OBITUARIES

Mar 18, 2021

The Leader and Patriarch of the Lunceford Clan was released from his earthly body to return to his Heavenly Home. Russell was born in Tooele, Utah September 11, 1942 to Gerald and Beulah Lunceford. He grew up in Orem, Utah with his younger sisters Susan and Carma. He met his eternal sweetheart, Patricia Gourdin, at Orem High School and they...

Mar 18, 2021

Christine Rachel Abel Purvis, age 101, passed away peacefully with her children by her side, on Thursday, March 18, 2021

Our mother was born in Weston, Idaho, on June 9, 1919 to Harold Abel and Lila Jensen Abel.  She had one younger sister, who passed away in 2015.  Their mother died of cancer and their father died in a car...

Mar 17, 2021

Jeffrey Owen Holland passed away quickly and most unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 due to Covid related complications. He moved on from this life exactly how he wanted to—peacefully and in his sleep. Jeff was born on October 5, 1943 to Lola Anita Goodrich Holland and Hugh Van Nuys Holland in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised by his amazing...

Mar 17, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

On March 16, 2021, God called one of His sweetest angels home—and He is likely anticipating trouble. Knowing Anne Knighton-Perez, she was stomping her foot every step of the way.

Anne was born on November 19, 1991 in Provo, UT. She grew up in Minnesota and enjoyed several close friendships there. It was in Kindergarten that she first demonstrated Shakespeare’s...

Mar 16, 2021

Mar 16, 2021

Norma Lou Butcher Moffat left her earthly home on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 surrounded by loving family members; at the age of 92 – 16 days before her 93rd birthday. She was born in Salt Lake City on April 1, 1928 to her father Theodore Charles Butcher, and her mother Norma Emma Christensen whom mom is named after.

Mom is...

Mar 14, 2021

Mar 13, 2021

On March 13th, 2021 our wonderful mother, grandmother, friend and above all devoted wife passed away and returned to our Heavenly Father after a short, but brave, battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 69 years old. Though her final weeks were difficult for her and the family, in true Dee Ann Palmer style, she smiled until the end. Truly angels...

Mar 13, 2021

Leo Thomas Forsberg passed away on March 13, 2021 with his family around him. Leo was born on May 22, 1918 in Daniels, Idaho to Margaretha Gilgen and Frank Lewis Forsberg. He was the last surviving child of 11 children. He is excited to see his sweetheart Carma and all his family and friends. He is survived by five children,...

Mar 13, 2021

Jacquelyne ‘Jackie’ Hatcher Lindquist passed away peacefully on March 13, 2021 in Arlington, Texas.

No matter where she was, Jackie was a ‘Southern Girl’ at heart. She was born on August 5, 1935 in Kingsland, Georgia to Dorothy Serger Brown and William Alton Hatcher. She was the oldest of 5 children and spent her childhood growing up along the Florida-Georgia...

Mar 13, 2021

Mar 13, 2021

Beverly Ann Wright Merrill, beloved daughter of Clifford and Oral Wadley Wright passed away March 13, 2021. She was the only daughter and only sister to her brothers LeRoy, Gordon, Kenneth and Norman. Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah February 24, 1932. Graduated Pleasant Grove High School and attended BYU. Married R. Reese Merrill May 21, 1952 in the Salt Lake...

Mar 11, 2021

Norman Conrad Bullock passed away March 11, 2021 surrounded by his 6 children who loved him. Norman lived a good and fulfilling life. He was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada and grew up on a beet farm where he helped with chores as a boy and worked as a young man. In the late 1940’s, he attended BYU in Provo...

Mar 9, 2021

Fred Lowell Petersen was born June 28, 1933 in Ogden, Utah, to Frederick Lyman and Olive Udora Miller Petersen. He was their fourth child having two older sisters and one older brother. He was raised in Brigham City, Utah and attended Box Elder High School where he began to date his first love, Donna Jean Compton. He attended the University...

Mar 9, 2021

Micheal “Mike” Dean Alder

Born: November 21, 1947 at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT to Reuel and Lillian Alder.

Died: March 9, 2021 10:20AM at home in Ogden, UT surrounded by his wife Valerie Alder and his children.

He lived in the Avenues of Salt Lake City with his family across the street from the Salt Lake City...

Mar 8, 2021

Mar 8, 2021

Dave was born May 20, 1974 in Salt Lake City Utah. He left this life on March 8, 2021

He grew up in Bountiful Utah and graduated from Bountiful High School in 1992. He served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Massachusetts Boston Mission. He then went on to earn his bachelor’s...

Mar 8, 2021

Mark Wardrop MacKay passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack while taking photos of mountain goats with his older brother, Lyndon, in the Uintah Mountains on Monday, March 8, 2021. He returned to the arms of his loving Savior doing what he loved most–enjoying the outdoors in the mountains with family. As a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and son,...

Mar 7, 2021

James Dean Moon (Jim) passed away March 7, 2021. He was born October 18, 1930 to James Smith Moon and Emma Taylor Moon in Farmington, Utah. He married Suzanne Willis Moon in the Salt Lake Temple and together they had three children. He graduated from Davis High School and the University of Utah. He served in the US Navy from...