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Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Larry J. Govan
Dec 25, 2020
Larry J Govan (64)Larry Govan passed in Salt Lake City, UT on 12/25/2020 after a sudden illness. Larry was bornin Jacksonville, Florida, on November 13, 1956 to Ruth Nelson and Herman Govan Sr. Larry was askilled diesel mechanic and worked in that field most of his life. He also had a love forphotography and fishing.Larry was loved greatly by his...
Myrna Joy Matley
Dec 25, 2020
Myrna Joy Rasmussen Matley, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend returned to her Heavenly Father surrounded by her family on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020. She was 86 years old.Myrna was born on April 5, 1934 in Manti, Utah to Wanless Elsworth Rasmussen and Blanche Braithwaite Rasmussen. She graduated in 1952 from Manti High School and received her...
Margaret Havener Johnston
Dec 24, 2020
Margaret Havener Johnston, age 99, passed away on December 24, 2020, in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born on October 15, 1921, in Roberts, Illinois, to Tenjus and Doris Havener. She married Warren Johnston on June 16, 1945.Margaret was an accomplished homemaker. She loved knitting, particularly making afghans for family members, as well as sewing and working on home projects.She is...
Susan L. Smith
Dec 24, 2020
Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend died at her home on December 24, 2020. She was 72 years old.Born August 17, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents Charles Newell Larsen Sr. and Ruth Vivian Peterson. She grew up in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School. She married Jeffrey Lynn Smith...
Patrick H Mcgean
Dec 23, 2020
Patrick walked to the beat of a different drum. He knew no strangers. He is survived by his life partner, Cindy Nelson and his children; Hannah, Isaiah, Erin and Sebastian, also hundreds of lifelong friends. Patrick will be missed. A small gathering for friends to say goodbye or share a story of Patrick’s crazy life will be held on Tuesday,...
Frederick “Rick” Ernest Rose
Dec 23, 2020
In Loving Memory 1944 ~ 2020Rick (don’t call me Frederick, that was my dad), passed away quietly in the early morning hours December 23, 2020 of melanoma cancer, surrounded by the family he loved. He was born April 20, 1944 in Sugarhouse to Frederick Ernest Rose, Sr. and Leah Hoggan Rose. He is survived by his wife Linda, daughters Allyson/Daron...
Frank Shay
Dec 22, 2020
Frank was called home to our Heavenly Father on December 22, 2020, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born May 24, 1955, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William Wallis & Lois Layton Shay. Frank was the 7th of 12 children.At the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War. On...
Jeanine Ruth Pearson Rudd
Dec 22, 2020
Jeanine Ruth Pearson Rudd, shockingly, yet gracefully bowed out of this life, into the next, in the early morning hours of December 22nd, 2020. She was born on April 12, 1948, in Salt Lake City, to Ruth Martha Wunderlich Pearson and Edward Ira Pearson. She was the oldest of 4 children, Cheryl, Lyle and LeeAnn. Jeanine was free-spirited, independent, and...
William John Wright
Dec 22, 2020
John passed away December 22, 2020 in Murray, Utah.John was born March 11, 1961 to William J. Wright and Daisy M. Brewer.John was an only son, although growing up he had a good friend, Brent, and together they did everything.Right out of high school, John joined the U.S. Army then later joined the Utah National Guard serving 6 years.John was...
Brayden Elias Zavala
Dec 22, 2020
Brayden Elias Zavala was born in West Valley City on July 25, 2013, to his mother, Nidia Zavala. He passed away on December 22, 2020, in Salt Lake City.Brayden was a sweet, caring little boy who loved his mother more than anything. He loved sharks, dinosaurs, monster trucks, and racecars. He knew every single shark and dinosaur by their name....
Chiuying Tauvao Chien
Dec 22, 2020
Chiuying Tauvao Chien, came into the world on July 8, 1966 and she returned unexpectedly to her Heavenly Father on December 22, 2020 due to Covid19 complications at the IMC Hospital in Murray, Utah. Chiuying is survived by her eternal companion Livingstone Aliimalemanu Tauvao, and her son Samuel Hongli Chien Tauvao (her world and the other love of her life),...
David Astin
Dec 22, 2020
On December 22, 2020, David Dale Astin Jr. left this world and went back to be with his wife, Elisabeth Rosa Schilling, whom he had been missing for 7 years. Though we will miss him, we are happy that he is back with his sweetheart.David was born on March 13, 1932 to David Dale Astin and Helen Elizabeth Norberg in...
Evelini Uhatafe Liti
Dec 21, 2020
FOLAU A MO ’EMAU ‘OFA‘Evelini ‘Uhatafe Liti was born October 10, 1951, to Sanalio Pau ‘Uhatafe of Lapaha and Mele Tu’ipulotu Manu of Vaini. She departed her lovely family on December 21, 2020. Such a beautiful soul gone too soon. A major loss to her family and many others who knew her.Evelini finished from Tonga High School, then proceeded to...
Carolyn Hay Garff
Dec 21, 2020
Carolyn Hay Garff, 82, passed away of natural causes at her home in West Jordan on Dec. 21, 2020.Carolyn was born July 9, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Leland Franklin and Gwendolyn Simmons Hay. She graduated in 1956 from East High School and married Gordon Hal Garff in the Salt Lake Temple on Sept. 4, 1957. Before becoming...
Emery C. Webster
Dec 20, 2020
Emery C. Webster passed away on December 20,2020 peacefully in his sleep of heart failure. Emery was born in Charleston, Utah on July 20,1935, the second of four children born to Charlie Elijah and Norma Grace (Webb) Webster. He was preceded in death by his brother Donald Webster and sister Carla Christensen.Emery learned to work hard while growing up on...
Alan Carter Durrant
Dec 20, 2020
Alan Carter Durrant, age 84, passed away on December 20, 2020, in Riverton, Utah. He was born on September 25, 1936, in Porterville, Utah, to Samuel Carter and Jessie Francis White Durrant. He married Alberta Rae Peck on Feb. 12, 1965.Gardening was a big part of Alan’s life, and he was also a dairy farmer as a young man. Alan...
Darrel Gene Clegg
Dec 19, 2020
“Loving husband of 50 years” Darrel Gene Clegg, 74, passed away suddenly on December 19th, 2020 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was born on November 19th, 1946 to Dee and Dorothy Clegg in Salt Lake City, UT. He graduated from Skyline High School in 1965. After graduating, he served his mission in the Central British Mission (Churchs Best Mission)...
Sharlyne Stone Tefteller
Dec 19, 2020
Sharlyne Stone Tefteller, age 88, passed away on December 19, 2020 in South Jordan, Utah. She was born on April 6, 1932 in Roosevelt, Utah to Adrian Garrett Stone and Dorothy Calder Stone.Sharlyne was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all of her life. She held many positions in her ward. She married and...
Melvin O. Smith
Dec 19, 2020
Melvin O. Smith, age 87, was greeted with open arms, by loved ones as he passed through the veil December 19, 2020. He was born on August 3, 1933 to Melvin O and Victoria Scott Smith. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandpa. Melvin took great pride in his work as an ironworker and his handiwork can...
Sandra “Sandy” Rae Johnson Werner
Dec 18, 2020
Salt Lake City, UT- Sandra Johnson Werner 81 years old, passed away suddenly at Jordan Valley Medical Center on December 18, 2020. Sandra was born on November 23, 1939 in Salt Lake City at the LDS Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother Rose Elizabeth Johnson, her father Raymond Frank Johnson and her son Todd Wesley Kramer.Sandra spent...
