George R. Spence
Mar 27, 2020
George Robert Spence passed away peacefully on March 27, 2020. Born March 21, 1927 in Garfield, Utah to William Charles and Esther Olmstead Spence, he was the eldest of two boys (Charles, deceased). Raised in SLC, he attended East High School and the University of Utah. He moved to Sun Valley, Idaho in 1970. He was a faithful member of...
Lynn Walton Bockemohle
Mar 26, 2020
LYNN WALTON BOCKEMOHLE Lynn was taken into the arms of his Lord on Thursday March 26, 2020 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital following complications caused by the COVID-19 virus. He was born in California on October 20,1935 to Clinton and Kathleen Bockemohle and grew up in Coronado,California and the small dairy community of Artesia. Lynn had a strong interest...
David John Pakonen
Mar 21, 2020
David John Pakonen, 62, of Ketchum, ID, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 21, 2020, after a brief illness. Dave was born on July 8, 1957 in White Pine, Michigan, son of the late Kenneth and Rose (Domencich) Pakonen. He graduated from White Pine High School in 1975 and Michigan State University in 1979. After college, Dave...
Edward Arthur "Ed" Weil
Mar 18, 2020
Ed Weil died on March 18th at the age of 90 after a brief hospital stay. Ed always approached life with a glass ‘half-full’ attitude, which carried him through the challenges of his last years. He was born in November 1929 into an uncertain and volatile world, as today we again face a time of unraveling. Ed was a beloved...
Michel Gene Barton
Mar 13, 2020
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Par Johan "Per" Lindfors
Mar 12, 2020
Per Johan Lindfors was born in Nacka, Sweden, a suburb of Stockholm, on July 17, 1969. He left this life on March 12, 2020. Per moved to Ketchum with his wife in July of 2002, just one month prior to the birth of their daughter, Kate. He was a very proud and loving father. Per took great pride in Kate’s...
Nicholas Praeger Thompson
Mar 11, 2020
Nick Thompson passed away March 11, 2020 at the young age of 34. Nick was a “One of a Kind” character. He could light up a room with his presence, he was quite entertaining. He was always ready for an adventure and fun. Born April 14, 1985 in Sun Valley, Idaho at Moritz Hospital he was very proud of his...
Betty Ellen Bell
Mar 6, 2020
Betty Weir Bell passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, March 6, 2020 and oh girl did she have a spectacular run through this thing called life. Betty was born in Columbus, Ohio June 20, 1924 to Charles and Mary Tobin Weir. Along with her siblings Margret, John, Patricia and JoAnn, the family soon moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Though her...
Paul R. Wiley
Feb 23, 2020
Paul Richard Wiley “Wiley” died at home on Sunday February 23, 2020, in Ketchum, Idaho. His loving wife Fran was with him. Wiley grew up in Seattle, and attended Franklin H.S. He started making beautiful wood waterskis in his garage in 1965. He eventually quit his day job and opened the still successful shop in South Park, in Seattle, that...
Carol Joanne Springer (Springer)
Feb 22, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Carol Joanne Springer (Springer). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Maryl "Bunch" Cohan
Feb 21, 2020
Maryl “Bunch” Cohan, 79, passed away Feb. 21, 2020, after a hard-fought and courageous battle. Bunch first came to Sun Valley in the late 1950s to visit her grandmother, “Sun Valley Salley.” She stayed 20 years. It was here that she would raise her daughter, Stacey, and begin her career in real-estate for Sun Valley Realty, where she met many...
Jack Bemis Crawford Jr.
Feb 14, 2020
Sun Valley icon Jack Bemis Crawford Jr. passed away on Feb. 14, 2020, in Ketchum at 88, leaving behind a legacy of happiness and joy to those who knew him. A lifelong athlete, he helped put the Sun Valley Resort tennis program on the map and worked as a ski instructor for 30 years. Crawford first came to Sun Valley...
David Neil "Dave" Syferd
Feb 14, 2020
Dave Syferd was born on July 4, 1945, and died on Feb. 14, 2020, from heart failure. Born on Independence Day, Dave truly lived the American Dream. He grew up in Yakima, Wash., and was ASB president at East Valley High School. He attended Whitworth College on a track scholarship and graduated with a political science degree, married his high...
Dolores Estell "Dee" Fox
Feb 1, 2020
Dolores Estelle “Dee” Fox, 83, of Bellevue, Idaho and formerly of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the home of her son, Tommy Richardson, following a lengthy struggle with ALS, (Lou Gehrig’s.) She was born October 21, 1936, in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joseph James Gardy and Stella Violet Koslosky Gardy. Dee was raised in...
Janifred Koopman "Jan" Leyse
Jan 22, 2020
Jan Leyse, 90, died on Jan. 22, following brief and loving care at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Ketchum. A memorial service is planned at the entrance lobby of the St. Luke’s hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. St. Luke’s will serve refreshments. Since moving to Sun Valley with her husband 22 years ago, Jan spent most of...
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