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Local Obituaries for Preston, ID, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas

Jodene Shaffer Pantoja

Jodene Shaffer Pantoja

Dec 3, 2021

Domingo and Jodene Pantoja of Idaho Falls Idaho quietly left this life to continue their adventures together. After 59 years together, Domingo and Jodene passed just 8 hours apart on December 3rd, 2021 in Idaho Falls Idaho. Domingo was born on May 12th, 1942 in Hardin Montana son of Faustino and Sanjwana Pantoja Jodene was born on January 11th, 1946...

Sandra Mcgee Perry

Sandra Mcgee Perry

Dec 2, 2021

Sandra McGee Perry 67 of Preston Idaho quietly left this life to begin her next adventure. She died Thursday, December 2, 2021, in Preston Idaho from a short illness.

Sandra was born March 10 1954 in Logan, Utah the daughter of Howard Burnell McGee and Elizabeth (Beth) Rich McGee. She lived all her life in Preston, Idaho except for a few...

Vira Adams Beus

Vira Adams Beus

Nov 12, 2021

Vira Adams Beus, age 92 passed away November 12, 2021. Written by Vi. "On July 21, 1929, I was born to Edgar and Ella Adams, the 6th of 8. 

My parents taught me to work hard, do the best I could with what I had and be happy. Also to love. I lived and learned many things thru the great...

Dixie Lee Baird

Dixie Lee Baird

Oct 27, 2021

Dixie Lee (Hancock) Baird, 88 of Dayton, passed away October 27, 2021, peacefully at her home with family by her side. Dixie was born October 11, 1933, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Ira Ernest Hancock and Ethel DeVere (Shill) Hancock Dixie graduated from Mesa High School in 1951. 

Dixie married Earl Jepsen Baird in the Mesa, AZ Temple on...

Wilbur Charles Geiger

Wilbur Charles Geiger

Oct 22, 2021

Wilbur Charles Geiger, known as Bud 97, passed away with Congestive Heat Failure on Friday, October 22, 2021, in Preston, Idaho With his family. He is survived by his four children; Steve Geiger of Forest Lake, PA, Joel (Sue) Geiger of Dania Beach, FL; Janice (Jim) Mitchell of Preston, ID, Joyce (Paul) Stackhouse of Yorktown, VA. 11 grandchildren, and 10...

Connie Joy Bray

Connie Joy Bray

Oct 21, 2021

Connie Joy Bray, aged 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2021, at her home in Ivins Utah. She was born December 30, 1937, in Provo Utah to her parents Willard and Luella Jensen. She married the love of her life, Robert Parley Bray on March 13, 1958, in Provo Utah.

She was raised in Provo Utah, where she graduated from...

Glenn Elliot Champney

Glenn Elliot Champney

Oct 18, 2021

Glenn Elliot Champney (62) of Preston, Idaho passed away suddenly from cardiac arrest on October 18, 2021.

Glenn was born October 26, 1958, in Gold Beach, Oregon being the eldest son of Claude and Lou Anna (Splethof) Champney. He was raised in Oregon with his brothers, sisters, and many cousins.

He married the love of his life, Cindy Louise Keatley,...

Luanne Rasmussen

Luanne Rasmussen

Oct 17, 2021

Our dear, sweet mom, grandmother, and friend, LuAnne McClellan Rasmussen departed this life on Sunday, Oct 17th, 2021, and was reunited with her sweetheart, Dallan. LuAnne was born March 21, 1943, in Seattle Washington to Junius Wilson McClellan and Mildred Clark. LuAnne with her family moved to Michigan, where she would spend her childhood. To this day, the beautiful lakes...

Danny Kay Beckstead

Danny Kay Beckstead

Oct 13, 2021

Danny Kay Beckstead passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, in a car accident in Wyoming. He was born March 15, 1948, in Preston, Idaho, to Elmo G. Beckstead and Elda Long. He was the youngest of four children.

Danny attended and graduated from Preston High School. He later married Lynda Merrill Burbank on December 2, 1972. At the time...

Robert S. Hanger

Robert S. Hanger

Oct 10, 2021

Robert Sidney Hanger 80 of Preston, passed away Sunday morning October 10, 2021, at the Preston Hospital. He requested to be removed from life support ending his suffering caused by severe lung damage caused by COVID. He was born June 29, 1941, to Sydney & Virginia Hanger in Salt Lake City, UT. He married Wendy Hansen Hanger on June 25,...

Robert Parley Bray

Robert Parley Bray

Oct 7, 2021

Robert Parley Bray, aged 84, passed away October 7, 2021, at his home in Ivins, Utah. He was born January 11, 1937, in Provo, Utah, to his parents Orval and Olive Bray. He married the love of his life, Connie Joy Jensen, on March 13, 1958, in Provo, Utah.

He was raised in Springville, Utah, where he graduated from Springville High...

Bevaun Leffler

Bevaun Leffler

Sep 24, 2021

BeVaun Leffler at age 91, passed away on September 23, 2021, in Preston Idaho. She was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, and moved to Grace, Idaho after her and her husband's retirement. BeVaun was born the oldest of 5 siblings and was the last to leave. She spent most of her life working on the family farms and loving the outdoors....

Ronald Stephen Mahurin

Ronald Stephen Mahurin

Sep 22, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" Stephen Mahurin passed away on September 22, 2021, in Montpelier, Idaho at the age of 75.

He was born May 31, 1946, in Grangeville, Idaho to Walter Mahurin and Alice Robie Mahurin. His parents brought him home to Slate Creek, Idaho where he lived for 72 years. It was here that Ron met Ruth Brooks and they were married...

Rikki (Frankie Smith) Rodriquez

Rikki (Frankie Smith) Rodriquez

Sep 19, 2021

Rikki Rodriquez (Frankie Smith), 43 died September 19, 2021. Born in Houston Texas, he was adopted by Grover C. Smith and Gloria Carol Rodriquez. He leaves behind his beautiful daughters, Destini and Sierra Rodriquez. They were his world and whole heart. He is survived by his father, Grover C. Smith and Vicky Smith from Hyrum Utah, Mother Gloria Carol Lopez...

Norma Mary Bodily

Norma Mary Bodily

Sep 18, 2021

Norma Mary Anderson Bodily, 93, the meanest teacher ever, passed away at her home of natural causes due to age on September 18, 2021, surrounded by family. Norma was born September 11, 1928, in Moroni, Utah, to John Henry Anderson and Ivy Andrea Christensen. She was the oldest of four children followed by Helen, John, and Ross Kay. Norma grew...

M. Louise Crane

M. Louise Crane

Sep 17, 2021

M. Louise (Massey) Crane was called home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Friday, September 17, 2021, and her earthy body was released from the suffering of the vicious, mind and memory-depraving villain that is Alzheimer's.

Louise was welcomed into the home of Luther and Leola Massey on May 27, 1940, in Ronda, West Virginia as the 7th of...

Carolee Carter Aquila

Carolee Carter Aquila

Sep 4, 2021

Carolee Carter Aquila, 43 of Pocatello Idaho, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. She passed peacefully at home, free from pain with her son and amazing husband at her side. Carolee died after a long battle with rare liver cancer. Carolee was born on December 27, 1977, in Ogden Utah, the daughter of Jerry D. and LaVerna Carter. Carolee was...

Marc Hirschi

Marc Hirschi

Sep 3, 2021

Lyman Marc Hirschi, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away September 3, 2021, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, surrounded by his wife and children. Marc was born May 28, 1955, to Lyman and Helen Hirschi in Montpelier, Idaho, the third of five children and grew up in Geneva, Idaho. He worked on the family farm until he...

Kitty Kay Silvernagel

Kitty Kay Silvernagel

Aug 27, 2021

Celebrating the Life of Kitty K. Silvernagel

Kitty Kay Silvernagel, beloved mother, devoted wife, trusted confidant, pie maker extraordinaire, family history expert, easy listening music lover, fearsome card player, and eternal friend to all who knew her, peacefully lost her battle with cancer on Friday evening, August 27th, 2021, surrounded by her loving family in Preston, Idaho. She recently celebrated her...

Jason Verl Wilkey

Jason Verl Wilkey

Aug 17, 2021

Jason Verl Wilkey, 43, of Nephi, passed away August 17, 2021, at a Salt Lake hospital following an extended illness. He was born February 01, 1978, to Verl and Kaye Wilkey. He was raised and educated in Nephi, where he graduated from Juab High School. He married Trina Johnston on May 05, 2001, in the Manti Temple. Together they have...