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Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Petro John Forakis
Sep 28, 2017
Petro John Forakis died on September 28, 2017 in Holladay, Utah at the age of 92. Pet was born in Altonah, Utah on June 5, 1925 to John and Florence Mecham Forakis. He married Veda Hoopes and they later solemnized their marriage in the Salt Lake Temple on January 7, 1947.Petro is survived by his four children, Billie (Arden) Bendixen,...
Madeleine Kennedy Keller
Sep 25, 2017
Madeleine Kennedy Keller was born on December 23, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ron and Michelle (Tatton) Keller. Maddie fought for her life for 5 days and passed away due to complications from leukemia. Maddie was an amazing lacrosse player and loved playing for the Copper Hills Grizzlies, as well as her other competition teams. She really enjoyed...
Sid Nelson
Sep 25, 2017
Born March 18th 1937, in Brigham City, Utah to Odell and Evia Nelson. Sid grew up in Salt Lake City where he graduated from East High school and Attended the U of U. Late in the summer while touring the Grand Canyon he met the love of his life Barbara Zenger. 6 Years later they were married in Honolulu, Hawaii.Sid...
Carrol Davidson
Sep 25, 2017
Carrol A. Davidson, 74, retired from life on September 25, 2017, in Elko, Nevada. She was born on October 7, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Adrian and Pearl Cressall.Carrol was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and friend who always put others before herself. She enjoyed crocheting and playing on her tablet. She loved to shop for her “two-fer”...
Melvin Lynn Johnson
Sep 24, 2017
A last call was sent from K7KC on September 24th 2017 when Melvin Lynn Johnson “Lynn”, devoted husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old.Lynn, with his wife of 53 years Kay Smith Johnson raised 6 children in Dublin California and Sandy Utah. Lynn was an active member of the LDS church...
Leona Colleen Clauson
Sep 24, 2017
Leona Colleen Clauson widow, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away September 24, 2017 at Legacy Village Memory Care Facility in Taylorsville, Utah.Leona, though she preferred to be called Colleen, was born June 8, 1930 in Salt Lake City to William Gritton and Anna Leona Hansen Gritton. Colleen grew up with brothers Verl Gritton, Deloy Gritton, Gerald Gritton (Maureen), and sister Linda...
Eva Marie Bunch
Sep 23, 2017
You were a Brave Warrior with an innocent heart. A Shining Star with the purest soul. You were One of a Kind.You were always smiling and making everyone you knew feel loved and special. Thankful for the little things everyday. You loved to laugh, and when you cracked yourself up, your unrestrained, joyous chuckles filled the room and brought smiles...
Gary Horgan
Sep 23, 2017
Gary Francis Horgan died on September 23, 2017 in West Valley City, Utah at the age of 78. Born on September 5, 1939 to Jerome and Edna in Butte, Montana. Married Patricia Wilma Jonsson Horgan on December 27, 1969.Gary is survived by his wife, Patty; his children, Jody, Rodney, and Stefani (John); and his sister, Judy (Richard) Gaffney.He is preceded...
Launa Stolworthy Christensen
Sep 22, 2017
Launa Stolworthy Christensen passed away on September 22, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Launa came into the world on May 6, 1944, in Shelley Idaho. Born to Mallene Weaver and Gordon Stolworthy, being the first of eight children Launa had many responsibilities at a young age caring for her siblings. She was also taught by her parents the...
Ellen Smith
Sep 22, 2017
Ellen “Louise” Smith (Fulk) Our beloved mother Ellen Louise Smith was called home to her Heavenly Father on September 22, 2017.She was born May 14th 1942 in High Point, North Carolina to Thallis and Helen Fulk and even though living in Utah over 50 years her southern hospitality never dimmed.She was sealed to her loving husband Legrand Smith November 14,...
Wayland Alma Starks
Sep 21, 2017
Wayland Alma Starks, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away peacefully at his home in West Jordan, Utah on September 21, 2017. He was born October 17, 1943 in Pittsburg, Texas to Othar and Grace Starks, the fifth of nine children. Wayland married his sweetheart Dianne Sanders on July 1, 1966 and together they had three...
Dana Bunnell
Sep 21, 2017
Dana Bunnell, 90, passed away September 21, 2017, in Salt Lake City. She was born June 29, 1927, in Reno, Nevada to Niels Larsen Nielsen and Bothilda Christina Madsen Nielsen. She married Alton Leroy Bunnell on May 9, 1975.Dana was a great woman who was loved by many. She attended church at Evangelical Free Church. Where she, served and loved...
Richard V. Billings
Sep 20, 2017
Our dear Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, Richard “Richie” V. Billings passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from complications do to a long struggle with COPD. He was born in Buhl, Idaho on May 6, 1943 to Garlin Anson and Helyne Vera Billings.He graduated from Murray High School in 1961. He worked in construction and eventually owned his own construction company...
Sharon Elaine Covington
Sep 20, 2017
Sharon Elaine Covington passed away peacefully on September 20, 2017. Sharon was born December 16, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Marion U. Homann Covington and Dean W. Covington. She lived in West Jordan, Utah until 1995, then in Sandy, Utah until her death. She worked for 32 years with South Valley Training Company and loved the...
Etta Ragner
Sep 20, 2017
On the morning of September 20, 2017 the world lost some of its sparkle as Etta L. Ragner, 97 years, passed away peacefully in Sandy, Utah. She was born on August 20, 1920 in Silver City, Utah to George Richard Eatough and Violet Yeates. She was the youngest of four and the apple of her father’s eye. She grew up...
Ruth Mahoney
Sep 20, 2017
Ruth Ellen Evans Mahoney returned to her Heavenly Father peacefully on September 20, 2017, while at home. She was surrounded by her family. She was born December 31, 1922, to Edmund Paul Evans and Lucretia Jane Miles Evans in Idaho Falls, Idaho, an only daughter with 4 brothers. She attended Salt Lake City schools and graduated from East High and...
James Leroy Martin
Sep 19, 2017
James Leroy Martin, 73 years, passed away on September 19, 2017 at home in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born May 13, 1944 in Denver, Colorado to Roy Paul Martin and Genevieve Martin. He married Meredyth Martin on July 23, 1962.He enjoyed showing his horse “Missy” to All Around 2 years in a row. James worked for the Civil Service for...
Lath Jordan Kunz
Sep 19, 2017
Passed away September 19, 2017 at the age of 21, he was born July 21, 1996 in Salt Lake City to Kanyon Kunz Duncombe and Safaa Al-Abudi. Lath graduated High School and loved to play basketball, go fishing, football and listening to music. His favorite pro teams were the Denver Broncos and Oklahoma City Thunder. He is survived by his...
Brent Earl Parker Sr.
Sep 19, 2017
Brent Earl Parker Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Taylorsville, Utah, on September 19th, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Brent was born on June 23rd, 1941 in Provo, Utah, and is the eldest son of Clarence Hugh Parker and Willa Higbee Parker. At a young age, Brent gained a tremendous love and appreciation for his family that...
Herman Jefferson Lowe
Sep 18, 2017
Herman Jefferson Lowe 68, of Magna Ut. passed away suddenly on September 18, 2017. He was born to Theodore Jackson Lowe and Jetta Lee (Leeder) Lowe on October 29, 1948 in Clovis, N.M. In 1970 he married his sweetheart, Nellie M. Ford.Herman was preceded in death by his father Theodore Jackson Lowe, and is survived by his mother, Jetta Lee...
