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Dolores Ann Clegg Gilbert
Sep 10, 2024
Dolores Ann Clegg Gilbert, 92, of Grace, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Heritage Home in Preston, Idaho. Dolores was born on August 18, 1932, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Benjamin Orson and Laura Poppleton Gunnell Clegg. She was the seventh and final child of her family. Dolores enjoyed growing up in Bench and playing with her Clegg...
Dr. Harold Ernest McLearan
Aug 19, 2024
My brother, Dr. Harold Ernest McLearan (Hal) was the most fascinating man and an exceptional brother. He could entertain me for hours with his intense knowledge of dentistry, chemistry, organic remedies, etymology, and interesting stories from Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts, in which he participated with his son Adam. Like his younger sister, Rhonda Michalk, I admired his ability to...
Bonnie Lou Briggs
Aug 12, 2024
Our loving, kind, and courageous mother, Bonnie Lou Briggs, has left this life on August 12th, at the age of 92, at the Franklin County Nursing Home in Preston, ID, to be with her sons John Bradley Briggs and Jeffrey Lee Briggs.
Bonnie was born in Paris, Ohio, to John and Josephine (Graviera) Hewitt. She was the fourth and final child...
Naum Soto
Jul 30, 2024
Naum Soto, 72, of Preston, passed away at his home on July 30, 2024, after an extended illness. Naum was born October 13, 1951, in Sinaloa, Mexico the son of Heriberto and Delia Margarita Soto.
Naum is survived by his wife, Maria Natividad Soto; two sons, Nahum Soto and Jonathan Soto; and one daughter, Delia Olivia Soto. He is also survived...
Elna Joan Hofer
Jul 25, 2024
Elna Joan Larsen Hofer, a resident of Carnation, Washington, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the age of 82.
Born on February 12, 1942, in Preston, ID, Ms. Hofer was the daughter of Dale and Elna Larsen, growing up on their family farm on Bear Creek Rd just outside Preston. A graduate of Preston High School, she then attended...
Donald Owen Reeves
Jul 20, 2024
Donald Owen Reeves, affectionately known as "Uncle Don," graduated from this world on July 20, 2024, in Dayton, Idaho. Don was born on July 8, 1945, to loving parents Dickinson and Helen Owens Reeves at Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. His journey took him from California to Washington to Utah before finally settling in Idaho in 2011. Don touched...
Marcia Lee John
Jul 20, 2024
Marcia Lee John has passed away. She died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 78.
Marcia was born September 7, 1945, in Faribault, MN, the daughter of Gaylord and Irene Genhardson Becklund. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Johns, but is survived by her daughter, Tracy Jones of Irrigon, OR.
Marcia requested that no funeral services...
Ralph Robinson
Jul 19, 2024
Ralph Leo Robinson, 81, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, at his home. He was born on October 19, 1942, in Salem, Indiana, and was the son of Frank and Ruby Metts Robinson. Per his request, no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Red Rose Funeral Home in Preston. To share a favorite memory or...
Christine Siepert
Jul 17, 2024
Carrie Christine Molen Siepert (Chris), a loving Wife, Mom, Grandma, & Great Grandma, Passed away surrounded by her loving family on July 17, 2024, in Preston, Idaho.
Chris was born on August 30, 1946, in Boise, Idaho. She attended school in Idaho Falls and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, where she met the love of her life, Blair Johnathan Siepert.
Blair and...
David Clifford Jaussi
Jul 13, 2024
David Clifford Jaussi, age 80, passed suddenly from a glioblastoma on July 13, 2024, in Weston, Idaho. He was surrounded by his wife and four daughters.
Dave was born on March 17, 1944, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Clifford and Barbara Davis Jaussi. He spent the first few years of his life in Geneva, Idaho, where his parents managed a creamery. The...
Edna DeAnne Thompson
Jul 7, 2024
Edna DeAnne Metcalf Albright Thompson, 81, of Franklin, Idaho peacefully passed away on July 7, 2024 at her home, surrounded by family. Her death was due to esophageal cancer.
Since the death of her husband, Talmage “Tal” Andrew Thompson in 2015 she has lived independently in her own home, a home she loved.
She was born on September 5, 1942 during World...
Gaylin S Covert
Jun 29, 2024
Gaylin S Covert, 74, of Preston passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, from Parkinson's Disease at the Heritage Home in Soda Springs, ID. Gaylin was born in Preston, ID, on September 26, 1949, to Calvin and Marintha Covert. He was raised with his siblings on Cottonwood Creek.
He married the love of his life, Lynda Wilson, in 1968. He worked for...
Dennis Harold Byington
Jun 26, 2024
Dennis Harold Byington, a cherished husband, father, and grandfather, peacefully passed away on June 26, 2024, in Preston, Idaho, following a brief illness. He entered this world on October 8, 1940, in Ogden, Utah, born to the late Harold Jesse Byington and Vonda Moore Byington.
Dennis married Judy Virginia Bean, and from that union, two sons were born, Kent and Kerry....
Gwen Cottle Cantwell
Jun 11, 2024
Gwen Cottle Cantwell was joyfully welcomed home by her beloved husband, Roger Cantwell, on June 11, 2024. She was born on November 7, 1940, to June Bingham and Rex Abraham Cottle. Her parents divorced when she was seven years old. Despite growing up in modest circumstances, Gwen felt content and cherished. As a teenager, her mother remarried Ern Morrison, and...
Ben Ross Hall
Jun 6, 2024
Ben Ross Hall, age 93, passed away on June 6, 2024, at Heritage Home Assisted Living in Preston, ID. Ross was born in Preston, Idaho, on December 7, 1930, to parents William Carl Hall and Pearl Hansine Jensen. He lived in Preston his entire life and was raised on the family farm on the river bottoms. He found the love...
Valanne Hill Farr
Jun 5, 2024
In Loving Memory of Valanne Hill Farr 1937-2024Valanne’s journey on this earth came to a peaceful close on June 05, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and creativity that will forever echo in the hearts of those who knew her. Valanne was a woman of many passions, each adding a vibrant hue to the tapestry of her life....
Remington "Remy" Fox Myatt
Jun 4, 2024
Dear Remy, We first found out that we brought you into the world just after the New Year. We had been trying to conceive you for six months, and you were our Christmas gift. As you have been growing over the past five months, we have been dreaming about you, growing to love you, and imagining what...
Carol Carney
Jun 1, 2024
Dear friends and family,It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Carney, who left this world on June 1, 2024, in Pocatello, Idaho. Carol was born on February 2, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Arthur and Phoebe Partington.Carol was a devoted spouse to her husband, Merton Carney. She was a wonderful mom to...
Lyle Glade Goodsell
May 31, 2024
Lyle Glade Goodsell, (The Chief) 68, of Preston, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024, surrounded by his family. Lyle was born February 1, 1956, to Elva Baker Goodsell and Roger Walter Goodsell. He was born and raised in the Logan, Utah, area along with his eight loving siblings. One of his favorite childhood stories was how he was...
Rhonda Lee Rainey
May 31, 2024
Rhonda Lee (Brown) Rainey
December 6th, 1946 - May 31st, 2024
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Rhonda Rainey, passed away on May 31st, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Rhonda assumed many roles during her time on this earth - Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Friend, Professional Artist, Musician, Actress, Beauty Queen, Creator, and most of all, Teacher. As a teacher...
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