Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Robert Peterson
Jul 13, 2015
Robert Peterson age 80 passed away on July 13, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with lung cancer.Bob was a man of great integrity, strength and limitless courage with a quick wit and humor that will be missed by all who knew him.He was born May 29, 1935 in Salt Lake City Utah...
Jesse K Kalawaia, Jr
Jul 12, 2015
Jesse Kapuahelani Kalawaia, Jr returned home to our Heavenly Father July 12, 2015. He was born May 21, 1931, in Salt Lake City, UT to Jess K Kalawaia Sr and Alice Lotheal Galland (divorced). His father married Merry Echo Briggs.
Jesse graduated from South High School, attended the University of Utah, and graduated from the LDS Business...
Joseph Drake
Jul 12, 2015
Our loving husband, daddy, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Joseph “Joe” Earl Drake, 76, passed away on July 12, 2015 in his Salt Lake City home after a long illness.He was born on Friday, January 13, 1939 to Franklin Lee Drake, Sr. and Catherine Thelma Smith in West Jordan, Utah. Dad graduated from Jordan High and was proud to...
Alice Terry
Jul 11, 2015
Alice Elnora Wight Terry, born April 7, 1935 and passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on July 11, 2015. Alice was the oldest of 4 children born to Sadie Venema and Charles Ora Wight. She married her sweetheart Gene C. Terry in the Salt Lake Temple on May 18, 1956. Shortly after they were married Alice and Gene purchased...
Jerry Huntsman
Jul 11, 2015
Our beloved father, Jerry Huntsman, returned to Heavenly Father, July 11, 2015, of natural causes. Born April 9, 1930, Huntington, Utah, to Ivan Lavon Huntsman and Orilla Adelia Guymon. Married Joan Flora Jensen, August 9, 1956. Sealed (Salt Lake Temple) January 1978. Jerry & Joan resided in Sandy Utah for 55 yrs. Jerry was a master handyman, builder, and teacher....
Edna Brown
Jul 11, 2015
Our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Edna Mae Brown passed away July 11, 2015. Edna was born November 25, 1926, the first of 3 children born to Samuel Robert Darst and Myrtle Darst in Salmon, Idaho. Edna is survived by her five children, Judith Kay Ophiekens of Ogden, Utah; John Wallace Weigand of Pocatello, Idaho; Richard Ralph Brown of Holladay, Utah;...
Carlos Morales
Jul 11, 2015
Carlos Enrique Morales, age 65, passed away at 9:29 a.m. July 11, 2015 at St. Mark Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on March 12, 1950 in Quito, Ecuador to Enma Raquel Diaz and Victor Hugo Morales. He married his soul mate Ofelia Elizabeth Henriquez. They were married in Maryland, New York on April 20, 1986. As many...
La Ree West Alleman
Jul 10, 2015
A Life of Excellence
La Ree West Alleman—devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother—passed away, surrounded by her family at the age of 95 on July 10, 2015, in SLC, Utah. The first of three children, she was born on September 21, 1919, in SLC, Utah, to Lilly Leone Wright and Bertram Benjamin West. She graduated from Springville...
Ruby Graham
Jul 10, 2015
A wonderful wife, sister, daughter, great aunt, and friend passed away July 10, 2015. Ruby was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 2, 1926 to John and Alta McCurdy. She was the baby of the family. She loved to golf and she would watch every tournament that was on TV. She was the last of her generation.She was...
Joyce Lavon Mines Welch
Jul 9, 2015
Joyce LaVon Mines Welch, age 85 passed away "graduated" at her home Thursday, July 9, 2015 in South Salt Lake, Utah, after a courageous 29 year battle with diabetes.
She was born May 23, 1930, in South Salt Lake, Utah the third daughter of Leland Clyde and Rosella May Phelps Mines. Graduated from Granite High class of...
Sandra Woodbrey
Jul 9, 2015
Sandra Hall Woodbrey, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and daughter went home to her Heavenly Father on Thursday July 9, 2015 at the Heritage Hills Care and Rehab Center in Nephi Utah after a struggle with Alzheimer’s. Sandra was born on December 25th 1945 in St. George to Preston Var Hall and Noreen Nelson who preceded her and welcomed her home....
R. Douglas Sprague, Jr.
Jul 8, 2015
Roy Douglas Sprague, Jr. passed away peacefully July 8, 2015 at University of Utah Medical Center after a 6 year battle with Multiple System Atrophy. He was born Sept. 10, 1940 in Peoria, OK. His family later moved to San Antonio, TX where he graduated from Jefferson High School. He attended Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University before...
Joann Carrington
Jul 8, 2015
A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away July 8, 2015. JoAnn was born in Pocatello, Idaho on March 4, 1937 to Frank and Dorothea Adamson.She grew up with an active and adventurous spirit. Along with camping, puzzles, and sports, her favorite pastime was bowling. She enjoyed traveling to many different states with friends and family to compete in...
David B. Thompson
Jul 6, 2015
Husband, father, grandfather, and more, David B. Thompson, 84, died peacefully at home on July 6, 2015, from causes incident to his advancing age.
Born March 24, 1931, in the tiny hospital in Salina, Sevier County, Dad was the eldest of the five children born to Burton Monroe and Bessie Jackson Thompson. His childhood was typical for...
Richard Parker
Jul 6, 2015
Richard Gene ParkerOur fun-loving husband and father returned home to his Heavenly Father on Monday, June 6, 2015. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor, being an avid skier, cyclist, and fisherman.Born August 16, 1950 in Coalville, Utah to William Gene and Virginia; he is survived by his beloved wife Debbie, children Rebecca and Spencer (Ronda), and...
Saul Morales
Jul 5, 2015
Saul Morales (El Zorro) passed away on Sunday, June 5th at 9:45pm surrounded by all his family members who came from Mexico to see him. He was able to receive their blessings and he was received with open arms to his heavenly father.Saul was born in Durango, Mexico on September 1, 1974, where he lived until he was 14 years...
Patricia Ann Schaffner Kline
Jul 4, 2015
Patricia Ann Kline, 75, of Murray, Utah, passed away the morning of July 4, 2015, from complications of congestive heart failure.
Patti was born on April 5, 1940, in Sunbury, PA, to Robert T. Schaffner & Sarah J. Rupp.
Patti attended Sunbury High School where she met and then married her high school sweetheart, Richard...
Doc Ficklin
Jul 3, 2015
Doc Rudolph (Rudy) Ficklin passed away at home on July 3, 2015. He was surrounded by his family who loved him dearly and will be welcomed home with open arms to his Heavenly Father, family and friends beyond the veil. Rudy was born January 7, 1942 to Doc Granderson and Hazel Agnes Ficklin in Gonzales Louisiana. His parents moved to...
Warren Bithell
Jul 2, 2015
Warren “Ted” P. Bithell IIFebruary 17, 1934 ~ July 2, 2015Warren “Ted” Peter Bithell II passed away July 2, 2015 in American Fork, Utah at the age of 81. He was born February 17, 1934 in San Francisco, California to Warren Peter Bithell, Sr. and Grace Yelton. Ted graduated from Montebello High School in 1952 and immediately went into the...
Craig Haehnel
Jul 2, 2015
Craig Lee Haehnel, father, son, brother, grandpa, and friend, ended his mortal journey on July 2, 2015. Craig was born to Albert Frederick & Diana LaNae Haehnel on Dec. 14, 1951. Craig was known for his love and compassion for children and animals, and had a strong work ethic.Survivors include his mom LaNae; sister Wendy (Mike) Tadlock; sons Brian and...
