OBITUARIES

Piper Reed

Piper Reed

May 29, 2019

Piper Tabriz Reed was born in Warwick, NY on March 11, 1985. A graduate of BSU with a B.S. in Sociology, she was a well-known and beloved member of the Wood River Valley community and a true inspiration to all who knew her. A mountain girl through and through, Piper’s varied interests and love of adventure led her to take...

Carolan Poett Knott

Carolan Poett Knott

May 26, 2019

On May 26, 2019, the Wood River Valley lost one of its richest characters. Born Feb. 29, 1940, Carolan Poett Knott lived a long and adventurous life before passing away peacefully, surrounded by family. Due to her leap-year birth date, she was still a teenager (19 and 3/4) in birthdays and in spirit. Carolan was born in Pasadena, Calif., to...

Michael Fleming Whyte

Michael Fleming Whyte

May 24, 2019

Michael Fleming Whyte, born June 19, 1963, in Newport Beach, Calif., to Richard and Judith Ann Whyte, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at his home in Hailey, Idaho, surrounded by family, after a courageous, year-long battle with lung cancer. Michael grew up in Newport Beach and attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif. In 2001, he moved to St....

Balazs Szabo

Balazs Szabo

May 24, 2019

BALAZS SZABO - May 14, 1943 -May 24, 2019 We have lost our beloved Sun-bali. Balazs (Bali) Szabo died at home in Hailey Idaho on May 24, 2019 of heart disease. He was born in Budapest, Hungary on May 14, 1943, at a time when the country was in turmoil. Knowing early on that as a free thinker and rebel...

Fritz Frey

Fritz Frey

May 10, 2019

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Sheryl Luana "Sher" Foster

Sheryl Luana "Sher" Foster

May 8, 2019

Sheryl (Sher) Luana Foster peacefully left us on May 8, 2019. She was born on October 12, 1947, in Sandpoint, Idaho, where she grew up on the faily farm in Clark Fork and where her love of nature, animals and all things artistic began. After high school, she graduated from Central University in Ellensburg, Washington, where she majored in art...

Jean Clayton

Jean Clayton

Apr 28, 2019

Nona “Jean” Clayton returned to her Father in Heaven Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was born March 16, 1937 in the Minidoka area and was proud she was delivered by her Grandmother on their farm. The best description of Jean would be Salt of the Earth. She was a simple person who held to simple values and didn’t waiver from...

Beverley Jane Whyte (Asten)

Beverley Jane Whyte (Asten)

Apr 26, 2019

Beverly Jane Whyte 69, of Hailey, Idaho, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2019, at her home. Beverley arrived in Sun Valley in 1992 and worked in food service until she opened Reliable Management a few years later. Her husband Richard joined her in 2001 and together they operated Basics Plus Pet Supplies in Hailey and Ketchum. She is survived...

Juan Goitiandia

Juan Goitiandia

Apr 20, 2019

Juan Goitiandia April 29, 1945 - April 20, 2019 Juan was born in Murelaga (Vizcaya), Spain in the Basque country on April 29, 1945 to Sebastian and Maria Goitiandia. Juan Goitiandia passed away April 20, 2019 of Cancer. Juan came to the USA in 1963, and studied to receive his citizenship in 1968. He worked as a sheepherder for one...

Patrick A. Terry

Patrick A. Terry

Apr 11, 2019

The gentlest of souls are often times the strongest. Patrick Terry was a man of peace, a mechanic, dramatist, long-distance runner and spiritual philosopher. He passed away peacefully at home in Hailey on April 11 after a prolonged illness that led him to consider our collective place in the cosmos, the purpose of life and the prospects for the journey...

Licia Del Signore Beck

Licia Del Signore Beck

Apr 7, 2019

Licia Del Signore Beck Licia Del Signore Beck, of Bellevue, Idaho, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday April 7, 2019, at age 92. Licia was born to parents Ezio Del Signore and Caterina Ceragioli on May 8, 1926, in Piano di Mommio, Italy. She lived and worked in Piano di Mommio as a tailor until, at age 29,...

Daniel Isaac Sabin

Daniel Isaac Sabin

Mar 29, 2019

Daniel was born June 29th,1989. He was born 6 weeks early and was our miracle baby. Daniel grew up in Jerome and attended Liberty Christian Academy, Jerome middle school and Jerome high school. At the time of his death Daniel was living with his good friend Joshua Norton and was working for Hank Brown painting. Daniel had a daughter Marley...

Luigi "Louis" Cassano

Luigi "Louis" Cassano

Mar 25, 2019

Luigi “Louie” Cassano Born 11/06/1934 In Flushing, Queens, NY Died 03/25/2019 in Bellevue, Idaho The youngest son of nine children born to Angelina Grillo Cassano and Francesco Cassano, had an amazing life as a first generation American to Italian born parents from Naples. Louie and his siblings were encouraged to speak English and to assimilate quickly as American children. His...

Frank G. Jewett III

Frank G. Jewett III

Mar 25, 2019

Frank G. “Woody” Jewett III, 78, of Deephaven, Minn., literally took the chairlift to heaven from the Cold Springs chair on March 25, 2019. A Minnesota native and avid E-scow sailor on Lake Minnetonka, one of Woody’s other favorite activities and places was skiing in Sun Valley. In his 25 years visiting, he made many friends on and off the...

Robert Workman Sweet Sr.

Robert Workman Sweet Sr.

Mar 24, 2019

Adele Hall Sweet, of New York City and Ketchum, Idaho, died at home on December 21, 2018 of complications resulting from Alzheimer's disease. She was 93. She was the daughter of Dorothy Schiff, former publisher of The New York Post, and Richard B. W. Hall, and a great-granddaughter of financier Jacob Schiff. Her husband, Robert W. Sweet, is a former...