All Obituaries

Our incredible and loving mother, grandmother, sister, wife and friend, passed away peacefully in her home on August 7, 2020.  Born September 29, 1930 to Erika Bienert and Marriner Hendricks Merrill in Salt Lake City, Utah.   The New York Times would not be a big enough newspaper to truly tell the story of this remarkable woman. How can one summarize a life so filled with love and joy as the life she has lived. Darleen passed away just a few weeks shy of her 90th...

John Vincent Allen, 57, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2020, in his home surrounded by his family after a long illness.  John was born on November 25, 1962, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ralph Kenneth Allen and Ruby Louise Geis, one of 9 children. He grew up in Salt Lake, where he attended St. Ann School and Millcreek Elementary, Granite Park Jr. High, and graduated from Granite High School. He then continued on to SLCC where he was trained as an electrician. John worked for many...

KEN KOEHLER Kenneth George Koehler was born October 5th, 1940 in Fresno, California to German parents Rose and George Koehler and the brother to a younger sister, Sharon. As a husband and father, Ken loved and supported his artistic wife, and helped raise 3 Renaissance children - infusing their childhood with Formula 1, trips to the symphony and ballet, and as many British comedies as he could find on PBS; effectively making their ability to find friends with the same reference points...

It is with such a heavy heart, that we are writing this about our son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle, cousin and friend.  Words cannot begin to describe the pain and misery we are feeling. A piece of our hearts has been ripped out, left with a hole that will never be filled again in this lifetime.  Kyle was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.  His parents are Lonnie R and Kathy (Borg) Trees.  He has two sisters, Shaelene (Benjamin Hays) and Brielle (Tyler Starr),...

Nadine Zenger Bolliger, beloved, wife, mother and grandmother, age 81, passed away July 30, 2020 at her home. Born July 13, 1939, Salt Lake City, Utah to Frank Sr. and Ada Green Zenger.  Married David L. Bolliger. She served faithfully in her church callings as Relief Society and Primary President.  She served in the Jordan River Temple for over a decade as an ordinance worker.  Serving in the temple was the highlight of her life, along with raising her children with the...

Funeral Recording Gwen Young, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away  peacefully July 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Born March 11, 1933, American Fork, Utah to LeMoyne Adams Despain and Myrl Robinson Despain.  She married her high school sweetheart, F. Marden Young on August 23, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple.  They were looking forward to celebrating 70 years of marriage.   She was the queen of homemaking and shared her many...

Charles (Chuck) B. Cheney, our loving husband, father, grandfather, 77 passed away on July 18, 2020 due to injuries sustained in a bicycle accident.  Born May 26, 1943 in Prescott, AZ to William Clem Cheney and Eva Day Cheney and later moved to Salt Lake City, UT.   He attended East High School and graduated in 1961 and soon after was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Montevideo, Uruguay mission....

Funeral Recording Donald Kerry Hyland (Papa) Donald Kerry Hyland, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away on July 16, 2020 of natural causes at 68 years old. He did not die from Covid-19. He was born on February 08, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Carins O’Brien Hyland and Rhoda Robertson Hyland. He was sealed in the Salt Lake City temple to his wife Jacqueline Grant Hyland. They just celebrated their 49th anniversary on May 21.  He attended the University of...

Clark Fairbanks Gardner, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, age 80, passed away on July 15, 2020 at home with his family in Cottonwood Heights, Utah from complications related to a terminal illness. Born April 13, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clark Archibald Gardner and Lois Fairbanks Gardner, Clark grew up on Military Drive near the University of Utah.  He attended East High and then went on to attend both the University of Utah and Utah State University.  After...

Lawson D. Millett passed away July 14, 2020, at his home in Bountiful, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Dwight and Gladys Millett. Lawson served an LDS mission in the Alaska Canadian Mission, afterward joined the Army. He served full-time in Vietnam and Desert Storm, then continued in the Army Reserves until his retirement. Lawson married JoAnn Brighton August 16, 1974. After 26 years of marriage, and raising 3 amazing kids together, JoAnn passed away in...