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

Apr 7, 2018

Mom/Oma Anna Vander Veur, age 94, returned to her Heavenly Father Saturday, April 7, 2018. Anna was born on July 7, 1923 in Utrecht, Netherlands. She was the second child of six girls and her parents were Martinus Emo and Sietske (Ket) Emo. In her youth, she loved going to the market with her sisters, swimming and helping her father...

Apr 7, 2018

In Remembrance OfBrayden Cassidy EatonJanuary 23, 2001 to April 7, 2018On Saturday, April 7, 2018, Brayden Cassidy Eaton and her boyfriend, Carson Glen Koch, were traveling between Mesquite, Nevada, and St. George, Utah, when they veered off the road and rolled, instantly killing both of them. Carson and Brayden were sweethearts who had been dating for the past sixteen months.Brayden...

Apr 7, 2018

Born September 13, 1926 in Salt Lake City, he passed away in his sleep April 7, 2018. He was 91 years of age and lived a long and active life. He was the son of Alfons and Paula Finck of Salt Lake City. A graduate of West High School, heexcelled and lettered in football and basketball. After graduation, he enlisted...

Apr 7, 2018

In Remembrance OfCarson Glen KochMarch 29, 2001 to April 7, 2018On Saturday, April 7, 2018, Carson Glen Koch and his girlfriend, Brayden Cassidy Eaton, were traveling between Mesquite, Nevada, and St. George, Utah, when they veered off the road and rolled, instantly killing both of them. Carson and Brayden were sweethearts who had been dating for the past sixteen months.Carson...

Apr 6, 2018

Carol McKean Livingston, a resident of Palo Alto for over 60 years, passed away on April 6, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Carol was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 23, 1932 to Royal and Thelma McKean, the youngest of their five children.   She married Daniel S. Livingston on September 12, 1953...

Apr 6, 2018

Bro. Tom K. Cameron was born September 2, 1924, the fifth child of 15 children born to John Lee and Mary Tee Benson Cameron in Yantley (now Lisman), Alabama. He passed away peacefully April 6, 2018 at the Avalon West Care Center, Taylorsville, Utah. He was known to family and friends as the Champ and TK. He was a member...

Apr 6, 2018

Gordon James (Jim) Cardwell passed away peacefully in his home on April 6, 2018 in Salt Lake City, UT as a result of a cardiac arrest. He was 74.Jim was born on May 9, 1943 in Salt Lake City, UT to Gordon and Hilda Longden Cardwell. He graduated from Highland High School, and although he was one of the most...

Apr 4, 2018

Eberhard (Abe) Bruno Schreiter passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 4, 2018 at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born May 5, 1932 to Bruno Emil Schreiter and Dora Ella Schulz in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany.

After escaping Communist controlled East Germany, he immigrated to Alberta, Canada where he met his beloved wife, Patsy...

Apr 4, 2018

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Jeanne H. Thompson, 86, died in her sleep April 4, 2018, from effects that come with advanced age. For most of the last 3 years, Mom has been living with and lovingly cared for by Sherri and Robert Packer, the eldest daughter and her husband. If you want proof that angels...

Apr 4, 2018

Beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Ruth White Penman (age 94) quietly passed away at home on April 4, 2018. She was born March 20, 1924, third of eleven children, to Byron Lorenzo White and Georgia Coleman Rankin in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was married to Paul Albert Penman in Ely, Nevada on April 7, 1942 their marriage later solemnized...

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...