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

Jul 31, 2014

Our loving mother and abuelita Rosa Maria Arenaz, 84, passed away peacefully Thursday July 31, 2014.Rosa was born August 25, 1929 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico to Serafin Canto Rodriguez and Antonia Sosa de Canto.Rosa Maria married Carlos H Gomez on June 17, 1947. They later divorced. Rosa and Carlos had four children, Elia (Toni), Enrique, Fernando and Carlos.Rosa Maria re-married...

Jul 31, 2014

James Farrell Bell completed his mission on this earth on July 31, 2014 at the Alta Ridge Memory Care, Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah.Farrell was born in Richmond, Cache, Utah on March 22, 1920. He was the first born child of James Blaine and Lola Farrell Bell. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Fae Jensen Bell,...

Jul 30, 2014

Morris Jorgensen entered this world on a warm August day in 1922. He was born in Ephraim Utah to Lyman Jorgensen and Emma Thompson Jorgensen. He attended and graduated from Ephraim High School, and attended Snow College, soon after graduation was drafted into the army, where he served in the Philippines during WWII. Upon return he met and married his...

Jul 30, 2014

James Que Deaton, a kind and loving soul—beloved son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend to so many—passed away peacefully at his home in Salt Lake City on Wednesday July 30, 2014. His passing allows him to be reunited with his wife, Christy, and his mother Shirley, who preceded him in death. Jimmy was born in Salina, Utah on Jan 5,...

Jul 30, 2014

Margie Orlean Kingsbury Hymas, age 89, passed away on July 30, 2014 in Salt Lake City, UT. She was born on May 21, 1925 in Salt Lake City, UT to Kenneth Heywood Kingsbury and Julia Orlean Burningham Kingsbury. She married James Davis (Dave) Hymas on July 5, 1944. Marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on Feb. 1, 1990.She enjoyed...

Jul 28, 2014

Oleve Kittinger Kirkham, 100, died on July 28, 2014 in Bountiful Utah. She was born October 15, 1913 in Bingham, Utah to Oliver Leach and Sarah Ann (Davis) Kittinger.

Oleve married Earl Kay Kirkham in 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple and remained devout in the LDS Church all her life, serving in many church callings....

Jul 27, 2014

Sylvia Ruth Pickens, wife, mother, sister and aunt passed away peacefully July 27, 2014 in Canon City, Colorado. She was born December 31, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas to Anna Marie & James Clyde Hendricks. She married Loren William Gregg on December 31, 1960 and had 1 daughter; Gina Marie Gregg. She was married to James E. Pickens February 27, 1999...

Jul 27, 2014

Jennifer Ferguson was born on July 9th, 1987, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kathleen Ferguson. She died on July 27th, 2014, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. She was preceded in death by her loving grandmother Arlene McPhie.Jennifer attended Long View Elementary, Oakwood Elementary, Bonneville Junior High and Cottonwood High School. She enjoyed high school and was...

Jul 27, 2014

In loving memoryBrother Mark Beaslin, born on May 8, 1954 was called home to his kingdom beyond the veil early Sunday morning July 27, 2014.Mark was a husband, a father, a friend, a son, a brother, a faithful man of God, an endless dreamer, and above all a knight in shining armor to the elegant princess Debra Beaslin. He lived...

Jul 27, 2014

Richard Howard Mackay “Dick”Dick Mackay, a loving man, went peacefully to be with Heavenly Father on July 27, 2014 with his family present, his battle with cancer finally over. Dick was born December 15, 1935 to Howard Tanner Mackay and Ellen Sorenson Mackay. He graduated from Granite High School in 1954, served in the Air National Guard and later married...

Jul 26, 2014

Kathlyn Thompson Duffield passed away July 26, 2014 in Murray, Utah. She was born August 11, 1930 in Smithfield, Utah to Otto William Thompson & Margaret Alice Pilkington Thompson. She married W. F. Duffield August 12, 1949 Salt in Lake City, Utah.Kathlyn was an avid cleaner. Cleanliness around the house never stopped. Everything was cleaned every day. She wanted her...

Jul 26, 2014

Shirley always said, “I’ve got to get organized first” before doing anything. She must have gotten everything here on Earth organized to her satisfaction because she has moved on. On July 26, 2014 our mom left us and now we have to do our own organizing.Our Mother, Shirley Gifford Woodbury was born on January 3, 1928 to Afton Gifford and...

Jul 26, 2014

Errol Joe Gould passed away suddenly Saturday, July 26th, 2014. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa and spent most of his life in Iowa and Illinois. Four years ago he came to Salt Lake City, Utah after his mothers passing.He enjoyed going to the columbus Center, and Senior Citizens. He played games like bowling on the Wii.He was a...

Jul 26, 2014

Thomas Otto Garg passed away at a Sandy nursing home on July 26, 2014.Thomas was born in Berlin, Germany on September 19, 1946 and immigrated to Utah in 1953. He is preceded in death by his parents Otto Erich Garg and Erna Emma Kuemmel Garg, as well as his sister Heide Rothraut Garg. Thomas graduated from the University of Utah...

Jul 25, 2014

James D. Shaw passed away July 25, 2014 in SLC, UT. He was born November 3, 1929 in SLC, UT to Frank Salmon and Ellen Wood Shaw.James enjoyed golfing and fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcine and 2 daughters, Pauline Shaw and Nadine Shelton. He is survived by his son, Norman.

Jul 23, 2014

CLARENCE TOMMY BRASHERAugust 3, 1941 ~ July 23, 2014Today I awoke pain was gone. I cautiously rose willing my body to lie as it was, at peace at last. I embraced and kissed my wife Stefanie one last time, my partner and trail mate of the past 35 years. Then drifting through the house which had been home for more...

Jul 22, 2014

Kenneth J. Sanchez“Beloved Husband and Father”Kenneth J. Sanchez passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The legacy this man leaves behind will last an eternity. He was the best dad in the world and the greatest grandpa ever.Kenny fathered three children with Patricia Espinosa; Staci (Rich Martinez), Selena and Salvador. He remarried in 2000 to Suzy Allison and has one...

Jul 22, 2014

Dorothy Garner Winter1921 – 2014Our dear sweet mother Dorothy Garner Winter died at the home of her daughter Karen Helton, who lovingly welcomed her into her home years ago. Dorothy was born in Rexburg, Idaho on August 10, 1921, into the best family a person could ever ask for. Her parents, George and Myrtle Garner filled her life with lots...

Jul 22, 2014

Lucy Bertena Jensen was born June 24, 1915 in Lyman, Wyo. Her parents are James Peter and Ida Mabel Miller Jensen. Lucy was number eight of 10 children growing up on a Wyoming ranch which her father homesteaded. Lucy was 10 years old when the first U.S. airmail flight flew over their farm. She married Roy Stanley Larson. Their marriage...

Jul 21, 2014

Beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather, died July 21, 2014. Raised in Colorado, served in WWII, in the Pacific Theatre, was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, and among the first military to witness the atomic bomb devastation in Japan. Returning to Colorado, met and married Gloria, his lifetime love.Graduate of University of Utah, was Adjudicator for...