Patsy Kay Dayley

Patsy Kay Thorngren Dayley, 86, of Annis, Idaho passed away September 24, 2024 at the Shelley Idaho Gables Memory Care Center due to complications of heart failure.

Patsy was born April 6,1938 to Edward Wiliam and Lena Lufkin Thorngren in Milford, Utah. She attended school in both Annis and Rigby, Idaho. She graduated from Rigby High School in 1956. Patsy had a lot of fond memories of staying with her Aunt Nel Erikson in Rexburg, Idaho, and on their dry farm above Rexburg. She also spent a lot of time with her Uncle Bill Lufkin at the cattle auctions in Idaho Falls. During her mature years she enjoyed collecting Ty Beanie Bears and coloring in adult coloring books.

Upon graduation from high school Patsy got a job working for The Idaho Falls Typewriter Exchange (ITEX). It was during this time that she was set up on a blind date with Eldon LaRain Dayley and the rest is history. Patsy married her sweetheart, Eldon, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, May 17, 1957. From this union came three daughters and three sons. They lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah before settling in Annis, Idaho in 1960. Eldon and Patsy were married for 52 years before Eldon passed away on August 26, 2009.

Patsy has dearly missed her sweetheart and best friend. Patsy worked hard to provide a home for her family. She always raised a large garden with potatoes, corn, carrots, green beans, squash, etc. She had both strawberry and raspberry patches; so there was always homemade jam on hand to go with her homemade bread.

She loved to do crafts and tried her hand at many of them. She especially enjoyed crocheting and Swedish Embroidery. Many of her children and grandchildren have been recipients of her talents.

Eldon and Patsy worked together for 21 years as LDS church custodians before they retired in 1999. They then served an 18-month LDS mission at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Patsy held many positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including in the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary Programs. She was also a Family History Consultant; genealogy was a particular passion of hers. Over the years she made many special friends in these church callings.

Survivors include Patsy’s 6 children: Lee Ann (Brian) Parker, Becky (Mike) McKnight, David (JoAnn) Dayley, Alan (Lisa) Dayley, Patti (Merritt) Staley, and Brad (DaNae) Dayley; a brother – Jerry (June) Thorngren; a sister-In-Law – Sandra Thorngren; and 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents Ed and Lena Thorngren, brothers Kenneth and Frank, and her eternal companion, Eldon.

A viewing will be held Thursday October 3, 2024 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the Menan Stake Center 698 N. 3600 E. Menan, Idaho. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 at the Menan Stake Center at 12:00 pm; with a viewing from 11 – 11:45 am that morning. Interment will be at the Annis Little Butte Cemetery directly after the funeral services.

The family thanks the staff of the Shelley Gables and Aspen Home Health and Hospice for Patsy’s loving care over this past year.