Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Sally Leary Bench
Nov 8, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the recent passing of Sally Bench, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister.Sally was born to Daniel and Billie Leary on December 12, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She left this world on November 8, 2020, after courageously deciding to discontinue the dialysis treatments she had endured for the past...
Judy Lisbeth Sorensen
Nov 8, 2020
Judy Lisbeth Sorensen became the third child of Henning Egil Sorensen and Martha Irene Rasmussen on December 29, 1946. She left this earthly life November 8, 2020.Judy was blessed with a loving heart and spent much of her life using her creative talents to bless the lives of her family and friends.Judy is survived by her brother Tommy E. Sorensen...
Donald Kirk Johnson
Nov 8, 2020
Obituary for Donald “Don/Donnie” Kirk Johnson, Age 68.Don died on November 8th, 2020, in his home alongside his loving children in Millcreek, Utah. He was born on November 26th, 1951, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Kirk Mayne Johnson and Eva Maurine Johnson.Growing up he was a natural baseball player going as far as being scouted by the New York...
Linda Diana Heagren
Nov 8, 2020
Linda Diana Heagren, age 64, died on November 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on August 20, 1956, in Hibbing, Minnesota, to Vera Hawn and Ralph Hendrickson. She married Danny Heagren on December 1, 1977 in Elko, Nevada.She is survived by her husband, Danny Heagren; her two daughters: Angela Diana Heagren and Danell Lynn Robb (Cameron...
Allen “Big Al” Willis Sansing
Nov 7, 2020
Al was born September 1, 1942 in Blountville, Tennessee and died surrounded by his loving family in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 7,2020.Al was raised in Alabama and served several years in the United States Army after being stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia, he was then stationed at Dugway Army Depot in Utah where he was Honorably Discharged...
Anita L Gleave
Nov 7, 2020
Anita Louise Fowler Gleave of Magna, UT has been called home to our Heavenly Father on November 7, 2020. She was 88 years old.Anita was an amazing, caring women who always had the best stories. She was born on February 16, 1932 in Orange, CA to Doralie and Claud Fowler. Against the odds, she married the man she loved Phillip...
Erma Moss Love
Nov 6, 2020
Erma Moss Love, age 88, died on November 6, 2020, in North Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on September 25, 1932, in Layton, Utah to Hugh A. Moss and Virginia Ann Young. She married Wayne R. Love.Erma was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She loved to cook for family and friends, crochet, and camping...
Randy Guy Merrick
Nov 6, 2020
We had to say goodbye to our beloved dad, grandpa and Mom’s soulmate on November 6, 2020. He was only 72, but struggled many years with a failing heart.Randy Guy Merrick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 1, 1948 to Guy Irvin Merrick and Cleo Jeanne Thatcher. He was the eldest of four children. After graduating from...
David Albert Johns
Nov 6, 2020
Salt Lake City – David Albert Johns, 76, returned to his Heavenly Father and was reunited with his loving wife on November 6th, 2020. He was born on May 2nd, 1944 in Turlock, California to William and Kathleen Johns. He married Judith Highers, had two sons, later divorced. He then married Jewell Roteman Curry, where he added a step-daughter to...
Adam Mccabe Williams
Nov 5, 2020
Adam McCabe Williams, age 34, died on November 5, 2020, in Glendale, Arizona. He was born on September 13, 1986, in Sandy, Utah, to Michael Jay and Tammy Kaye Williams. He married Jessica Marie Ranck on December 22, 2009 in the Seattle LDS Temple.Adam served an LDS mission in the Kiev, Ukraine Mission. He always excelled academically and earned a...
John Heenan
Nov 5, 2020
John William “Bill” Heenan, age 71, died November 5, 2020 in Springville Utah. Bill was born in Kansas, Missouri on August 23, 1949 to Peter J. Heenan and Lillian M. Crenshaw, he returns to his heavenly home to reunite with his wife Saundra I. Harrison to golf and bowl.Bill served his country as a member of the Navy during the...
Jessica Lee Romero
Nov 5, 2020
August 30, 1980 ~ November 5, 2020Jessica was born in Montclair, California, to Steven Jon Nielsen and Margaret Elizabeth Murray. She married George Alfred Riddle on April 3, 2018. Jessica enjoyed spending her free time reading the news and watching documentaries of all kinds including mystery, crime, and the paranormal. She also had a strong love for animals of all...
Melba Jean Davis
Nov 5, 2020
Melba Jean Phillips Davis passed peacefully with loved ones by her side on November 5, 2020. Her 91 year old body traveled as far as it could. She has gone home to be with her eternal companion Don Edward Davis and her eldest son. She was born Sept. 20, 1929 in SLC to Dora Tucker Phillips and Charles Leo Phillips,...
Gary E Rollins
Nov 5, 2020
Gary E Rollins, wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his home on November 5, 2020. Born August 3, 1939 to Julian Evan Rollins and Hilda Eyre he was the youngest of six children. His mother was diagnosed with cancer while she was expecting Gary but chose to forego treatment until after he was safely born. She...
Susan Kay Vatsend
Nov 5, 2020
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend passed away on Thursday, November 05, 2020 with loving family by her side after a brief illness.Susan was born January 23, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jay William Galli and Mary Jane (Rollo) Galli. She grew up in South Salt Lake and graduated from Granite High...
Connie Winn Clegg
Nov 4, 2020
Connie Clegg, age 77, returned home to our Father in Heaven on November 4, 2020. She was able to peacefully pass after hearing from her sister, children, and grandchildren. Each one was able to express their love and appreciation for her in her final days.Connie was born April 12, 1943 in Park City, Utah to Harold Delmar Winn and Crissie...
John Stuart Fitton
Nov 4, 2020
John Stuart Fitton completed his journey on this earth on November 4, 2020. He was a good and honorable man. John was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend. We mourn his passing but are grateful he is released from his illness and suffering.John’s journey started on July 17, 1946 in Blackpool, England. He was the first born...
Jesus Gomez
Nov 4, 2020
Jesus (Jess, Chuy) Gomez passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 4, 2020. He was born September 12, 1938 in San Juan, Texas.Jesus worked as a pipe fitter and owned Club76 in Salt Lake. He loved to fish and hunt; taught his kids to do the same.Jesus is survived by his sisters Lela Gutierrez, Mary Ann Ortiz, his brother...
Randle Bee Jones
Nov 3, 2020
Randle Bee Jones was born March 16, 1947 to Stan and Winifred Jones and went home to his Heavenly Father on November 3, 2020. He fought a short, yet brave battle with a brain tumor.Randy proudly served in the army during the Vietnam War before marring his sweetheart, Patti Branin, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on November 6, 1968....
Sharon Sue Stephenson
Nov 3, 2020
Sharon Sue Stroud Stephenson passed away November 3, 2020. Sharon was born June 29, 1936 in Springfield, Illinois to Earl C. and Irene C. Stroud.Sharon enjoyed volunteering, loved to travel, work in the garden and loved her dogs. Sharon took pride in her home in Bountiful, Utah.Sharon is survived by her son Scott Sturzenegger and grandchildren, Jamie Brown, Justin Brown,...
