OBITUARIES

Gordon Manning Kirkham

Gordon Manning Kirkham

Dec 14, 2023

Gordon Manning Kirkham, dedicated and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, 79, ended his life journey on 12/14/23 at home with his loved ones, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Tamara Kirkham, Krista (David) Utrilla, Kathie Barnett, Robert (Jami) Kirkham, Kara Chapman (Danny Erickson), Randy (Lauren) Kirkham, Ryan (Monica) Kirkham and his 14 grandchildren.

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Harry Mifflin Standing

Harry Mifflin Standing

Dec 13, 2023

Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather returned home while surrounded by family on December 13, 2023. Throughout his life, Harry prioritized his family, and his story displays this love prominently.

Harry Mifflin Standing was born on September 27, 1936, to Barclay Jarvis and Ada (Mifflin) Standing, the youngest of his siblings: Barclay Jack (Marie Larson), Madge Bingham (Jack),...

Mary H. Johnston

Mary H. Johnston

Dec 13, 2023

Mary H. Johnston died on December 13, 2023, in Ogden, Utah. She was born November 5, 1931, to John and Marie Horkan. On March 13, 1973, she married Wayne Johnston. 

Mary retired on September 1, 1988, from Questar Gas with 20 years of service. She worked for a total of 37 years (including for some printing companies).

Mary is survived by many...

Kathleen Gillette Place

Kathleen Gillette Place

Dec 13, 2023

Kathleen Gillette Place, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023, after a long, brave battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Kathy was born April 26, 1946, in Tooele, Utah, to Samuel Lindberg Gillette and Zelpha Jones Gillette. She was the youngest of four children.  

Kathy graduated from Highland High School and the...

Vivian Hatch Grindstaff

Vivian Hatch Grindstaff

Dec 12, 2023

Vivian Hatch Grindstaff, age 100, passed away peacefully in Grantsville, Utah on December 12, 2023. Vivian was born to Lila Margaret Mitchell Hatch and William Anson Hatch on May 4, 1923, in Provo, Utah. Vivian attended school in Provo where she graduated with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Brigham Young University.

In her youth, mother loved playing with...

Janis Cook Baxter

Janis Cook Baxter

Dec 11, 2023

Janis passed away peacefully in Temecula, California, on December 11, 2023. She was born in Ogden, Utah, on October 23, 1932, to Ben S. Cook and Sylvia Woodland Cook. Janis was raised in Syracuse, Utah, and graduated from Davis High School in 1950. She was a cheerleader during the years that Davis won state championships in both basketball and football. She had great...

Dale George Newbold

Dale George Newbold

Dec 11, 2023

Dale George Newbold, a magnificent father, grandfather, great-grandfather and husband passed away December 11, 2023, due to complications following heart surgery.  He promptly joined the bride of his youth, Barbara Sperry Newbold, for the duration of eternity, she having passed away in 2021.  He leaves behind his wonderful present wife, Jane, eight children, 35 grandchildren and 102 great grandchildren.  He...

Colleen Rosser Nixon Tingey

Colleen Rosser Nixon Tingey

Dec 10, 2023

Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away December 10, 2023 unexpectedly from heart failure.  Colleen Rosser was born August 27, 1946 in Salt Lake City Utah to Thomas L. and Arlean (Barber) Rosser.  Colleen was the only child for thirteen years and then her brother Bradley T. came to the Rosser family on May 5, 1959 and made the Rosser...

Sandra Birch Jones

Sandra Birch Jones

Dec 9, 2023

Sandra Birch Jones passed away in her home and was embraced into the loving arms of her sweetheart, Jerry M Jones the evening of December 9, 2023. Sandra was born in Montpelier, Idaho, on September 20, 1945, the youngest daughter of Clarence Wesley Birch and Eleanor Jennie Tasso. She grew up in the small town of Cokeville, Wyoming, where she...

Virginia Caroline Losee

Virginia Caroline Losee

Dec 9, 2023

Virginia Caroline Losee was born January 5, 1942, in Huntington Park, California, to Leland L. Losee and Evelyn C. Horspool Losee.  She passed away December 9, 2023, at age 81 from heart failure.

She spent her younger years in several places in Southern California where she graduated from Alhambra High School and Mount San Antonio Jr. College.  She worked for...

Dagmar Mudrow

Dagmar Mudrow

Dec 9, 2023

Dagmar Martha Katarina Kossin Mudrow passed away peacefully on Saturday morning,  December 9th 2023.  She was born in Danzig, West Prussia (Germany) on March 12, 1931, to John Benno Kossin and Martha Groenig. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who gladly served in many callings. 

Shortly before the end of WWII, her...

Janice McCusker

Janice McCusker

Dec 8, 2023

On December 8th, as a peaceful snowfall blanketed the world outside, we said farewell to Janice McCusker. Our beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, wife, and friend bravely closed her eyes one last time after a 14-year battle with cancer. Her strength, courage, and love for life were truly inspirational. Her memory will forever be a beacon of resilience and kindness.

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Lane Knighton Adams

Lane Knighton Adams

Dec 8, 2023

Lane was born on October 06, 1933 in Clearfield, Utah, the seventh of eight children born to Edgar Fanning Adams and Mabel Ella Knighton.  Our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away at the Mckay Dee Hospital on December 08, 2023, due to age related complications.

Lane married the love of his life, Iona Mitchell, on July 25, 1952,...

Jeffrey Pringle Sappenfield

Jeffrey Pringle Sappenfield

Dec 8, 2023

Jeffrey Pringle Sappenfield passed on to a greater tomorrow full of wonderful expectations on December 8, 2023. Born of goodly parents, reared in a safe, secure, and loving home.

Companion to Beverly Anne, a most cherished wife. Married for 65 years in complete happiness. Father of Shannon, Scott, Stacy, Joel, and Sara. Brother to JoAnn, Jerry, and Joel.

Grandfather to...

Janet Jane Pairan

Janet Jane Pairan

Dec 8, 2023

Janet Jane Pairan, a vibrant soul who brought joy and laughter to everyone she met, passed away peacefully on December 8th, 2023. Her departure leaves a void in the hearts of her family and friends, but her legacy of laughter will forever endure.

Born on June 4th, 1941, in Chillicothe, OH, Jan had an innate gift for spreading cheer wherever...

Vance Lee Tidwell

Vance Lee Tidwell

Dec 7, 2023

It is with sorrow in our hearts that the family of Vance Lee Tidwell announces his passing on December 7, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah after his hard-fought health struggle over the last three months.  As a lifelong devotee and teacher of all things history, his passing on that day of infamy seems appropriate.

Vance was born November 11,...

Alvan James Strasrypka

Alvan James Strasrypka

Dec 7, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Alvan James Strasrypka.  Al was born June 20, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah to his parents, Mary Adelaide (Meldrum) and Adolf Albert Strasrypka.  He grew up in Bountiful and was in one of the first graduating classes of Viewmont High. Al graduated from Utah State University with a...

Margaret Anne Hammond Curtis

Margaret Anne Hammond Curtis

Dec 7, 2023

 

A Beauty, Dancer, Nomad, Seamstress, Nurse, Patriot, Saint,

Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother

 

Margaret was born in Charleston, South Carolina on 0ctober 9th, 1932 to goodly parents Leigh and Grace Hammond. Her early years were spent in a close extend family of Virginians and moving about the South.  Her father worked for the Civil Aeronautics Administration...

Ruth Elizabeth Hinmon Clawson

Ruth Elizabeth Hinmon Clawson

Dec 6, 2023

Ruth Elizabeth Hinmon Clawson passed away peacefully on December 6, 2023, at the age of 77 after a valiant, five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She loved her team at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Classical Ways Acupuncture, where she rightfully earned the nickname “Warrior Ruth.” Her optimism and faith in the face of adversity created a legacy that will live...

Shane William Carlson

Shane William Carlson

Dec 5, 2023

Shane William Carlson, our loving son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend, age 44, returned to Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, surrounded by his loving family due to organ failure.

He was born on July 13, 1979 (which just happened to be Friday the 13th, which he absolutely loved) in Bountiful, Utah to Ernest Wm. Carlson and JaNeel...