Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front

Dec 3, 2023

Judy Marie Ross

February 18, 1944 ~ December 3, 2023

 

Our wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on Dec 3, 2023.

 

Judy Marie Ross was born in Nebraska on Feb 18,1944. Shortly afterwards, she moved to Hermiston, Oregon. She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in elementary education and went on to attain her master’s...

Dec 3, 2023

Cheri Passed peacefully in her sleep December 3, 2023

Born December 19, 1941, in Malad, Idaho to John Mulder and Velda Jeanette Parris

Married to:

-Henning Pedersen in 1961 she later married Tom Smith and then Ron Smith

Cheri devoted her life to family; she believed it was her calling in life to care for children. Not only was Cheri...

Dec 3, 2023

Carmen Maria Lujan, born on July 16, 1931, in Taos, New Mexico, passed away on December 3, 2023 in West Jordan, Utah at the age of 92. She married Daniel J. Lujan on October 31, 1950.

Carmen loved being with family, cooking, and family gatherings. Carmen owned and operated her own cafe, Carmen’s Cafe, which was hugely successful. She loved...

Dec 3, 2023

Kennith Lowell Fawson, Sr., our beloved father, brother, grandpa, great grandpa, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday December 3rd, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His life motto was Love is the greatest of all and this legacy of love and unity lives on in his family.

He was born September 28, 1931, in Salt Lake...

Dec 2, 2023

 

Taylor Quinn Heimdal, beloved son, grandson, brother, cousin and friend passed away on December 2, 2023. He was 30 years old.

He was born on August 12, 1993 to Quinn and Sharla Heimdal in Salt Lake City, Utah. He grew up in Taylorsville, attending Taylorsville High School. He was involved in the ROTC program there. He loved playing music...

Dec 2, 2023

Merrill Llewellyn Johns was born April 5th, 1936 in Delta, Utah. The oldest of nine children of Reed Llewellyn Johns and Martha Abbott.

The family moved to Salt Lake City when Merrill was 10 years old. They lived on Clinton Avenue near the capitol. He attended Granite High School and later joined the army and trained to be a paratrooper...

Dec 2, 2023

Sean Brooks age 57 passed away on December 2, 2023 due to a heart issue.  Sean was always a Car Guy, collecting matchbox cars and had a career as an auto mechanic. Loved attending auto shows, watching programs, drag races, you name it.  He loved 60/70 muscle cars especially his Buick Grand Sport.  Sean led a simple life, was a...

Dec 2, 2023

 

Volker Diethelm Hagen

May 21, 1940 ~ December 2, 2023

 

Volker Diethelm Hagen, 83, died on December 2, 2023 in Salt Lake City.  He was born on May 21, 1940 in Cottbus, Germany to Fritz Otto Hagen and Kaethe Marie Schweitzke.   He married Gisa Ute Henkel on December 1, 1967 in the Salt Lake Temple. 

He was...

Nov 30, 2023

Robert Harold Soper 1946 - 2024 West Valley City, Utah (78 years) passed away peacefully September 26,2024 with family present. Robert is a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew and friend to many. Robert was reunited with his parents, brother and many other relatives. We also feel he went home to his Savior. Robert Harold Soper was born in...

Nov 30, 2023

Karl David Tuke of Salt Lake City, Utah, was 65 years old when our hearts were broken, and we had to say farewell to our beloved brother.

Dave, as his family called him, was born on June 5, 1959, to Edna May (Gerth) and Jack Leon Tuke in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dave attended Grandview...

Nov 30, 2023

Della Mae Williams Leek, loving mother, devoted grandmother, and doting great grandmother, passed away June 28th, 2024. She was born in Denver, Colorado April 16, 1930 to Annie Rebecca Denison Williams and James Ralph Williams. Affectionately called Nanny, Della loved her family above all else. She met her husband Kenneth, a railroad engineer, in Thistle Utah. She and Kenneth...

Nov 30, 2023

The remarkable life of Diana Snow Johansen began on January 22, 1943, in Price, Utah.

Diana was active from the very start, supported her mother in taking care of her siblings, helping her dad at work,  participated in multiple school clubs & winning various awards for her expert seamstress talents. After graduating from Carbon High School in...

Nov 30, 2023

Verna Vee Maxfield Larson, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on November 30, 2023, in Sandy, Utah. She was born on November 19, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Carlos Dewey Maxfield and La Vera Larsen.

Verna married Kenneth Dale Larson on June 2, 1953.  They were sealed together and to their children Lani Dale and...

Nov 30, 2023

 

Tami Lou Christiansen was born on March 5, 1955 in Salt Lake City to Lynn and Jackie Burningham.  She was the oldest of four children.  She left this earth peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of November 30, 2023.  Words cannot describe how heartbroken we are.  Tami grew up in the Holladay area and graduated from Skyline...

Nov 30, 2023

Our beloved Olive Janet Michaelis, 88, passed away Thursday, November 30, from cerebrovascular disease in the memory care center, Spring Gardens, Holladay, UT.  She was born August 31, 1935 to Oliver and Elizabeth Hutchinson in Holladay where she was the youngest of seven siblings, four brothers and three sisters. 

As a young woman, Olive moved to Sacramento, California where she...

Nov 30, 2023

Laurel Deane Gleue, age 99, passed away on November 30, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on May 8, 1924 in Delta, Utah to Laurence Pratt and Elverna Catherine Blackburn. She married Henry William Gleue on July 28, 1943.

Mom was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, Great grandmother, and Great great grandma. Her family...

Nov 29, 2023

Sylvia Falcon Meden passed peacefully on November 29th, 2023 after 14 months of valiantly battling brain cancer.Sylvia grew up in New York with her parents, Cesar and Elizabeth Falcon and three siblings, Oscar Falcon, Elizabeth La Rosa, and Caesar Falcon, where she attended school and later college where she met her husband, Walter Meden.Walter and Sylvia were married and sealed...

Nov 29, 2023

Vernell B. Loveday

1927 ~ 2023

 

Our sweet, amazing, beautiful and strong angel Mother took her son’s hand as he led her to her heavenly home. Mom passed away peacefully on November 29, 2023 in Stockton, Utah with family by her side.

Mom was born August 14, 1927 in Deweyville, Utah to James Lorin and Winona Sylvia Christensen...

Nov 29, 2023

          Karen entered this world on April 25th, 1958, and stepped back into Heaven on November 29, 2023. Her parents, Alvin Graehl and Marilyn Rasmussen cherished their beautiful baby girl. She became a loving mother, sister, daughter, friend and daughter of God.

          She grew up in a happy family with seven kids and went to Bella Vista, Butler Junior...

Nov 28, 2023

Our brother Tim passed away suddenly after a brief illness on November 28, 2023, at the age of 63. Tim was born on May 26th,1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Gunvor and Grant Anderson

The youngest of three siblings, Tim was an avid skier and tennis player at Skyline High School before serving a mission for...