Obituary of Donald Morrill

Our beloved father Donald E. Morrill, 80, of Hansen, ID passed away April 3. 2022. He was surrounded by family in the comforts of his home. He fought a courageous battle with dementia. Donald was born to C.R. and Faye Morrill in Idaho. He is preceded in death by his brother Charles E. Morrill of Idaho and his sister Charlene Graff of Idaho. He is survived by Zella Campbell (Pat Harris) of Idaho and his extended family he is survived by his sister Charleen Nobles of Arkansas, Mari Haynes (Cliff) of Oregon and brother Marshall Dunagan (Shelley) of Oregon and preceded in death by his sister Melba Christopher of Oregon. He married Laura March 23, 1968. They were married forty three years till she passed away. They raised a beautiful family of five children. Jackie Murphy (Jim) Idaho, Laurie Morrill (Perry Freitag) Idaho, Jarvis Morrill (Becky) Washington, Bethany Nelson (Roger) Idaho, Philip Morrill (Kari) Idaho. They have 17 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren with one on they way. Don and Laura had an adventurous life with farming and ranching. Don logged for a short time in Northern Idaho. He was a self taught carpenter and helped many family and friends with projects. Don enjoyed get togethers with his family especially in his later years. He liked to have BBQs in the back yard with his grandkids. He was an exceptional gardener and gave much produce to friends and neighbors. Dad always had a handful of sheep and would tell numerous stories of herding sheep as a kid growing up. He loved history, especially history of Idaho and collected many books and memorabilia. One very proud moment of his life is when the Greenwood school which attended as a kid and ended up buying, was put on the National Register of Historic Places. He was a kind loving person devoted to his wife, family and his God. He will be greatly missed by many. Service 10am with graveside to follow in Hazelton, ID April 8th, 2022 at Rosenau Funeral Home & Crematory located 2826 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, ID.