All Obituaries

Verl LeRoy Strange, 76, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born on September 8, 1943 in Sugar City, Idaho. He was the second of three children born to John Alvin Strange and Hazel McCulloch Strange.  Verl attended schools in St. Anthony, ID and worked various jobs from a young age. He completed his GED at the age of 17 after joining the United States Navy and served on board the USS Preble during the Vietnam War.  After an honorable discharge from the military he...

  Karla Dawn Hennings Taylor Karla Taylor, 63, passed away on March 28, 2020 at her home after a long illness. Karla was born in Soda Springs, Idaho on July 28, 1956 to mother, BarDee Stowe Firebaugh and father, Norman Hennings. Karla spent most of her growing up years in Pocatello, Idaho, graduating from Highland High School in 1974. Karla married Terry Cutler and from that union her son, Kody Cutler was born. Some years later Karla married Mitchell Lynn Taylor and they had a son,...

David Brown, 70, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at a local care center of natural causes. There will be no services held.

Shirley Lee Wray Brown, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on March 25, 2020.  Shirley was born on November 27, 1934 in Rupert, Idaho to Grover Nathaniel Wray and Birdice Irene Wheeler Wray, the eighth of nine children.  She spent her childhood in Irwin, Idaho where her family operated a cheese factory.  She attended school in Irwin and graduated from Ririe High School.  She also studied at Brigham Young University in Provo,...

  Jacqueline M. Fetchen, 77, passed away on March 24, 2020 at Elegant Living in Pocatello, ID. Jacqueline was born October 5, 1942 in Lewiston, Maine to Albert and Loretta Metayer. She was the middle of three children, her older brother, Albert Mateyer, precedes her in death; her younger sister, Patrica Nezol, is living in Maine. Jacqueline married John Fetchen Jr. in March of 1962 and together they raised two daughters, Terri & Penny, until John's death in August 1975. After...

Abel Ramos, 65, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away of natural causes on March 21, 2020.  He was the 2nd of 7 children, born in Blackfoot, Idaho to Nore and Tina Ramos.   He grew up in the Rising River area, where he attended Blackfoot School Districts, then graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1972.  He later attended and graduated from Idaho State University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Abel spent his adult life in Pocatello, Idaho,...

Bobbi (Bobette) Wilhelm Our beloved Bobbi left this earth so unimaginably but left behind a very special legacy. Many family, friends, loved ones, and strangers have reached out and expressed the impact she has had on their lives. She was a beautiful, pure, and kind human with one goal: to make the world a better place. In her effort to achieve that goal, she supported civil rights for all, including combating social injustice, LGBTQ rights, racial inequality, women’s right to choose,...

June Ann Potts was born on March 13, 1962 in Pocatello, ID. June grew up in Pocatello where she was on the drill team at Poky High. She was in the class of 1980. June started working at U.S. West and soon moved to Denver, CO where she had her son. She moved back to Idaho and married Mike Rice where they had a daughter together. They were later divorced however they remained best friends. June worked at Boise Ada County Housing Authority where she loved everyone she worked with. She loved...

Paul Phillip Bregitzer Phil Bregitzer was taken from this earth in a tragic skiing accident Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Pebble Creek Ski Area near Inkom, Idaho doing something he thoroughly enjoyed. Born in St Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1960 to Virginia Ann Bregitzer and Paul William Bregitzer, he attended area grade schools and graduated from University City High School in 1979.  He completed undergraduate work at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa in 1983.   At the...

  Mykel “Tyson” Kepler passed to Heaven on Sunday, March 15, 2020.  Tyson was born on May 30, 1980 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  He was a bright light in our lives and dearly loved by his family and friends.  Tyson graduated from Blackfoot High School’s class of 1999.  He went on to attend college at Idaho State University graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Geomatics in 2005.  After graduation from ISU, he...