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Kathleen Chandler (Parrish)

I am so sorry to read about Gene's death.  I felt so happy when he reached out to class members with his story and happy that he came to the luncheon to frankly say goodbye.  I wish his family the best and will always have good memories of Gene.  Kathleen Parrish

RaNae Green (Palmer)

UPDATE ON GENE DRESSEN:

Apparently the cause of death was a delayed reaction to the bee sting which caused a massive heart attack.

RaNae Green (Palmer)

                                                      60TH  REUNION UPDATE

We have had a good response to the reunion, with reservations still trickling in.  If you haven't mailed yours in, please do so NOW as we have to place the food order.

 Steve Millward volunteered to furnish his sound system and he is putting together some "golden oldies" for background music.  Thanks Steve.

After lunch is served and the clean up done, we will have some entertainment (around 3 ish)

1)  Steve Millward and his Sons will do a few songs on the steel drums

2)  Dan Collins will do some Cowboy Poetry (he is sooo good you will think your're listening to        Baxter Black).

3)  Steve Streeper no longer plays the banjo because of his arthritis, but he still makes world class banjos.  If he is able to attend, he will bring a banjo for us to admire.

                                                  HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE REUNION

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Classmate Rae Ann Cooke Stephenson was born on July 14, 1943 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Raymond T. Cooke and Dorothy L. (Butler) Cooke.  Rae passed on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Medical Center following an illness.  Honoring her wishes, Rae will be cremated. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm, Friday August 20, 2021 at St. Anthony's Chapel on 7th Ave, Pocatello.  Rae's family is being cared for by Downard's Funeral Home.

RIP Rae Ann

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Obituary for classmate Gary Dean Wynn

Gary Dean Wynn was born on January 12, 1943 in Pocatello, ID.  He passed away on August 14, 2021 with his family in attendance.

Gary was the 6th son of Harley Benjamin and Velma Marie Wynn, he attended schools in Pocatello, Grace and Bancroft till the family finally settled in Tyhee.

Gary graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961, where he participated in high school rodeo where he rode bulls, calf roped, and his favorite event steer wrestling.  He even qualified for Nationals, but was unable to attend.  Gary spent many years rodeoing with the ICA and EIRA (now IMPRA).  On December 6, 1967 he married Kathleen Lister and the two began their life together in Orlan Moon's basement apartment.  They would soon start their family.  In 1968 their son would be born Gary Van, a daughter would follow in 1972 Diane Kay and one more daughter in 1977 Rachel Theresa

Gary worked as a heavy equipment operator most of his life.  He worked for Bannock County Road and Bridge for 18 years keeping the roads of Rapid Creek clear and safe.  He was a 4-H leader, a rodeo Dad and always willing to lend a hand to anyone who asked or just needed it.

Gary is survived by his wife of 53 years Kathleen Inkom, ID, son Van (Connie) Wynn of Downey, ID, daughter Diane (RJ) Clapppier of Pocatello, ID, and daughter Rachel (Jason) Baca of Inkom, ID; 7 Grandchildren, Tyler (Jennifer) Wynn, Fort Bliss El Paso, Ann Clappier (Alex Thompson) Boise, ID, Ben (Autumn) Clapppier Pocatello, ID, Hailey Wynn (Kden Thornock) Montpelier, ID, Jack Wynn Downey, ID, Matti Baca, Inkom, ID, Harley Baca, Inkom, ID, 4 Great Grandchildren, Ryleigh, Carsyn, Sayler, Braelynn, with the first great grandson to be born at any time.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 20, 2021 with a visitation from 12:30-1:30 PM prior to the service both at the Inkom LDS Rapid Creek Ward Building, 801 North Rapid Creek Rd, Inkom, Idaho 83245.

The family would like to thank the entire staff of Encompass Home Health and Hospice for the wonderful care Gary received.

RIP Gary

Connie Scott (Scott)

So sorry for the loss of Gary Dean Wynn to his family.   May you have Heaenly Father and Jesus Christ to give you many Blessings in your time of grief.  I am a Latter- Day- Saint Member like your family and know what is promised to our families when we lose a loved one.  May you have all you need during this difficult time . My heart goes out to your family and will pray for you.

Sincerely yours,

Connie L Scott (Wolverton)

RaNae Green (Palmer)

                                       REUNION UPDATE  

About two weeks to go ...  I hope you are getting excited to see old classmates (you can take that literally, haha). 

The snack at 6pm will be catered by BiLo's Food Market and will be a     Pin Wheel Wrap (pita bread with ham & turkey)

         Meat & Cheese tray if you have to go gluten free instead of             Wrap

          Potato Chips

          Drizzled Fruit Kabob

                Cookie

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Hi,  A couple of announcements:

1.  Rita Haggardt talked to someone from another class who just had a reunion and they told Rita that they had leftover paint from painting the big rock in front of Poky High and would be willing to give it to her.  If you are interested in painting the rock for 'The Class of 61' the morning of the reunion please call Karen Halford to let her know.  Karen's phone number is 208-521-9181.  

2.  Prime Time Auctions in Pocatello is auctioning off Poky High memorabilia, including tee shirts, cheerleading costumes, year books, pictures, art work, signs, jerseys etc.  The auction ends on 9/11/21.  If you are interested in any of these items just google Prime Time Auctions in Pocatello and select the auction ending on 9/11/21.  Items are on pages 8, 9 and 10.  Merchandise with the Indian head would be obsolete (collectable?) as they have changed the mascot for Poky.   FYI

Karen Twitchell (Halford)

Just a quick message.  David Underwood passed away last night.  The plan is to have a gathering on Friday at Wilkes Funeral Home in Pocatello.  Not sure of all the particulars but I will post details as soon as they are available.

Susan Browne (Frazier)

Thanks for letting us know about David Underwoo's passing.  RIP David!

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Obituary

David Ray Underwood, 78 passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Blackfoot.  David was born in Malad, Idaho on June 30, 1943, and spent most of his school years in Pocatello.  After graduating from high schoool, David served in the National Guard and then became an electronics technician working for the INEL and King Faisal's Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

David married Toni Francis with whom he had a son, Jared, before they divorced.  Jared lives with his wife, Casey, in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and is his only survivor.

David was an avid snowmobiler and a mechanic on a stock car racing team at Pocatello Airport Speedway.  He was also a competitive team roper in the USTRC.  David greatly enjoyed assisting his father, Cluff, who was the range manager for the Pocatello Cattlemen's Association from 1973-1994 in the Caribou National Forest. 

A viewing will be held from 3:30 - 5:30 PM on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Wilks Funeral Home.  Graveside Services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday September 18, 2021 at the Downey City Cemetery.

Rest in peace my friend

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Obituary

Trudy Marie Dretke Haeg.   If you knew her you'll never forget her.  Creative, innovative, compassionate, witty, intelligent, assertive, outgoing, articulate, epethetic, with a fiesty demeanor.

Trudy Marie Haeg beloved wife, mother, sister and friend passed away at her home in Mackay, Idaho on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

She is survived by her husband and partner of 42 years, Jeff Higley, her son Todd Haeg and his wife Siobhan Reynolds of Boise, her two sisters JoAnn Dieffenbach of Star, ID, and Meri Lou (Brad) Prescott of Parker, Co.

Trudy was born in Pocatello, ID on March 24, 1943, to Arthur William and Georgina (White) Dretke.  She graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961.  She married Thomas Haeg in 1962 and later divorced.  They had a son, Todd.

She attended the Unverty of Idaho and then ISU where she graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Art Degree in French and Spanish.  She began teaching French in the Pocatello School System while continuing her education at ISU.  She graduated in 1970 from ISU with a Master of Art Degree in English.  She taught English Literature at ISU andl moved for a time with Todd, to Des Moines, IA to teach English Literature at Drake University.  She returned to Poocaatello to continue teaching where she periodically taught troubled children, a role she found particularly rewarding  She was immensely proud of her French language students at Franklin Junior High for winning several state competitions and trophies.

As her career progressed she raised Todd as a single mother.  She took great pride watching him graduate from college with an Aerospace Engineering degree, become a Naval Aviator, Helicopter Pilot, and evetually retire as a Commander in the US Navy.

In 1978, Trudy changed careers, and began working at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) at the INEL.  It was there she met her future husband Jeff.  At the time she was a Recruiter in the Human Resource Department, traveling all over the country to recruit professionals and engineers  Concurrently, she created and taught a course in technical writing and professional development for management staff.  She enjoyed organizing company Christmas parties, summer picnics and golf tournaments.  Later in her career, she became one of the first female managers at NRF, taking a position in the Administrative Services Organization.

In 1990, Trudy and Jeff left NRF for positions at the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado near Boulder.  Trudy worked there as an Occurrence Reporting Manager, retiring in 1998.

Trudy and Jeff returned to Idaho in 2000 where they built a house north of Mackay with views of Mt.Borah.  Trudy loved designing the house and overseeing the construction.  She kept busy taking care of Jeff, the house and the rest of the "estate" and her dog and cats.

In 2002 Trudy suffered a brain aneurysm while at home.  She survived and recovered, but it made life challenging  She met those challenges with the same grit she had displayed her entire life.  She and Jeff were very thankful for the care she received over the years from the medical professionals in Mackay, Arco, Idaho Falls and Pocatello.  They saved her life more than once and took great care of her.

Trudy was a prolific reader who enjoyed learning, teaching languages and writing.  She enjoyed all types of music from the Eagles to Rachmaninov, and Elvis to Led Zeppelin..  She also liked singing and played the piano.  She loved animals and the dog and cats she had throughout her life.  She enjoyed travel, having visited destinations all over the US and many locations in Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Her family is thanful to have had Trudy in their lives this long and Jeff will never forget that she made him at least twice the man he was when he met her.

The family will have a memorial get together on Tuesday, September 28th in Pocatello at the Sandpiper Restaurant from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  We would like to invite anyone who remembers Trudy to stop by and share a memory.

Please give to your local animal shelter in lieu of a gift, flowers or remembrance.

RIP Trudy

RaNae Green (Palmer)

                                 60th CLASS REUNION

Our 60th class reunion will be etched in my memory bank as a weekend filled with laughter, memories, visiting, reminiscing, good food and great entertainment, all on beautiful September days.

A big thank you to all who attended, we had 103 to the picnic and 17 at the Sunday breakfast.  A special thank you to Dan Collins and Steve Millward and Sons for the outstanding entertainment.

We were all raised by "The Greatest Generation" and I wholeheartedly believe that their virtues of integrity, dependability, honesty and good work ethics were passed on to our generation. 

When Karen Halford and I talked about having a reunion, the available venues and dates were limited due to Covid.  One day I decided that if I divided the duties and delegated that we could pull it off.  What I didn't factor in was having my hip remodeled and spending most of the Summer limping around on a walker, but life happens.  This life interruption just made me really appreciate the above mentioned virtues of our classmates.  Without having any additional meetings, each Chairman followed through on their commitment and the reunion ran as smooth as room temperature butter.  A BIG thank you to the following Chairmen.

Karen Twitchell Halford

Jackie Taylor Voyles

Rita Demopoulos Haggardt

Cheri Honas

Stan Zweigart

Lynda Knudsen Woodworth

Kerry Johnson

Roma Jenks Hurley with helpers Marsha (nee Tripp) and Lynn Buck, and Kathleen Chandler Parrish

Karen Jensen Ruchti

P.S.  I posted 8 reunion photos, they are under the 50th reunion gallery.  If you click on each photo, I've identified as many as I can.  Still trying to figure out how to move them to a 60th reunion gallery (I don't think this photo function is a very user friendly program).  I'm mad at myself for not taking more photos but got busy visiting and forgot.  I invite others to share your reunion experience and any photos if you have them.  Thanks.

Gary Glenisky Class Of 62

Budd Kendrick, Class of '62, posed the following question on the Class of '62 website after quoting Thomas Wolfe (not the Thomas Wolfe in your class).   Since our two classes were so close together, I thought some of you might like the answer I gave to Budd.  And I will go further and ask again, ..... What do any of you think?

"You never can go back home, because while it is the same place, the world has changed."  Thomas Wolfe   Not everyone agrees with Thomas Wolfe.  What do you think?

I agree with Thomas Wolfe.  You can never go back to your home town as it was because that home town probably has changed a lot. That home town you grew up in is mostly in memories; only in your heart.  Just think about the many things that used to exist in that home town that are gone.

The Bannock Hotel, YMCA,  First Security Bank downtown,  Halliwell Baseball Park,  The Root Beer Stand beyond the left field wall of Halliwell Park,  McLelland Lumber Yard,  Pioneer League,  The Jim Dandy Club,  The Blind Lemon,  Satin’s Cellar,  The Office,  The Owl Club,  The Wheel Club,  The Rim Rock Bar,  The Idaho Bar,  The Pocatello House,  Chopstick Cafe, Cream Top Dairy,  Tonk's TV,  Block’s Men Store,  Fargo’s,  Montgomery Ward’s,  JC Penny’s,  JJ Newberry's,  Kress’s,  Woolworth's,  Hudson Shoes,  Terrell's Shoes,  Moore News,  Nate Morgan Jewelers,  Molinelli Jewelers,  Maag's Prescription Center,  The Franklin Store next to the Rialto Theater,  Sears Christmas Wishbook,  C. L. Electric,  Colman Lumber and Building Supply,  The Top Notch Cafe,  The old Halliday Street Underpass,  Save-On Drugs,  Fred n’ Kelly’s,  Miracle Mile Cafe,  C. Ed Flandro Ford,  The I.D. Store,   Albertson's across from the Jail, People’s Market,  Okay Food Centers,  Frazier Market,  Finer Cleaners,  Karen Lanes,  Pine Bowl,  The Presbyterian Church,  Bonneville Elementary School,  Whittier Elementary School,  Small library by Bonneville School,  Franklin Junior High on 8th Street,  The City of Alameda,  Hidden Village,  FMC,  The drag strip across from FMC,  Big Gary's Little Store,  Alford's Cafe on South 5th,  Husky Truck Stop and Cafe,  The old Fire Station across from the high school,  The Shoe Repair Shop next to the Fire Station,  Don Sherwood Sports Store,  Tony's Barber Shop on Halliday Street,  The Whitman Hotel Barber Shop,  The Train Depot Barber Shop,  Fuller Brush Man,  Jewel Tea Man,  Karen Lanes,  Pine Bowl,  The Whitman Hotel Barber Shop,  Mike McButch Loans,  Saint Anthony Hospital,  Bannock Memorial Hospital,  Rainbow Beach,  The old Fair Grounds,  Hawkins Red Steer Drive-Ins,  Eddy's Bakery,  Remo's,  The Green Triangle,  The Five-Mile Inn,  Chief Theater,  Rialto Theater,  Orpheum Theater,  Capitol Theater,  Pleasure Land at Ross Park,  Starlite Drive-In Theater,  Sunset Drive-In Theater,  Don’s Arctic Circle,  The Snac-Out,  The Polar Bear,  That A&W Root Beer Stand,  The Karmel Korn Store across from the Chief,  Hoppers Dairy Queen one block north of the Chief Theater,  Bimbo's Pizza,  The Spud Nut Shop,  Indian Mascot symbols at PHS,  Park Price Olsmobile,  Garrett Freight Lines,  The Greyhound Bus Depot,  The Portland Rose,  Idaho State Boxing,  The Bengal Tiger in front of Reed Gym,  The "I" on Red Hill,  College football on Saturday in the Spud Bowl,  Rocky Mountain Conference,  KWIK,  KSEI,  KSNN,   Knievel Grocery,  Haggey Grocery,  Cottage Food Store,  People’s Store downtown,  Carnes Music,  Kempe Music,  Southern Idaho Conference,  Friday night football at Irving Field

RaNae Green (Palmer)

The picture below was taken at the viewing and reception for Dave Underwood on Friday, September 17, 2021.  Before the picture was taken, Stan Zweigart and Karen LaChance Hartford had been there.  After the picture was taken classmate Tony Francis (Dave's Ex) came to our table to visit.

Sitting L to R Val and Dale Davis, RaNae Green Palmer, Karen Twitchell Halford and Roma Jenks Hurley. 

 Standing L to R Rita Demopoulos Haggardt, Jared Underwood (Dave's son) Lynda Knudsen Woodworth and Ron Woodworth.

The following quote was on the back of Dave's funeral program.  I had never seen it and thought it beautiful, so will share it here.

"For what is it to die to stand naked in the

     wind and to melt into the sun?

And what is it to cease breathing, but to free

     the breath from its restless tide, that it may

     rise and expand and seek God

          unencumbered?

Only when you have reached the mountain

     top, then you shall begin to climb.

And when the earth shall claim your limbs,

     then shall you truly dance."

Kahlil Gibran

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RaNae Green (Palmer)

In response to Gary Glenisky's above post about "you can never go back home". I had never given it much thought as I have never left home. Reading your list of businesses and locations brought back a lot of memories and I could add quite a few more.  I smiled as I read 'The Owl Club' as my husband used to own that dive.  I agree with Thomas Wolfe, as things do change.  At the same time, I think of home as more the people than the locations and sadly that also changes.

The last ten years that I worked, as an Intelligence Analyst for the FBI, I traveled most of the time.  Changes or not I was always glad to get home.  I think we live in the best location and  I'm glad to call Poky home.  

P.S.  On a personal note, Gary, is Grace Glenisky your mother?

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Gary Glenisky Class Of 62

Yes, Grace was my mother. How did you know her?

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Gary,  We were in National Secretarys Association together in the 60's.  We had our meetings and banquets in the old Bannock Hotel.  I always thought your Mom was a beautiful lady inside and out.

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Cleo Louise LaBleu Arvin passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.  Obituary will be posted when available.

RIP Cleo

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Cleo Louise LaBleu Leger Arvin, November 11, 1943 - October 13, 2021

Cleo Louise Arvin, 77, of Crete, AZ went home to the Lord on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.  Cleo will be remembered for her beautiful smile, her kindness and all the love she had for her family and friends  Cleo Louise was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on November 11, 1943 to William and Ida LaBleu.  She grew up on her parent's ranch and loved horses.  She married Larry Ledger and had four children.  She later married Anthony Arvin whom she was married to until his passing in March of 2005.  She is survived by her loving family; 2 daughters; Julie (Clay) Tanis of Crete, Kami (Jeff) Stooksdbury of Dyer, a son; Todd (Donna) Leger of Midlothian and 6 grandchildren; Jacob (Kristen) Rodgers, Luke (Laina) Rodgers, Matthew (Sandra) Rodgers, Rachael Louise Rodgers, Todd Galen and Blake Leger.  6 great grandchildren a brother Ron LaBleu, 3 aunts; Cleo, Celia, Julia, and many cousins.  She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Katherine, 2 brothers; William and Christopher LaBleu, her husband; Anthony Arvin, a daughter; Traci Louise Ledger.  A celebration of Cleo's life will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 3-6pm at Faith Church, 100 W 181st Ave, Dyer, IN 46311.  Services will begin at 3:30pm.  Livesteam of the celebration will be available at 3:20pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart, Kidney or Diabetes Foundation would be appreciated.

RIP Cleo

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Mary Ann McBride Tatum

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Above photo of Mary Ann McBride Tatum

Thanks Jerry Lowe for advising of Mary Ann's passing.  I was saddened to hear this as she used to live up the street from me and we worked together at the railroad.

OBITUARY FOR MARY ANN McBRIDE TATUM

Mary Ann Tatum (nee McBride) died unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep, a good book next to her in bed on May 23, 2021.  We are certain she is now back with her beloved soulmate, Howard Tatum.

Born in  Long Beach, CA in 1943, she grew up in Kingfisher, OK, then Pocatelo, ID.  Mary Ann lived life fully and joyfully as a mother, sister, aunt, colleague, and friend.  She raised two beautiful daughters Michelle (Barry) and Marielle with her first husband Michael Raidy   She took great joy in cooking, crafting, gardening, singing, sailing anD skiing with them as they grew.  She experienced true heartache when Marielle passed in 2002.

Mary Ann launched her long career by leaving Idaho to work in San Francisco for Kelly Girls.  Returning to Idaho she worked for a law firm which set her on the path that led to a management position with the Union Pacific Railroad.  She overcame multiple hurtles during her time there, including completing her MBA at night, while working full time and being the primary caregiver to two little girls (modeling for them the importance of education and persistence); overcoming the barriers inherent in a male dominated workplace, includindg filing an EOC complaint, which ultimately demonstrated her determination to succeed and eventually leaving Idaho for Kansas City, and then Denver to make the moves necessary for career advancement.  She was able to retire early due to her hard work and determination , which allowed her to more fully enjoy the next phase of her life.

 She met the love of her life, Howard Tatum, later in life and jumped right in knowing that you never know how much time you will get with someone.  Because of Howardd, she was blessed with a bonus family of his 7 grown children in Hawaii, who she loved as her own.  She and Howard traveled frequently from Colorado and later Madrana, AZ to spend plenty of time with them and their many grandchildren and great grand children.  With Howard she was able to enjoy some of her true passions in life: golfing, good food, friends, but most of all, travel.  She was a Vagabond at heart, and they created a bucket list of places to visit all over the world and ticked them off one by one.  When that was done, they created a second list and were working those off when Howard passed away in 2016.  They saw the world.

She was very active in their community of the Highlands at Dove Mountain, including choir, water sports - aerobics, walking and volleyball, sewing, concerts, and exploring Tucson with the Sassy Saguaro sisters.  She was actively interested and involved in politics and social justice issues.  Though she missed Howard terribly, Mary Ann continued to find meaning in those activities, as well as traveling to visit her daughter Michelle and son-in-law Phil, in Minnesota, as well as Howard's children in Hawaii.

She was deeply committed to her work with Rotary International.  She and Howard were charter members of Dove Mountain Rotary club and she took greaat pride in the many service projects and scholorships sponsored by their club as well as working closely with the High School Interact club.  

Mary Ann was a voracious reader, enjoying sharing a good meal and a cold glass of wine, singing and dancing like no one was watching, beautiful music of all kinds, laughing hard and often, a perfect martini, and time with friends and family.  Her love, her smile, and her joy will be missed.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Danny, daughter MarIelle and her son Joey, husband Howard and her sister Kathleen.  She is survived by her brother Richard McBride, daughter Michelle and sone-in-law Phil Barry: her grandchildren, Christopher and Brianna Raidy stepchildren Genevieve, Barbara, Anita, Mona, Laura, Donna and David, as well as their many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; and her nieces and nephews Terri, Keally, Zach and Jessica.

Funeral Mass wil be held at 10:00 AM, July 20th at Our Lady of the Desert Parrish, 7101 W Picture Rocks Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743.  Celebration of Life will follow at 2:00 PM at the Highlands at Dove Mountain.

Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Dove Mountain Rotary Charitable Fund - Howard and Mary Ann Tatum Scholorship Fund, P.O. Box 69085, Oro Valley, AZ 85737, or dovemountainrotaryorg.2) Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona 11734 W Grier Rd, Marana, AZ 85653.communityfoodbank.org.

RIP Mary Ann

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RaNae Green (Palmer)

To the Class of 61 Veterans, a special shout out on this Veterans Day

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Les Adkins

David L. Anderson

Kenneth Armstrong

Charles Bacon

Thomas Banyard

Stephen Barton

Scott Bengoechea

Michael Bigelow

Larry Boyle

Rod Carlson

Michael Cawley

Cleve Chatterton

Danti Collins

George Culbertsen

Ronald Cutler

Richard Dorsey

Gene Dressen

Robert Fortin

David Garner

Richard Gassman

Walter Gaved

James Ghan

Sherron Grumbein Mahaffey

Edward Haight

Frank Hall

Michael Hanson

Randall Harris

Robert Hawkins

Lorin Hill

William Isham

Terry Jensen

Kerry Johnson

David Kinghorn

Lee Lloyd Lake

Michael Lenaghen

Dean Craig Lloyd

Warren Longhurst

Jerry Lowe

Virginia Luker

William McCarthy

LaVera McComb Borrowy

Glenn McMinn

Steve Millward

Michael Neeley

Dennis Neifert

Howard Nichols

Diane Okamura Ross

Henry O'Neil

Martin Petersen 

Michael Petty

DeVern Probart

James Reynolds

Bill Roberts

Richard Sato

Larry Smith

Ronny Smith

Ray Snyder

Terry Souza

Nancy Steklenburg Faas

Keith Stoddard

Michael Stratton

Steven Streeper

Gary Thomas

Robert Wheatley

Jody Wyant

Fred Wynn

Gary Wynn

*I apologize if I missed anyone, if so let me know so I can update our lists.

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Jerry Winterbottom, 78, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 from complications with A Fib.  He was born in Glenns Ferry, ID June 16, 1943 to Dora and Tom Winterbottom, moving to Pocatello in 1945.

Jerry was educated in Pocatello where he enjoyed sports and ran track for Pocatello High School.  He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961.

Jerry attended electronics school in Denver, Colorado until 1963, he then attended Texas Western in El Paso, TX for one year.  He returned to Pocatello and joined the Union Pacific Railroad as a switchman in 1967 becoming a conductor in 1973.

Jerry married Vicki L. Hess in March of 1968 and had one daudghter Becky Lee.  Jerry spent much of his free time fishing, hunting and most of all playing golf.  Anything to do in the outdoors he was ready.  Snowmobiles, skiing and in the last 14 years it was 4 wheelers and camping.

Survivors include his wife, Vicki; daughter, Becky Scheer; granddaughter Jessie Scheer, Boise, ID and grandson, Thomas Scheer (Dani Reece) Pocatello, Idaho; one brother Ralph and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Dora Winterbottom; sister Jody Phippen; brothers, JR Winterbottom and Tom C. Winterbottom.

Thanks to the Encompass Home Health for the care he received.  As per his wishes, there will be no formal services held.  A celebration of life is planned for in the future.  Condolences may be left on the tribute wall at Wilks Colonial Funeral Home in Pocatello, ID.

RIP Jerry

RaNae Green (Palmer)

Bill Scott obituary

William (Bill) Patrick Scott was born January 10th, 1944 in Pocatello, Idaho and passed away June 26th, 2020 in Austin, Texas following complications from a stroke he had in December 2019. 

Growing up, he practiced farming and raised and trained quarter horses with his parents, Paul and Freda Scott for the Flying U Rodeo.  After high school, he was a U.S. Senate page for a summer before attending Carleton College in Minnesota, where he was Student Body President both his Junior and Senior years.  Bill moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas where he both taught and earned his Masters degree in Radio/Television/Film.  He then moved to Los Angeles and was accepted into the Director's Training Program, and worked with the American Film Intitute.  Bill worked for several decades in film and television as an Assistant Director, Production Manager, Associate Ptoducer, and Line Producer on many projects including:  Carrie, Hooper, Ned Blessing, Badlands, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Phantom of the Paradise, Carny, The Faculty, Spy Kids 1, 2, 3, and 4, Sin City, Grindhouse, Predator, Machete Kills, The Buddy Holly Story, Big Wednesday, The Toy, Windy City, Just One of the Guys, The Last of the Finest, The Good Old Boy, Final Justice, and so many more. 

After dating on and off for 13 years, Bill and Barbara Lambertson Scott finally married on a beautiful yacht in Marina Del Ray, CA. and welcomed their only child, Molly in 1987.  She was the apple of his eye and he loved her dearly.  In the early 90's they returned to Austin and Molly eventually followed him into the film industry, where they worked on several movies together. 

Bill was an avid fly fisherman, passionate reader and historian, and loving husband and father.  He was known for his fair and pragmatic nature, steadfast kindness, dry humor, and sharp wit, and will always be remembered for the love he had for his office staff, crew and his teamsters and, of course, for the poster that quickly became his catch phrase - " I AM smiling"

A good picture of Bill is on the funeral home website.

Weed-Corey-Fish Funeral Home

Lake Travis

411 Ranch Road, 620 South

Lakeway, TX

RIP Bill