Obituaries

Tanya D Daly

Tanya D Daly

Jul 3, 2021

Tanya Deantha Daly passed away at age 46 of natural causes. Tanya’s passing occurred on July 3, 2021, in West Valley City, Utah. Heaven gained an angel that day as she was reunited with many that love her.

Tanya D. Daly entered this world on November 13, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Christine Daly and Kerry Daly. Tanya earned...

Lynne Rasband

Lynne Rasband

Jul 3, 2021

Margaret Lynne Rasband, loving sister, daughter, aunt, and friend, passed away on July 3, 2021, in West Jordan, Utah.

Lynne was born on November 14, 1945 to John Curtis (Jack) Rasband and Margaret Eloise Clyde Rasband in Heber City, Utah. She attended and graduated in 1964 from Wasatch High School in Heber City. Lynne received her Associates Degree in Accounting...

Raymond Alexander LeVitre

Raymond Alexander LeVitre

Jul 3, 2021

Raymond Alexander LeVitre passed away at the age of 77 on July 3, 2021 in South Jordan, Utah. Born with his twin brother, Richard, on October 28, 1943, to Ray and Esther LeVitre, he was the middle of five kids. He was raised in South Salt Lake and graduated from Granite High School in 1961. His first job was at...

Colleen Kay Winkler

Colleen Kay Winkler

Jul 2, 2021

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and best friend Colleen Kay Hepworth Winkler passed away peacefully after a long battle with dementia on July 2, 2021. Colleen was born on February 8, 1937 to Dean and Clara Hepworth. She grew up in Salt Lake City and attended West High School. She later met, fell in love with, and married her...

Gary Dean Ludvigson

Gary Dean Ludvigson

Jul 1, 2021

Gary Dean Ludvigson was born June 29, 1952 at the Tooele Army Depot in Tooele, Utah to Clinton and Lenora Ludvigson. Gary was unexpectedly taken from us in his sleep on July 1, 2021, at the age of 69, while doing what he loved; road tripping with his beloved wife of 48 years, Jolene Louise Ludvigson, in their motorhome in...

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Jun 29, 2021

William (Bill) Ronald Thompson passed peacefully from this world on June 29, 2021. He was born September 29, 1938, to Alvin Thompson and Stella Simpson in Salt Lake City, Utah.  

Bill met his lifelong sweetheart Ruby Denise Waters when they were 11 years old and married November 19, 1955. Together they had three sons: William Kevin (Denise), Ronald Lee (Mary, Sheila,...

Robert Donald Sims

Robert Donald Sims

Jun 27, 2021

 

Robert is survived by his beloved wife of 70 years, Jeanellen Dawson Sims. Robert (Bob) was preceded in death by his mother Thelma Grier Sims, his father Harry Henry Sims, and his eldest son Robert E Sims (Lora). Bob’s surviving children are William (Ola), Roberta (Dan), Thomas (LaNea), Cheryl (Thomas), Scott (McKaylee). 

Bob has 43 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren, and...

Coleen Matthews Stephens

Coleen Matthews Stephens

Jun 27, 2021

Our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and sister, Coleen Matthews Stephens, died peacefully Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Legacy Village in Taylorsville, Utah.

Coleen was born on April 4, 1934 in Liberty, Idaho to Harvey and Florence Matthews. She learned the value of hard work while growing up on a farm with her parents, 3 brothers and one sister. She loved...

Darwin H Smith

Darwin H Smith

Jun 26, 2021

 

Darwin H. Smith lost his battle with lung and heart disease and died in hospice care at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was hoped that he could have stayed at home until the end, but his symptoms became too severe, and he requested that he go to St. Mark's Hospital.

Darwin was a quiet man,...

Erika Edith Tschocke Koch

Erika Edith Tschocke Koch

Jun 26, 2021

Erika Edith Tschocke Koch, 86, passed from this life into internal life on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

Erika was born on July 4, 1934 in Glambach, Germany. The daughter of Paul Richard Tschocke and Emma Loulise Strauch.

Erika grew up in Germany during WWII along with her two sisters. They came to the USA in her teenage years, where she...

Catherine Ilene Devers

Catherine Ilene Devers

Jun 25, 2021

Ilene Devers

1936 ~ 2021

Catherine Ilene Carter Devers was born May 29, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lindsay Carter and Catherine Hardy Carter. She passed away June 25, 2021 with family by her side.

Catherine married Paul Howard Devers. He preceded her in death October 20, 1984. Catherine worked for Mountain Bell/US West. She volunteered at Pioneer...

Reed Babcock

Reed Babcock

Jun 21, 2021

He was known as Varlin by a few, as Reed to many, as Dad to Alisyn and Sharon, as “Bompa” to Erin, Elise and Connor, as Papa to Jenise, Ty and Jayson, and as Uncle Butch to the Burrows kids.

Varlin Reed Babcock died on June 21, 2021, surrounded by those he loved and those who loved him.

Reed was born...

Mary Joyce Perschon Walkenhorst

Mary Joyce Perschon Walkenhorst

Jun 20, 2021

Our dearest mother, Mary Joyce Walkenhorst, 86, returned home to her Heavenly Father and sweetheart of 66 years whom she missed so much, on Sunday, June 20, 2021. She was surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah – the daughter of Walter and Bertha Perschon.

She loved spending time with...

John Alden Henninger

John Alden Henninger

Jun 17, 2021

John Alden Henninger, 87 years old of Taylorsville, Utah, passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2021 following lengthy Hospice care. John was born September 24, 1933 in Lyman, Wyoming to Oscar and Myrtle Henninger, the second of ten children.

Growing up in the Salt Lake avenues, John graduated early from East High School, and received his private pilot...

Lila Barker Maughan

Lila Barker Maughan

Jun 15, 2021

Lila Fay Barker Maughan passed away peacefully on June 15, 2021, due to natural causes.  She was 100 years old and had lived a very productive and full life. Lila was born January 16, 1921 to Daniel and Stella Morris Barker, the eighth of thirteen children.

She married Elmer Dean Gunnell Maughan on March 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California....

Laura Marie Winterton

Laura Marie Winterton

Jun 14, 2021

Laura Marie Christiansen Winterton (84) peacefully passed away on June 14, 2021 at her home in West Valley City, Utah. She was born on April 11, 1937 in Hood River, Oregon to Elroy Bradley and Margaret Ellen Schiess Christiansen.

She graduated from Wy’East High School in Odell, Oregon and then entered the Nursing Program at Brigham Young University in Provo,...

"J" Brian Whitesides

"J" Brian Whitesides

Jun 13, 2021

   

Our dear loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, relative and friend.  ‘J’ Brian Whitesides, died peacefully June 13, 2021, surrounded by loved ones in his home in Cottonwood Heights, Utah at the age of 86, after almost 10 years of fighting cancer.

J was born March 16, 1935 in Burley, Idaho to John Marion and Alice Chloe Barlow Whitesides. ...

Bert Howells

Bert Howells

Jun 12, 2021

Charles Albertus Howells Sr. “Bert”, 85 years old, passed away June 12, 2021. Born on February 21, 1936, in Sugar City, Idaho to John and Isadora Howells.

Married the love of his life Carol Ann Green on August 15, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He worked and retired from Garrett/Overnight Trucking. He loved to travel. One of his fondest...

Velma Jo Gray Asay

Velma Jo Gray Asay

Jun 10, 2021

Our Mom, Velma Jo Gray Asay, passed away on June 10, 2021. Mom was born on January 9, 1938, the oldest with 2 brothers and 2 sisters, to Verlyn F. and Norma Adell Gray in Ely, Nevada.

Mom was raised in McGill and graduated from White Pine County High School. In 1959, mom met our father, Rolan L. “Buz” Asay...

Deanetta Lynn Jenkins

Deanetta Lynn Jenkins

Jun 9, 2021

Deanetta Lynn Jackson Jenkins passed away the morning of June 9, 2021, peacefully in her sleep.

Born February 19, 1968 in Artesia, NM, Deanetta spent her early years traveling the world with her parents. As a teenager, they moved to Utah, where she lived out the remainder of her life. Though her marriage to Robert Jenkins did not last, they...