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

Aug 1, 2009

Lucille Christensen Rigby passed away peacefully Saturday morning in Bountiful Utah, August 1, 2009. She was born March 4, 1915 in Soda Springs, Idaho to Chloe Jane Call Christensen and Lars Frederick Christensen. She married James Stanley Rigby in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 27, 1939.

Lucille was an elegant lady, and will be...

Jul 24, 2009

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother Loie Larsen passed away July 24, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born March 29, 1925, in Salt Lake City to George Edward White and Alice Gunn White. She graduated from Granite High School. Loie married Leland G. Larsen September 11, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.

An active...

Jul 22, 2009

George Robert Hall, 58, died suddenly July 22, 2009 at his home in Salt Lake City due to complications from congestive heart disease. George was born on September 2, 1950 in North Adams, Massachusetts to Robert "Bob" George Hall and Margaret "Marnie" Anna Stanley Hall. He graduated from White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee and lived in...

Jul 10, 2009

William Daniels passed away peacefully at home with his family Friday, July 10, 2009. He was born May 29, 1919, in Shoshone, Idaho, to Mary Berdensey and John Daniels. He married Meta Elisabeth Spiess on July 25, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.

Bill served in the...

Jul 5, 2009

"Our Valentine"

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Clara Christine Nielsen Dunroe, age 94, passed away on July 5, 2009, in Bountiful Utah.

She was born on Valentine's Day, 1915, along with her twin brother, Clarence. She was the 6th of 10 children born to Jens and Caroline Marie Svendsen Nielsen. She...

Jul 3, 2009

John Damien Robbins has left his family here on earth to join his mother, the late Linda Hancock Robbins in heaven. John died on July 3, 2009. He was 28. On his journey here on earth, John was a father, husband, brother, son, uncle and friend. John was survived by his wife Cassandra and their two daughters McKenzie...

Jul 2, 2009

Our mom and grandma, 'Grandma Honey', Ruth V. Moeller Shurtleff passed away on July 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on June 17, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Helmuth and Dora Moeller. She married M. LaVar Shurtleff January 10, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.

'Ruthie' grew up in Milwaukee, where she did some...

Jul 1, 2009

Marlo passed away on July 1, 2009, in Salt Lake City after a two year battle with cancer and other related illnesses. He was welcomed by a loving son and an eternal family.

He was the youngest child of Vigo and Mae Severe May born in Grantsville, Utah December 11, 1932. He married Sharleen Faswon September...

Jul 1, 2009

Dr. Pearl Hyler Alsop Knight passed away on July 1, 2009 at Desert Regional Hospital due to complications from surgery. She is the daughter of Charles Earl Alsop and Anna Elizabeth Hyler Alsop who along with seven siblings preceded her, in returning to our Heavenly Father. She is survived by sisters - LaRue Billeter and Dr. Donna Benson...

Jun 25, 2009

Gary Paul Sheby, 53, passed away on Thursday June 25, 2009. He was born on August 14, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA to Betty and Joe Sheby.

Gary was an accomplished journeyman plumber, a loyal member of the local 140. He always worked hard and took humble pride in all he did. Gary was a family...

Jun 22, 2009

Thomas G Smith, long time Salt Lake City resident, made it to his 92nd birthday. He died peacefully in his home Monday morning June 22nd 2009, surrounded by his adoring family. He was born June 21, 1917 to Keith and Helen Smith, sheep ranchers of Daggett County, Utah.

Thomas was a devoted family man first, He...

Jun 17, 2009

Harold Daly Leavitt, 88, passed away Wednesday evening June 17, 2009 with family by his side. Harold was born January 14, 1921 in Orem, Utah to MaryAnn Daly and Alonzo R. Leavitt. He was the middle child of 11. On July 11, 1942 he married Dorothy Wilson.

During WWII, he served in the US Coast Guard....

Jun 15, 2009

Ann Hamilton Kindel Wheeler passed away peacefully Monday morning June 15, 2009, at the age of 93, due to both heart and lung disease. Ann was born October 12, 1915, in Portsmouth, OH to Alma Hitchcock and William Hamilton. She married Thomas J. Kindel in 1934 in Hollywood, CA, with whom she had four children. They later divorced....

Jun 14, 2009

Dale Walter Tolton, 71, passed away peacefully at his home in Holladay on June 14, 2009. He was born May 5, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Arvilla Joseph and Sterling Isadore Tolton. On March 30, 1972 he married Karin Arenth in Germany.

Dale is survived by his wife Karin; and children from previous marriages, Linda...

Jun 12, 2009

Hannah Brady, age 89, of Salt Lake City, UT, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2009, in Salt Lake City, UT. Hannah was born January 17, 1920, in Manassa, CO, to Samuel Jackson Jr. and Harriett Ella Mortensen. On Sept 13, 1939, she married Leland Reece Brady, in Romeo, CO. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt...

Jun 11, 2009

"Val"

Valeska Sannes Black passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009 shortly after celebrating her 90th birthday.

She was born in Vernal, Utah to Joseph Sannes and Lora Snow Sannes. She had one sister, Elsie. She is survived by four children, Sandra Hoggan (Richard), Joseph Black (Somjit), Janene Bellock (Skip), and Alesia Black, and...

Jun 9, 2009

Ellenmae Kawaianuhea Parker Selu passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Salt Lake City. Ellen was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 7, 1931 to Elizabeth Kaili Awo and Clement Kuakini Parker, Jr. She is the oldest of 3 daughters. Her sisters are Evanita Ilaban and Lanalei Kauhola of Honolulu, Hawaii. She married Wayne Isaako Selu Sr....

Jun 9, 2009

Brian Layton Cardall, 32, left mortality after being tased by police officers on a highway near Hurricane, Utah on June 9, 2009. He died at the scene of apparent cardiac arrest.

His untimely death brings to a close a young lifetime of extraordinary accomplishment and adventure. At the time of his death, he was in the...

Jun 8, 2009

Our dear sweet angel mother, Pauline Claire Horsley Bailey, passed away peacefully, at home, Monday, June 8, 2009. She was a beautiful lady inside and out, who loved life, learning, her family and friends, her Heavenly Father, and Savior Jesus Christ, with all her heart and soul.

Mother was a talented lady, great cook, seamstress, poet,...

Jun 7, 2009

Blanche Rust Rasmussen passed away peacefully in her home with a smile on her face June 7, 2009. Blanche was born April 22, 1919 in Kanab, Utah to David and Ruth Woolley Rust, the 7th of nine children. When she was nine years old, David and Ruth moved their family to Provo to provide opportunity for higher education....