Obituaries

Jan 16, 2014

Brandon Chris Sperber, 39 of Victor, Idaho passed away Thursday January 16, 2014 due to cardiac arrest.

Brandon was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on December 19, 1974 to Steve Sperber and Mary (White) Sperber. He graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School in 1993. From there Brandon worked fighting fires for the Forest Service, where he met his wife,...

Jan 9, 2014

Ruby Parsons passed away peacefully the evening of Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home with family and friends. She was born September 25, 1929 in Afton Wyoming to Allen G. Hunsaker and Mary Ann Bowcutt. She was the baby of the family having four older brothers and two older sisters. She grew up on a farm helping her father:...

Dec 21, 2013

Richard Samuel Beard, 93, died peacefully at his home in Tetonia, Idaho, of causes incident to age, on Saturday, December 21, 2013, with loved ones at his side.

Sam was born at home on April 25, 1920, at Chapin, Teton Valley, Idaho to Richard Stephen Beard and Pansy Woolstenhulme Beard, the second of seven children. Most of his growing...

Dec 17, 2013

Benjamin Lewis Hansen 96, of Santa Clara, California, formerly of Victor, passed away on December 17, 2013. Graveside services will be on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at noon at the Victor Cemetery.

Dec 13, 2013

Tim Hamilton, 58 of Tetonia, Idaho passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at his home. He fought a brave long battle of cancer and his fight ended December 13, 2013.

Tim was born in Nyssa, Oregon, April 21, 1955 to Bill and Darlene Hamilton. Tim married Pam Umemoto, and together they had two children, Kimi Madrigal (Luis)...

Dec 6, 2013

Funeral services for LeRoy 'Lee' Cookus will be held Friday, December 13, 2013 at Valley Mortuary, 786 Valley Centre Dr, Driggs ID. Visitation will begin at 11:00am followed by a celebration of his life at noon. Lee was born in Phoenix AZ on November 15, 1950, and died December 6, 2013 in Driggs. He lived in AZ from birth until...

Dec 1, 2013

Gwen Carol Penfold Sorensen, 80, of Rigby Idaho, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at her home. She was under the care of Onesource Hospice. A special thanks to Amy and Neeley for their kind care.

Carol was born January 26, 1933 in Driggs, ID to Virgil Penfold and Georgia Hillman Penfold. She grew up on a ranch in...

Nov 20, 2013

Weston Adolph Ripplinger, age 87, of Driggs, Idaho died following a short illness at his home. Weston was born August 27, 1926 in Bates, Idaho to Carl and Alena Daniels Ripplinger. He attended Teton High School then Utah State University. He served an L.D.S. mission in the North Western States Mission from November 1947 - November 1949. Weston married Helen...

Nov 19, 2013

Aaron Jeffrey Sanchez, age 42, born July 12, 1971 in Stockton, California, passed away from natural causes, Nov. 19, 2013, in Victor, Idaho while doing what he loved best --- fishing.

Aaron graduated from Bret Harte High School in Angels Camp, Cal. In 1988, where he lived in the Angels Camp and Murphys area from birth until 1997 when...

Oct 13, 2013

Dewey Edward Brittain was born September 25, 1923 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. His parents were farmers and lived in Oklahoma and Texas. Dewey joined the Marine Corp at age 17 and retired a Gunnery Sergeant after 20 years. He served in WWII, and Korea and was in prison camp in Korea for 33 months. He received several metals, including the Purple...

Oct 9, 2013

Elder Colt Daniel Kunz, 20, passed away October 9, 2013 in Tampico, Mexico while serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He was born on August 11, 1993 in Rexburg, ID and was the youngest of ten children born to Ryan and Ranae Hathaway Kunz.

Colt grew up on the family farm in...

Oct 1, 2013

Lacey Andrew "Andy" Buttram, age 39, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, formerly of Victor, Idaho, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 of an automobile accident.

Andy was born February 18, 1974 in Portland, Oregon to Joseph and Amy Cherry Buttram. He lived most of his life in Victor, graduating from Teton High School in 1993. He moved to Idaho...

Sep 30, 2013

Joseph (Joe) Scott DeLuca, 48, of Victor, ID passed away September 30, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Joe is survived by his wife Jaymie (Caldera), sons Cody, Dustin and Shane DeLuca, mother Marcia (McCall), sisters Melissa and Michelle DeLuca and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Proceeded in death by his father Joseph Frank DeLuca.

Born in...

Sep 9, 2013

Evangeline Henrie Jensen passed away Sept. 9, 2013 in Boise at her daughter's home of old age. She was married George Ephraim Jensen Oct. 8, 1939 in Salt Lake City Temple. George preceded her in death. They had four children, George Conard Jensen of Ivins, Utah, Darwin Henrie Jensen of Boise, Shauna Christoperson of Boise, and Sheryl Vamedoe of Oakland,...

Aug 3, 2013

Memorial services for Pattie B. Layser will be held at the Craig Thomas Discovery Center in Moose, Wy. on October 6 at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Murie Center to the Pattie Layser Writer-In-Residence Memorial Fund. http://www.muriecenter.org/support-us/

Jul 12, 2013

Beth Ola Gubler Prince, 90 years old, passed away July 12, 2013 surrounded by family and compassionate caregivers at Teton Peaks Assisted Living Home. She was born to loving parents Samuel Robert and Laura Viola Gubler on November 14, 1922 in Santa Clara, Utah at her grandparent's home. She grew up on the family farm in Ivins and often spoke...

Jun 17, 2013

Cody Ray Wood, 20 of Driggs, passed away June 17, 2013. Cody lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming and in Driggs. He graduated from Teton High School in 2011. He was a true outdoorsman; loving to hunt camp, and even to work on the farm. He loved people and little children especially his niece and nephews.

Cody is survived by...

Jun 10, 2013

Wayne 'Doug" Douglas Young, of Mesquite Nevada, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 in Houston, Texas at the age of 78. He was born on July 20, 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Henry and Fern Young. He was preceded in death by his wife Delores. Doug is survived by his daughters Robyn Ernst, Becky Evans and her husband...

Jun 1, 2013

Longtime local resident, Tim Larkin, passed away Saturday, June 1st at the age of 71.

Raised in Ohio near the glow of steel mills, Tim read stories of hunting and fishing in Wyoming, and vowed to move here. Tim attended Ohio State University on a basketball scholarship and, after graduating, joined a semi-professional team. Following his basketball career, employment...

May 16, 2013

Edna Mary Morris Wach, 80, passed away May 16, 2013 at the St. Anthony Homestead Assisted Living Center from causes due to age. She was born May 9, 1933 in Hattisburg, Mississippi to Wilford and Jewel Morris. She married Bill Wach on July 16, 1952. He passed away May 11, 2008. She is survived by her two sons, Matt (Lori)...