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Judith Sue Porch
Oct 27, 2024
Judith Sue Porch, a devoted mother, compassionate friend, and beloved member of the community, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2024, at an Idaho Falls care center. As her health began to fail, she chose to relocate there to be closer to her son, Corey Porch, who resides in Idaho Falls.
Born on August 21, 1944, in Ogden, Utah, Judith spent...
Brenda Arlene Johnstone
Oct 19, 2024
Brenda Arlene Johnstone, a beloved educator and cherished family member, was born on May 2, 1954, in Burley, Idaho. She passed away on October 19, 2024, in Pocatello, Idaho, following a tragic fall. Brenda’s life was a testament to her unwavering dedication to her vocation and her boundless love for her family.
Brenda devoted more than three decades to nurturing the...
Beverly Amussen Benson Parker
Oct 12, 2024
Beverly Amussen Benson Parker passed away on October 12, 2024, at age 87, in Logan, Utah. She was born to devoted parents, Ezra Taft Benson and Flora Amussen Benson, the fourth of six children. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Mac Parker; her parents; and three of her siblings: Reed Benson; Mark Benson and his wife,...
Maxine Lillie McDonald
Oct 8, 2024
Maxine Lillie McDonald, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on October 8th. Born on June 13, 1937, in Midway, Utah, Maxine was the embodiment of strength and determination, known for her love of the outdoors and adventure from a young age. She spent her childhood riding horses and climbing trees, cultivating a love for nature that...
Lou Neeley Fonnesbeck
Sep 27, 2024
Grandma has "tossed her toes, " a familiar phrase we often hear from her. Lou Fonnesbeck returned to the open arms of our Father in Heaven on September 27, 2024, at the age of 92. There, she was greeted by her parents, all of her siblings, and, of course, her husband of 23 years, Norm Fonnesbeck. Her heart and kidneys...
Michael Keith Weeks
Sep 25, 2024
Michael Keith Weeks passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in Ogden, Utah, at the age of 62. He was born in Logan, Utah, on March 22, 1962, to Leslie Kieth Weeks and Carolyn McNeil. He was the oldest of seven children.
He grew up in Lewiston, Utah, on a dairy farm where, at a young age, he learned to...
Dolores Ann Clegg Gilbert
Sep 10, 2024
Dolores Ann Clegg Gilbert, 92, of Grace, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. Dolores was born on August 18, 1932, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Benjamin Orson and Laura Poppleton Gunnell Clegg. She was the seventh and final child of her family. Dolores enjoyed growing up in Bench and playing with her Clegg...
Dr. Harold Ernest McLearan
Aug 19, 2024
My brother, Dr. Harold Ernest McLearan (Hal) was the most fascinating man and an exceptional brother. He could entertain me for hours with his intense knowledge of dentistry, chemistry, organic remedies, etymology, and interesting stories from Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts, in which he participated with his son Adam. Like his younger sister, Rhonda Michalk, I admired his ability to...
Bonnie Lou Briggs
Aug 12, 2024
Our loving, kind, and courageous mother, Bonnie Lou Briggs, has left this life on August 12th, at the age of 92, at the Franklin County Nursing Home in Preston, ID, to be with her sons John Bradley Briggs and Jeffrey Lee Briggs.
Bonnie was born in Paris, Ohio, to John and Josephine (Graviera) Hewitt. She was the fourth and final child...
Naum Soto
Jul 30, 2024
Naum Soto, 72, of Preston, passed away at his home on July 30, 2024, after an extended illness. Naum was born October 13, 1951, in Sinaloa, Mexico the son of Heriberto and Delia Margarita Soto.
Naum is survived by his wife, Maria Natividad Soto; two sons, Nahum Soto and Jonathan Soto; and one daughter, Delia Olivia Soto. He is also survived...
Elna Joan Hofer
Jul 25, 2024
Elna Joan Larsen Hofer, a resident of Carnation, Washington, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the age of 82.
Born on February 12, 1942, in Preston, ID, Ms. Hofer was the daughter of Dale and Elna Larsen, growing up on their family farm on Bear Creek Rd just outside Preston. A graduate of Preston High School, she then attended...
Donald Owen Reeves
Jul 20, 2024
Donald Owen Reeves, affectionately known as "Uncle Don," graduated from this world on July 20, 2024, in Dayton, Idaho. Don was born on July 8, 1945, to loving parents Dickinson and Helen Owens Reeves at Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. His journey took him from California to Washington to Utah before finally settling in Idaho in 2011. Don touched...
Marcia Lee John
Jul 20, 2024
Marcia Lee John has passed away. She died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 78.
Marcia was born September 7, 1945, in Faribault, MN, the daughter of Gaylord and Irene Genhardson Becklund. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Johns, but is survived by her daughter, Tracy Jones of Irrigon, OR.
Marcia requested that no funeral services...
Ralph Leo Robinson
Jul 19, 2024
Ralph Leo Robinson, 81, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, at his home. He was born on October 19, 1942, in Salem, Indiana, and was the son of Frank and Ruby Metts Robinson. Per his request, no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Red Rose Funeral Home in Preston. To share a favorite memory or...
Christine Siepert
Jul 17, 2024
Carrie Christine Molen Siepert (Chris), a loving Wife, Mom, Grandma, & Great Grandma, Passed away surrounded by her loving family on July 17, 2024, in Preston, Idaho.
Chris was born on August 30, 1946, in Boise, Idaho. She attended school in Idaho Falls and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, where she met the love of her life, Blair Johnathan Siepert.
Blair and...
David Clifford Jaussi
Jul 13, 2024
David Clifford Jaussi, age 80, passed suddenly from a glioblastoma on July 13, 2024, in Weston, Idaho. He was surrounded by his wife and four daughters.
Dave was born on March 17, 1944, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Clifford and Barbara Davis Jaussi. He spent the first few years of his life in Geneva, Idaho, where his parents managed a creamery. The...
Edna DeAnne Thompson
Jul 7, 2024
Edna DeAnne Metcalf Albright Thompson, 81, of Franklin, Idaho peacefully passed away on July 7, 2024 at her home, surrounded by family. Her death was due to esophageal cancer.
Since the death of her husband, Talmage “Tal” Andrew Thompson in 2015 she has lived independently in her own home, a home she loved.
She was born on September 5, 1942 during World...
Gaylin S Covert
Jun 29, 2024
Gaylin S Covert, 74, of Preston passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, from Parkinson's Disease at the Heritage Home in Soda Springs, ID. Gaylin was born in Preston, ID, on September 26, 1949, to Calvin and Marintha Covert. He was raised with his siblings on Cottonwood Creek.
He married the love of his life, Lynda Wilson, in 1968. He worked for...
Dennis Harold Byington
Jun 26, 2024
Dennis Harold Byington, a cherished husband, father, and grandfather, peacefully passed away on June 26, 2024, in Preston, Idaho, following a brief illness. He entered this world on October 8, 1940, in Ogden, Utah, born to the late Harold Jesse Byington and Vonda Moore Byington.
Dennis married Judy Virginia Bean, and from that union, two sons were born, Kent and Kerry....
Gwen Cottle Cantwell
Jun 11, 2024
Gwen Cottle Cantwell was joyfully welcomed home by her beloved husband, Roger Cantwell, on June 11, 2024. She was born on November 7, 1940, to June Bingham and Rex Abraham Cottle. Her parents divorced when she was seven years old. Despite growing up in modest circumstances, Gwen felt content and cherished. As a teenager, her mother remarried Ern Morrison, and...
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