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Daniel Max May
May 12, 2026
Daniel Max May, 80, died peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2026 after a valiant fight from a terminal illness.
Born to Wanda and Frank May on October 6, 1945 in Casper, Wyoming, he was the youngest of four boys. Dan spent most of his childhood in Middleton, Idaho on their family farm, where he gained his sense of adventure. He spent hours...
Kathleen "Kathy" Vawdrey Taylor
May 18, 2026
Kathleen (Kathy) Vawdrey Taylor, 81, of Sandy, Utah, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Monday, May 18, 2026. She was a fun-loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and she will be greatly missed by many.
Kathy was born February 8, 1945 in Murray, Utah, to Curtis and Lydia Lovell Vawdrey. She was raised in Draper, Utah,...
Jerry Alan Nuttall
May 20, 2026
Jerry Alan Nuttall, age 93, passed away May 20, 2026 in Murray, Utah. He was born January 16, 1933, in Salt Lake City, to Leonard John Nuttall III and Rebecca Fannie Burns. He was the youngest of 13 children.
Jerry graduated from East High School. During high school he worked in a warehouse. His job was to take a shopping cart...
Richard Baker Sharp
May 7, 2026
Richard Baker Sharp, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on May 7, 2026, at the age of 80, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease after a long and courageous battle.
Richard was born on June 5, 1945, in Murray, Utah, to Dean and Vauna Sharp. He was raised and educated in the Midvale area, where he developed the...
Eldon John Fontenot
May 12, 2026
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings…..
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor eagles have yet flown…..
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod,
The high untrespassed sanctity of sky,
Reached out my hand and felt the presence of God.”
(Adapted from “High Flight” by John Magee)
He was born some 88...
Linda Elizabeth Hill
May 18, 2026
Our beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Linda Elizabeth Hill, passed away at Beehive Homes of Draper, Utah on May 18, 2026 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Linda was born on October 5, 1941, to Wayne Delbert Newbold and Florence Aleen Beck Newbold in American Fork, Utah and raised in Draper, Utah. She moved with her parents and...
Reinhard Edmund Neumann
May 8, 2026
Reinhard, 87, passed away on May 8, 2026 in Murray, Utah. Reinhard was born on January 7, 1939 in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia (Germany) to Herbert and Gisela Neumann. Reinhard immigrated from Germany to the United States with his family in 1953. Reinhard married Elvira Tegge on September 4, 1964 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Reinhard worked most of his career...
Nora Ellen Oki-Gonzales
May 6, 2026
Nora Oki-Gonzales, 66, of Sandy, Utah, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Born in Salt Lake City on November 5, 1959, Nora was one of nine siblings and grew up surrounded by family, laughter, and a love for life. As a child, she was full of energy and enthusiasm—playing softball, performing gymnastics, playing the violin, and participating in beauty...
Jan Pickering Allred
May 5, 2026
Jan Pickering Allred, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Jan was born on May 26, 1953, a cherished daughter of Nilan and Edith McPherson Pickering. She grew up in Nephi Utah with older brother Kerry, younger brother Rodney and identical twin sister Julie. She attended schools...
Edith Lorraine Allred Bronson
May 5, 2026
Lorraine, age 72, peacefully passed away on May 5th, 2026 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. She was born on January 26th, 1954 in Murray, Utah to Marvin and Edith Allred, their third of eleven children. Lorraine married Thomas Edwards Bronson (Tom) on August 26th, 1972 in Rocky Ridge, Utah. After Tom's passing in 2007, she married Paul Roland Gold in 2008.
Lorraine...
Angelina "Angie" Miola Padjen
May 4, 2026
Angie Padjen, 94, loving wife, mother and grandma passed away on May 4, 2026 at home. Angie was born on November 11, 1931 in Bingham Canyon, (Highland Boy) Utah. The daughter of Vincenzo and Dominica Lovat Miola. On September 17, 1955 Angie married Matt J. Padjen in St. Therese Catholic Church in Midvale, Utah.
Angie was employed at Jordan school district...
Marilyn Ruth Nielsen Spence Vidmar
May 1, 2026
Marilyn Ruth Nielsen Spence Vidmar, age 95, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on May 1, 2026, in Murray, Utah. She was born on April 6, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Niels Bjarne Nielsen and Lillian Irene Johnson Nielsen. She was the fourth of nine children.
Growing up during the Great Depression, in a home where there was...
Marilyn Margaret Sadler
May 1, 2026
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, Marilyn Margaret Bird Sadler returned home to our Heavenly Father on May 1, 2026. Marilyn passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and support of her family at The Cedarwood at Sandy Assisted Living Center at the age of 94. Marilyn was born on January 20, 1932 in Murray, Utah to Claude...
Ruth Green Wiley
Apr 30, 2026
Ruth Green Wiley was born on May 9th, 1939 to Mary Afton Petersen and Joseph Afton Green in Murray, Utah. She passed on to Heaven on April 30th, 2026.
Ruth was the kindest person to have ever walked on earth. If you needed anything she was the first one there. She always had a smile and kind words for everyone she...
Alan Ryan Hoyne
Apr 28, 2026
Alan passed away surrounded by loved ones after a heroic, however brief battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis Peter Hoyne and Diane Dumas Hoyne. He is survived by his wife Wendy Zaharias Hoyne, his daughter Jessica Del Hoyne Stephens (husband Kenneth Stephens), his sister Tracy Hoyne Sanchez (husband Eloy Sanchez), his brother Dennis Peter...
Kaylee Lu Cox
Apr 27, 2026
Kaylee Lu Cox, a bright soul who taught everyone around her the true meaning of joy, passed away on April 27, 2026, in Dutch John, Utah. Born on December 6, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Kaylee’s life was a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of a laugh that could light up the darkest room.
From...
Joyce LaRae Brown Carlsen
Apr 26, 2026
Joyce LaRae Brown Carlsen, age 87, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, in her home in Draper, Utah.
She was born on March 15, 1939, in Murray, Utah, to Harvey Henry Brown and Virginia Blaney Brown.
Joyce married the love of her life, Ervin Val Carlsen, on February 14, 1958. Together they built a beautiful life and raised three children
Joyce was...
Lily Ann Neerings
Apr 25, 2026
Our little angel, Lily Ann Neerings, passed away unexpectedly on April 25th, 2026. She was born December 12th, 2025, to Carter Neerings and Addie Beeson Neerings. With a highly anticipated birth that was preceded by her mother having a 5 week stay in the hospital, she weighed 3 pounds 6 ounces and was a little over 8 weeks early.
Due to...
Kyle Edward Mansfield
Apr 24, 2026
Kyle Edward Mansfield passed away on April 24, 2026 at home in West Jordan at the age of 44.
Kyle was born July 11, 1981, in Lancaster, California to Alan Ray and Andrea Lin Mansfield. He graduated from Orem High School class of 1999 where he excelled in English and German Language Arts, Debate, and Mathematics.
Kyle was a stout intellectual, often...
Judy L. Widerburg Broadhead
Apr 24, 2026
Judy L. Widerburg Broadhead, 79, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 24, 2026. She is survived by her two siblings Gary Widerburg (83), and Joyce Collins (89); her two sons Troy (59) and Bobby (56); three grandsons Robbie (35), Dallas (27), Ashton (20); and three great grandchildren Logan (15), Kallie Mae (9), and Kai James (1).
She is preceded in death...
