Jeremy Sioux O'Dell Obituary (1976

Jeremy Sioux O'Dell was born to Jerry and Sarah O'Dell on October 18, 1976 in Twin Falls, Idaho. The Family relocated to Nampa a few years later. He attended East Side elementary, West Jr High and graduated from Nampa High in 1995. He played basketball and football throughout high school and was part of the state runner up championship football team his senior year. Not only was Jeremy an athlete, but he was also an avid outdoorsman. His greatest love besides his family was hunting and fishing, which he did every year from a young age with his dad and brothers. After high school he joined the work force and worked in many areas of the construction trade. Excavation and operating heavy equipment were his favorite things to do. Jeremy met Brandi shortly after high school and they fell in love. Brandi had a daughter Savannah, who Jeremy loved dearly and took in as his own. They were married in Nampa in 1998. They bought a house in Kuna, while he worked for Commercial Tire. Soon after Bryson was born. Jeremy was overjoyed with the birth of his little boy. In 2000, another baby boy was born, Jacob. The adventures of the outdoors had now taken on a whole new meaning to him. He had two boys to adventure with. They would have many years of being in the outdoors together making lasting memories that his boys will cherish forever. After the economy went bad in 2009, he and his family relocated to Fairbanks, AK. He was an ice road trucker on the Dalton highway where he hauled pipe to the oil fields. Living in Alaska was an adventure for him and his family. They spent much of their time on the Gulkana and Klutina Rivers fishing for sockeye and king salmon. They traveled most of Alaska fishing and hunting. Jeremy killed moose and caribou while he was there. His family loved their four years spent there and always have so many stories to tell about that time. Jeremy and his family would finally make it back to Idaho in 2013. He would work at a few jobs before ending up at Blue Sky. Blue Sky would send him out of town to work in a few different states. Including Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon. This was a dream job for him. He loved who he worked with and loved to travel. He had many coworkers that he considered to be family. Jeremy's family and friends were the most important things in his life. He had the ability to make friends wherever he went. It was his kind, funny, generous heart that always pulled people around him in. His children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews brought him so much joy. When he passed away, he was doing what he loved most, spending time with his family and catching steelhead. Jeremy is survived by his mother Sarah O'Dell; wife Brandi; children: Savannah (Nathan) Kom, Bryson (Bailey) O'Dell, Jacob O'Dell (Ashley); grandchildren; brothers and sisters; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his dad Jerry O'Dell; sister Lisa Vollbrecht; and grandparents. Jeremy requested that no one wear black to his funeral. Potluck to follow service. If you plan to stay please bring a side dish to share. Thank you!