Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Vern Warren Terry
Aug 27, 2025
Vern Warren Terry, age 97, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, in his beloved hometown of Salt Lake City. Vern’s life was marked by deep devotion to family, faith, and friendships.
Vern was the Cherished husband of the late Betty Lou Terry, and loving father to three daughters: Joy Garcia, Susan Walkingshaw (late husband Gordon), both of whom survive him,...
Francisco Batalla
Aug 26, 2025
Francisco Batalla February 5, 1982 – August 26, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Francisco Batalla, a man whose presence and love touched the lives of so many. Francisco, born February 5, 1982, was a dedicated worker for Eagle Environmental for 20 years, always putting in the effort to provide for his family. He was...
Peggy Eathel Owen
Aug 26, 2025
Peggy Eathel Owen (born Tuel) returned to her heavenly home on August 26, where she was reunited with her beloved husband, Lloyd, and her sons, Terry and Kevin, who preceded her in death. She passed away peacefully at home in Berthoud, Colorado, where she had been living with her daughter and son-in-law, Chaille and Randy Huff, for the past four...
Mark David Stratton
Aug 26, 2025
Mark David Stratton, 63, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025. He was born October 25, 1961, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Paul and Roselyn Stratton.
Mark’s life was built on hard work and filled with laughter, family, and friends. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, horses, fishing, hunting, and spending time with loved ones. A master craftsman and skilled welder,...
Inge Poulson
Aug 26, 2025
Inge Lis Magnusson Poulson 1938-2025
Our loving mother and Mormor, Inge Lis Magnusson Poulson, joined her eternal companion Frank in Heaven on August 26, 2025. Inge was born in 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Dagmar Nielsen and Niels Harry Magnusson.
Inge attended household school in Denmark, and graduated as a female chef. She was also a shoemaker in Denmark. She spent many...
Mariel Webster Steel
Aug 26, 2025
On August 26, 2025, Mariel Steel peacefully passed away, joining her husband, Norman (Norm).
Mariel was born to Reva & Lavell Webster on January 14, 1936, in Sandy, Utah, where she also attended Jordan High School.
On April 30, 1965, she married her sweetheart, Norm, and together they raised four children: Leonard (Kim), John (Erica), Edward ‘Eddie’ (Jose), and DeeAnn Huffman (Reggie)....
Barbara Ann Hansen
Aug 26, 2025
In Loving Memory of Barbara Ann Hansen
January 25, 1949 - August 26, 2025
Barbara Ann Hansen, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 76.
Born on January 25, 1949, in Park City, Utah, Barbara was the cherished daughter of Howard and Shirley Snow. She spent her early...
Myrna Crandall Jackson
Aug 25, 2025
Myrna Crandall Jackson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025, at the age of 81.
Myrna was born on May 6, 1944, in Salina, Utah, to Dr. Harold Crandall and Cleo (Shepherd) Crandall. She married Tommy James Jackson on June 20, 1964, and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They settled...
Robert Troyer
Aug 23, 2025
Robert Troyer, a beloved member of his family and community, passed away on August 23, 2025, at the Sandy Rehabilitation Center at the age of 66. Born on the vibrant day of April 16, 1959, in Boulder, Colorado, Robert spent most of his life in Utah, where he built a legacy characterized by love, kindness, and an unwavering work ethic.
Robert...
Joy and Robert Hustead
Aug 22, 2025
Celebrating the lives of Joy Koleen Hustead ( 1/19/1933 to 8/22/2025) and Robert Frank Hustead (2/18/1928 to 12/6/2008)
Robert and Joy embarked on a journey together on 7/7/1972. They spent 36 years working, playing, and raising 9 children together. Like any blended family, there were both ups and downs, but they always managed to weather the storms and keep the family...
Carl Vance
Aug 22, 2025
On a cold day in December 1935, a little boy was born in Kentucky, and the world would not be the same. He was very bright, he loved to read and learn about anything he could. Being in an orphanage for a time was difficult, but dad learned to be tough, too. He got very good at being observant about...
Richard "Ricky" D. Despain
Aug 22, 2025
Richard “Ricky” Despain was born on October 23, 1965, in Murray, Utah, to Sharon Goff Despain and Darwin Despain. He passed away after a long illness on August 22, 2025, at Sandy Health and Rehabilitation.
Ricky was an energetic child who wanted to know how things worked and to fix them. That was always his desire to work with his hands...
James "Jim" LeRoy Bailey
Aug 22, 2025
Beloved husband, father, grandpa, brother, son, uncle, and friend, James LeRoy Bailey passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on August 22, 2025 surrounded by loving family in Roanoke, Texas. Jim was a devoted husband to his lovely wife Judy Pickering for 60 years, who he married on September 19th, 1964. He was born October 13, 1944 to Mable...
Sau Chuen Wong
Aug 21, 2025
Sau Chuen Wong, our beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 21, 2025. Born on October 13, 1943 in Guangdong, China, she was married to our late father, Yee Foon Wong on April 7, 1967. She was an active member of the Salt Lake Chinese Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking for her family, taking long...
Fay D. Bascom Crater
Aug 20, 2025
December 5, 1934 - August 20, 2025
Fay D. Bascom Crater passed away at her home on August 20, 2025, in Draper, Utah. She was born on December 5, 1934, in Vernal, Utah, to Roy Bascom and Thelma Murray.
Fay was married and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple to Clifton D. Stillman (later divorced) and later married Marvin Crater, who preceded...
Pamela T. Malone
Aug 19, 2025
Pamela T. Malone passed away on August 19, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah at 71 years of age. She was born on May 6, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Colleen Birch Turner and William Nisbit Turner. She married Doug Malone in the Salt Lake Temple on October 14, 1977.
She loved her grandparent’s farm in St. Anthony, Idaho....
Jean Aiko Nagahiro Wong
Aug 18, 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Jean Aiko (Nagahiro) Wong. She was deeply loved and will be truly missed. Jean was dynamite in a small package—gregarious, kindhearted, firm in her beliefs, and loved by many. Jean was born July 15, 1935 in Wailuku, Maui, HawaiÊ»i, where she lived a...
Edgar J. Thompson
Aug 18, 2025
Edgar Joseph Thompson was born December 12, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Frances Louise (Naisbitt) Kirkham and Joseph Stoddart Kirkham. Although Ed suffered nearly 10 years from Alzheimer’s disease, he passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loved ones August 18, 2025.
Ed’s parents, Frances and Joseph, divorced in 1949. In 1950, Frances married Glen Edward Thompson whose...
Parnell Dale Atencio
Aug 17, 2025
Parnell Dale Atencio, age 43, of Nageezi, New Mexico passed away on August 17, 2025, in Ogden, Utah. He was born on May 4, 1982, in Gallup, New Mexico, to Caroline Atencio and born for Todichiinii clan.
In 1998, Parnell moved to Salt Lake City with his aunt and cousins in pursuit of a better future. It was there that he...
Diane Lora Hansen Damer
Aug 15, 2025
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 22, 1957 to Merrill and Hazel Hansen, Diane passed away on August 15, 2025 from pancreatic cancer. She was the fourth of four children. Diane grew up loving all animals and especially horses. She spent much of her early years learning to care for and ride them as the family quintessential “horse...
