OBITUARIES

Mar 22, 2025

Barbara Jean Blair (89) passed away on March 22nd, 2025, at Monte Vista Health Care Center in Pocatello, Idaho.

She was born on September 4th, 1935, in Carthage, Missouri, to Pauline Retha Morris, and raised by her grandparents Earl and May Morris. They all moved to the Northern California area when she was a young child, and she eventually relocated to...

Mar 18, 2025

Mar 16, 2025

James Whiting Baird was born to James Condie Baird and Evelyn Mae Whiting Baird on April 14, 1957 in Hamilton, Montana. He was the third of six children.

Jim lived an adventurous and private life. In 1974, Jim joined the Army along with his older brother Dave. After his time with the military, Jim worked as a volunteer for the US...

Feb 25, 2025

Nichole Ellen Owens was born Nichole Ellen Anderson on March 1st, 1971 in Pocatello Idaho. She passed away on February 25th, 2025 surrounded by her loving husband and children after a long battle with multiple chronic illnesses. 

She was raised in Tyhee. She then went on to primarily raise her children in Airmo, and Pocatello Idaho. She later moved to Boise...

Feb 22, 2025

Rodney John Lepper Sr, 63, of Pocatello, ID, passed away after his battle with stage 4 esophageal cancer on 02/22/2025 with his wife Pamela Perna and daughter Sarah Lepper by his side.  Rod was born on 12/14/1961 in Salt Lake City, UT, the son of Charles Lepper and Janice Cochrane.

Rod worked in construction with a lengthy career of 45 years....

Feb 19, 2025

Lowell Arden Hale passed quietly away on the evening of February 19, 2025 in Chubbuck, Idaho at the age of 87. He was born March 28, 1937 in a house on Reservation Road in Tyhee, Bannock County, Idaho to parents Arden Delos Hale and Rachel (Dye) Hale, and was their youngest son.

Lowell was known for his hard work ethic, his...

Feb 15, 2025

Ron passed away February 15, 2025 at the age of 75. Ron was born July 16, 1949 in Salt LakeCity, Utah to Mack Reed Losser and Joyce Jensen. They moved to Ogden when Ron was five and he attended school at Horace Mann Elementary and later Highland Junior High School.

In 1963 the family moved to Pocatello where he attended Alameda...

Feb 15, 2025

Marva Joy Burke

Joy passed away on February 15, 2025, at her home in Pocatello, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 27, 1936, in Vernal, Utah, the second daughter of four girls to Blanche and Marvin Smith. She lived on a farm in Vernal until she graduated high school. She attended Utah State, did her residency...

Feb 11, 2025

Gaylord Waisath was born on October 16, 1940 to Hazel and Herman Waisath in Chinook, Montana. By middle childhood the family moved to a small ranch on the north side of town, where Gaylord and his 7 siblings worked with their parents to farm sugar beets, wheat, sheep, and cattle. Gaylord loved farm life and his dog Butch. The experiences...

Jan 30, 2025

Alta Faye Renfrow, our sweet mama, passed away January 30, 2025, at the age of 74. She was born to Carl and Mary Dunlap on March 4, 1950 in Fresno, California.

She was a loving mom to seven children that were her pride and joy. She spent many years selflessly caring for her loved ones. Photography and oil painting were a...

Jan 27, 2025

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of George Aggeler, known to many as "Marvelous George," who was born on April 5, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Margaret and Francis Kent. He passed away peacefully at his daughter's house on January 27, 2025.

George was a devoted brother, father and grandfather, great grandfather, leaving behind his wife Sandra...

Jan 18, 2025

Stanley Earl Bullock was born June 27, 1928 in Readyville, an area west of McCammon along Marsh Creek Road in Bannock County in Idaho. He was born in the family home to Willard and Mabel Barrow Bullock. He was the ninth of ten boys born in the family.

He attended the first two grades in a two-room school in Readyville. The...

Jan 17, 2025

The family of David Glenn Rogers is saddened to announce his passing on January 17, 2025, in Inkom, Idaho, at the age of 62. Dave passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by loved ones, after a long battle with cancer.

Dave is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Rogers; his two sons, Ben (Jasmine) and Hunter (Kylee); and his four...

Jan 16, 2025

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Jan 9, 2025

Melanie Ann Millard, 84, passed away on January 9, 2025. She was born on December 29, 1940 in San Antonio, Texas, where she grew up and spent most of her younger years. 

Melanie’s father, Mr. Byron Paige, was a colonel under general Douglas MacAthur on the Chief Joint Staff in the same office; her mother was Mary Talbot. 

Melanie attended Seattle University...

Jan 6, 2025

Joyce Ann Spaulding flew cross-country with hams tucked into her luggage and mailed frozen casseroles that arrived at their destination perfectly thawed, ready to go in the oven. More on that later. She made one final delivery on Jan. 6, 2025, when she passed away surrounded by many loved ones.

Long before mastering the art of air and mail food delivery,...

Jan 2, 2025

Gladys LaRae Tripp, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, at the age of 93, at her home in Pocatello, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family.

LaRae was born on February 2, 1931, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Joseph Lloyd Brower and Hannah Myrtle Blair. She lived a life filled with love, resilience, and devotion to...

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