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

Jun 1, 2009

Sue Liddell passed away peacefully Monday, June 1, 2009. Sue was born May 30, 1947 in Smithfield, Utah to Venice Hadfield and Lamont Benson. On August 22, 1983 she married Scott Liddell in Las Vegas, NV.

Sue is a beautiful woman. She was filled with lots of love and compassion for so many from people she...

May 27, 2009

Rita Cristina Mora Bergstrom passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday evening May 27, 2009, with family by her side. Rita was born December 24, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lucy Sanchez and Isadori Mora. On August 10, 1954 she married Richard Dale Bergstrom.

Rita loved most the time she spent with her family....

May 25, 2009

"Will Be Missed Dearly"

Jonna Kirsten Ferniss Jensen, 74, passed away on May 25, 2009 due to complications from cancer.

Jonna was born July 28, 1934 in Kolding Denmark to Poul and Yrsa Jensen. She immigrated to Utah in 1956 as a member of the LDS Church and worked for Strevell-Patterson and...

May 16, 2009

Kathyrn Smith Finlayson Coles passed away May 16, 2009. She was born May 19, 1918 in Coos Bay, Oregon to Jessie Leon Smith and Birdwell Finlayson. She married Robert Allen Coles in Pocatello, Idaho on June 22, 1946.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday May 21, 2009 10:00am at the Holladay 25th Ward, 4650 South...

May 14, 2009

Cyrus McKell was born in Payson, Utah, in March, 1926, the son of Robert Dewey McKell and Mary Cecelia Ellsworth. He was the second of three sons and an older daughter. When he was only nine years old, his father died unexpectedly. His mother raised the young family as a single mother, during the Depression, working afternoons and...

May 14, 2009

Donald E. Leech, 84, passed away May 14, 2009. He was born May 24, 1924 in Ambler, Pennsylvania to Earle A. and Mary Leech. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1954 and has been a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church for many years. Don served his country in the US Air Force. He was a tail...

May 12, 2009

Glenda Elizabeth Waters Harden passed away peacefully in the presence of her children on May 12, 2009 at St. Joseph Villa of causes incident to age.

Glenda was born November 21, 1931 in Hope, Arkansas to Ida Louise Brint and Jay Waters. Glenda joined the LDS Church with her family in Louisiana. Her strong faith in...

May 10, 2009

Joseph Kenneth Marks, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle passed from this life on May 10, 2009, at the age of 87.

Joe was born in Reading, PA, on November 4, 1921, to Joseph Daniel Marks and Helen May Bausher. He grew up in Wyomissing, PA, the oldest of 3 children. He enlisted in...

May 7, 2009

Helen Smith Hart, 86, passed away May 7, 2009. She was born September 9, 1922 to Vance Meadows and Dorothy Ann Wright Smith in Magna, Utah. Helen married Adelbert William (Mickey) Hart May 31, 1939 in the Salt Lake Temple. Helen grew up in Magna, Utah. She served in many church callings.

She has 19 grandchildren,...

May 7, 2009

Bryan Armstrong, 53, son of Edward Garradley Armstrong and Doris Peacock Armstrong was born August 3, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bryan passed away on May 7, 2009 in Denver, Colorado from injuries suffered in a fall. Bryan had a good heart and will be missed by all who knew him. Bryan was a member of the...

May 7, 2009

"Gone Flying"

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Joe S. Duffey, 83, died peacefully at home on May 7, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on February 6, 1926, in Yuma, Arizona. In 2003, he eloped with his high school sweetheart Suzanne.

A United States Navy Veteran, Joe served in...

May 6, 2009

Marilyn Lavonia Barnett Davie, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully at the U of U Medical Center Wednesday afternoon May 6, 2009. Marilyn was born July 21, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to Luella and Lucius Barnett. She graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1940. Married to Deral John Johnson, divorced. In 1960, she married George...

May 6, 2009

Carol Ruth Bath Christie passed away May 6, 2009 in Bountiful, Utah. Born April 7, 1928, the daughter of Simon Laurence and Ruth Lindberg Bath. She served a LDS mission to the East Central States in 1951 and had many assignments in the church as a leader and teacher. She married Kenneth Porter Christie on April 26, 1955...

May 3, 2009

Ralph Henry Goddard was born August 2, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of John Henry Goddard and Zina Anderson. He married Mildred Beatrice Kowallis, his wife of 74 years, in the Salt Lake Temple March 18, 1935. She died of natural causes Sept. 26, 2007.

Ralph leaves a son, Reed (Jean); and daughters,...

Apr 30, 2009

Our beautiful and talented mother, Ruth Wilson Bennion, died April 30, 2009, in Salt Lake City.

She was born May 9, 1913 in Rexburg, Idaho, to Ray H. and Mary Zollinger Wilson. She married Hyrum Claud Bennion Sept. 22, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died in 1995.

They lived in Salt...

Apr 28, 2009

"I'll Be Loving You Always"

Wylene Hunter Fotheringham passed away on April 28, 2009 at the age of 86. She was born October 19, 1922 in Mesa, Arizona to Walter Wahn and Verna Hall Hunter. She married William Howard Fotheringham on November 22, 1944 in the Salt Lake Temple. They are parents to four children: Shanna...

Apr 27, 2009

"Honey Bear"

Terry died unexpectedly in his sleep of a heart attack on April 27, 2009. He was born in SLC, UT on Nov. 13, 1950 to Jack and Bev McCarthy.

He was an All State linebacker at East High School (Class of '69). He went on to play football for the U of...

Apr 22, 2009

"Go Jazz!"

Arlean May Smith Simmons was born in SLC, UT to Andrew and Myrtle Smith. She passed away peacefully on April 22, 2009 with her family by her side. She graduated from East High School. Married to William Keith Simmons on February 18, 1949; later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Most...

Apr 17, 2009

"Loving Mother & Grandmother"

Nadine E. Davis passed away April 17, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nadine was born October 1, 1919 in Lebanon, Missouri to L.D. and Stella Miller.

Nadine had a very fulfilling life. She had lived in many places, but found her home in Salt Lake with husband Arnold Davis...

Apr 14, 2009

Our beloved warrior, passed away on April 14, 2009, at the age of 33 in Mesa, Arizona. He fought a long, brave and arduous battle with Stage IV Colon Cancer. Roger was born in Bountiful, Utah on November 17, 1975.

Roger attended schools in Sandy, Utah; playing incredible baseball and football at Alta High School and...