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Richard Leonard Cowley
Aug 21, 2025
Richard Leonard Cowley returned to his Heavenly home on August 21, 2025, and is likely celebrating a joyful reunion with his parents and siblings.
Richard was born on June 10, 1941, in Murray, Utah, to Melvin and Dorothy Cowley. He grew up on a farm in what was then known as Granite, Utah, near the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon.
He graduated from...
Christine “Chris” Shaw Sudweeks
Aug 29, 2025
Chris Sudweeks peacefully passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025. After a recent diagnosis of progressive pulmonary fibrosis, she faced her final days with the same strength, humor, and faith that defined her life. She always taught her family, “We can do hard things” and she was the perfect example of this until the very end. She left this world...
Jimmie Lee Boynton
Aug 22, 2025
Jimmie Lee Boynton peacefully returned to his Heavenly home, surrounded by love, on the morning of August 22nd, 2025. Jimmie was a loving brother, husband, father, and grandfather whose lasting legacy of charity and kindness makes his loss seem almost unbearable for all those who knew him.
Jim was born in Taylorsville, Utah on September 13th, 1945 to parents Lucille and...
Cathy Jean Brown
Aug 11, 2025
Cathy was born on October 16th, 1958 in Price, UT to Elfredia Victoria Orlandi and Lloyd Odell Keele. She is survived by her husband, Don and her daughter Caycee (Clancy Holz) as well as her sister Tracy (Rick) Collins. She is also survived by dozens of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces and Nephews as well as innumerable friends and coworkers who...
Rita Rosa Carrero Young
Aug 27, 2025
Rita Rosa Carrero Young, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 27th, 2025, at the age of 69. Born in Bailadores, Mérida, Venezuela, Rita was the youngest of sixteen children and grew up surrounded by a large, loving family.
Rita’s life was a testament to intelligence, hard work, and independence. She built a long and successful career in...
Kathleen Neff Manasco
Aug 24, 2025
Kathleen Neff Manasco, age 79, passed away on August 24th, 2025 in her home in Sandy, Utah. She was born on January 11th, 1946 in Murray, Utah to LeRoy George Neff and Beverley Ostler.
Kathleen married Charles David Manasco on May 26th, 1973 in Elko, Nevada.
She had a great love for animals, gardening, spending time with family, and spending time with...
Rhonda Jean Granquist
Aug 23, 2025
Rhonda Jean Granquist, age 76, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, August 23, 2025 with her family by her side.
Rhonda was born March 30, 1949 in Murray, Utah to George N. and Barbara Rosse' Phelps. Much of her childhood was spent with her grandparents, Noel and Christine Rosse', whom she loved dearly.
She spent the majority of her life...
Arne Mikal Aune
Aug 22, 2025
Arne Mikal Aune passed away peacefully on August 22, 2025, at home, surrounded by family.
Arne was born June 14, 1947, in Bergen, Norway, to his loving parents, Franklin and Birgith Aune. They came over to the United States when Arne was 18 months old and just learning to speak. For the next year, he hardly spoke at all, after which...
Paul Ray Taylor
Aug 18, 2025
Paul Ray Taylor passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, at the age of 78. He was born on March 29, 1947, in Gunnison, Utah, to Ray and Marcia Taylor. Throughout his life, Paul faced many challenges including childhood illness, service in Vietnam, and battles with cancer yet he met them all with quiet strength and faith.
On February 20, 1971,...
John Robert Corak
Aug 16, 2025
Our beloved dad, grandpa, great grandpa and friend had his long-awaited reunion with his sweetheart Leah on August 16, 2025 after 23 years apart.
John Robert Corak was born May 2, 1939, to John and Eva Newbold Corak of Midvale, Utah. Married and sealed for eternity to Leah Martha Withers on August 24, 1962, in the Manti Utah LDS Temple. Together...
Patricia Ann Beebe Vawdrey
Aug 15, 2025
Patricia Ann Beebe Vawdrey, 94, passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 15, 2025 in Draper, Utah. She was surrounded by her family for days before her passing. Patricia was born September 28, 1930 in Junction, Utah to Reed Beebe and Winona Smith Beebe Schaugaard. She was the oldest of 4 children. She married Max L. Vawdrey in the...
Catherine Elaine Bodell
Aug 15, 2025
Catherine Elaine Bodell passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, August 15, 2025 in Delta, Utah. She was born in Murray Utah on October 4, 1931 to Daniel Thayne and Catherine Cuthbert Gerber. She was raised in the Salt Lake Valley and would later graduate from Granite HIgh School. In her free time she enjoyed knitting baking, reading,...
Bonnie Lue Fowkes
Aug 14, 2025
Bonnie Lue Fowkes, age 66, peacefully passed away at her home on August 14, 2025, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with Dementia.
Bonnie was born and raised in Goshen, Utah, to Glen and Lola Jacobson. She met her true love, Glen Fowkes, and the two of them built a life together in Mona, where they raised...
Elizabeth (Beth) Fern Stephenson Taylor
Aug 11, 2025
Elizabeth (Beth) Fern Stephenson Taylor, age 74, passed away August 11, 2025 in Nephi, Utah. Beth was born October 23, 1950 to Thomas Ray and Nell Denee Park Stephenson.
On August 17, 1968 Beth married Ronald Jesse Taylor in Nephi, Utah. They have three sons; Robert Jesse of Nephi, Kevin Ronald, and Scott Michael Taylor of Salem, Utah.
Beth graduated from Juab...
Laren Wesley Smith
Aug 10, 2025
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on August 10, 2025, just 17 days shy of his 91st birthday. Laren was born on August 27, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA to Leonard W. Smith and Dorothea Anderson Smith. He grew up in Long Beach, CA. He attended Brigham Young University...
Max LeRoy Howard
Aug 10, 2025
Max LeRoy Howard 86, (August 22, 1938 - August 10, 2025) passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his beloved wife and loved ones. He was both loved by his family and he profoundly loved his family.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jean; his son Michael (Marla); daughter Debbie (Mark) and son Robert (Liz); 10 grandchildren...
Robert “Bob” McKane
Aug 9, 2025
In the end, the man with a large and compassionate heart may have passed, in part, due to a broken one.
Robert “Bob” McKane took his last breath on August 9th, a little more than seven months after his beloved wife and partner of more than 65 years, Nancy, passed away.
To say this has been a difficult year for all who...
Fredrick William Smith
Aug 8, 2025
Fredrick William Smith, cherished father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2025, in Orem, Utah, at the age of 81.
Fred was born on January 7, 1944, in Murray, Utah, to Leslie Frank Smith and Hattie Elnora Cranney. As the eldest of four children, he grew up with a strong sense of responsibility. After graduating from Jordan High...
Frank Lee Webster
Aug 8, 2025
South Jordan, Utah - Frank Lee Webster (82), Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, returned peacefully to his heavenly home on August 8, 2025.
Lee was born September 27, 1942, in Midvale, Utah, to Lyle and Eloise Webster. Lee married his high school sweetheart, Jeanette Smart, on October 14,1960. Together, they had four children.
Lee worked at the family business, Webster’s...
Ardonna F. Bennion
Aug 6, 2025
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and Great-Great-grandmother, Ardonna, 99, passed away on August 6, 2025, in Draper, Utah. She was born on October 27, 1925, to Genevieve H. Pearson and Ernest A. Ferguson.
Mom married Paul P. Bennion on March 26, 1943, in Randolph, Utah. They were sealed together in the Salt Lake Temple on May 25, 1965.
As well as raising...
