Obituaries
Doug Doney
Jun 5, 2021
Douglas Grant Doney, 70, passed away a little too soon of natural causes on June 5, 2021. Doug was born March 12, 1951 in Preston, Idaho to LaDell Doney and Dorothy Merrill. He attended school in Preston where he met the love of his life, Traci Lynn Lewis. They were later married on 8-8-80. Together they had two children, Jenifer...
Judy Packer Edgar
May 31, 2021
Judy Packer Edgar, 80. Residing in Taylorsville, UT. Originally from Riverdale Idaho, was able to fight Medullary cancer just long enough to pass away from old age on Monday, May 31st, 2021. She was born November 27, 1940 to Rex Smith Packer and Susan Jane Tate. That evening Judy peacefully crossed through the veil to continue with her eternal progression....
Marie Olson
May 24, 2021
Marie Olson, 66, passed away May 23, 2021 in West Valley City, Utah. She was born March 30, 1955 in Logan, Utah to Edwin Knut and Mildred Emma Erickson Olson. She and her family lived in Lewiston, Utah. Her sweet mother passed away in 1970.
Marie loved riding her bicycle and playing with her puppies. She attended school but...
Raymond James Seamons
May 24, 2021
Raymond James Seamons, 61, passed away May 24, 2021 at his home in Lewiston, Utah of natural causes. He was born February 19, 1960, in Albany, Georgia, the son of Farris Glade and Inez Preece Seamons. He married Beth Sue Ogden in Richmond, Utah. They were later divorced.
He loved his chickens and doing yard work and gardening. He also...
Richard Leroy Cole
May 20, 2021
Richard Leroy Cole, 82, passed from this mortal life on May 20, 2021. Richard was a resident of Kimberly, Idaho and had previously lived in Darlington, Idaho and Seattle, Washington.
He was born on August 9, 1938 in Preston, Idaho to Percy Richard “Dick” Cole and Nedra Cole. He graduated from Rigby High School in 1956. Richard lived a full...
JaNice Schvaneveldt Balls
May 18, 2021
JaNice Schvaneveldt Balls, 82, devoted wife, and mother of five rambunctious boys, left this mortal life on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. We have no doubt that she was greeted by the arms of her 11-year-old son, David, who preceded her in death, as well as a loving Heavenly Father. It was an embrace she had anxiously awaited. JaNice was born...
Julie Anne Rich Swainston
May 14, 2021
Julie Anne Rich Swainston was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melvin W Rich and Otella Hale on July 14, 1941. Julie peacefully returned home on May 14, 2021 in Ogden, Utah with her husband of 58 years by her side. She attended schools in Logan, Utah where she graduated from Logan High School in 1959. After graduation, she...
Jack Douglas "JD" Beach
Apr 28, 2021
Jack Douglas ( J.D.) Beach passed away April 28, 2021 in Logan, Utah just after his 91st birthday. He was born April 10, 1930 in Chandler, Arizona to Bessie Buchanan and Robert Green Beach. After serving time in the navy, he married Bernice Sexton and they later divorced. Dad spent much of his young adult life near Watsonville, California where...
Venna Swainston Herd
Apr 27, 2021
Venna Swainston Herd, 102 years of age, passed peacefully from this life on April 27, 2021. She was born February 6, 1919 in Whitney, Idaho to Annie J. and John E. Swainston. She was the oldest of four siblings, sisters Delma, Fern and a brother Jack. She grew up on the family farm in Whitney where she attended school and...
Brent George Coats
Apr 26, 2021
Brent George Coats went to heaven Monday, April 26, 2021 at 7:10 a.m. at home surrounded by his wife and family, due to complications from diabetes. His family and friends were able to spend the last week close by his side, asking him for stories, songs, and “bad Dad” jokes, laughing and reminiscing together. Brent was born February 22, 1945...
Douglas W. Jensen
Apr 7, 2021
Douglas W Jensen, 70, passed away April 7, 2021, of a brain tumor. He was born August 20, 1950 in Preston, Idaho, the son of Marion James Jensen and Catharine Winward Jensen. He married Patricia Thomas on January 31, 1975 in the Logan, Utah Temple.
Douglas graduated from Mesa High School in 1968 and was awarded the “Best Defensive Football Player”....
Sharidean Flint
Apr 6, 2021
Sharidean Flint, age 62, passed away on April 6, 2021 at her home in Hyde Park Utah from
Cancer. She was born on August 31, 1958 in Monticello Utah, to Dean and Sharon Shumway.
She spent her younger years in Blanding Utah where she loved being in a small town and
spending time with her grandparents. She later moved to Layton where she...
Robert "Bob" Wilford Ruffell
Apr 5, 2021
Robert “Bob” Wilford Ruffell age 84 passed away April 5, 2021 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Unit. Robert was the second child born to Percival Armstrong Ruffell and Lorraine Althea Christensen Ruffell in Murray, Utah. He was born July 14, 1936. His twin brother, Richard was born 14 minutes later. His growing up years was in the Salt Lake...
Matthew J. Martin
Apr 2, 2021
Matthew J Martin, 46 of Brownsville, NE and Preston ID passed away April 2nd 2021 after a tragic accident in Daviess County MO. Matt was born January 6th 1975 to Scott and Vicki Martin in Logan UT. He graduated from Preston High School in 1993. Matt obtained an associate's degree at Idaho State University in electrical engineering. He was an...
Amanda Jo Whiteley
Apr 2, 2021
Amanda Jo Whiteley, age 22 from Logan, Utah passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2021. Amanda was found in her beloved mountains of Logan Canyon. She was born December 4, 1998 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Amanda and her parents, Mitch and Amy Jo Whiteley, moved to Providence, Utah in December of 2000 when she was 2 years old. Then,...
Loren Michael Lund
Mar 29, 2021
Loren Michael Lund, 73, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2021 in Providence, UT, surrounded by his family after a brave battle with Glioblastoma. Loren was born in Preston, ID to Fred Baker Lund and Emma Margrethe Gregersen on September 18, 1947. He attended Preston High School where he graduated in 1966. He went on to serve a mission...
Bonnie Louise Cocks
Mar 24, 2021
Bonnie Cocks, loving mother, passed away March 24, 2021 at the age of 88. She is survived by her daughter Christine Seccombe and son Mark Hanglin. She is also survived by a sister Pat Powers. Bonnie lived in Preston for over 35 years where she worked for the Preston School District in food services at Preston High School until she...
Shannon Knapp
Mar 21, 2021
Shannon Casperson Knapp passed away peacefully on March 21, 2021 at the age of 70. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She brought grace and beauty to life through all she did.
Shannon was born on December 21, 1950 in the Franklin County Hospital to Eva Lynn and Quentin Casperson. Shannon grew up in the Preston area with...
Catherine McDermott
Mar 19, 2021
Catherine McDermott, 69 passed away suddenly on March 19th in her home in Malad, Idaho. Catherine was born on September 30, 1951 in Preston Idaho to George Fisher and Anna Rozella McDermott. Catherine grew up in Clifton, Idaho with eleven siblings. She married Delmer Dee Weeks on June 21, 1968. They later divorced but loved one another until death. Catherine was...
Alden Benjamin Turnbow
Mar 17, 2021
Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Alden Benjamin Turnbow, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Alden was born January 6, 1940, in Ogden, Utah, to Alden J. Turnbow and LaVee Morrell. Ben was raised in a loving home with four sisters. When he was younger, Ben’s family moved often and eventually settled...
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