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

Jan 15, 2013

Beloved husband and father, Victor Bailey Cline, passed away surrounded by his family on January 15, 2013 at his home in Salt Lake City. He is survived by his wife Lois, and nine children: Russ (Melou), Janice (Richard), Robyn, Chris (Cathy), Rick (Kim), Connie (Pete), Paul (Shirley), Julie (Tyler), Rebecca (Stephen), 33 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

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Jan 15, 2013

Lawrence Raldo Jensen, age 95, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born November 12, 1917 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Andrew E. and Elinor Wilson Jensen. He married Mildred Marie Diamond, later divorced, but remained close friends throughout their lives and together raised three sons, Lawrie Jensen (deceased), Roy Jensen (Marie), Dan Jensen...

Jan 15, 2013

Teuntje Cornelia VanVliet Tooley, age 91, passed away on January 15, 2013 in Murray, Utah. She was born on November 20, 1921 in Hendrick Ido Ambacht Netherlands to Arie VanVliet and Catharina Visser VanVliet. She married Virgil Forrest Tooley on September 11, 1954.Teuntje enjoyed crocheting, knitting, gardening and baking.She is survived by: Paul Tooley (Pam), Joan Cutler (Richard), Cheryl McFarland...

Jan 12, 2013

Jan 10, 2013

Tjimkje Walstra 92, our precious mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at home. She was born on June 24, 1920 to Sieger Pieters and Freerkje Vander Heide Hoeksma in Bergum, The Netherlands. Married Jacob Walstra November 19, 1938. They came to America after WWII to seek a better life. They owned and operated the European...

Jan 6, 2013

Alexander Mercer Henricks, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 6, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born to Alexander M. Henricks, Sr. and Anna K. (Ganster) Henricks on September 7, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alex grew up in the north side of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in June...

Jan 5, 2013

Nancy Marie Commagere died on January 3, 2013 in her Grantsville apartment she was born on April 12, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Colleen Green and was adopted by Stephen and Gloria VanDam. She married Jeff Delaplaine and later divorced and remarried Gary Commagere then later divorced.Nancy received her Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Salt Lake Community...

Jan 3, 2013

"Together Again"

Katherine (Kay) Jamieson was called back home by her Heavenly Father early in the morning of January 3 due to complications of surgery. She was ready and eager to return to her parents, sisters and husband.

Katherine was born to immigrant Dutch parents on Dec 18, 1924 in Seattle, Washington. After her...

Jan 2, 2013

Our beloved friend passed away on Jan. 2, 2013 at home. She was born to Marcellus Bills and Dora Rife on April 16, 1924, SLC, Utah. After Dora’s passing her father married Thelda Egan. Donna married Charles Gilbert Luke on June 13, 1952 and had 5 children, Timothy, George, Mark, Christine, and Valerie; 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.She was...

Jan 1, 2013

Owen Martel Pedersen celebrated the New Year with his sweetheart as he left this realm to join her on Jan 1st 2013. He died from causes incident to age after a long and productive life. Martel was born September 29, 1924 in Oasis, Utah to Peder Herman Pedersen and Mary Fawntella Carver. He graduated from high school and...

Jan 1, 2013

Dec 31, 2012

Born 26 Sept 1931, Spring City, Utah. Died 31 Dec 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah. Son of Tenus and Evelyn Maeser Thompson (deceased). He married his sweetheart Eilene Johnson in 1956. Sealed in the Salt Lake City, LDS Temple.

Graduated in Geology at BYU. His first occupation was in the Uranium field in Southern Utah, where...

Dec 26, 2012

Maxine Walker Hanks passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2012. She was 90 years young. Maxine was born to Walter and Irma Walker in Red Mesa, Colorado. She graduated from Provo High School and attended 'the BY' in Provo, Utah, where she met Lincoln Hanks through the ski club. Lincoln and Maxine were married in the...

Dec 25, 2012

Our beloved sister, Jean, left this mortal life Dec 25, 2012. She has graduated with honors! She was born Dec 12, 1925 in Salt Lake City to Vernon R. Snow & Elizabeth Hinman Snow. Both parents preceded her in death.

She graduated from South High and the University of Utah with B.S. and Masters in education....

Dec 21, 2012

M. Marian "Mary" Anderson Richardson passed away surrounded by family on December 21, 2012. She is survived by many who love her beyond measure, including an adventuresome husband, M. Keith Richardson; 4 childrena

Dec 20, 2012

Margaret Elaine West Sandberg, 88, our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away December 20, 2012 from cause's incident to age. After years of suffering, her gentle soul is finally at rest. Mother's life motto was "Make the best of the situation". She set that example until the end.

Elaine was born August 21, 1924,...

Dec 18, 2012

David Waldemar Lyon passed away at his home in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday evening, December 18, 2012 following a cancer diagnosis a week earlier. He was born in Salt Lake City, UT to Thomas Edgar and Hermana Forsberg Lyon on July 9, 1928. His childhood and adult life was shared with five remarkable brothers:...

Dec 18, 2012

Warren Best passed away peacefully at the age of 90 with his family by his side on December 18, 2012. He was born February 23, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Josephine and Rupert Conk Best. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Marion Anderson on February 2, 1951 in the Logan Temple. He...

Dec 17, 2012

One of Murray City’s finest, Richard Scott Baker, passed away on December 17, 2012. Scott was born on February 8, 1953, in Salt Lake City, Utah to George K. Baker and Jesse Hill. He was a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1972. He completed his Bachelors Degree at the University of Utah where he was a lifetime member of...

Dec 16, 2012

Becky Carlson, lover of the good life and friend to animals, went to a sunnier place Dec.16th, 2012. Beloved for her irreverent humor, Becky's laughter will still resonate in our hearts and memories. Her grandkids will miss her unbridled affection, her family will miss her delicious cooking, and her friends will miss her knack for finding the fun...