Obituaries

Salt Lake City, UT Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Salt Lake City, UT area

Fred Newton

Fred Newton

May 4, 2020

Fred Henry Newton, beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather passed away on May 4, 2020, at the ripe old age of 91.  He went peacefully in his home with his daughter and son by his side.  Fred was born the youngest of 7 children December 20, 1928 in Emmett, Idaho to William Newton and Myrtle De Graw and he...

Luana Kingston

Luana Kingston

Apr 29, 2020

Luana Joan Gustafson Kingston,  our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, 68 passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family.

Born March 12, 1952 in Bountiful, Utah to Clyde Roland Gustafson and Orlean Harriet Kingston. Luana married Joseph O. Kingston on June 6, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah....

Rolland Sparks

Rolland Sparks

Apr 18, 2020

Rolland Frank Sparks, age 79, passed away peacefully and quietly at home on the evening of April 18, 2020 after a 55 year long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Rolland was born on April 24,1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the oldest son of Frank and Ethel Wilcock Sparks.

He and his wife, Agnes Wagner,...

James Taylor

James Taylor

Apr 17, 2020

“That boy will not live long!   Let him go outside with his Father while he still has life.”  That was the pronouncement of the doctor on young James Calvin Taylor born September 3, 1925 in Winder, Idaho.  At the age of 94, on April 17, 2020 he passed away to join his eternal partner Donna Haymore Taylor.  The week...

JoAnne Hansen

JoAnne Hansen

Apr 12, 2020

On April 12, 2020, a beautiful Easter afternoon, we lost our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and wife. JoAnne Hanks Lewis Hansen, called “Jo” by most and “Jomama” and “Grandma Joey” by a select few, passed away suddenly in her Sweetie’s arms.

Jo was the third of four children, born on May 15, 1934 in Salem, Utah,...

Janice Kingston

Janice Kingston

Apr 9, 2020

Janice Vesta Kingston (3/29/1968 – 4/9/2020)

– Janice, 52, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Sister passed away Thursday April 9th, 2020 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born March 29th, 1968 in Salt Lake City to Isabell Johnson.  Her life was her family and serving others.  She was a wonderful teacher...

Norma Montgomery

Norma Montgomery

Mar 27, 2020

Norma Lynn Cook Montgomery (90) beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandma, and great-great grandma passed away on March 27th at her home of lingering complications to a life saving cancer surgery. She was born November 27, 1929, Orem, Utah, to Rulon F. Cook and Katherine Bell Cook.  She married Clarence S Montgomery (Monty), November 2, 1949, in the Salt Lake...

Don Scarlet

Don Scarlet

Mar 18, 2020

Don Leslie Scarlet passed away at home early in the morning on March 18, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born to Lawrence Eli and Clara Ann Richards Scarlet on July 23, 1927 in Salt Lake City. He graduated from South High School in 1944.  Soon after, he enlisted in the Merchant Marines where he served on three...

Mary Low

Mary Low

Mar 16, 2020

Mary Jean Low passed away March 16, 2020 in South Jordan, surrounded by her family.  Jean was born November 9, 1930, in Providence, Utah to John and Eva Anderson.

Jean met her husband Paul in a play. They don't remember the play but the remember the Kiss! The rest is history. Together they raise 4 children.

Their...

Valaine Moffitt

Valaine Moffitt

Mar 6, 2020

Funeral Recording

Valaine (“Val”) Jones Moffitt, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away quietly on March 6, 2020, at the age of 91.  We will miss her boundless optimism, her constant nurturing, and her unwavering courage in the face of life’s trials.  But, we rejoice that she is reunited with her eternal companion and best friend,...

Linda Sorensen

Linda Sorensen

Feb 28, 2020

Linda Rae Sorensen, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2020, with her family by her bedside in Midvale, Utah,

Linda was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on July 7, 1942, to L. Richard and Norma June Sorensen.  The first of six children, 5 girls and 1 boy.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus...

Sharon Brinton

Sharon Brinton

Feb 23, 2020

Funeral Recording

Sedalia, MO-  Sharon Rose Summersett Brinton, of Sedalia, Missouri, returned home to her Heavenly Father Sunday, February 23, 2020 after a 12-year battle with cancer.  She was born January 25, 1951 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Lawrence Raymond Summersettand Mary Elizabeth Miller Summersett.  She had three sisters; Bonnie, Elaine and a twin sister Shirley. After Lawrence’s untimely death in a...

Thomas Rasmussen Sr.

Thomas Rasmussen Sr.

Feb 21, 2020

Tom was born February 19, 1927 in Bountiful, Utah. He was born at the home of Hugh and Alta Hayward by Dr. Byron Kesler Armstrong. He is the eighth (8th) of nine (9) children born to Howard Peter Rasmussen and Hazel Hayward Rasmussen. There were seven boys and two girls. Two of his siblings died shortly after birth. He...

Ann Turner

Ann Turner

Feb 20, 2020

Funeral Recording

Ann Halliday Turner returned to her Heavenly Father on February 20, 2020, with family members present. She was born in Salt Lake City Utah on March 3, 1934 to Herbert Hartland Halliday Sr. and Annie Camille Bowring Woodbury. She was the youngest of 5 children, (brothers) Herbert Hartland Jr. Paul Milwood, Allan Dean, Thomas Woodbury Halliday, and...

Gordon Peterson

Gordon Peterson

Feb 16, 2020

Our Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, age 77 passed away quietly at his home, with his loving family gathered around him due to a lingering illness. Gordon was born on November 30th, 1942 in Holladay, Utah to Hyrum Dean Peterson and Ruby (Mortensen) Peterson. He was married to (Bjorg) Margrethe (Hagen) Peterson on May 5th, 1963, and...

Gertrude Tiede

Gertrude Tiede

Feb 5, 2020

Gertrude Gene Rogers Tiede, 94 years old, passed away February 5, 2020 in South Jordan, Utah.  Born to Noble and Hazel Fallon Rogers August 29, 1925 in Gamerco, New Mexico.  Gertrude lived in and around Gallup, New Mexico for most of her life.  She married Leo Edward (Jack) Sullivan in 1945 and had two sons by him before they...

Miriam Kingston

Miriam Kingston

Feb 2, 2020

Miriam was born in Baja, California on December 1, 1972. She was the daughter of Alma and Carolyn Le Baron. She married the love of her life, Theron Kingston. Together they built a life they loved. She left behind a family that loves her very much. She is survived by her husband, her eleven children, and her grandchildren. She...

Harry Piltz, Jr.

Harry Piltz, Jr.

Jan 29, 2020

Funeral Recording

Harry Christopher Kalehua Piltz, Jr, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on January 29, 2020 in his home of natural causes.

Harry was born on September 30, 1943 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Harry Christopher Kalehua Piltz and Pauline Leilani Caceres. He served in the Army from 1961 to 1967. He married the love of his...

Joyce Taylor

Joyce Taylor

Jan 27, 2020

Joyce Taylor was born on January 24, 1943, in Bountiful, Utah. She died at the age of 77 at Lakeview Hospital after being on the ventilator for just over 2 years. Joyce grew up in Bountiful, Utah, in the home of Perry and LaPreal Frandsen, who had lived through the Great Depression. She learned the art of thriftiness and...

Diane Hinckley

Diane Hinckley

Jan 19, 2020

Funeral Recording

Our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, Diane Stewart Hinckley, peacefully returned to her heavenly home on January 19, 2020, after fighting for 12 years against the onset of early Alzheimers.  We will forever remember her love even when she no longer could!

Diane was born September 29, 1947, in Seattle, WA, as the only...