Eric Barzee

Eric Milton Barzee, 53, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Madison Memorial Hospital following a heart attack. Eric was born in Corvallis, Oregon, on May 19, 1972, to Milton Arlo Barzee and Ellen Furness Barzee. He was the youngest of three children and grew up in Rexburg. He graduated from Madison High School in 1990. He went on to graduate from Brigham Young University in 1996 and J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1999. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Milan, Italy, from 1991 to 1993. Eric and the love of his life, NiCole, were married in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple on July 22, 1995. Together they have six wonderful children.

Eric was a man of faith and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was always looking for ways to lift and serve others. Eric was an avid admirer of nature and loved to be outdoors. He found great joy in his family and loved to support all of their ambitions. His entrepreneurial spirit will live on through his children. In recent years, he started Spruce Moose Tree Farm and loved tending to his trees and making friends with his customers. At the time of his death, Eric was Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for Battelle Energy Alliance (Idaho National Laboratory) in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is survived by his wife, NiCole Baker Barzee and their six children: Abby Barzee (Esteban Galan), James (Kenadee) Barzee, Jessica (Matthew) Hansen, Alexander (Chelsey) Barzee, Ethan Barzee, and Evan Barzee; grandchild, Sadie Hansen; mother, Ellen Barzee; and siblings, Rex (Jennifer) Barzee and Lucy (Paul) Dahl. He was preceded in death by his father, Milton Barzee.

Funeral services will be held at Rexburg North Stake Center, 314 E 2nd N. Rexburg, Idaho, at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Visitation will be held at Flamm Funeral Home, 61 North 1st East, Rexburg, Idaho, on Monday, December 22, 2025, from 6:00PM to 7:30PM and Tuesday, December 23, 2025, from 10:00AM to 10:45AM prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at the Teton-Newdale Cemetery.