Obituaries

Shirley Jean Moser Schvaneveldt

Shirley Jean Moser Schvaneveldt

May 13, 2026

Shirley Jean Schvaneveldt, age 92, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026, in Long Beach, California. She was born on April 23, 1934, in Preston, Idaho, to Orval C. and Jean Moser. Shirley attended Egypt Elementary School and graduated from Preston High School.

She was a devoted wife, mother, Nana, and Nane who will be remembered for her kindness, strength, generosity,...

Elda JoAnn Beckstead Kofoed Jardine

Elda JoAnn Beckstead Kofoed Jardine

May 24, 2026

Elda JoAnn Beckstead Kofoed Jardine returned to her heavenly home on May 24, 2026, at the age of 85. Joann was born in Franklin Idaho to loving and dedicated parents Elmo Gordon Beckstead and Elda Long Beckstead. She was the oldest of 4 children. She was raised on the family farm south of Preston doing daily chores with her siblings...

Leona Breitenbuecher Chatterton

Leona Breitenbuecher Chatterton

May 23, 2026

Leona Breitenbuecher Chatterton, age 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 23, 2026, due to age-related causes. Leona was born on February 12, 1928, to Ernest Breitenbuecher and Ida D. Mendenhall. She married Eugene Darrell Chatterton on August 11, 1948. Together they built a loving family and life together.

Leona lived most of her life in Preston, Idaho, with...

Shirley Carlisle Hymas

Shirley Carlisle Hymas

May 22, 2026

Shirley Carlisle Hymas graduated from this existence at home in Lewiston, on Friday, May 22, 2026. She was 88 years old. She was born on June 27, 1937, in Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah to Owen John and LaReta Hansen Carlisle. She was the third child and oldest daughter.

She graduated from Granite High School. Married Arthur Gilbert “Art” Hymas, July...

Major William Albert "Bill" Burtson

Major William Albert "Bill" Burtson

May 20, 2026

Major William Albert “Bill” Burtson, age 92, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2026.

Bill was born on May 8, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born into a family with deep Italian roots and was devoted son and brother. He was first married to Dorothy Burtson, with whom he had five children with.

Bill proudly served his country as a United...

Angela Tingey Weeks

Angela Tingey Weeks

May 19, 2026

Angela Tingey Weeks, 79, a beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother returned to her heavenly home on May 19, 2026. She was born on July 24, 1946, in Preston, Idaho. She is the daughter of Warren Maurice Tingey and Ruth Bastian Tingey.

Angela loved her family more than anything else. She loved all the reunions, sisters’ trips, road trips, holidays with...

Gloria Wright Lowe

Gloria Wright Lowe

May 18, 2026

Gloria Lowe, age 89, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2026 surrounded by her children in Preston Idaho. She was born October 8, 1936 in Preston Idaho to Archie Glen Wright and Alavon Marshall Larsen Herzog Wright. Gloria was the 2nd of 5 children and grew up East of Preston in what was known as the “Fifth Ward” or “Little...

Marilyn Louise "Grammy" Nunn

Marilyn Louise "Grammy" Nunn

May 17, 2026

Marilyn Louise “Grammy” Nunn was born on July 26, 1935, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, as a premature baby weighing only 3 pounds, 3 ounces. Doctors were unsure she would survive, but Marilyn had a quiet strength from the very beginning. She went on to live a beautiful, meaningful, love-filled life for 90 years.

She married Ernest...

William Warren Choules

William Warren Choules

May 16, 2026



Our dad, Warren Choules, also known as William, Bill (our apologies if we told you he wasn't home, we honestly didn't know his real name), Chile, chief cook and bottle washer, or really anything except "late for dinner" passed away on May 16, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Of all his names, his most cherished name by far was...

Karma Porter Ellgen

Karma Porter Ellgen

May 12, 2026

Karma Porter Ellgen, age 70, peacefully joined our Father in Heaven on May 12, 2026, in Anaheim, California. Her final days were spent surrounded by the profound love of her husband, children, and grandchildren. Even in her passing, Karma continued her lifelong legacy of giving and healing by choosing to be an organ donor, granting the gift of life to...

Roger "Kip" Rhees

Roger "Kip" Rhees

May 12, 2026



Roger Kip Rhees, lovingly known as Kip, was born on September 5, 1961, in Ogden, Utah, to Kathrine Henderson and Roger Larry Rhees. He passed away on May 12, 2026, peacefully surrounded by love, leaving behind a life and legacy defined by faith, service, hard work, and unwavering devotion to his family.

Kip married his sweetheart, Susan Barker, on June 27,...

Maria D. Sanchez Camacho

Maria D. Sanchez Camacho

May 11, 2026

It is with profound sadness and endless love that we announce the passing of Maria D. Sanchez Camacho, who entered eternal rest on May 11, 2026, at the young age of 52. Maria was born on May 6, 1974, and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. Forever remembered as “una guerrera fuerte de Dios” whose love...

Larry Dean Dahle

Larry Dean Dahle

May 10, 2026

Not all heroes wear capes. Some quietly anchor their entire family without wanting recognition or placing judgement.

Our dad was the kind of man that showed up for flat tires, hard days, broken fences, and every ordinary Tuesday in between. He was stubborn, sometimes funny, and always had a fishing pole in the back of his truck. He spent mornings at...

Carolyn Jeanne Kelly Smart

Carolyn Jeanne Kelly Smart

May 10, 2026

Carolyn Jeanne Kelly Smart, 76, was born July 23, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Keith and Betty Thorpe Kelly. She died on May 10, 2026, in Preston, Idaho, following a happy family gathering. Carolyn enjoyed a happy childhood in Salt Lake with her only brother, Colin. She graduated from East High School and attended the University of Utah....

Jeffrey Owen Auger

Jeffrey Owen Auger

May 8, 2026

Jeffrey Owen Auger, 48, passed away unexpectedly on May 8, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. he was born on August 28, 1977 in Portland to Owen Howard and Cleone Byington Auger. Services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home in Preston, Idaho. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be...

James Marshall Kimball

James Marshall Kimball

May 4, 2026

James “Jim” Marshall Kimball, 86, passed away in Clifton, Idaho, on May 4, 2026. With his wife of 53 years by his side, he passed away leaving behind a legacy of hard work, service, and a belief that you help others simply because it’s the right thing to do.

Jim was born in West by God Virginia on December 11, 1939,...

Michael Guy Stenberg Jr.

Michael Guy Stenberg Jr.

May 3, 2026

Michael Guy Stenberg, Jr. laid down for his last Sunday afternoon nap on May 3, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family in Whitney, Idaho. He had fought a four-year battle with cancer.

Mike was born in Logan, Utah on December 2, 1952, to Michael Guy Stenberg, Sr. and Vera Nellie Bell as the only boy. He had four sisters:...

David Campi Sparks

David Campi Sparks

Apr 28, 2026

David Campi Sparks, 50, passed away on April 28th, 2026, at his family home after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Campi was born December 11th, 1975, in Logan Utah, the son of Nelda Marlene Jensen and David Mick Sparks, the middle child between his two sisters, Shandalin and Danea.

From his childhood into his adult life, you could find Campi playing...

Leo C Geddes

Leo C Geddes

Apr 28, 2026

Leo C. Geddes passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Smithfield, Utah.

He was born July 19, 1938, in Banida, Idaho, on the family farm, alongside his twin brother, Cleo Geddes. He grew up in Banida,with three brothers and one sister. He graduated from Preston High School and attended Utah State University. He married DeAnn Dunkley in the Logan LDS Temple,...

Joyce Smith Gilbert

Joyce Smith Gilbert

Apr 27, 2026



Joyce Smith Gilbert passed away peacefully at home April 27, 2026, at the age of 98. She was born on January 23, 1928, in a humble home on her Grandpa Smith’s farm near Lewiston, UT. Joyce was the fourth of eight children born to Alma Borman and Phyllis Workman Smith. Her early years were spent in a small, two-bedroom home....