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

Mar 26, 2021

"The Last Blattmann"

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Bestemor "Bessa") Aase Karin Blattmann Strand passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on March 26, 2021 in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born September 26, 1921 to Hilda Marie Mortensen and Anton Caspar Blattmann in Drammen, Norway.

As the youngest of 10...

Mar 26, 2021

Corey Westbrook passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from complications due to COVID-19 in the early morning hours of March 26, 2021 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. As a family, we are devastated at the loss of a wonderful man, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.Corey was born on October 15, 1961 to Sonia (Petersen) and Cornelius Westbrook...

Mar 26, 2021

Mike passed away March 26, 2021 at his home. He was born in Salt Lake City on March 23, 1949 to Herbert Eldon and Alice Renee Anderson. Married Jackie Johnson July 3, 1970, later divorced. Mike enjoyed golf and fishing at Flaming Gorge.Survived by son Michael (Anna) Anderson, daughter Kimberly Anderson, his dog and faithful companion Sugar, and many family...

Mar 26, 2021

Clyde Raymond Baldwin, “Ray,” 80 of Provo, Utah died on March 26, 2021 from Alzheimer’sDisease. Ray was born on April 8, 1940 in Snowflake, Arizona to Perry Alvin and Jessie ShumwayBaldwin.Ray grew up in Taylor, Arizona where he graduated from Snowflake Union High School in 1958.He served an LDS mission in the Western Canada Mission from 1960 to 1962 and...

Mar 26, 2021

Heaven received a new angel on March 26, 2021; DeMerce Dolores Cisneros Sanchez passed away in her sleep, dreaming of her next adventure. Dee is now with her parents, Abenicio & Ursulita Cisneros, her son, Kenneth Trujillo, who passed away in infancy; she has reunited with all her siblings, husband(s), and many other cherished family and friends. She was born...

Mar 24, 2021

Our Father, Grandfather, mentor & friend, Calvin Paul Rudd, peacefully passed away on a sunny afternoon, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Dad was strong, living on his own until metastatic cancer in the brain was found less than a week before his death.

Cal was born on November 7, 1923 to Charles Pauncefort Rudd and Gladys Marie Harman...

Mar 24, 2021

Dearly beloved husband of Ruth Woodall Davis passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 24th in Middleton, Idaho, surrounded by loved ones.

Richard is survived by his wife Ruth of 71 years, his son Rick (Angie), daughters Sheryl Sheafor, Kathy Johns, Nancy Tuttle (Bob), Shauna Knowles (Mike), and preceded in death by daughter Linda Sue McDaniel...

Mar 24, 2021

Our dear and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend Duane Bale Bowles, 82 years old, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.Born on November 25, 1938 to Arthur Lloyd and Leah Alice Lovell in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the 7th of 9 children. Duane married his sweetheart Jennie DeLora Russell on April 11,...

Mar 24, 2021

Our Beautiful Angel, Rozella Erlinda Salazar, returned home on March 24, 2021 in South Jordan, Utah. She was born on September 24, 1944 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Augustine Medina and Lena Goodhart. Augustine married Josie Medina, and together they raised Rozella in Price, Utah. She attended Carbon High School.At a young age, Rozella met Toby Salazar and they...

Mar 24, 2021

February 4, 1929~March 24, 2021On March 24th, 2021 JaJuan Lewis Drage; Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, joined her beloved husband Raymond D. Drage, who passed June 27th, 2014. JaJuan was born February 4th, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Vilate Higgins Lewis and LeLand Lewis. She grew up in both St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended...

Mar 23, 2021

Dale Leon Wallace passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Dale was born on June 6, 1939 to Kenneth and Afton Wallace. Dale spent all of his childhood in Murray, Utah. He loved Murray and could reference all the old buildings and people that lived there. After high school graduation Dale decided to join the US Army. He spent the...

Mar 22, 2021

Cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Shirley Nan Beeny Hart, age 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her daughter’s home in Sandy, Utah on March 22, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.She was born in the house she was raised in on January 16, 1931 to Arthur Bryant and Mabel Davies Beeny. She was one of...

Mar 22, 2021

Willmer Hanks Thompson passed away March 22, 2021 at the University of Utah Hospital.  He was born in Green River, Utah on October 10th, 1926 to Rowland Pierce Thompson and Pearl Hanks Thompson.  He graduated from Carbon College in Price Utah.  He married Rhoda Adele Baker and later married the love of his life, Lila Leah Lee.Willmer joined the US...

Mar 21, 2021

Kevan Foss Smith returned to his heavenly home on March 21, 2021 following a two-week, unexpected onset of UIP, a non-Covid related pulmonary fibrosis.  He was born May 18, 1943 in Winslow, Arizona, the son of Cleona Olsen and Matthias Foss Cowley Smith.  His father was the youngest and 44th child of the five wives of Jesse Nathaniel Smith, a...

Mar 21, 2021

Deon Jarvis, age 86, passed away on 3/21/2021, in Salt Lake City, UT. She was born on 1/15/1935, in Salt Lake City, UT to Gene Leslie Peck and Clara Bohn Peck. She married Benny Jarvis on 4/3/1953.Deon enjoyed going to Wendover, fishing and golfing. Benny and Deon enjoyed going to their cabin which they have owned since 1972. Deon worked...

Mar 21, 2021

Maurice J. Wilkinson was born September 16, 1931 to Franklin W. Wilkinson and Adella Meacham in Salt Lake City, UT. He died peacefully March 21, 2021 at the age of 89 in Salt Lake City surrounded by his family. Married Bonnie Rose Pollei in the Salt Lake Temple on October 12, 1951.Maurice graduated from the University of Utah with a...

Mar 19, 2021

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Mar 18, 2021

Emma Ellen Alder Furness passed away March 18, 2021 at her home in Lehi, Utah, surrounded by many of her posterity. She was born April 16, 1926 in Preston, Idaho, the fourth child to Melvin Paull Alder and Emma Chrisstella Jensen. She graduated from Logan High School in 1944 and later married John Tuck Furness on December 18, 1946 in...

Mar 18, 2021

Marilyn, our beautiful and precious mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully at home on March 18, at the age of 88.Marilyn Claire Granger was born the morning of July 30, 1933 in Spanish Fork, Utah to loving parents, Ruth Dedrickson Granger and Archille Granger. She is survived by two brothers, Archille Gordon (JoAnn) and Theodore (Ted) Edward (Millie)....

Mar 16, 2021

David George Salisbury 83, passed away March 16, 2021 on his own terms after suffering years with mental illness. He was born January 21, 1938 to Marius and Lucile Salisbury. He grew up in Seattle and Los Angeles. He served an LDS mission to the Southern States and then made his home in Utah where he attended and graduated...