Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Alton Cleve Peterson
May 10, 2021
Alton Cleve Peterson passed away on May 10, 2021 in the comfort of his home at the age of 88. He was born on March 10, 1933 in Logan, Utah to Marie Schmidt (1907 ~ 2000) and J. Darrel Peterson (1903 ~ 1974). Alton married the love of his life, Lois Arlene Barnhill from Coffeyville, Kansas, on July 16, 1956...
Roy William Diederich
May 10, 2021
Roy William Diederich, (80) passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born June 20th, 1940, to John William Diederich and Johanna (Jane) Pautsch. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City and was the youngest of three children.Dad graduated from South High School in 1958. He attended the U of U for a short...
Vi Dickman
May 10, 2021
Vi Dickman passed away on May 10, 2021 she was born March 10, 1930.Vi was preceded in death by her husband L. Dean Dickman who passed away on April 29, 2021.A graveside service will be held for Vi on Monday May 17, 2021 at 1:00pm at Sandy City Cemetery 700 East 9000 South, Sandy, UT 84070.Service InformationGraveside Service May 17,...
Tan Quang Phung
May 10, 2021
Tan Quang Phung passed away peacefully surrounded by his daughter and son by his side after an aggressive battle with cancer on May 10, 2021. He was 54 years old.Tan was born in Saigon, Vietnam on July 13, 1966. He escaped Vietnam in search of a better future in 1986. For one week, he bravely faced the sea and pirate...
Charles Stock
May 10, 2021
We’re sad to let our friends know that Charles Stock passed away on May 10, 2021 at the University Hospital after three weeks of trying to save and improve his quality of life through heart surgery. He had, cheerfully, endured complications of COPD and congestive heart disease for years.It was great to be his kid or grandkid or wife or...
Donald Richardson
May 9, 2021
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Andrew Edwin Anderson
May 9, 2021
Andrew Edwin (Andy) Anderson passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2021 in Holladay, Utah. Born January 28th,1932 in Farmington, Utah to Hyrum and Dorothy Anderson. Andy married Florence Joan Solomon April 29th 1957 in Elko, Nevada. Andy proudly served in the U.S. Airforce from November 1951 thru November 1955 during the Korean conflict and was honorably discharged from the...
Neil Chow
May 8, 2021
Neil Wing Chow passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly, at home on May 8, 2021. He was 95. Neil was born on August 27, 1925 to Hong Ding Hip and Lui Mo Oi in Kwangtung, China in the village called Leung Geng Hong. He had one older sister, May. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the chance to grow up with her because...
Francisca Infante Negrette
May 7, 2021
Francisca Infante Negrette, born in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico, on October 4, 1923. She passed away at home peacefully on May 7, 2021 in South Jordan, Utah.Francisca married Salvador Negrette in 1938. He preceded her in death. A loving mother of 12 children who is survived by five sons – Ralph, Andy, George, Joseph, John, and seven daughters – Carmen, Ruby...
Clarence Girard Sorensen
May 7, 2021
Clarence Girard Sorensen, “Clair”, age 62, died on May 7, 2021, in his home in Millcreek,Utah. He was born September 18, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Calvin Otto Sorensen andColleen Andersen Sorensen. He is survived by his wife Kay, children, Maranda (Tyson),Kelvin (Dottie), Tiffini (Omar), and Preston; his first wife, Carrie, and second wife, Robyn; hissiblings, Carol, Dennis,...
Arthea Cottam Rahimzadeh
May 7, 2021
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away May 7th, 2021. Born in St. George, Utah on January 31st, 1942, Artie, as she was affectionately called, was fiercely proud of being a member of the Cottam family and of the family’s deeply-rooted pioneer heritage. She grew up a tomboy, a rancher’s daughter who loved nothing more than to roam the...
Morris Eugene Preslar
May 6, 2021
Morris Eugene Preslar, 83, passed away on May 6, 2021 at Sunrise Senior Living from kidney disease and as he would say "being old and worn out". He was the son of Eugene Curtis Preslar and Afton Elvira Morris. He was born in Pocatello, Idaho on July 21, 1937.
Morris received most of his education in southeast...
Janice Laree Willey
May 6, 2021
Janice LaRee Willey age 81 passed away May 6, 2021 in Riverton Utah.She was born January 19th 1940 in Dallas, TX to I.J. and Ovesa (Bea) Melchior.Happily Married on this earth and sealed for time and all eternity to James Alan Willey on May 2nd 1970.Janice was a certified ceramicist and artist. She operated her own studios in Utah and...
Joseph Christian Jensen, Jr.
May 6, 2021
Joseph Christian Jensen, Jr. “Chris/Papa”1954-2021Chris Jensen was born July 26, 1954 in Price, Utah to Joseph Christian Jensen, Sr., and Clara Cox Jensen. He returned to his heavenly home on May 6, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah after enduring open heart surgery, a sternal bone infection, and the ravages of Covid-19, during a five-month struggle. Chris grew up in...
Jesus Avelar Ponce
May 6, 2021
Jesus Avelar Ponce, age 37, died on May 6, 2021 in Lehi, Utah. He was born December 1, 1983, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Carmen Avelar Ponce and Roberto Cuevas Ponce. He was engaged to the love of his life Maria Eatmon.Jesus was someone who lived life to the fullest, always expressed his heart with honesty and love. He...
Raymond Maurice Emerson
May 5, 2021
Raymond was born on July 7, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Cyrus and Ruth Jones Emerson. Ray was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a faithful home teacher and served as a stake financial clerk for seventeen years. He took pride in his reports being timely and accurate.
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William “Bud” Lee Gregovich
May 4, 2021
William “Bud” Lee Gregovich, age 88, passed away on May 4th, 2021, in William E. Christoffersen VA nursing home. He was born on January 7th, 1933, in Great Falls, Montana to Anthony “Tony” and Genevieve “Jean” Gregovich. He married Elaine Nelson Hill on September 21, 1972.Bud joined the USMC in January 1950 and served with the 1st Marine Division in...
Loadean Meadows
May 4, 2021
LoaDean Meadows passed away on May 4th 2021 at her home in Sandy, Utah. LoaDean was born April 30th 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah Fred and Alberta Rosenbaum. She married John Arman Meadows and had five children.She is survived by her children; Arman D. (Paulie) Meadows, Carolyn H. (Robert) Smith, Hal L Meadows, Loren D Meadows and Doni Troy...
Roland Andersen Pierce
May 4, 2021
Roland Andersen Pierce, wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, and brother, passed away peacefully at his home in Murray, Utah on May 4, 2021 at the age of 93. Roland was born on August 1, 1927 in Gunnison, Utah.He was the oldest of four children born to Ernest Roland and Alvina Andersen Pierce. Roland spent his early...
