Frances Ann Huizinga Peck

Mar. 4, 1959 - Sep. 5, 2016

Date of Service: Sep. 9, 2016

Frances Ann Peck

BURLEY – Frances Ann Huizinga Peck, age 57, of Tiger Lake - Belfair, Wash., passed away on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at her parents’ home in Burley surrounded by her loving husband, Mark Peck and her family. Fran gave up her valiant battle with cancer and our sweet girl is now with Jesus.

Fran was born in Burley, Idaho, on March 4, 1959, to R.A. Dick and Janice Cazier Huizinga. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Art Huizinga and Ann Robertson; maternal grandparents, Bryan and Mildred Cazier; and her husband’s grandparents, Joe and Margaret Higley and Darrell and Dorothy Peck. Growing up she was a loving girl who possessed a talent to excel in whatever she chose to do, whether it was cooking learned from her mother or fishing and all other outdoor activities with Dad and Grandpa.

Early in life, Fran expressed a love of horses. After watching the E Capa Indian Riders at the rodeo, she decided to emulate them, but to also take it one step further. These riders rode with only a neck strap, but Fran rode in the arena - jumps and all - at breathtaking speed, bareback with no neck strap, using only her hands, knees and voice to control her horse “Twist”. Leading people in the horse community expressed openly, “Fran Huizinga is the best female rider I have ever seen.” She also worked at the pool as a lifeguard, at the radio station for her dad, and was a member of 4-H; school however, was not on her top ten. After being enrolled in summer school to supposedly catch up, she was tested by the faculty, and to everyone’s surprise, she tested in the very high range. Turns out, school was just boring to her.

Fran married Mark Peck on June 22, 1984, and they have two children, Sarah Sullivan and Richard Peck, both residing in the Seattle, Washington area; and three grandchildren, Tyler and Audrey Sullivan and Alexis Peck. In addition to their own children, Fran and Mark opened their hearts and home to many foster children, the majority of which they remain in close contact with and have assumed family status over the years. Their contributions have shaped the lives and happiness of these children forever.

Fran followed her husband through his career; first to Utah as a corrugator supervisor, then to Seattle where Mark was a superintendent of corrugator operations, then to James Hardy, where her husband traveled overseeing operations in Washington, Texas, Florida; then to Texas again where they operated their own business. As an ever-supporting wife, she made the extensive travel work for everyone. Fran made a beautiful home for Mark on an acreage on Tiger Lake in Washington. Her extensive talent to make and create made their home an astounding fairy land. Everywhere inside and out caused a person to smile and say, “Wow!” Her ability for beauty was matched by her skill in the kitchen – a talent inherited from Mom and Grandma. But, above all else was her ability to make friends. Everybody loved the girl with the big, big laugh and the way she treated them. Fran found Jesus, went on the walk to Emmaus and continued to be his disciple in every way. She was a member and officer of United Methodist Women, and a member of PEO chapter BB.

Our hearts are broken, but we know she is truly happy now.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the Burley United Methodist Church, 450 E. 27th St., where friends may call from 12:30 until 1:45 p.m. preceding the service. The Reverend Dr. Scott Allen and Pastor Mitchell Hodge will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery.

The family wishes to thank St. Luke’s and Encompass Hospice for their help and especially to Ann Cueva, who spent 24 hours a day during the final days caring for our Fran. Please direct your memorials to a cancer research of your choice or to the Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI) in Twin Falls.