Samuel Dexter Artz

Samuel Dexter Artz, 79, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on September 5, 2020 in a Twin Falls hospital. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A memorial service was held on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Sam was born March 4, 1941, in Brookings, South Dakota. Sam passed away on September 5, 2020 in Twin Falls, age the age 79. He served in the US Navy 4 years, and in the Naval Reserve 18 years. He was married to Gladys (Santema) on August 14, 1965. He lost his wife of 34 years on March 19, 2000. On January 23, 2003, Sam was united in marriage to Darlene Server. They relocated to Glenns Ferry in 2006, where he found the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior. They lived in a home overlooking the Snake River. Sam is survived by his wife Darlene, four children, Sheila (Brian) Ring of Onida, SD; Connie (Dallas) Bridges of Brookings, SD; Kelly (Bonita) Artz of Eden Prairie, MN; and Emily (Jerry) Shepherd of Watertown, SD; three step-children Curt (Macrina) McDonald of Vancouver, WA; Mike (Ann) McDonald; and Linnette Jordan; twenty-five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Peggy (Clarence) Kalsbeek; and numerous nieces and nephews. Sam was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Gladys, and stepson, Chris McDonald