Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Donna Samuels Hanson
Dec 13, 2020
Donna Samuels Hanson died December 13, 2020. Born June 6, 1935 to Velma and Ralph Schaedler. She married Kenneth Samuels (deceased) and together raised 3 children: Russell Samuels (deceased), Deborah (Terry) Norman, and Brian Samuels (deceased). Grandchildren: Will, Terrance, Chad, Lisa, and six great-grandchildren. Also survived by her stepsister Gay Johnson.
Later married Thomas Hanson (deceased).
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Francisco Aceituno-Quispe
Dec 13, 2020
Francisco Aceituno Quispe, age 85, passed away on December 13, 2020 in Murray, Utah. He was born on July 14, 1935 to Paula Quispe and Natalio Aceituno in Puno, Peru.Francisco loved to watch boxing and any kind of games. He enjoyed going for walks and doing a lot of exercises. He was proud of his children and his wife. His...
Tammie Lynn Brant
Dec 13, 2020
Tammie Lynn Brant, age 60, passed away on December 13, 2020 in Sandy, Utah. She was born on June 14, 1960 in Sioux City, Iowa to Calvin and Wauneta Rose. She married David Griffin Brant on August 20, 1994. Tammie was a devoted mother and loving friend. She loved the Lord and was a member of The Capital Church in...
Thomas A Siebert
Dec 13, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas A Siebert. Tom passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2020 at the age of 94. He was born January 2, 1926 to William and Myrtle Siebert in Bancroft, Idaho.Tom proudly served his country in the US Navy during World War II. He married the love of...
Magda Iris Gutierrez
Dec 13, 2020
Our sweet beloved Magda left us December 13th. She passed away surrounded by her loving daughters Juliana and Elizabeth Gutierrez. She fought a long hard battle with Covid. She joins her loving husband Plinio Gutierrez who was recently called away from us just two weeks ago. They were married December 20, 1982. Their love was so strong we felt that...
Anselmo “Rafael” Brito
Dec 13, 2020
On Sunday afternoon of December 13, 2020, our beloved Anselmo “Rafael” Brito, father of four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, peacefully passed away at the age of 85. Rafael reunited with his loving wife Norma on the eve of their wedding anniversary. Rafael was born on August 8, 1935, to Pablo Aguilera and Paula Brito in the Island of...
George Zadik Aposhian, Jr.
Dec 12, 2020
George Zadik Aposhian Jr was born to George Z. and Catharine White Aposhian on October 28, 1928 in Salt Lake City, UT. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 12, 2020 at the home of his daughter Sharon in Woodland Hills, UT. He was 92.
You may have known George from his schooldays in Salt...
Sharyn Ellen Wood Humphreys
Dec 12, 2020
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Sharyn Ellen Wood Humphreys of Taylorsville, Utah, passed away on Saturday, December 12th,2020. She was 73 years old. She fought a long and debilitating battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.Sharyn was the first child born to parents Paul Webster Wood and Catherine Badger Wood on June 6th, 1947 in Cedar City, Utah. She...
Marvin Donald Wassmer
Dec 12, 2020
Marvin Donald Wassmer, born May 30, 1938, passed peacefully from this life on December 12th, 2020 in the loving company and care of his wife. The joyful reunion he experienced afterwards with his sweet parents and younger brother was something with which he had long anticipated with great love and excitement. Marvin will be greatly missed by all who knew...
Panagiotis Koukoulias
Dec 12, 2020
On Saturday, December 12, 2020, our beloved husband, brother, dad, and papou, Panagiotis “Pete”, lost his long battle with Alzheimer’s. Pete was born on October 27, 1936 to Agathoklis and Magdalini Koukoulias in Elefsina, Greece. Pete immigrated to the United States with his parents and 2 sisters and settled in Salt Lake City in 1955. He was known for having...
Kirk Edman Judd
Dec 11, 2020
Kirk Edman Judd, age 65, passed away on December 11, 2020. He was born on December 1, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Thomas and MaryLu Judd. He married Cristine Leone Dinse on March 15th 1985 and they were sealed in the temple August 10th 1987.Kirk graduated from Highland High School and from Ricks College and he also and...
Fay D. Manzanares
Dec 11, 2020
Fay D. Manzanares transitioned home to her heavenly Father on December 11, 2020, at 5:55pm in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 91. She was born on May 10, 1929, in La Madera, New Mexico, to Adolfo and Genara Martinez. She married Isaac O. Manzanares in 1946 and together they had 13 children.Fay was a devout Catholic and a woman...
Earl Martin Horne, Jr.
Dec 11, 2020
Earl Martin Horne Jr. was born in Salt Lake City Utah on August 18, 1952, and passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 of COVID-19 pneumonia.During his difficult birth he suffered a brain injury which affected his intellectual abilities for the rest of his life.Earl was given for adoption at 2 weeks to Earl M. and Verda C. Horne. At...
Andrew Val Gomez
Dec 11, 2020
View the Funeral live by clicking the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81095330746Meeting ID: 810 9533 0746We would encourage you to open the link at 10:45am to witness the color guard.The state of Utah has lost a Pioneer in Emergency Medicine and one of the all-time great First Responders Born April 27, 1941 in Bingham Utah to parents Clotilda (Tilly) Ontiveros and Reuben...
Francisco Javier Vazquez Almanza
Dec 11, 2020
Francisco Javier Vazquez Almanza, age 48, passed away on December 11, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on November 2, 1972, in Guadalajara, Mexico to Jose Antonio and Marie de la Cruz Vazquez. He married Esperanza Padilla on October 10, 1992. Biking was his passion. Being with family was his favorite. Francisco always had a smile on...
Mary Furse Barton
Dec 11, 2020
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary Furse Barton died December 11, 2020 in North Logan, Utah. Mary was born January 10, 1935 in Salt Lake City to LaRue Robinson Seager and Ernest Harry Furse. She was their fifth child and only daughter. She graduated from East High School.She met her future husband James “A” Barton in class at BYU. ...
Sherry L Fife
Dec 10, 2020
On Thursday December 10, 2020, Sherry Louise Fife, loving wife and mother of three, passed away at the 69, surrounded by her adoring family, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Sherry was the third of five children to Bill J. Parson and Arlene Frye Parson, in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 6, 1951. Sherry was a beautiful person,...
Taaga Gautavai Tauvao
Dec 9, 2020
Taaga Gautavai Tauvao passed away gently and peacefully on December 9, 2020 at home in Sandy, Utah surrounded by her loved ones. She was born November 29, 1956 in the village of Utulei, on the island of PagoPago in American Samoa, the eldest daughter of Pepe Taualai Gautavai and Faitasia Puefua Gautavai.She is preceded in death by her Mother and...
Joe M. Herrera
Dec 9, 2020
Jose Macedonio Herrera, age 78, passed away on December 09, 2020 in Hurricane, Utah. He was born on September 14, 1942, in El Rito, New Mexico to Candido Herrera Sr. and Rebecca Martinez. He married Virginia Arlene Velasquez on November 28, 1959.Jose liked to go camping, fishing and hunting with his boys. He loved to joke and tell stories of...
