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

Mar 4, 2016

Matt's was a life well lived: "with every broken bone, I swear, [he] lived." Picture a man with an enormous smile, racing down a mountain with the wind in his crew cut, enjoying the excitement of something he loved, and you'll have a picture of our beloved husband, brother, and friend. Matthew J Bishop was born on July 16,...

Mar 4, 2016

Grabel was born in Monte Vista, Colorado on November 16, 1959 to Eloisa Salazar Trujillo and Ralph Trujillo.  He suddenly passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016.  Grabel loved to fish, camp, and drink beer.  All around Grabel was a great man with a loving heart.  He loved his grandchildren dearly and he will surely be missed by them all. ...

Mar 3, 2016

Cora Jean Kay, Age 82Died on March 3, 2016 in her home in White City, UtahShe was born on May 22, 1933 in Delta Utah to Lawrence and Mamie (Cropper) NelsonShe married Donald L. Kay on September 21, 1951List  of Hobbies Accomplishments:Cora Jean Kay was born on May 22, 1933 on her family’s farm in Delta Utah. She was born...

Mar 3, 2016

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend Austin Tubbs, 85, passed away peacefully after a stubborn battle with a series of illnesses on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Highland Care Rehab Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.Born to Lester and Madge Tubbs on October 16, 1930 and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Austin joined the U.S. Navy immediately after...

Mar 2, 2016

David S. Jorgensen

Husband, Father, Friend

Born July 27, 1925 to Theodore P. Jorgensen, and Hedevig Hansen Jorgensen. He married his sweetheart, Janis Livingston June 8, 1945 and their union lasted 62 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Theodore; wife, Janis; and eldest son, Jerold David Jorgensen...

Mar 1, 2016

Our loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Dorothy Helen Herrett Williams passed away March 1, 2016 at a local hospital in Murray, Utah. Born September 29, 1927 in Tacoma, Washington to Olin Emmet and Vera Jones Herrett.

She was a convert to the LDS Church in the year 1955.  Married Kenneth Lorenzo Williams in 1948. They enjoyed a...

Mar 1, 2016

Bertha Josephine McKeel Curtis, 81, passed away March 1, 2016 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah surrounded by her family.She was born June 16, 1934 in Springfield, Mo. to Leonard and Josephine McKeel. She married Neldon DeVon Curtis on June 5, 1953 in the Salt Lake Temple.She is survived by children Kenda (Gary) Winn, Janet (Jerry) McWillis, Karen (Greg) Houskeeper, Sheryl (Randy)...

Mar 1, 2016

Mary E. Chivers Shepherd, age 101, passed away Tues. morning, March 1, 2016 in Draper Ut. She was born Sept. 19, 1914, in Vernal UT.  She married her sweetheart, Etienne Monroe Shepherd, June 7, 1934 and they had three children, Glade, Linda, and Judy.Preceding her in death was her husband Etienne Shepherd, and her daughter Judy Shepherd Frix. She is...

Feb 29, 2016

LaRue Wood Leatham passed away February 29, 2016 in Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah. She was born October 11, 1921 in Springville, Utah County, Utah to James Corbridge Wood and Minetta Adeline Walton Wood.

She attended Bountiful Junior High in Bountiful, Utah, Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, and then graduated from South High School in Salt...

Feb 29, 2016

Alec Alexander passed away on February 29, 2016.  He was born on March 3, 1938 to Sergei and Anna Khvorostenko.   Alec was born in Terney, Russia, grew up in Kirovograd, Ukraine, and attended university in Moscow, Russia.  He graduated from the Mendeleyev Institute with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1961 and began his career in Moscow.  In 1973...

Feb 29, 2016

Janeen Howick Brown, age 61, returned to her Father in Heaven February 29, 2016.  She left her earth family peacefully and passed on to the loving arms of her mother and grandmother who preceded her.

Jan was born May 7, 1954 to Bud and Evelyn Howick in Salt Lake City.  She was raised in a great loving...

Feb 29, 2016

Benjamin Lee McGlamery, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away at the age of 82 on February 29, 2016 in Provo, Utah from complications related to Alzheimer’s.Ben was born October 1, 1933 in Wichita, Kansas to Olive Lucille and Benjamin McGlamery and spent most of his boyhood in Odessa, Texas.  He earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering...

Feb 29, 2016

Dorothy Nellie Veenendaal SmithDorothy Nellie Veenendaal Smith  1923 – 2016 passed away from cancer quietly in her home in Riverton, UT., early in the morning on February 29, 2016, at the age of 92.  She was a loving Mother, Grandmother and friend and will be greatly missed.  She was born May 28, 1923 in Salt Lake City, UT.Dorothy was a...

Feb 29, 2016

James Howard Jackson1933 ~ 2016James Howard Jackson, was honorably released from his mortal mission surrounded by members of his loving family the evening of February 29th 2016 at the age of 82.Lovingly known by all for most of his life as Howard, he was born August 3, 1933 in Cedar City, Utah. The youngest child of James Franklin Jackson and...

Feb 29, 2016

Our beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father and family members on February 29, 2016. She was born on January 4, 1940 to Stephen Elmer Shelton & Rhea Leona Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married her eternal companion Thomas L. Lehmkuhl on June 22, 1974. They...

Feb 28, 2016

Esther Anselmo passed away on February 28, 2016.  Esther was born June 27, 1927 in Altoona, PA to Vincenzo “James” Ferraro and Mary Cabri.  She married Fortunato A. Anselmo on September 1, 1951.  Her greatest joy was spending time with her great grandchildren, grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews.  Esther is survived by her daughter, Caroline, her grandsons Cory, Cade (Misty),...

Feb 27, 2016

Papa was born November 3, 1924 and passed February 27, 2016. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alfred and Ida Maycock Gempeler. Graduated South High in 1943 and joined the Air Force. He was a Bombardier - Navigator flying B-17's during WWII. Returned home and married Barbara Hamilton on July 22, 1945. They were happily married for 71...

Feb 27, 2016

Barbara Rydalch Boynton passed away on February 27, 2016.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She was born on September 11, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Robert Wallace Rydalch and Adena Bertoch Rydalch.  She married Larry Dee Boynton September 21, 1962 in the Manti Temple.  Barbara is survived by husband, Larry Dee...

Feb 27, 2016

Lynn Monroe Hood passed away February 27, 2016. He was born to parents Clyde R. Hood and Theresa H. Hood of Salt Lake City, Utah on July 28, 1930.  He attended Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah.  Musically talented, he performed leading roles in several musicals while at Davis.  He was an Army veteran, serving in the Korean War.  As...

Feb 27, 2016

Barbara Jean Whitmore Harmon returned to her heavenly home and the arms of her beloved husband, February 27, 2016 after a brief, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.Born August 7, 1935 in Provo, Utah, she was the second of three children born to Glendon M.  and Renee Cunningham Whitmore.  Early in her life, her family moved to Long Beach, California...