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

Nov 9, 2015

Bernice Freeman Lewis entered this life on November 9, 1914 and passed away peacefully on November 9, 2015 on her 101st birthday!!Thomas and Ida Eastman Freeman taught Bernice and her 9 siblings the value of hard work on the family farm in Herriman, Utah. Leaving school at age 15, in order to financially assist herself and her family during the...

Nov 9, 2015

Our beautiful loving mother, grandmother, sister and soul mate passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday morning. She was born October 23, 1957 in Murray Utah to Leonard Strand and June Ray and raised with her 2 brothers and 3 sisters by her mother and step father Keith Chappell. Cindy spent her time doing the things she loved; camping,...

Nov 8, 2015

Obituary for/by Lester John (Jack) Nielson Jr.—AKA DOC—DR.QWAK

What a wonderful opportunity I had to be placed here in this life to experience the love of those special people around me.

Born of loving parents-(both deceased)—Venice Hinkley and Lester J. Nielson, with one special sister—Barbara Holland with her many children. (I was always jealous of...

Nov 8, 2015

“Loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister”Adeline Lenore Pomeroy Hofheins stepped into Heavenly Fathers arms Sunday Morning, November 8, 2015 of natural causes. She was born December 10, 1931 in Farnhamville, Iowa to Alfred and Beryl Pomeroy. She was sealed to her sweetheart Clifton Reed Hofheins Jr. in the S.L.C. Temple and they were happily married for 62 years, together they...

Nov 8, 2015

Eddie LeRoy SmithEddie was born January 28, 1965, to Beatrice Ellen McHenry Hawk and Melvin Osborn Smith. He married the love of his life, Linda Dawson Bryant, on February 21, 1992. They were sealed February 19, 1994 in the Jordan River Temple.When Eddie married Linda, he became an instant father. He loved his children. In May of 2015, he was...

Nov 7, 2015

At the age of 98, Vay Lund Barney passed away peacefully on November 7, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on a farm in Escalante, Utah to Scott Barney and Sytha Solena Lay, on June 21, 1917. He often told stories of his young life on the farm, his nine brothers and sisters, his horse named Black...

Nov 6, 2015

Jose S. Gallegos“Simon”Simon was a beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on November 6, 2015 at the age of 93. He was born January 28, 1922 in Servilleta Plaza, New Mexico. He married the love of his life Tereisa Maria Gonzales on April 22, 1957 in El Rito, New Mexico. They...

Nov 5, 2015

William N Dubbeld passed away peacefully, at his son's home with family by his side, on November 5, 2015.  He was born December 23, 1926 to Nelis and Pieternella Engeliena Plaizer Dubbeld, the youngest of 11 children, in Salt Lake City, Utah.  On October 13, 1951 he married Doris Andersen also in Salt Lake City. They shared more than...

Nov 5, 2015

Eva Inge Klunker, age 85, passed away November 5, 2015 surrounded by friends and family. She was born May 25, 1930 and raised by Martin Kurt and Bertha Lehnitzk. She married Siegfried Klunker on August 23, 1952 in Hamburg, Germany. They were sealed in the Swiss LDS Temple in 1958. Together they have 5 children, 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.Funeral...

Nov 5, 2015

Maureen Daniels passed away Nov. 5th at home with her loving husband by her side and with her family nearby. Maureen was born the 28th of March 1943 in Edmonton, London, England to Albert Victor Wakenell and Rosanna Murray. She was the oldest of three children. In Maureen’s life time she went to work for Norman Hartwell in London as...

Nov 4, 2015

Joy Dan Lewis passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family on November 4, 2015. He was born in Kamas, Utah on October 14, 1920 to Daniel Denis Lewis and Harriet Vernettie Williams.

At a young age on the family farm he learned the value of hard work and woke each morning at 4:30 a.m.,...

Nov 4, 2015

Born August 7, 1919. Died November 4, 2015. Olive was born in Ithaca, New York to Matie and Nathan Hanford. She was the youngest of six children. She was preceded in death by her parents, half-brother Rodney, sisters Zaida Pierce, Jeanette Hanford, Elsie Perry and brother Donald. She is survived by daughters Jane Benton (Clayton) of Loveland, Colorado and Carol...

Nov 4, 2015

Our adored wife, mother, sister, grandma, aunt and friend passed away on November 4, 2015. Rhonda was born August 28, 1936 in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Dale and Charlotte Cutler. She married David Brinkerhoff on February 5, 1954 and were together for 61 years. Rhonda is survived by her husband David Brinkerhoff; brother: Buddy Cutler; daughter: Kathy (Greg)...

Nov 4, 2015

On November 4, 2015 our sweet gentle mom passed away surrounded by her family. Donna was born December 22, 1944 in Portland Oregon to Steven and Opal Hobb. Donna Kay was married to her loving husband Gary Grant Reid on May 20, 1965. She is survived by her beloved children Steven Grant Reid (Doris), Monica Kay Stephenson (Martin), her grandchildren...

Nov 3, 2015

Obituary for Clyde C TuckerOur beloved father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great grandfather returned to our heavenly family Wednesday, November 3, 2015. He passed away at his home in Riverton, Utah. Clyde was born in Butte, Montana August 29, 1925 to Clyde Anderson Cloward and Effie Arvella Hansen. He served in the Navy during WWII. Clyde married his sweetheart Lois...

Nov 2, 2015

Alice Rebecca Neely Dixon, “Al” age 86, passed away surrounded by her family November 2, 2015 at St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.She was born August 29, 1929 to Robert Joseph Neely and Angela Quentin Carpenter Neely in Cumberland, MD. Alice attended Ursuline College in Louisville, KY and Frostburg State College, Frostburg, MD. She worked at Alleghany Ballistics...

Nov 1, 2015

Obituary for Myrtle Hunt JenkinsMyrtle (Myrt) Hunt Jenkins, 93, of Midvale, Utah, died peacefully in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the early morning hours of 1 November 2015, with granddaughters by her side. She was born 23 May 1922 in Joseph, Utah, the second daughter of Jesse Simpson and Juliaett Chidester Hunt. Myrtle married Ernest Jacob Jenkins on 24 April...

Nov 1, 2015

Merna Besella Thurman Madden, age 102 years, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015, at the home of a daughter in Provo, Utah. She was born March 6, 1913, in Grover, Wyoming, the 4th of 10 children of Charles Alvin and Zilpha Ann Lowder Thurman.She married Charles Benjamin Madden on January 26, 1936 at Los Angeles, California. They were later sealed...

Nov 1, 2015

Our amazing husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on November 1, 2015 following a stroke. He was surrounded by his sons at the time of his passing, with his loving wife Jeannette at his side. Guy was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands on August 22, 1931 as the second child to Dirk and Gijsberta (van den berg). He...

Oct 31, 2015

Carolyn Olivia Wright Hayward, age 87, passed away October 31, 2015 at her home in Salt Lake City with her family. Born April 17, 1928, the youngest of eight children to William Arthur and Bertha Olivia Eccles Wright, in Ogden, Utah.

A graduate of Weber College, she married Fred Emil Osterloh, with whom they had one daughter,...