Obituaries

Marion Ray Kesler

Marion Ray Kesler

Apr 10, 2015

Marion Ray Kesler, age 95, passed away peacefully Friday, April 10, 2015 at his home in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born September 21, 1919 in Parowan, Utah to Albert Kesler and Myrtle Idona Lee. He was married on September 10, 1944 to Viola Leavitt in Los Angeles, California. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They recently celebrated...

Wilkins Phillipus Goodrich

Wilkins Phillipus Goodrich

Apr 10, 2015

Born to James Wilkins Goodrich, and Janny Dyksman. Dad loved the outdoors, racing and living life. Married Kathleen Webb, had four children. Later divorced, married Marsha Miller. We spent many of our nights at Grandma and Grandpa Goodrich's, watching the crew work on Dad's car. The purple and pink 4/04 car was a familiar site at Suntana and Bonneville Raceway....

David Thomas Goddard

David Thomas Goddard

Apr 10, 2015

Our loving husband and father was welcomed into God's arms on Friday, April 10, 2015. David was born to Mary Ann Greene and Thomas Goddard in Cleveland, OH, on October 16, 1956. He married the love of his life, Evelyn LeFevre, on October 7, 1977 and sealed January 26, 1979 in the Salt Lake Temple. He graduated from Lake Catholic...

Brian Paul Meik

Brian Paul Meik

Apr 9, 2015

Brian Paul Meik, 44, was born on December 12, 1970 and passed away on April 9, 2015 peacefully in his home. Brian was a very loving father and husband. His children and wife were his life and he did all he could to care for them. He was a very loving and generous person to everyone that he met and...

LaRae Rowe Proctor

LaRae Rowe Proctor

Apr 9, 2015

Our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, 78, passed away peacefully April 9, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born April 13, 1936 to Franklin D. and Edna Burnetta Terry Rowe in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. LaRae loved the gospel and served The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through several callings as well as two full time missions, one...

Doris Francis Martin Geer

Doris Francis Martin Geer

Apr 9, 2015

Doris Francis Martin Geer, 87, Sandy, Utah, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 2015. She was born May 22, 1927 to Wilbert James Martin and Elsie May Parker in Ocean Township, New Jersey. She married William "Bill" Callaway Geer on April 8, 1949. She is survived by her children: Michael, Charlotte (Dan) Lindstrom, Barbara (Richard) Hayhurst, Grant (Angie), and Bryan...

Brigham Robert Young

Brigham Robert Young

Apr 8, 2015

Brigham Robert Young, 75, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away unexpectedly April 8, 2015 in West Valley City, Utah. Born May 29, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lawrence Jefferson Young and Mary Hazel Murray. Married Mary Anne Jones on June 20, 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple. He graduated from Cyprus High School in 1958. He...

Chad Steven Huntsman

Chad Steven Huntsman

Apr 7, 2015

Chad Steven Huntsman, 37, passed away April 7, 2015 in South Jordan, Utah. He will be forever remembered by his big smile, contagious laugh, and generous heart. Chad was loved by many and will be greatly missed, especially by his wife and children, who were the joy and light of his life. Chad was born August 25, 1977 in Salt...

Ruth Shulsen Young

Ruth Shulsen Young

Apr 7, 2015

Ruth Shulsen Young passed away April 7, 2015. She was born May 4, 1922. Her parents were Arthur Hyrum and Ethel Spencer Shulsen. She graduated from Jordan High School in 1940. Married Sharp Young June 25, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was an active member of the LDS Church where she served as literature teacher for seven years...

Eleanor Breckenridge Tracy

Eleanor Breckenridge Tracy

Apr 7, 2015

Eleanor Tracy, ne Breckenridge, passed away on April 7, 2015, in Lake Ridge, Virginia. Eleanor was born on May 17, 1926, in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to George Clyde and Pearl Ann Learn Breckenridge. She faithfully served as a military wife after her marriage to Keith Marvin Tracy, a World War II Veteran of the United States Navy, on June 14, 1947...

Michael Anthony Ramirez

Michael Anthony Ramirez

Apr 5, 2015

Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, Michael Ramirez, passed away April 5, 2015 at the young age of 27. He was born in California to Evelyn Rubio and Julio Ramirez, and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. He meant the world to his family. He was a funny person who brought a smile to everyone's face. The moment...

Otto Martin Pinnau

Otto Martin Pinnau

Apr 5, 2015

Otto Martin Pinnau passed away on April 5, 2015, while surrounded by his family. Otto was born on July 17, 1934, in Elchtal, Germany to Fritz Wilhelm Pinnau and LouisePetereit.As a young man, Otto served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Schwabach,Germany. There he met and married his sweetheart, Waltraud Schicker, on November28, 1959.After moving to the United...

Golden Ricks Muir

Golden Ricks Muir

Apr 3, 2015

Golden Ricks Muir 1926 ~ 2015 Golden R. Muir passed away Friday morning, April 3, 2015 from complications of a stroke. Golden was born December 22, 1926 in Rexburg, Idaho to Melvin B. Muir and Mabel Annetta Ricks. He attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho and was inducted into the Army two days after graduating from High School in 1945. He...

Bertie Ellen Royall

Bertie Ellen Royall

Apr 3, 2015

Mom met with her heavenly family on Friday, April 3, 2015. She was born to William Eynon and Ollie Hicks on February 4, 1932. Preceded in death by her husband Charles Royall; a granddaughter; a great granddaughter; a great-great granddaughter; and her brother. The legacy left behind includes 5 children Martha Johnson (Danny, deceased), Peggy Williams (Rick), Bob Royall, Pat...

Faye Petersen Royer

Faye Petersen Royer

Apr 2, 2015

Faye Petersen Royer returned to her Father in Heaven after completing her mortal life on April 2nd 2015. She was born in Granger, Utah, to Calvin Nelson Petersen and Elizabeth Lambert Petersen on Oct. 14th , 1916. She was married to Fred W. Royer on Nov. 8th, 1944, which was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She graduated from...

Joey F Petersen

Joey F Petersen

Mar 31, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Joey F Petersen passed away peacefully March 31, 2015 following a short illness. He was the only child of Earl Curtis and Rosella Franson Petersen. Joey grew up in Oakley, Utah. He joined the Navy during WWII and proudly served his country aboard the battleship New Jersey in the Pacific Theater until the end...

Debra Ann Duran

Debra Ann Duran

Mar 29, 2015

Our unforgettable beloved mother, sister, aunt, wife and friend, Debra Ann Duran, 48, passed away March 29, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born November 5, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Louis and Bertha Salaz Duran. Married Joseph Pena; later divorced. Married John Bonvie. Survived by loving husband, John; children Gina Pena, Angel Duran, Genevieve Duran and...

Hannah Ione Labrum Herzog

Hannah Ione Labrum Herzog

Mar 28, 2015

Hannah Ione Labrum Herzog, age 90, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peaceably Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born September 1, 1924 in Boise, Idaho, daughter of Leslie Glenn and Estella Mae Bates Labrum. She fulfilled a mission for the LDS Church in Canada and later married Clarence Max Herzog May 5, 1948 in the Logan Temple; he...

Virginia May Reese Ortega

Virginia May Reese Ortega

Mar 27, 2015

Virginia May Ortega, age 87, passed away peacefully March 27, 2015 surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. Virginia was born May 14, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marguerite and Raymond Parker. Later she was adopted by Thomas and Sarah Reese on May 31st 1929 in Salt Lake City. She married her sweetheart, Jess on February 28, 1946; he...

George Hopkins Brown

George Hopkins Brown

Mar 27, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, George Hopkins Brown passed away peacefully March 27, 2015 of natural causes. He was the son of Fred F. Brown, Sr. and Narcy C. Brown Miles. George grew up in Southwest Virginia. He joined the Army during WWII and served his country stateside and in the Philippines until the war ended. In 1947, he...