Obituaries

Bondean Aller Benson

Bondean Aller Benson

Jan 9, 2012

Weston, Idaho - - - Bondean A. Benson Weston - Bondean Aller Benson passed away January 9th 2012 of congestive heart failure at the family home in Weston, Idaho. She was the second child and daughter of Charles Douglas and Bertha Pearl Martin Aller born Dec 22, 1924 in Lewiston, UT. Her childhood was primarily spent in Preston and she...

Oral S. "Bud" Keller

Oral S. "Bud" Keller

Jan 7, 2012

CLEVELAND, IDAHO ORAL S. "BUD" KELLERCLEVELAND- Oral S. "Bud" Keller, 76, passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at McKay- Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Mink Creek, Idaho, to Urias and Annie Andersen Keller. He was welcomed by 13 siblings. Bud grew up in Mink Creek and enjoyed playing softball and was a...

Loyal Hansen

Loyal Hansen

Jan 3, 2012

PRESTON, IDAHO LOYAL HANSEN PRESTON, ID " Loyal Hansen, 93, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 3, 2012.Loyal was born on February 9, 1918 in Newdale, Idaho, to Lester Lavon and Letitia (Hunsaker) Hansen, and was the seventh of ten children (all of whom are now deceased). Loyal's family moved to Preston when he was a teenager, and...

Lacy Lyn Martinsen

Lacy Lyn Martinsen

Jan 3, 2012

MURRAY, UTAH LACY MARTINSENOur beautiful Lacy Lyn Martinsen left her earthly struggles behind and returned to her Heavenly Father on Jan. 3, 2012. She was born Sept. 23, 1988, in Murray, Utah to Dan and Sandra Martinsen. She was a gorgeous, loving and caring girl who will be missed by all who knew her.She is survived by her mother and...

Merlin Roy McKay

Merlin Roy McKay

Jan 2, 2012

Mink Creek, Idaho - - - Merlin R. McKayMink Creek - Merlin Roy McKay, 74, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at his home in Mink Creek, Idaho. He was born on January 24, 1937 in Logan, Utah to Melvin William and Emmeline Chatterton McKay. He married Opal Smith in the Logan Temple on December 11, 1959. He was...

John Dahle Sparrow

John Dahle Sparrow

Dec 29, 2011

Preston, Idaho - - - John D. SparrowPreston - John Dahle Sparrow, 88, passed away December 29, 2011 in Ogden, Utah. He was born October 8, 1923 in Linrose, ID, a son of Charles Raymond Sparrow and Ethel May Dahle. He married Rhoda Cahoon on January 31, 1941. After graduating, he settled on a farm in Linrose. John and Rhoda...

Wayne Bert Boyack

Wayne Bert Boyack

Dec 23, 2011

PRESTON, IDAHO WAYNE BOYACKPRESTON- Wayne Bert Boyack, 73, passed away peacefully in his sleep and returned home to his Father in Heaven on Dec. 23, 2011. He was born March 3, 1938, in Arco, Idaho, the son of Bert Elmer Boyack and Norma Verle Hanni. He was an only child to his parents who later divorced. Wayne and his mother...

LaZelle Matkin Andersen

LaZelle Matkin Andersen

Dec 21, 2011

Cove, Utah - - - LaZelle M. AndersenCove - LaZelle Matkin Andersen, 78, of Cove, Utah, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 21 in Providence, Utah, surrounded by family. LaZelle was born on November 13, 1933 in Swan Lake, Idaho. She was the youngest of 13 children born to George and Julia Matkin. She attended Downey High School where she was...

Robert Eugene "Etmo" Hull

Robert Eugene "Etmo" Hull

Dec 20, 2011

Cub River - Robert Eugene "Etmo" Hull, 96, loved by all and friend to everyone, passed away on December 20, 2011 at the Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. He was born on November 28, 1915 in Whitney, Idaho to LeRoy Hull and Allabelle Weaver.One can't describe his life in this small space, but Dad attended school in Preston and spent...

Fred H. Veibell

Fred H. Veibell

Dec 20, 2011

CORNISH, UTAH FRED VEIBELLCORNISH- Fred Hans Veibell, 93, passed away on Dec. 20, 2011, at his home in Cornish surrounded by his family. He was born June 26, 1918, in Logan, Utah, the son of Peter Martin and Sorine Christine Hansen Veibell. He married Grace Millard Kendall on Dec. 8, 1938, in Logan, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the...

Larry Dean Peterson

Larry Dean Peterson

Dec 19, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH LARRY PETERSONSALT LAKE CITY- Larry Dean Peterson, 73, passed away on Dec. 19, 2011, at the Canyon Rim Care Center in Salt Lake City. He was born May 4, 1938, in Idaho, to Earl Christian and Opal Martin Peterson. He graduated from Preston High School and worked for Questar for thirty years and as serviceman. He...

Lorenzo Pratt Griffeth

Lorenzo Pratt Griffeth

Dec 19, 2011

PRESTON- Lorenzo Pratt Griffeth passed away peacefully in his home on December 19, 2011 after a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma cancer. He looked forward to seeing his parents, Melvin Pratt Griffeth and Lois Sylvia Daines Griffeth, who had welcomed him into their family on November 27, 1941. He remembered with fondness his childhood on the family farm. His brothers...

Herbert N. Williams

Herbert N. Williams

Dec 14, 2011

Dayton, Idaho - - - Herbert N. WilliamsDayton - Hebert Niels Williams passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Heritage Assisted Living Home in Preston, ID. He was 93 years old. He was born in Cedarville (Weston) Idaho on November 6, 1918 the son of Rolland Burbank and Anne Sophia Williams. His siblings are Gladys Buttars, LaVon, Ruby...

Arlo Marvin Rasmussen

Arlo Marvin Rasmussen

Dec 7, 2011

St Charles, Idaho - - - Arlo M. RasmussenSt Charles - Arlo Marvin Rasmussen age 79 former Logan, Utah resident, passed away on December 7th 2011 at the Heritage House in Preston Idaho. He was born on August 24th 1932 to Marvin Ambert Rasmussen and Jennie Rich Allred Rasmussen.His early years were spent on his grandparents farm in St. Charles...

Georgia Arlene Poole

Georgia Arlene Poole

Dec 7, 2011

WHITNEY, IDAHO ARLENE POOLEWHITNEY- Georgia Arlene Poole, 74, passed away on Dec. 7, 2011, in Preston, Idaho. She was born March 31, 1937, in Preston, Idaho to William Wright and Georgia Hyde Poole. A twin brother, George Arlend Poole, was born a few minutes before her. She attended grades one through eight in the Whitney Elementary School and graduated from...

Verla Anne Jensen

Verla Anne Jensen

Dec 1, 2011

DAYTON, IDAHO VERLA JENSENDAYTON- Verla Anne Jensen, 76, passed away on Dec. 1, 2011. She was born Aug. 24, 1935, in Fairview, Idaho, the youngest of eight children to Albert Vernon and Alvaretta Talbot. She married Jerry Lee Jensen on July 31, 1952 and their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple.Because Jerry served in the Marines, their...

Elsa McQueen Crookston

Elsa McQueen Crookston

Nov 28, 2011

PRESTON, IDAHO - - ELSA CROOKSTONPRESTON- Elsa Leah McQueen Crookston, 83, passed away on Nov. 28, 2011, in Preston, Idaho. She was born April 6, 1928, in Preston, Idaho, the eighth child born to James and Leah Smith McQueen. She graduated from Preston High School in 1946. She enjoyed school and the many close friends she made there. Attending school...

Brady Ray Durrant

Brady Ray Durrant

Nov 22, 2011

FRANKLIN, IDAHO BRADY DURRANTFRANKLIN- Brady Ray Durrant, 41, beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Ogden, Utah from complications of pneumonia.He was born June 23, 1970, in Logan, Utah, the son of Darvel Ray and Marilyn Porter Durrant. He grew up in Franklin where he was a constant companion to his dad...

Phyllis Cole Palmer

Phyllis Cole Palmer

Nov 21, 2011

Idaho Falls, Idaho - - - Phyllis C. PalmerIdaho Falls - Phyllis Cole Palmer, 82, passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the Eastern Idaho Medical Center. She was born on June 19, 1929 in Fairview, Idaho to Joseph Truman Cole and Bertha Johanna Nelson Bright. She married Clyde G. Palmer on May 11, 1951 in...

Lee A. Sant

Lee A. Sant

Nov 20, 2011

CLIFTON, IDAHO LEE SANTCLIFTON- Lee Alameda Barney Sant, 86, passed away on Nov. 20, 2011. She was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Santa Ana, California, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Elzora (Annie) Smith Barney. She graduated from Alexandria High School in Culver City, California in May of 1942. She attended a semester at UCLA.She sang with the Norma Barker...