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

Dec 22, 2014

Our loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away after a long illness on December 22, 2014.  He was born in Central Idaho to Henry Albert Bjorkman and Sophia Hansen Bjorkman, and was the youngest of 10 children.

Graduating from Grace Idaho High School he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and saw combat in the Pacific Theater...

Dec 21, 2014

DeAnn J. Baker, age 72, passed away on December 21, 2014 in Salt Lake City. She was born on October 22, 1942 in Ogden, Utah to Phyllis and Everett Murray. Married Bruce S. Baker. She enjoyed spending time with family, sewing, cars and Bruce. DeAnn graduated from Stevens-Heneagar College to become an accomplished bookkeeper and secretary. She loved being a...

Dec 21, 2014

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother passed away December 21, 2014. Nona was born February 20, 1917 in Keats Kansas. She worked on the family farm in Oberlin, Kansas. Married to James Ferguson on March 11, 1940, they had a daughter, Patricia Ann Ferguson. Nona lived a full, happy, long life. She and James owned a restaurant/roller...

Dec 21, 2014

Rodney Melrose Otterstrom, 78 of Salt Lake City, passed away in his sleep at home with family on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Rodney was born July 18, 1936 to Oscar Melrose Otterstrom and Annie Laurie Lovelady Otterstrom. In life Rodney enjoyed his passion of fishing, camping, and table tennis with friends and family. He will always be remembered for his...

Dec 20, 2014

Danette Joy Merrell Cleland, age 49, was born in Salt Lake City on October 4, 1965 to Delroy and Connie Merrell.  Beloved, wife, mother, sister and friend passed away on December 20, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Robert, daughters Kassidy and Megan (Nathan), son Ryan, brothers Reed and David Merrill and Sister Sydney Newson.

Her...

Dec 19, 2014

Jolynn Anderson Callister passed away peacefully and naturally on December 19, 2014. She was born to Belmont F. Anderson and Vivian Schipper Anderson on July 4, 1956 in Provo, Utah. Jolynn was the middle of five children and was raised in Holladay, Utah. Growing up she enjoyed her numerous pets, skiing, and summers in Sundance.

Jolynn was...

Dec 19, 2014

Richard Ralph Fryer, age 64, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 in Draper, Utah. He was born January 6, 1950 to Thomas Ralph Fryer and Laura LaVene Carter. He married Ellen Chapman; later divorced.Richard worked as a bus driver for UTA. He enjoyed movies, bowling, and riding his Harley Davidson Road King.Richard is survived by his children Hillari Bollard (Matthew),...

Dec 19, 2014

Mark Hunter Redd passed away at home on his 87th birthday after a short illness. Mark was born December 19, 1927 to Alice Vera Hunter and Leland Wayne Redd. He enjoyed his childhood at La Sal, Utah, and graduated from San Juan High School in Blanding. He loved his time as an LDS missionary in the Northern States Mission (1947-1949),...

Dec 19, 2014

James Russell Scott peacefully joined the Heavenly Choir on December 19, 2014. He was born October 16, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and almost made it to his 100th Christmas. He grew up at 1464 South West Temple in his mother’s family home, which was part of Jefferson Ward. His father, James Latimer Scott, died unexpectedly in 1930 from...

Dec 18, 2014

"Never get to be an old grandpa"! This was his advice to everyone, once his decreased mobility started slowing him down.Douglas R. Bushnell lived to be the "old grandpa" he warned everyone against becoming. He passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, at the home of his son, Neal, in Vancouver, WA. "Pop" was 93. He was born August 16, 1921, in...

Dec 17, 2014

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Howard Lee Ringwood passed away December 17, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah after a short but valiant fight with cancer.  Born July 15, 1938 to John Albert and Lola Elizabeth Brown Ringwood.  Howard was the youngest of seven children.

Howard was raised in Salt Lake City and attended...

Dec 17, 2014

Sing Phachomphonh passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in West Valley City, Utah. He was born January 3, 1928 in Savannahkhet, Laos to Pan and Mali Phachomphon. He was married to Khem Udornyat.He is survived by his wife, Khem, brother Deng, eleven children, eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Kew and Tong...

Dec 17, 2014

Bonnie Colleen Peterson Fullmer, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in Sandy, Utah. She was born on April 12, 1932 in Vineyard, Utah to Stanley Theodore and Minnie Iretta Johnson Peterson. She was the fourth of seven children and was raised most of her life in Utah County.A year after she graduated from Provo High School, Bonnie...

Dec 16, 2014

Our sweet Mom, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away peacefully on December 16, 2014.  Her parents were Melba Gunnel and Sterling Jones.  Mom was born on October 5, 1925.  She was one of six children and was raised in Wellsville, Utah.  At an early age, she learned the value of hard work while milking cows and helping in the...

Dec 15, 2014

S. ElVon Warner, beloved husband, father, grandfather, passed away on his birthday, December 15th, at age 79.

ElVon's life was full of love and devotion to his wife and family and always put his family before his own needs. He married the woman of his dreams, Carol in 1958.  He was a loving father of his two...

Dec 15, 2014

Donald Ray Hughes, age 76, passed away on December 15, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He was born on June 22, 1938 in Central, Arizona to Hubert Jessie and Lois Marie Hughes.

He married Freeda Fern Henrie for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on December 9, 1961.  Don loved to fish and...

Dec 15, 2014

Vern Savage, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 15th 2014. He was born the sixth of seven children on June 13, 1922 in Declo, Idaho to Joseph and Bertha Savage. He spent his life working and raising a family in Pocatello, Idaho; Ely, Nevada; and West Valley City, Utah. After...

Dec 15, 2014

Betty Irene Crosby Whitehead, our sweet mother and “Grammy”, age 91, died peacefully at home in Bluffdale, Utah on December 15, 2014 from natural causes due to old age. She was born at home in Salt Lake City to Charles Hannibal and Ida Katarina Anderson Crosby. She graduated from East High School. She worked her entire adult life, mostly as...

Dec 15, 2014

Bear’s gone cruising’Bear died Monday, December 15, 2014 following a long courageous battle with the ills of life. His spirit can fly free now that it’s no longer shackled to a weak, ill body.Steve was born June 29, 1941 in Salt Lake City, son of Clyde A. Walters and Luella Wilkinson. He and his brother Bob were raised by their...

Dec 14, 2014

East Millcreek, Utah—Vauna Paxton died peacefully in her sleep on December 14, 2014, at the age of 91.  She was born on May 30, 1923, in Hurricane, Utah, the second of eight children born to Hyrum Nelson Leany and Viola Delsy Workman Leany.  Vauna grew up in St. George, Utah, and graduated from Dixie High School.  She married Baker...