OBITUARIES

Renee Lund Parsell

Renee Lund Parsell

Mar 29, 2023

 

Ila “Renee” Lund Van Fleet Parsell, 87, passed away on March 29, 2023, after several years of declining health due to Alzheimer’s disease.  

Always a Farmington girl, she never lived more than five miles away from her childhood home.  Born July 27, 1935, to David Rasmus and Catherine Phillips Lund, Renee was the youngest of eight children. She attended...

Larry Lynn Porter

Larry Lynn Porter

Mar 28, 2023

On the evening of March 28, 2023, Larry “Lynn” Porter passed away surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend.  He was 77 years old.

He was born February 19, 1946, to Clifford Samuel Porter and Olive Madeline Smith Porter.  He grew up in Centerville and...

Suzy Sutherland

Suzy Sutherland

Mar 28, 2023

On Tuesday morning, the 28th of March, 2023, Suzy passed away at home in North Salt Lake, Utah. She passed away from complications of chronic kidney failure caused primarily from type one diabetes that she had from her teenage years. She passed peacefully in her sleep and at home as was her wish.Suzy is survived by her husband, Marc A....

Tyson James Florence

Tyson James Florence

Mar 27, 2023

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of our dear son, Tyson James Florence, who has returned home to his loving Heavenly Father. 

Tyson was known as a genuine, wholehearted, and good person. He truly loved others. He served a two-year mission in the San Francisco area for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...

Audie Seljaas

Audie Seljaas

Mar 27, 2023

Audie was born on April 25th, 1967 and passed away on March 27th, 2023. Audie is survived by his parents Audun and Jeraldine Seljaas, his siblings: AnnaLisa Cliften (Peter Cliften), Shawn Seljaas & Michael Seljaas (Patrice Seljaas), his former wife Lesa Seljaas and their three daughters: Kacee Seljaas Richards (Chris Richards),  Maranda Nielson (Christian Nielson) and Krista Seljaas. He was...

Dee Ford Nelson

Dee Ford Nelson

Mar 25, 2023

Dee Ford Nelson passed peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the age of 71. He exemplified the two great commandments to love God and love your neighbor. He spent many countless hours in service to his fellowman. He was full of humor, wit, wisdom, and was dearly loved.

Dee was born in Salt Lake City, Utah,...

Scott Jacobson Halladay

Scott Jacobson Halladay

Mar 24, 2023

Scott Jacobson Halladay, beloved teacher and devoted family man, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, after more than a decade of living with Parkinson’s. He was 83 years old. 

Born on February 11, 1940, in Manti, Utah, Scott was the third of six children born to Wilford Meeks Halladay and Vilate Helen Jacobson. Hallmarks of his character blossomed early as...

Ronald Beck Pope

Ronald Beck Pope

Mar 24, 2023

Ronald B. Pope, 83, departed this mortal existence on March 24, 2023, following  a lengthy battle with cancer. Ron was born August 19, 1939, in Salt Lake City, UT to Vermilla Beck and Harold LeGrand Pope. He grew up in Bountiful, Utah and graduated from Bountiful High School (1957). During his youth, he held a variety of jobs, spent a...

Demi Charee DeGraw

Demi Charee DeGraw

Mar 23, 2023

 

On March 23, 2023, the world lost a beautiful soul. Demi Charee DeGraw, age 32, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep at her home in Midvale, Utah. She leaves her loved ones completely unprepared and devastated by this loss.

Demi, a loving and dedicated mother to her daughter Lilly, was brought into this world on November 30, 1990, to...

Glen Jeppesen Hamblin

Glen Jeppesen Hamblin

Mar 22, 2023

Glen was the son of Paul Hamblin and Frances Jeppesen, born in Rexburg, Idaho. Growing uphe learned the value of hard work –he was often called a “workhorse.” Ignoring criticisms aboutnot being smart enough for college, he attended Utah State University and graduated with abachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.He used his degree off and on during his career pursuits. He...

Kathleen Allred Jones

Kathleen Allred Jones

Mar 22, 2023

Kathleen Jones passed away March 22, 2023, in Bountiful, Utah.

She was born in Moab, Utah on February 27, 1937, to Eugene and Bethel Watts Allred.  She spent her childhood in Monticello, Utah with her older sister Sara and many Allred cousins.

She moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah when her father took a job with Geneva Steel during World War...

Buddy Donald Pearson

Buddy Donald Pearson

Mar 20, 2023

Buddy Donald Pearson, born December 30, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Lydia and Henning Pearson, who immigrated to Utah from Helsingborg, Sweden, passed away on March 20, 2023. Before moving to Boulder, CO, in 2018, he lived in Bountiful, Utah for over 60 years. Buddy was predeceased by his brothers Vincent (Vinnie), George, Larry, and Robert...

Donna Jean Wood Donohue

Donna Jean Wood Donohue

Mar 20, 2023

Our loving mother, grandmother, great-great grandmother, passed away March 20, 2023. Donna was born October 4, 1928, to John Howard Wood & Loretta Sparks.  She was one of nine children.

She married Garth Bullock, later, divorced. On June 25, 1982, she married the love of her life, Rex Donohue. Together they traveled the world, eventually buying property in Arizona and...

AlDean Nalder Wixom

AlDean Nalder Wixom

Mar 20, 2023

 

AlDean Nalder Wixom Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandma, sister, and aunt passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on March 20, 2023 at age 85.

AlDean was born Nov. 3rd 1937 to Howard Dale Nalder and Wanda Margaret Banford in Clinton, Utah. She was the oldest living daughter of five girls and an active member of the...

David Wayne Cooper

David Wayne Cooper

Mar 19, 2023

David Wayne Cooper, age 60, passed unexpectedly Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Ogden, Utah of natural causes.

David was born to Francis Wayne Cooper and Donna Jean Engstrom on March 26, 1962, in Santa Ana, California. He spent his young years in Anaheim until his family moved to Utah in 1975. The family eventually made Bountiful their home.

David loved...

John DeMarco

John DeMarco

Mar 18, 2023

Son. Brother. Husband. Father. Grandfather. John DeMarco was born October 29, 1945, in Price, Utah to Katherine Petronavitch and John DeMarco Sr. He grew up in Mapleton, Utah along with his older sister Barbara DeMarco.

A US Navy Veteran stationed originally in San Diego and then moved to Memphis Tennessee where he excelled in electronics. After graduating from the University...

Blain C Jones

Blain C Jones

Mar 18, 2023

 

Blain C Jones, 92, passed away on March 18, 2023 peacefully in his sleep at home in Layton, Utah. He died from end-stage renal disease and natural causes.

Blain was born on January 1, 1931 in Sutherland, Utah to Calvin Hall Jones and Millie Dorthey Christensen. He was raised on a farm.  He attended schools in Delta and was...

Garrett Wayne Brown

Garrett Wayne Brown

Mar 17, 2023

On March 17th, 2023, Garrett Wayne Brown unexpectedly left his loving family and reunited with his mother, Cheryl Kay Brown, and father, Gerald Roger Brown. Garrett was born on December 8th, 1967. He was the second oldest of 7 boys.

Garrett grew up on his family farm in West Bountiful, Utah. He loved caring for the animals, roughhousing with his...

Charlene Barbara Nye Hogan

Charlene Barbara Nye Hogan

Mar 17, 2023

Charlene Barbara Nye Hogan passed peacefully of natural causes on Friday, March 17, 2023. She was artistically and musically talented, funny, charming, and beloved by all.

Charlie was born in Ogden, UT, to Alma and Chick Nye and spent her childhood in Salt Lake City, with her sister, Pat Nye Buckley. She graduated from Olympus High School in 1954, attended...

Dewain Haderlie Jenkins

Dewain Haderlie Jenkins

Mar 16, 2023

Dewain Haderlie Jenkins passed away on March 16, 2023, at the William E Christoffersen Veterans Home. He was born on September 13, 1930, at home in Freedom, Wyoming. He was the son of Denzil and Lafern Jenkins, the fifth of eight children. Dewain grew up in Star Valley, Wyoming, where he learned the value of hard work. He loved the...