Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Alicia Peña Lessley
May 10, 2019
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Alicia Peña Lessley, age 84, died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 10, 2019.Alicia was born on June 25, 1934 to Hermeneguildo Peña Garza and Simona Garza Flores in Monterey N.L. Mexico. She married her sweetheart, Romie Floyd Lessley on August 6, 1963. Alicia loved tending to her roses, fruit trees and...
Adalyn Othala Monson
May 10, 2019
On Friday May 10th 2019, our sweet baby Adalyn Othala Monson returned to her father in heaven surrounded by her loving family. Gaining her angel wings meant she would be a hero to many children through the organ donation program, though her time with us was short. She touched many lives and taught us how precious life can be. She...
Dolores R. Jackson
May 9, 2019
Dolores R. Jackson, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 9, 2019 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born on October 31, 1939 in McPhee, Colorado to Fred and Emilia Martinez. Dolores eloped with Merrell T. Jackson and they were married on July 30, 1960 in Elko, Nevada. Together they had 4 beautiful children. In her younger...
Carol Dawn Korpela
May 9, 2019
Carol Dawn Korpela passed away at her home on May 9, 2019. She was born to John Lowell Johnson and Betty Jean Clark on October 26, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Jay Carrick in 1967 in Salt Lake City and they together had two sons, John and Jacob Carrick. She later married Jay Korpela in 1977 and...
Harold Wayne Nielsen
May 8, 2019
Harold Wayne Nielsen age 87, returned home to his heavenly father and loved ones on May 8, 2019.He was born on January 7, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Christian Einar and Agnes Theodora Nielsen.He graduated from West High School where he met and married the love of his life, Lois Jean Burbank on February 1, 1951.He joined the...
Mina Ruth Muse
May 8, 2019
Mina Ruth Muse, age 92 passed away at St. Joseph Villa on May 8, 2019 of advanced age and Alzheimer’s. Mina Ruth was born April 06, 1927 in Many, Louisiana to Willis M and Rosa Elizabeth Peterson Muse. She spent her childhood in Many, Louisiana. She graduated high school in Fisher, Louisiana and business school in Shreveport, Louisiana. The family...
Reva T. Whitelock
May 7, 2019
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother Reva Thompson Whitelock returned to our loving Heavenly Father on May 7, 2019. Reva was born in Levan, Utah on March 17, 1934 to Erick P. and Anna Marie Thompson. She was the fourth of five daughters.Reva grew up on a large farm, which taught her hard work and frugal living. She graduated...
Jane Geneva Simpson-Gray
May 7, 2019
Jane Geneva Simpson-Gray, age 94, died on May 7, 2019 in Draper, UT. She was born on August 31, 1924, in Coriscana, TX to Elmer Hope Northern and Lillie Minor Prater. She married Harold Walter Simpson on September 4, 1942. Jane was a devoted wife of 64 years; matriarch to generations, and a faithful servant of God and fellow beings....
Monique Elizabeth Mcmullen Rodriguez
May 7, 2019
Monique Elizabeth McMullen Rodriguez passed away early on Tuesday morning May 7, 2019, after many years of complications from battling with a brain tumor, a meningioma, she had since 1977.Monique was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Harry Eldon McMullen and Harriet Elizabeth Thompson. Her family moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin so her father could teach French and Humanities at the...
Genevra “Jeri” Cohenour
May 7, 2019
“Wishing on a star, catching moonbeams in a jar,watching over us from afar, that’s our Nana”Genevra (Jeri to most who knew her) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 29, 1924 to Lee Hopkins and Dora Bell. She grew up during the Great Depression and graduated from West High in 1941. She married her first husband that same...
Randy Ralph Watchorn
May 6, 2019
Randy Ralph Watchorn passed away on May 6, 2019 after a fall at his home in Kearns, UT. He was born on October 10, 1952 in Salt Lake City, UT, to Ralph and Janice Watchorn. He married Joe Alires on July 7, 2017. He was an excellent pool player and made many friends doing so. He worked with his mother...
Bert L Bulkley
May 6, 2019
Our sweet loving father, grandpa, brother, and friend passed away in Murray, Utah. He was born in Vermillion, Utah to Loyal and Miriam Bulkley and was the oldest of four children. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the army and served in Germany for three years. Bert married Yuvon Barney in September of 1948. They had three children,...
Reagan S. Wood, Cpa
May 6, 2019
Reagan Shawn Wood, 55, passed away peacefully at home after a two-year battle with brain cancer on May 6, 2019.He was born September 8, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Warren Sparks and Helen Loraine Wood. Reagan was the youngest son with three brothers and a sister.Reagan was an eagle scout and served an LDS mission in Cali, Colombia....
Billie Ellen Johnson
May 6, 2019
Billie, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on May 6, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was 86. She was born May 4, 1933 in Aurora, Missouri to Trueman H. Daniel and Genevieve A. Justice. She married Leo Marvin Johnson on December 31, 1952.She had many loves...
Harvey Jay Atkinson
May 6, 2019
Harvey Jay Atkinson, our dear dad, grandpa, brother, uncle passed away surrounded by his family in Murray Utah on May 6th 2019 at the age of 84.Harvey was born on February 25t h 1935 in Union (Midvale) Utah to Benjamin Franklin and Laura Sisam Atkinson the tenth of eleven children. He graduated a Beetdigger from the Old Jordan High School...
Helen Kueffner
May 5, 2019
Helen Margaret Kueffner passed away on May 5, 2019 at Hunter Hollow Nursing Facility.Helen was born on August 9, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young independent woman she set out seeking a singing career in Hollywood. Then, her course changed and she got married and had five beautiful children.She loved walking, the beach, eating certain foods until...
Robert Charles Lewis
May 5, 2019
Robert was born August 14, 1922 in Reinbeck Wisconsin to Leonard and Hazel Lewis. He passed from this world May 5, 2019 in Sandy, Utah.Robert grew up in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, the fourth child of nine; Ruth, Ward, Raymond, Robert, David, Hazel, Leonard, Arthur and June. He was a Forest Ranger’s son. I am told they were...
Ralph Ruiz
May 4, 2019
Ralph Ruiz, age 64, passed away on May 4, 2019 in West Valley City, Utah. He was born on October 17, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Antonio Ruiz and Theresa Catala.Ralph loved being a truck driver, and was good at what he did. During his career he transported a missile by diesel to Kennecott and was highly awarded...
Matthew “Bud” Brent Wayman
May 4, 2019
Our loving husband, son, and brother Matthew (Bud) Brent Wayman passed away peacefully at his home on May 4, 2019. He was born March 3, 1976 to Brent and Tove Wayman, grew up with many cousins and friends in Sandy, Utah and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bud graduated from Hillcrest High...
David M Taylor
May 3, 2019
Dave loved life, his family, work and his faith. He was the oldest boy in the family, and had 3 brothers and 1 sister. Kenny, Randy, Paul and Debbie. Dave had a great love for the military, was an enormous history buff, and loved to talk about it with anyone who would listen. A couple of his favorite things to...
