Obituaries

Kendra Van Grol

Kendra Van Grol

Aug 19, 2025

Kendra Duckett Van Grol was born on April 14, 1967, in Provo, Utah, to Janice Kay Jenkins and John Edward Duckett. She passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, at her home in South Salt Lake, Utah.

Kendra grew up in Sandy and Taylorsville, Utah. From an early age, she showed a natural creativity, drawn to both art and music. She...

LuDean Christensen

LuDean Christensen

Aug 19, 2025

LuDean Brown Christensen, 93, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, returned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in Draper, Utah. She passed peacefully of old age. We are so grateful that we had so much time with her.

LuDean was born in Bicknell, Utah on October 3, 1931, to Rufus Levelle Brown and Lula Sariah Durfey...

Wayne Goodwin

Wayne Goodwin

Aug 19, 2025

Wayne W. Goodwin of Taylorsville, Utah passed away on August 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. His legacy of laughter, love, faith, and service will linger with us and remind us that he made an indelible mark on this world and upon all those he knew.

Wayne was born to Virgil and Dorothy Goodwin on February 25,1950, and grew up...

Elden Tanner

Elden Tanner

Aug 16, 2025

ELDEN LAVON TANNER

1942 ~ 2025

Elden Lavon Tanner was born on March 8, 1942 in Dietrick, Idaho. He passed away on August 16, 2025, at the age of 83. His parents were Afton Lavon Tanner and Iola Mecham Tanner. Elden grew up in Idaho with his family and graduated from Twin Falls High School.

After graduation he moved to Utah with his...

Eugene Smith

Eugene Smith

Aug 15, 2025

Eugene Clinton Smith, Jr. was born August 19, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, the second of three children born to Eugene Clinton Smith, Sr. and Gertrude Alvina Shonberger. 

He died August 15, 2025, in his beloved home, surrounded by his family. 

Gene grew up in the harsh reality of the Great Depression. His family moved often throughout Nebraska and Iowa as his father...

Carolyn McDougal

Carolyn McDougal

Aug 15, 2025

Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Carolyn Coats McDougal, age 86, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on August 15, 2025, in West Jordan, Utah. 

Carolyn was born on November 28, 1938, in Murray, Utah to William J. and Marjorie Harman Coats. 

She grew up on the Coats family farm in Granger, Utah with her four brothers and...

Kathleen Kingsbury

Kathleen Kingsbury

Aug 12, 2025

Kathleen Parr Kingsbury (1935-2025) Salt Lake City, Utah

Kathleen (Kitty) Parr Kingsbury passed away early the morning of August 12, 2025, being united with her loving husband after 18 years of waiting, since his passing in 2007.

As a young girl, Kathleen grew up in Sugarhouse, Utah, directly across the street from a boy named Kenneth, who would become her husband in 1958...

Glenda Walker

Glenda Walker

Aug 11, 2025

Born February 20, 1943, in Fillmore, Utah, Glenda Mae Peterson Walker passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 11, 2025.

She is survived by her loving husband, James O. Walker; her children Jeri Warner, Jeff (Sherrin) Warner, Russell (Rahjaun) Warner, Doug (Beverly) Warner, and Kim Warner; her stepchildren James (Ellen) Walker, Stephen (Christine) Walker, Cathy Walker, David (Laurie) Walker, Richard...

Sondra Johnson

Sondra Johnson

Aug 9, 2025

Sondra Smith Johnson, 85, passed from this life surrounded by her loving family on August 9, 2025. Sondra was born in Richfield, Utah, the youngest child of Moroni West and Lena LaVerda Poole Smith. She spent her youth in Provo, where during a stint as a candy girl at the Academy Theatre she scolded a particularly rowdy young man named...

Paul Nichols

Paul Nichols

Aug 9, 2025

Paul Clark Nichols passed away on August 9, 2025, of natural causes. He was born on July 5, 1937, to William and Madge Nichols. He had an older sister Billie, and 3 younger siblings Nellie, Ross and Blaine. He married Carol A Jones on November 3, 1956. They had 3 children, Joyce (Rick Olsen), William Harold (deceased Nov 2024) and...

Florentina Martinez Hernandez

Florentina Martinez Hernandez

Aug 6, 2025

Florentina Martinez Hernandez, known to all as Flor, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, at the age of 79. She was born on March 14, 1946, in Guanajuato, Mexico, to her loving parents, Angela Hernandez and Francisco Martinez.

Flor's greatest passion was her family. She dedicated her life to her nine children and her love multiplied with the arrival of...

Bonnie Thomas

Bonnie Thomas

Aug 4, 2025

Our loving mother, Bonnie Frances Keating Thomas, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family at the age of 82 on August 4, 2025. Bonnie was born on November 23, 1942, to Charles Arthur and Phyllis Keating in Wallace, Idaho. Bonnie spent her life as a devoted wife, mother, teacher, and lifelong learner.

Bonnie met and married her eternal sweetheart, Richard...

Alan "Neill" Barton

Alan "Neill" Barton

Aug 4, 2025

Alan "Neill" BartonSeptember 24, 1946 - August 4, 2025

"The Music Man"

Alan "Neill" Barton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, surrounded by love and the sound of his favorite music, with his devoted wife Donna by his side. He was 78 years old.

Born on September 24, 1946, Neill grew up in Utah and graduated...

Larry Bench

Larry Bench

Aug 2, 2025

Larry Joe BenchJuly 23, 1955 - August 2, 2025

Larry Joe Bench, age 70, passed away peacefully at home on August 2, 2025, in West Jordan, Utah. Born July 23, 1955, in Salt Lake City, Larry was the second of five children to Dean and Coleen Bench.

Larry graduated from Kearns High School and went on to build a life defined by...

Ryan Holt

Ryan Holt

Aug 1, 2025

Ryan Jeffrey Holt

August 23, 1977 - August 1, 2025

Ryan Jeffrey Holt, 47, passed away on August 1, 2025, in a tragic accident while riding his motorcycle in Parleys Canyon.

He was born on August 23, 1977, in Murray, Utah, to Steven Holt and Susan Higbee. In 2002, Ryan married Trudi Lynne Breeze. They went on to have two sons, Ethan Ryan...

Ralph Smith

Ralph Smith

Jul 31, 2025

Ralph Eugene Smith, age 86, of West Valley City, Utah, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2025.

He was born on March 4, 1939, in Murray, Utah, to Don Stallings Smith and Wanda Marie (Boulter). Smith.

Ralph faithfully served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Southern California. He worked for over 30 years at Monroe Elementary...

Jacquelyn Shoop

Jacquelyn Shoop

Jul 30, 2025

Jacquelyn Matthies Shoop (Jackie)

Age 79, passed away peacefully at home, on July 30, 2025, in Taylorsville, Utah.

Born on September 6, 1945, in Salt Lake City, Jackie was the beloved daughter of Charles G and JoAnn Whitaker Matthies. She grew up surrounded by a large family that included five brothers and two sisters.

Jackie is survived by her devoted husband of 61...

Elva Richardson

Elva Richardson

Jul 30, 2025

Elva Broderick Richardson was always there for her children, grandchildren, friends, siblings, neighbors, and church community, with an endless supply of love and empathy. Every one of her ten children has expressed how much they loved knowing they could find her waiting for them when they came home, especially after a difficult day, and how she could make them feel...

Wilma Bate

Wilma Bate

Jul 30, 2025

Wilma passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.

Wilma was born in Alberta Canada and later moved to Utah with her family where she obtained her dual citizenship and met the love of her life, Marvin William Bate. They got married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1953, and went on to have 4 children, 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and...

Marian "Grace" Goff

Marian "Grace" Goff

Jul 28, 2025

Marian Grace Gold Goff, age 74, of Murray, Utah passed away unexpectedly on July 28, 2025.Grace was born on February 12, 1951, in Berkeley, California and was later adopted by Alma Herbert Gold and Marian Woodbury. She spent her early years in California before eventually settling in Utah.

It was in Utah where she met the love of her life, Kenneth...