William J. Barnedt

William J. Barnedt

1934-2017

William J. Barnedt, 83, of Boise, Idaho passed away September 16, 2017 in Layton, Utah surrounded by family.

Bill was born May 8, 1934 in Stevenson, Washington to Datus E. Barnedt and Genevieve (Mckee) Barnedt. He was the second of seven children.

He married Hilda Tipton. They had two children, Sherre and Larry. After raising their children, they divorced. Several years later he married Susan Dianne (Sumner) Wilder. She preceded him in death in 2016.

He lived a full life, sharing his passion for hunting, fishing and traveling with his children. Their adventures spanned North America, visiting family and national parks and included more than their fair share of entertaining animal encounters.

He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and an M.P. After leaving the army, he worked as a logger and then fulfilled his childhood dream of hauling new automobiles. After more than 30 years he retired from the trucking industry.

After retiring, he continued his travels with his wife, Dianne, spending their winters in the warmer weather of Arizona and visiting with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In the last year of his life, he could often be found bonding with his great-grandsons over their shared love of cars.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; his sister Lavone and his brother John.

He is survived by his sister Leora (Don) Ramsay, his brothers Marvin, James and Robert (Patricia) Barnedt. Sherre (Paul) Ferry of Helena, Montana; granddaughter Katie Ferry; grandsons Mike (Kelly) and Dave (Shalee) Ferry; great-granddaughter Darkis Ferry. Larry (Lori) Barnedt of Kaysville, Utah; grandchildren: Brandon (Katie) Barnedt; Kendelle (Cory) Christiansen; Alex (Christine) Barnedt; Hailey (Scott) von Niederhausern; and great-grandchildren: Rhett Barnedt, and Shaylee, Eli, Jax, Jason and Peyton von Niederhausern.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Russon Brothers Funeral Home at 1941 N Main Farmington, Utah 84025. A viewing will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. with the service following at 11 a.m.

A graveside service and burial will be held at the Cloverdale Cemetery at 1200 N. Cloverdale Rd. Boise, Idaho 83713 on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 1 p.m.