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

Mar 15, 2022

Marc Mallette Shelton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 21, 1959 to K.E. Shelton and Retta G. Mallette Shelton. The middle child of five siblings and the first boy, he was blessed with a mischievous smile and red hair or “copper brown” as his dad liked to say. He loved his family and spent his life with...

Mar 15, 2022

Susan Rae Webb, age 80, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on March 15th, 2022 at the IHC Layton Parkway Hospital in Layton, Utah.She was born on July 22, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. Born to Woodrow Wilson Schoonmaker and Eliana Lillian St. Arnold and had 3 brothers and 3 sisters, Dennis, Woodrow, Paul, Diantha, Gayle, and Bronwyn.Susan loved to serve,...

Mar 15, 2022

-Grab a bubble and a fly and let’s go rubba-dubbin-Robert (Bobbi) Lee Ogden must have heard the fishing was better in heaven, so he left this world on March 15, 2022.Bob was born in Tooele, UT on August 23, 1937, to Klar (Kelly) and Helen Ogden. Helen passed away when Bob was about twelve years old. Later, Klar married Norlyne...

Mar 14, 2022

Age:  87Died on:  March 14, 2022 in Murray, UtahBorn on August, 8 1934. In Orem Utah to Rulon and Kathleen WestShe married Stanley Joshua Adams on June 26, 1953 (later divorced).List of Hobbies and AccomplishmentsConstance was the oldest of four daughters.  She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1952 and attended Central Utah Vocational School for Practical Nursing on scholarship...

Mar 14, 2022

Margaret Sandra Smith Cooley, our amazing mom, grammy, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend passed away in her sleep in the early hours of March 14, 2022.Sandra was born in Heber, Wasatch County, Utah on January 27, 1941. She was the youngest of four children born to Sylvan Louis and Margaret LuVera Smith Smith. Sandra took the place as the baby...

Mar 14, 2022

Dieter “Henri” Nippert passed away March 14, 2022 in Mission, Texas.Dieter was born September 19, 1940 in Breslau, Germany. He grew up and attended school in Coburn, Germany, where he learned his trade as a baker. He came to the U.S. in 1957 to reunite with his family that had immigrated to Salt Lake City.Dieter married Dolores Mae Brown in...

Mar 13, 2022

Neal Alan Custer passed away at his home on March 13, 2022, after a long battle with a rare and progressive brain disorder.  He was born February 5, 1953, in Cambridge, Nebraska, to LaVeta Ardene Waln and Donald Harry Custer.  On February 14, 1981, he married Marilyn Robison. They recently celebrated 41 years together.Neal joined the Navy at a young...

Mar 13, 2022

Roger Jeffery Childs passed away as a result of complications from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 64 on March 13, 2022, in Salt Lake City, UT. He was born on October 22, 1957, to Roger and Melba Childs in Salt Lake City, UT.Roger’s life started with extraordinary difficulty as he was born with such physical ailments that doctors proclaimed...

Mar 12, 2022

Barbara Despain Wood passed away surrounded by her loving family on March 12, 2022. She was born on January 23, 1933 to Donovan and Elizabeth Despain. She was the first baby girl born in Holbrook, Arizona in 1933. As a prize her family received 1 quart of milk delivered each day for a month. She loved her days in school...

Mar 12, 2022

In a lovely red brick house, on a fertile farm in the little town of Syracuse, Utah, lived a handsome farmer, his beautiful wife, born a city girl, and their three small sons.  The year was 1935. The topic of conversation was the anticipation of the next prospective little farm boy.  The truth however, was they were hoping for a...

Mar 12, 2022

Susie Martinez was born on January 4th 1955 and passed away fighting cancer on March 12th, 2022. She is survived by her Husband Steve, Daughters; Dawn (Ken) and Joey (Shaun), Grandkids; Cienna, Tristan, Quinn and Kenzie and numerous other family and friends.Throughout her life she enjoyed reading, wood working, painting, and crocheting. She liked the outdoors, she would always go...

Mar 10, 2022

Raymond Gawan Langston was born in Salt Lake City, Ut on 11/13/1925 to George Alpheus Langston and Rhea Gawan Langston. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on 3/10/22. Ray was the youngest child, he had two older sisters, Vyrle and Frances. His father passed away when Ray was two years old so, he was raised by...

Mar 10, 2022

If Verlan Nielsen were to recap his 86 years on earth, he would almost certainly start with a joke. It might be something about finishing what he started as a mortician's apprentice in the 1950s, or a crack about keeping his mother's card games honest in heaven.

Whatever he said, it would make you smile — because...

Mar 10, 2022

Beau Stephen Penton (48) passed away on March 10, 2022 in Murray Utah. Born November 10, 1973 in Tucson, Arizona to Stephen and Margie Penton. He attended University of Arizona and got his Bachelors in Nursing degree.He grew up in Tucson and enjoyed being best friends with his brother Sean. He was the best nerd of all time. We will...

Mar 10, 2022

Lang Tuyen Nguyen, aged 83, passed away on March 10, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on May 24, 1938 in Vietnam to Chieu Tuyen Nguyen (father) and Ro Thi Dong (mother). He married Nam T. Le.Lang was a devoted father. He often enjoyed trips to the grocery stores or reading a good book.Lang is survived by...

Mar 9, 2022

Tillie Soria Villa – (1928-2022)  Our beloved wife, mother, grandma, aunt, and great grammy passed away on March 9, 2022.  She was five days short of her 94th birthday.  Never wanting to be old, she fought until the very end and was eternally 39 years old.Born in Grand Junction, Colorado to Julian Espinoza Soria and Dulcinea Patron Soria on March...

Mar 9, 2022

David Anthony Rose passed away at the age of 40 on March 9, 2022, in West Valley City, Utah. He was born on May 5, 1981, to Alan and Betty Bunce in Delta, Utah.David enjoyed fishing and camping with his son, Braxton.He is survived by his parents, Alan and Betty Bunce, his grandmother Marilyn Bunce, his brothers: Luke (Becky) Bunce,...

Mar 9, 2022

Born March 30, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Barbara Madsen and Harold Kenneth Sharp returned to her Father in heaven peacefully in her home surrounded by family March 9, 2022.Preceded in death by her daughter Sherry Lynn Hauser and her parents.Survived by her daughter Tamera Ann Hauser Mott (Marion), her grandchildren Casey Beach (Lexi), Tylon Beach (Brittney), Hollie Mott,...

Mar 9, 2022

Our beautiful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Verla Berry Crawford, 86, of Riverton Utah, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at home as was her wish.Born Nov. 26, 1935 to Verda Elizabeth Smith and Arthur Larsen (later divorced) in Spanish Fork, Utah. Verda later married Cloyd Beck Berry who was happy to become...

Mar 9, 2022

Anarose Melekata Fetokai was called back home on March 9, 2022 at the age of 3, peacefully in her sleep. Though her passing was unexpected and her life was short lived, the impact she left here on earth is eternal. This beautiful baby girl blessed this earth on January 22, 2019 in San Leandro, California Kaiser Hospital. Survived by her...