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

Feb 15, 2015

Elena Lee Alexander passed away February 15th 2015. Elena was born to a loving family on December 7th 2014. During her 2 short months here on Earth, she touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. Elena Lee was the daughter of Shaina Alexander and Arthur Alfred Morton Jr. of Sandy Utah.Elena was also survived by one...

Feb 15, 2015

Mae P. Rendon, age 77, passed away February 15, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born October 24, 1937 in Durango, Colorado.She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.She is survived by 3 sisters, Jenny Gomez, Pauline Peck, and Gloria Archuletta, 1 son, Steve Herrera, and 3 daughters, Carolyn Manuel, Debbie Herrera, and Robin Salazar, 10 grandchildren,...

Feb 15, 2015

Mary Jane Ogden Kloepfer, peacefully passed away February 15, 2015. She was born February 9, 1924 to Walter Marsh Ogden and Mary Olive Ross Ogden in Richfield, Utah. Mary Jane graduated from Richfield High School and attended Nursing School at LDS Hospital where she met her husband, Eldon Joseph Kloepfer. Mary resided in Logan, Utah where she raised her four...

Feb 14, 2015

Our beloved mother, Lois Ione Cline, peacefully passed away at 83 years of age on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She was born on September 12, 1931 in Parowan, Utah.  Lois was the youngest child of Arnold and Nita Lowe.

She is survived by nine children:  Russell (Melou), Janice Sommer (Richard), Robyn Behle,...

Feb 14, 2015

Gone Fishin’Edward F. Clark, beloved father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully February 15, 2015 at his home. He was born February 7, 1953 in Salt Lake City to Casper and Marjorie Clark.Eddie served in the US Army after high school. He retired after 42 years of service from Tooele Army Depot. He loved cooking, fishing, and taking care of...

Feb 14, 2015

Our beloved father, brother, uncle, and friend Randall Dean Hobbs passed away on February 14th 2015 at his home in Sandy, Utah. Randy was born July 14, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Violet May McGrew and William Galloway Hobbs. Randy attended Olympus and Murray High where he was a member of the wrestling team, which he loved. He...

Feb 13, 2015

Our beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother passed away on February 13, 2015. Stacey was born September 17, 1968 in Reno, Nevada.Stacey enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially camping and fishing. She was working as a CNA and enjoyed helping the elderly.Stacey is survived by her husband Tony Thompson, sons Eric Boger, George Adams, Bryan Thompson, and Chris Glover, daughter...

Feb 12, 2015

Elizabeth Walton, 99, peacefully passed away on February 12, 2015 in Salt Lake City. Daughter of Leroy Richard Griffin and Elizabeth Unck Griffin. Born October 6, 1915 in Ogden, Utah. Raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fourth daughter of 13 children. Married Irvin L. Walton on January 12, 1939 in Idaho Falls. Later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple....

Feb 12, 2015

Sarah Norma Freeman Pratt passed away peacefully on February 12, 2015. Born on January 12, 1920 to Thomas and Ida Freeman. She was the seventh of 12 children. Norma married Jim Leach and they were later divorced.Alma Ernest (Ernie) Pratt and Norma were married in 1966, and together they helped raise Ernie’s six children.Norma loved music and was a gifted...

Feb 12, 2015

Salt Lake City — LaRae Lyman McDonald passed from this life Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the age of 89. She was born in Salt Lake City, October 10, 1925 to the late Waldo Wilkin Lyman and the late Fannie Klineman Lyman. She was also preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, Don Arch McDonald. Mom is survived...

Feb 12, 2015

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed away peacefully at her home following a valiant battle with multiple illnesses. Diane was born in Salt Lake City to William George and Evylyn Olive Pedler Shelton. She graduated from Olympus High in 1955. She married Robert Melvin Ince in May 1956, later divorced. She married the love of her life, Jack...

Feb 11, 2015

Richard Alton Thompson“Dick”A man of a gentle and good-natured disposition passed away February 11, 2015 of congestive heart failure. Dick was born March 12, 1935 to William A. and Della Keeler Thompson in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Marilynn K. Hammes in 1976. He spent most of his life in Utah and worked the majority of his years for...

Feb 10, 2015

Floyd E. Dietlein, 87, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully with his family at his side on February 10, 2015.  He was born in Los Angeles, California on January 9, 1928 to Florence Simonet and Ignacious John Dietlein.  As a boy, Floyd studied the Bible with Mrs. Agnes Eggleston, from age 5 through his college...

Feb 10, 2015

Our loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Iris Marie Hayden Middleton, age 90, passed away February 10, 2015 at a local hospital. Born February 21, 1924 in Hunter, Utah, she was the daughter of Alfred Alonzo (Doc) and Ann Smith Hayden.

She is survived by sons, James Grissom (Marie) and Rick Sharples (Phyllis); sisters, Della Heugly, Glenda Davis,...

Feb 10, 2015

Lena Diane Sneddon, age 90, died on February 10, 2015, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born May 22, 1924, to Emilio Fabrizo and Tommasina DeAmbrosio in Helper, Utah. She married Ronald Eugene Sneddon in 1949.Lena was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, a great Italian cook, and a savvy business woman.She is survived by her daughters Diane (Ted) Young,...

Feb 10, 2015

Geniel Crawford passed away peacefully on February 10, 2015 at home and surrounded by family. She was 80 years old.Geniel was born in Salt Lake City during the challenging times of the depression. Family has always been a very important part of her life, beginning as one in a set of triplets which gained national attention. Geniel was a firm...

Feb 9, 2015

"Life is what you make it, and what you make it, is up to you!"

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother made her life happy and wonderful until she was called home on February 9, 2015 at the age of 89 after suffering an accidental fall.

Beverly was an only child born to Clyde...

Feb 9, 2015

Anna Alekseevna passed away at her home Sunday, February 9, 2015. She was born February 4, 1931 to Aleksey Georgievich Markov and Uniana Fominichna Lochmatikova in Moscow, Russia. She married Evgeniy Vladimirovich Platonov—a captain of the Red Army—who preceded her in death.Anna Alekseevna was a paragon of her time. Having lived through WWII—collecting artillery shells with her then wounded father...

Feb 9, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and dearest friend was tragically taken from us early Monday morning, February 9, 2015. Mike was born December 5, 1947 to Vernon and Dora Nielsen. He married his sweetheart Bonnie Jean Christensen on Friday, April 13, 1973 in the Salt Lake Temple.Mike was proud of his Danish ancestry and served an LDS mission in...

Feb 8, 2015

Steven Kelly Fotheringham passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 ending a long, courageous battle with colon cancer. Steve was born April 9, 1956 to loving parents, T. Stephen and Darla Memmott Fotheringham.

As a boy Steve loved little-league baseball, football, and skiing. In his teens he enjoyed many friends and a good party. After graduation from Olympus...