Obituaries

Eric Travis Hanger

Eric Travis Hanger

Sep 7, 2009

PRESTON, IDAHO - - ERIC HANGERPRESTON- Eric Travis Hanger, 36, passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at the Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, Utah, from a pulmonary embolism. He was born July 24, 1973, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Robert Sidney and Wendy Hansen Hanger. He married Carlie Beth Davenport on Oct. 20, 1998, in Las...

Ross Swainston Rasmussen

Ross Swainston Rasmussen

Aug 28, 2009

Preston, Idaho - - - Ross S. Rasmussen"Old Bankers Never Die, They Just Lose Interest"Preston - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Ross Swainston Rasmussen died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on August 28, 2009. A native of Preston, Idaho Ross was born on October 24, 1927 and raised by his mother Sophia Swainston Hansen...

Kelly C McCarthy

Kelly C McCarthy

Aug 28, 2009

Preston, Idaho - - - Kelly C McCarthy (1960-2009)Idaho-Kelly C McCarthy, 48, passed away August 28, 2009. Kelly was born on September 30, 1960 in San Francisco, California, to Gordon McCarthy and Millie Bodily McCarthy. He lived in Martinez, California until he was 16 years old and then moved with his family to Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. He graduated from Lahainaluna...

Connie Viehweg Westover

Connie Viehweg Westover

Aug 25, 2009

CLIFTON, IDAHO - - CONNIE WESTOVERCLIFTON- Connie Viehweg Westover, 77, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at the Franklin County Medical Center in Preston, Idaho. She was born Sept. 6, 1931, in Clifton, Idaho, to Lott Aberhart and Adell Moser Viehweg. She was the third child in a family of three girls and four boys.She married Don A. Westover...

Rene J. Johnson

Rene J. Johnson

Aug 22, 2009

RENE J. JOHNSONRene J. Johnson, 65, died Aug. 22, 2009, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Rene was born Nov. 1, 1943, in Preston, Idaho to Orene Lamb Johnson and Glenna Cordingley Johnson. He spent his first years living at Little Mountain and then his family bought a farm in Dayton, where he...

Verna Redington Olson

Verna Redington Olson

Aug 22, 2009

Mead, Washington - - Verna R. OlsonMead- Verna Lucy Redington Olson, 91, passed away Aug. 22, 2009 at her home in Mead, Washington. She was born Oct. 7, 1917, in Leslie, Idaho, the daughter of George Arthur and Lucy Addie Hawes Redington. She married Wesley Ernest Olson on July 26, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was later...

Barbara Kay Billings Keller

Barbara Kay Billings Keller

Aug 20, 2009

Preston, Idaho Barbara B. Keller Preston - Barbara Kay Billings Keller, 61, passed away unexpectedly August 20, 2009 from a brain aneurism at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. She was born May 11, 1948 in Salt Lake City Utah to Howard Keith and Dolores Louise Taylor Billings. Barbara enjoyed sewing, cross-stitching, quilting, and cooking. She always enjoyed time spent...

Karen R. Kunz

Karen R. Kunz

Aug 13, 2009

Karen Roberts Kunz was born 18 July 1942 and died 13 August 2009 of complications from lung cancer. Her parents, Brose H. and Eleanor Roberts, raised her in Delta, Utah. Karen graduated from Utah State University with a degree in elementary education. While there, she met and married Calvin C. Kunz.Karen worked as an elementary school teacher, but being an...

Bernice W. Condie

Bernice W. Condie

Aug 12, 2009

PRESTON, IDAHO - - BERNICE W. CONDIEPRESTON- Bernice Winger Condie, 88, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at her home in Preston. She was born Sept. 11, 1920, in Riverdale, Idaho, the daughter of Loren Albert and Hazel Mae Williams Winger. She grew up in Riverdale where she went to grade school and she graduated from Preston High School....

Gerald Paul Pituch

Gerald Paul Pituch

Aug 10, 2009

CUB RIVER, IDAHO - - GERALD P. PITUCHCUB RIVER- Gerald Paul Pituch, 68, former Lancaster, California and Cedar City, Utah resident, passed away on August 10, 2009, at his home in Cub River after an extended illness. He was born April 11, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Jack and Helen Palko Pituch. He served his country in the...

Leora Elwell Evans

Leora Elwell Evans

Aug 9, 2009

LOGAN, UTAH - - LEORA EVANSLOGAN- Leora Evans, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 9, 2009. She was born Dec. 29, 1913, in her parents' home in Preston, Idaho. She was the third of seven children and the oldest daughter of Isaac Elwell Jr. and Francis Louisa Carter.Though her family struggled financially, especially following her father's death...

Deana Lowe Wells Jensen

Deana Lowe Wells Jensen

Aug 8, 2009

Taylor, Idaho Deana W. JensenTaylor - Deana Lowe Wells Jensen, age 91, died Sat. Aug. 8, 2009 at her home in Taylor. She was born Sept. 9, 1917 in Franklin, Idaho to Reuben Doney Lowe and Annie Evelin Durrant Lowe. She attended Bonida Elementary School and Franklin High: graduated from Utah State University with Bachelor of Science in 1962: and...

Deana Lowe Wells Jensen

Deana Lowe Wells Jensen

Aug 8, 2009

Taylor, Idaho - - - Deana W. JensenTaylor - Deana Lowe Wells Jensen, age 91, died Sat. Aug. 8, 2009 at her home in Taylor. She was born Sept. 9, 1917 in Franklin, Idaho to Reuben Doney Lowe and Annie Evelin Durrant Lowe. She attended Banida Elementary School and Franklin High: graduated from Utah State University with Bachelor of Science...

Dona Eliza Comish Gilbert

Dona Eliza Comish Gilbert

Aug 5, 2009

Fairview, Idaho - - - Dona C. GilbertFairview - Dona Eliza Comish Gilbert, 98, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. She was born July 16, 1911 in Cove, Utah to Joseph Nephi and Bertha Orvilla Bowcut Comish. She grew up in Cove with her brothers and sisters: Nephi, Orvilla, Florence, Alden, Henry and...

Robin Lee Johnson Marcham

Robin Lee Johnson Marcham

Aug 2, 2009

Preston, Idaho - - - Robin J. MarchamPreston - Robin Lee Johnson Marcham, 41, passed away August 2, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Robin was born on March 7, 1968 in Tremonton, Utah to Joseph and Tamera Price Johnson. She grew up in Logan, Utah and graduated from Logan High School. She married Richard Allen Marcham in...

Orlo Floyd Jensen

Orlo Floyd Jensen

Aug 1, 2009

PRESTON, IDAHO - - ORLO JENSENPRESTON - Orlo Floyd Jensen, 67, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2009, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born July 22, 1942, in Preston, Idaho, the son of Ernest Floyd and Lizzie Johnson Jensen. He married LaRae Stokes on June 2, 1961, in the Logan Temple.Orlos' greatest love was his family....

Clark Voris Johnson

Clark Voris Johnson

Jul 25, 2009

Provo, Utah - - - Clark V. Johnson Provo - Clark Voris Johnson, 71, passed away July 25, 2009 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah from complications after surgery. He was born May 29, 1938, in Preston, Idaho, the son of Voris E. and Reba Bair. He married Cheryl Geddes in the Logan LDS Temple on June...

Blanche E. Pitcher

Blanche E. Pitcher

Jul 24, 2009

RICHMOND, UTAH - - BLANCHE E. PITCHERRICHMOND- Blanche Ewer Pitcher, 91, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Family Place Quality Senior Living Center in Lewiston, Utah. She was born Jan. 27, 1918, in Logan, Utah, the daughter of Frank and Amy Williams Ewer. She married Boyd Rees Pitcher on June 23, 1941, in Paris, Idaho. Their marriage...

Betty Marie Spackman Hendricks

Betty Marie Spackman Hendricks

Jul 23, 2009

Murray, Utah - - - Betty M. HendricksMurray - Betty Marie Hendricks passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009. She was born October 30, 1929 one of 10 children to Cyrus Alvin and Anna Marie Anderson Spackman in Richmond, Utah. Betty married Roland Hendricks on April 28, 1950. They were the parents of four children, Mike, Tracy, Fred, and Shawn. He...

Janet Swainston Davis

Janet Swainston Davis

Jul 15, 2009

Clifton, Idaho - - - - Janet S. DavisClifton - Janet Swainston Davis, 89, passed away suddenly but peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. She was born December 27, 1919, to Parley and Janet Speirs Swainston in Preston, Idaho the fourth of five children. She was raised in Preston, graduated as valedictorian of her high school, and...