Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Garland A. Hummel
May 19, 2012
Garland A. Hummel passed away May 18, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born in New Germany, Maryland to George and Emma Warnick Hummel on February 21, 1923. He was preceded by his elder brother Harry Wilmer and his mother and father, as well as his first child David Ralph Hummel. He graduated in 1939 from...
Lt. Col. Ronald L. Merz
May 19, 2012
Ron Merz passed away, May 19, 2012 at the age of 78. Ron was born March 3, 1934 in Chicago, Il. The son of Marge Ryan and Warren Merz. He graduated from Burnside Elementary and Fenger High School in Chicago. Upon graduation he came to the University of Utah on a football scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor's...
Darlene Jeannette Gray Edelen
May 16, 2012
Darlene Jeannette Gray Edelen passed away peacefully with her family by her side on May 16, 2012. She was born on November 1, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clara Wells and Roy Gray.
She loved spending time with her family and friends, especially the occasional Wendover trip or Bingo game. She was independent and...
Julia (Beth) Robinson
May 12, 2012
On May 12th, Julia Elizabeth Wood Robinson of Salt Lake City peacefully passed away at home, age 91. Beth was born in Salt Lake City, Jan. 5, 1921, to Lyman Stephen Wood, and Alice Taylor. She graduated from the U with a bachelor's in English. She also met her husband George Cecil Robinson at the U. She and...
Martha Jane Cooper Lindstrom
May 9, 2012
Martha Jane Cooper Lindstrom, 82, died Wednesday May 9, 2012 at her home in Anaheim, California.
Jane was born to the late Harold and Ethel Cooper on Oct. 19, 1929, in Jonesboro, Illinois. In 1944 she, her parents and her only sibling, Mary Margaret, moved to Dragerton, Utah. She graduated from Carbon High School in Price,...
M. Sherri Sheppard
May 7, 2012
Maud Sherri Sheppard left us peacefully at her home on May 7, 2012. Born July 17, 1926 to Fredrick Alma and Maud G. Cowley. Married Joseph L. (Bud) Sheppard September 1, 1949. Marriage later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.
Aside from being a Mom, Sherri had a number of jobs, she especially loved working as...
Bonnie Lee Rasmussen Bendall
May 7, 2012
Bonnie returned to the waiting arms of her mother and father on May 7, 2012. She was born on February 28, 1939 in Paonia, Colorado. She is preceded in death by her parents, Newton Lee Rasmussen and Martha Ellen Richards Rasmussen.
Bonnie graduated Valedictorian from Paonia High School in 1957. While in High School, she attended...
Roland Olsen Colt
May 5, 2012
Roland Olsen Colt, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully May 5, 2012. Born September 7, 1924 in Harbor City, California to George S. Colt and Amanda L. Olsen. Married L. Rae Healey December 10, 1946 in Salt Lake City. Raised in Salt Lake City, Roland graduated from East High School and the University of...
Carol Bernice Warner
May 3, 2012
Carol Bernice Warner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, passed away May 3rd at age 76.
Carol's life was full of love and devotion to her husband and family and always put her family before her own needs. She married the love of her life, ElVon in 1958. She was a loving mother of her two children, Shauna...
Michael C Flowers
May 1, 2012
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Michael C Flowers passed away at his home on May 1, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
Mike was born Feb. 12, 1943 to Clarence Cannon Flowers and Lillian Last Flowers. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Masters of Social Work. While attending the...
Jodi Ann Craig
Apr 29, 2012
Jodi Ann Craig, 48, of Salt Lake City, Utah passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 after a brave battle with cancer.
She was born on November 21, 1963 in Murray, Utah, graduated from Olympus High School in 1981 and was a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by her brother...
Therese Collett Bortolussi
Apr 26, 2012
Therese Collett Bortolussi returned to the waiting arms of her mother and father on April 26, 2012. She was born on February 7, 1952 to D. Clyde and Elaine Collett in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated from Skyline High and went to USU for one year with a major in art. She married Lynn Dale Bortolussi in...
Eugene M. Hagen
Apr 23, 2012
"We Love You"
Eugene M. Hagen returned to his heavenly home April 23, 2012. He was born August 29, 1941 to Lena DeWaal and Melvin S. Hagen. He married his sweetheart, Grace, June 22, 1993.
Dad loved watching old movies. He had a contagious smile and was always happy. He worked for the LDS...
Walter C. Bussell
Apr 22, 2012
Walter C. Bussell, beloved father, grandfather and friend passed away in his home on April 22, 2012. Walter was born on May 4, 1926 in Riverside, California to Walter T. Bussell and Dessie Louise Bussell (both deceased).
Walter was a veteran of WWII, served in the USMC, and later retired from Hill AFB. He was married...
Wanda Burkinshaw Crawford
Apr 20, 2012
On April 20th 2012 Wanda Burkinshaw Crawford, surrounded by her family passed from mortality to re-join her brothers and sisters in heaven. She lived a wonderful life for 84 years. Wanda was born Jan 10th 1928 in Sandy Utah to Albert and Flossie Ferguson Burkinshaw. She married Don W. Crawford after he returned from service in the Marines...
Leo Byron Adams
Apr 16, 2012
Leo Byron Adams passed away peacefully on April 16, 2012 at his home in Holladay, Utah. He was born December 11, 1926 in Spring Canyon, Utah to Alfred Franklin and Sarah Ellen Brown Adams. Leo married his sweetheart Raquel Kay Bird on July 1, 1976 in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away May 24, 2001.
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Charles E. Parkin
Apr 13, 2012
Charles E. Parkin passed away April 13, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born December 20, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Consuella Berrett and Albert Parkin, the fourth of seven children. He married Christina Kutulas August 22, 1950. Marriage later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. He attended Granite High School, BYU, Ohio University,...
Edna Mae "Mickey" Ranney
Apr 12, 2012
Mickey died on April 12, 2012 after a long battle with congestive heart failure. She was born in Nampa, Idaho to Lemuel Craig McCain and Effie Mary Ramsey McCain on July 9, 1920. Mickey earned a teaching degree from Lewiston Normal School and taught one year. She married Louis Dubois Ranney on January 22, 1944 in Nampa, Idaho....
Mark Robison Zenger
Apr 11, 2012
Mark Robison Zenger, 56, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle passed away in Salt Lake City, UT on April 11, 2012 surrounded by his family.
Mark was born in Los Angeles, California on March 25, 1956 and grew up in Palo Alto, California. He married his best friend, Jennifer Linford on February 24, 1990. They shared...
Robert Martin Horne
Apr 7, 2012
Robert Martin Horne died 4/7/12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born, 1924 the youngest of 11 children of George W. and Rebecca M. Horne. He graduated from West High in 1943, then served in WW II for 3 years. He married Ruth F. Horne Dec. 27, 1945 in the Cardston, Alberta Temple.
He attended the U...
