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Mary Sandra "Sandy" McKew

Mary Sandra "Sandy" McKew

Jul 18, 2019

Sandy McKew died in her sleep, home in the mountains she loved, on July 18, 2019. Born Mary Sandra Rechtsteiner in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 2, 1947, she and her beloved husband of 49 years Walter Martin McKew had been overjoyed to make Sun Valley, Idaho their home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl & Ruth Rechtsteiner,...

Kenny Heuring

Kenny Heuring

Jul 18, 2019

Kenny Heuring Kenneth James Heuring, 65, of Triumph, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, peacefully in his home and surrounded by his family. He was a father, a brother, an uncle, and to some, a superhero. Born March 23, 1954 Long Beach, CA, Kenny graduated from Millikan High School before setting out on a life of adventure. After a few years...

Yvette Maria Cabrito

Yvette Maria Cabrito

Jul 18, 2019

Hailey, Idaho- Yvette M. Cabrito, 34, of Hailey, Idaho, passed away Thursday July 18, 2019, near Picabo, Idaho, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1984, in Turlock, California, the daughter of Joao and Nidia Cabrito. Yvette was raised in California and moved to Idaho last year. She was currently the Activities...

Ruth Lieder

Ruth Lieder

Jul 15, 2019

Former three-term Sun Valley Mayor Ruth Lieder died Monday of natural causes. She was 89. After graduating from Smith College in 1953, Lieder worked for Sports Illustrated and Asia Weekly magazine, and ran her own public relations firm, called Nothing’s Impossible Inc. “About a minute after she left school, Ruth burst through the doors of the Time Inc. personnel department,...

Iris Fae Jankow

Iris Fae Jankow

Jul 14, 2019

Iris F. Jankow, 89, of Hagerman, Idaho, and formerly longtime resident of Ketchum, Idaho, passed away peacefully Sunday July 14, 2019 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Born in Republic, Washington and raised in Wallace, Idaho, as a young woman she moved with her family to Ketchum, Idaho where she met and married Lester Jankow in 1955. Les worked for the city...

Richard Andrew Marquis

Richard Andrew Marquis

Jul 10, 2019

Richard Andrew Marquis, surrounded by family and dear friends, ended his battle with cancer on July 10, 2019. Rich was born August 8, 1962 in Berkeley, California to parents David and Marilyn Marquis. He has one brother, James Alder Marquis. As a child, Rich’s family traveled frequently to the Stanley, Idaho area for vacations spent hiking, fishing and exploring in...

Kathleen "Kathe" Collier-Ayub

Kathleen "Kathe" Collier-Ayub

Jul 8, 2019

Kathe Collier, 71, loving mother and friend, passed, away on July 8, 2019. She was surrounded by her family and close friends. Kathe was a longtime resident of Sun Valley, moving to the Wood River Valley after college in 1969 from Washington. Kathe took advantage of all the valley had to offer. She was a beautiful skier, an avid horsewoman...

Esperanza Moya

Esperanza Moya

Jul 3, 2019

Esperanza Moya ..passed away on Wednesday July 3, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. Esperanza was born on July 8, 1950 in Zacatecas Mexico to Pedro Reveles and Jesusita Raygoza. Esperanza was a happy soul always loving and kind. She loved to cook and watch soap operas. She loved being surrounded by her family. She is survived by her two...

T. Verd Murdock

T. Verd Murdock

Jul 3, 2019

Thomas Verd Murdock, long-time resident of Carey, Idaho, was a faithful, loving husband, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great grandfather. He left this earth life at the age of 101 on July 3, 2019, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Funeral services for T. Verd Murdock will be Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Carey LDS Church. There will be a...

Bruce Augustus

Bruce Augustus

Jun 29, 2019

Bruce Augustus, 83, of Hailey, passed away on June 29th in his home with his family by his side. Bruce was a remarkable thinker who never stopped learning and had several careers throughout his life. After graduating from Cornell University in 1958, he worked as an aeronautical engineer on a team that designed the re-entry heat shield for the Apollo...

Jean Elexis Pyrah

Jean Elexis Pyrah

Jun 25, 2019

Jean Elexis Pyrah, 99, of Carey, was born January 15, 1920, in Arco, Idaho, to John Sterling Hurst and Effie Perry. Her mother died when she was six years old, and she and her two younger sisters, Cleone and Nina, were then raised by a handful of relatives who moved them from family to family until they graduated from high...

Teresa M. Bergin

Teresa M. Bergin

Jun 22, 2019

Shortly after her 90th Birthday, Teresa Bergin passed away in Boise, Idaho, on June 22, 2019. She was born in Hailey, Idaho, to Clara (Parsons) Walker and Johnnie Walker. As the daughter of a miner and the sister to older brothers, she developed her vibrant and outgoing personality at an early age as she spent her youth exploring the Wood...

Darion Rae Lynch

Darion Rae Lynch

Jun 22, 2019

Darion Rae Lynch, age 25, was born, March 20, 1994 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Bradley Lynch and Belinda Wright Lynch Sharkey. She passed away June 22, 2019 in Hailey, Idaho. She attended Harrison Elementary School in Twin Falls, Middleton schools, and Caldwell High School. She graduated from the College of Western Idaho with her GED Diploma. Darion enjoyed participating...

Rita Hurst

Rita Hurst

Jun 21, 2019

Rita Hurst, 88, was born in 1930 to May and George Green of Hailey, moved with her mother and stepfather, Walter Wade, to Beaver Creek in the Sawtooth Valley in 1936. Her father built the Beaver Creek Store, and owned the surrounding 10 acres, the family ran a logging company, providing timber for the mines and sawmills and supplying power...

Valerie Sue Siemon

Valerie Sue Siemon

Jun 20, 2019

Valerie Mullard Siemon died peacefully at home in Ketchum on June 20, 2019. Valerie was born in Altadena California on June 9, 1934, to Cameron “Laddie” Mullard and Helen Hill Mullard. She began skiing at a young age. She was a member of the California Jr. Ski Team traveling and racing throughout the western U.S. She graduated from North Hollywood...

Peggy Marie Olsen

Peggy Marie Olsen

Jun 20, 2019

Gene Olsen and family invite you to attend the celebration of life for Peggy Olsen on Sept. 28, 2019, from 2-6 p.m. at Bellevue Elementary School, 305 N. Fifth St. in Bellevue, Idaho 83313. Put on your favorite Bling and share with us your favorite memories.

Hyrum LeGrand Nielsen

Hyrum LeGrand Nielsen

Jun 16, 2019

Hyrum LeGrand Nielsen, age 23, of Carey, Idaho was called home Sunday, June 16 following a motorcycle accident near his home. He was born in Henderson, Nevada to parents Douglas and Mesia Nielsen. Known affectionately as “The Wild Man” by his family, Hyrum had an adventurous spirit from the outset. From eating dirt as a little boy to catching and...

Gail Juanita Davis

Gail Juanita Davis

Jun 2, 2019

Gail J. Davis, 76, a resident of Bellevue, died peacefully Sunday, June 2, 2019 at St. Lukes Wood River Medical Center with family by her side. She was born February 7, 1943 in Wendell, Idaho, the daughter of Delbert and Madge Ovard. She moved to the Wood River Valley with her parents in 1947, and attended schools in the valley....