Obituaries

Dec 26, 2015

Amy Merlin Bancroft, 47, passed away Dec. 26, 2015 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho.  She was born April 19, 1968 in Ventura, California the daughter of George Lyle Bancroft and Joan Fackrell.

 

She was born with Down-Syndrome and had two heart surgeries as a child.  She lived for many years with the Barrett family in Atascadero, California. ...

Dec 22, 2015

Wayne Stone Winn passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was 84 years old. Wayne was born to Sara Eldora Stone and Marvin J. Winn on April 9, 1931 in Winder, Idaho. Wayne attended grade school through high school in Preston and graduated from Preston...

Dec 19, 2015

Barbara Renee Dunkley Allen celebrated her 85th birthday by returning home to her Heavenly Father and the awaiting arms of many family members, anxious to greet her on the other side.  Renee was born on December 19, 1930, in Franklin, Idaho, to Parley Briggs and Martha Almira Meacham Dunkley.  She was the bonus baby, joining her family of twelve brothers...

Dec 16, 2015

Gerald Sterling Thornley passed away December 16, 2015 at home, surrounded by his family. 

He was born in Smithfield, Utah on July 24, 1935 to Benson and Eva (Dawson) Thornley.  Gerald attended school in Cache County and lived in Smithfield until he moved with his family to Kuna, Idaho in March of 1952. 

He went to work at...

Dec 8, 2015

Preston, Idaho- Our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother and good Friend, Ella Josephine Jepsen Jones peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father Dec. 8, 2015.  She will be missed by family and all who knew her.

 

She was born Sept. 13, 1918 in Preston, Idaho the third child of Julius Jepsen and Nellie Adella  Bergquist.  She was a gentle,...

Dec 6, 2015

Nov 27, 2015

Mink Creek, Idaho- Marlene Winn Christensen, 80, passed away Nov. 27, 2015 at her home in Mink Creek.  She was born July 21, 1935 in Winder, Idaho to Marvin James Winn and Sarah Eldora Stone.  Her parents divorced and her mother took her three brothers to live with her grandparents, Joseph & Annie Stone in Cub River. 

 

Marlene...

Nov 25, 2015

Mink Creek, Idaho- We lost a precious daughter and sister this week.  Teresina Crosland died unexpectedly November 25, 2015 in Safford, Arizona at the age of 24.  She was born May 27, 1991 to Robert and Phee Crosland and was the seventh of twelve children.

 

She grew up in Mink Creek, Idaho where she loved spending time outdoors with...

Nov 22, 2015

Nov 17, 2015

Roselle McKay Checketts, 66, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2015 in Preston, Idaho. Roselle was born on July 22, 1949 to Melvin William and Emmeline Chatterton McKay, the sixth of eight children. She grew up in Weston, Idaho on the McKay family farm. Roselle attended Ricks College, and then transferred to Utah State where she graduated with a degree...

Nov 14, 2015

Ruth Hunter Stevenson, 95, of Linrose, ID passed away peacefully Saturday, November 14, 2015 leaving a legacy of family, faith, laughter, and love. She was born April 3, 1920 in Taylor, UT to John and Annis Hunter. Ruth enjoyed life to the fullest. Growing up she played the banjo, sang in the opera, helped on the farm, and played on...

Nov 11, 2015

Mink Creek, Idaho- Marie Lena Caron Aupperlee, 84, passed away on Nov. 11, 2015 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho.  She was born April 15, 1931 in Montreal, Canada, the daughter of Joseph Ulric-Stanislas and Marie Alina Picard Caron.  She married William Aupperlee on May 1, 1971, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He preceded her in death...

Nov 7, 2015

Weston, Idaho- Stephen H. Richards, 73, passed away on Nov. 7, 2015 at his home in Weston.  He was born Oct. 16, 1942, in Preston, Idaho the son of Herman John and Edna Palmer Richards.  He served his country in the US Marines for four years.

 

He excelled in driving and operating heavy equipment.  He retired after many years...

Nov 6, 2015

Tyra Beth Stenberg Chipman, 79, daughter of Guy and Ora (Nelson) Stenberg, cherished mother, sister, aunt and cousin passed away comfortable on Friday, November 6, 2015 in Vista, California.

 

Tyra provided unwavering care for her son Colin, while working as a property manager the past 25 years. She was filled with a wonderful sense of humor, loving heart,...

Nov 3, 2015

IdaBeth Ward Denton, 90, passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. She was born in Treasureton, Idaho to Richard Alonzo and Hazel Campbell Ward. She grew up in Treasureton where she still lived today. She went to a small Treasureton School with her older brother Robert (Pete) Ward and her younger sister Colleen (Brig) Olsen. Her father...

Nov 1, 2015

Betty Lou Chapman Nelson Page, 85,  passed away November 1, 2015. She was born July 29,1930 in Lewiston, Idaho, the daughter of Charles H. Chapman and Myrtle B. Stuart.  She moved to Pocatello, Idaho in 1941,at age 11 when she was adopted by her aunt, Mary Ellen and Walter E. Nelson. 

 

She married Doland H. Page on May...

Oct 29, 2015

Michael Ray Beeny, 72, of Cove, Utah passed away peacefully in the home he loved Thursday, October 29, 2015 after spending the day with his wife. He was preparing to go to the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center to attend the Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Archery Practice as a coach. He was in the middle of doing the things...

Oct 28, 2015

Fern Smith Packer Gardner Little Hobbs, 90, passed away peacefully at her residence in Burley, Idaho on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. She was born on October 28, 1925 in Riverdale, Idaho to Louis Mecham and Clotilda Walker Smith Packer.

 

Fern was married three times Charles Leslie Gardner (Les), Preston Little, and Leonard Hobbs. She loved her family, and...