Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Della Mccurtain
Apr 21, 2021
Della McCurtain, our strong Navajo Matriarch, passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 91 in West Valley City, Utah. She was born on January 10, 1930 in Whippoorwill, Arizona to Dan D. Begay and Bah. She was raised in Tselani, Arizona. Della was Towering House Clan born for Red Running Into the Water Clan, her maternal grandfather...
Ernest Wolfert
Apr 21, 2021
March 28, 1930~April 21, 2021Ernest Erich Wolfert died peacefully in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 21, 2021 at the age of 91. He was born on March 28, 1930 in Bolko, Oppeln, Schlesien, Prussia, Germany to Gottlieb Wolfert and Martha Wanda Sterzik Wolfert. In 1951 at the age of 21 he was the first of his family to investigate...
Earl “Champagne” Dennis Rogers Jr.
Apr 21, 2021
Earl “Champagne” Dennis Rogers Jr. was born February 19, 1965 to Earl Dennis Rogers, Sr. and Earline (Bonnie) Taylor in Salt Lake City, Utah. He passed away on April 21, 2021.Earl nick-named himself “Champagne” due to his smoothness! Earl attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School, Judge Memorial Catholic High School and graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1983....
Bryan Richard Brewster
Apr 20, 2021
Bryan Richard Brewster passed away at the age of 42 after a courageous month-long battle due to complication from heart surgery on April 20, 2021. He was surrounded by his family as he peacefully departed this life.Bryan was born March 11, 1979 in Murray, Utah to Richard James Brewster and Beverly Ann Eggli. Bryan went to West Jordan High School...
George Robert Tucker Jr. (Bobby)
Apr 20, 2021
George Robert Tucker Jr. (Bobby), 68, passed away on April 20, 2021 after a 21 month long,hard battle with pancreatic cancer.Bobby was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on August 15, 1952 to George Robert Sr. andShirley Tucker, he was the middle of three children.Bobby grew up in Fallon, Nevada and attended college at the University of Utah where heobtained his...
Evelyn Church Christensen
Apr 19, 2021
Evelyn Church Christensen was born on January 30, 1927 in Kanab Utah. She passed peacefully on April 19, 2021 at the age of 94 in Sandy, Utah. Her greatest pride and joy were her 4 Children, 9 Grandchildren, and 20 Great Grandchildren. Services will be webcast from Memorial Mountain View Mortuary on April 25th at 2:00. More info at: Evelyn.Life.
Grant Lamar Gough
Apr 18, 2021
Grant Lamar Gough July 11, 1930~April 18, 2021 Grant Lamar Gough passed away, April 18, 2021 in Cottonwood, Utah. He was born July 11, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Myra Elizabeth and Lile Thomas Gough. He married Bonnie Ellen Gough August 25, 1950. Grant spent his youth in Salt Lake City. He attended West High School where he...
Richard Earl Adams
Apr 18, 2021
Richard Earl Adams, age 49 passed away on April 18, 2021 in Salt Lake City. He was born April 11, 1972 in Inglewood California to Richard Orval and Karen Gail Adams. He is survived by his children Richard, Jessica and Anthony a grandson Aiden and granddaughters Alayna and Scarlet. He is also survived by his parents and two sister Maryann...
Marjorie Marie Beck Mathena
Apr 18, 2021
Our beloved Daughter, Sister, Aunt, and Fur Momma, Marjorie Marie Beck-Mathena or Margie as we all loving referred to her, peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 18th, 2021. Margie lived 60 years of life which showed her incredible resilience to the hardships that she encountered, none of which would ever keep her...
John Paul (J.P.) Mattson
Apr 18, 2021
John Paul Mattson passed away on April 18, 2021 in Layton, Utah. He was born on July 22, 1936 to Hazel Thelma Spenst and Louis Mathias Mattson in Logan, Utah. He was raised there and graduated from Logan High School in 1954. He joined the US Army in 1956, and married Sharon Glauser in 1957. Together they had five children....
Scott Melvin Freebairn
Apr 17, 2021
Scott Melvin Freebairn, age 65, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 17, 2021 in his home in Layton, Utah. Scott was born September 25, 1955 in Cedar City, Utah to Melvin and Jacquelyn Freebairn and was the oldest of 6 children. He grew up in Sandy, Utah and attended Brighton High School. After graduating, he served a Latter-Day...
William Jorgensen
Apr 17, 2021
William LeRoy Jorgensen was born on September 15, 1942 in Afton Wyoming to Blaine and Delilah Jorgensen, the second of nine children. He married Leslie Carr in the Salt Lake City temple 56 years ago by President Monson, our previous prophet who was a family friend. They have 7 children, 27 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.Bill is a creative soul...
Joseph Pedersen
Apr 17, 2021
Our beloved Joey lost his life in a car accident on April 17th 2021. His vehicle ended up upside down in a river resulting in him drowning. There was so much effort to save him from people he didn’t even know… We thank them for all their fight. He was full of life and always making everyone laugh. He worked...
Christina “Sissy” Jo Winn
Apr 17, 2021
Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Christina “Sissy” Jo Winn, passed away at her home in Kearns, Utah on April 17, 2021 at the age of 64. She was born to Kenneth and Virginia Townsend Kennedy in Sheridan, Wyoming, on April 13, 1957. Christina loved spending time outdoors with her children and grandchildren.Christina is lovingly remembered and survived...
Eugene Anderson
Apr 16, 2021
Eugene Alvin Anderson (Andy), age 90, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on April 16, 2021. Eugene was born on October 7, 1930 in Ogden, Utah to Rudolph Alvin and Jennie Dunn Anderson. Eugene married Donna Evans Anderson on January 16, 1965. They were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple...
Freddi Romero Avila
Apr 15, 2021
Freddi Romero Avila, passed away on April 15, 2021, in Primary Childrens Hospital . He was born on April 12, 2021, in LDS Hospital.Son of Freddi Romero and Claudia Avila, passed away peacefully in his parent’s arms. He filled our hearts with love and Joy before being reunited with our heavenly father.He is survived by his parents Freddi Romero and...
Ruth J Stager
Apr 15, 2021
Ruth J Stager, age 89, peacefully passed away on April 15, 2021 in her home. Ruth was born on September 14, 1931 in Bolligen, Bern Switzerland to Heinrich Jucker and Marie Gertsch and immigrated to the USA in 1953. She married Max Stager on May 27, 1952.Ruth loved knitting, crocheting, and sewing. Ruth was a scout leader and loved her...
Sally Ann Atkinson
Apr 15, 2021
Our loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt, and friend, Sally Ann Atkinson (58) passed away on April 15, 2021. She was born on March 6, 1963, to Richard Park and Judith (“Judy”) Peterson Atkinson. She was raised in the Rose Park area of Salt Lake City and graduated from West High School in 1981.Sally was a loving mother, involved sister,...
Morris Lewis
Apr 14, 2021
1931~2021Morris Robert Lewis, age 90, passed away on April 14, 2021 of causes incident to age. Morris was born April 5, 1931 in Emery, Utah to Robert T and Christy Lewis. He married Geraldine Mortensen on November 10th, 1951.Morris was drafted into the Army in January 1952. After finishing basic training at Camp Roberts in California, he came home on...
Hans-Ulrich Dretke
Apr 14, 2021
We lost our Papa, Dad, Pops, and Opa on Wednesday April 14, 2021, when he returned to his eternal home where the sweetest reunion took place.Uli was born December 11, 1938 in Stettin Germany. He was the son of Willi Artur Dretke and Margarete Helene Boehme. He immigrated to America in 1965 and settled here in Utah. Uli married Troudy...
