Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Bruce Kirk Johnson
Feb 2, 2026
Bruce Kirk Johnson, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, veteran, and lifelong character, passed peacefully after a valiant fight of battling stage 4 prostate cancer while on hospice, surrounded exactly how he wanted to be, by family, laughter, love, and the people who mattered most.
Bruce was born on December 21, 1938, and lived a life defined by grit, loyalty, and...
Kathryn Brown Maughan Pond
Feb 2, 2026
Kathryn Brown Maughan Pond, 89, passed peacefully on February 2, 2026, having lived a vibrant and full life.
On September 2, 1936, a beautiful daughter was born to LaVern Brown and Archie Walters Maughan in Logan, UT. She was their second daughter; Jeanine being the eldest and later two brothers Archie Jerald, and Herschel Lynn were added to the family. As...
Chauncey Keyonte McCloyn
Feb 1, 2026
Chauncey Keyontè McCloyn was born 06/10/2004 in Ogden, UT and with heavy hearts we announce his passing on 02/01/2026 in SLC, UT.
Chauncey was the brightest light in every room-someone who’s infectious love, laughter and radiant energy naturally demanded your attention and was impossible to ignore. He came into this world surrounded by peace as the storm roared around us, and...
Hyrum Willi Reich
Feb 1, 2026
Hyrum Willi Reich, age 87. Died February 1, 2026, in South Jordan, Utah. Hyrum was born on January 26, 1939, on Salt Lake City, Utah to Erich and Helen Reich. He met his sweetheart, Elaine Garrett, while working at his parents' restaurant, The Farmer's Daughter. They got married on December 4, 1957. They eventually took over, owned, and operated the family business...
Gerald Wallace Ellefsen
Jan 31, 2026
Gerald Wallace Ellefsen, age 92, passed away peacefully on January 31st, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 1st, 1933, in Whittier, California, to Elias Johan Ellefsen and Lou Orrock.
Gerald grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from South High in 1952. He married his sweetheart Jeanette Anderson on November 8th,1957, in the Salt Lake...
Felima Sanchez
Jan 31, 2026
Felima Sanchez, who was a beloved mother, grandmother, and devoted member of her community, passed away on January 31, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born on November 1, 1931, in Llano San Juan , New Mexico, Felima lived a life characterized by her unwavering love and dedication to her family, as well as her passionate service to her faith.
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Janice Blanchard
Jan 30, 2026
Janice Kloepfer Blanchard, born November 25, 1933, in Logan, Utah, passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 92. She was the daughter of Frederick Joseph and Margaret Schaub Kloepfer.
Her early years in Logan shaped the faith, steadiness, and quiet strength that defined her throughout her life.
On June 5, 1953, Janice married Raymond Reid Blanchard in the Logan...
Kate Pemberton
Jan 30, 2026
Kate died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday 30th January 2026, aged 58, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, having successfully survived bowel cancer just 4 years earlier.
Kate was born on 4th June 1967 to Thomas (Tom) and Joyce Pemberton in Stafford, England, the youngest of their 4 children. Her older siblings were Richard, Julia and...
Ma'ata Wolfgramm Fiefia
Jan 29, 2026
Ma’ata Wolfgramm Fiefia, age 100, passed away on January 29, 2026, in Midvale, Utah. She was born on August 13, 1925.
Ma’ata Wolfgramm married Isilileli Kaumoelotu Fiefia on December 24, 1946.
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Ma’ata Fiefia loved to serve the Lord. As soon as she was an adult, she became a single sister missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Ron Layton Hurst
Jan 29, 2026
Our Beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great grandfather Ron Layton Hurst Jr. returned to the loving arms of his Savior January 29, 2026. Ron was born July 27, 1948 in Blanding Utah, to Ron L. Hurst Sr. and Erma R. Powell, the fourth of nine children and the first boy. He was his mother’s rock, helping support his siblings...
Laddie Vincent Houck
Jan 28, 2026
Laddie Vincent Houck, age 68, passed away suddenly on January 28, 2026, in Murray, Utah. His passing was unexpected, and the space he leaves behind is felt deeply by all who loved him.
Laddie was born on March 20, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ira Edward Houck and June Peterson. On December 16, 1980, he married the love of...
Nancy Yamashita Smith
Jan 28, 2026
It is with profound sadness that we announce that our beloved wife, mother, and Nana, Nancy Smith, peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Nancy was born on September 28, 1959, in Ogden, Utah, to Frank and Natsuko Yamashita of Hooper, Utah. She later met and married her eternal companion, Jeff Smith, in the Ogden Temple of...
John Belliston Heath
Jan 28, 2026
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, John Belliston Heath our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather peacefully passed away at home in his sleep. John was born on October 23, 1943, to John Fredrick Heath and Deon Belliston Heath. John attended Salt Lake City schools graduating from Highland High School in 1962. John made many lifetime friends at Highland all of...
Jose Martinez
Jan 27, 2026
Jose Martinez, age 93, passed away on January 27, 2026, in Lehi, Utah. He was born on February 9, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joe E. Martinez and Gabriela Lujan. Throughout most of his life, he was known to close family and friends as Alfred, or Al.
Jose married Francis Gabaldon on April 16, 1956, and later married Maria...
Chrystal Carol (Anderson) Even
Jan 27, 2026
Chrystal was born on December 2, 1927, to Hjalmer and Amelia Anderson in Wilmot, South Dakota, and she was claimed as God’s beloved child at her baptism as a baby at Wilmot Lutheran Church. She learned well how to love and be loved from her parents and seven siblings, as well as a large and close extended family. The family...
Eric David Wardell
Jan 27, 2026
Eric David Wardell, age 55, passed away on January 27, 2026, in West Jordan, Utah, after a two-year fight with End-Stage Kidney Disease and after having been married for only three-and-a-half years.
Eric was born on July 12, 1970, in Eugene, Oregon, to David Keith Wardell and Carolyn Diane Wallace Wardell. Eric married Jennifer Klenk Wardell at the Millennial Falls Event...
Cherie Ann King
Jan 26, 2026
Cherie Ann (Symes) King, age 88, died on January 26, 2026, in Bountiful, Utah. She was born on February 1, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ila Fay and Kenneth Symes. She married the boy next door and the love of her life, Dennis Walter King, on February 19, 1955.
She was a creator. Her focus in her life was...
Roy Lin Richards
Jan 26, 2026
Roy Lin Richards, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, 78, slipped peacefully away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, after enduring a month-long stay in the ICU due to complications of blood infections. Lin was born in Murray, Utah, at the Cottonwood Maternity Hospital on March 7, 1947, to Evan Clark Richards and...
Edith Alice Savage
Jan 26, 2026
Edith Alice Savage, born on February 21, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, in West Valley City, Utah, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness.
Edith was a cherished daughter of Fred Kueffner and Marie Kohoutek. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, John Savage, her brothers Fred, Ralph, and...
Martin Brent Wiens
Jan 25, 2026
Martin Brent Wiens passed away on January 25, 2026 at home, where he wished to be in his final moments. He was born April 24, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Martin and Kathleen Wiens.
Brent spent his childhood and teen years in Sandy, Utah. He was steady and kind, the dependable one, showing his love through actions. As a...
