OBITUARIES

Clara Marie Holyoak Jacobs

Clara Marie Holyoak Jacobs

Jan 14, 2023

Clara 'Marie' Holyoak Jacobs passed away in Bountiful, Utah on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the age of 84 surrounded by family. She had been a resident of Bountiful since 1966. Marie was born March 28, 1938 in Burley, Idaho and is the daughter of Joseph Jensen Holyoak and Mary Vonetta Jones. As a farm girl Marie learned to work...

Sherry LaVern Wahlen

Sherry LaVern Wahlen

Jan 14, 2023

Our treasured Sister, Aunt, and Great-Aunt Sherry "Shey" LaVern Wahlen passed through the veil into the arms of her loving Heavenly Father and beloved parents, Saturday, January 14, 2023, she was 93. Sherry was born May 3, 1929 in Murray, Utah to Arvid Hilmer Wahlen and LaVern Sophia Stark. Sherry is the oldest of six children. Sherry grew up in Murray...

Bryan Petersen

Bryan Petersen

Jan 14, 2023

Bryan Richard Petersen, 54, passed away on January 14, 2023 at his home in Woods Cross, Utah.

Bryan was born to Richard Francis Petersen and Joyce Ruth Moss Petersen in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 10, 1968.  

He graduated from Woods Cross High School in 1986.

Bryan married Jodi Lynn Deering Petersen on May 20, 1989 and they...

Gilene Edna Thomason

Gilene Edna Thomason

Jan 13, 2023

Jill Thomason, our sweet momma, wife, aunt, sister, and friend, passed away on January 13th, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Born Nov 3rd, 1955 to Gilbert and Mary Moore, she grew up living a life rich with family and laughter. She adored her brother Billy, her older brother "Bud" (LaVaine Eastman Jr.) and older sister "Sis" (Mary Ellen Eastman)....

Brian Casper

Brian Casper

Jan 13, 2023

Brian Casper passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2023 at the age of 79.Brian was born in Rexburg, Idaho on September 19, 1943, the only son of Ardell and Orson Casper. He attended Granite High School and after serving in the Central German Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, graduated with a BS...

Jonathan Del Schick

Jonathan Del Schick

Jan 13, 2023

Jonathan (Jon) Del Schick was born September 28, 1976, in Bountiful, Utah. He came into the world with a strong and fearless soul. Put simply, he was a true force of nature. Jon never met a rule he couldn't challenge or an argument he wouldn't have. But those lucky enough to be allowed to truly get close to Jon understood...

LaVon Taylor Russon

LaVon Taylor Russon

Jan 13, 2023

Our beautiful mother and grandmother, LaVon Taylor Russon, returned to her Heavenly Father on January 13, 2023 surrounded by loving family on both sides of the veil. She was 96 years young. LaVon was born March 21, 1926 in Salt Lake City, the sixth of seven children born to Roy Elwood Taylor and Elizabeth Mitchell. She grew up during the...

Teresa Joye Somers

Teresa Joye Somers

Jan 12, 2023

Terri Somers, 74, passed away suddenly at her home in Sunset, Utah, on January 12, 2023, due

to health complications. Terri was born in Morgan, Utah to Porter and Sarah Carter. She was the

fifth of seven children.

After graduating high school, she moved to Ogden where she met and married James Dwight

Mickey. They spent the first few years...

Carl Henry Turnblom

Carl Henry Turnblom

Jan 12, 2023

Carl Henry Turnblom was born on May 11, 1928, at his grandfather Henry Talbot's home, in Layton, Utah.  He returned to our Heavenly Father's care peacefully, January 12, 2023, in Bountiful, Utah.

He graduated from Ogden High School in June 1946 and joined the Navy in July.  He had basic training at San Diego and was sent to Treasure Island...

Deborah Tilley Lloyd

Deborah Tilley Lloyd

Jan 12, 2023

Deborah Tilley Lloyd was born on June 8, 1954 at Fort George G. Meade, in the county of Anne Arundel, Maryland to Derald Alma Tilley and Berwyn Freer Tilley.  The third of six children, Debbie was a happy and energetic child who loved being with her family.

During her early years, her father was active in the U.S. Army in...

Janice LeMay Chenoweth Rooklidge

Janice LeMay Chenoweth Rooklidge

Jan 11, 2023

Janice LeMay Chenoweth Rooklidge, our loving mother and grandmother, passed away on January 11, 2023 at the age of 83.

Jan was born on March 22, 1939 in Mitchell, South Dakota to parents Asa B. Chenoweth and Gladys Lehman Chenoweth. She was raised on a family farm, where she developed a great love for animals, especially horses and dogs. She...

Stacey Swensen DeVore

Stacey Swensen DeVore

Jan 11, 2023

Our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend left us on January 11, 2023, due to a pulmonary embolism.

Stacey was born on June 18, 1969, in Murray, UT. She is the oldest of six siblings to Susan (Bill) Cook and Lewis Swensen.

Stacey graduated in 1987 from Taylorsville High School where she was a dedicated,...

Gary Lisle Larsen

Gary Lisle Larsen

Jan 11, 2023

Gary Lisle Larsen, 83, of Kaysville, Utah passed away January 11, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He followed his son Brett less than a month after his passing.

Gary was born on January 25, 1939, to Leo Lisle Larsen and Vera Eliza Pay. He was the only boy with four sisters; Vera Jean, Shirlene, Glenda and DeAnna.

Gary contracted...

James Livingston Colvin

James Livingston Colvin

Jan 10, 2023

Jim passed away on January 10th at the age of 72.

Born in San Luis Obispo, California, to Mary Ellen Burtis and Robert Livingston Colvin, Jim grew up in the Los Angeles area of California.  Due to his parents’ jobs, many schools were attended.

Fun times in high school, Jim and his friends all drove Chevrolet Corvairs, his car with...

Leo LaVar Thalman, Jr.

Leo LaVar Thalman, Jr.

Jan 10, 2023

Leo LaVar Thalman, Jr., passed away peacefully on January 10, 2023, at the age of 94 at home surrounded by his loving wife and family.

LaVar was born on February 29, 1928, in a log cabin in Woodrow, Utah, to Leo Levar and Henrietta Edith Biehler Thalman. Learning the value of hard work, he grew up in Vermillion, Sevier County,...

Rose Marie Powell Christiansen

Rose Marie Powell Christiansen

Jan 10, 2023

Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Rose Marie Powell Christiansen, 74, passed away on January 10, 2023, surrounded by her eternal companion and children in the comfort of her home. 

Marie was born on September 2nd, 1948, to Glen K and Ruth Eugene Crane Powell in Salina, Utah. After her father’s passing when Marie was three years old, her mom,...

Karen Sue Sedgwick Stone

Karen Sue Sedgwick Stone

Jan 8, 2023

Karen Sue Sedgwick Stone, beloved wife, mother, and educator, died in the early hours of Sunday, January 8, 2023, surrounded by loving family on both sides of the veil. Though not unforeseen from prolonged illness, her death came swifter than expected.

Karen was a uniquely perceptive woman; warm, caring, and gracious.  While hers was a life of much happiness, it...

Ralph Snell Seely

Ralph Snell Seely

Jan 8, 2023

Ralph (known lovingly by his children as Phlar) passed away peacefully at age 95 at the Legacy House Memory Care Center in Farmington, Utah, on Sunday, January 8, 2023. He was the son of Everett J. and Leah Seely, born in Salt Lake City at Holy Cross Hospital in the same maternity ward and one day earlier than his future...

Blake Burns Allred

Blake Burns Allred

Jan 8, 2023

Blake Burns Allred passed on January 8th, 2023, due to complications from pneumonia. Blake had recently celebrated his 90th birthday at a wonderful party with family and friends.  

Blake had three great loves: his family, church, and airplanes.

Born in Spring City, Utah, on November 4th, 1932, to Ruel Burns Allred and Ruby Larsen Allred.

Blake attended BYU where he met...

Patricia Bowen Carlsen

Patricia Bowen Carlsen

Jan 7, 2023

Patricia Bowen Carlsen passed away peacefully on January 7, 2023, in Bountiful, Utah at the age of 87.

Pat was born July 5, 1935, in Logan, Utah, to Ronald George and Mildred Jorgensen Bowen.  Her father being military meant Pat grew up moving around the country, but she spent most summers in Cache Valley, Utah with both sets of grandparents. ...