Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Lara Kay Cooley Smith
Dec 13, 2025
Lara Kay Cooley Smith, 27, of West Jordan, Utah, passed away unexpectedly on December 13, 2025. She was born on June 6, 1998, in Henderson, Nevada, to Scott and Tammy Cooley. Lara moved to Utah at the age of five and graduated from Copper Hills High School in West Jordan in 2016.
Lara’s greatest joy in life was being a mother...
Ronald Jay Rich
Dec 12, 2025
Ronald Jay Rich was born in Price, Utah, on December 29th, 1936, to Jay and Sarah Rich. Dad graduated from Carbon High School in 1955. He married the love of his life, Dorthy Earney, on August 6th, 1955. We had the joy of celebrating their 70th anniversary this summer.
Dad passed away on December 12th at his home in South Jordan,...
Jessie Helen Brandley Conover
Dec 10, 2025
Jessie Helen Brandley Conover, 89, passed away peacefully at home on December 10, 2025. Jessie was born May 12, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived by her sister, her children, grandchildren, and many dear friends whom she considered family. Besides her family, Jessie was proud of her many years working in the elementary and high school systems...
Bernice Medina
Dec 10, 2025
Bernice Medina, a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished sister, and friend to many, 70, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away on December 10th, 2025, leaving a void her family cannot fill.
She was born in Romeo, Colorado, in 1955 to Victor Tapia and Nellie Carbal. Bernice worked at Holiday Inn for 20 years, where she accumulated many lifelong friends and...
Margaret Olive Root McKnight
Dec 10, 2025
Margaret Olive Root McKnight, age 86, passed away on December 10, 2025, in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born in Cedar City, Utah, on June 6, 1939, to Maxwell and Olive Root. Margaret was cherished by her older brother, Maurice, who had spent ten years wishing, hoping, praying, and even asking Santa Claus for a little sister.
Margaret graduated from Milford High...
Joan Burnham Wright
Dec 9, 2025
Joan Burnham was born on Labor Day, September 1, 1930, to Leland C. Burnham and Eunice E. Simpson. The second of four children, Joan grew up in Ruth, Nevada. When she was fifteen, her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Joan was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had a firm testimony...
Kathleen Flannery Jensen
Dec 8, 2025
Kathleen Flannery Jensen passed away on December 8, 2025 in Millcreek. Utah. She was born on July 18, 1944 in Holladay, Utah to Gerald Francis and Hortense Biddle Flannery.
Kathy was a graduate from the University of Utah school of nursing and had a long career a registered nurse. She was a Crimson Club supporter and a fan of both basketball...
Joyce Elaine Simpson Brown
Dec 7, 2025
Joyce Elaine Simpson Brown, 89, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025 surrounded by loved ones after a long and full life. Joyce was born on February 27, 1936, in Attwood, California, arriving unexpectedly on the kitchen table with her sisters Agnes and Alice lovingly in attendance.
Joyce spent her childhood living with her mother, Anna Belle Simmons and two of...
David Foster Akins
Dec 7, 2025
David Foster Akins, was born in L.A., CA, Feb 22, 1944, as the only child to Thelma "Louise" Robinson Meyden. After a long illness, David passed away on December 7, 2025.
Shortly after his birth, David and his mother relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah to be near family, specifically his grandparents with whom he spent much of his younger years....
Elizabeth Ma'ata Folaumoeloa
Dec 7, 2025
Born December 31, 1987 – West Valley City, Utah Returned Home December 2025
Elizabeth Ma’ata Folaumoeloa—known to most as Ata—arrived on New Year’s Eve, making sure the world started every year with a little extra sparkle. She was the beloved daughter of Viliami Fifita Folaumoeloa and Lesieli Lakataha Folaumoeloa, and from day one, she inherited the very best traits of her...
Bruce Allen Snider
Dec 7, 2025
Bruce Allen Snider, husband, father, uncle, and grandfather, quietly returned to his Heavenly Father on Sunday morning, December 7, 2025, after a long, difficult struggle with his health.
Bruce was born to Ethel Freeman and Leroy Snider on February 5, 1947. They divorced, and he was raised by Ethel and Virgil Decker, who truly was his father.
Bruce graduated from Cyprus High...
John Roland Anderson
Dec 7, 2025
John Roland Anderson, 78, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away on December 7, 2025, after a battle with Parkinson's disease.
John was born February 18, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest of two children born to Gerald William Anderson and Ida Lee Jensen.
John graduated from the University of Utah, earning an MBA, where he was valedictorian of his class. He...
Adan Solano Bustamante
Dec 6, 2025
Adan Solano, 50, of South Jordan, Utah, passed away suddenly on December 6, 2025, in Murray, Utah.
Adan was born on December 19, 1974, in Acatlán del Río, Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, to Pedro Solano Morales and Teodora Bustamante. He was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
Adan enjoyed fishing and hunting and had a natural ability to figure out...
Michael Tony Archuleta
Dec 6, 2025
(born Miguel Antonio Archuleta to Max J Archuleta and Tonita Trujillo Archuleta)
January 18, 1929 – December 6, 2025
Grandpa, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on the night of December 6th, surrounded by the love of his family. He was the oldest of five siblings and carried a deep sense of responsibility, leadership, and strength from...
David Joseph Gomez Sr.
Dec 6, 2025
David was born on September 4, 1937, in Grand Junction, Colorado to Victor and Valvina Gomez. He died on December 06, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He Married Mary Lou Beatty on September 10, 1960.
Dad loved the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a Prayer Warrior, enjoyed studying the Bible, especially with all his Brother’s in Christ at Bible Study Fellowship...
R. Scott Reynolds
Dec 5, 2025
R. Scott Reynolds, a devoted husband and steadfast, hardworking man, passed away on December 5, 2025, in St. George, Utah, surrounded by family. Scotty was born on August 24, 1950, to J. Gordon and Jean Reynolds. He was the second of five children: Gordon (Marsha), Gary (Barbara), Tami (Craig), and Brian (Shannon).
Scotty loved working in his yard, tinkering with his...
Hans Eric Keil
Dec 5, 2025
Hans Eric Keil
August 20, 1967 – December 5, 2025
Hans Eric Keil, of West Jordan, Utah, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2025, with his children at his side. Born on August 20, 1967, to Irma H. Keil and Hans H. Keil, Hans was raised with a deep appreciation for family, hard work, and the simple joys of life.
Hans cared...
Roy Lee Smith
Dec 4, 2025
Roy Lee Smith passed away on December 4, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on May 28, 1948 in Massachusetts. He married Debra Smith.
In his earlier years, Dad loved fishing and creating beautiful works of art in his woodshop! He enjoyed spending time with his loved ones, playing darts with friends, listening to oldies and sharing some...
Trent Lamar Albretsen
Dec 4, 2025
Words cannot express our loss. Trent was a loving and gentle soul bound to this earth for the short time we had with him. We enjoyed every moment we had.
He may have left this world, but he will live forever in every heart he touched.
Anyone is welcome to come say their goodbyes on Thursday, December 11th, 2025.
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Lynn Leonard Litnak
Dec 4, 2025
Lynn Leonard Litnak, 69, of Dugway, Utah, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025. Born August 2, 1956, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Lynn moved to Salt Lake City early in life with his mother, Dorothy LaVon Gray Baker, eventually settling in Dugway, where he served the community as a cable technician for the past 20 years.
Lynn had a quick...
