Salt Lake City, UT Obituaries

Jul 22, 2020

Funeral Recording

Gwen Young, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away  peacefully July 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Born March 11, 1933, American Fork, Utah to LeMoyne Adams Despain and Myrl Robinson Despain.  She married her high school sweetheart, F. Marden Young on August 23, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple.  They were...

Jul 18, 2020

Charles (Chuck) B. Cheney, our loving husband, father, grandfather, 77 passed away on July 18, 2020 due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident.  Born May 26, 1943 in Prescott, AZ to William Clem Cheney and Eva Day Cheney and later moved to Salt Lake City, UT.

He attended East High School and graduated in 1961 and soon after was...

Jul 16, 2020

Funeral Recording

Donald Kerry Hyland (Papa)

Donald Kerry Hyland, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away on July 16, 2020 of natural causes at 68 years old. He did not die from Covid-19. He was born on February 08, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Carins O’Brien Hyland and Rhoda Robertson...

Jul 15, 2020

Clark Fairbanks Gardner, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, age 80, passed away on July 15, 2020 at home with his family in Cottonwood Heights, Utah from complications related to a terminal illness.

Born April 13, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clark Archibald Gardner and Lois Fairbanks Gardner, Clark grew up on Military Drive near...

Jul 14, 2020

Lawson D. Millett passed away July 14, 2020, at his home in Bountiful, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Dwight and Gladys Millett. Lawson served an LDS mission in the Alaska Canadian Mission, afterward joined the Army. He served full-time in Vietnam and Desert Storm, then continued in the Army Reserves until his...

Jul 13, 2020

Funeral Recording

Randy Buie, “the legend”, Loving Husband, Father, grandfather, brother and friend left this world far too soon. He passed away unexpectedly at his home in Sandy, Utah from natural causes. Born on October 18, 1950 in Salt Lake City Utah to William Thomas and Mildred Minerva Baker. Randy attended Granite High School, and the University...

Jul 13, 2020

Funeral Recording

Doris Smith Buckmiller, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Parents on July 13, 2020, at the age of 90, with her daughter Gloria at her side. Doris was born on December 28, 1929, to Herbert Hall and Henrietta Carlisle and from day one made the most of every moment. She...

Jul 12, 2020

Bertam Pack Hill, 89, passed away on July 12th, 2020 in South Jordan, UT succumbed to the rigors of old age.

Visitation will be 9:30-10:45 AM on Thursday, July 16th, 2020 at Cannon Mortuary- 2460 Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121.

Private Family Memorial services will be held after the Visitation at 11:00 AM at...

Jul 10, 2020

Diana was born in the small town of Montpelier Idaho in August of 1941. She left us to join her beloved husband (and the numerous extended family members that she found through genealogy) when she passed away at her daughter’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah in July of 2020. Diana led a full life, and was kept busy...

Jul 4, 2020

Let it be known to the world that Jeanette Claire Edwards Nelson was one badass bitch.  We understand if you are turned off by the vulgarities, but giving Jeanette a normal, solemn, bland obituary would be like staging an elementary school production of the Broadway musical Rent: well-intentioned but completely inappropriate. Maybe it was the death of her father...

Jul 2, 2020

Leslie Ann Taylor Smith loving mom, grandma, sister and friend passed away peacefully of natural causes on July 2, 2020.  Born June 18, 1948, Salt Lake City, Utah to Robert L. and Marjorie Askew Taylor.

Married to John Craig Smith on April 2, 1968.  He passed away on December 17, 2017.

Leslie loved to be...

Jun 28, 2020

Janice Marie Slone, devoted sister, aunt, and friend, left this earth and joined her parents, brother, and fur babies in heaven on June 28th. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska on August 16th to Bobbie and SGM(ret) John Slone Sr. who she adored and spoke of often after their passing. Survived by brothers Charles Slone and Jimmy Slone and their families,...

Jun 20, 2020

Klaus Jochen Goeckeritz, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on June 20, 2020 at his home in Alpine, Utah, just days short of his 79th birthday. After a typical day of working outside where he loved to be, he went to sleep and woke up in heaven.

Klaus was born June 25, 1941 in...

Jun 16, 2020

Rick Wayne West, age 68, passed away on June 16, 2020, at his home in Taylorsville, UT. He was born on July 30, 1951 in Salt Lake City, UT to his parents Wayne and Betsy West. Shortly after graduating from Hillcrest High School, Rick served his country in the National Guard. He married Paula Christianson West on January 14,...

Jun 15, 2020

Our loving mother passed away on June 15, 2020 at the age of 91. She was born in Chicago on July 13, 1928. She was married to Joseph for 67 years until his passing in 2015. She raised three strong and responsible daughters through the example that she set. She lived a fulfilled and meaningful life.

She...

Jun 14, 2020

Our precious father, Russell Anderson Burnham passed-away peacefully at home on June 14, 2020 at the age of 85 in Salt Lake City, UT. Born October 29, 1934, in Niagara Falls, New York, to Ivan Anderson Burnham and Rita Matilda John, he was the eldest of their three children. He was raised in Niagara Falls, before moving west to...

Jun 9, 2020

Our dear mother, grandmother, wife, sister, friend, teacher, artist Julie Ann Buhler passed June 9, 2020. Julie delighted in her time with her grandchildren and children and in her service as a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She served in many roles in the church including a meaningful inner city mission with...

Jun 6, 2020

Ryan Merlin Weaver, our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, age 20, passed away June 6, 2020 in Saratoga Springs, Utah.  Born January 16, 2000, Salt Lake City to Cyril and Robyn.

He would give you the shirt off his back.  He was hard working and dedicated to any job he took on.  He enjoyed playing basketball,...

Jun 5, 2020

Funeral Recording

Zanita Hamelwright Vincent, age 83, passed away suddenly but peacefully from cancer on June 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving husband and family.  She was born July 19, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Movell C. and Helen Thorne Hamelwright.

Zan married the love of her life, Robert Daniel Vincent, on March 24, 1954 in the Salt Lake...

Jun 5, 2020

Gary Howard Wardle passed away June 5, 2020, in Sandy, Utah, after a long goodbye from Alzheimer’s disease. We would like to thank Hospice and the wonderful caregivers at Wentworth at Willow Creek for Gary’s care the last 3 ½ months of his life. He was born January 15, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Howard and Bernice...