Obituaries

Jared Darby

Sep 5, 2022

Jared was called home Monday, September 5, 2022. Then, as always, he was surrounded by family and friends that he loved and that loved him dearly. Jared shares in all the blessings that come with being the youngest in a large and close family - his siblings ever ready to play with, laugh with, and care for their little brother....

Pearl Vaught

Sep 5, 2022

Pearl Lee Vaught passed away September 5, 2022, at age 73. Pearl was born October 23, 1949.

Pearl is survived by three sons, Jack, Jeremy and Justin; and four grandchildren, Allysin, Sharran, Robert and Jacklyn.

She joined her mother; father; brother; sister; husband James Vaught; and her son Jathan Vaught in heaven.

She was loved by everybody she met.

A...

Martha Trujillo

Aug 31, 2022

Our dear mother, Martha Cordelia Velasquez Trujillo, (born in Antonito, Colorado) sadly passed away on Wednesday August 31, 2022 at age 77 from natural causes.

Martha was born on April 12, 1945 and is predeceased by her mother Francisquita C. Velasquez, her beloved husband Dr. Augustine Trujillo and son Brian Anthony Trujillo, also her brother Arthur Velasquez.

She is survived...

Carol Turnbow

Aug 26, 2022

Carol Brown Turnbow has been called Home to be with The Lord and her one true love, Steven Turnbow, on August 26, 2022.

Carol was born to Lorenzo Brown and Elma Gibbons on September 20, 1937.

Carol is survived by four children: Kimberly (Butch) Chamberlain, Kerry (Cindy) Rasmussen, Kaylynn Rasmussen and Don Perkins. Carol had 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and...

Dorothy Beagley

Aug 25, 2022

Dorothy Masae Beagley passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022 at the beautiful age of 92.

Dorothy's parents, Yasusuke and Tamae Kogita immigrated from Japan to Seattle, WA. She, along with her older brother, three older sisters and two half-brothers were born there. Dorothy was born March 16, 1930.

When she was eleven, Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941. Her...

Lorin Pitcher

Aug 24, 2022

If tomorrow starts, without me, and I am not there to see.

If the sun should rise, and find your eyes, all filled with tears for me.

I wish so much you wouldn't cry, the way you did today, while thinking of

The many things we didn't get to say.

 

I know how much you love me, as much...

José Libardo Muñoz

Aug 23, 2022

 

José Libardo Muñoz — our beloved father, grandfather and friend — passed away peacefully on Aug. 23, 2022, in Murray, Utah. 

Appropriately, José Libardo’s final hours of mortality were spent surrounded by family. “La familia” meant everything to him.

José Libardo was born on June 10, 1928, in Palmira, Colombia, to Francisco Antonio Muñoz and Maria Josefa Saavedra. He...

Joyce Anderson

Aug 23, 2022

Loving mother, grandma, sister and friend, Joyce Curtis Anderson, passed away on August 23, 2022, at home with her family by her side. She lived a full life and returned to our Heavenly Father at the age of eighty-eight. 

She was born on February 27, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kenneth Curtis and Relia Ence. Joyce was one...

Julia McClain

Aug 21, 2022

 

 

Julia McClain, 86, passed away on August 21, 2022, in West Valley City, Utah.

Julia is survived by her son, John H McClain IV and daughter-in-law, Van Nguyen of West Valley, husband; John H McClain III of West Valley; grandsons John H McClain V and Shaun McClain; granddaughter Kristal Ricci; brothers Donald Maestas, Johnny (Juan Jr) Maestas, Ramon...

Kathy Plant

Aug 19, 2022

Kathy Ann Patterson Plant, loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully on August 19, 2022. She is finally free from the mental and physical ravages of early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Kathy was born August 4, 1949, in Price, UT, and grew up in Farmington, NM and Salt Lake City, UT, where she graduated from Hillcrest High School...

Elaine Washburn

Aug 16, 2022

Elaine Washburn, 80, passed away August 16, 2022 in West Jordan, Utah. Born March 10, 1942 in Salt Lake City to Jesse Ordean and Lola Sarah Miller Washburn.

Elaine was an Accredited Genealogist and enjoyed doing Family History work. She was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elaine served in the California Mission from...

Scott Robison

Aug 16, 2022

Scott Dale Robison was born on October 31, 1967, in Dallas, Texas to Earle and Constance Robison. He passed away on Tuesday August 16, 2022.

His younger years were spent in Dallas and as a teen he lived in Roxton, Texas where he completed High School with high honors. After graduating from high school, he attended BYU in Provo Utah....

Diana Duncan

Aug 15, 2022

"Miss me a little, but not for long. And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that once we shared. Miss me but let me go."  

Diana Duncan passed away on August 15, 2022, after a courageous battle to address multiple medical concerns.

Diana had a life full of joy and adventure. She was born December 4,...

Janice Jensen

Aug 12, 2022

Janice Andersen Jensen, 82, of West Valley City, Utah, passed away on August 12, 2022. She was born on November 29, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph and Louie Andersen.

On August 19, 1966, she married C. Lynn Jensen. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.

She worked for Deseret Book (formerly Bookcraft)...

Chanta M. Peterson

Aug 11, 2022

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Chanta M. Peterson succumbed to a quiet, insidious disease: acute onset depression. Often untreated and unspoken, this disease can be as deadly as cancer or heart disease. It is a disease of the mind and one’s mental outlook on life. She passed away at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah surrounded by family after a...

Phillip Thurman Solomon

Aug 10, 2022

Phillip Solomon, our adventurous husband, father, grandpa, son, brother, uncle, cousin, neighbor, and friend passed away at the young age of 64 from a tragic bicycle accident (doing what he loved).

Phillip was born in Salt Lake City on March 21, 1958, to Edwin F. Solomon and Beverly Thurman Solomon. He was the second son born in the family; 10...

Hyrum Smith

Aug 8, 2022

Hyrum Whitaker Smith passed away August 8, 2022. He was born to Samuel Schwartz Smith and Jeannette Taylor Whitaker Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 2, 1931. He is the 4th of 8 children. He spent his youth in Bennion, Utah on the family farm, where he learned to work hard and developed a talent for fixing things.

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John-Paul Mark

Aug 8, 2022

John-Paul William Mark (John), 53, passed away on August 8, 2022, in Murray, Utah, surrounded with love and peace, with his loved ones sharing stories, laughing, and crying.

John-Paul was born on November 20, 1968, in Würzburg, Germany, to Janet Scott and David Mark.

He is survived by his parents, Janet Scott, and David (Martha) Mark; siblings David Mark Jr.,...

Zelda Black

Aug 7, 2022

Our mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Zelda Bryte Wood Black, passed away very peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, August 7, 2022, near many who loved and took such good care of her.

She was born July 18, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Oscar Neldon and Verle Wood.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Ervin...

Rosalie Gualazzi

Aug 6, 2022

On August 6, 2022, Rose passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.

Rose was born on September 12, 1948, to Melvin Willard Smith and Lois Valanee Smith. She was a kind and loving person. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren very much. She would always help a person in need. She loved spending time with her family, especially...