Obituaries

Mar 17, 2024

Leonard Norman Tolman

(January 11, 1936 - March 17, 2024)

BANCROFT, IDAHO Leonard Norman Tolman passed away on March 17, 2024, in Rexburg, ID, with family by his side.  He was born on January 11, 1936, to Leonard and Alice Tolman in Bancroft, Idaho.  His youth was spent working on the farm and enjoying the...

Mar 17, 2024

Gregg Murray Haney, 66, of Soda Springs, Idaho transitioned to the next life on March 17, 2024. Son of Robert and Barbra Haney in Newton, Kansas under a small tree on September 22, 1957.  He Served a 2 year mission for The Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. He loved the change from the Mid...

Mar 16, 2024

In loving memory of Ruby Petersen…

Ruby passed away unexpectedly on Saturday March 16th at the age of 54. She was born on April 3,1969, in Ortonville, Minnesota to Ron and Rhoda Petersen.

Ruby enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, and spending time with family but what she cherished most was spending time with her grandson.

Mar 11, 2024

An obituary will be posted at a later date.

Mar 11, 2024

Verlon "Dee" Ward

Verlon "Dee" Ward, 81, of Bancroft Idaho, passed away with his family by his side on March 11, 2024, from complication due to Dementia. Born on December 30, 1942, in Preston Idaho to Robert O. Ward and Julia Yvonne Fletcher. He was the oldest of 5 children.

Dee grew up in Preston...

Mar 7, 2024

Glenda Rae Price, 62 passed away on March 7, 2024 following a short battle with cancer. Glenda was born December 15, 1961 the oldest of 5 children and only daughter of Owen and Jean Price.

Glenda spent her early years growing up in Utah and spent her later years in Soda Springs, Id.

Glenda is...

Mar 6, 2024

Claude Vernon Garbett, age 69, of Soda Springs, passed away peacefully at his home on March 6th, 2024.

Claude was born June 16th, 1954 in Soda Springs, ID to Richard and Vernona Garbett.  He was the 5th of 6 children.  He grew up in Thatcher, Idaho.  He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, fishing, and hunting.

He...

Mar 4, 2024

Emily Call Neeser, 60 passed away on Monday March 4th, 2024 in Pocatello Idaho.

Emily was born to Desmond and Vera Call on January 1st, 1964 in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was raised in Wayan, Idaho where she attended grades 1-6. She then finished her education in Soda Springs graduating from Soda Springs High School with the...

Mar 3, 2024

Verlene Humphreys, age 77, of Soda Springs, passed away peacefully at her home on March 3, 2024.

Verlene was born on February 21, 1947, in Afton, Wyoming, daughter of Verl and Reita Leavitt.

Verlene grew up in Auburn, Wyoming and moved to Soda Springs when she was 16 years old. In the summer of 1964...

Mar 3, 2024

Lynn Charles Moore, born April 19, 1948, in Soda Springs, ID, peacefully passed away on March 3, 2024, with his beloved wife Dana by his side.

Lynn, the 4th of 5 boys, brought joy and laughter wherever he went.  Lynn's upbringing on a dairy farm in Bailey Creek molded him into a hardworking individual from a young...

Feb 23, 2024

Shelley Coziah, 63, left earth peacefully on February 23, 2024.  Shelley was born on July 1st, 1960, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Darrell and Gwenn VanderSteen Lindsay.

Shelley found and married a fisherman nicknamed Fish in Kevin Coziah.  They married in 1981.  Shelley's other loves of her life followed: daughter, Jennifer, and son, Alex.  She loved her...

Feb 19, 2024

Grace, Idaho–-Karen Christensen Allen, (75) a recently returned daughter of Gem Valley, passed away Monday February 19, 2024. Karen was born February 26, 1948.in Soda Springs, Idaho to Kenneth and June Christensen. She was raised on the family farm in Central, Idaho. She graduated from Grace High School Class of 1966. She married Larry Glen Allen June 10,1966 in...

Feb 15, 2024

Kevin Lee Coziah, 64, left earth peacefully on February 15, 2024.  Kevin was born May 27th, 1959, in Pocatello, Idaho to Calvin and Shirley Fife Coziah.

Kevin spent many formative years at the Henry's Lake, American Falls, and Niter, Idaho, fish hatcheries.  Fishing and the outdoors were a constant throughout his life.  If he wasn't working, he...

Feb 11, 2024

An obituary will be posted at a later date.

Feb 3, 2024

Kirk Lloyd Hansen, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, was welcomed into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father and Savior on February 3, 2024. He passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family after a valiant fight with leukemia.

Kirk was born on November 11, 1948, in Logan, Utah. He happily...

Jan 28, 2024

Forrest Brett McKinley, age 54, Soda Springs, Idaho resident, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2024. Forrest was born on September 22, 1969, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a son to Susan Kofoed and brother to Loren Orr.

Forrest grew up in Twin Falls, and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1988. In his youth, he enjoyed...

Jan 23, 2024

Soda Springs, Idaho- Kenneth (Ken) K. Nelson, 60, long time Soda Springs resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 23,2024, following a very courageous 4 year battle with small cell lung cancer.

Ken was born on January 1st , 1964 in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Louetta Matthews Brown and Kenneth Struhs. He was raised in Teton, Idaho...

Jan 13, 2024

May Ida Miles was born to Ida May Rindlisbacher and David Hyrum Miles at Grace Idaho on October 12, 1921. She is the 4th child of their six children, namely, Harley, Dale,Verna, May, Sewell and Newell. May was a small little girl and even as an adult she never got too tall physically, but  But.She had a very strong...

Jan 11, 2024

On January 11, 2024, Roderick Neil Lish (Bud) passed away quietly at home in Grace Idaho.  Bud was born December 18th, 1936, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Roderic Lish and Cleo Jane Jones Lish, joining his brother Jim.  The family spent their time between Pocatello, Burley, and McCammon.

Bud graduated from Marsh Valley High School in 1954. He...

Jan 7, 2024

Max LeRoy Butcher, 85 resident of Bancroft, ID passed away January 7th, 2024. He was born in Salt Lake City, UT on September  10, 1938. He grew up in Preston ID where he attend school until he moved to Soda Springs where he graduated in 1957.

After which he married Lois Lakey and had two children, LaMonica...