Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Edith Elizabeth “Liz” Ellis Easter passed away peacefully on December 27, 2014 in Sun City, Arizona. Liz was born February 23, 1936 in Houston, Texas to Richard Thornton Ellis and Helen Sherrill Ellis. She attended Milby High School in Houston and then married the love of her life, Lealand “Pete”...
A loving spirit has departed this earth. Sylvia Priwo Bontoft Cooper passed away on December 27, 2014, due to complications after open-heart surgery. She was born on May 16, 1960, to Sigrid Mauritz Priwo and Erich Kurt Priwo in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sylvia lived in Texas a number of years but always considered Utah her home.In 1986 Sylvia married...
My beloved sweet heart and dance partner Joseph Clairmont Clayton (Clair) returned home to his Father in Heaven on Saturday December 27, 2014 at the age of 87. He was born on February 28, 1927 to Joseph K. Clayton and Margaret E. Sanderson in Salt Lake City, Utah.Clair loved life and most of all loved to dance with his sweet...
Our loving father, grandfather and friend, Dale N. Henning, age 80, passed away on December 26, 2014 in Salt Lake City, UT. He was born in Snohomish County, Washington, August 26, 1934 to Clarence and Vera Layton Henning. Married Edith Brooks May 21, 1971.Dale was a hard worker. His careers included fireman, police officer, barber and most recently as a...
MADISON – Frances B. Mace, age 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep, listening to Christmas carols with her family by her side on December 24, 2014. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 21, 1917, the daughter of Gilbert and Gladys Bennett. She married Col. Wallace P. Mace in Reno, Nev., on January 29, 1943. She...
Lloyd James Hill, our loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend passed away on December 24, 2014, of natural causes. He was born April 14, 1928 in Salt Lake City, the son of Andrew John and Mary Ann Hartshorn Hill.Following graduation from East High School, Lloyd attended the University of Utah, receiving a degree in Civil Engineering. In 1950, he...
Masakazu “Sok” Shiba, 87, passed away on December 24, 2014 with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 18, 1927, in Clinton, UT to Masazo and Riye Shiba. Sok married Shizue Fujinami on April 26, 1966.He is survived by his wife, Shizue and children Connie Kawai (John), Rise Hirabayashi (Dean), Kenny (Natsuko), Maria Kelly (Kier), Scott...
“Tiny Grandma”Valerie St. John Yates Luckau, age 83, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on December 24, 2014, in Salt Lake City. She was born on February 13, 1931, in Birmingham, England, to William St. John Yates and Jessie Ward Yates.Valerie enjoyed school in England. It gave her a great love of reading classics, poetry and scriptures. A woman...
DeAnn J. Baker, age 72, passed away on December 21, 2014 in Salt Lake City. She was born on October 22, 1942 in Ogden, Utah to Phyllis and Everett Murray. Married Bruce S. Baker. She enjoyed spending time with family, sewing, cars and Bruce. DeAnn graduated from Stevens-Heneagar College to become an accomplished bookkeeper and secretary. She loved being a...
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother passed away December 21, 2014. Nona was born February 20, 1917 in Keats Kansas. She worked on the family farm in Oberlin, Kansas. Married to James Ferguson on March 11, 1940, they had a daughter, Patricia Ann Ferguson. Nona lived a full, happy, long life. She and James owned a restaurant/roller...
Rodney Melrose Otterstrom, 78 of Salt Lake City, passed away in his sleep at home with family on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Rodney was born July 18, 1936 to Oscar Melrose Otterstrom and Annie Laurie Lovelady Otterstrom. In life Rodney enjoyed his passion of fishing, camping, and table tennis with friends and family. He will always be remembered for his...
Richard Ralph Fryer, age 64, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 in Draper, Utah. He was born January 6, 1950 to Thomas Ralph Fryer and Laura LaVene Carter. He married Ellen Chapman; later divorced.Richard worked as a bus driver for UTA. He enjoyed movies, bowling, and riding his Harley Davidson Road King.Richard is survived by his children Hillari Bollard (Matthew),...
Mark Hunter Redd passed away at home on his 87th birthday after a short illness. Mark was born December 19, 1927 to Alice Vera Hunter and Leland Wayne Redd. He enjoyed his childhood at La Sal, Utah, and graduated from San Juan High School in Blanding. He loved his time as an LDS missionary in the Northern States Mission (1947-1949),...
James Russell Scott peacefully joined the Heavenly Choir on December 19, 2014. He was born October 16, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and almost made it to his 100th Christmas. He grew up at 1464 South West Temple in his mother’s family home, which was part of Jefferson Ward. His father, James Latimer Scott, died unexpectedly in 1930 from...
"Never get to be an old grandpa"! This was his advice to everyone, once his decreased mobility started slowing him down.Douglas R. Bushnell lived to be the "old grandpa" he warned everyone against becoming. He passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, at the home of his son, Neal, in Vancouver, WA. "Pop" was 93. He was born August 16, 1921, in...
Sing Phachomphonh passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in West Valley City, Utah. He was born January 3, 1928 in Savannahkhet, Laos to Pan and Mali Phachomphon. He was married to Khem Udornyat.He is survived by his wife, Khem, brother Deng, eleven children, eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Kew and Tong...
Bonnie Colleen Peterson Fullmer, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in Sandy, Utah. She was born on April 12, 1932 in Vineyard, Utah to Stanley Theodore and Minnie Iretta Johnson Peterson. She was the fourth of seven children and was raised most of her life in Utah County.A year after she graduated from Provo High School, Bonnie...
Vern Savage, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 15th 2014. He was born the sixth of seven children on June 13, 1922 in Declo, Idaho to Joseph and Bertha Savage. He spent his life working and raising a family in Pocatello, Idaho; Ely, Nevada; and West Valley City, Utah. After...
Betty Irene Crosby Whitehead, our sweet mother and “Grammy”, age 91, died peacefully at home in Bluffdale, Utah on December 15, 2014 from natural causes due to old age. She was born at home in Salt Lake City to Charles Hannibal and Ida Katarina Anderson Crosby. She graduated from East High School. She worked her entire adult life, mostly as...
Bear’s gone cruising’Bear died Monday, December 15, 2014 following a long courageous battle with the ills of life. His spirit can fly free now that it’s no longer shackled to a weak, ill body.Steve was born June 29, 1941 in Salt Lake City, son of Clyde A. Walters and Luella Wilkinson. He and his brother Bob were raised by their...