Obituaries

Isaac Brian Johnson

Isaac Brian Johnson

Oct 1, 2017

Isaac Brian Johnson, returned to His Heavenly home Sunday, October 1, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family.  Isaac was born with a defective heart valve and underwent open-heart surgery at the age of seven.  On September 27th, he collapsed at a cross country practice when his heart failed, and he went into cardiac arrest.   He selflessly...

Jalaine Robbins

Jalaine Robbins

Sep 28, 2017

Jalaine, age 90, passed away on September 28th, 2017 as a result of Alzheimer’s. Born in Richmond, Utah on June 24th, 1927 to Melvyn Harold “Holly” Albiston and Ruby Mendenhall Wilkinson.

 

Raised in Richmond, Jalaine always loved her small town upbringing. She married Lowell Wesley (Bud) Robbins on November 17, 1951 in Salt Lake City. Marriage later solemnized in...

Dorin Frederick Porter

Dorin Frederick Porter

Sep 27, 2017

Dorin Frederick Porter was born May 24, 1922 in Mapleton, Idaho. He was the oldest child of Frederick Earl and Jennie May Gilbert Porter. He died September 27, 2017 in Preston, Idaho.

 

He attended school in Mapleton and graduated from high school in Franklin, Idaho. He loved chemistry and physics in school. He was raised on the farm along...

Randy Thomas Taylor

Randy Thomas Taylor

Sep 27, 2017

Randy Thomas Taylor, 57, of Clifton, Idaho died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family and friends on September 27th 2017 after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Randy was born in Marengo, Iowa on August 24, 1960.  He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1978.  He joined the LDS church at age 19 and served a...

Roy Lloyd Johnson

Roy Lloyd Johnson

Sep 26, 2017

 

Roy Lloyd Johnson, 86, of Weston, Idaho passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017 in Brigham City, Utah.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at noon in the Linrose Ward Chapel, 825 N. Westside Hwy, Dayton, Idaho. Friends may call Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the church.  Interment will be in the Weston Cemetery.  Memories...

Shirley Johnson

Shirley Johnson

Sep 25, 2017

Shirley Gill Johnson, beloved wife, mother, daughter, aunt and friend returned home on Monday, September 25, 2017, to be with her Heavenly Father and all her loving family members who have gone home before her.  Shirley was born to Archie W. Gill and Adelaide Clayton Gill on August 3, 1928, in Preston, Idaho.

 

She is survived by her husband,...

Stewart William Andersen

Stewart William Andersen

Sep 25, 2017

Stewart William Andersen, 50, passed away from natural causes at his home on Sept. 25, 2017.  He was born January 5, 1967 in Logan, Utah the son of Howard George and Iris Marie Nance Andersen. 

 

He enjoyed farming and riding four-wheelers.  He was an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

 

He is survived by...

Jolene Johnson

Jolene Johnson

Sep 24, 2017

Jolene Trujillo Johnson, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home in Dayton, Idaho. She was born on February 3, 1950 in Coalville, Utah to Jose Guadalupe Trujillo and Cleora Emma McDaniel. Jo grew up in Coalville and met Rene Johnson while he was working in the area. They were married December 5, 1969 and moved...

Emma Christine (Chris) Turner

Emma Christine (Chris) Turner

Sep 23, 2017

Emma Christine (Chris) Turner, 64, passed away September 23, 2017 in Preston, Idaho where she and her husband, Robert Kooren, retired to in 2013, after a brief bout with cancer.

 

She was born April 27, 1953, in Salt Lake City, Utah the daughter of Vern and Diane Evans Turner.  She was an accomplished homemaker, employed as a bookkeeper and...

Willa Margret Andrews

Willa Margret Andrews

Sep 22, 2017

Willa Margret Davis Andrews, 87, passed away Sept. 22, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Ogden, Utah.  She was born January 24, 1930 in Downey, Idaho, the daughter of Raymond & Margret Elizabeth Price Davis.  She married Odell Alder Andrews on May 2, 1953 in Preston, Idaho.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah Temple.

 

She loved...

Steven John Cook

Steven John Cook

Sep 21, 2017

Steven John Cook, 57, passed away September 21, 2017 at the Franklin County Medical Center in Preston, Idaho.  He was born May 29, 1960, in Ogden, Utah the son of John William and Joyce Marie Lindhardt Cook.  He married Vonna Archibald on July 2, 1982 in Banida, Idaho.  Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan Temple on July 2, 2011. 

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Tony Lynn Christensen

Tony Lynn Christensen

Sep 18, 2017

Tony Lynn Christensen passed away Monday, September 18, 2017, at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, surrounded by his family, from a brief and sudden illness caused by a tiny mosquito that we hope soon after it bit him, was hit and smashed by a semi-truck.

Tony was born in Preston, Idaho, on May 23, 1949, to Keith Edward...

Shirley Mae Packer

Shirley Mae Packer

Sep 7, 2017

Shirley Mae Adams Packer, 90, passed away on September 7, 2017 in Billings, Montana. Shirley was born on February 21, 1927 to James Izatt and Ruby Batt Adams. She lived in Weston and the Linrose area in Idaho during the time she was growing up and attending school. This is where she met her husband Nathan T. Packer. She and...

Allen W Dunn

Allen W Dunn

Aug 23, 2017

Allen W Dunn left this mortal journey on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at age 89.  He was born August 10, 1928 the oldest child and only son of Merlin and Ruth Dunn, in Montpelier, Idaho. He spent his childhood on a farm in a small town where he spent his days hunting, camping, and playing sports. He graduated from Montpelier...

Geraldine "Jerrie" Joyce Hicks

Geraldine "Jerrie" Joyce Hicks

Aug 23, 2017

On Wednesday, August 23, 2017, Geraldine Joyce Ebert Hicks went to sleep here and woke up where the Son always shines, and the days never end.

Jerrie was born on April 14, 1933 to George Albert Ebert and Erna Ganschow Ebert in Wausau, Wisconsin. Jerrie married James Edward Hicks in Arizona, in February, 1954.  Jim passed away in 2016.  Their...

Garth Wayne Purser

Garth Wayne Purser

Aug 22, 2017

Garth Wayne Purser was reunited with his wife and children on August 22, 2017.  Garth was born March 4, 1951, to Wayne Newell and Mabel Bright Purser.  He was the fourth of five children.  He grew up in Richmond, Utah and attended Park Elementary, North Cache Middle School and Sky View High School.  Garth had his fair share of adventures...

Janet Smith

Janet Smith

Aug 21, 2017

Janet Smith passed away peacefully in Preston, Idaho on August 21, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Preston, Idaho on July 14, 1957 to her parents, Ruth Petersen Smith and David Hyrum Smith.

 

Janet had a passion for education. She obtained a Masters in family consumer science and worked as a schoolteacher for many years....

Zanetta Jacobson

Zanetta Jacobson

Aug 21, 2017

Zanetta (Netta) Merrill Jacobson, 69, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Farr West, UT on Monday, August 21, 2017.

     She was born on April 2, 1948 in Preston, ID to Fred Richard Merrill and Esther Henderson Merrill. Her beloved "Daddy" passed away when she was 15 yrs old. She missed him dearly for the rest of her...

Helena Page

Helena Page

Aug 19, 2017

Helena Murri Page was born on September 28, 1924 in Twin Groves, Idaho to John Henry and Luella Panter Murri.  She was married to Verl Page on July 17, 1946 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.  She passed away on August 19, 2017 in Holliday, Utah.  Helena loved nothing more than being with her family.  She enjoyed going to all...

Patrick Michael Liberty

Patrick Michael Liberty

Aug 15, 2017

Patrick Michael Liberty, 67, passed away peacefully August 15, 2017 surrounded by family in Preston, Idaho.

After beating Lymphoma cancer once in 2015, Pat was once again diagnosed with cancer. This time it was Leukemia. Pat put up one heck of a fight, but lost the battle.

 

Pat was born September 22, 1949 to Leo Henry Liberty and Toni...