Obituaries

Salt Lake City, UT Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Salt Lake City, UT area

Gary Stanford

Gary Stanford

Oct 6, 2015

Dr. Gary B. Stanford

1937 - 2015

Dr. Gary B. Stanford, 78, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at his home in Holladay, Utah.

Gary Brewster Stanford was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, on September 26, 1937. He was the third son of...

Claudia Coombs

Claudia Coombs

Oct 6, 2015

Claudia Helen Coombs 1952-2015

Claudia, loving wife, mom, grandmother passed away peacefully at home on October 6, 2015.  Born in Inglewood, California, on October 24, 1952 to John and Margaret Scott Johnson.

Claudia loved the ocean, skiing, tennis, scuba diving and her dogs.  She was one of those people who was a great...

Jean Beessley

Jean Beessley

Oct 5, 2015

Jean Draper Beesley

1920 – 2015

Jean Bee Draper Beesley, age 95, died peacefully at home on October 5, 2015 of natural causes.

She was born October 1, 1920 in Salina, Utah, the second of three daughters, to Clarence...

Barbara Kegel

Barbara Kegel

Sep 29, 2015

Barbara Agnes Virginia Conrad Kegel

(mother of Debra Castor)

Mom died in Salt Lake City, UT on September 29, 2015.  She was a beauty queen from Chinook, Montana,  a farm girl born to Bertha and Jesse Conrad on February 7, 1923. In 1939 she married handsome Fred Kegel from...

LeRoy "Roy" Eakle

LeRoy "Roy" Eakle

Sep 26, 2015

LeRoy “Roy” Bailey Eakle

1931 – 2015

LeRoy “Roy”, 84, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 26, 2015.   He was born on July 13, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Barnabus Burt and Ruth Ellen Bailey Eakle.  Married Susan A. McCormick on May 12, 1989.

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Jolene Prelip

Jolene Prelip

Sep 19, 2015

Jolene R Prelip August 28, 1944 – September 19, 2015

Jolene R. Prelip, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at home on September 19, 2015. Born August 28, 1944, Clarion, Iowa to Sidney Harris and Frieda Steinwandt. Married Richard Prelip on March 1, 1946,  Belmond, Iowa.  For over 50 years she greeted her husband with...

Sherry Brewer

Sherry Brewer

Sep 16, 2015

Sherry LaRue Carter Brewer 1933 -2015

Sherry LaRue Brewer, 82, our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, passed away September 16, 2015.

Sherry was born June 1933 in Fountain Green, Utah to Stanley Elmer and Hazel Adele Carter. She graduated from Moroni High School. She married Don J Brewer on August 10,...

Dell Lindsley

Dell Lindsley

Sep 4, 2015

“Take knowledge where you find it, and bless the giver.”

Dell Pritchard Lindsley, age 84, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 due to natural causes.

Pritch was born June 28, 1931 in Norfolk, VA, the son of Kenneth Patton Lindsley and Ola Murciel Pritchard. While a toddler,...

Lillian Goldman

Lillian Goldman

Sep 1, 2015

LILLIAN KAY SUTTON GOLDMAN 1943­ - 2015

Lillian Kay Sutton Goldman passed away at the age of 72 on September 1, 2015 in SaltLake City as a result of brain cancer.

Born March 12, 1943 in Salt Lake City to William Henry Sutton, Jr. and Lillian LaVerda Thomson. Kay graduated from the University...

Kristine Burgess Tarabetz

Kristine Burgess Tarabetz

Aug 16, 2015

Kristine Sara  Carlson Burgess Tarabetz 1966 – 2015

Kristine Sara  Carlson Burgess Tarabetz passed away August 16, 2015 at her home in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.  Born on January 31, 1966, New Haven, CT to Silva Carlson and Linda Marshall.

Kristine earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT University then furthered her...

Gerry Kennedy

Gerry Kennedy

Aug 10, 2015

Gerry  Kennedy 1959 – 2015

Gerry Kennedy passed away August 10, 2015  emphysema at IMC Hospital.   Born October 30, 1959, Ogden, Utah to Byron and Lorraine Kennedy.

Gerry was an incredible faux painter, he loved gardening and cooking.

He will be missed dearly by his best friend of 18 years, soul...

Norma June Gee

Norma June Gee

Aug 5, 2015

Norma June Clark Gee

“NJ”

1925 – 2015

Norma June Clark Gee, age 90, passed away on August 5, 2015, in her home in Holladay, Utah, from causes incident to cancer.  She was born on June 20, 1925 in Etna, Star Valley,...

Elner Bybee

Elner Bybee

Jul 31, 2015

Elner VaLois Roderick Bybee

1927 - 2015

Elner VaLois Roderick Bybee, our beautiful mother and grandmother, was blessed to pass away on July 31, 2015, after a short illness at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 20, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Elmer Hawkins...

Vern Bolinder

Vern Bolinder

Jul 15, 2015

Vern H. Bolinder 1923-2015

Vern H. Bolinder  died July 15, 2015 peacefully at his home.   Vern died five days before his 92 nd birthday. He was born on July 20, 1923.  He is the son of Jules Vern and Anna Bolinder.  His father was a three term Mayor of South Salt Lake.  He worked with...

Mark Sanders

Mark Sanders

Jul 11, 2015

Mark Ames (Renteria) Sanders

1966 - 2015

Mark Ames Sanders, beloved son and brother, age 48, passed away July 11, 2015 at his home.  Born October 10, 1966, Salt Lake City, Utah to Monte A. Sanders and Samantha Jensen.

Survived by father and step-mother, Monte A and Sidney H. Sanders; mother,...

Belva Freeman

Belva Freeman

Jul 9, 2015

Belva Marie Cook Freeman 1926-2015 “Cookie”

Belva Marie Cook Freeman was born September 14, 1926 in Salt Lake City to Franklin Jensen Cook and LoVenna Sorensen.  On July 9, 2015, at the age of 88, Belva passed away of natural causes.

Belva attended Midvale schools, graduated from Jordan High School, class of 1944. ...

Ethel Haverstock

Ethel Haverstock

Jul 4, 2015

Ethel Mae Freeburn Haverstock 1916-2015 “Moomie”

Ethel Mae Haverstock was born in St. Joe, Indiana.  She lived with her family, grew to maturity and went to school there.  In 1937, she met and married John L. Haverstock in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  They are the parents of seven children.  They moved to Idaho Falls in 1975. ...

Merrilee Vassar

Merrilee Vassar

Jul 4, 2015

Merrilee Fielding Brewster Vassar June 5, 1969 – July 4, 2015 (“ I’m going out with a bang!”)

Merrilee died from pneumonia following a 2 ½ year battle with triple-negative breast cancer.

Born June 5, 1969 in Inglewood, California (not her fault) to Hoyt W. Brewster, Jr. & Judith Thiede Brewster....

Edward Laukat

Edward Laukat

Jun 26, 2015

Edward Raymond Laukat

05/17/1918 – 06/26/2015

Edward, “The Boy Wonder”, returned home on June 26 th after living a full life of 97 years.  Born and raised in Sacramento, CA to Paul Laukat and Mary Elizabeth Bullock, Ed learned to work hard.  His first job at age 8 was going door...

Judith Andrus

Judith Andrus

Jun 20, 2015

Judy Andrus

1940 – 2015

Judith (Judy) Carolyn Wilmarth Andrus, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on June 20, 2015.  Judy was born in San Jose, CA on July 4, 1940 to Gary Wesley Wilmarth and Margaret Leone Drury.  She married her devoted companion, Roger Perry Andrus,...