Obituaries

Nov 1, 2023

Wesley Joseph Lish, resident of Soda Springs, passed away November 1, 2023. Wesley was born on May 10, 1931 to Charles and Erma Lish. No services are planned at this time.

Nov 1, 2023

George Paul Swanson, known to many friends as Tall Paul, passed away peacefully with his family in Pocatello on November 1, 2023.  Paul was born June 15, 1949, in Salmon, Idaho. He was the only son of George Junior Swanson and Olga Delores Gerbich Swanson.

Paul spent his younger years in Salmon, Idaho.  His family later moved...

Oct 26, 2023

Kenneth J Lund, better known as Ken or Kenny J, passed away Thursday, October 26 at the age of 71, after a long hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family and many friends.   He was born in Brigham City, UT and moved to Soda Springs, ID at the age of 2.  He was the son of Vernal...

Oct 19, 2023

Marianne Reese Hawker, 93 years young, entered eternal rest on October 19th, 2023, surrounded by her 3 daughters at her home in Ammon, ID.

Marianne was born January 8, 1930 to Chester Grosvenor and Agnes Eone {Arner} Reese in Boise Idaho. In 1947 she was living with her mother and attending high school in Blackfoot when she...

Oct 16, 2023

Lyle LaMont Hess, 83, of Soda Springs, Idaho, died peacefully at Heritage Assisted Living with his daughter by his side on October 16, 2023. Mont was born in Malad, Idaho on June 22 1940, to Lyle Eldon Hess Ruth Daniels Hess.

In 1962, Mont married Melinda Eagle and they later divorced. They had two children, Jeannette and...

Oct 11, 2023

Donald Keith Barnes "Tookie" passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of October 11, 2023. He was born on January 27, 1942, in Lyons, Kansas to Lyle and Edith Barnes. He was the youngest of five children. He had four siblings (Johnny, Robert, Lila, and Jessie). He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and...

Oct 11, 2023

Christine Marie Sprague, 64, passed away on Wednesday October 11, 2023.  Chris was born on August 29, 1959 in Michigan, daughter of the late Richard and Helen Stuntz. She was raised in Golden, Colorado and graduated from Wheatridge High School, class of 1977. Chris attended Presbyterian St. Luke's School of Nursing and graduated as a registered nurse in 1980....

Oct 8, 2023

Donna M. Perry, 82, a longtime resident of Soda Springs, passed away Oct. 8, 2023.  Donna has been struggling with her health ever since suffering a stoke three years ago.  She was born on Feb. 16, 1941 in Nisland, South Dakota, the second child of Raymand L. and Martha L. Messinger.  Her family moved to Declo, Idaho where she...

Oct 5, 2023

Dixie Ledbetter, 70, of Soda Springs, passed away peacefully at her home on October 5, 2023. She was born November 12, 1952, in Kokomo, Indiana, the first daughter of Homer and Irene Ledbetter. After moving to various places growing up, she graduated from high school in 1970 in Orofino, Idaho. She went to cosmetology school in Lewiston, Idaho, and...

Oct 3, 2023

Thatcher, Idaho -  David R Andersen, 76, lifelong resident of Thatcher, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.  David was born on May 4, 1947, to Ralph Andrew and Ida Ann Roper Andersen.  He was their middle child with two older brothers, Wayne R, and Dick R, followed by one younger brother, Johnny R, and one younger...

Oct 1, 2023

Don Paul Jenkins, 86 passed away on October 1, 2023, at his home in Niter, Idaho. He was born December 13, 1936, in Logan Utah. He was the only living child of Donald Thomas Jenkins and Lydia Sena Rasmussen. Lydia remarried to Frank Thomas after Donald passed away at a young age. They had three more children, Mark, Howard,...

Sep 25, 2023

Brandon D Johnston, 37 of Soda Springs, ID passed away in Pocatello, ID on September 25, 2023. Brandon was born on February 11th, 1986 to David Johnston and Wendy Rigby. He was raised in Soda Springs where he later graduated from Soda Springs High School.

He later married Alyssum Rowland of Montpelier, ID  in September, 2012 together...

Sep 24, 2023

Kristina Lyn Bullock-Boyd (67) Green River, WY passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 24th, 2023.

Kristina was born on May 7th, 1956, in Pocatello, Idaho to Willard Junior Bullock and Sharon Lyn Cutler-Bullock. She was the oldest of 5 children.

Kristina grew up in Tyhee, Idaho and attended Tyhee Elementary School, Hawthorne...

Sep 5, 2023

Gloria Ann Smith 87 born in Logan, Utah March 18, 1936 passed peacefully into her Heavenly Father's arms on September 5, 2023 in Soda Springs, Idaho.

Gloria Ann Viehweg was born to Carl Owen Viehweg, a Mailman, and Anna Johanna Wilhelmina (Wilma) Venvertloh, a wife and mother, on a cool day in March in Logan, Utah. She...

Aug 31, 2023

Ruth D. Kirby was born on September 1, 1931, in Wardboro, Idaho, to Albert Stuart Dimick and Maud Effie Dayton Dimick, she was the 10th of their 11 children. She passed away peacefully on August 31, 2023, just hours short of her 92nd birthday.

She attended elementary school in a two-room schoolhouse in Wardboro, and graduated from...

Aug 20, 2023

David James Schwulst, 61, of Soda Springs, Idaho passed away on August 20th, 2023, surrounded by his wife and three daughters.

David was born on March 25, 1962, to Russell James Frank Schwulst and Sondra June Schwulst in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. After David graduated from High School in Monte Vista, Colorado, he attended Pueblo Vocational Community College...

Aug 1, 2023

Jolene Anderson Hatch, 88, passed away August 1, 2023. Jolene was born June 13, 1935 to Carl "J" Anderson and Fanny Marie (Swann) Anderson at Preston, Idaho in the home of her Aunt Ellen Swann.

Jolene attended Ricks College where she met her sweetheart, Roy Flinders Hatch. They were married March 30, 1956 in the Idaho Falls...

Jul 18, 2023

Loving Husband, Father, Uncle, Father-in-law, Grandpa and friend to all, Larry Bredehoft, passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2023, in Niter, Idaho.

Larry was born June 27, 1939, in Brighton, Colorado, to Melvin and Bertha Bredehoft. Larry had one sibling, a brother, Bryce Bredehoft. Larry grew up in Brighton, Colorado, where he also graduated High...

Jul 17, 2023

Michael L. Arnold, friend to Soda Springs, passed on July 17th 2023, following a fight with cancer. Micheal was born in Abilene, Texas, April 1st 1947 to Connie and Mildred Arnold.

After graduation Micheal joined the Air-force, doing a tour in Thailand during the Vietnam war. He married Linda Sue Dougan, August 4th 1966. He raised his...

Jul 16, 2023

Dallas Earl Murdoch passed peacefully at home the evening of July 16, 2023, with his loving wife, Joan, at his side.

Dallas was born in Rigby, Idaho on October 23, 1937 to Brigham Dallas Murdoch and Winona Lee Murdoch. His growing up years were spent in Ucon, Idaho; Lima, Montana; and Rigby, Idaho. He grew up working...