Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Glen Raymond Jones
Dec 8, 2024
Glen Raymond Jones passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024, at the age of 92, in Washington, Utah, surrounded by his devoted spouse and posterity.
He was born on October 15, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the second son, one of 4 sons, and a daughter born to Raymond Silas and Julia Ann Jones. As a very young...
W. Bert Bennett
Dec 7, 2024
W. Bert Bennett, 77, passed away on December 7, 2024, in West Jordan, Utah. He was born on December 3, 1947, in Mapleton, Utah, to James Robert Bennett and Ruby Olean Earley Bennett. On October 14, 1967, he married Eleanor Irene Mascarenaz.
Bert had a love for music, baseball, hunting, fishing, and woodworking. He dedicated many years to coaching Little League...
Sterling Gordon Umphenour Jr.
Dec 7, 2024
Sterling Gordon Umphenour Jr.. was born to Sterling Gordon Umphenour Sr. and Thelma Petrie on December 28th, 1932 in Bellingham, Washington. He was a hard worker and began at 8 years of age mowing lawns and delivering newspapers and magazines. He continued working from this young age through high school with jobs such as the high school cafeteria, bowling alley,...
Tekehu Steven Munanui
Dec 7, 2024
Tekehu Steven Munanui returned home to his father in heaven on December 7, 2024. “TK” was born September 17, 2005, to Dean and April Munanui in Salt Lake City, UT. TK was a very determined person. In fact, so determined and excited to meet his family that he came 7 weeks early. His fighting spirit was evident from his first...
Leah Lafern Boyce Hilton
Dec 7, 2024
Leah Lafern Boyce Hilton was born on August 29, 1927, in Fort Union, Utah, to Perry and Lafern Boyce. She grew up with her four siblings: Charles, Richard, Marilyn, and Lynn, and graduated from Jordan High School.
Leah married Vern G. Hilton, and together they were blessed with four children: Boyce, Charles J., Gaelynn, and Barbara. Although their marriage was later...
Sophia Josephine Skirko Schroeder
Dec 7, 2024
Sophia Josephine Skirko Schroeder, age 91, passed away on December 7, 2024, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. She was born on June 24, 1933, in Port Washington, Wisconsin to Kazimer Skirko and Sophie Shaulis. She married Wayne Allen Schroeder on May 3, 1957.
Sophia was a homemaker who loved bowling and golfing with the “Hercules” ladies. She loved her cats with all...
Lou Ella Maxwell Knight
Dec 7, 2024
On December 7, 2024, our beloved “Old Fat Granny” passed peacefully from this life into the next and was reunited with her husband after being apart for more than 36 years. Lou Ella Maxwell Knight was born August 11, 1924, in Cedar City, Utah, to Charles Bennett and Josephine Anderson Maxwell. She was the youngest of nine children.
One of our...
Matthew Benjamin Hicks
Dec 7, 2024
Matthew Benjamin Hicks, 49, died suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Taylorsville, Utah, after a lengthy and debilitating struggle with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).
Matt was born Sept. 14, 1975, to Chris and Maureen Hicks, and from age 10 was raised by his father Chris and stepmother Joyce, along with six siblings. (With assistance from our dear friend and...
Alvin "Al" Eugene Rust
Dec 7, 2024
Alvin "Al" Eugene Rust, age 94, passed on December 7, 2024, in Riverton, Utah. He was born on May 22, 1930, in Freewater, Oregon, to Jacob and Pauline (Raugust) Rust. Alvin married Lauretta Paxton on October 9, 1958.
Alvin was the founder of Rust Coin in Salt Lake and is currently in Provo as Freewater Coin Company,...
Leland Doyle Christensen
Dec 6, 2024
Leland Doyle Christensen, a beloved figure known for his eccentric personality and unique passions, passed away on December 6, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on June 10, 1946, in Price, Utah, and he carried with him a vibrant spirit that touched the lives of many.
Leland served in the Army during Vietnam, displaying a commitment to his...
Lois Elaine Fahrni Kieffer
Dec 6, 2024
Lois Kieffer, 83, passed away peacefully in Lehi, Utah. She was able to stay independently in her home until her last hospitalization. Lois was born on August 8, 1941 to Zelma Elaine and Fredrick Fahrni in Bigham, Utah.
Lois served a LDS mission to Switzerland, where she met the love of her life Alvin H. Kieffer. They later married in the...
Anne Mary LaPlante
Dec 6, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah - Annie LaPlante, beloved wife, sister, and aunt passed away on December 6, 2024 after a courageous battle with cholangiocarcinoma.
Annie was born on June 1, 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Alfred and Julia (Cuzyk) LaPlante. Annie was educated in the Holyoke Public School System, graduating from High School in 1972 where she...
David Peila Pasi
Dec 5, 2024
West Jordan, Utah – David Peila Pasi, age 81, of West Jordan, passed away on December 5, 2024, in Hurricane, Utah.
David Peila Pasi was born December 20, 1942 to Latu Nahau Pasi in Fotua, Foa, Ha’apai, Tonga. She gave him the name Viliami (William), his father registered him as Tevita (David). Most family and friends called him Peila.
Between the ages...
Suliasi Vea Kaufusi
Dec 4, 2024
With gratitude to Our Heavenly Father and Our Savior Jesus Christ, Suliasi Vea Kaufusi passed to the other side of the veil peacefully on Wednesday, December 04, 2024, at the age of 73. He was born in Koloa, Vava’u, Tonga on September 09, 1951, to Halauafu Vea Kaufusi and Ana Falekihetoa Motumanu. Suliasi was the second child of fourteen children...
Lavon (Newbold) Francis
Dec 4, 2024
Having lived a life that spanned just five months shy of a century, LaVon Newbold Francis passed peacefully at home on the afternoon of December 4, 2024. After living a life filled with wondrous change, significant advances in the world, and sorrow and joy, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend was an unassuming but determined force to be...
Dianne Allen deJel
Dec 3, 2024
Dianne Allen deJel, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on December 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 6, 1934 in Logan, Utah, Dianne lived a life devoted to faith, family, and selfless service. She spent most of her life in Pleasant Grove, Utah, quietly and humbly giving of herself and finding...
Ofelia C. "Shorty" Reyes (Jaramillo)
Dec 1, 2024
Ofelia C. “Shorty” Reyes (Jaramillo), age 95, passed away on December 1, 2024 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born on August 1, 1929 in Chamisal, New Mexico to Elisco Casaus and Cleotilde Duran Casaus. She married Jose S. Reyes on May 26, 1949.
Ofelia was a homemaker. She loved learning how to cook and how to dance.
Ofelia is survived by her...
Stanley L Hopperstead
Nov 30, 2024
Stanley L. Hopperstead of Park City, UT (previously Manchester, CT), passed away at age 88 on August 25, 2025, with family by his side after a brief stay in the hospital. We are grateful that he lived a long, wonderful life with his high school sweetheart, Phyllis.
Stan was born December 19, 1936, in Champagne, Illinois to...
Byron Craig Liddell
Nov 30, 2024
Byron Craig Liddell, age 80, died November 30, 2024 at his home in West Jordan, Utah.
He was the oldest son of Byron LaVarre Liddell and Echo Mae Kirk. Byron was born on April 7, 1944 in Tooele, Utah. Growing up with 5 brothers and one sister, he had many fond memories of his days as a young man roaming the...
Lois B. Edwards
Nov 30, 2024
Lois B. Edwards passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her loved ones, on November 30, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on February 18, 1939, to Bert and Elizabeth Bennett, Lois was known for her loving and caring personality treating everyone with the same amount of compassion, no matter family nor strangers.
Lois was an avid golfer, while...
