Obituaries

Robert LeRoy Cleveland

Robert LeRoy Cleveland

Jul 9, 2015

Robert LeRoy Cleveland, 71, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Preston, Idaho. He was born on October 18, 1943 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Roland E. and Nelda Robins Cleveland.

 

Robert loved the outdoors. He was a salesman for many years traveling and selling tools and hardware to many various locations. He loved movies and playing...

Eula  Leone Smith

Eula Leone Smith

Jul 2, 2015

 

Eula Leone Seely Smith, 80, of Thatcher, Idaho passed away July 2, 2015 surrounded by her loving family in the Franklin County Medical Center, after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.

Leone was preceded in death by her siblings, Joseph Boyd, James Dale, Morris Ruel, Eva Adella, and Clair Leon. She is survived by her husband, Norman Ross Smith, and...

Beverly Jepsen Karren

Beverly Jepsen Karren

Jul 2, 2015

Lewiston, Utah- Beverly Jepsen Karren, 65, passed away on July 2, 2015 at her home in Lewiston surrounded by her family.  She was born May 11, 1950 in Preston, Idaho the daughter of Lafe and Rayma Long Jepsen.  She married Greg H. Karren in 1972 in the Ogden Utah Temple. Together they raised ten children (eight girls and two boys). 

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Roy Junius Olsen

Roy Junius Olsen

Jul 1, 2015

Roy Junius Olsen, 90, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2015. He was born on November 11, 1924 in Weston, Idaho to Lew and Nora Hansen Olsen. He attended and graduated from Weston High School. After school he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he became an officer and pilot during WWII. Roy graduated from SAC in 1949. He...

Theodore "Ted" Bickmore Larsen

Theodore "Ted" Bickmore Larsen

Jun 30, 2015

Theodore (Ted) Bickmore Larsen, age 95, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died on June 30, 2015.  Ted was born August 23, 1919 in Preston, Idaho to Jacob Nelson Larsen and Ellen Oldham Bickmore.  In the fall of 1939, he was called to serve a mission to the Spanish American Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  After...

Camille  Pace  Knudson

Camille Pace Knudson

Jun 21, 2015

Mink Creek, Idaho                         Camille P. Knudson

 

Camille Pace Knudson, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 21, 2015. She was born on December 19, 1947 in Payson, Utah to Howard Fackrell and Anna Renon Maag Pace. She married Jeff Knudson on March 14, 1977 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple....

Rosa Mae Swainston Hawkes

Rosa Mae Swainston Hawkes

Jun 14, 2015

Rosa Mae (Swainston) Hawkes, age 89, passed away on Sunday, June 14, at her home in Concord, California. Born June 20, 1925, to Heber Charles and Sylvia May (Campbell) Swainston, she was raised in Preston, Idaho, and later graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in business. She raised her family in California where she worked for Caldwell Roofing...

Mardene Hall

Mardene Hall

Jun 13, 2015

Mardene Hall, 91, passed away on June 13, 2015 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho.  She was born Sept. 12, 1923 in Fairview, Idaho the daughter of Thomas John and Harriet Matilda Bodily Hall. 

 

She enjoyed sports- playing softball, biking and walking.  She loved gardening and traveling with her family and friends.  She was an active member...

Bart John Bateman

Bart John Bateman

Jun 11, 2015

Bart John Bateman passed away at his home on June 11, 2015.  He was born in Logan, Utah on May 18, 1978 to Brad and Julie Jones Bateman.  Bart spent 19 years of his life in Cody, Wyoming- it was the only place he called home.  He loved the outdoors and was never happier than when he was on the...

Verna Jane Wood

Verna Jane Wood

Jun 9, 2015

Just 5 years short of a century, beloved Verna Jane Rice Wood passed on to the next phase of her life on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015, having graduated summa cum laude from mortality while mourned and cheered by a myriad of friends and family on both sides of the veil.

 

Born Feb 1, 1920 in Farmington, Utah to Ira...

Reed P Jensen

Reed P Jensen

Jun 8, 2015

Reed P Jensen, (93) passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2015 in his room at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho, where he had been living since December.  He was born on January 11, 1922 in Mink Creek, Idaho to Daniel Jensen and Anita Mahalia Petersen.  Reed was the 3rd of 7 children in his family.  Growing up on...

Linda Sue John Hollingsworth

Linda Sue John Hollingsworth

Jun 3, 2015

Amarillo, Texas - Linda John Hollingsworth, 66, Passed away peacefully with her loving family and friends around her on Wednesday June 03, 2015. She was born on March 23, 1949 to Alvin DuWayne and Ruby Lovisa Byington John. She married Bud Harris Hollingsworth on October 15, 1966 in Malad, Idaho.

 

Linda was a member of the LDS 3rd...

Henry A. Jensen

Henry A. Jensen

Jun 2, 2015

Oxford, Idaho - Henry A. Jensen, 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. He was born on October 1, 1924 in Holbrook, Idaho, the 11th of 13 children born to Henry Andreas Jensen and Elvira Caroline Mortensen. He married Saramae Porter on October 6, 1960 in the Logan LDS Temple.

 

He...

Max  L. Hansen

Max L. Hansen

May 31, 2015

Max Lavar Hansen, 92, passed away on May 31, 2015 at the Franklin County Medical Center in Preston, Idaho.  He was born March 15, 1924 in Preston, Idaho the son of John LeRoy and Clara Katherina Nuffer Hansen.  

 

He served his country during World War II in the Air Force.  He married JoAnn Telford on Oct. 1, 1952,...

Thomas "Jerry" Christensen

Thomas "Jerry" Christensen

May 30, 2015

Another good cowboy has made his last ride.  Thomas "Jerry" Christensen passed away peacefully May 30, 2015.

Jerry was born May 22, 1941 in Rocksprings, Wyoming to Thomas and Mazie Christensen.  He grew up in and attended school in Manila, Utah. After graduation he spent a semester at BYU playing basketball.  He then served four years in the Air Force.

Jerry was a...

Cleo Smart Barthlome Robinson

Cleo Smart Barthlome Robinson

May 23, 2015

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend Cleo Smart Barthlome Robinson passed away peacefully May 23 2015. She will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Cleo was born September 1st, 1929 to James Floyd Smart and Ruth Elizabeth Larsen in Grace, Idaho, where she lived and graduated from Grace High School and then later went to Dixie...

Glenda Smith Nelson

Glenda Smith Nelson

May 21, 2015

Glenda Smith Nelson passed away at the age of 89 on May 21, 2015 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho.   Glenda was born to Welland and Elaine Smith on May 6, 1926.  The birth took place at Grandma Elizabeth Smith’s home which was across the road from Glenda’s parents in Riverdale, Idaho.  Soon the little girl was called “Spunky”...

James "Jim" Louis Messimer

James "Jim" Louis Messimer

May 18, 2015

James Louis Messimer, 96, passed away on May 18, 2015 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho.  He was born March 25, 1919, in Strawn, Texas the fifth child born to James Emmett and Clara Pearl Guest Messimer.  He attended school in Strawn, Texas graduating from high school on May 30, 1936.  He moved to Wyoming in 1938 and worked...