Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front

Jul 2, 2018

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great and great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Beth Brown Johnson, 88 returned to her Heavenly home on, July 2, 2018. Beth was born on, April 10, 1930 to Jesse Frank and Alice Medell Brown in Ogden, Utah. She married her eternal sweetheart, John D. Johnson on December 4, 1948, their marriage was later solemnized...

Jul 2, 2018

Shigemasa “Gem” Osaki passed away on July 2, 2018. He was born in Tokyo, Japan on May 1, 1928 to Kojiro and Shigeko Nakazawa. He is survived by his wife, Tomiko, and this son, Isaac “Ike.”Gem spent his childhood in Chiba, Japan, a city outside of Tokyo, and graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Masters in Botany in...

Jul 2, 2018

Our husband, father, and papa, Craig Brand passed away on July 2, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He showed great courage and strength through many difficult years of ailing health.Craig was born on March 4, 1949, to John and Darlene Brand.  He married his high school sweetheart, Sue, in 1969.  Together they raised four children, Lisa, Jason, Lindsay, and...

Jul 2, 2018

Our beautiful and beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and great grandmother, Judith Lynn Foreman, Manley, passed away July 2, 2018 surrounded by loved ones in West Jordan, Utah.She was born April 16, 1954 to Willard and Shirley Foreman in Laurium, Michigan. She was the third of four children. She married Alan K. Manley on July 31, 1989 in Lake...

Jul 1, 2018

Bruce H. Fishburn, Age 75 died unexpectedly on July 1, 2018 in St. George, Utah. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah  on April 28, 1943.  Bruce was an avid sports fan and was especially fond of playing tennis and golf.  He enjoyed supporting and attending University of Utah athletics.  Bruce loved spending time with his close friends and...

Jul 1, 2018

Beloved Father, Grandfather and Uncle, Timote (Tim) Solo Latu, passed away tranquilly in his home on July 1, 2018 with his children by his side. He was born December 22, 1932 in Kolovai, Tonga to Solomone and Ana Sinauele Latu. He was the oldest son, the second of their 6 children.He attended Atele High School where he enjoyed playing rugby....

Jul 1, 2018

Barbara Jane Brooks returned to her heavenly home July 1, 2018. She will be most remembered for her ability to love unconditionally against a backdrop of lifelong challenges. Her friends and family were her cherished treasures. Barbara was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on October 13, 1943, to Croatian immigrant parents, and was a tomboy who played in the snow in...

Jul 1, 2018

Donald Sterling Halladay was born on June 11, 1934, the second child of Robert Sterling and Susie Ethel (Armstrong) Halladay. His childhood was, by today’s standards, idyllic. He fished, hunted, hiked, swam and played, building a lifelong love for the outdoors. He also developed a love for reading and literature which led him to a degree in English Education at...

Jul 1, 2018

A precious daughter of our Heavenly Father returned home on July 1, 2018. Mom will be missed very much, but we find comfort in knowing she is reunited with the love of her life, our Dad.Beverly Jean Jensen Sorensen was born on May 14, 1936 to Walt and Afton Leonard. Mom was the second child in a family of six...

Jun 30, 2018

Helen H. Kupfer Willden Cox passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 30, 2018.  She was born on March 15, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William James Kupfer and May Ludean Hansen Kupfer.  She married Kenneth C. Cox on April 3, 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She enjoyed hunting, camping, boating and bowling. ...

Jun 30, 2018

Kaysville, Utah- Michael Simkins, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother and Friend passed away after a short illness surrounded by his family on June 30, 2018.  He was born in Cedar City, Utah on March 28, 1942 to Vergene and Grace Simkins.  He married Shanna Rae Hunt August 24, 1965 in the Manti LDS temple. They have five children.  Mike served...

Jun 30, 2018

Ronald W. Hyde passed away on June 30, 2018 at the age of 84. He was a strong, hardworking, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was deeply loved by all those that knew him and he will be greatly missed. Ronald was born in Soda Springs, ID and raised in Alpine, Utah. He served for a time in...

Jun 29, 2018

For nearly one hundred years God allowed one of His angels to walk the earth. Her name was Myrtle Hess Rappleye, born 26 November 1920, to James Henry Hess and Alice Tovey. She was led to a great man of integrity, a sailor in the United States Navy, Horace Naylor Rappleye, whom she wed in the Salt Lake LDS...

Jun 29, 2018

Alison Whitton Reeder passed away on June 29, 2018, at the age of 91 due to the effects of age and a recently discovered illness.Alison was born in Perth, Western Australia on August 7, 1926, to John Whitton and Annie Elizabeth Badelier Whitton. Alison talked with joy of her early childhood in Glen Forest, W.A., where her family lived at...

Jun 28, 2018

Marion “Tiny” Jorgensen Charlesworth, age 85, died on June 28, 2018, in Holladay, Utah. She was born on December 6, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jhalmer and Theresa Jorgensen. She married Kenneth “Charlie” Charlesworth on May 12, 1962.Mom loved her daughters with all her heart and was thrilled with every call or visit. She also loved being LDS...

Jun 28, 2018

Dell Dumas passed away on June 28, 2018 in Magna, Utah. He was born on September 1, 1942 to Herbert and Levina Dumas in Murray, Utah. He was drafted into the US Army in 1968 and served in the Vietnam War. A graveside service will be held on July 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM with a viewing one-hour prior at...

Jun 27, 2018

"Grandma Betty"

Betty passed away at home on June 27, 2018 at the age of 93.  She was born on October 26, 1924 to Jack and Rose Miller Giacomo and was very proud of her Italian/German ancestry.  Betty graduated from South High School in the class of 1941 and attended the University of Utah at the age...

Jun 27, 2018

Our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great grandfather, brother and friend, Arthur Lee Kilby, age 97, passed away on June 27, 2018. Arthur was born on February 13, 1921 in Hillsboro, Oregon, to William Clinton Kilby and Henrietta Edna Twidwell. He married Beatrice June Nielsen July 20, 1946 in Ferron, Utah.Arthur joined the Navy on June 10, 1940, and soon rose to...

Jun 27, 2018

Patricia P. Pitsenbarger, age 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT. Pat was born April 22, 1931 in Newton MA to Grant and Mary (Reynolds) Palmer. Pat grew up in Weston MA and graduated from Worcester State Teachers College (now Worcester State University). Pat taught in MA for 5 years before...

Jun 27, 2018

“Oh Golly”…Our beloved Mother and Grandmother Chloe was born on February 6, 1923 and called home on June 27, 2018.Chloe was the strongest of us all… a true Matriarch of our family. She was proper and sassy and a little bit spoiled. Born in Tremonton, Utah to Karl Albert and Bertha Ella Woodruff Thompson.She was the last one left of...