Obituaries
Trevor Lee Tissidimit
FORT HALL — Trevor Lee Tissidimit 43, of Fort Hall, Idaho passed away Wednesday night, October 7, 2026, at his home.
Trevor was born June 14, 1983, in Blackfoot, Idaho to Bertha Snipe and Roscoe Tissidimit.
He grew up in Fort Hall and attended school in Fort Hall and Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. He also attended Job Corps in Montana.
Trevor was a rancher, horseman, hunter, helped round up Shoshone-Bannock buffalo, trained and broke numerous colts. He was a member of the Indian Relay association helping his uncles and brothers relay teams: Coby, Tissidimit and Double Ought. He was an artist and a Sundancer.
Trevor had no children of his own, he helped raise Tommie Auck and Janice Hootchew.
Trevor is survived by his brothers: RayJohn Tissidimit, Roscoe Tissidimit Jr., Cordell Tissidimit, Kleve Broncho and Dwight Tinno. His sisters; Nadine Wettenbone, Julia Teton, numerous cousins, as well as nieces and nephews. Aunts Elmarie Snipe, Velma Arriwite, Ida Broncho, Stacey Timbana and Bobleen Nappo.
Trevor was raised by Delford and Rita Wettenbone and sisters Nadine, Julia, and Jessica on the Fort Hall Bottoms where he learned how to work with horses and cattle. In his younger years Trevor traveled throughout the northwest with Rita, Delford, and family attending handgame tournaments and powwows. Trevor had a love for all his family and friends.
Trevor is preceded in death by his biological parents Bertha Snipe and Roscoe Tissidimit, parents that raised him, Delford and Rita Wettenbone. Brothers, Toby Tissidimit, Troy Tissidimit. Sister Jessica Wettenbone, maternal grandparents Calvin Snipe and Mamie Coby Snipe, paternal grandparents Raymond and Florence Papse Tissidimit. Father figures Buford Nipwater and Jimmy Dann Jr., aunt and uncle Sharon and DeMonte “Ogoo” Johnson. Grandpa Floyvon Coby. uncles; Clive Tissidimit, Larry Tissidimit and Wayland Coby.
A Prayer service was on October 11, 2026, at Hawker Funeral Home. Trevor was taken out to his home for viewing at 208 North Marshall Bench Road. Burial services were October 14, 2026, at the Gibson Cemetery.
Reginald Thorpe
FORT HALL — Reginald Thorpe, tribal member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, 74, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.
Reginald was born February 22, 1952 in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of Myrtle Belnap and Frank Thorpe.
Reginald grew up on the Thorpe Ranch in Lincoln Creek, Fort Hall Reservation and had always consider this his home. He has always lived in the Blackfoot and Pocatello areas. He attended St. Margaret Catholic School as a boy and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and served in Okinawa Japan with a Marine Air Wing. 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. He operated in Vietnam and Futenma, Okinawa as an air wing crewmen and helicopter crew. Reginald was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal in 1975.
He married Dessie Neaman Fonohema after returning from the military and had 4 (four) children from this union but later divorced.
Reginald married Janell Decker Thorpe in 1987 in the Roman Catholic Religion at St. Joseph’s Church in Pocatello, together they had eight children.
Reginald worked for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes almost his entire working career, finding his first real job as a tribal police officer and spending most of his 30 years of service in the ranks at the Fort Hall Police Department. He also worked as a Tribal Fish and Game officer, and manager of the Tribal Emergency Management services department planning and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
He was a member of the Traditional Roman Catholic Church, and active member of the Fort Hall Veterans Organization. He was also a member of the American Legion Stewart Hoover Post #23.
Reginald is survived by his wife Janell of Pocatello/Fort Hall, his children, TyAnn (Trenton) Hill-Blackfoot, Regina L. Thorpe-Pocatello, Jacob A. (Jessie) Thorpe-Blackfoot, Lowana W. (Beto Martinez) Thorpe-Portland, Oregon, Nolan (Mirium) Thorpe, Shoshana (Jevon) Thorpe Grant, Louis K. Thorpe, Francine (Brandon) Thorpe Acosta, Leandra (Manuel) Thorpe Camacho, Russel (Jimena) Thorpe, Seth C. Thorpe all of Pocatello and Hank T. Thorpe of Boston, Kentucky. Also Ryan Bache, Derrick Jim and Bryson Appenay all of Fort Hall; 40 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Myrtle Thorpe, natural mother Genevieve Queep, God parents Charles and Margene Belnap, siblings Marilyn Thorpe Valdez, Denise Edmo and Delphine Queep; and three great grandchildren.
Reginald was taken out to the family residence at 232 Edmo Road in Fort Hall for viewing on Thursday October 15, 2026 with a Traditional Roman Catholic Requiem following. Burial and military honors was the same day at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Blackfoot, under the direction of Hawker Funeral Home.
Eric (Rick) "Doc" LaPointe
POCATELLO — Eric J (Rick) LaPointe was born on November 8, 1941, in Leupp, Ariz. to Burton LaPointe, of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and Emily Two Horse Quigley, of Rosebud Indian Reservation.
He was the youngest of three, sharing life with his two sisters, Beatrice Hawtree and Sylvia Neal. Eric passed peacefully on October 05, 2026, in Chubbuck, Idaho.
Eric spent his early childhood in Ariz., until the family moved to Orland, Cali., where he attended elementary school through 5th grade. He completed 6-12th grades, on the Yakima Reservation, in Wapato, Wash., graduating high school in 1959. Immediately after high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army, spending two years in Alaska.
During high school and college, he had a love for sports. He organized, played and coached the Great Plains Indians basketball team from 1973-1983 winning seven National Championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Champions at the University of Montana for tennis.
His favorite hobby was rooting on his favorite teams Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Lakers and Montana Grizzlies!
Eric married Patsy Robson on September 19, 1964, in Roundup, Montana.
He enrolled in college and earned his BS in Forestry and a Masters of Arts from UM at Missoula; and a PHD (Doctorate of Education) from USD at Vermillion. He was Director of the Native American Graduate program at USD, Vermillion and President of NIEA/Native Indian Education Association, among serving on numerous other boards and organizations. He retired from the BIA, as Superintendent of Fort Hall Indian Agency.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his two sisters, his paternal grandparents: Jacob LaPointe and Louisa Richard; maternal grandparents James Two Horse Quigley and Amelia Bridgeman, along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Patsy; their daughter, Michelle LaPointe (Brandon Barkdull); four grandchildren: Joshua Lopez (Katina Kimball), Lynne Lopez (Justin Gilgen), Tyler Lopez (Taylor Cottle), and Joseph Lopez (Maria Sanchez) one step granddaughter, Megan Barkdull (Drew Owensabre); 12 great grandchildren and one step great grandson along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on Thursday October 15, 2026, with a viewing from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. followed by rosary services 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Wilks Funeral Home in Chubbuck. He will then be taken to his grandson's residence at 314 S. Treaty Highway, Pocatello, Idaho 83202.
Sunrise services were on October 16, 2026, followed by viewing at St. Anthony Chapel, 504 N 7th Ave Pocatello, Idaho. Mass services at St. Anthony Chapel 504 N 7th Ave Pocatello, Idaho, with burial services to follow at Mountain View cemetery 1520 5th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho. Reception at Wilks Funeral Home following the burial.
