Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Fermin Duran
Dec 12, 2021
Fermin Duran, our dear father passed away at home Sunday, December 12, 2021.He was born in Rodarte (Llano Largo), New Mexico to Juan Facundo Duran and Natividad Lopez Duran. He married his sweetheart Ernestina Martinez on April 17, 1950.Dad and Mom did an amazing job raising their seven children. He worked at Kennecott Copper (Rio Tinto) for 33 years. He...
Christine “Chris” Egbert Hunt
Dec 11, 2021
Christine “Chris” Egbert HuntApril 15, 1959 to – December 11, 2021 Christine Egbert-Hunt left us at 62 years of age in her home on December 11th, 2021, in SLC, UT. Chris was born at Cottonwood Hospital in Murray Utah on April 15th, 1959, to Gail Donald Egbert and Myrtle LaWen Allsop-Egbert. Chris loved her family very much and enjoyed spending...
Anna M. Dieckmann
Dec 11, 2021
Anna Maria Slierendregt Dieckmann, 91, passed away December 11, 2021 in Riverton, Utah. She was born March 26, 1930 in Delft Holland, Netherlands to Willem Abraham Slierendregt and Rykelje Slierendregt. She is preceded in death by her father Willem Slierendregt, mother Rykelje Slierendregt, sister Aalderika Slierendregt and husband Karl Dieckmann. Survived by her sister Corry Kros, brother in law Ben...
Delamar “Gov” Holt, Jr.
Dec 11, 2021
DeLamar “Gov” Holt, Jr. was born June 27, 1936, in Salt Lake City to DeLamar and Afton Hess Holt and returned to his heavenly home December 11, 2021, in Holladay, Utah. Gov spent his first 16 years in Montrose, Colorado and then moved back to Salt Lake where he graduated from East High in 1954. He served an LDS Mission...
Katherine Ann Rogers
Dec 11, 2021
Katherine Ann Rogers passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 surrounded by all of her children and her loving husband, Bruce. “Kathy” was born June 27, 1944, the third child of Paul and Katherine Rose, in Murray, Utah. Her incredible parents provided Kathy with a very loving and idyllic childhood. She was very close with her siblings, Mark and Carolyn, and...
James “Larry” L. Stevens
Dec 11, 2021
James “Larry” Stevens beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 11, 2021. Larry was born in Delta, Utah to David Elvin and Vera Christensen Stevens on July 23, 1951. The family later moved to Rosepark Utah where he met and was married to his high school sweetheart Janice Jenks Stevens in the Salt...
Rosalee Whetzel Smith
Dec 11, 2021
On December 11th 2021, in Hearne Texas, Rosalee Whetzel Smith peacefully passed away and rejoined the love of her life David L. Smith. Rosalee was born in Roseburg Oregon on July 23, 1942 to Elizbath Cox Smith and Joseph Whetzel. She married David on May 31st1963 and later sealed to him in the Salt Lake Temple on October 17th1981.Family was...
Ray Lewis Thomas
Dec 10, 2021
Ray L. Thomas, 94, of Yuma, AZ passed away Dec. 10, 2021 from causes incident to age and complications related to COVID-19. Born on Nov. 24, 1927 in Price, UT to Chester James and Elsie Ross Thomas, he was the second of four children. In 1931 the family moved to Eagle Rock, CA (Los Angeles area) where Ray spent...
Christina (Kutulas) Parkin
Dec 10, 2021
Our dear mother and sister, Christina Kutulas Parkin, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.
Christina was born on May 12, 1928 to Angeliki Gianakopoulos Kutulas and Ernest Kutulas in Maryville, Missouri, the first of five children. Christina was blessed with three sisters (Helen, Dena, and Barbara) and one brother (John)....
Keith J. Crawford
Dec 10, 2021
Keith passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 of natural causes after a long and healthy life. Keith was born on January 13, 1926 to Melvin and Nellie Crawford in Soldier Summit, Utah. The family later moved to Helper, Utah where they lived until Keith was a teenager. They then moved and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Keith attended...
James (Jk) Kenneth Bell
Dec 9, 2021
JK returned to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 9th 2021. JK was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Louis Sidney Bell and Delcie Lee Wood (Bell).JK became a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which brought him out to Cedar City, Utah, where he met the love of his life Virginia (Ginny) Louise Bruner...
William Wallace Eggertz “Wally”
Dec 8, 2021
Our handsome, kind, and cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away on December 8, 2021 with his family by his side after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Wally was born on May 14, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Paul and Lenora Eggertz. He was one of six children. He married the love of his life, SuzAnne...
John Henry Becker Jr.
Dec 7, 2021
John Henry Becker Jr. was born March 2nd 1955 to Major John Henry Becker Sr., and Hazel Lee Becker in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He came home to his big sister Karen who wasn’t sure about him, because he never left. He quickly became her “Buddy” and continues to be even to this day. From a young age John had a...
Richard T James
Dec 7, 2021
On the 7th of December 2021, Richard Thomas James peaceably returned home to his loving father, at the age of 79. Richard was born on March 5, 1942, to Alfred Lorin James and Nedra Robertson, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of three children, and has one brother, Jerry Lorin, and one sister, Maurine. Richard married Vickie...
Melissa Kay Watkins
Dec 7, 2021
Our beautiful, courageous, kind and generous daughter, sister and friend, Melissa Kay Watkins, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2021. She was born on August 2, 1982 to Hubert Lee and Sherie Watkins. She graduated from West Jordan High School and later earned her RN as well as her BS in Information Technology Management.While her time on earth was cut way...
Esther Lopez
Dec 7, 2021
Esther Lopez passed away on December 7, 2021 at the age of 79 in Murray, Utah. She was born on July 4, 1942 to Julian Lopez and Maria Bravo in Numaran, Michoacan, Mexico. She married Jesus Madrigal.Esther loved being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and going to church every Sunday. She would read her...
David Berrett Brown
Dec 6, 2021
David Berrett Brown, 84 passed away December 6, 2021 at his home in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Born August 23, 1937 in Salt Lake City Utah to Wallace Alma and Thirza Berrett Brown. Married Gayle Saunders August 5, 1961 in Midway Utah, later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a graduate of South High and...
Ronald Makoto Mano
Dec 6, 2021
Ronald Makoto Mano, 79, was born on August 28, 1942 in Ogden, Utah. He passed awaysurrounded by his loving family on December 6, 2021, after suffering a heart attack.Ron graduated from Bountiful High School and attended the University of Utah before going ona mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Northern Far East Missionwhere he...
David Leon Cederbloom
Dec 6, 2021
David Leon Cederbloom, Born June 21, 1929, passed away peacefully Monday, December 6, 2021.He has gone to join his wife of seventy-years Carol Jean Cederbloom in heaven who passed away in June 9, 2021.He was the Kindness and most Generous man you would ever meet. Never said no to anyone needing help and more often offered to help in any...
James Michael Parr
Dec 6, 2021
James Michael Parr passed away at home on December 6, 2021, with his wife Edith at his side. “Mike” was born to James Redmond and Mary Elizabeth Parr in Norfolk, Virginia on June 10, 1947 and moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. The oldest of five children, Mike attended South High School where he excelled...
