Obituaries

Sep 17, 2024

Phyllis Woodruff Stayner, age 91, passed away peacefully in her home on September 17, 2024.

She was born on March 7, 1933, in Tremonton Utah to Elmer and Lila Woodruff. She spent her growing up years working in the fields and the home alongside her sisters and cousins on the family farm in Tremonton. It was there...

Sep 17, 2024

Surrounded by her loving family, Alexia Ann Wittman returned to her Heavenly Father Tuesday, September 17, 2024 after having experienced a catastrophic medical event. Alexia was born to John Paul Wittman and Grace Marlene Hill Wittman on April 14, 1960 in Pocatello Idaho. She was raised in Tremonton, Utah and attended High School at Bear River High. The family...

Sep 17, 2024

Arves Lealand Lloyd

October 19, 1938 – September 17, 2024

Arves Lealand Lloyd, age 85, of Malad, Idaho, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 17, 2024, at 11:42 AM. Born on October 19, 1938, in Downey, Idaho, to William Earl Lloyd and Eva Weeks Lloyd, Arves was the seventh of eight children in...

Sep 13, 2024

An obituary will be posted at a later date.

Sep 8, 2024

Pocatello, Idaho

Teri Louise Boyer Peterson, 82, of Pocatello, Idaho passed away quietly at home on September 8th, 2024. She passed away on her and Curtis's 59th wedding anniversary, just to make sure Curtis would always remember her.

Teri was the daughter of Carl and Lola and sister to David. She was excited to begin...

Sep 6, 2024

Betty Jo Hatch Lowry, 88 passed away Friday, September 6, 2024. She was born June 11, 1936, in Pocatello, Idaho to Simmons Franklin Hatch and Mable Mulherin Hatch. She was the beloved favorite child of two families, Sim Hatch family and Mable Brady family. Betty Jo grew up in Arimo, Idaho where she attended grade school and high school....

Aug 31, 2024

Byron passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on August 31 just one day before the date he started chemo 4 years ago. He was born on 13 May 1938 in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was the first child for Frank and Evelyn Knutsen and later there were two sisters and one brother. His early school years were in...

Aug 29, 2024

David Eugene Edwards passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024 at the age of 96 in Malad, Idaho.  Gene was born on a cold winter night to David Monson Edwards and Elizabeth Wight Edwards in the home where he resided until his death. He was the seventh of 9 children and is the last living member of his family....

Aug 29, 2024

Elizabeth Shafer Sweeten was born January 4th, 1935, to John Merlin Shafer and Elizabeth Wight Shafer in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, the eldest of 7 children.

Beth's early life was spent in Lethbridge and Calgary and the family would move between Ordbend, California where her father would work as sweat labor on a farm for bees, which he...

Aug 26, 2024

Linda Ray Avondet Griggs

Malad, Idaho. Linda Ray Avondet Griggs, 77 long time resident of Oneida county, passed away Monday August 26th, 2024. Linda was born October 29th, 1946, in Ogden, Utah, daughter of Twila May Rakes and Lyman John Avondet. She was raised in Huntsville, Utah. She attended Valley elementary and junior high, then attended Ogden...

Aug 23, 2024

Joseph Kropf Smout, 85, passed away on August 23, 2024, in Ogden, Utah after a difficult battle with a rare form of Ecoli. Joseph was born on July 19, 1939, in Preston, Idaho, he was a dedicated servant of his Savior Jesus Christ and enjoyed serving in his faith, serving his family and community, embodying the principles of love,...

Aug 17, 2024

Our sweet wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and dear friend, peacefully passed away Saturday night August 17, 2024, in the comfort of her beautiful new home she thoroughly enjoyed designing over the past year. She courageously and without complaint fought a very short but intense 3 week battle with cancer.  Though we are sad and heartbroken we didn't have...

Aug 16, 2024

Betty was born February 2, 1943, in Pleasantview, Idaho to Bertrund Joel Wight and Marie Illum Wight. She was the second child of four children, one brother John Jay Wight, two sisters, Dorothy and Nelda Wight. She graduated from Malad High School, class of 1961.

Betty moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, North Salt Lake City Utah...

Aug 15, 2024

Nola Petersen Fallows quietly past from this world on August 15, 2024 at the age of 103. Nola was born to Royal Theodore and  Elizabeth Carrie Petersen on August 18, 1921 in Perry, Utah. She married Earl Fallows on November 18, 1942 in the Logan Temple. Together they had four children, Lary, Ray, Ida, Hollie. The family moved to...

Aug 14, 2024

Rauhn R. Panting April 5, 1953 - August 14, 2024

Rauhn R. Panting, born in Soda Springs, Idaho, on April 5, 1953, passed away on August 14, 2024, in Malad, Idaho, after many courageous battles with illness. Rauhn was a man who deeply cherished the time spent with his friends and loved ones, always valuing the moments...

Aug 11, 2024

Stephen Boyd Hill, 80, passed away on Sunday August 11, 2024.Stephen was born on August 17, 1943 in Malad, Idaho to Mathew and Edna Croney Hill. He graduated from Malad High School in 1962.

Stephen married the love of his life, Thella Marie Leavitt on December 6, 1968 in Elko, Nevada. They made their home in Pocatello,...

Aug 8, 2024

David A Edlefsen, 72 resident of Malad ID, passed away on Thursday August 8, 2024. David was born on September 22, 1951, in Driggs ID, the first child of Jesse and Lucille Edlefsen. He was raised primarily in Rigby ID. At Rigby High, he was known as "Doc" due to his services as the official student athletic trainer who...

Aug 8, 2024

Dustin W. Smith, age 52, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Malad, Idaho.

Dustin was born in Malad, Idaho on November 30th, 1971, a son of Wendell and Pamila Smith.  He was the first of three children. He was wanted, desired, and prayed for, for many years to come into Wendell and Pam's home. Pam...

Jul 31, 2024

Dr. Richard Golden Preece was born August 14, 1932, to Mark Golden and Violeet Hyer Preece in Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated from Pocatello High School and attended Idaho State College where he met and dated Nedra Evans from Malad, Idaho for two years before leaving for the Canadian Mission in Toronto, Canada in 1953.  He married and was sealed...

Jul 28, 2024

Chubbuck, Idaho- Our loving Son, Brother, Nephew, Grandson, Cousin, and Friend, Dillon LaVar Johnson, 21, lost his battle with mental illness on Sunday, July 28th, 2024. Dillon was born on November 11th, 2002, in Tremonton, Utah, the Son of Aaron Duane Johnson and DeLynn M. Jackson. He was raised and educated in Malad and was a graduate of Marsh...