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Marilyn Rueckert Nye
May 17, 2024
Marilyn Rueckert born May 8th, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Leonard Christopher and Lela Barlow Rueckert passed away on May 17th, 2024 in Sandy, Utah at the age of eighty-six.
Marilyn married Charles Donald Petersen on June 22nd, 1956, and later divorced in 1974. She then married John F. Nye on August 21st, 1976 and the two were sealed in...
Lola Faye Lloyd Carling
May 15, 2024
Our beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandma, great grandma and friend returned home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024.
Faye was born on June 30th, 1936 to parents, Delmar Lloyd and Zelda Bills Lloyd. She was the oldest of three daughters.
She graduated from Jordan High School in 1954 and always remained a Beetdigger. She was proud to have...
Marilyn Davis Curtis
May 13, 2024
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away quickly and peacefully in the early morning hours of Monday, May 13, 2024, surrounded by what mattered most to her, her family.
Born in Salt Lake City, UT on January 20, 1945, to Howard and Mary Davis. She was the third of four children, and grew up in Salt Lake City,...
Martha M. Blaimer
May 12, 2024
Martha M. Blaimer passed away the morning of May 12, 2024, age 84. Martha was born in 1940 to Chotaro and Tsuyako Miyagishima in Copperfield, Bingham Canyon, Utah.She grew up in Copperfield where her family ran a boarding house. She attended and graduated from Bingham High School, where she was involved in many school activities. Martha earned a bachelors degree...
Gerald Dee Newbold
May 11, 2024
Gerald Dee Newbold passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the glorious age of 95. He was born March 25, 1929 in the small town of South Jordan, Utah. He was the second of four sons born to Daniel Mortimer and Ruth Elvera Jensen Newbold. The Jordan River area was all playground for Jerry and...
Howard L. Martin
May 10, 2024
Howard L. Martin passed away peacefully on May 10, 2024 just shy of his 99th birthday in his home in Nephi, Utah surrounded by his family after a short battle with pneumonia. Howard was born on a summer day on July 21, 1925 to Cecil and Beatrice Martin in Scipio, Utah.He grew up during the depression with one sister and...
Rodney Blake Brunson
May 9, 2024
A devoted brother, father, grandfather, and lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, passed away on May 9th, 2024, at the age of 67.Rodney was born on September 13, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bud Brunson and Yvonne Husser. From a young age, his passion for tinkering with cars developed as he spent countless hours helping his stepfather at Carburetor Exchange.His...
William Earl Rager
May 9, 2024
Our father, William Earl Rager passed away on May 9, 2024, at his home. He was born on April 27, 1930, to Walter Earl and Erma DeVere Rager in Salt Lake City, UT
Dad grew up in Bingham Canyon, which he said was the best place ever. He played football at Bingham High School, Copperton, Utah. While attending Bingham High School,...
Gerald Warren Hansen
May 9, 2024
Gerald Warren Hansen, a man whose journey began on May 9th, 1938, and came full circle on the same date in 2024. Born to Warren B. Hansen and Martha (Pat) Helen Simon Hansen, Gerald's life was one of Faith, craftmanship, and service.
In the 1950s, Gerald served his country in the Navy, embodying the values of dedication and courage. His adventurous...
Richard Robert Martin, Sr.
May 8, 2024
On May 8th, 2024, Richard Martin, loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully at the age of 89. Survived by four daughters Vicky Fountaine (Bill), Pauline Torres (Chuck), Patty Smith (Brad), Alice Elwell (Bryon), 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Luann Martin, son Rick Martin, brother Paul Martin (Mary) and parents...
Karen Elaine Livingston
May 5, 2024
Karen Elaine Livingston, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed from this world Sunday May 5, 2024 at age 80. She was born to Neldon and Clarice Brown Rentmeister on November 28, 1943 in Torrence, California. A lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Karen served as a missionary in the Northern States mission. She...
Joyce Woolley Simons
May 5, 2024
Joyce Woolley Simons passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and seven children on May 5, 2024, in Nephi, Utah at the age of 66 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Joyce was born on May 10, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lyman M. and Mary Ella Gardner Woolley. She grew up in Salt Lake City and...
Frank Joe Gomez
May 4, 2024
Frank Joe Gomez passed away in the comfort of his home on May 4, 2024.
He was born on March 9, 1943 to Crisóforo and Pétra Soria Gomez. He has joined his siblings Johnny Gomez, Lupe Gomez Elizondo, Juanita Gomez Ruiz, Margret Gomez Martinez, Jovita Gomez Manzanares, Jess Gomez, and Bobby Gomez with one surviving sibling Delores Gomez Quezada honoring his...
Jeffrey Todd Sivertsen
May 3, 2024
We are heartbroken to share that Jeffrey Todd Sivertsen, age 60, passed away on May 3, 2024, after a fierce struggle with illness. Jeff was born to June and Gordon Sivertsen on February 10, 1964, in Edmonton, Alberta. He was the third of four children, and he grew up in Calgary with his brother and sisters. He moved to Provo,...
Harvey Edward Pulley
May 1, 2024
Harvey Edward Pulley, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. He was the fourth child of Orion Sylvester and Fonda Rigby Pulley born on the kitchen table January 9, 1939, in Logan, Utah. He grew up in Logan and in his teenage years, became an entrepreneur delivering the...
Elenora “Chris” Shepherd Touchette
Apr 30, 2024
Mom passed away peacefully and lovingly on April 30, 2024. She was born April 20, 1940. Her parents were Ester Teerlink and Raymond Shepherd. She was the 3rd out of 11 children. She lived a full and active life and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.She married Adolph “Bob” Merola. They had 2 daughters,...
Edith Gretchen Behrens Ruske
Apr 28, 2024
On April 28, 2024, Edith Gretchen Behrens Ruske, 94, passed away peacefully in her home. She was a beloved mother, grandmother (Omi) and great-grandmother.
Mom was born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany on September 1, 1929, to Anna Striek and Friedrich Behrens. Growing up in a harbor city during World War II, she experienced the effects of war including the bombing of the...
Jack E. Alford
Apr 23, 2024
Our beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2024. He was born in San Diego, CA to Jack and Doris Alford. He only had one sibling Peggy Johnson (Dale).Jack enjoyed his time at Grossmont High School; La Mesa, CA where he earned his letter in Track as well as other sports. He went on to study...
Charles Edward Smith
Apr 23, 2024
Charles Edward Smith passed away in the early morning hours of 23 April 2024 at the home of his son Gerald Wayne Smith in Woodbury, Minnesota. Charles was born 30 September 1941, the son of Joseph Leon Smith (1898-1983) and Lucille Bailey Smith (1899-1982). He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathie Maria Andrus Smith (1940-2019). Charles was the...
Donna May (Madsen) Casper
Apr 23, 2024
Donna May (Madsen) Casper was born May 23, 1930 in Soda Springs, Idaho to John Peter Madsen Jr. and Dortha May Wood. She was the second of three children, with older brother John and younger brother Daniel.As a child, Donna spent her summers in Grays Lake, Idaho. She enjoyed catching frogs on her grandparents homestead. She went to school in...
