Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Edgar Miller
Dec 10, 2014
Edgar Hugh Miller, 87, passed away at home December 10, 2014, from complications of a stroke.Hugh was born in Claresholm, Alberta CA, on February 9, 1927 to George W. & Emma S. Miller, the youngest of five children. His family moved to Utah when he was a child. He graduated from South High School where he met his sweetheart, Nadine...
Vanessa Romero
Dec 9, 2014
Vanessa Ann Romero was born in Salt Lake City, UT April 8, 1991 to Cindy and Ron Romero. She left this world unexpectedly on December 9, 2014 with loving family and Tim by her side.Vanessa was a great single mom who adored her son, Jeremy. She prided herself on being a wonderful mother. Vanessa was a full time student at...
Walter Gudat
Dec 9, 2014
Walter Paul Gudat “Opa,” was born February 6, 1930 to August Gudat and Elisabeth Heppner in Bielefeld, Germany. Walter married Hildegard Stalhberg on March 17, 1950. They immigrated to America in 1956 where Walter worked as a machinist, a trade he learned while still in Germany. Walter was co-founder of Bonneville Machine, Inc. where he worked in many different positions...
Stephen Bowman Cannon
Dec 8, 2014
Stephen Bowman Cannon passed away peacefully in his home on December 8, 2014 in the presence of loving family members. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 9, 1951 to Howell Q. and Ruth Bowman Cannon.
Stephen was a wonderfully sensitive, generous and gentle soul with a great sense of humor and an easy...
Barbara Casper
Dec 8, 2014
Mom left her earthly home a few hours after her 84th birthday. She had bravely battled cancer and was ready to be pain free. She was born December 7, 1930 in San Bernadino, California to Patsy Bennett and George Tucker, later adopted by Earl Gettle. She was an only child. In her youth she loved horses, cowboys, orange groves, and...
Wanda Christenson
Dec 8, 2014
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister passed away peacefully on December 8, 2014. She was born June 6, 1923 in Salt Lake City to Carl and Dora Ballegooie. Married Frank W. Christenson on September 30, 1941; later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in 1959.Wanda was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she was...
Brian Ayers Stevens
Dec 7, 2014
Brian Ayers Stevens, brother, uncle and friend, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born in Salt Lake City on February 1, 1956 and grew up in the Mt. Aire Acres neighborhood with his parents, Curtis and Florence Stevens, and brothers David and Robert. Brian loved his family. He enjoyed the energy of his...
Dawn Edwards
Dec 7, 2014
After a remarkable and wonderful life, Dawn Spalding Edwards passed away in the early morning hours of December 7, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Dawn was born on January 8, 1940 to Harold Francis Spalding and Joelle Elizabeth Overly in Provo, Utah. Dawn was their only child. They lived up Payson Canyon until Dawn started...
Minaxi Patel
Dec 6, 2014
Minaxi N. Patel, affectionately known as Mina, passed away peacefully at her home in the late evening of Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Murray UT. She had struggled valiantly with cancer. She was born March 3, 1953 in Adas India, the Province of Gujarat. Her father and mother were Dahyabhai Patel and Maniben D. Patel. She received her primary and...
Ronald Lowther
Dec 6, 2014
Ronald M. Lowther, age 80, died on December 6, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born July 24, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William and Elizabeth Lowther. He married Wilene Cormani on March 7, 1969. Ronald loved fishing, golfing and traveling in their motorhome. He enjoyed gambling and traveling to Wendover and Las Vegas. He owned...
Tory Josephson
Dec 5, 2014
Tory (TJ) passed away at home on December 5, 2014. Tory was born October 4, 1990 in West Jordan, Utah, the son of Edwin Josephson, Jr. and Susan Van Zeben.Tory loved his family and friends and would do anything for them. He had a big heart. He loved the children in his life and was always willing to stop whatever...
Marcel Martinez
Dec 5, 2014
Marcel Martinez, age 39, died on December 5, 2014 at home after battling a long series of ailments. He was born on March 2, 1975 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Theresa Robinson. He worked in HVAC and he had many talents. He was always willing to lend anyone in need a helping hand. He was an extremely kind-hearted and...
Robert Wright
Dec 5, 2014
Robert E. Wright, 82, husband, father, brother, and son, passed away on December 5, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah.Robert was born on February 6, 1932 in Stearns, Kentucky. Robert attended Rock Spring High School and later enlisted in the United States Navy. Robert married Rosa Bergandi.After their marriage, Robert began working for the Union Pacific Railroad and he and...
Lola Thiede
Dec 5, 2014
Lola passed away peacefully on December 5, 2014. She was born February 24, 1921 in Panguitch, Utah to Ernest T. and Hannah B. LeFevre. She loved her grandchildren, country music, camping, fishing, and telling stories of growing up on Pigweed Hill in Panguitch. She also enjoyed sewing, canning her own fruits and jams and a good song ‘round the campfire....
Marilyn Adcox
Dec 4, 2014
Marilyn Kay Adcox of Murray passed away on December 4, 2014, following a brief illness. She was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on July 26, 1941. She and her brother Jerry Lee were adopted by their parents, Floyd and Esther Altig. They moved to Portland, Oregon and later to Quincy, Washington, where Marilyn met and married her companion of 53 years,...
Delores Auger
Dec 3, 2014
Delores Hansen Auger, 92, devoted wife, beloved and dedicated mother to 8 children, much loved Grandma Dee to 41 grandchildren and 74 great-grandchildren (4 more coming soon), passed away peacefully due to a stroke, in her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.Delores was born November 24, 1922, in Mink Creek,...
Lois Eleanor (Nuttall) Anderson
Dec 2, 2014
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Lois Eleanor Nuttall Anderson, age 86, slipped peacefully from her earthly existence after family had gathered near her side, sharing their love and one last kiss. We know she was welcomed by her loving parents, family, and friends who awaited her arrival on the other side. What peace we feel knowing she is...
Wendell Bernard Hansen
Dec 2, 2014
Wendell Bernard Hansen, 102, passed away at home surrounded by his family on December 2, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wendell was the fourth child born to Eugene Siverine and Birdie Katinka Olsen Hansen in East Garland, Utah on March 19th, 1912. He attended a two room school in East Garland, Bear River High School in Tremonton, Utah,...
