Bryce Robert Madsen, 80, passed away Aug. 25, 2017, in Shelley, Idaho. He was born on Feb. 26, 1937, to Leona (Shaw) and Robert Eugene Madsen in Venice, Utah. He was the eldest of four siblings.
He married Karlyn Durrant, March 16, 1956. They later divorced.
He then married Gayle Miner on Dec. 12, 1987. They made their home in Shelley, Idaho, where they were residing at the time of his death.
The family moved to Tooele, where Bryce grew up and where he graduated from Tooele High School.
He spent his life as a professional body and fender mechanic, painter and pin striper. His body work and paint jobs were flawless. He was a master at mixing paint to match any vehicle he was working on.
When pin striping became a fad, he was the best. He was very proud of every vehicle that left his shop.
This profession led Bryce and his friends to form the first car club in Tooele, called The Kingstons. They met weekly to help each other work on their vehicles and to teach each other their professions. Bryce also loved to fish, hunt and square dance.
Bryce is survived by his wife; his five children: Cherrie Dare (Brent Johnson), Tooele, Utah; Jerri Brown (Dean Christenson), Tooele, Utah; Betty (John) Donnelly, Stansbury, Utah; Neil Madsen, Tooele, Utah; Karma (Ronald) Rette, New Egypt, New Jersey; and stepson, Corey (Anita) Green, Salt Lake City, Utah; siblings: Clive (Stella) Madsen, Fontana, California, and Shirlene (Howard) Emry, Sandy, Utah; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two step-grandchildren. Deceased family members are his mother and father and his sister, Barbara Kirk.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at the Taylor Cemetery, 720 E. 129 South, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404.