OBITUARIES

LaVon Brown Albertson

LaVon Brown Albertson

May 27, 2026

Our treasured mom, grandma, great grandma (GG), and aunt passed from this earthly life with her children by her side on May 27, 2026, at the amazing age of 102. Though she would tell you that she was only 2.

LaVon and her identical twin LaVerne Brown Mechling were born July 25, 1923, to William Vernile Brown and Rhoda Ann Christensen...

Dennis Adam Baxter

Dennis Adam Baxter

May 27, 2026

Dennis Baxter spent 30 years in the service of his country. His flag was lowered for the last time on May 27, 2026. Born 25 February 1948 in Nampa, Idaho, he was the oldest of three children born to Robert Rolland Baxter and Marvel Pearl Faidley. 

His early life was on the move as his father was a miner in Nevada,...

Becky Christensen Barlow

Becky Christensen Barlow

May 26, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Becky Christensen Barlow. Becky died peacefully on May 26, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age eighty-two, surrounded by her dear husband, Kay, and their children, following a traumatic brain injury one week prior.

Becky was a lover of words,...

Stella Manning

Stella Manning

May 25, 2026

Stella Manning was born in Franklin, Idaho, on July 20th, 1929. Her beautiful soul left us on Memorial Day, May 25th, 2026, to be reunited with her loved ones, who are waiting for her with open arms. 

Stella graduated from Dayton High School, where her activities included singing and acting in all the school plays and playing drums in their school...

Cathy Lynn Ruesch

Cathy Lynn Ruesch

May 24, 2026

Cathy Lynn Ruesch passed away at home on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at the age of 65. She is finally at peace after several years of suffering due to terminal liver disease.

Cathy was born on October 9, 1960 to parents Peggy A. Ramsdell Pruett and William M. Pruett. From 4 months old, Cathy was raised by her Grandparents, George and...

Judy Sharon Chesley

Judy Sharon Chesley

May 23, 2026

Judy Sharon Saunders Chesley of West Haven passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026, in Clearfield. She was born on August 14, 1950, in Lexington, Kentucky to Pauline Williams and Ben Erastus Rich Saunders.

Judy attended Eastwood High School before moving to Bowling Green for her junior and senior years, a difficult transition that helped shape her resilience and compassion for...

Suzanne Brown Anderson

Suzanne Brown Anderson

May 23, 2026

Suzanne Brown Anderson, beloved mother, grandmother, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, May 23, 2026, surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren after a courageous battle with CML cancer. She was 83 years old.

Suzanne was born on May 26, 1942, in Lovell, Wyoming, to Frank and Delilah Brown. She was the youngest of three children in a...

Connie Mae Baker

Connie Mae Baker

May 21, 2026

Connie Mae Baker, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2026, at the age of 88 after a courageous battle with FTD Dementia. Born on April 25, 1938, to Ted and Fay Hepworth, Connie was raised in West Bountiful and lived a life filled with love, devotion, hard work, and deep compassion for those...

Donna Mae (Snyder) Morris

Donna Mae (Snyder) Morris

May 20, 2026

Our beloved Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Great-Great-Grandmother Donna Mae (Snyder) Morris passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 20, 2026. Donna led a loving and fulfilling life.

Donna was born on May 4, 1936, in Goshen, Utah, to Theron T. Snyder and Jeanette Carolyn (Hansen) Snyder. She grew up in Nephi, Utah, where she was a cheerleader...

Stanley Lamar Johnson

Stanley Lamar Johnson

May 19, 2026

On May 19, 2026, our beloved father peacefully passed away surrounded by his children at the William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home. He was born in Logan, Utah, to Raymond P. and Irene Nowland Johnson. He married NaDene Hodges on November 24, 1954, in the Logan Utah Temple.

Stan lived a life guided by the Lord truly being a hero...

David Merlynn Tanner

David Merlynn Tanner

May 19, 2026

David Merlynn Tanner, 81, received a peaceful release from the many health challenges of the last years of his life on May 19, 2026, and he returned home to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He joins loved ones in a long-deserved and peaceful rest. The philosopher Tagore describes it well: “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting...

Connie Ball Cox

Connie Ball Cox

May 18, 2026

Connie Ball Cox, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home on May 18, 2026. She was born on September 5, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Clifton James and Goldie Burnett Ball. As their only child, she was raised in Kaysville, Utah—a community she cherished, where she formed lifelong friendships, and where she later chose to raise her...

Lou Anna Halls Waite

Lou Anna Halls Waite

May 16, 2026

Lou Anna Halls Waite July 28, 1943 – May 16, 2026 Lou Anna Halls Waite, age 82, passed away on May 16, 2026, in Ogden, Utah. She called Clearfield, Utah, her home for the final 35 years of her life.

Lou Anna (Lana) was born July 28, 1943, in Bremerton, Washington, to Gene Conrad Halls and Inez Marie Bowling Halls. Her...

Connie Bangerter

Connie Bangerter

May 16, 2026

Connie Bangerter passed peacefully away in her home May 16th 2026 surrounded by the love of her family and dear friends. She was born on October 9, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Charles White Bangerter and Fern Elda Wright Bangerter. 

Connie grew up on the family farm alongside her siblings Reed, Phil, Bonnie, Alan, and Hal. She graduated from...

Dean Theodore Larsen

Dean Theodore Larsen

May 15, 2026

Our beloved Dean Theodore Larsen passed away on May 15, 2026, in Bountiful, Utah. He was born on July 16, 1935, to Theodore and Opal Dilla Copen Larsen. He was raised in Mendon, Utah. Dean was the youngest of three children. Dean developed a lifelong love for dogs starting in his childhood. One of his first dogs was credited with...

Michael Don Edgar

Michael Don Edgar

May 15, 2026

Michael Don Edgar was born October 7, 1946 in Manhattan, New York. When he was a toddler, he and his mother (Miriam Edgar) relocated to Utah to live with family.

They lived in Salt lake City until Mike was in junior high, then settled in the Bountiful area.

After graduating from Bountiful High School, he enlisted in the Navy and served 4...

Nina Ruth Nordgran Smith

Nina Ruth Nordgran Smith

May 15, 2026

Nina was born to Marge Moss Nordgran and Arbon R. Nordgran.

Nina left this world in peace on May 15, 2026 after being on Hospice for almost a year. She was tough and witty and funny until the end. She was also the guardsmen at the front door for the ladies when they had to step out. 

Nina was a Utah native...

Lynda Carol Roberts

Lynda Carol Roberts

May 15, 2026

Lynda Carol Lorenz Roberts returned to her heavenly home on May 15th 2026. She was truly as a wild rose that beautifully brightened the world around her.

Lynda was born to Monroe Frank Lorenz and Julia Irene Bosic on January 19, 1949, in Bishop, California. After earning her high school diploma in 1968, she moved to Iowa with her half-sister, Pat....

Fidelino Garcia Escobar

Fidelino Garcia Escobar

May 14, 2026

Fidelino García nació el 2 de junio de 1948 en La Democracia, Escuintla, Guatemala. Fue hijo de Ramón García Martínez y María Rosaura Escobar. Desde sus raíces humildes, creció formando valores de trabajo, responsabilidad y fe, cualidades que lo acompañaron durante toda su vida.

Contrajo matrimonio con su amada esposa, Beatriz Alvarado, con quien formó un hogar y una familia bendecida....

Taylor Mark Brown

Taylor Mark Brown

May 14, 2026

Taylor Mark Brown, the youngest of four children born to Alyson Evans Brown and Mark Kinnett Brown, passed away on May 14, 2026, at 39 years old from complications related to end-stage kidney failure.

 From the time he was small, Taylor had an appreciation for some of the simplest pleasures in life: helping his grandpa tend the garden, finding a good...