Kerrie Durrant

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We should all be loved the way Kerrie loved — and we should all love the way she taught us to.

Kerrie Durrant, 65, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, after a courageous journey with Alzheimer's disease. She leaves behind a family who adored her, a wide circle of friends who became family, and a legacy of love, laughter, and impeccably decorated Christmases.

Kerrie was born June 13, 1961, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, the third of six children of John Sherman Lange and Carole Ann Epps, and grew up in Tinley Park. Kind, gentle, and beautiful inside and out, she was the peacemaker of a lively household of six kids. In 1974, the Lange family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where Kerrie attended Moon Valley High School, played badminton, studied business — and, at a "social gathering" in the desert in 1977, met the love of her life, Bob Durrant. They were high school sweethearts of the truest kind. Kerrie followed Bob to Utah after her graduation, and the two were married on March 14, 1981. Their marriage spanned forty-five years of devotion and adventure, and anyone who knew Kerrie could see how much she loved Bob just by the way she looked at him — a look that never changed, from sixteen to the very end.

Together, Kerrie and Bob raised three beautiful children: Robert John, Bradley James, and Brittanie Marie. Kerrie loved being a mother more than anything in this world, and nothing made her prouder than her kids. Becoming a grandmother to Zoey, Zaine, and Davit was one of the greatest joys of her life.

Driven and methodical, Kerrie built a long and successful career in lending. At First Security Bank she rose from mortgage loan processor to loan officer to mortgage loan manager, and she was later recruited by Stock Building Supply to build its construction lending division from the ground up, ultimately serving as Western Region Manager.

Kerrie's warmth made every gathering feel like home. She was a gracious hostess who kept an immaculate, elegant house — friends often said she'd missed her calling as an interior decorator — and Christmas was her masterpiece. She loved her long walks, her big dogs, Mickey Mouse, Elvis,

chocolate, a good fruity drink, and time at the family cabin on Bear Lake. She and Bob shared some twenty-five cruises over the years, and she treasured every trip taken with family and with the friends who became family. Elegant enough to turn heads her entire life and fun enough to dance on a table now and then, Kerrie was, above all, generous, loving, and devoted to the people she claimed as her own — and once Kerrie claimed you, that meant forever.

Kerrie is survived by her true love and husband of forty-five years, Bob; her son Brad and his wife Tara, and their children, Zoey and Zaine; her daughter Brittanie and her son Davit Gozukuchikyan; and her son-in-law Ron Holt. She is also survived by her father-in-law, Jim Durrant; her sisters-in-law Shelley Durrant, Phyllis Vollmer (Tim), Shauna Durrant, and Kristine Capdevila (Nicholas); and three nephews on the Durrant side. One of six siblings, Kerrie is survived by Julie Stockwell (David), Laurie Bagwell (Keith), Michael Lange (Lori), Pattie Kroske (Glenn), and Matthew Lange (Mary), as well as 15 nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Kerrie's Life will be held Saturday, August 22, at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Mountain View Mortuary, 3115 Bengal Blvd., Cottonwood Heights, Utah. This will be a casual gathering — please dress comfortably, as the day will be warm. Everyone who knew Kerrie knows she loved

bright colors and shiny things, and the family encourages all who attend to wear something bright — pink, peach, coral, and fuchsia were her colors. Please join us in celebrating the life of a beautiful woman.

We should all be loved the way Kerrie loved — and we should all love the way she taught us to.