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Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Ralph Keith Newbold
Nov 8, 2016
Ralph Keith Newbold passed away of natural causes on November 8, 2016. He was born on January 1, 1941 to Joseph and Vuelta Newbold in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served a faithful mission LDS mission and then served in the U.S. Army. He was sealed to his sweetheart Maurine Birkeland on September 22, 1978 in the Salt Lake Temple....
Mary Lynne Hardy
Nov 7, 2016
Mary Lynne Hardy passed away Thursday, November 17th at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born April 6, 1947 to Albert & Blanche Love. Lynne has spent the past several years struggling with diabetes. Lynne is survived by her 3 children; Kirstin (Todd) Hainsworth, Kima Hardy, and Jim (Kristin) Hardy. 6 grandchildren, and 1...
Penisimani Po’Uha
Nov 7, 2016
Our Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather Born in the island of Tonga, Peni immigrated from his homeland to the United States in search of a brighter future for his posterity. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was always willing to serve with a full heart and a smile. Everywhere he...
Carole Ann Groves
Nov 7, 2016
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loved one, Carole Ann Groves. After gracing us with her presence for 74 years Carole returned to her heavenly home the morning of November 7, 2016. As with all great women Carole leaves behind a number of individuals who will miss her dearly. She is survived by her...
George W. Lange Jr.
Nov 6, 2016
George W. Lange Jr.1932-2016George William Lange Jr. passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 21, 1932 in Elizabeth, Colorado to George William Lange Sr. and Eugenie Cazin. The family later moved to Arvada Co, where he attended Arvada High School when he was called to duty and immediately joined the National...
Faye K. Knowlden
Nov 6, 2016
Faye K. Knowlden passed away peacefully in her home in Murray Utah on November 6, 2016, surrounded by those who loved her.Faye was born on January 22, 1921 in Moab, Utah. She was the second child to Charles and LaRhea Lance.Faye enjoyed a full and happy life. She was married to Ron Knittel for 18 years and she worked for...
Mary Goates
Nov 6, 2016
Our beautiful, classy and unconditionally-loving mom and grandma, Mary Louise Hooper Goates went to heaven on November 6, 2016. We all truly wished she could have lived forever. She was such an inspiration and a reassuring and loving presence in all of our lives. She was our rock, a matriarch who accomplished much, yet made it all look easy with...
Doris Mae Wainwright
Nov 5, 2016
Doris Mae Wainwright died peacefully on November 5, 2016 in Murray Utah at her daughter’s home. She was born February 9, 1918 in Elmira, New York to Hugh Wilson Baird Good and Martha Ellen Porter Good. Doris graduated from Elmira’s Southside High School in 1936. In 1939, she married the love of her life, Carl Wainwright. During WW11, while Carl...
Hunter Stanley Saltas Hayes
Nov 4, 2016
Hunter, our handsome, loving son, grandson and brother passed away November 4, 2016. Hunter was born on April 24, 1999 in Salt Lake City to Heather Saltas Hayes and Michael Hayes. He was blessed to have had a special bond with his Yiayia and Papou, Karen and Stanley Saltas, who helped shape him into the young man he became.Hunter loved...
Vernal A. Andersen
Nov 4, 2016
Vernal “Pinky” Andersen, age 94, returned to his heavenly home on 4 November 2016 following a brief illness. Pinky was born 26 May 1922 in Ogden, UT to Vernal Andersen and May Neilson. He served in the Army Air Force from 26 Jun 1943 to 21 Feb 1946. He married Nina Owen of Hunter, UT in the Salt Lake Temple...
Erma Mary Tapp Withers
Nov 4, 2016
“Together Again”Erma was born on February 13, 1932 to Raymond Stephen Tapp and Nettie Hansen Tapp. She graduated from Jordan High School in 1950. Married Clark J Withers on November 21, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple. She worked for Hartford Insurance, Jensen Oil Company and retired from the Salt Lake County Library System in 1997.Erma was active in The...
Wayne A. Omer
Nov 4, 2016
Wayne Albert Omer, 94, of Holladay UT, passed away peacefully November 4, 2016, of natural causes incident to old age. He was born in Holladay November 30, 1921, to A. Gideon and Leona Sutherland Omer, the third of nine children. Wayne’s life was deeply rooted in his ancestry and in Holladay. He grew up in close association with grandparents and...
Dell Ray Peck Jr.
Nov 2, 2016
Dell Ray Peck Jr.March 10, 1927 ~ November 2, 2016The light in our hearts has dimmed today. On November 2, 2016 our father, son, brother and grandfather left us peacefully in his sleep. Dad was our rock; he was the greatest man we ever knew. He always had a story to tell that would keep you laughing for days.Dell was...
Barbara O Williams
Nov 1, 2016
Barbara Ostberg Williams1931 ~ 2016Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Barbara Ostberg Williams, passed away peacefully at home on November 1, 2016 following a brave battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born May 28, 1931 in Delco, Idaho to Merlin J. and Ethel Shorts Ostberg. Barbara was raised in Idaho and Utah along with 10 sisters and 4...
Lawrence Wilson Wardell
Nov 1, 2016
Lawrence Wilson Wardell was born on October 1, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the third born child of Isaac Martin Wardell and Eva Wilson Owens. There would eventually be thirteen children—six biological and seven half-brothers and sisters from his father’s previous marriage. Life was hard during those years with his father working as a carpenter to support...
John N. Hutchings
Oct 30, 2016
John Nebeker Hutchings, 72, passed away Oct 30, 2016 at his daughter’s home, in Lake Forest, California from cancer.Born Jan 5, 1944 in Salt Lake City, UT to Eugene Frank Hutchings and Anna Althea Nebeker.After graduating from Jordan High School John followed his older brothers and joined the U.S. Navy. The Navy gave him the opportunity to get a college...
Patsy Ruth Spaulding Schreiter
Oct 29, 2016
Patsy Ruth Spaulding Schreiter1931 ~ 2016Patsy R. Schreiter passed away peacefully on October 29, 2016 in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born on August 18, 1931 to Brian and Mavis Hall Spaulding in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.She married Eberhard (Abe) Schreiter on June 13, 1956 at Cardston, Alberta, Canada. She was a very loving, caring and devoted wife and mother and grandmother...
Gary Douglas Derrick
Oct 28, 2016
Gary Douglas Derrick passed away peacefully on October 28, 2016 at the age of 76. He was born on October 13, 1940 in Salt Lake City, UT to Douglas Peterson Derrick and Afton Whittaker Derrick. He graduated from Olympus High School in 1959. After his first year at the University of Utah, Gary joined the Air Force Reserves in July...
Clara H. Ruff
Oct 28, 2016
Clara H. Ruff returned to her loving Savior after a long, courageous and valiant battle with breast cancer on October 28, 2016. Clara was born on November 5, 1942 in North Dakota and moved to Missoula, Montana at the age of 5 where she was raised alongside 18 brothers and sisters. After college Clara moved to Denver, Colorado and met...
Ruth Diane Dickson
Oct 28, 2016
Our beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, Ruth Diane Dickson passed away at the age of 70 on October 28, 2016 due to health complications. Diane fought a valiant battle with much dignity and courage. She was born on April 3, 1946 to Bert H. Dickson and Jean Fisher in Salt Lake City, Utah. When Diane was ten years old her...
