Our fun loving, light hearted, Husband, Dad, Brother, Grandpa, Uncle and friend, passed away October 14, 2014 at Madison Memorial Hospital after a valiant and courageous battle with Alpha 1 and COPD.

He was born April 8, 1937 to Richard and Gertrud Tychsen in Milkriver, Alberta, Canada. Growing up in Raymond, Alberta, he loved to ice skate, learned how to work hard and drove a school bus as a teenager which enabled him to buy his family's first car.

Rexburg Idaho is where he headed to for college and met his sweetheart Janice Albertson. On September 19, 1962, they married in the Logan Temple for time and eternity. They just celebrated their 52 wedding anniversary!

He was a man of all trades and started out working at the Nelson Ricks Creamery and then for Dave Hall at American Oil and with Dick Davis Construction on buildings at Ricks College. For 26 years, he was a Fireman for the Rexburg Fire Department, and thoroughly enjoyed his association with his fellow firemen. He also poured concrete all over the valley and loved working with wood. He passed these skills and more to his sons.

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served in many callings and served a two year mission with his wife for LDS Family Services, Addiction and Recovery Program, in Idaho Falls and at BYU Idaho.

His loves were: his friends, his dog Marcus, his cats TC (Tic's cat) and Yogi, old cars, antiques, his boat, his motorcycle, snowmobiling, western books and movies, country dancing with Lyle and Kort's bands, leatherworking, telling jokes and going on a drive and getting a pepsi.

He loved his kids and grandkids and would do anything and everything for them. "We all loved our Dad so much, he was so awesome!"

He is survived by his wonderful wife Janice and 5 kids: Denise (Mark) Rawle, Wendy (Gary) Stapley, Devlen (Sarah) Tychsen, Ginger (Kevin) Bott, and Bryce (Melissa) Tychsen, and 21 grand-children, his sister Rachel (Wendell) Olsen, and brother Richard Paul (Sheila) Tychsen, plus numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his two infant sons, Jason and Jared, and brother Holger.

The family will receive friends and family on Friday, October 17th for a viewing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Flamm Funeral Home, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday before the funeral at 11 a.m. at the Rexburg Third Ward Building, 345 South 3rd West. Interment will follow the service at the Grant Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Flamm Funeral Home.

The family would like to express their gratitude to those at the Infusion Center at EIRMC in Idaho Falls, Jenny Phillips and others from Advanced Home Health and the staff at Madison Memorial Hospital for their wonderful care of our Dad.