Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Dean Arden Flynn
Jul 29, 2020
Dean Arden Flynn, 94, passed away on July 29, 2020 in his Taylorsville home with close friends and loved ones by his side.Dean was born February 6, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph P. Flynn and Mary Viola Williams. He was the third of 10 children. Dad served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1947, he served...
Patty Nelson
Jul 29, 2020
Patricia Suzanne Nelson, age 58, passed away on July 29, 2020 in Jordan Valley Hospital. She was born on October 27, 1961, in Enid, Oklahoma to William Arthur and Sara Jane Malatin. She married Dale K Nelson on February 14, 1987. Patty enjoyed teaching and caring for children, basketball, her boy’s interests, Boy Scout leadership, movies, and shopping.She is survived...
Ruth Pester
Jul 29, 2020
Ruth Hildegard Pester, age 91, died on July 28, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on September 25, 1928, in Pillau, Germany, to Alfred G. Heppner and Gertrud H. Heppner. She married John Erich Pester on May 21, 1955.Ruth was born in Germany and lived through hard times but found comfort in her Saviour and His church....
Aaron Charles Parry
Jul 28, 2020
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Aaron Charles Parry returned to his Heavenly Father. Aaron was born on March 21, 1979 in Hunter Utah, to Mark Henry Parry and Eunice Jane Brown Parry. He was born the fourth of six children. Aaron was born with a club foot. He spent many of his young years in and out of surgery. It...
Russell Warburton
Jul 28, 2020
Our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Ernie Warburton, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2020, at the age of 90. Born January 9, 1930 to Thomas DeWitt and Clara Ethel Frost Warburton of Grouse Creek, Utah, he was the youngest of six children.While attending Weber State, he met Jacklyn Payne. They were married on June 28, 1950 in the Salt...
Lawrence Clawson
Jul 28, 2020
Lawrence Allen Clawson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother, returned home on July 28, 2020 and has been joyfully reunited with his wife and parents. He passed away peacefully in his favorite recliner at his own home, surrounded by family, and welcomed by our Savior.Lawrence was born in Phoenix, AZ on June 23, 1936 to Marion and Florence Clawson....
Christopher James Garcia Jr.
Jul 28, 2020
Christopher spent his life living the way he wanted to live. He always stayed true to who and how he was no matter what obstacle was ahead of him. He was an abundance of characteristics, as he was many characters in different lights. Christopher’s name holds a great amount of happiness to anyone who knew him. If you heard his...
Mary Murillo Quintana
Jul 27, 2020
Mary Murillo Quintana passed away July 27, 2020 from her injuries after a plane crashed into her home. Mary was born August 2, 1947 in Price UT to Jose Murillo and Rachel Ochoa Murillo. She is preceded in death by her Parents and many Cousins, Aunts, and Uncles. She is survived by her Son Chris Quintana, Brother Joe (Rosey) Murillo,...
Dennis Ralph Teuscher
Jul 27, 2020
Our loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, Dennis Ralph Teuscher “Dean”, passed away July 27, 2020.Born October 1, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ralph & Otha Jewell Teuscher. He married his high school sweetheart, Gwendolyn June Lamper on November 20, 1953. He had a great love for antique cars and antique toys in which he actively collected throughout...
Willard Charles Carlsen
Jul 26, 2020
Willard Charles Carlsen, 79, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 in Taylorsville, Utah. He has had diabetes for years, but had been doing well recently. He was often known as the watch repair man, Grandpa Carlsen, or Willy.Willard was born Feb 12, 1941 in Murray, Utah to Charles (Chick) Leroy Carlsen and Crystal Hannah Reynolds. He...
Lee Howard & Coral Anna Wyckoff
Jul 25, 2020
Family and friends are devastated at the passing of Lee Howard Wyckoff (age 43) of Mineral, VA and his 9-month-old daughter, Coral Anna Wyckoff, in a tragic plane crash on July 25, 2020 in West Jordan, Utah. While their deaths were unexpected, Lee and Coral, in her brief time, lived life to the fullest. Every day was filled with adventures,...
Gregory Almador Palma Mena
Jul 25, 2020
On Saturday, July 25th, 2020, our dear father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and good friend returned peacefully to his Heavenly Father’s home. He was greeted on the other side of the veil by his parents, his son Agustin, grandson Cesar, and several brothers and sisters that preceded him in death.Gregory was born in Cuzco, Peru in 1923 to Mariano Palma and Maria...
Eli J. Martinez
Jul 24, 2020
Eli Martinez, age 77, passed away on July 24, 2020 in West Jordan, Utah. He was born on February 19, 1943 in Embudo, New Mexico to Andres and Mary Martinez. He married his beautiful wife Jolyne Necaise. Eli had worked at Kennecott for over 40 years. He loved to go fishing, tend his garden, and enjoyed a Diet Pepsi.He is...
Siosiua Pooi Kioa
Jul 24, 2020
Pooi Kioa, age 57, died on July 24, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, due to complications from kidney failure resulting from high blood pressure. He was born on August 26, 1962 in Nukualofa, Tonga to Viliami Kioa and Pisila Filimoehala Kioa. He married Emeline Alatani in 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii.He loved to play his guitar, singing, boxing, spending time...
Rebecca Ann Mckown
Jul 24, 2020
Rebecca Ann McKown, 65, passed away unexpectedly on July 24, 2020 at home in Salt Lake City Utah.Rebecca was born in Salt Lake City on September 3, 1954 the third of seven children to John and Noreen Omer. She was preceded in death by her father John and brother Steven. She is survived by her children Andrew, Aaron, Emily, and...
William (Bill) Hales Page
Jul 23, 2020
William (Bill) Hales Page was born May 23, 1934 in Bountiful, Utah to William L. and Cleo Hales Page. He passed away peacefully in his home in Millcreek, Utah on July 23, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife, Doris Gysler Page; children Christine West (Mike), Brent (Mirielle), Greg (Lisa), and Andrea Johnson (Bill); grandchildren Stephanie, Nicole (Jared), Davis,...
Mary Helen Fergus Chandler
Jul 23, 2020
On December 17, 1929 Mary Helen Fergus came into this life as the daughter of two worlds. She was the second daughter of George Louis Fergus, a Greek immigrant, and Beatrice Naomi Farnsworth, a second-generation English Mormon pioneer.Helen’s early childhood belonged to Greece. As eons of shepherdesses before her, she spent summers barefoot among the wildflowers and streams of the...
Raymond David Christensen
Jul 23, 2020
Raymond David Christensen, age 83, passed away peacefully on July 23, in South Jordan, UT. Ray was born in Lyman, Utah to the parents of Paul D. Christensen and Genevieve Busenbark. He was the youngest and the last surviving of his 8 siblings.Raymond was formerly married to Marlene Christensen and they had 12 children together; with the following living: Steven...
Dorothy Wallin Schettler
Jul 22, 2020
Dorothy Wallin Schettler, our Mother, Grandma, Sister, Friend and Mentor passed away peacefully, at age 88 on July 22, 2020. We are comforted to know she is having a joyous reunion with those she loved so much on the other side. Dorothy was born February 25, 1932 to Enoch August and Elma Logena Constance Jentzsch Wallin and was raised in...
Zafar Gill
Jul 22, 2020
Zafar Gill was born August 31, 1959 in Pakistan and passed away July 22, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s married to Nasreen Iqbal Zafar. Zafar had two sons (Farrukh) and (Amaris), one daughter (Abraj) and a large extended family. He was a worker at Salt Lake International Airport and was the church planter Pastor of the Alpha and...
