Sidney J. Teuscher, 90, passed away due to complications from a stroke on Friday, February 9, 2007, in the Bear Lake Skilled Nursing Facility.
Sid was born March 6, 1916, the 10th child of 12 born to Caroline Jensen and Karl Charles Teuscher in Raymond, Idaho.

Sid's marriage to Marie Cook blessed him with a son, Michael Cook, and a daughter, Kay. A second marriage to Goldie Tadevich blessed him with Goldie's son, John Legerski, and a daughter, Nancy. Goldie and Sid were later sealed in the Logan, Utah temple.

Life was hard for the Teuscher family in Raymond. Sid's father died when Sid was 3 1/2 years old. This death left Caroline with 12 children and no visible means of support. At the early age of five, Sid was farmed out to help a rancher for room and board. The rancher had Sid keep the cattle in the field of grass and out of the grain.

Sid's first few years of school were spent in Geneva, Idaho living with Uncle Henry Teuscher as a working boarder. Sid returned to Montpelier, Idaho during his teen years and attended Montpelier High School. His learning was cut short, as he was needed to help support himself and help his mother.

His life was one of hard work. His many jobs included cattle ranching, sheep herding, CCCs railroad as section gang, brakeman and conductor, bartender, ran a repair business (shoes, bikes, saddle and harness), helped with rodeos as a pick-up and stuntman, and then spent 28 years in law enforcement in Montpelier as a police deputy, then police chief, then Custer County Deputy Sheriff and Custer County Sheriff.

Sid played football, wrestled and boxed. Boxing was his passion and out of 25 formal boxing matches, he had 16 knockouts, two decisions, two draws and five losses. In 1939 he took second place in the Pocatello Golden Glove Tournament.

As an avid body builder and strength enthusiast, Sid was often asked to demonstrate his strength, like breaking several strands of baling wire by stretching, pulling a car with his teeth, having a car's front wheel roll up on his stomach, lifting 55 gallons of oil into a pickup, and one-arm lifting a 150-pound girl over his head.

Sid enjoyed fishing with Goldie and hunting, and he loved horses. He captured Wyoming desert horses and trained them, most of which became good riding horses, although one became a rodeo bucking bronco because the horse was mean and only Sid could ride him.

Sid was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Goldie Teuscher, and his siblings, Charles Henry, Eugene Joseph, Viola Carrie, Louis Robert, Luella Lily, Alvin Christian, Maybell Lena, Woodruff Jensen, Roial J. and Vera Zell.

He is survived by his brother Vern; and children Michael (Karen), Kay (Ron) Gortcinsky, John Legerski, and Nancy Martin.

Funeral services were held February 15, 2007, with interment following in the Montpelier Cemetery, in Montpelier.