Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Robert Braithwaite
Sep 8, 2014
Our loving husband, father, grandfather, superhero, bestest dad and jack-of-all-trades, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was 83. Bob was born July 23, 1931 in Salt Lake City, the oldest child of Lawrence and Neva Butcher Braithwaite. He married Phoebe Louise Graves on October 28, 1949; later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on...
Dean Coffey
Sep 8, 2014
Dean “Dean-o” Kent Coffey returned home to his Heavenly Father on September 8, 2014 after suffering from a stroke surrounded by family and friends. Dean has always been the sunshine of our lives and saw the good in everyone. He spent all of his days dedicated to his family and serving the youth of his ward. Dean was born to...
Donna Burch
Sep 7, 2014
Donna Ailene Cochrane Burch, 81, of Murray passed away at home on September 7th. She was born in Salt Lake City on October 20, 1932 the daughter of Jeremiah Leroy Cochrane and Chelsea Louise Jukes. She graduated from Granite High School and attended Stevens Henagar college then Salt Lake Community College where she received an Associate’s degree. She was proficient...
Sharon Yvonne Christofferson
Sep 6, 2014
Sheri was born in Los Angeles on Mother's Day, May 14, 1939, to Wallace and Ada Baker Christofferson. The family soon moved to Ogden, Utah. Sheri attended Ogden High School, where she participated in Drama and Debate. She attended Weber College, where her talents were recognized, particularly in theater arts. She played leading roles in a number of...
Terri Lucas
Sep 6, 2014
Terri Jean Randall Lucas, 50, died on September 6, 2014 in Sandy, Utah. She was born on October 28, 1963 in St. George, Utah to Nadine and Charles L. Randall. She married Chris Lucas, later divorced, but remained good friends. Terri graduated from Highland High School and attended the U of U. She was an avid river rafter and snow...
Rosalind Flynn
Sep 5, 2014
Rosalind Olsen Flynn (Rose) was born in Provo, Utah, the daughter of Don & Eloise Olsen Sept 11, 1934. She married Jack Christian Flynn on Nov. 20, 1954 in Las Vegas at the Wee Kirk O' the Heather marriage chapel. She loved her babies and was a wonderful Mother to her 8 children: Debby, Kelly, Kevin, Kathleen, Michael, Shannon, Sean...
Anne Stearman
Sep 3, 2014
Anne Marie Stearman, 77, passed away Wednesday, September 3rd at Avalon West Health & Rehabilitation in Taylorsville, UT.She was born June 23rd, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Thelma and Stacy Tripp. She is survived by her mother Thelma, daughter Rebecca, son Christopher, grandsons Taylor, Quinn, Chandler and dog Nicholas.Anne was a loving mother and radiant woman who delighted everyone lucky...
Sylvia Howard
Sep 3, 2014
Our precious Wife, Mother and Grandmother passed away peacefully at the age of 77 on September 3, 2014 in the CareSource Hospice Center surrounded by her family after struggling courageously through a third battle with different cancers. All join in their concurrence that this elegant lady devoted her entire life on earth to kindness, excellence and unconditional love for those...
Bonnie Pugh
Sep 1, 2014
Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend returned to her Heavenly Father on September 1st 2014. She was born in Tabiona Utah on June 16th 1933. The daughter of Gilbert Hart and Oral Shields Sears. She was the oldest of 4 children. She married the love of her life Eldon David Pugh on June 16th 1951. Together our parents were blessed...
Leonard Severson
Sep 1, 2014
Leonard Willis Severson1932 – 2014Leonard W. Severson passed away on September 1, 2014 in Ogden, Utah of natural causes. He was born on June 4, 1932, in Lewisville, Idaho. His parents were Glen and Helen Severson. He was raised in Tremonton, Utah where he graduated from Bear River High School.After High School graduation, he joined the Navy and was stationed...
Ethelyn Grane
Sep 1, 2014
Ethelyn Christensen Grane, 96, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2014 in Erda, Utah. She was born in Kanosh, Utah on February, 7, 1918 to James Franklin Christensen and Helen Alice Nadauld. She married Reginald Bennett Grane on February 6, 1937. They met in Kanosh, Utah where he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Together they had 4 beautiful children.Some...
Joan Alleman Sumsion
Aug 31, 2014
Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, Emma Joan Alleman Sumsion passed away August 31, 2014 in Bountiful, Utah. Born January 5, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Joan was the much-adored daughter of John William and Emma Klinkel Alleman. She grew up in Springville, Utah and attended the U of U and BYU, graduating with a...
Ralph Strong
Aug 31, 2014
Our kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Ralph LaVell Strong, passed away August 31, 2014. He was a man who was dearly loved, and was truly an example of “enduring to the end.”Born August 28, 1926 to Dr. W. Melvin Strong and Ruth Thorson. He married Donna Williams on December 15, 1953. He was an active member of...
Sten Dahlstrom
Aug 31, 2014
Sten Bertil Dahlstrom, 77, of Salt Lake City, passed away at home on August 31, 2014. He was born in Kalmar, Sweden on September 16, 1936. The son of Axel and Edla Dahlstrom. He married Lola Deon Pulver on October 24, 1960.He loved fishing, crystal glass making, playing the harmonica and welding. He served in the Swedish Air force and...
Blaine Harmon
Aug 31, 2014
Blaine Nielsen Harmon returned to his heavenly home August 31st 2014 after battling pulmonary fibrosis.Born October 12, 1931 in Cache Valley, UT. Blaine was the oldest child of Israel Child Harmon and Ruby Nielsen Harmon. At the age of 13, his family moved to Salt Lake City, UT where he spent his teenage years and graduated from South High School...
Kay Jorgensen
Aug 31, 2014
Kay Suzanne Jorgensen, 59, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a 12-year battle with cancer.Born May 28, 1955, in Orlando, Florida, she resided in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kay was in her element in the home sewing, cooking, baking and teaching her children. She loved interacting with the...
Wallace Stewart
Aug 30, 2014
The rock of our family, Wallace Ted Eyre Stewart, passed away on August 30, 2014. He was born on July 19, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Theodore Alonzo Stewart and Callie Drewery (Eyre) Stewart, in Salt Lake City. His family relocated to St. George when Wally was nine, and he gained many fond memories of the Utah desert. The...
Desmond Paul
Aug 30, 2014
On Saturday, August 30, 2014, Desmond Roscoe Paul passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in West Jordan, Utah.Young Desmond is survived by a large, loving family including parents Derrick Ryan Paul and Suzanne Marie Anderson Paul, older sister and brother Norah and Deidrick Paul, and many cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.Although with us for just a very short...
Samuel Edgar Fernley
Aug 30, 2014
Samuel Edgar “Ed” Fernley II, cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully from conditions incident to age on August 30, 2014. Ed was born on March 29, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Samuel Edgar and Hazel Williams Fernley. He leaves a legacy of consistent service to his family, community, and church.Ed had an exceptional singing voice...
Helen Berry
Aug 29, 2014
Helen Brimhall Berry, a valiant daughter of our Heavenly Father, died on August 29th, 2014. She was born in Provo, Utah, on November 28th, 1923 to Wilford Woodruff Brimhall and Olva Evans Brimhall. She married Charles Rex Berry in Elko, Nevada, on July 28th, 1945. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They raised their children, Linda Lee...
