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

Oct 7, 2009

Lawrence Mark Richards II (1946-2009) Lawrence "Lawry" Mark Richards II, passed away surrounded by loved ones in his home on Wednesday October 7, 2009 in Holladay, Utah, due to a long term battle with cancer. Lawry was born on May 17, 1946 in Holladay, Utah to Lawrence Mark Richards and Margaret Reid. He served faithfully as an LDS...

Oct 4, 2009

Lois Watson Bywater, 85, passed away on October 4, 2009 in Salt Lake City. She was born in Salt Lake City on July 15, 1924 to Clarence Pat Watson and Klea Muir Watson. She grew up on the west side of Salt Lake and graduated from West High School in 1941.

She married Richard (Dick) Bywater...

Sep 27, 2009

"Mother"

Elverda May Brown Angell Seamons Keate passed away peacefully September 27, 2009. She was born October 18, 1914 in Teton, Idaho to Arlena Gilbert and George Brown.

Verda is survived by her children, RLee (Lamar) Jarvis, Nancy Angell, Lynda Baker, Lynn (Kathy) Angell; 13 grandchildren; and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded...

Sep 27, 2009

Renaissance man. Passed away September 27, 2009. He was born in Missoula, Montana on October 17, 1946 to Willis Gordon Dunlap and Irene Lepak Dunlap. His sister Phyllis helped raise him after his father died and his mother ran the family newspaper in Thompson Falls, Montana. Dennis spent most summers with his best friends and cousins Jim and...

Sep 26, 2009

Jay Lynn Kennedy passed away on September 26, 2009 with his loving children at his side. Jay was born in Salt Lake City to Joseph and Beverly Kennedy on May 13, 1959.

He graduated from Brighton High School and went on to graduate first in his class at Fort Dix, New Jersey as an Army Corps...

Sep 23, 2009

Scott A. Marshall was born December 5, 1963 in Salt Lake City, UT to Earl and Thelma "Tillie" Marshall. He was called back to heaven to be with his dad on September 23, 2009 following complications from surgery. He graduated from Granite High School in 1982.

Scott's mom called him her "lifesaver." They had a special...

Sep 14, 2009

Leola Mary Gotch Hamblin returned to her Heavenly Father September 14, 2009 on her 96th birthday. She was born in Clinton, Utah to Mary Arve and John Christian Gotch. She married Royal Clyde Hamblin November 22, 1932 in Syracuse, Utah.

She is survived by her son, Fred (Lila) Hamblin; 18 grandchildren; and many grand and great-grandchildren....

Sep 10, 2009

Mary Virginia Heugly Place, 93, passed quietly from this life on Thursday, Sept. 10th in the North Canyon Care Center in Bountiful, with her son and daughter by her side.

Born April 1, 1916 in Salt Lake City to Lorenzo Charles and Mary Ann Pugh Heugly, Virginia married Arthur Shell Place on August 20, 1940 in...

Sep 8, 2009

Tammy L James passed away peacefully in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 8, 2009 from Ovarian Cancer. She was born in Troy, North Carolina on April 24, 1964.

She graduated from Harlem High School in Grovetown, Georgia in 1983 and received an Associates Degree in Fashion Merchandising in 1986. She worked at KPMG for the...

Aug 31, 2009

Louis Dwire was born in New Castle, Colorado on July 8, 1939 to John and Nora K. (Simonson) Dwire. He was raised and schooled in New Castle, later attending Western State College in Gunnison, Co. where he graduated with a teaching degree. He taught every grade level in Rangely, Co. for 14 years. Moving to Salt Lake City,...

Aug 29, 2009

Jeannie T. Terry passed away peacefully in Twin Falls, Idaho on August 29, 2009. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jeanen Olds and Ezra E. Terry. She married Ronald Paul Terry February 13, 1981 in the Salt Lake Temple, later divorced.

She graduated from Ricks College with an Associate's Degree in Interior Design....

Aug 29, 2009

Ralph Frank Jettie, 67, passed away in his home August 29, 2009. Ralph was born June 16th 1942 in Salt Lake City to Ralph Clyde and Vivienne Ruga Jettie. He graduated from Olympus High School and later attended the University of Utah. He served his country for two years in the Vietnam War. He married Susan Kiger and...

Aug 19, 2009

Barbara Crouch London passed away peacefully August 19, 2009 in Sandy, Utah and was able to finally free herself from the frustrating effects of Dementia and Parkinson's Disease. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend to many and spent her life in the service of others. Barbara was born July 25, 1919 in Lost Creek,...

Aug 19, 2009

Jessie Warburton passed away peacefully August 19, 2009. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 22, 1907.

Jessie is survived by her sons, Jay and Steve. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bub; and a son, Bruce.

Graveside services will be held Monday, August 24, 2009 at 11:00...

Aug 17, 2009

Ernest Ralph Nelson passed away, Monday evening, August 17, 2009. He was born December 12, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to the parents of Nels Peter and Lillian Bailey Nelson. He graduated from East High School in 1937. A veteran of WWII, he served in the 8th Air Force as a co-pilot flying heavy bombers in the...

Aug 14, 2009

Julia Higbee Askins passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009. She was born August 15, 1921, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Ethel Ingery Nielsen Higbee.

She retired from the U of U food services. She lived a full life in which she made many friends and touched many lives and will be missed greatly and...

Aug 14, 2009

Donald Mark Murphy, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away in his home on Friday, August 14, 2009. He was born July 24, 1937 in Salt Lake City, the son of Tharan Linville and Edna Ferris Williams Murphy. He served an LDS mission to New Zealand. He graduated from the University of Utah in Accounting. He married...

Aug 9, 2009

Alvhild was born in Trondheim, Norway on Jan 15, 1916. Her parents were Axel and Laura Vinje. She immigrated to America in 1949 with her family and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her husband Sverre H. Hammer preceded her in death in 1975.

She is survived by her children, daughter Anne (Robert) Guymon; sons Stig...

Aug 8, 2009

William Edward Sackett, born May 10, 1922 in Soldier Summit, Utah to Joseph Edward and Florence Hemming Sackett died peacefully at home on August 8, 2009. Bill lived and graduated from high school in Thistle, Utah. He served in the Navy during World War II as a Torpedo man 3rd Class on the USS Carp. He enjoyed spending...

Aug 5, 2009

Wayne Evan Kimball, 84, of Salt Lake City, died August 5, 2009 from complications due to Parkinson's Disease. Wayne was born March 24, 1925 in Salt Lake City. He was the youngest of three children of Ira and Luella Kimball. He graduated from Granite High School in 1943. While a senior in high school, he signed up for...