Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Steven “Steve” Ray Hooton
Feb 6, 2020
On February 6th, 2020, Steven “Steve” Ray Hooton passed away peacefully at the age of 69 surrounded by his family.Steve was born March 30th, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James and Doris (Waters) Hooton. He graduated from West High School. Steve was blessed with many close and lifelong friends. It was through one of those friendships that he...
Del Clark
Feb 6, 2020
Delton (Del) Raymond Clark, 83, of Herriman, UT, passed away on February 6, 2020.Funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Memorial Redwood Mortuary & Cemetery, 6500 South Redwood Rd, West Jordan UT 84123. Visitation at 10am.Delton was born in Afton, Wyoming on May 25, 1936 and raised on the family farm outside of Ashton,...
Gregory Thomas Miller
Feb 5, 2020
Gregory Thomas Miller, age 63, died on February 5, 2020 at The Cascades at Riverwalk in Midvale, Utah. He was born on September 9, 1956 in Murray Utah.Greg was a member of the Ironworkers Union. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.Greg is survived by his daughter, Holly (Brandon) Smith; grandchildren: Gavin, Zakery, and Riley; brothers: Mike (Alice) Ellison, Steven (Cheryl) Phillips,...
Mario James Ulibarri
Feb 5, 2020
With great sadness, on February 5, 2020, the unthinkable happened. Mario James Ulibarri returned home to his Heavenly Father. Mario was born on January 20, 1991 to Laura Martinez and Omar Ulibarri in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the moment Mario was born, he was the light of our lives and in the lives of everybody he has met throughout...
Joyce Zufelt
Feb 5, 2020
Joyce Payzant Dixon Zufelt, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, wife and friend passed away peacefully at the break of dawn, Wednesday February 5, 2020 following her 90th birthday. She was born February 1, 1930 in Provo, Utah to Reuben Ells and Desta Shepherd Payzant. Joyce spent her early childhood in Provo until the family later moved to Salt Lake...
Barbara B. Speciale
Feb 4, 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah—Barbara is the daughter of Henry Alexander Bowman and Ethel Thomas Bowman. She is preceded in death by siblings, Elizabeth (Bette) Bowman Burdette, Lawrence Grey Bowman, Arthur Ray Bowman and Judith Bowman Carlton. Her husband Joseph Speciale and their daughter Carol Anne Speciale Thomas Pippin, and Carol Anne’s husband, Gregory Pippin. Surviving her death is her daughter...
Finn Hudson Kunz
Feb 4, 2020
On August 23, 2019, Finn Hudson Kunz came into this world like a wrecking ball. Born seven weeks early on his big sister’s birthday, he wasn’t waiting for anyone. Patience obviously wasn’t his thing. One look was all it took for anyone to fall instantly and completely in love with him. Everyone knew he was a sweet special spirit, but...
Marc Dominic Neal
Feb 3, 2020
Marc Dominic Neal passed away February 3, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1963 to Danny Neal and Victoria Ellen Thomas (Gaither).
Marc had a strong work ethic and majored in welding and culinary arts. He had an empathic love for animals and was deeply family oriented....
Michael P. Bessey
Feb 3, 2020
Mike Bessey left this world on the evening of February 3, 2020, dying of natural causes.He was born on July 2, 1935, the son of Clarence and Maurine Bessey of Salt Lake City, Utah.A vibrant man, possessed of great presence and a gentle, loving soul, Mike treasured many lifetime friendships. He enjoyed travelling in America and Europe, deer hunting, and...
Gayle Maria Checketts
Feb 2, 2020
Gayle Maria Checketts, age 65, passed away peacefully February 2, 2020. She was born on July 16, 1954 to Victor L. Checketts and Margaret Ellen Gerber Checketts.
She graduated from Skyline High School in 1972, was a member of Wings Service Club, and also graduated from LDS Business College.
She was a faithful member of...
Jennifer Ostler
Feb 2, 2020
Jennifer Ann Ostler, age 37, died on February 2, 2020, in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born on October 29, 1982, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Katheryn Peterson and Kevin Ostler.She married Sean Faraco on November 8. 2008. After graduating high school, she started a family and attended school at Cameo College for Essential Beauty. In this time, she graduated...
Leo William Morrow
Feb 1, 2020
Leo William Morrow 1929 – 2020A loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend passed away Feb 1, 2020, in Draper Utah, and returned to his Heavenly Father.Leo was born October 23, 1929 in Murray, Utah to William A and Leila Farnsworth Morrow. He married his wife Joan Jessen November 12, 1954. He lived most of his life in the...
Gary Ingersoll
Feb 1, 2020
Gary Dexter Ingersoll, 77, beloved father and brother, passed away peacefully on February 1st, 2020. Gary was born in Quincy, IL on April 16, 1942.He proudly served four years in the United States Air Force. After graduating from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Management, he enjoyed a twenty-five-year career with the Utah Department of Human...
Robert Ibarra
Feb 1, 2020
Robert Paul Ibarra, Paul to those who knew him, was born June 9, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from West High School and remained in his family’s Salt Lake City home until his death in February 2020.Paul was preceded in death by his father, Jesse, and his mother, Martha, his brothers Jesse, Jr., John, James, Vern, and...
Alisa Mitchell Averett
Feb 1, 2020
Alisa Mitchell Averett was born June 11, 1968. Our sweet Alisa passed away on February 1, 2020. She is survived by a loving family and many, many friends.Alisa was a kind, loving, generous person. She had an incredible way of finding pleasure and happiness everyday in the simple things.Alisa loved being a Mom, and her three sons were her biggest...
Arie Visser
Jan 31, 2020
Arie Visser 1926-2020 passed away of complications of pneumonia surrounded by his family onFriday, Jan 31st.He was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.From age 16 to 18 he spent these years in a German work/labor camp and this was why wewere never allowed to leave anything on our plates because he knew the meaning of hunger.At age 18 he served in...
Afton Singleton Atwood
Jan 30, 2020
Afton Singleton Atwood, age 86, passed away on January 30th, 2020 in Murray, Utah. She was born on April 23rd, 1933, in Springville, Utah to Elden and Vera Singleton. She married Clive L. Atwood on June 15th, 1950 and later sealed in the Manti Temple on May 8th, 1958. Afton loved playing bingo, an avid volunteer at Sunday Anderson West...
Ta’Avaoga Fa’Agalo Soifua
Jan 30, 2020
Ta’avaoga Fa’agalo Soifua returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father, reuniting with her husband and sons, on January 30, 2020.Ta’avaoga was born May 8, 1932, In Iva Savaii, Western Samoa to Fa’agalo and Ta’e Tofilau. She married Tuilagi Sione Soifua on May 29, 1956.Ta’avaoga’s greatest accomplishments were her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She also loved to sew, cook, make quilts,...
Erminie Odessa (Clawson) West
Jan 29, 2020
Erminie Odessa (Clawson) West, 87, passed away peacefully on January 29th, 2020. The oldest of nine children, she was born on July 7th, 1932 to Orin and Odessa Tolman Clawson in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erminie's early childhood was filled with the hardships faced by so many who lived during the Great Depression. She had to grow up fast...
John Reynolds Thomas
Jan 29, 2020
John Reynolds Thomas passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. John was born on February 3, 1943 to Ivan Mickelsen Thomas and Mildred Reynolds Thomas in Alamosa, Colorado. He is survived by his wife, Karen Foster Thomas, his son Jeffrey Thomas (Wendy) and daughter Jenny Updike (L. Robert), ten grandchildren, and his sisters and brothers Marilyn Harmsen, Elaine Strunk, Lee...
