Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Lorena Roberts Mitchell
Oct 9, 2023
Lorena Roberts Mitchell, 81, of West Jordan, Utah, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2023. Lorena was born August 7, 1942 to Loy DeVan and Zella Gurr Roberts in Annabella, Utah. She married William Blair Mitchell on October 2, 1965 and together they raised four children.
Lorena attended Richfield high school graduating in 1960. She later attended Mary Kawakami...
Ivan Jose Urdaneta Semprun
Oct 9, 2023
Hoy a la edad de 81 años te despides para partir al encuentro de nuestro Dios Padre.
Hombre de intachable trayectoria, Esposo, Padre, Hermano, Profesor e Investigador, que de forma silenciosa nos enseño valores de Honestidad, Lealtad, Responsabilidad, Solidaridad y Generosidad; entre otros. Además con un corazón lleno de Humildad y Sencillez.
Dejas un gran vacío en nosotros, sin embargo, este...
Carol Clark
Oct 9, 2023
Our beloved wife, mother, friend, and grandmother, Carol Park Clark, passed away on October 9, 2023, at home with her beloved family.
Carol was born on June 11, 1936, to Leroy and Louetta Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Carol later married Freddy Clark on August 14, 1954, later sealed in the South Jordan Temple on June 13,...
Michael Glenn Fidler
Oct 9, 2023
Michael Glenn Fidler was born September 22, 1966 to Rex Fidler and Gloria “Jane” Adams Durkee. He unexpectedly left for heaven early October 9, 2023 to meet his twin brother, Adam.
At age 10, his stepmother, Faye Powell had the privilege of helping his father raise a young boy who excelled in running track and was a top...
Kathleen R. Sabey
Oct 8, 2023
Kathleen R. Sabey passed away on October 8, 2023 at the age of 73 in Puyallup, Washington. She was born on October 7, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melvin Edward Rushton and Kathryn Rushton. Kathleen married George B. Sabey on June 16, 1973.
Kathleen liked collecting knick knacks, crocheting, and sewing. She raised 5 wonderful kids, and loved...
Dianne Riley Berger
Oct 8, 2023
Dianne Riley Berger, aged 81, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2023, in Draper, Utah surrounded by her children. She was born on May 14,1942, in Beaver, Utah to John and Margaret Riley.
Dianne grew up in Beaver, Utah, where she acquired her knowledge of horses, learning how to care for, love, understand them, and ride them. One of her...
Marie Edwards Baker
Oct 8, 2023
Edna “Marie” Baker died at age 95, on October 8, 2023, at the home of her daughter in Brigham City, Utah, Box Elder County, Utah. She was born on September 27, 1928 in Brooker, Bradford County, Florida to Arthur Allen and Lottie Norman Edwards. She was born at home, on the farm, the middle of three children. She had...
Ruth Ridens
Oct 8, 2023
Ruth L. Ridens, 81, of Salt Lake City, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Meadow Brook Rehab and Nursing in Salt Lake City. Born on July 19, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, she was the daughter of the late Robert Steele and Alice Galbransen. She is survived by her husband Jerry Wayne Ridens, Sr. and son Jerry Wayne...
Maria Isaias Martinez-Acebedo
Oct 8, 2023
Maria Isaias Martinez-Acebedo passed away on October 8, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 57. She was born on July 6, 1966 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Leòn Martinez and Catalina Acebedo.
Maria is survived by her daughter Yesenia Hernandez-Martinez; son Pedro Hernandez; granddaughter Adalyn R. Hernandez; mother Catalina Acebedo; and by her brothers...
David Raymond Spencer
Oct 8, 2023
David Raymond Spencer, 87, died on October 8, 2023, in Meadow Peak, Memory Care Unit, Taylorsville, UT surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 8, 1936, in Salt Lake City, UT to Joseph Raymond and Lucy Young Sanborn Spencer.
He married his sweetheart, Dawn Nichol who preceded him in death on July 12, 2016.
David grew up in East...
Sherry Marie Northrop
Oct 7, 2023
Sherry Marie Sandberg Northrop, born on June 29, 1965, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Robert and Bernice Sandberg, left this world on October 7th, 2023. She departed this life peacefully, at her home in Colorado Springs, surrounded by love.
Sherry attended West High School, Class of 1983, where her talents as a gymnast shone brightly. On December 9,...
Velia Garcia
Oct 6, 2023
Velia Garcia, age 92, passed away on October 6, 2023, in Murray, Utah. She was born on March 29, 1931, in Chihuahua, Mexico to Ruben and Ascension Garcia. She married Alfonso Molinar in September 1979.
She was the most amazing daughter, sister, and “Auntie Bella” as she was called by Doris's grandchildren. Her love, wisdom, integrity, honesty, and being responsible...
Lynn Reid Frandsen
Oct 6, 2023
Lynn Reid Frandsen (96) died of natural causes October 6, 2023. He was born on April 13, 1927 in Price, Utah to Royal H. and La Priel Guymon Frandsen. He married Janice Burton on June 28, 1960.
Lynn was educated in Price and enlisted in the Navy in March of 1945, finishing high school by correspondence. As a Yeoman...
Lois Bjork Banks
Oct 6, 2023
On 6 October 2023, a beautiful fall morning, full of color and the smells of Fall, Lois Bjork Banks, 88, of Holladay, UT, passed away peacefully, at home, with family at her side.
Born in Provo, Utah, to Joseph Alma Bjork and Wilhelmenia Ricks Bjork, Lois was raised on a small farm in American Fork, UT, for 6 months,...
LaVar Roberts
Oct 6, 2023
LaVar Roberts passed away in the early morning hours of October 6, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Murray. Across the span of his 91 years, he was farmboy, a veteran of the Korean War, a businessman, a father, and an aficionado of the great TV westerns.
He was born on March 11, 1932 in Austin, Utah...
Fern Maude Hawkins
Oct 5, 2023
Fern Maude Hawkins, age 83, passed away on October 5, 2023 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was born on February 28, 1940 in Provo, Utah to James Loyd Baxter and Berniece K. Baxter. Fern later married Larry Oran Hawkins on July 4.
Fern was a great wife, mother, and grandma. She worked for a meat factory in both Utah and Hawaii...
Porter Rosco May
Oct 5, 2023
Porter Rosco May ended his life on October 5, 2023. Porter was born on February 10, 2000 to Clinton and Kellie May in West Jordan, Utah. He graduated from Murray High School in 2018.
Porter was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending Utah Jazz games and cheering for the Cincinnati Bengals. He loved spending time outdoors whether at Lake Powell...
Arthur Wilford Gansauge
Oct 5, 2023
Arthur Wilford Gansauge died on October 5, 2023 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. He was born October 31, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota to William and Evelyn Mabel Gansauge. He married Walborg Sigfried Slinning on February 6, 1954. Art was sealed for all time and eternity to his beautiful wife “Wallie” on May 17, 2005. He loved traveling with her, especially...
Juanita Deon Dikes
Oct 4, 2023
Juanita Deon Dikes passed away on October 4, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 6, 1934 to Wilhelmina Johanna Pistorius and Hyrum Joseph Boettcher. She was married to Robert Osborne Cooley (1955), later divorced; Levier Ray Stoddard (1960), later divorced; and Roy Gregg Dikes (1985), later divorced.
She had many...
Christiane Renate Sharp
Oct 4, 2023
Christiane Renate Sharp went to her eternal rest on October 4, 2023. She was born August 23,1950 in Saint-Chamond France to Herbert and Lieselotte Koecher. France and much of Europe was still recovering from World War II at the time and life wasn't easy.
Christiane moved to The United States as a girl with her parents and started a...
