Obituaries

Feb 17, 2014

Leo Stanek, age 41, of Victor, Idaho died Monday, February 17 at his home in Victor. No services are being held at this time.

Feb 12, 2014

Leon "Slim" Weston was a larger than life personality whose smile, kind words and quick wit touched the lives of all who knew him. Slim will be remembered as a friend to all. A Teton Valley original, both his face and name have become nearly synonymous with Grand Targhee, the place he thought of as his home away from...

Feb 6, 2014

Long-time Victor, Idaho and Jackson Hole resident Andre Domingue - father, husband, woodworker and outdoorsman - passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 6th from complications from a stroke, he was 48-years-old. A quiet, steady man with a great sense of humor, he was truly an artist with wood, most notably the home he built for his family, and a handmade drift...

Jan 27, 2014

Brent Edward Hammond, age 71, of Driggs, Idaho died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at his home.

Brent was born September 4, 1943 in Egin Bench near St. Anthony, Idaho to Francis Marion and Mary Wentland Hammond. He grew up in Egin - St. Anthony area graduating from the South Fremond High School in 1961.

He worked on the...

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...