Obituaries

Naida Gourley

Naida Gourley

Jun 3, 2012

Naida Gourley 1929 ~ 2012 Naida Gourley was born August 2, 1929 in Stirling, Alberta, Canada to Lloyd and Jennie Oler. She passed away June 3, 2012, peacefully at home, with her family by her side. She is survived by her loving, eternal companion, Edward (Ted) Robert Gourley, to whom she was married for 60 loving years; her five children:...

Jeanne Herron

Jeanne Herron

Jun 2, 2012

Jeanne Merrick Herron 1930 ~ 2012 Our sweet wife, mother and grandmother passed away June 2, 2012 Jeanne was born December 29, 1930 in Mammoth, Utah to Kingsley and Susie Thatcher. She married Guy Irvin Merrick and they raised four children: Randy (Chris) Merrick, Linda (Bo) Richards, Debbie (Tom) Sorensen, and Tamie (Mike) Snarr. Guy preceded her in death. She...

Norma Garcia Ramos

Norma Garcia Ramos

May 31, 2012

Norma G. Ramos Nani Norma Garcia Ramos, 51, passed away May 31, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born August 7, 1960 in Kingsville, Texas, daughter of Pedro H. and Hortencia Garcia Ramos. She had a wonderful love of animals and children. Survived by son, Ivan; grandson, Isaac; 2 sisters; 7 brothers. Special...

Richard George Lambert

Richard George Lambert

May 30, 2012

Richard G. Lambert Home Run Richard George Lambert, age 83, passed away at home on May 30, 2012. Born March 8, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clarence and Alice Hathaway Lambert at home. Married Vivian Reed November 20, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduated from Tooele High School in 1945. Served with the 40th Division and 2nd...

Richard George Lambert

Richard George Lambert

May 30, 2012

Richard Dick Lambert #1 Sports Fan Richard George Lambert age 83, passed away at home surrounded by his family on May 30, 2012. He battled cancer with faith and courage that amazed those that cared for him. He was born March 8, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clarence and Alice Hathaway Lambert at home. He graduated from Tooele...

Cheryl Rae Peterson Edvalson

Cheryl Rae Peterson Edvalson

May 30, 2012

Cheryl Rae Edvalson Our loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother Today is a celebration of an amazing woman. After a courageous and determined fight against pancreatic cancer, our dear wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, Cheryl Rae Edvalson, passed peacefully through the veil on May 30, 2012. She was born Cheryl Rae Peterson on January 2, 1956 to Elwood George...

Arleda Blanche Kennedy Bigler

Arleda Blanche Kennedy Bigler

May 29, 2012

Arleda K. Bigler Can I FixYou Something to Eat? Arleda Blanche Kennedy Bigler passed away May 29, 2012 at St Joseph s Villa in Salt Lake City, UT. It was not unexpected as she had suffered with Alzheimers Disease for several years. We are grateful she is now not suffering and at peace. Her family will miss her very much,...

Fredrick Philip Turner

Fredrick Philip Turner

May 26, 2012

Fredrick Philip Turner 1946 ~ 2012 Fredrick Philip Turner, born on September 30, 1946 to Chloe and Fredrick P. Turner, passed away on May 26, 2012, peacefully at home surrounded by his children, due to renal failure. Married Karen Jeanne Turner, although later divorced, they remained friends until she preceded him in death March 24, 2010. Dad graduated from West...

Cassell Pratt Okerlund, Jr.

Cassell Pratt Okerlund, Jr.

May 26, 2012

Cassell Pratt Okerlund Jr 2/11/1934 ~ 5/26/2012 Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away at his home, with his family at his side, after a very courageous battle with COPD. His love for camping and fishing with his family are beautiful memories that will be cherished by all. His favorite fishing holes were Fish...

Joseph Albert Whittaker

Joseph Albert Whittaker

May 24, 2012

Joseph Albert Whittaker Once a Marine, Always a Marine Joseph Albert Whittaker passed away May 24, 2012. He was born April 23, 1921 to Wilford and Sarah Davis Whittaker. Joe served in the Marine Corps during WWII fighting in the Pacific, for which he was very proud. On February 6, 1945, he married Barbara McDonald in the Salt Lake Temple....

Frank Paul Turner

Frank Paul Turner

May 24, 2012

Frank Paul Turner May 11, 1924 ~ May 24, 2012 Frank Paul Turner, 88, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born on May 11, 1924 in Montrose, Colorado, to Joseph Paul and Mary Larsen Turner. His father passed away when he was 11 years old, and he and his 3 siblings, Helen, Alice, and Donald...

Joyce Bawden Ainsworth

Joyce Bawden Ainsworth

May 22, 2012

Joyce Ainsworth Love You Always Joyce Bawden Ainsworth, a woman of faith, hope and charity, returned to her Heavenly Father May 22, 2012. She was a wife, sister, mother and friend. Born January 4, 1929 to M. Smith and LaVern Perkins Bawden in Granger, Utah where she grew up, and was her father s tomboy . Married Grant Ainsworth December...

David Eugene Valerio

David Eugene Valerio

May 21, 2012

David E. Valerio Beloved Father & Grandfather Our beloved David passed away at home on May 21, 2012 in his sleep. He was born July 5, 1934 in Durango, Colorado. He married Cecelia Valdez August 23, 1985. They had their daughter, Valerie who was born on Father s Day and he said she was the best gift in his life....

Helen B. Chadwick Beal

Helen B. Chadwick Beal

May 21, 2012

Helen B. Chadwick Beal 1922 ~ 2012 This longtime Alaska resident, Helen B. Chadwick Beal, was born November 22, 1922 in American Fork, Utah. She went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Floyd, on May 21, 2012, just 6 months before her 90th birthday. She died in Palmer at the Alaska Pioneer Home. She will be laid...

Nephi LeRoy Jensen

Nephi LeRoy Jensen

May 20, 2012

Nephi LeRoy Jensen 1926 ~ 2012 Our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Nephi L. Jensen, age 85, of Sandy, Utah, passed away May 20, 2012 in Sandy. He was born July 27, 1926 in Huntington, Utah, to Julius M. and Irene Foote Jensen, the eighth of ten children. Married Vonda Finn in the Idaho Falls Temple. Spent 41 years together....

Joan Grace Burgers Johnson

Joan Grace Burgers Johnson

May 19, 2012

Joan Grace Burgers Johnson September 3, 1930 - May 19, 2012 Joan Grace Burgers Johnson, 81, passed away suddenly May 19, 2012, from an apparent heart attack. She was born September 3, 1930, in Salt Lake City, Utah; the eldest daughter of nine children of Henry Gerardus Burgers and Henrietta Martina Everts. She married A. Clark Johnson in the Salt...

Angela Brigitte Hill

Angela Brigitte Hill

May 17, 2012

Angela B. Hill Beloved Mother and Grandmother Salt Lake City, UT - Angela (Angie) Brigitte Hill, 59, passed away peacefully on May 17th, 2012. Angie was born on January 23, 1953 to Christa Gudrun (Wolf) McCarron and Fritz Wolf in Zwickau, Saxony, E. Germany. Upon immigrating to the United States in 1961 she attended Skyline High School and then moved...

Lonnie Dean Simpson

Lonnie Dean Simpson

May 16, 2012

Lonnie Dean Simpson Gone Hunting, my loved ones Lonnie D. Simpson, 63, passed away May 16, 2012 at the VA hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born December 4, 1948 in Roosevelt, Utah, son of Quimby Amos and Myrtle Marie Porter Simpson. Married Lanita Miller May 27, 2011, in Elko , NV. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, western movies,...

Leda Rae Everton Kilfoyle

Leda Rae Everton Kilfoyle

May 16, 2012

Leda Rae Kilfoyle 1940 ~ 2012 Leda Rae Everton Kilfoyle, 71, our beloved, eternal wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, returned to her heavenly home while expressing love to her family on May 16, 2012. Leda s calling in life was being a wonderful, caring wife and mother of three children. She never forgot a family event and was always the...

Kathleen Miller Duran

Kathleen Miller Duran

May 14, 2012

Kathleen Miller Duran Loving Wife and Mother Kathleen Despain Miller Duran ended her earthly journey on May 14, 2012 after a courageous battle with Matastatic Melanoma. Kathleen was born on June 13, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Neldon and Carolyn Despain. Kathleen grew up in the Salt Lake Valley with her mother, Carolyn and her new Daddy, Lavell...