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Local Obituaries for Families in Salt Lake County & Along the Wasatch Front
Max John Stucki
Dec 15, 2024
Max was born on April 4, 1927, in Ivins, Utah, to Rulon Stucki and Vera Grace Staheli. He enjoyed working on the farm. He dropped out of school around junior high to work, helping load the produce trucks that his dad drove.
On November 8, 1945, when Max was 18 years old, he was drafted into the military and served in...
Shirlene Payne Hunter
Dec 13, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Shirlene Payne Hunter, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, who departed this life on December 13, 2024.
Mom was a kind and compassionate soul whose warmth and tenderness touched the lives of all who knew her. Mom was born on September 25th, 1929. She was born in her...
Klyne Gareld Nelson
Dec 12, 2024
Klyne Gareld Nelson, 90, our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on December 12, 2024. He was born on November 28, 1934, to Gerald Hans Nelson and Ruby Sophia Rasmussen Nelson. He was born in his grandparents’ home in Weston, Idaho.
He grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, graduated from Pocatello High School, and attended Idaho State University. At an early...
Laron Fred Woods
Dec 12, 2024
Obituary for Laron Fred Woods, Age 76, Died on December 12. 2024, in Brigham City, Utah. He was born on November 4, 1948, in Pioche, Nevada, to Ruth Schuenman and Luther Eugene Woods. He married Patsy Elizabeth Maxwell on August 14, 1971. Laron played high school football, served and opened a Spanish-speaking LDS mission in Miami, Florida, and received three...
Bernice Olivia Lopez
Dec 12, 2024
Bernice Olivia Lopez, a beloved matriarch and devoted Christian, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024, in Riverton, Utah. Born on May 1, 1930, in Wellington, Utah to Felix and Fay Mansanarez, Bernice lived a life rich with love and service that touched the hearts of all who knew her.
Preceded in death by her cherished husband Joe C. Lopez and...
Kenneth Andrew Miller
Dec 10, 2024
Kenneth Andrew Miller graduated this life Dec 10, 2024.
He was at home with his family. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am, December 20, 2024 at Redwood Memorial Estates Chapel, 6500 S Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah. Friends and family may visit there from 9:30 am - 10:45 am, prior to services. He will be interred next to his mother...
Rebecca "Becky" Francis Hicks
Dec 10, 2024
Rebecca “Becky” Francis Hicks passed away Tuesday morning December 10, 2024. Becky was born February 4th, 1950, the first of four children to Edward and Elaine Kucera in American Falls, Idaho. Becky attended school and graduated from American Falls High School in 1968. She then left home to attend Stevens-Henagar College in Salt Lake City. Becky married Steve Hicks in...
Douglas Scott Lee
Dec 8, 2024
Douglas Scott Lee, age 59, passed away on December 8, 2024, in Murray, Utah. He was born on January 23, 1965, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marvin Hill Lee and Joan Alta Reading.
Douglas was an Eagle Scout. He held various positions in the church. He worked for the church for 31 years. He was in charge of putting up...
Susan Kathleen Bryan
Dec 8, 2024
Susan Kathleen Bryan, age 61, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Kathy was the beloved daughter of Gwen and Newell Bryan, and a cherished sister, aunt, and friend. She was a woman of faith, love, and laughter, remembered by family and friends for her warmth and positive spirit.
Kathy shared a close bond with her family, especially her mother, Gwen....
James Laran Witter
Dec 8, 2024
A piece of my heart lives in Heaven...
Your wings were ready but our hearts were not...
I am always with you...
A limb has fallen from the family tree that says grieve not for me...
Remember the best times, the laughter, the song, the good life I lived when I was strong...
Glen Raymond Jones
Dec 8, 2024
Glen Raymond Jones passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024, at the age of 92, in Washington, Utah, surrounded by his devoted spouse and posterity.
He was born on October 15, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the second son, one of 4 sons, and a daughter born to Raymond Silas and Julia Ann Jones. As a very young...
W. Bert Bennett
Dec 7, 2024
W. Bert Bennett, 77, passed away on December 7, 2024, in West Jordan, Utah. He was born on December 3, 1947, in Mapleton, Utah, to James Robert Bennett and Ruby Olean Earley Bennett. On October 14, 1967, he married Eleanor Irene Mascarenaz.
Bert had a love for music, baseball, hunting, fishing, and woodworking. He dedicated many years to coaching Little League...
Sterling Gordon Umphenour Jr.
Dec 7, 2024
Sterling Gordon Umphenour Jr.. was born to Sterling Gordon Umphenour Sr. and Thelma Petrie on December 28th, 1932 in Bellingham, Washington. He was a hard worker and began at 8 years of age mowing lawns and delivering newspapers and magazines. He continued working from this young age through high school with jobs such as the high school cafeteria, bowling alley,...
Tekehu Steven Munanui
Dec 7, 2024
Tekehu Steven Munanui returned home to his father in heaven on December 7, 2024. “TK” was born September 17, 2005, to Dean and April Munanui in Salt Lake City, UT. TK was a very determined person. In fact, so determined and excited to meet his family that he came 7 weeks early. His fighting spirit was evident from his first...
Leah Lafern Boyce Hilton
Dec 7, 2024
Leah Lafern Boyce Hilton was born on August 29, 1927, in Fort Union, Utah, to Perry and Lafern Boyce. She grew up with her four siblings: Charles, Richard, Marilyn, and Lynn, and graduated from Jordan High School.
Leah married Vern G. Hilton, and together they were blessed with four children: Boyce, Charles J., Gaelynn, and Barbara. Although their marriage was later...
Sophia Josephine Skirko Schroeder
Dec 7, 2024
Sophia Josephine Skirko Schroeder, age 91, passed away on December 7, 2024, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. She was born on June 24, 1933, in Port Washington, Wisconsin to Kazimer Skirko and Sophie Shaulis. She married Wayne Allen Schroeder on May 3, 1957.
Sophia was a homemaker who loved bowling and golfing with the “Hercules” ladies. She loved her cats with all...
Lou Ella Maxwell Knight
Dec 7, 2024
On December 7, 2024, our beloved “Old Fat Granny” passed peacefully from this life into the next and was reunited with her husband after being apart for more than 36 years. Lou Ella Maxwell Knight was born August 11, 1924, in Cedar City, Utah, to Charles Bennett and Josephine Anderson Maxwell. She was the youngest of nine children.
One of our...
Matthew Benjamin Hicks
Dec 7, 2024
Matthew Benjamin Hicks, 49, died suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Taylorsville, Utah, after a lengthy and debilitating struggle with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).
Matt was born Sept. 14, 1975, to Chris and Maureen Hicks, and from age 10 was raised by his father Chris and stepmother Joyce, along with six siblings. (With assistance from our dear friend and...
Lois Elaine Fahrni Kieffer
Dec 6, 2024
Lois Kieffer, 83, passed away peacefully in Lehi, Utah. She was able to stay independently in her home until her last hospitalization. Lois was born on August 8, 1941 to Zelma Elaine and Fredrick Fahrni in Bigham, Utah.
Lois served a LDS mission to Switzerland, where she met the love of her life Alvin H. Kieffer. They later married in the...
Anne Mary LaPlante
Dec 6, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah - Annie LaPlante, beloved wife, sister, and aunt passed away on December 6, 2024 after a courageous battle with cholangiocarcinoma.
Annie was born on June 1, 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Alfred and Julia (Cuzyk) LaPlante. Annie was educated in the Holyoke Public School System, graduating from High School in 1972 where she...
