Obituaries

Nelda Bair

Nelda Bair

Mar 2, 2019

Nelda Negus Bair, age 87, died on March 2, 2019 at the Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, UT.  She was born February 19, 1932 in Garden City, Utah to William Lance and Vergie Maybell Jenkins Negus. As a rancher's daughter, she helped on the farm.  She graduated from high school in Paris, Idaho. After high school she worked picking raspberries...

Weldon Charles Smith

Weldon Charles Smith

Mar 2, 2019

Weldon Charles Smith, 89, passed away March 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born August 21, 1929 to Ernest and Hazel Smith in Fairview, Idaho.  He was the youngest of four siblings.

He graduated from Preston High School and then went to college to study Agriculture at Utah State University.  There he became a big Aggie fan. ...

Bernadetta Zelma Ball

Bernadetta Zelma Ball

Mar 1, 2019

Bernadetta Zelma Reiman Ball, 95, passed away March 1, 2019 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho.  She was born Sept. 9, 1923 in Lawrence, Nebraska, the daughter of James and Amelia Heinz Reiman.  She married Marion Hobart Ball on June 8, 1943 in Seattle, Washington.  He preceded her in death on January 17, 1988.

She was...

Jay Hansen

Jay Hansen

Mar 1, 2019

Alton Jay Hansen, 85, passed away March 1, 2019 at his home in Preston, Idaho surrounded by his loving family. Jay was born December 16, 1933 to James Verl and Hilda Bishop (Sullivan) Hansen. He grew up on the family farm in Fairview, graduated from Preston High School and soon after served a mission to Helsinki, Finland for the Church...

Dee Dockstader

Dee Dockstader

Feb 28, 2019

Urias Dee Dockstader was born September 12, 1932 to Urias “Curly” Dockstader and Neta Bench Dockstader. He passed away on February 28, 2019 at the age of 86.

Dee grew up in Preston and spent most of his life there. He loved to read, golf, travel, and spend time with family. He has many fond memories of summers in the...

Amelia Gayl Davis

Amelia Gayl Davis

Feb 28, 2019

Amelia Gayl Davis, 18, of Richmond, Utah returned home to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father  February 28, 2019. Amelia passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her loving parents. Amelia is now free from her earthly bondage and is able to run, jump, dance, and sing. Amelia was born January 11, 2001 in Preston, Idaho to...

Colleen Durrant

Colleen Durrant

Feb 24, 2019

Colleen Kjar Durrant 89, strong, loving, passionate, intelligent, sharp-witted, opinionated, and so much more, was finally reunited with her true love on February 24th 2019 in Logan, Utah after a prolonged and epic battle with Alzheimer’s disease and other mortal infirmities.

Colleen was born in Preston, Idaho on April 10th 1929 to Junno Jensen Nielsen Kjar and Mary Sabina Hoefler...

Ida Bennett

Ida Bennett

Feb 23, 2019

 

Ida Brown Bennett, 98, passed away on February 23, 2019 at the FCMC Transitional Care Facility following a brief illness. She was greeted by her eternal companion Howard who she has missed for 42 years.

 Ida was born on January 7, 1921, along with her twin Ada, in Pleasant View, Idaho to Pearl Lavilla Duncan and Henry Columbus Brown....

Katrina Rawlins

Katrina Rawlins

Feb 22, 2019

Katrina Rawlins, 54, our loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt passed away after fighting her battle with colon cancer on Friday, February 22, 2019 at her home in Cove, Utah. She was born on May 12, 1964 in Granger, Utah to Darryl and RoLaine Richards Reynolds. She married Alwin Rawlins on March 1, 1986 in the Logan LDS Temple.

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Jeanne Wilding

Jeanne Wilding

Feb 18, 2019

Jeanne Wirthlin Wilding, 85, passed away Monday, February 18th, in Salem, Oregon.  She was born May 6, 1933 in Murray, Utah to Paul William Wirthlin and Alice “Carroll” Jane Park Wirthlin.  She was the oldest of their 4 children.  She married Glenn S. Wilding May 7, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  They were sealed on September 17th, 1959 in...

Lorraine Povey

Lorraine Povey

Feb 17, 2019

Lorraine Frandsen Barfuss Povey, 91, passed away suddenly in Phoenix, Arizona at her daughter Diane’s home on February 17, 2019. She was born, along with her twin sister Elaine on September 12, 1927 to Nelse and Eva Bowman Frandsen in High Creek, Coveville, Utah. As her mother was in poor health, her sister Mae took the twins home and would...

Beverly LaVerla Peterson

Beverly LaVerla Peterson

Feb 15, 2019

Beverly LaVerla MIckelsen Peterson, 91, passed away February 15, 2019 in Preston, Idaho.  She was born June 11, 1927 in Spring City, Utah the 4th of 12 children to Clarence & Emily Theora King Mickelsen.  She married the love of her life, Roy Grant Peterson on June 19, 1944 in West Jordan, Utah.  They were sealed as a family on...

Dean Atkinson

Dean Atkinson

Feb 8, 2019

Eldon D­­ean Atkinson, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Clarkston Utah surrounded by family on Friday, February 8, 2019.  He was born August 16, 1930 in Logan UT. He graduated from North Cache High School. He was drafted into the Army in 1950 during the Korean War, serving his time in Germany. He received an honorable discharge...

LeRae Cundick

LeRae Cundick

Feb 7, 2019

Cora LeRae Beckstead Cundick, age 91, longtime resident of Weston and Preston Idaho, passed away Feb. 7, 2019, at Autumn Care in Hyde Park, Utah. She was born July 20, 1927 in West Jordan, Utah to Orrin Wells and Leona Egbert Beckstead.  She attended school in South Jordan, West Jordan and graduated from Jordan High School.  She married her school...

John Mike "Curley" Woytko

John Mike "Curley" Woytko

Feb 5, 2019

John Mike Woytko, 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at his home in Preston, Idaho. He was born on September 10, 1921 in Pigeon Gap, Ohio, just outside Cambridge, to John and Susana Belensky Woytko. He was the third of 13 children. He spent his childhood in Ohio and at age 17 he came...

Hannah Hilton Byington

Hannah Hilton Byington

Feb 2, 2019

Hannah Hilton Williamson Byington, 82, passed away February 2, 2019 at her home in Clinton, Utah.  She was born November 24, 1936 in Wellsville, Utah.  She married Steven Allen Byington on June 16, 1962 and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Utah Temple.  He preceded her in death on April 27, 2017.

She enjoyed cooking and baking...

Michael James Cordova

Michael James Cordova

Feb 1, 2019

Michael James Cordova, 54, Pretson, Idaho, passed peacefully at home after a 3 year battle with cancer on February 1, 2019.  He was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Edna Bernice Martinez Cordova. He married Georgianna Mae Symons in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

He is survived by his wife Georgi, his children; Crystal Cordova, Soda Springs, Idaho; Shawna Cordova, Pocatello, Idaho; Austin...

Michael B. Stephenson

Michael B. Stephenson

Jan 30, 2019

Michael Blaine Stephenson, our loving husband and father passed away at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from complications due to cancer. Michael was born on May 26, 1953 to Blaine and LaRue Stephenson of Lewiston, Utah. He spent his life there where he grew up on the family farm doing the things he enjoyed, working on...

Julie Ann Hansen

Julie Ann Hansen

Jan 27, 2019

Julie Ann Christensen Hansen, 65, passed away January 27, 2019 at the LDS Promise Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She was born January 25, 1954 in Preston, Idaho the daughter of Kimber Jepsen and Marlene Buttars Christensen.  She married Verl Burbank Hansen on September 19, 1975 in the Logan Utah Temple.

She was employed with the Preston School District...