OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Pocatello, ID Bannock County & Surrounding Areas

Dorothy Rarick

Dorothy Rarick

Mar 10, 2011

Pocatello- Dorothy Haynes Rarick, 89, formerly of Burley, Idaho, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Pocatello Care & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born January 7, 1922, in Rock Creek, Idaho, the fifth of six children born to William Anthony Haynes and Blythe Stricker Haynes. She grew up in the Rock Creek area. Her grandparents were early...

William Bales

William Bales

Mar 5, 2011

Private family services were held at Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave.

Mary Ellen Jenkins

Mary Ellen Jenkins

Mar 3, 2011

Pocatello- Mary Ellen Jenkins, 87, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at an assisted living center. She was born May 28, 1923 in Marysville, Idaho, the daughter of Nels and Ethyl Byrley Nelson. She attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She married Lyle Carson in Rigby, Idaho They were later divorced. She married LeRoy Crawford Jenkins on...

Preston Moroni Taylor

Preston Moroni Taylor

Feb 28, 2011

Inkom-Preston Moroni Taylor, age 78, of Inkom passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 from complication of a fall at his home.

He was born the 9th of 12 children of John Moroni Taylor and Caroline Pearl Tanner on January 14, 1933 in Duchesne, Utah. He was raised in Mountain Home , Utah. At the age of 16,...

Paul Warth

Paul Warth

Feb 23, 2011

Paul Warth, 87 of Pocatello passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday evening February 23, 2011.

He was born May 16, 1923 in Pocatello, Idaho to Jerome and Margaret Smith Warth. He was the youngest child and last surviving member of the family of eight children. He attended school until joining the 116th National Guard in 1939....

Elmoyne B Hanks

Elmoyne B Hanks

Feb 15, 2011

Pocatello- Elmoyne B. Hanks, age 103, of Pocatello passed away February 15, 2011 at a local care center.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Cache-Clausen Cemetery in Tetonia, Idaho.

There will be a family and friends memorial gathering this summer. The date and time will be announced later...

Harold F. Liljenquist

Harold F. Liljenquist

Feb 11, 2011

Chubbuck - Harold F. Liljenquist, 89, formerly of McCammon and Inkom and resident of Chubbuck for many years passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at a local rehab and care center following an extended illness.

He was born January 8, 1922 in McCammon, Idaho, a son of Warren and Lena Ward Liljenquist.

He attended schools...

Janet K. Bloxham

Janet K. Bloxham

Feb 8, 2011

Pocatello - Janet Kay Bloxham, 77, of Pocatello, passed away early Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Portneuf Medical Center following an illness.

She was born November 9, 1933 in Aberdeen, Idaho, a daughter of John Elmer and Roberta Mae Snow Jones.

She attended schools in Aberdeen. On March 15, 1952, she married Robert R. Bloxham...

Harry "Petey" J. DeWall

Harry "Petey" J. DeWall

Feb 4, 2011

Pocatello - Harry (Petey) DeWall, 81, longtime resident of Pocatello passed away Friday morning February 4, 2011 at his home with his family by his side.

He was born October 5, 1929 in Clearlake, South Dakota, a son of Harry and Mary Maifiel DeWall. His family moved to Utah when he was a young boy and he...

Edward E. Thomas

Edward E. Thomas

Feb 1, 2011

Pocatello- Edward Earl Thomas, 86, passed away Feb. 1, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona following an illness.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery Section 2 West with Jedd Thomas officiating.

Services are under the care of Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho

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Donna Thirkill Christensen

Donna Thirkill Christensen

Jan 26, 2011

Pocatello- Donna Mae Thirkill Christensen, 85, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family following an illness.

Donna was born February 13, 1925, a daughter of Frank Edgar Thirkill Jr. and Hattie Eva Jenkins Thirkill , in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was reared and attended school in Soda...

Albert R. Sedgebeer Jr

Albert R. Sedgebeer Jr

Jan 21, 2011

Pocatello-Albert R. Sedgebeer Jr., 83, passed away Friday evening January 21, 2011 at Portneuf Medical Center following an illness.

Family memorial services were held Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law George and Hazel Loyd of Pocatello Idaho.

Arrangements were under the care of Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th...

Hattie Fay Landon

Hattie Fay Landon

Jan 19, 2011

Hattie Fay Dye Landon was born on March 13, 1930 to Arthur Clair and Althea Teeples Dye in Goshen, Idaho. She was the oldest of five children, Betty Anderson (deceased), Dennis (Lanae) Dye, Chubbuck, Idaho, Shanna (Claylon) Perkins, Arbon, Idaho, Beverly (Gary) Hirschi, Chubbuck, Idaho.

She went to school in the Goshen/Firth area and graduated from Firth...

Melvin Jared Anderson

Melvin Jared Anderson

Jan 19, 2011

Melvin Jared Anderson, 89, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at his home in Inkom, Idaho.

Melvin was born to Jared Oliver Anderson and Sylvia Mae Yancey Anderson on July 27, 1921 in Pocatello, Idaho. He grew up there in a house on Yellowstone Avenue. After he graduated from Pocatello...

John Joseph Hanson

John Joseph Hanson

Jan 18, 2011

Pocatello-John Joseph Hanson, 68, of Pocatello passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Portneuf Medical Center following an illness.

There will be a memorial gathering for family and friends, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at his home. (441 Chickadee Drive, Chubbuck, Idaho).

Arrangements are under the care of Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N....

Ethel C. Henderson

Ethel C. Henderson

Jan 6, 2011

Ethel Chilton Henderson, 90, eternal companion of 69 years and loving mother passed away on Thursday January 6, 2011 at her home surrounded by all her living children and husband.

She was born on August 5, 1920 in Moroni, Utah to Isaac and Margaret Chilton. She was the third daughter of four. She was raised in Pocatello,...

Floyd M. Meyers

Floyd M. Meyers

Jan 6, 2011

Floyd Maynard Meyers, 90, of Pocatello concluded a long and bountiful life on this earth on Thursday, Jan. 6 at the Life Care Center in Idaho Falls.

Born April 3, 1920 in a sod house on the family farm on Garfield Table near Gandy, Nebraska, Floyd was the 9th of 10 children born to Dolphin...

Gerald Glen Tillotson

Gerald Glen Tillotson

Jan 3, 2011

Pocatello- Gerald Glen Tillotson, 65, passed away Monday, January 3, 2011 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born February 22, 1945 in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of Kenneth Glen and Annie Myrl Thornton Tillotson.

He attended school at Emerson Elementary, Irving Jr. High and Pocatello High School. He was a member of one of...

Eric Roger Lillegaard

Eric Roger Lillegaard

Dec 28, 2010

McCammon-Eric Roger Lillegaard, 63, of McCammon was called home on an eternal mission, December 28, 2010 surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born September 22, 1947 in Lemmon, South Dakota, the son of Clarence B. and Wilma Elizabeth Kile Lillegaard.

He attended schools in Lemmon, South Dakota, and...

Wendell H. Andersen

Wendell H. Andersen

Dec 16, 2010

Boise- Wendell Harold Andersen passed away December 16, 2010 at the age of 90. He was born January 17, 1920, in Sugar City, Idaho, to Harold Peter and Reeta Loy Andersen. Wendell was the second of eight children.

He grew up working on a farm in Little Lost River and graduated from High School in Arco, Idaho....