OBITUARIES

Patricia Jensen Walker

Patricia Jensen Walker

Jan 21, 2024

Patricia Jensen Walker, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully, on Sunday January 21st. She was surrounded by her loving family, and wonderful friends, at Creekside Senior Center in Bountiful. Pat was born June 29, 1933, to Wallace Jensen and Kate Christensen, in Mohrland, Utah. She was an easy child and very responsible. She had many friends and...

A. Allan Mann

A. Allan Mann

Jan 20, 2024

A. Allan Mann, born June 16, 1945, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Julie, and his three children, Kristin, Mikel, and Paul. Kristin is married to Jeffrey Rose, and they have five daughters. Mikel is married to Angie, and they have three daughters and a son. Paul is married...

Don Paul Barlow

Don Paul Barlow

Jan 20, 2024

Don Paul Barlow, 88, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family on January 20, 2024. He was born in Salt Lake City on March 3, 1935, to  Edmund Francis Barlow of Salt Lake City and Ethel Christina Moon of Melbourne, Australia. He married Judith Sharlene Harkness on August 13, 1959, and resided in Bountiful where Don and...

Kenneth Edward Peterson

Kenneth Edward Peterson

Jan 19, 2024

Kenneth Edward Peterson, aged 94.95 passed away peacefully on Friday January 19, 2024 in his home in Bountiful, Utah. He was born the oldest son on February 15th, 1929, in Murray, Utah to his parents Edward V Peterson and Helen O Sagendorf Peterson. He is survived by his children Lance (Terry), Kent (Robert), Mark (Stacey), Darin and Marcia (Galen), 29...

Melvin Thomas Dority

Melvin Thomas Dority

Jan 19, 2024

"Beloved Husband and Father"

Our dear Melvin Thomas Dority passed away on January 19, 2024, after a lengthy battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was blessed to be at home with his beloved wife Colleen by his side at the time of his passing.  He will be deeply missed!

Mel (also known as “Skip”) often spoke of his wonderful childhood growing up...

Kenneth Douglas Bird

Kenneth Douglas Bird

Jan 18, 2024

All people die but few people live with Ken Bird’s spiritual enthusiasm, unyielding intellectual curiosity, and rock-solid love for family and faith.



The star athlete — seemingly chiseled from a sunny California storybook — devoted husband and father of seven sons was called home on January 18th 2024 after a long fight with an incurable cancer. 



The grandson and namesake of a...

LeRoy J Broderick

LeRoy J Broderick

Jan 18, 2024

LeRoy J Broderick our husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away peacefully in his home on January 18, 2024, surrounded by family, at 80 years of age. LeRoy was born on August 29, 1943, to Ronald and Lorna Broderick in Price, Utah. He was the oldest of six children. As a young child he lived in Emery County until...

Rodney Joseph Spendlove

Rodney Joseph Spendlove

Jan 18, 2024

Rod passed away peacefully on January 18, 2024, after a brief, but pleasant stay at Creekside Senior Living Center in Bountiful, Utah. Rod was born on December 27, 1945, to a loving mother, Alta Carter, and J. Dewey Spendlove in Brigham City, Utah. He was lucky to have three sisters and a brother waiting for him at home, and later...

Shirley Ernestine Griffiths

Shirley Ernestine Griffiths

Jan 17, 2024

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt passed away on January 17, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She wanted to stay with her family, but her little body had completed its time. Her world centered around her family, always letting them know how much she appreciated them. We will miss her more than she will ever know.Born Shirley Ernestine Reynolds...

DeReta Jayne Mathews

DeReta Jayne Mathews

Jan 17, 2024

DeReta Jayne Mathews, 95, of Centerville, Utah, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024, surrounded by family.

DeReta was born on June 19, 1928, in Hinckley, Utah, to David and Dora Day Sanderson. The youngest of six children in a blended family, she was deeply loved and cherished from birth. The Great Depression helped her appreciate the simple things in life,...

Joseph LeRoy Scharffs

Joseph LeRoy Scharffs

Jan 17, 2024

Joseph LeRoy Scharffs, who held many titles—including husband, father, son, grandfather, and simply “Joe”—passed away on January 17, 2024 at the age of 82.Born August 15, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Fritz and Louise Scharffs, Joe was the youngest of four with siblings Gilbert, Donna, and Virginia. From an early age, it was clear that Joe loved two...

Debra B DeJuncker

Debra B DeJuncker

Jan 15, 2024

Debra "Debbie" B. DeJuncker, age 73, passed away peacefully on January 15th surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 2, 1950, in Richfield, UT, Debbie was a beacon of joy and kindness in the lives of those who knew her.Debbie is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Ronald “Ron” DeJuncker, her high school sweetheart. They were married...

Casey Dean Stott

Casey Dean Stott

Jan 14, 2024

In loving memory of Casey Dean Stott 



It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our dear husband, father and brother on January 14th, 2024. The fourth of six children, Casey was born in Bountiful, Utah on June 27, 1979, to Robert and Deanie Stott.



Casey was raised in Farmington, Utah, in a neighborhood he loved and where everyone knew his...

R Steve Creamer

R Steve Creamer

Jan 13, 2024

R Steve Creamer, 72, of Salt Lake City, passed away on January 13, 2024, from complications in surgery while removing a brain tumor.  He was surrounded by his loving family.    

 Steve was born August 11, 1951, to Richard and Ruth Anderton Creamer in Richfield, Utah.  He grew up in Monroe, Utah, where he had many happy childhood memories. He...

Teresa Jean Bentley

Teresa Jean Bentley

Jan 12, 2024

Teresa Bentley loving wife, mother, daughter, OMI and friend passed away after a short but courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with her husband Gary by her side.  Teresa is survived; By her husband Gary, sons Joseph (Nova) and Joshua, daughter Jessica (Ricky), granddaughter Brooklyn, grandsons Kaden, Ashton, Brexton and Jonah and her loving parents Ursula and Gerry Bijold....

Emery Wayne Leon Strand

Emery Wayne Leon Strand

Jan 12, 2024

Emery Wayne Leon Strand, son of Einar Harold and Grace McKean Strand, was born December 12, 1951 in San Bernardino, California on his mother's birthday.  She always said he was the best present she ever had and he was blessed from the beginning.  

Emery was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints January 2 1960 by...

Ruth Gloria Landvatter

Ruth Gloria Landvatter

Jan 12, 2024

Ruth Gloria Lewis Landvatter was born November 2, 1926 in Clifton Idaho, as the 7th of 9 children to Amos Howell and Ruth Porritt Lewis.  Gloria attended school from the 1st through the 6th grade in Oxford where there were 125 students from the 1st through 8th grades.  Having the same first name as her mom she went by Gloria...

Courtney Hadley

Courtney Hadley

Jan 11, 2024

In loving memory of Courtney Joyce Hadley.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beautiful daughter, Courtney, on January 11, 2024. She fought a courageous battle with mental health and addiction. Courtney was born on November 12, 1996 in Bountiful, Utah to Danielle Eastman Hadley and Sharif Hadley, where she resided most of her life....

Robert Clark Williams

Robert Clark Williams

Jan 11, 2024

Robert Clark Williams, loving husband, wonderful father, grandfather, great grandfather, son, and brother, passed away January 11, 2024 surrounded by his family at home after a fall. We are comforted to know that he is now reunited with his wife, the love of his life, in Heaven.Bob was born in Ogden, Utah on February 7, 1936 to Melvin LeRoy and...

Ronald Dean Layton

Ronald Dean Layton

Jan 9, 2024

Ronald Dean Layton finished his sojourn here on earth, January 9, 2024.  We echo the words of a friend who said that endings mattered, and so it was with our father, all beginnings and endings mattered to him.  Dad was our guiding star, leading our family with love and optimism.  Next to his wife and children, his testimony of the...