Montpelier News Examiner September 13, 2006
Lanny A "Frosty" Birch, 53, was found dead September 1, 2006 at his home.
The youngest of four sons, Lanny A Birch was born January 7, 1953, in Montpellier to Eva Elisabeth Lewis Birch and Eugene Bradford Birch. He grew up in Cokeville, where he attended school and graduated with honors from Cokeville High School. He attended the University of Wyoming on an honor scholarship. He did not complete a degree, however, because, as he told his mother, he wanted to get out and see the world.
The next years in his life saw him working in many locations, especially in Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Nevada, he even spent some time in Hawaii. He worked as a laborer, painter, and a handyman, and became a fixture in the Bear Lake area - everyone knew "Frosty."
Lanny was always happy-go-lucky. He always smiled and seemed content whenever people approached to speak to him. He never complained. His teachers said that he was extremely intelligent and talented. His mother said that he loved to read, whenever he ran out of things to read, he read the encyclopedia. He was a good athlete and he loved to hunt and fish, but most of all, he was a friend to everyone he met.
Lanny's father preceded him in death when he was 16. He is survived by his mother, Eva (Benny) Meyers of West Valley City, Utah; his three brothers, Allan of Taylorsville, Utah, Glenn (Mary Lou) of Cokeville, James (Cyndie) of Cokeville; 13 nieces and nephews; and 26 great-nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held September 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the Cokeville Cemetery in Cokeville.
Montpelier News Examiner September 13, 2006
Lanny A "Frosty" Birch, 53, was found dead September 1, 2006 at his home.
The youngest of four sons, Lanny A Birch was born January 7, 1953, in Montpellier to Eva Elisabeth Lewis Birch and Eugene Bradford Birch. He grew up in Cokeville, where he attended school and graduated with honors from Cokeville High School. He attended the University of Wyoming on an honor scholarship. He did not complete a degree, however, because, as he told his mother, he wanted to get out and see the world.
The next years in his life saw him working in many locations, especially in Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Nevada, he even spent some time in Hawaii. He worked as a laborer, painter, and a handyman, and became a fixture in the Bear Lake area - everyone knew "Frosty."
Lanny was always happy-go-lucky. He always smiled and seemed content whenever people approached to speak to him. He never complained. His teachers said that he was extremely intelligent and talented. His mother said that he loved to read, whenever he ran out of things to read, he read the encyclopedia. He was a good athlete and he loved to hunt and fish, but most of all, he was a friend to everyone he met.
Lanny's father preceded him in death when he was 16. He is survived by his mother, Eva (Benny) Meyers of West Valley City, Utah; his three brothers, Allan of Taylorsville, Utah, Glenn (Mary Lou) of Cokeville, James (Cyndie) of Cokeville; 13 nieces and nephews; and 26 great-nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held September 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the Cokeville Cemetery in Cokeville.
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