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Steven Keith Riley

Steven Keith Riley

Jul 18, 2025

Steven Keith Riley, born on May 23, 1961, passed away leaving behind a legacy of laughter, love, and unwavering generosity that touched the hearts of all who knew him. A lifelong fan of the Yankees and the Miami Dolphins, Steve’s passion for life was matched only by the warmth he extended to everyone in his orbit.

Whether casting lines with his...

Gregory David Moss

Gregory David Moss

Jul 17, 2025

Gregory David Moss was born on St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 1982, in Ogden, Utah. He was the youngest of two sons born to Chris Moss and Susan Bradford Browning. Greg passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 17, 2025, while on the job for Coca-Cola where he worked as an installer.

Greg graduated from West High School in 2000.

Greg was...

Christopher Franklin Johnson

Christopher Franklin Johnson

Jul 17, 2025

Christopher Franklin Johnson passed away on July 17, 2025, at his home in Bountiful, Utah after a nearly two-year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was a devoted husband to Susan, his wife of over 50 years, and the loving father to their four children – Kayte (Brent), Scott (Brooke), Betsy (Chris) and Andy (Jenny). He loved being a grandpa...

Shawnalee Kotter Riley

Shawnalee Kotter Riley

Jul 17, 2025

Heaven gained an angel Thursday, July 17th 2025, when Shawnalee Kotter Riley returned to her heavenly home after an extended battle with several health issues. Born May 2, 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kenneth Phillip Kotter and Darlene Woolsey Kotter Bairett, Shawna's gift to live each day to the best of her ability, was always put to practice....

Virginia Anne Teahon

Virginia Anne Teahon

Jul 16, 2025

Virginia Anne "Ginny" Teahon, age 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on July 16, 2025, in Bountiful, Utah.

Born on November 14, 1932, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Ginny lived a life marked by resilience, creativity, and deep devotion to her family. She met the love of her life, Wilber "Will" Teahon, while he was stationed in the Army...

Matthew Warde Tolman

Matthew Warde Tolman

Jul 14, 2025

Matthew Warde Tolman passed away on July 14, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 49. He was born on February 24, 1976, in Bountiful, Utah, to Jay David and Valerie Purvis Tolman.

A graduate of Bountiful High School, Class of 1994, Matthew’s love for music was evident from an early age. He was a member of the Lagoon All-Star...

Kay LeVoy Snow

Kay LeVoy Snow

Jul 13, 2025

Kay LeVoy Snow, age 85, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025, in Seaside, California.

He was born on September 26, 1939, in Helper, Utah, to Clinton Niels Snow and Mae Elizabeth Averett.

Kay was preceded in death by his best friend and life partner, Edwin Christiansen, as well as five brothers and three sisters. 

He is survived by his sister Betty Olson,...

Bonnie Rae Gardner Budd

Bonnie Rae Gardner Budd

Jul 13, 2025

Bonnie Rae Gardner Budd, age 78, passed away on July 13, 2025, encircled by the love of her eight children and family. Her loved ones are comforted as they remember her words, “choose to be happy.” She truly lived by her words, and it was the lesson she most wanted her children and grandchildren to learn. Bonnie is joyfully reunited...

Lloyd Reed Ward

Lloyd Reed Ward

Jul 12, 2025

Lloyd Reed Ward, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2025, at the age of 81 in Farmington, Utah. Born in Willard, Utah on August 29,1943, Lloyd was the beloved son of Donas Ray and Verlie Bott Ward. He grew up in northern Utah on a farm in Willard and then in a home in North Ogden alongside his 3 brothers...

Kay Elizabeth Banta

Kay Elizabeth Banta

Jul 11, 2025

Kay Elizabeth Banta passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on July 11, 2025, at the age of 85. Kay was born on January 23, 1940, in Ogden, Utah. She is the daughter of William and Maxine Galbraith.

Kay married Allen H. Banta on March 14, 1958, in Ogden, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple.

Their...

Stephen Craig Criddle

Stephen Craig Criddle

Jul 11, 2025

Stephen Craig Criddle was born October 23, 1958, in Ogden Utah and passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 11th, 2025, at the age of 66. Stephen grew up in Kaysville, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Audrey, on July 9th, 1976, and they had just celebrated their 49th anniversary. He was...

Richard Larry Johnston

Richard Larry Johnston

Jul 11, 2025

Richard Larry Johnston, son of Edward Larry and Sandra Clawson Johnston, passed away unexpectedly on July 11, 2025 following surgery in May to remove a brain tumor. Richard was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He lived in Sacramento, California; Tucson, Arizona; Kearns, Utah; and Kaysville, Utah. Richard graduated from Kearns High School where he was involved in choir and orchestra.

Richard...

James Rock McEntire

James Rock McEntire

Jul 10, 2025

On July 10, 2025, James Rock McEntire passed away suddenly at his home in Centerville, Utah.

Born February 7, 1938 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California; Jim was the youngest of four children, and the only son, of William Maynard McEntire and Esther "Beth" Rock McEntire.

Originally from the Ogden area, Maynard and Beth packed up and moved back to Utah when Jimmy was just...

Dolores Marie Josephine Konschella Petersen

Dolores Marie Josephine Konschella Petersen

Jul 10, 2025

Three weeks after celebrating her eighty-ninth birthday, Dolores Marie Josephine Konschella Petersen passed away as a result of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on July 10, 2025 in Farmington, Utah.

Dolores was born on June 21, 1936, at St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was the first-born child of Richard Fritz Konschella and Frieda Elizabeth Geiselhart Konschella, both immigrants from Germany.

Dolores’...

Joseph Mullen Ditty

Joseph Mullen Ditty

Jul 8, 2025

Joseph Mullen Ditty passed peacefully from this life on July 8, 2025. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 27, 1935, to his parents Joseph and Lilian Ditty.

At the age of 21, Joe decided to seek a new life by emigrating to the ‘Great American West’ where he was looking to set himself up in the ‘land of opportunity’....

Kenneth Orson Hill

Kenneth Orson Hill

Jul 8, 2025

Kenneth Orson Hill passed away peacefully on July 8, 2025, in Murray, Utah, surrounded by love and the echo of a legacy built on kindness, goodwill, and devotion. Born on June 29, 1935, in Ogden, Utah, Kenneth lived a full and generous life defined by service, family, and unwavering integrity.

A devoted husband to Loretta Stokes Hill, their love story spanned...

Margaret Evelyn Jensen Boynton

Margaret Evelyn Jensen Boynton

Jul 8, 2025

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Margaret Evelyn Jensen Boynton, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Margaret was born on October 9, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Christen and Alma Christensen Jensen. She was the youngest of eleven children—six brothers and four sisters. She grew up in Woods Cross and Bountiful, Utah, and graduated from...

Paul R. Adams

Paul R. Adams

Jul 7, 2025

With heavy hearts our family is saying goodbye to the man who taught us family always comes first, honesty should guide everything we do, work hard, laugh harder, help others selflessly, and always make sure the job is done right.

Paul was born on June 13, 1960 to Victor Henry Adams and Afton Wood Adams and is the self-proclaimed "Golden Child"...

Gloria Mae Oaks

Gloria Mae Oaks

Jul 7, 2025

Gloria Mae Unger Oaks, a cherished matriarch and devoted servant of her community, passed away from natural causes on Monday July 7th, 2025. Born on October 21, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to Arthur and Annabel Unger, Gloria faced the loss of her father at the tender age of 11. Her mother relocated the family to Provo, Utah, where her mother...

Golden Francis Davis

Golden Francis Davis

Jul 7, 2025

Golden Francis Davis, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and mountain hiker, passed away peacefully at home on July 7, 2025, following a well lived, full life. Golden was born November 13, 1934, to Eleah Spongberg Woodhouse and George Wendall Davis in Preston, Idaho. In his youth he hunted, roamed the fields and creeks of Idaho with his brothers, and...