Obituaries

Salt Lake City, UT Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Salt Lake City, UT area

Wallace Fordham

Wallace Fordham

Jan 14, 2018

Wallace Junior Fordham 1931 - 2018

Wallace (Wally) Junior Fordham of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by family members Sunday, January 14, 2018 from natural causes.

Wally was born June 18, 1931 in Greenville, Utah to George Albert Fordham and Jeanette Calvert...

Daniel Mortensen

Daniel Mortensen

Jan 9, 2018

Daniel E. Mortensen 1965-2018

Our hearts are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Daniel E. Mortensen on January 9, 2018. He was born on January 24, 1965 in Salt Lake City, Utah to David E. and Roene B. Mortensen.

He is survived by his son, Hylun E. Mortensen; mother, Roene B. Wilkinson;...

Maxine Barnes

Maxine Barnes

Jan 5, 2018

Maxine Brim Barnes

1928-2018

Maxine Brim Barnes, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away and was reunited with her husband, Friday, January 5, 2018.

Born February 4, 1928, Downey, Idaho to Willis LaVern and Erma Hyde Brim.  Married Eugene J. Barnes on March 31, 1948 in...

Bernice Smith

Bernice Smith

Jan 2, 2018

Rose Bernice Blunck Smith 1930 – 2018

Rose Bernice Blunck Smith passed away peacefully on January 2, 2018 at the age of 87.  She was born July 24, 1930 to George Henry Blunck and Rosa Mary Schwaar Blunck.  She grew up in the Salt Lake area and graduated from East High School.  She excelled in...

Alvin Goldman (a.k.a Fireman Al)

Alvin Goldman (a.k.a Fireman Al)

Dec 20, 2017

Alvin Dee Goldman (a.k.a. Fireman Al) Dec. 23, 1949 ~ Dec. 20, 2017

Alvin Dee Goldman, 67, passed on to his next adventure December 20, 2017. Al was born December 23, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri. Al received a degree from Central Missouri State University and served in the Army until being honorably discharged in...

Jerrald Brewer

Jerrald Brewer

Dec 18, 2017

Jerrald Boyd Brewer Born: January 29, 1941 -  Died: December 18, 2017

Jerrald Boyd Brewer our loving husband, father, brother, friend and grandfather, 76, passed away on December 18, 2017 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Born January 29, 1941 in Mount Pleasant Utah to Arthur...

John Smith

John Smith

Dec 17, 2017

John Craig “Smitty” Smith 1947 – 2017

John Craig “Smitty” Smith passed away December 17, 2017, at home in his sleep.  Born August 2, 1947, Logan, Utah to William Caldwell Smith and Carolyn Martin Smith.  Married his high school sweetheart, Leslie Taylor, April 2, 1968. Craig left Harding Glass in 1983 and began Smitty’s Glass,...

Jean Norris

Jean Norris

Dec 17, 2017

Jean Case Norris 1926 - 2017

Jean Case Norris, our loving mother, grandmother, and sister, age 91, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2017, at Cove Point Retirement in Provo, Utah. Jean was born on July 31, 1926, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Harold and Louise Nay Case.  She met her eternal companion at a...

Eva Edwards

Eva Edwards

Dec 9, 2017

Eva Mae Edwards 1924-2017

Eva Mae Edwards, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 9, 2017.

Eve was born in Salt Lake City to John William and Edna Thorstrum Myers on September 24, 1924.   Like many, she grew up in the great depression, which she spoke...

Alice Jackson

Alice Jackson

Dec 6, 2017

Alice Lucille Jackson 1942 – 2017

Alice Lucille Jackson returned home to her Heavenly Father on Dec, 6, 2017 at the age of 75, after a year long battle with glioblastoma.

Alice was born June 24th 1942 in Elmo, Utah to kind and loving parents. She had many brothers and sisters with whom...

Larry Martinez

Larry Martinez

Dec 6, 2017

Larry Joe Martinez 1937 – 2017

Larry Joe Martinez - AKA. Larry J. and the Green Eyed Mexican

Born December 17, 1937, Salida, Colorado – Deceased December 6, 2017, West Valley, Utah

My beloved husband and our beloved Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Father In-Law and Friend passed-away and is...

Donna Weron

Donna Weron

Nov 30, 2017

Donna Rae Weron 1927 – 2017

Our beautiful, kind and loving mother, Donna Rae, gallantly exited this world in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 30, 2017.  She is survived by her son, Mark Andrew Weron, and her daughter, Kathleen Denise Weron and three grandsons: Andrew Toth, Nicholas Toth and Will Toth.

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Susan Bagley

Susan Bagley

Nov 13, 2017

Susan Rasmussen Bagley 1952-2017

Susan Elaine Rasmussen Bagley died at home at the age of 65 on November 13, 2017 after a brave struggle with kidney cancer.

Susan was born on January 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, California to Karl Marvin and Dorothy Hunter Rasmussen. She attended BYU where she graduated...

Rodney Lamb

Rodney Lamb

Nov 4, 2017

Rodney Lamont Lamb 1953 - 2017

Rodney Lamont Lamb, 64, passed away suddenly on November 4th 2017 while vacationing with his sweetheart in the Cayman Islands.  Rod was a wonderful man, loved by many who called him son, husband, dad and grandpa, brother, doctor and friend.

Rod was born to Lamont and Darlene...

D. Kent Backman

D. Kent Backman

Nov 1, 2017

D Kent Backman 1938-2017

Darryl Kent Backman passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after an extraordinary 79 years! Kent was born March 11, 1938 in SLC, Utah to Edward F Backman and Lucinda Hjmar Hatch. He spent the last 41 years married to his adoring wife Mary Lou Pollard.

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Henrietta Ciaramella

Henrietta Ciaramella

Nov 1, 2017

Henrietta Ciaramella “Hennie’ 1927 ~ 2017

Henrietta Ciaramella, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother, passed away on November 1, 2017, In Cottonwood Heights, Utah.  She was born November 5, 1927 in Queens, New York to Samuel Greco and Frances Orza.  Henrietta married Nicholas Ciaramella on December 16, 1945 in Saint Anthony’s...

Emory Larsen

Emory Larsen

Oct 25, 2017

Emory Harry Larsen valiantly lost his long battle with bone marrow cancer (MDS) at home surrounded by his family on Oct 25, 2017. Emory was born Nov 11,1945 to Lars Rudolph Larsen and Norma Leola Clark.  He grew up in the Sugarhouse area until he was 13 and then moved to Bountiful. Emory graduated from Bountiful High School in...

Sandra Gundersen

Sandra Gundersen

Oct 25, 2017

Sandra Lee Terry Gundersen

1944 – 2017

Sandra Lee Terry Gundersen (Sas), Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend, lost her fight with Cancer on October 25, 2017.  She was born January 18, 1944, in Murray Utah, the daughter of Ennis and Alice Terry. Sandy graduated from Olympus High...

Ronald Wightman

Ronald Wightman

Oct 23, 2017

Beloved (Papa) Ronald Dean Wightman passed away peacefully October 23, 2017 Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 86. Born April 14, 1931 in Payson Utah; first born son of Ralph D. and Mary A. Wightman. In 1943 the family moved to Fresno California. Her received his Eagle Scout award while recuperating from a severe car accident that...

Marilynn Arensman

Marilynn Arensman

Oct 22, 2017

Marilynn June Arensman, 86, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She passed away peacefully after battling a degenerative muscle condition, surrounded by loving family – including her devoted husband of 64 years, Elton Arensman.

Marilynn was born Mar. 28, 1931, in Garden City, Kan., to Marion Lynn Russell and...