also survived by her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Verda is proceeded in death...

Steven Paul Warth

Steven Paul Warth

Sep 9, 2024

Steven Paul Warth, 76, of Pocatello, passed away peacefully at home on September 9, 2024. Steve was born on August 8, 1948 to Paul and Norma Warth in Pocatello, Idaho. 

He married Kathie on January 26, 1974. Together, they had two sons, Steven and Ryan. Steve was a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years, where he made many good...

Mark A. Ryder

Mark A. Ryder

Aug 30, 2024

Mark Ryder the man, the myth, the legend. There will never be another like him. He was one of a kind with a soul of gold, and the love he had for his family was something to behold. He always had a high intelligence when it came to fixing our cars and other stuff. He worked hard to teach us...

Myrl L. Byrd

Myrl L. Byrd

Aug 24, 2024

Twin Falls – Myrl Leroy Byrd, 80, of Buhl, passed away the morning of Saturday August 24, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Magic Valley. He was the youngest of five children, born to John and Alice Byrd on September 29, 1943, at St Valentine’s Hospital in Wendell, ID.

His childhood was spent in Jerome, ID, where he attended the Appleton School....

Don Andrew Aslett

Don Andrew Aslett

Aug 21, 2024

Donald “Don” Andrew Aslett, 89 of McCammon, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his apartment at his Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho on Thursday, August 21, 2024. Don had been valiantly fighting Multiple Myeloma and Parkinson’s over the past several years and, most recently, a stroke. His health concerns did not stop him from greeting and giving museum tours, which...

Joel Evan Johnson

Joel Evan Johnson

Aug 16, 2024

Joel Evan Johnson, age 65, passed away Friday evening, August 16th, 2024, at PMC in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born in Pocatello, Idaho in 1958 to Jack Nathan Johnson and Mary Lou (Burwell) Johnson and remained a lifelong resident. He spent his young adult life in the Air Force and took pride in the fact that he graduated from the...

Mark Lewis Miller

Mark Lewis Miller

Aug 15, 2024

Mark Lewis Miller Jr. left this life on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.His parents Amy Sue Allen and Mark Lewis Miller welcomed him into this world on February 10, 1993 in Rexburg, Idaho. He was just a tiny thing, weighing in at a mere 5 lbs. Even though he was tiny, he had a huge...

Paul Nicholas Vitale

Paul Nicholas Vitale

Aug 2, 2024

Paul Nicholas Vitale, an active and inspirational force in the Pocatello community for more than five decades, passed away peacefully at his home on August 2, 2024, surrounded by family.

Paul was born June 26, 1938 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania to Anthony Vitale and Catherine Siwula, both first generation Americans. Their Italian and Polish heritages significantly influenced Paul throughout his life. He...

Kerry Phillips

Kerry Phillips

Jul 26, 2024

Kerry Phillips, 69, passed away on July 26th, 2024 surrounded by loved ones at his home in Inkom, ID. Kerry was born August 25th, 1954 in Pocatello to Pete and Barbara Phillips, and enjoyed a childhood growing up in Inkom. He spent his days working for his father, exploring nature, and hunting anything he could. Because of this, Kerry developed...

Kenny Allen Hunsaker

Kenny Allen Hunsaker

Jul 23, 2024

Kenny Allen Hunsaker, age 36, passed away on July 23, 2024, at Pocatello, Idaho. He was born on a below zero night in Soda Springs, Idaho on January 31, 1988. Anxious to get in this mortal existence he came fast, 2 weeks early, the doctor didn’t even make it for his arrival. 

He grew up in Soda Springs, Idaho enjoying the...