Obituaries

Wayne Wettstein Merrill

Wayne Wettstein Merrill

May 8, 2017

Wayne Wettstein Merrill, 94, passed away, May 8, 2017. He was born August 26, 1922, in Preston, Idaho, son of Theodore Cardon and Anna Wettstein Merrill. He married Reva Mae Anderson on June 29, 1948.  Wayne was especially proud of his service in the US Air Force during World War II.  Upon his return, he worked at Merrill Jewelry for...

Ileene Smith

Ileene Smith

May 7, 2017

Ileene Housley Smith, lovingly known as Grandma Bells by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, was born in Richmond Utah, Aug 26 1932. She passed away May 7,2017, in Logan, Utah.  She graduated from North Cache High School in 1950.

 

Ileene married Myrl Cole Smith, January 22,1951 in the Logan Temple. She faithfully served in nearly every organization in the...

Kaitlyn Sara Sleight

Kaitlyn Sara Sleight

May 2, 2017

Kaitlyn Sara Sleight or Kaitlyn Isabella Sara Sleight as she called herself, 20, passed away May 2, 2017.  Heaven has truly been blessed to receive such a beloved angel.  Kaitie was born November 10, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah the daughter of Steven Daniel Sleight and Susan Tracy Churms Curtis. 

Her beautiful soul was evident from the moment she...

Farrell E. Beins

Farrell E. Beins

May 1, 2017

Farrell E. Beins, 66, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City following a brief illness.  He was born July 31, 1950 to Frederick Everett and Ursula panting Beins in Soda Springs, Idaho. He attended school in Soda Springs and in Dayton, Idaho in the 50's then moved to Fairview where he...

Steven Allen Byington

Steven Allen Byington

Apr 27, 2017

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away on April 27, 2017. Steven was born in Preston, Idaho to George and Leona Byington. He had 3 brothers Leslie, Ronald, and Russell, and 2 sisters Rosella, and Nedra.

 

 Steven married Hannah Williamson on June 16, 1962, and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on August 15, 1972. They had three children Darlene...

Elsie Florence Bastian

Elsie Florence Bastian

Apr 26, 2017

Elsie Florence Embry Bastian was born August 13, 1922 in St. Johns, Apache, Arizona.  She passed away on April 26, 2017 at the Heritage Senior Living in Preston, Franklin, Idaho.  She was the 5th child of 6 born to Albert Leo and Iola Harriett Bird Embry.  They lived in various places across the United States.

 

When Elsie was six...

Phill Hoopes Goodsell

Phill Hoopes Goodsell

Apr 25, 2017

Our loving husband and father, Phill H. Goodsell, of Salt Lake City, Utah passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at his daughter's home in Grace, Idaho. He was 89 years old. Although he suffered from Lewy Body Dementia in recent years and had difficulty communicating, he remained aware and positive, and maintained a sense of humor, often surprising...

Brent Perkins Talbot

Brent Perkins Talbot

Apr 22, 2017

Brent Talbot of Paradise, Utah, 66, passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2017 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born in Preston, Idaho on March 20, 1951 to LaRay and Royla (Perkins) Talbot.

He grew up in Preston with his siblings, Sharon, David, Paul, and Lori. He worked in several different fields including being an over-the-road...

Evelyn Greene

Evelyn Greene

Apr 21, 2017

Evelyn Harrison Greene, 70, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 in the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho. She was born on June 13, 1946 in Pocatello, Idaho to Frank Carl and Ethel Bernice Thornton Harrison. She married Ross Whitney Greene on April 28, 1984 in Weston, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan...

Robert Wayne Jepperson

Robert Wayne Jepperson

Apr 15, 2017

Robert Wayne Jepperson, 69, passed away on April 15, 2017 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello, Idaho.  He was born September 23, 1946 in Ogden, Utah the son of Steven Rasmus Jepperson and Evelyn Laura George. 

 

Bob grew up in Bear River City, Utah.  He served two tours in the US Marine Corps during Viet Nam.  In...

Debra Lee Swann

Debra Lee Swann

Apr 9, 2017

Debra Lee Pettitt Swann, 66, of Mink Creek, ID passed away on April 9, 2017. Debby was born Feb 3, 1951 in Riverside, CA, the daughter of Roland Alexander and Enda Katherine (Gren) Pettitt, she was the second of two children. She attended Riverside Community College, BYU and studied a semester abroad in France. She married Reed Christensen Swann Jan...

Karl Richard Becker

Karl Richard Becker

Apr 7, 2017

Karl Richard Becker, 62, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2017 in the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho. He was born on July 28, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio to Robert Morse and Helen Garles Becker. He grew up in Brigham City, Utah where he attended school and graduated from Brigham High School. He later settled in...

Edward "Ed" Judd Bowles

Edward "Ed" Judd Bowles

Apr 6, 2017

 

Edward Judd Bowles, 63, passed away in his home shortly after being diagnosed with cancer on April 6, 2017. Ed was born on September 29, 1953 to Orval Judd and Joyce Choules Bowles. Ed was raised in Fairview, Idaho on his dad's dairy farm. He attended elementary school in Preston. For the 6th grade he went to Franklin for...

Shirley Ann Foster

Shirley Ann Foster

Apr 6, 2017

Shirley Ann Page Foster passed away on April 6, 2017, at her home in Whitney, Idaho. She was born on July 30, 1935 to Samuel Bryan and Hattie May Hymas Page. She met her husband Conan Foster while attending Preston High School and were married on December 7, 1951 in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Together they raised six children.

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Joseph Ray Moon

Joseph Ray Moon

Apr 1, 2017

Joseph Ray Moon, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, died April 1, 2017 of natural causes. He was born December 10, 1962 in Provo, UT to Jerry Ray and Myrna Kay Stevenson Moon. He served in the Southern Illinois Mission and attended Dixie College, after which he worked for many years at the University of Utah library.

Joe had an...

Dora Beveridge

Dora Beveridge

Mar 26, 2017

Dora Smith Beveridge, 99, passed away peacefully March 26, 2017 at the Franklin County Transitional Care Center in Preston, Idaho.  She was born June 17, 1917 in Cleveland, Idaho the daughter of George Albert and Hannah Margaret Nielsen Smith.  She married James A. Beveridge on June 26, 1941 in Malad, Idaho.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple.

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Sharon Denise Cimmino

Sharon Denise Cimmino

Mar 23, 2017

Sharon Denise Britt Cimmino, 62, passed away on March 23, 2017 from natural causes at her home in Riverdale, Idaho.  She was born Sept. 19, 1954 in Millbury, Ohio the daughter of John Lewis and Eleanor Elizabeth Schaal Britt. 

 

She married Anthony Frank Cimmino on Dec. 14, 2000 in Preston, Idaho.  She loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping.  She...

Steven Don Kent

Steven Don Kent

Mar 23, 2017

Steven Don Kent, 71, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from cancer. He was born January 21, 1946 in Preston, Idaho the son of Don Sherwin and Ella May Phillips Kent.

 

He is survived by his wife Kim Ferrari Kent and their children: Shari(Jade)Hokanson, Franklin, ID; Edward Kent, Boise, ID; Zachary J. Kent, Savannah, GA; and his children from...

Doreen Johnson

Doreen Johnson

Mar 23, 2017

Doreen Rogers Johnson returned to her loving Heavenly Father on March 23, 2017. She was born March 17, 1930 and was the second of four children born to Verlin Dell Rogers and Leona Coates Rogers.  Doreen was born and raised in Lewiston Utah where she learned the value of hard work.

Doreen married Reed Alden Johnson in the Logan Utah LDS Temple...