OBITUARIES

Jun 16, 2022

Our dear sweet Marissa Anne Hansen received her angel wings and danced her way to heaven into her daddy’s arms, Jess Darron Hansen, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Just in time for Father’s Day and his birthday, she was 21 years old.

Marissa is a treasured daughter of God and was a joy to everyone around her. She loved and...

Jun 16, 2022

Heidi Scofield passed away June 16, 2022, due to natural causes.

Heidi was an artist, animal lover and journalist, having worked for the Deseret News for 22 years before a stroke in 2008 that led to her love of animals.

She leaves behind her husband Tyler Garrett, and two poodles Nani & Griz. She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 15, 2022

Dick G. Geisler loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, uncle, brother and friend passed away peacefully in his home in Layton, Utah, on June 15, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Dick was born on Friday, January 13, 1928, in Rigby, Idaho – a day he always said was his lucky day.  His parents were Oscar and Ada Geisler. ...

Jun 15, 2022

Janice Ann Smith Mortensen, age 85, of Bountiful, Utah, died on June 15, 2022, in Salt Lake City, after a short fully-vaccinated battle with Covid and a frustrating battle with dementia.  Born in Salt Lake City on March 21, 1937, to Samuel H. and Phyllis Merleen Jones Smith, her formative years were spent in Klamath Falls and Woodburn, Oregon.  After...

Jun 15, 2022

Lloyd Dean Nelson passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 15, 2022. He was born on April 3, 1933 in Fairview, Utah, to Martha Rigby (homemaker) and Laurel Daniel Nelson (rancher). Oldest of 3 children, Lloyd grew up in Manila, Utah.

After his service in the Army during the Korean War, where he had been stationed in Germany, Lloyd...

Jun 15, 2022

The amazing giant of a soul, and adored son and brother, David James Larsen passed away on June 15, 2022. David’s flame burned brightly and left us way too soon. We will treasure the time we had with him. His parents (James and Elizabeth) and brothers (Sam, Joshua, and Thomas) will have a gaping hole in our hearts until we...

Jun 15, 2022

Our loving mother Rosemary Arlene Gibbs passed away on June 15, 2022. She was born April 25, 1933, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Earl and Myrna (Dunham) McCown. She was born prematurely and weighed just over 2 pounds at birth. Her father was an electrician, and he built baby Rosemary an incubator made of a cigar box and light bulbs. Her...

Jun 13, 2022

On Monday, June 13, 2022, Stephen George Knab, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at 74.

Steve was born on June 17, 1947 in Altoona, PA to George Martin Knab and Theresa (Regensperger) Knab. He married his high school sweetheart, Linda, and they raised two children, Carol and Michael.

Steve served in the US Army Signal Corps from 1966...

Jun 12, 2022

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Gloria B. Smith passed away Sunday June 12, 2022, at the age of 83. She was born October 6, 1938.

She graduated from Jordan High School in 1956. She was the oldest daughter of Melvin and Viola Thompson. She met her husband C. Dale Smith at a dance in Salt Lake City, Utah....

Jun 11, 2022

Anna Johan Beutel Honey Gibb returned home to the open arms of her Heavenly Father on June 11, 2022, surrounded by her 7 children and youngest Sister. Johan was born on July 29, 1937, in Miami Arizona. She was the oldest daughter of Kurt Emil and Mildred Lewis Beutel. She has two sisters, Elizabeth Jane Hutchison (BJ) and Meredith Sanders....

Jun 11, 2022

Laura Rose Volpe Cheney, much loved mother, teacher, friend and grandmother, age 92 passed away in the early morning hours of June 11, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was born on December 16, 1929, in Princeton, British Columbia, Canada to Mary and John Volpe. Laura married William (Bill) Cheney on August 14, 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....

Jun 10, 2022

Our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, Duane C. Price,  passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Duane was born August 18, 1926 in Maeser, Utah to Absalom Price and Mamie Arline Carpenter Price.  He has 4 siblings: Shirley, Dan, Boyd, and Marilyn.

When Duane was 9 years old, his mother passed away and he...

Jun 10, 2022

After influencing the lives of many, Michel Léo Gerard Britte passed from the most valiant battle with glioblastoma brain cancer on June 10, 2022. Michel was born in the Liège region of Belgium on October 29, 1968 and spent his childhood and youth there where he developed a love for all sports and a passion for playing soccer. These interests...

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Jun 9, 2022

Jun 9, 2022

Rosemary Donene Smith was born in Salt Lake City on a beautifully wintery day, December 16th, 1946. As far as her parents, Don Abel & Arlene Mann Smith, were concerned, her coming changed history – this even though she would spend the whole of her life living within 50 miles of her birthplace.  She was 19 months old when a...

Jun 8, 2022

Randall Curtis McMurdie, age 59, was born November 11, 1962, in Logan, Utah and passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 8, 2022, after a short illness.  Randy was the son of William Evan McMurdie, Jr. and Maxine Curtis.  He grew up in Logan, graduated from Logan High School, and from 1981 to 1983 served a mission for...

Jun 8, 2022

At the age of 95, Don C. Burningham passed away on June 8, 2022. Born to Clarence Burningham and Alberta Pack on September 6, 1926 in Coalville, Utah, Don and his younger sister, Merlene, moved frequently (their dad worked as an engineer on various western dam projects) and learned words and counting before attending school (their mom was a teacher)....

Jun 8, 2022

Verdel Meacham was born a New Year’s baby in the year of 1932, and finished her Earthly journey on June 8, 2022. She was 90 years old. Verdel was an incredible seamstress. She sewed her children’s clothing and costumes, and did alterations for ZCMI for many years.

Through the same years that Verdel worked for ZCMI she worked for Granite...

Jun 6, 2022

Our beloved wife, sister, mother, daughter, aunt, and Grammy.  Rori Winterbottom (51) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 21, 1970, to Robert Videto and Monie Flegal in Lynnwood, California. In 1974 their family moved to Brigham City, Utah. She attended Lincoln Elementary, Box Elder Junior High School, and Box Elder High School. In...