Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Mark Paxman
Dec 13, 2015
“Blue skies ahead, fly high!”Mark Wayne Paxman, 82, passed away at home, his favorite place to be. He was born in SLC, UT to Frank & Harriett Paxman on April 30, 1933. He graduated from South High in 1951 & enlisted in the US Air Force. While stationed at Luke Air Force Base, in Glendale, AZ he met his sweetheart...
Maurea Terashima
Dec 13, 2015
Maurea Ushio Terashima, 94, died on December 13, 2015, in West Jordan, Utah. She was born on April 19, 1921 in Murray, Utah, to Sono and Matajiu Fujiwara Ushio, and married Ben Tsutomu Terashima on October 23, 1943. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two older brothers, Shigeki (Momoko) and Jim (Itomi) Ushio, and is survived by...
Morris Earl Johnson
Dec 12, 2015
Morris Earl Johnson was born March 23, 1925 to Edwin Earl and Pauline Morris Johnson. Morris passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on December 12, 2015. He married Elaine Rawlings in the Salt Lake Temple on June 25, 1948. Morris graduated from Utah State University and attended M.I.T in Boston where he earned a master's degree in...
Gordon Gardiner
Dec 12, 2015
Gordon B. Gardiner (“Tim”), 70, died in Bountiful, Utah on December 12, 2015. He was born May 11, 1945 in Ogden, Utah, the first child of Leslie M. and Elizabeth Jane Barnhart Gardiner. He was followed by siblings, Don and Julie, and a brother, Jon, who lived only a few minutes. Born with cerebral palsy, Tim faced his challenges with...
Craig Johnson
Dec 12, 2015
Craig H. Johnson, age 63, passed away on December 12, 2015 in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born on May 1, 1952 in Murray, Utah to Frank and Edith Johnson. On April 5, 1975 Craig married Linda Gayle VanWyck. Craig grew up with a love for guns, the more unique the gun the better. He had a love for driving large...
Lois Glover
Dec 11, 2015
Lois Yvonne Glover returned to her Heavenly Father, December 11, 2015. Yvonne was born November 18, 1934 in Boise (pronounced “Boyce”), Oklahoma, to Ralph Milligan Wilson and Helen Lane Lowery. The family relocated to Beulah, Michigan and later to Frankfort, Michigan; where her parents would call home for the next 58 years on the Riverroad. She moved to Salt Lake...
Dan Kinder
Dec 10, 2015
Born May 1, 1931 in Huntington, Utah to Franklin A. and Lucile Allen Kinder. Died December 10, 2015 in Salt Lake City. He married Gayle Gunnerson. They had 3 children Paul (Cindy), Frank (Linda) and Becci (Dale) Roberts. Divorced. He married Carol Maddox which was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They had 39 great years. As...
Skip Hendrickson
Dec 9, 2015
Wallace G. Hendrickson III, loving husband, father, son, and brother passed away December 9, 2015 from complications following emergency heart surgery. Skip was born on May 8, 1966 in Salt Lake City. He graduated from Taylorsville High School, served a LDS mission to the Navajo Nation and later received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah - Go...
Richard Hoagland Jr.
Dec 9, 2015
Richard William Hoagland Jr.(1957 – 2015)1957 ~ 2015Richard William Hoagland Jr “Wild Bill Hoagland” died unexpectedly in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 9, 2015 at the age of 58.Richard William Hoagland Jr is survived by sons Burton Dean Hoagland, Benjamin Lee Hoagland, Best Friend/Wife Debbie J Hoagland, Mother Audrey B Likins, Sister Yasamina Roque, Sister Brenda Jackson, Brothers Burns...
Gus Paras
Dec 9, 2015
Loving husband, father and grandfather Gus John Paras passed away on December 9th 2015 after a short illness. Gus was born on February 29, 1924 in Salt Lake City to Nick and Despain Rogaris Paras. Gus was a simple man who took pride in the fact that he “wasn’t looking to impress anyone”. He was the son of farmers and...
Marcelino Galvan
Dec 8, 2015
Marcelino Cayetano Galvan, age 80, passed away on December 8, 2015 in Layton, Utah. He was born on May 26, 1935 in Tucuman, Argentina, to Lucindo Galvan and Faustina Rivero. Marcelino married Sara Del Carmen Figueroa.Marcelino’s greatest accomplishments first of all were as a husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Marcelino loved soccer. He had been well known as a coach,...
Shirlee Gilbert
Dec 8, 2015
Shirlee Ann Zwahlen GilbertJune 18, 1924 – December 8, 2015Shirlee Ann Zwahlen Gilbert, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend passed away December 8, 2015 after a courageous battle with abdominal cancer.Shirlee was born June 18, 1924 to Samuel and Atlanta Zwahlen. She married James A. Gilbert, March 7, 1945 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was an...
Richard Caldwell
Dec 8, 2015
Richard CaldwellDecember 18, 1945 – December 8, 2015Richard Caldwell, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died December 8, 2015, ten days before his 70th birthday, in a truck/semi truck crash near Rexburg, Idaho. Everyone who knew Rich was lifted by his smile, cheerful humor and the twinkle in his eyes. He was entirely devoted to Sheri, his wife and sweetheart of...
Nancy Boggess
Dec 7, 2015
Nancy LaDee Downs Boggess passed away on December 7, 2015 in Houston, Texas at the age of 72. She was born February 22, 1943 in Murray, Utah to David Mark Downs and Bernice Pleiades Ison. Nancy married H. David Boggess and later divorced.Nancy loved to read, square dance and talk about her beloved parent’s flower garden. She was an active...
Grace Baker
Dec 5, 2015
Grace Helen Baker“Amazing Grace”October 3, 1915 – December 5, 2015Grace Helen Tullius Baker, was born October 3, 2015 to Josef and Lena Tullius in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry, parents, sister Emma and brothers Nephi and Hyrum.She passed away peacefully at her home with family near on December 5, 2015 at the...
Melvin Young
Dec 4, 2015
Melvin Robert “Bob” YoungSeptember 29, 1937 – December 4, 2015Melvin Robert “Bob” Young, age 78, passed away December 4, 2015 after complications with pneumonia. Melvin was born September 29, 1937 in Salt Lake City, to Marvin and Bernice Young. In 1960 he married the love of his life, Kathleen R. Jenson. They were married for 47 years and together they...
Norman Alvin Green
Dec 3, 2015
Norman Alvin Green passed away December 3, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born November 28, 1923, the son of Clemmon Eugene Green and Esther Ann Wootton Green.
He grew up in Butlerville, Utah with 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He went to Butler Elementary School, Union Jr. High and graduated from Jordan High School. Norm proudly...
Helen Ibarra
Dec 3, 2015
Helen Ibarra, age 87 passed away peacefully on Dec 3, surrounded by her family. She was born Nov 19, 1928 in Salt Lake to Jesse & Martha Ibarra. She graduated from South High School in 1947. She was a hard worker, holding many jobs from age 12, retiring at age 62. She is survived by daughter Julie (Will) Arellano, grandchildren...
Warren Nicholson
Dec 3, 2015
Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, Warren J Nicholson, passed on to his Heavenly Father on December 7, 2015 in Taylorsville, Utah, four days after his 93rd birthday.Warren was born on December 3, 1922 In Salt Lake City, Utah to Stanley Livingston Nicholson and Johanna M. Brox Nicholson. He was the youngest of four children. He grew up in...
Carol Peterson
Dec 3, 2015
Carol Hale Peterson returned to our heavenly home at age 86 in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 3, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.She was born April 7, 1929 in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Karl Barrett Hale and Delsa Grant Hale. Our mother met and fell in love with our father Donald Ray Peterson while...
