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

Apr 4, 2018

Our dear, beloved Mark Lisle Broadhead, 18, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Born July 19, 1999 to Maria Montoya Cooper and Lyle Robert Broadhead in Salt Lake City, UT. Mark was a loving, devoted son, brother, friend and grandson. He graduated from Corner Canyon HS in 2017, loved the Utah Jazz, the Miami Dolphins,...

Apr 3, 2018

Dorothy Adelia Vilven, 97, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Dorothy was born in Wamego, Kansas February 3, 1921 to Russell K. "Dick" Peddicord and Ida Luttig Peddicord.  She graduated with honors from Wamego High School in 1939.

On October 24, 1943 she married Wallace Vilven and spent the first years of...

Apr 3, 2018

Adolph (J) Maez, 84, passed away on April 3, 2018 in Sandy, Utah.  Adolph was born to Elias and Bersabelle Maez on June 4, 1933 in Center, Colorado. He was the sixth of seven children.Adolph was raised in Colorado until he moved his wife and children to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1968.He was drafted into the Army in 1954....

Apr 2, 2018

Don Gayle Powell passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on April 2, 2018. He was born in Rexburg, ID to Edward and Thelma Powell on May 27, 1933. He married Lois Marie Messinger Powell on September 30, 1965, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.

In his youth, he excelled in basketball, football &...

Apr 1, 2018

Barbara JoAnn White Mackelprang, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother was born on October 6, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She left this earthly existence on Easter, April 1, 2018. She was the eldest child of Alfred Henry White II and Jewell Meacham. She is the mother to four children, Romel W. (Susan), Michelle, Sheila Brown (Matt),...

Mar 30, 2018

A remarkable, honest, generous, humble, dedicated, loving, devoted, tall dark & handsome son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher, friend, and neighbor. Also affectionately known as ‘Shark’, Pa, Poppy, Pop, Grandpa, and Gpa. Shorland Garth Hunsaker, 88, left us peacefully on March 30, 2018 from a broken heart with the recent passing of his sweetheart Helen L “Blondie” surrounded...

Mar 29, 2018

Eve Hanna Weller was born June 8th, 1924 to Gustav and Margarete Weller in Schneidemuehl, Germany. She was the 5th of 12 children. At nine months of age, she and her family crossed the Atlantic Ocean to settle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were converts to the LDS Church and they fled Germany as the country began...

Mar 29, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Ruben Josue Alba announces his passing after a tragic car accident, on March 29, 2018, at the age of 44 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his family, his father Rolando Alba, his siblings R. Xavier Alba (Laila), Oscar (Tracey), Hayde Alba-Harris (Jeff), Susie Alba Dueñas (Jorge) and his nieces...

Mar 29, 2018

Glenden B. Coope, 87, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2018 in West Jordan, Utah. She was born January 11, 1931 to Parley and Ivy Dean Cowley Blair, in Butlerville, Utah. She was the youngest child of 11. She met her eternal companion at Mountain Fuel Supply Company, when she almost ran over him with her car. Bob was smitten...

Mar 28, 2018

The world was changed forever when Ruth Esther was born in mid-August 1922. The eldest child of John Lyman and Esther Pauline Olsen Holladay, she was the only girl and the only grandchild that her Grandpa Dr. Charles Ludvig Olsen would deliver before his passing 7 months later. Ruth was born in Salt Lake City where she lived with...

Mar 28, 2018

Michael Moon returned to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on March 28, 2018. He is survived by his mother, Mandi Moon, his sister, Sabrina Moon, and his father, Jerel Moon, as well as a large extended family. May our sweet boy live peacefully and happily and know that he will be greatly missed until we see him again...

Mar 28, 2018

Mathew passed away on March 28, 2018 in Salt Lake City. He was born on August 20, 1956 to Betty and Martin Cruz in Casper, Wyoming. Matthew moved to Salt Lake City at a young age and attended South High School. He attended college to become a mechanic. He met JoAnn and she had a son, David. Together they had...

Mar 27, 2018

Gail Monahan ButterfieldOur beloved mother passed away at the home of her daughter, Kim, on March 27, 2018. She is survived by her daughter Kim (Mark) Tronrud, grandchildren Ryan, Jason, Kacey, Leslie, great-grandson Mason, and her siblings Linda Hale and Mickey (Joan) Monahan. Graveside service will be held on Monday April 2, 2018 at Memorial Redwood Cemetery at 11 am.Service...

Mar 27, 2018

Carol A. Sorrels – loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother passed away March 27, 2018, in Salt Lake City at age 76.  She was born into a loving home to parents George and Evelyn Hopes, she has 5 brothers: Dick, Bob, Dennis, Larry, and Ken.She was married to Alfred E. Sorrels on April 6, 1960.  Their love for each other is...

Mar 26, 2018

Ronald Boyd Hanson, devoted spouse, father, uncle, grandfather, and friend, 77, passed away on March 26th, 2018 due to a brain injury suffered from a fall. He was born on March 9, 1941, to William Marcellus Hanson and Hertha Rasmussen Hanson. Ron grew up in a loving home in St. Anthony, Idaho, remaining close to his siblings his entire life....

Mar 26, 2018

Kaete Schoepf, age 97, of Salt Lake City, Utah was reunited with her beloved husband Rudy on March 26, 2018 after a thirty year separation. Kaete, born in Henfenfeld, Germany in 1921, lived a remarkable life. She lived through the bombings of World War II in Germany, passing time in the bomb shelter with her oldest daughter Helga by singing...

Mar 25, 2018

In Loving MemoryMary Ellen Cordell passed away Sunday March 23, 2018 in Murray, UT due to heart complications. She is survived by her 2 daughters Nichole Mangum (Dan), Annalisa Hope (Nic); 6 grandchildren: Alexis Hallman, Cameron, Paige Hendrickson, Bailey, Kylee, and Tracy Hope. 2 sisters Jan Tso (Phillip), Linda Taylor (Carl). She was born May 20, 1957 in Murray, UT...

Mar 25, 2018

Our loving mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on March 25, 2018. She had just celebrated her 89th birthday the day prior, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born to Lee and Nellie Goodrich on March 24, 1929. When she was two, her family, parents and her brother Edward and sister, Donna, moved from Butlerville, UT to Silver City,...

Mar 24, 2018

Gilbert Einar Stenersen Hall passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family, following a battle with cancer, on Saturday, March 24, 2018.  He will be remembered for his kindness, service, and devotion to family.

Born on January 10, 1933 to Emil Gilbert Harry Hall and Astrid Lydia Stenersen, he spent his childhood in Sugarhouse, and...

Mar 24, 2018

“67 is not that old!”Steve wanted to live to be 100, or at least 70. But he died unexpectedly March 24th, 2018 from a long battle with numerous ailments- including A-fib. Born November 18, 1950, Steve felt that he really hit the jackpot when he was adopted by Willard (Jack) and Mary Workman as a baby. His father was an...