Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front

Jul 12, 2016

Jerry Leon Carter, II passed away on July 12, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on March 25, 1929 to Jerry Carter I and Eva Bell in Rockford, Illinios. He married Mildren T White on January 14, 1956. He enlisted in the Army in 1949 and served in the Korean War with the 25th Infantry. He became...

Jul 12, 2016

Dawn Nichol Spencer, age 77 passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born December 20, 1938 in Montpelier, Idaho the daughter of Dallas Wayne and Leith (Austin) Nichol.Dawn graduated from Olympus High School and the University of Utah.  She married David Raymond Spencer.  She was a registered nurse and retired from...

Jul 11, 2016

On July 11, 2016 a humble and unassuming Earl J. Eaton passed on due to a short struggle with cancer. One of seven children, he was born on February 26, 1932 to loving parents Joseph (Joe) Eaton and Frederica (Fritzie) Ann Holdforth (both deceased). He met his high school sweetheart (Mary Katheryn Alred, deceased May 17, 2009) and they were...

Jul 11, 2016

Our wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, nephew, uncle and cousin passed away surrounded by family on July 11, 2016, after a long and arduous struggle with multiple health issues.Robert Michael Mateus was born July 10, 1950 in San Fernando, California to Frank and Helen Mateus.  He was the fourth of six children.  In his younger years, Rob could often be...

Jul 11, 2016

Jul 9, 2016

Our loving Paul passed away at home surrounded by his family.  He was born to Paul and Louise Chavez Hunter in Rawlins, Wyoming.Paul attended grammar School at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Rawlins, Wyoming and parochial school at Maur Hill in Atchison, Kansas.  He attended Casper College, was a loyal employee of the Union Pacific. He then received his Bachelors...

Jul 9, 2016

Our loving wife, mother and daughter passed suddenly on July 9, 2016. Mary Catherine Crawford Wardell was born on December 8, 1961 to John and Ruth Crawford. She was born and raised Buhl, Idaho. She married the love of her life Harold Wardell on April 17, 1989. She was a light that touched every person she met. She will be...

Jul 9, 2016

Edith Lydia Nielsen1918-2016 Edith Lydia Nielsen passed away peacefully on July 9, 2016 in West Valley City, Utah at the age of 97. She was born December 4, 1918 in Aalborg, Denmark to Jens Marinus and Sorine Birgette, she was the oldest of 5 children.She is survived by her sister Erly Pedersen, 9 nieces and nephews and 16 great nieces...

Jul 7, 2016

Sione Vei Pupu’a, 89 years old, passed away on July 7, 2016 in his home in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by family. He was born on September 27, 1926 in Tongatapu, Tonga. Pupu’a married Manu Siu’ifanga Vaiokema in 1955. Pupu’a loved to preach the Word of God at the Tongan American Free Wesleyan church. He took pride in nurturing,...

Jul 7, 2016

Virginia “Shorty” McBride Roylance passed peacefully on 7/7/16 at Care Source Hospice Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Born to Marion and Nettie McBride on 9/13/21 in SLC.  Virginia married Duane Roylance on 7/26/1942 and patiently and lovingly put up with his antics and inappropriate sense of humor until he passed in 2007.Duane and Virginia raised 5 sons and 1...

Jul 6, 2016

Cottonwood Heights, Utah-Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Phyllis Jensen Heward, passed away July 6, 2016, Cottonwood Heights, Utah.Born on November 2, 1929 in St. Ignatius, Montana, daughter of David W. Jensen and Bessie Pierce. Married Grant S. Heward April 16, 1953 in the Salt Lake Temple. Phyllis attended LDS Business College. She served an LDS mission in...

Jul 6, 2016

Cottonwood Heights – Donald Keith Allen, 84, died July 6, 2016 at 3:43 p.m. due to coronary failure brought on by sepsis and other complications following a routine cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal surgery). He leaves his wife, Lenore Murray Allen; son, Douglas Allen (Kerry); daughter, Susan Fox (Don); son, Scott Allen (Julie); daughter, Jane Robertson (Bill); grandchildren, Cody Allen, Sarajayne Holman...

Jul 5, 2016

We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.We think of you in silence, we often speak your name.All we have are memories, and your picture in a frame.Your memory is our keepsake, with which we will never part.God has you in His keeping, we have you in...

Jul 4, 2016

On July 4, 2016, Renon Klossner Hulet died from pancreatic cancer. She passed away at home, with family by her side.In her too short 66 years of life Renon lived more than most. She was a true creative with the ability to make something from nothing, and make it beautiful. As a painter she filled hundreds of canvases with images...

Jul 4, 2016

Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great great grandfather and friend, Arnold (Arnie) E. Schmidt, age 91, passed away on Monday July 04, 2016.He was born September 04, 1924 in Oakland City Burt County, Nebraska to John C. Schmidt and Hilda Schroeder Schmidt. He met the love of his life Virginia (Ginnie) Marie Bates in California while having a drink and...

Jul 3, 2016

Jim (Jimmy) Don Smith, wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away July 3, 2016.  He was born December 16, 1944 to Emory Joseph and Ora Williams Smith.  He served in the Army during the Vietnam War.  He married Katherine Ann Hooper on December 5, 1995; later solemnized in the Jordan River Temple.  Jim enjoyed horses, camping, M&Ms and antique...

Jul 2, 2016

Breanna Patricia Hymas, a.k.a. Bre, returned back home to her Father in Heaven as she was encircled by her children, parents and siblings during the afternoon of July 2, 2016. Our beloved daughter, sister, aunt and grand daughter was a spirit that wanted to be free and consistently struggled to unconfine herself from her own mind. Despite the battle she...

Jul 1, 2016

Dee Franklin Murphy, 70, passed away on July 1, 2016. Dee was born on April 22, 1946, to Franklin and Evelyn (Keele) Murphy.Dee enjoyed gardening, music, the outdoors, fishing, bird watching, telling farm stories, watching sports, and pulling pranks. Much of this stemmed from living, working and playing on a farm in Bridgeland, UT growing up. He then attended Utah...

Jun 30, 2016

Jun 28, 2016

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Lena Njord Spencer, returned home after her long, courageous battle with cancer on June 28, 2016. Lena was born in Sweden on June 22, 1947 to Eric and Britta Njord. She married her best friend, Kent Spencer, on August 4, 1967 and was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on August 20,...