Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Preston, ID, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Richard W. Mason
Jun 17, 2021
Richard Wiley Mason 82 of Malad, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home in Malad following an extensive illness. Richard was born in Seiling Oklahoma, the son of Richard Mason and Roxie White Price. Richard had the opportunity to experience many different areas and states growing up while his father worked as an Itinerant farmer.
He would rent...
Jacob Brice Kitt
Jun 12, 2021
Jacob Brice Kitt, 29, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2021, at his home in Ogden, Ut. He was born February 22, 1992, in Ogden, Utah to Steve Kitt and ShaMe' Hemsley.
Jacob was a welder by trade and had been employed at Trails West and most recently at J. Calls Painting LLC. He enjoyed so many things in life. He...
David Larkin Glade
Jun 5, 2021
David Larkin Glade, 66, of Beaver Dam, Utah passed away peacefully at his home on June 5, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. David was born to Richard Larkin and Leilah (Wood) Glade on June 21, 1954. He was raised in Bountiful Utah on the family farm along with his older brother and three sisters. Growing up on the...
Bret Anthony Beal
Jun 1, 2021
Bret Anthony Beal, 33, passed away June 1, 2021, in Ogden Regional Medical Center surrounded by loved ones.
Bret was born November 7, 1987, in Salt Lake City to Tamera Ann Collings and adopted in 1998 by Vern and Valerie Beal. He married Jessica Aiken on November 27, 2010, and moved to Brigham City in 2014. Bret enjoyed music, racing, working...
Howard "Howie" Taylor
May 20, 2021
J Howard (Howie)Taylor was born on January 14, 1946, in Preston, Idaho, to Joshua Harris and Leah Maude Carter Taylor. He was the 5th of 6 children. He grew up in Clifton, Idaho, and graduated from West Side High School in 1964. He was very quiet and shy but liked a good practical joke, which he often played on his...
Marge Auger
May 15, 2021
Marge Auger, 83 years old passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Preston, Idaho due to congestive heart failure. Our precious wife and mother was born on December 8, 1937, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to Andrew and Mary Louise Umbel. She had two older sisters Mary Elizabeth and Delores and a younger brother Andrew, She was excited to help take...
Scott "Zeke" Boyd Izatt
Apr 11, 2021
Scott B. "Zeke" Izatt passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2021. He was born July 3, 1951, in Logan Utah to Boyd C and Nondas Poulsen Izatt. He spent his childhood years in Hyde Park. He attended school at Hyde Park Elementary, North Cache Jr High School, and graduating from Sky View High School in 1969. Scott was enlisted into...
Robert "Big Bob" Goodsell
Mar 10, 2021
In loving memory of Robert Joseph Goodsell
November 02, 1959 - March 10, 2021
Robert Goodsell "Big Bob "passed away peacefully on March 10 2021 due to complications due to his stroke and aneurysm! He was surrounded by family! He was preceded in death by his father Doral D Goodsell
Robert is leaving behind one son Robert Goodsell; Loving mother; Rose Goodsell; 5...
Lanea Wagstaff Rawson
Feb 14, 2021
LaNea Wagstaff Rawson
LaNea was born October 8, 1936, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Parley LeRoy Wagstaff and Eliza D. Blanch. She passed away on Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Maple Springs in Logan, Utah. Even though a stroke 7 years ago had taken her mobility, she was able to still enjoy friends and family as they visited...
Preston "Jay" Truman
Feb 4, 2021
J. Truman, a mentor, ally, friend, hero, champion, and voice for the Downwinder community, left this earth on February 4th after the demon cancer took him from us. He was a fighter, but he lost this final battle. He was fond of saying, A is for Atom, B is for Bomb, C is for Cancer, D is for Death."
Born...
Fred Nombrano
Jan 20, 2021
Frederico Nombrano Jr. Freddie passed away on January 20, 2021, in Preston, Idaho. He was born in Mitchell, Nebraska, on August 2, 1948, to Angelina and Fred Nombrano. Freddie is survived by his wife, Juanita Nombrano, of 52 years; his sons Freddie and Steve Nombrano; and his grandsons Steve, Andrew, and Brandon Nombrano; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He...
Jennilyn Talbot
Jan 9, 2021
Jeni Lyn (Jennilyn) Talbot, age 49, departed this world on January 9th, 2021, in Phoenix, AZ. She was born November 7th, 1971 to Carolyn Jane Barker Talbot and Frank Joseph Talbot, in Bountiful, Utah. She was raised in Newton, Utah, and graduated from Sky View High School, Class of 1990, where her extraordinary cheerleading talents earned her a college scholarship....
Patricia R. "Patsy" Buren
Jan 7, 2021
Patricia Ree MacKinney Snyder Buren, 88 of Preston, earned her angel wings Thursday, January 7, 2021. She was a resident of The Heritage Senior Living Home in Preston. She passed peacefully
Patsy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Francis MacKinney and Flora Clement on August 13, 1932. She was the oldest child with 2 brothers and 1 sister. Patsy married Raymond...
Charles Curtis Nicholas
Dec 15, 2020
Charles Curtis Nicholas, 78, Our loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather returned to his Heavenly Father on December 15, 2020, from complications of cancer. He was born April 05, 1942, to Oleen Charles and Wilda Kay Nicholas in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho.
He lived with Grandpa Kay when he started kindergarten. He often talked about being the same age as his aunt...
Thomas John Kraft
Nov 22, 2020
Thomas John Kraft, 73, passed away quietly on Sunday, November 22, 2020, at his home in Whitney, Idaho. He was born to Thomas John and Helen Morgan Kraft on November 11, 1947, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Tom was raised and educated in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He met and married Elizabeth Schaeffer and gained an instant family with her two sons. Elizabeth later...
Dallan Earl Rasmussen
Oct 13, 2020
Dallan Earl Rasmussen, 76, of Preston, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Dallan was born March 25, 1944, in Preston, Idaho, to Harvey Hans Rasmussen and Ramona Mae Talbot.
Dallan learned the value of hard work at a young age, from hoeing sugar beets to stacking pea vines. He continued his legacy of...
George Salazar
Oct 2, 2020
George Salazar, 77, passed away on October 2, 2020, after complications from a massive stroke. George was born on November 15, 1942, in Garland, Utah, to Leonardo and Gertrude Salazar of Garland, Utah. George's parents passed away when he was a teenager. Unfortunately, George learned the reality of being homeless at a very young age. George's life story epitomizes the...
Frank Joseph Talbot
Sep 17, 2020
Frank Joseph Talbot 84 of Kaysville, Utah, and formerly of Lewiston, Utah, passed away on September 17, 2020, at Heritage Park Healthcare in Roy, Utah.Â
 Frank was born August 28, 1936, in Lewiston, Utah, the son of Frank Wall Talbot and Bertha Mae Engleke. He was raised and educated in Lewiston attending North Cache High and continuing onto Utah...
Joe Redburn
Sep 6, 2020
Joe Redburn, 'father' of Utah's LGBT Community, has died.
Joe Redburn, 81 of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Sunday, September 6th at the Intermountain Medical Center. Joe was born November 17, 1938, in Laramie Wyoming to Elmer W. Redburn and Gerda Christensen Redburn. He was raised and educated in Laramie. He went to the University of Wyoming, and then Armed Forces...
Robert James "Bobby" Rummel
Sep 4, 2020
Robert James "Bobby" Rummel 53, of Preston, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, September 4, 2020. Bobby was born on October 23, 1966, in Phoenix Arizona, the son of Joseph James Rummel and Rhyma Haru Everhart. He was able to spend his life with his family. He lived in Phoenix, and Rimrock Arizona before moving with his family...