Good-bye for now, sweet friend....

Michelle Huppi Young 1977 ~ 2008 SHOSHONE, IDAHO- Michelle Huppi Young, 30, of Shoshone, Idaho passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Twin Falls Idaho. Born in Logan, Utah, the daughter of Melvin Charles Huppi and Denise LaDine Johnson Huppi, she grew into a wonderful woman. She loved playing the clarinet and being a wife and mother. Michelle was in her final semester at the College of Southern Idaho and would have graduated with honors. Michelle served an LDS Mission in Washington D.C. She loved the Young Women in the Shoshone Ward and will miss them greatly. Michelle will be missed by her husband Andrew Young, her boys, Caleb and Jackson, her foster daughter, Maria, her brother-in-law, Allen Hanberg, and her parents Mel and Denise Huppi. Michelle was greeted on the other side by her sister, Maya, her brother, Mel, and her grandpas Huppi, Johnson, and Oyler. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Sat., March 22, 2008, at the Shoshone LDS Church, 507 N Greenwood St., Shoshone, with Bishop Gale C. Roberts officiating. A visitation will be held on Fri., March 21, 2008, also at the Shoshone LDS Church, where family and friends may call from 6-8 p.m., and again on Sat. one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at 4 p.m. at the Wellsville, Utah Cemetery (friends are welcome). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Michelle Huppi Young Memorial Fund, at any branch of the Wells Fargo bank. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 South Lincoln, Jerome, ID 83338.
Published in the Deseret News on 3/19/2008.

Michelle was such an awesome, caring person. She was actually my sister Summer's "friend". She spent a lot time at our house. I remember her infectious smile!!! You could walk into the room in a really bad mood, and just seeing Michelle smile would change how you felt. Michelle had the biggest heart and always tried to find the positive in everything.

We called Michelle "chipmunk" at our house. Everytime she smiled, which was all the time, her cheeks would poke out and her eyes would disappear. We would ask her where her eyes were. Numerous belly laughs were brought on by Michelle and my sister and their funny ways. She loved ice cream. If it was not in the house, then her and Summer would go to the store and get some. Of course they brought it back and would only share it with their "favorites". I guess that included me, because if I was home, then I would reap the reward.

Michelle felt more like a sister to me than one of my little sister's friends. I will miss Michelle. My heart aches for her parents, husband and two young boys. Michelle used to always tell us that she would die young, too young. We told her that she didn't know what she was talking about. Maybe she knew more than what we ever gave her credit for.

I know Michelle that you are with your other siblings now. I will terribly miss hearing from Summer about the updates on your life. You have influenced me in ways that will always be for good. Till we meet again......