OBITUARIES
Joseph Taylor
Jan 3, 2026
Joseph Ralph Taylor, age 64, passed away on January 3, 2026, in Mount Pleasant, Utah, following a brief illness and after having previously battled stage 4 lymphatic cancer.
He was born on October 8, 1961, in Hamilton, Montana.
He is survived by his children: Jaclyn (Dane) Davis, Kyle (Katie) Taylor, Jennifer (Cooper) Trost, Michael, Landon and his eight siblings. He was preceded...
Janet Scarlet Riggs
Jan 3, 2026
Janet Kathleen Jensen Scarlet Riggs, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home in West Jordan, Utah, on January 3, 2026 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on June 14, 1950, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William Delos Jensen and Margaret Lorraine Wilcox. She was a beautiful surprise addition to her older siblings: Richard, Lois, Barbara,...
Dorothy S. Nance
Jan 2, 2026
Dorothy “Dotti" was born June 5, 1931, in Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, to Edna Marvel Stratford and Otto John Schaar.
She graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah. She took a dance class and met the love of her life, Paul D Nance. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple...
Richard Douglas Ward
Jan 2, 2026
Richard Douglas Ward - Born June 21, 1937 in Oakland, California. Richard was the eldest of three sons of Lyrel Ernest Ward and Rita deFreitas Spinola.
Richard's family lived in Oakland, California but Richard had asthma as a child which forced the family to move to a dry climate further north in Trinity County. The Wards owned the local store in...
George K. Fadel
Jan 1, 2026
George K. Fadel, our dear father, grandfather, and “ummo,” departed this life on January 1, 2026, at home among his family, at age 105 years and 12 days. Every second of his life was a valuable gift to us, and we are grateful for the cheer and love he gave us for our final Christmas with him here.
George was born...
Renee France Killebrew
Dec 31, 2025
Renee France Killebrew, 70, passed away on December 31, 2025 after complications due to pneumonia.
Born November 20, 1955 to Charles and Sanona France in Centerville, Utah, where she was raised with her siblings, Kayleen, Marlynn and Raymon.
Renee enjoyed spending time with her father on horseback riding in the mountains and competing in the pole bending at a young age.
She graduated...
Brent Alan Hart Jr.
Dec 30, 2025
Brent Alan Hart Jr., born January 18, 1991, in Ogden, Utah, passed away on December 30, 2025 He leaves behind a legacy of love, adventure, and deep devotion to his family.
Brent was the beloved son of Brent and Ronda Hart and the late Cheryl D. Kilgo, he married Jennifer Dias later divorced. He was a proud and loving father to...
Wayne Thomas Petersen
Dec 29, 2025
Wayne Thomas Petersen was born in Montpelier, Idaho on October 24, 1959 to Raymond Thomas Petersen and Gwen Hunsaker. He was the third of eight children. Wayne was a born salesman and enjoyed a challenge. He began carrying a briefcase full of Christmas cards to sell to neighbors at five years old. When referring to this first business venture in...
Judith Haycock Buchanan
Dec 29, 2025
Judith Haycock Buchanan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, educator, and devoted disciple of Jesus Christ, was born on October 22, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to David Arthur Haycock and Maurine McClellan Haycock. She passed from this life surrounded by her family.
Judi was the cherished daughter of devoted parents, wife of a loving husband and mother to four children,...
Carole Ann Harrison
Dec 27, 2025
Beloved Great-Grandmother, Grandmother, Mother, Daughter, and Sister.
Carole Ann Harrison, born August 15, 1948, in Bountiful, Utah, passed away on December 27, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carole was born to Robert Petersen and Ione Smith and was raised in Bountiful until junior high school, when her family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma. It was there that she met and fell...
Boyd Lewis Brown
Dec 27, 2025
Boyd Lewis Brown was born October 9, 1933 in Monroe, Utah to Boyd E. Brown and Rita Susan Jones Brown.
He departed this earthly existence on December 27, 2025 surrounded by his wife Lola May and his stepson Lane Paxton and a supporting group of grandsons. He undoubtedly was met with a wonderful homecoming on his arrival through the veil.
Boyd graduated...
Richard Zollinger
Dec 26, 2025
Richard Lynn Zollinger, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and servant of God, passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2025, at the age of 72, surrounded by his family. His death was due to complications from lung cancer.
Richard devoted his life to his family, his faith, and quiet, consistent service to others. He lived by a simple personal mission: “To...
Kenneth Edwin Norris Sr.
Dec 25, 2025
Kenneth E. Norris peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father on Christmas Day, 2025, in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born February 23, 1935, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Glenn Joseph Norris and Lena May Balmer, the fifth of eight children. He grew up near Durango, Colorado, a place he loved and returned to often throughout his life.
Kenneth was devoted to his family....
Vallerie Wilkins
Dec 25, 2025
Vallerie Wilkins transitioned into a peace that she has deserved and had not found for many years. She left behind the earthly constraints of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis to achieve her dream of standing unassisted and again freely moving about with ease. No more wheelchair Val!!
Vallerie can now be found walking and running among those who have left before her, sharing...
Brooke Herbert Chase
Dec 24, 2025
Brooke H. Chase
February 23, 1943 — December 24, 2025
Brooke Herbert Chase, a beloved father, husband, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025. He was born on February 23, 1943, in Ogden, Utah, the eldest of five children born to Lillie May Jackson and Eugene Herbert Chase. Brooke was raised in Ogden, where he developed a lifelong appreciation for...
ReNee Gentry Palmer
Dec 23, 2025
Loved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Friend.
Surrounded by her family, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother ReNee Gentry Palmer passed peacefully through the veil at her home in Bountiful, Utah, reuniting with the love of her life, Roland.
ReNee was born to Samuel Madsen Gentry and Odessa Baldwin in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Cedar City, Utah. She was the big...
Sarah Kathleen Graham Larson
Dec 23, 2025
Our loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt graduated to the next life on December 23, 2025, following complications from surgery.
Kathleen was born April 19,1942 at home on her family's first farm, in Hope, Indiana. The doctor gave her mother too much morphine, so when Kathleen was born, she wasn't breathing. They kept putting her in cold water,...
Meredith Maughan Dutcher
Dec 22, 2025
Meredith Maughan Dutcher was born on April 14, 1983, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to Neil and Marsha Chatterton Maughan. She was the eighth child in a loving family who immediately fell in love with her. Meredith was a happy child, known for her huge smile and bright blue eyes that won the hearts of many. She never lacked for attention,...
Garrett Benjamin Dutcher
Dec 22, 2025
Garrett Benjamin Dutcher was tragically taken from this world on December 20, 2025. His passing leaves a profound silence, one felt deeply by all who knew him, loved him, and were changed by his presence. He is missed so deeply because his presence was unforgettable.
Born on July 6, 1984, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, to Kathleen and Steven Dutcher, Garrett spent...
Bobby Hewitt Baldree
Dec 22, 2025
Bobby Hewitt Baldree passed away peacefully at his home in Centerville, Utah, surrounded by family, on the afternoon of December 22, 2025.
Bobby was born on August 20, 1937, to Joseph and Nancy Baldree in Nash County, North Carolina. He was the 11th of 17 children and one of two sets of twins.
From a very young age, he labored alongside his...
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