Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Donald P. Patocka
Sep 4, 2026
Donald P. Patocka, affectionately known as “Little Bear,” passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on September 4, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family after a brief battle with lung cancer. Born in July 1947 in Parkston, South Dakota, to Edward L. Patocka and Cecilia B. (Martin) Patocka, he spent his childhood on the family...
Marilyn Brown
Sep 3, 2026
Dear Family and Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of my beloved wife, Marilyn Brown, who passed away on September 3, 2026, at the age of 83.
Marilyn and I were married in the Saint George, Utah LDS Temple in 1967. She grew up in Provo, Utah, attending local schools and graduating...
Rosemary Marcovecchio Vaccaro
Sep 3, 2026
Rosemary Marcovecchio Vaccaro, longtime Draper and Salt Lake valley resident, spent much of her kind and gentle life concerned about plants: what to grow, what seed to use, how much water was needed, when to harvest, what to plant for next year.
Rose, as everyone called her, died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 3 at Carrington Memory Care in South Jordan after...
Laura Verna Bangerter Johnson
Sep 2, 2026
Laura Verna Bangerter Johnson
March 15, 1942 – September 2, 2026
Laura Verna Bangerter Johnson, 84, of Murray, Utah, passed away quietly on September 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
She married Eldon “Buck” Johnson on May 1st 1982. They are sealed for time and all eternity in the LDS temple and were blessed to share 44 years together.
Laura was...
Tracy G. Kelson
Sep 2, 2026
Tracy G. Kelson, age 60, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026, in Murray, Utah. She was born on December 11, 1965, in Murray, Utah, to Edward and Lois Goodrich.
Tracy graduated from Murray High School, where she enjoyed playing basketball. She had a love for many things throughout her life, including football, NASCAR, hunting, fishing, and camping. Most of all,...
Silvia Bahena Mota
Sep 1, 2026
Silvia "Chivis" Bahena Mota, devoted and loving mother.
Chivis was born on June 20th, 1989 in Morelos, Mexico and lived there until 1996. Chivis spent most of her childhood and early teenage years in Anaheim California, then relocated to Salt Lake City Utah, where she started her family and career. Chivis passed away unexpectedly on September 1st, 2026. Chivis is survived by...
Joseph Alvin Carter Jr.
Sep 1, 2026
Joseph Alvin Carter Jr., lovingly known to his family as Dad and Papa, age 93, passed away on September 1, 2026, after a short illness while receiving exceptional care from the nurses and doctors at the University of Utah Hospital.
Dad was born on January 16, 1933, in his grandfather's house on Park Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph...
Perrylee P. Holzworth
Sep 1, 2026
Perrylee Holzworth, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away September 1, 2026, in West Jordan, Utah, with family by her side.
Perrylee was born in Potlatch, Idaho, on February 14, 1940, to Roy and Helen Pulliam.
She met her soulmate, Terry Holzworth, in 1954 while living in South Salt Lake City, Utah. Perrylee and Terry were married on...
Margie Peterson
Aug 31, 2026
With heavy hearts and more than a few joyful memories, we announce the passing of Margie Peterson on August 31st at the age of 72.
Margie was truly one of a kind, strong, talented, endlessly crafty, and very rarely wrong (at least according to her). She was the kind of woman who could organize an entire party, tell everyone what they...
Gloria Macias Olmedo
Aug 31, 2026
Gloria Macias Olmedo, age 76, passed away on August 31st, 2026 in West Jordan, Utah. She was born on December 3rd 1949, In La Huerta Jalisco, Mexico to Filogoño Macias and Simona Olmedo
Gloria was the second oldest of ten siblings and a devoted single mother of three children. Throughout her life, she was a maternal figure to many of the...
Jeff Stone
Aug 30, 2026
Jeffery Stone passed away unexpectedly at the age of 46, just nine days shy of his 47th birthday. He leaves behind a family who loved him beyond measure.
Jeff married the love of his life, Megan, in 2004, and together they built a life centered on family, laughter, and love. He was the heart of his home—steady, funny, protective, and endlessly...
Dorothy Simpson Taylor
Aug 30, 2026
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dorothy Simpson Taylor on the morning of August 30, 2026 at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald James Taylor, parents Barlow and Erma Simpson, her brother Royal Simpson and her sons Ronald and Randy Taylor. She is survived by her sons Ray...
Gill Noreen Ninow
Aug 30, 2026
Gill Noreen Ninow, age 91, died on August 30, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on August 22, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa to Don and Irene Gow. She married Don Roy Ninow and had 4 children. Greg, Deborah, Paul, and Peter.
Gill and Don raised their children in three different countries: South Africa where Greg and Deborah...
Mary Joanne Truscott Peterson
Aug 29, 2026
Mary Joanne Truscott Peterson died on August 29, 2026 in So Jordan, Utah. She was Born September 1, 1931 in Fairview, Utah to Phyllis Mae Reynolds Truscott and Fern Moore Truscott.
She was married to Melvin Duane Peterson on August 16, 1949.
She is preceded in death by her husband Duane, her parents, sisters and many other dear family members.
She is survived...
Annika Grace Kuettel
Aug 28, 2026
Cradled tenderly in the loving arms of her remarkable mother, our beloved Annika Grace Kuettel passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Herriman, Utah on August 28, 2026, from complications of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome.
Affectionately called Sprinkle by her two older sisters, Annika was born on October 22, 2025, at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt...
Chase William Watson
Aug 27, 2026
Chase William Watson, age 40, passed away on August 27, 2026, in Bluffdale, Utah. He was born on September 4, 1985, to Geoff and Suzanne Watson.
Chase married Kara Whitelock on August 14, 2009. Together, they built a loving family with their three children, Karbon, Aurelia, and Noella; their two pugs, Gus and Dieter; and a shared life filled with laughter,...
Annette Slade
Aug 27, 2026
Our dear mother, Verdis Annette Howard Slade, died peacefully at home in Eden, Utah on August 27, 2026 at the age of 93.
She was born on April 17, 1933 in Holladay, Utah to Erin Neils Anderson Howard and Verdis Eliza Berrett, two parents who believed in Jesus Christ and provided a loving home. They taught her the importance of prayer,...
Alice Myrle Bader Lemon
Aug 27, 2026
Alice Myrle Bader Lemon (AMBL) was born on the family farm homesteaded by her French and German immigrant grandparents in 1900. The farm was located in northwest Kansas, Decatur County, off a dirt road between Allison and Jennings on September 1, 1927.
While on the farm, she grew to be a hard worker and learned the morals and values that would...
Bea Cragun
Aug 26, 2026
Bea graduated from this life into the next in the early morning hours of August 26, 2026, having lived a full life and leaving many who loved her and will dearly miss her.
She was born in Park City, when it was a poor mining town, on March 20, 1930. She watched many great inventions come into being in her 96...
Darlene Madeline Martinez
Aug 25, 2026
Darlene M. Martinez (Ruiz), our beloved Mother, Wife, Grandma, Aunt, and sister, passed away on August 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 3, 1966, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Antonio G. Ruiz & Sophie M. Manzanares, and was the baby sister out of 19 siblings. Growing up outside of...
