All Obituaries

Rolland Earle Hawkins, 71, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at home from natural causes. Arrangements are pending.

Violena Tavo, 45, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her home in Chubbuck, ID. She was born November 3, 1974, daughter of Matthew Tavo and Kathleen Wilson Tavo. She had a son named Mason Tavo. She worked as a laborer at Simplot, also as a telephone operator at Teleperformance, and as a cashier at Tee Pee Gas. She was a member of the Native American Church. She enjoyed playing video games with her son Mason. She also enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and she was an Arm-Wrestling...

First of all, Mike would have never wanted us to come up with a run-of-the-mill obituary to post about his life. Even still, we have to tell the story of the best son, husband, dad, brother, and grandpa anyone could have ever had. On a hot summer day, April Webb was laying on the beach with her girlfriend, when the most gorgeous man she had ever seen jogged by. April’s closest friend sat up and asked inquisitively, “Who’s that?!” April, knowing exactly who that was,...

John Kahl “Jake” Gubler, 36, passed away at Portneuf Medical Center on Monday, February 10, 2020 from natural causes. He was born on July 31, 1983 in Pocatello and attended schools in American Falls. Jake married his soul mate and best friend Brittany on July 20, 2019. John and his son share the same birthday on July 31st. Jake received his 1st gifted kidney transplant by his loving father at the age of six years old, that precious gift lasted for 19 years. His second...

Robert “Rob” Eugene Oliver, 87, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 in his home surrounded by family. He was born on April 14, 1932 in Pocatello, Idaho to Arthur L and Lucille W Oliver. He was the third of four children. Rob attended school in Pocatello at Washington Elementary, Franklin Jr. High and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1951. He enlisted in the Air Force after graduation and took basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He then...

     Alfred “Ervin” Higley, 85, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 in Chubbuck, Idaho.  He was born on October 8, 1934 in Driggs, Idaho the son of Alfred Dewey and Grace Elizabeth (Humphrey) Higley.      He attended Schools in Driggs and graduated with the class of 1953. He then attended Ricks College from Sept. 1953 to Dec. 1954. He then served a 2 ½ year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,...

  Our beloved mom, grandmother and sister passed away on February 5, 2020 in Pocatello, ID.  Lea Denny was born January 27, 1955 in Pocatello, ID to James “Tuffy” Denny and Vernetta Broncho Phears.  Lea was raised both in Blackfoot and on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. She attended school in Blackfoot, received her GED and later attended and completed training at Barber College in Cleveland, Ohio in the 70’s.  She was an accomplished...

Ernest LaRoy “Bud” Ellis, Jr., 92, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Idaho State Veterans Home. He was born on December 31, 1927 in Pocatello, Idaho to Ernest LaRoy, Sr. and Alice Mae Ellis. Bud spent the majority of his life in Pocatello, where he attended, and graduated from, Pocatello High School. Following high school Bud joined the Army in August of 1946 with the rating of a mechanic, he served for 2 years. On August 6, 1950, Bud married his high school,...

Peter D. McCardell, 78, passed away in Seattle, Washington on Monday, February 3, 2020. Services are pending at this time.

On Monday, February 3, 2020, Kirk Lee Pool passed away peacefully with his family by his side.  Born January 23, 1944, in Pocatello, to James Lee Pool & Josephine Aldous, he was the oldest of four children. As young children, they lived in several states before returning back to Pocatello in 1959. Kirk graduated Pocatello High School Class of 1963 and attended Idaho State University. He was involved with Professor Earl Swanson of the Anthropology Department. He went on...