Sheep Industry News March 2022

Obituaries

woodworker and photography. Larry also enjoyed skiing and bought a cabin in Avon, Colo., to teach his grandchildren how to ski. He got his private pilot’s license on his 70th birthday. Most of all, everyone will forever remember Larry for being gener ous, having a passion for life and loving his family and friends. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Nancy, and brother Dan. Larry was an amazing father and grand father who will be deeply missed by his three children, seven grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or ASI's Sheep Heritage Foundation at 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360, Englewood, CO 80112. JEANNE SIDDOWAY, 1923-2021 Jeanne Clark Siddoway, 98, passed away peacefully at her home in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Nov. 30, 2021. Jeanne was born on April 17, 1923, in Moreland, Idaho, to Harold and Edna Clark. She was the oldest of four children, Keith, Tom and baby sister Audrey. She graduated from Moreland High School and then attended Ricks Academy in Rexburg, Idaho. She started her first job in Toelle, Utah, with Western Union. She was trans ferred to the telegraph office in St. Antho ny, Idaho, during World War II, where she met Raymond Kenneth "Bill" Siddoway. They were married on May 19, 1945, in the Siddoway family home in Teton City, Idaho. Bill and Jeanne owned and operated Siddoway Sheep Company. Her greatest joy

was her family. Bill and Jeanne had six chil dren, 17 grandchildren, 59 great grandchil dren, and three great great grandchildren. As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many callings, but her greatest calling was ministering to others. She was active in many community organizations, including the Pink Ladies, Fremont County Repub lican Women, Make it With Wool, and the hospital and library boards. Jeanne's hobbies included cooking, candy making, gardening, needlepoint, bowling, theater and traveling. Jeanne is survived by five of her chil dren: Susan (Jay Cedergreen) of Snohom ish, Wash.; Kathy of Indio, Calif.; Jeff (Cindy) of Terreton, Idaho; Julianne (Rick Hill) of St. Anthony; and Frank (Joan) of Terreton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill; son, Denton; grandchildren, Ryan and Emily; her parents and all of her siblings. The family suggests donations to the South Fremont Education Foundation, P.O. Box 263, St. Anthony, ID 83445.

LARRY L. RULE, 1929-2022 Larry Lewis Rule passed away on Jan. 18, 2022. He was 92 years old. Larry was born March 12, 1929, in Eagle, Colo., to Fred A. Rule and Mary E. (Quinlan) Rule, in the family house located along the Eagle River. Larry’s experience growing up on a ranch in Eagle with his brother, Dan, played an instrumental role in his child hood and later influenced his professional career as a farmer, rancher and entrepre neur. Larry graduated from Eagle Valley High School in 1947 and married Nancy Kathryn Doran on Jan. 14, 1950. They lived in a house he built for them during the summer before he proposed. Larry and Nancy had three children together: Lori (Hugh) Hawthorne, Robert (Cindi) Rule and Spence (Connie) Rule. In 1961, Larry and the family moved from the family ranch when he bought a farm and built a feedlot in Brighton, Colo. Later, he began feeding lambs in 1962, which started the Rule family business that is still operational today. Larry then opened the Denver Lamb packing plant in 1977 and further expanded his business opera tions by opening the Iowa Lamb packing plant in Hawarden, Iowa, in 1983. In 1995, Larry and Nancy bought a cattle ranch in Mission, S.D., where they loved spending time. Once Larry semi retired, he and Nancy joined his cousins in Arizona part-time. Larry’s long-time hobbies included hunting, being a master

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