Obituaries

Salt Lake City, UT Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Salt Lake City, UT area

Darla Tueller

Darla Tueller

Mar 10, 2019

Today, March 10, 2019 a bright light went out in the universe.  Darla Jo Tueller born August 4, 1960, to Bruce and Dorothy Tueller passed away.   Her parents refused to listen to the doctors to not bring her home when she was born because she had Down Syndrome.  Daddy always called her his “Little Angel”.  Darla was fortunate to...

Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt

Mar 8, 2019

Paul Vincent Hunt passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on March  8th 2019. His big heart, infectious laughter and unconditional generosity will be etched in our hearts forever.

Paul was born in Salt Lake City, UT to Richard and Rebecca Hunt on November 28, 1984. He was a vivacious and happy kid who excelled at snowboarding, skiing, football,...

Ada Nielson

Ada Nielson

Mar 2, 2019

Ada Kay Neuenswander Nielson September 24, 1935 – March 2, 2019

Kathryn (the name she wanted everyone to call her) was one of six children born to Lorenzo and Maryann Neuenswander. Kathryn is survived by three sisters and one brother , Golda (Glenn Olson) Lesetta (Gene Coleman), Curtis (Charlene) Neuenswander, and Carelin (Tony Jensen). Her...

Robert Blackhurst

Robert Blackhurst

Feb 25, 2019

Funeral Recording

Robert Lee (Bob) Blackhurst was reunited with his sweetheart on Monday Feb 25, 2019. Bob passed away at the home of his daughter Ann in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born Sept 24, 1928 in Downey, Idaho to Brigham and Priscilla Blackhurst.  He was welcomed by brothers Jay and Lynn and then joined by sister Barbara a year...

Lucile (Lucy) Watkins

Lucile (Lucy) Watkins

Feb 23, 2019

With sadness we announce that our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Lucy Watkins, passed away on February 23, 2019. She was born on April 18, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Jay E. Yarnell and Emily A. Zdychmec. Her mother died when Lucy was just 13 years old. An only child, she was smart, strong, feisty and fussy.

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Calvin Cragun

Calvin Cragun

Feb 22, 2019

Funeral Recording

Calvin Cragun passed away peacefully February 22, 2019. He was born November 14, 1940 to Robert Wallace and Vivian Parker Cragun in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Celestia Van Tussenbroek, December 20, 1967 in the Logan LDS temple. He was a proud graduate of East High School and the University of Utah, where he...

Colleen Orgill

Colleen Orgill

Feb 20, 2019

Funeral Recording Our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt and friend Colleen Nicol Orgill, 86 passed away on Feb 20, 2019 at the home of a daughter in Salt Lake City surrounded by loved ones, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

​She was born in Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah on Jan. 15, 1933 to George Duke Nicol and Manilla Bisel.  She married LaRay Mark...

Mikayla Serr

Mikayla Serr

Feb 14, 2019

Funeral Recording

Mikayla Dawn Serr – 2012-2019 Our sweet little angel “KK” returned home to her Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 14, 2019.  Mikayla was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 14, 2012, to Michael Serr and Tiffany Miller.  She battled a life-long illness with enthusiasm, joy and courage.  She never complained and shined through...

Janice Ehrhardt

Janice Ehrhardt

Feb 4, 2019

Janice Elaine Fontana Ehrhardt

Janice Elaine Fontana Ehrhardt, beloved mother, age 80, passed away peacefully on 4 February 2019, at home, surrounded by loved ones, including our little dog, Lucy, after a battle with HSV Encephalitis.

Janice was the first of two daughters born to Martha Elaine Houghton Fontana on 19 June 1938...

Wayne West

Wayne West

Jan 31, 2019

Service Recording

Wayne West was born in Ogden, Utah in 1925 where he spent a great portion of his childhood being raised by his grandparents. He moved to Salt Lake City with his family and went to various schools, graduating from South High in 1943.

Dad spent the summer of 1943 on a road trip...

Kenneth Melby

Kenneth Melby

Jan 22, 2019

Funeral Recording

Kenneth O. Melby, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and friend passed away January 22, 2019.  Born August 31, 1929, in Holladay, Utah, to Arnold W. and Ruth Clarkson Melby.  Married Charolette Bryner, later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. She passed away. Married Cheryl McRae, later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Early...

Diana Shields

Diana Shields

Jan 21, 2019

Diana Marie Shields, 52, died quietly in her sleep at home on January 21, 2019. Though struggling with health problems, her passing was unexpected. She was born March 2, 1966 in Salt Lake City. Her parents were Wanda Matlock and step-father Kenneth Neal Allgood. She married Michael Bradley Shields on July 22, 1995 in Rose Canyon, Herriman, Utah, and...

Randy Morris

Randy Morris

Jan 21, 2019

Randy M. Morris 1961-2019

Randy M. Morris, loving husband, grandfather, father, son and brother passed away unexpectedly of heart attack on Jan. 21, 2019.  Born Nov. 10, 1961, to DuWayne and Alberta Nieser Morris.  Married Kathy McKay, September 3, 1994, later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Eleanor Pratt

Eleanor Pratt

Jan 20, 2019

Eleanor J. Pratt 1935-2019

Eleanor Johnson Pratt, 83, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away January 20, 2019.  Born July 17, 1935, Lee’s Ferry, Arizona to Price W. Johnson and Helen Johnson.  Married Arnold Pratt, December 23, 1952.  He passed away July 15, 2012.

Survived by son, daughters, sister, brothers, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Wendy Maxfield

Wendy Maxfield

Jan 11, 2019

Funeral Recording

Wendy Nelson Maxfield, our dazzling and precious wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister passed away on January 11, 2019, after a courageous and faith-filled battle with cancer.  Wendy was born in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 1951, to Russell Marion and Dantzel White Nelson.  She grew up in Salt Lake City, where she attended East...

Janie LeRoy

Janie LeRoy

Jan 6, 2019

Funeral Recording

Janie Robinson LeRoy, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, unexpectedly passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on January 6, 2019, due to complications from a genetic heart arrhythmia. She was born on April 28, 1944 and grew up in Rifle, Colorado.  As the eldest of 8 children, she was a big help...

Terry Talbot

Terry Talbot

Jan 4, 2019

TERRY EUGENE TALBOT 1945 ~ 2019

Funeral Recording

Terry Eugene Talbot, 73, dearest loved husband, father, grandfather, neighbor, and friend, peacefully passed away January 4, 2019 surrounded by his family, at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Terry was born December 3, 1945, the oldest of four sons, born to Eugene LeRoy and Margaret...

Mildred Granger

Mildred Granger

Jan 1, 2019

Mildred “Millie” Granger 1927 – 2019

Funeral Recording

Mildred “Millie” Granger, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.

Born February 5, 1927 in Spring Canyon, Utah, to George Bogdin and Mary “Nellie” Olsen Mackley.  Ted and Millie met while working at the...

JoLyn Josephson

JoLyn Josephson

Dec 31, 2018

JoLyn Josephson 1961-2018

Funeral Recording

JoLyn Josephson of Salt Lake City, Utah died unexpectedly in her sleep on December 29, 2018 at the age of 57.  She was born January 31, 1961 to Blaine Cannon Josephson and Rosalie Ruth Reid, who both preceded her in death.

Joy, as she preferred to be called,...

Susan Miller

Susan Miller

Dec 28, 2018

Susan Dale Miller 1952-2018

Susie Miller, 66, passed away on December 28, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. She was born January 17, 1952 in Chicago, IL and moved to Salt Lake City, UT in 1991. She was a very strong, intelligent, determined, independent, and caring woman. She loved her family, friends, and animals....