Obituaries

May 31, 2021

A long time resident of Ogden, UT, Marilyn Ward, 86, died May 31, 2021.  She is the daughter of Gwendolyn S. and Ira Z. Ward.  Growing up in Riverside, UT, she acquired the nickname “Mert”, which stuck with her throughout her life.

Mert was educated at Riverside Elementary, Garland Elementary, Bear River High School '53, and Weber...

May 30, 2021

Ann Heath Stenquist was born on Labor Day September 4, 1933 to Dean V. Heath and Edna Dudman Heath in North Ogden, Utah.  She has one sister, Barbara.

Ann was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on December 7, 1941.  Mom could always remember her baptism date because when they returned...

May 28, 2021

Our loving wife, mom, and, grandma, Sandy Jessop, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Providence, Utah, on May 28, 2021. Sandy was born November 27, 1961, in Logan, Utah, to Thayne and Linda Binggeli. She married the love of her life, Randy, on November 23, 1999, starting their life of adventure together. She worked at Weather Shield for...

May 27, 2021

Robert Carlyle Johnson was born on June 16, 1937, to Carlyle Johnson and Alta May Marble in Brigham City, Utah.  At age 10, he moved with his parents and brother Ronald from Fielding to Tremonton, Utah.  He attended Fielding Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and graduated from Bear River High in 1955.

After high school, he attended Utah State...

May 25, 2021

Hope Susan Southwick passed away, at age 20, on May 25, 2021 in Brigham City, UT. She was born on February 26, 2001 in Logan, Utah to Deborah K. Southwick.

She was raised and lived in Tremonton, Utah and graduated from Bear River High School in 2019.  She also attended Weber State College after high school. Hope...

May 25, 2021

Plymouth Utah – Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend.  Keith William Hardy passed away on May 25th, 2021 at the age 82 after complications with heart failure at St. Marks hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Keith was born May 2, 1939, the child of Jesse Hardy and Erma Bray Hardy.  He grew...

May 25, 2021

Kevin Scott Christensen, 67, our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Intermountain Medical Center on May 25, 2021.  He was born April 30,1954 in Logan, UT to Gaylen and Mary Christensen.

Kevin grew up in Tremonton where he was active in football. He graduated from Bear River High...

May 25, 2021

David Thomas Burnett passed away May 25, 2021. He was born on June 17, 1947 in Tremonton, Utah to Marvin T Burnett and Nina Udy Burnett.

He graduated from Bear River High School in 1965. Following graduation, he was drafted into the Army.  He spent thirty-four years serving our country. While serving in the Army in Dothan,...

May 25, 2021

To say goodbye to our son, brother, grandson, uncle and nephew, Kennedy Wayne Jones and his sweet fiancé Hope Southwick, this early in their lives, has been the hardest thing to go through for their loved ones. Yet, through their examples and our memories of the lives they lived, we can find the strength and peace to look forward...

May 23, 2021

Jean Howcroft Dunn passed away on May 23, 2021, at the age of 93. Born June 19, 1927, in her grandmother’s home in Parowan, UT, Jean was the oldest of four daughters born to Mark Rigby and Ruth Parker Howcroft. Her family moved multiple times in her youth, living in Wyoming, New York and California before settling in Salt...

May 23, 2021

Sonia “Toni” Marguerite Petersen Ririe passed away on May 23, 2021, in Logan, Utah.

Toni was born on November 16, 1935 in Tremonton, Utah to Charley Elmer Petersen and Anna Marguerite Andersen.

She married James “Jim” Allen Ririe on April 8, 1955 in Deweyville, Utah.

Toni graduated from Utah State University with a...

May 22, 2021

Nelson “Blaine” Lott, 81, of Thatcher, Utah passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 22, 2021 with his sweetheart Peggy by his side. He had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia a short 11 weeks earlier.

Blaine was born on October 1, 1939 to Calvin Moore and Leora May Nelsen Lott in Thatcher. He...

May 22, 2021

Norman Allred LaBarge passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 at the age of 83.  He was born October 22, 1937 in Syracuse, New York, the son of Dr. Oza Joseph LaBarge and Norma Allred.  The family eventually moved to Salt Lake City, where Norman graduated from East High School.  It was there that he met and fell in...

May 21, 2021

Elaine Hoesch, age 68, passed away on May 21, 2021, at home in with her family surrounding her. She fought a courageous battle of cancer for 20 years. Elaine was born January 4, 1953, in Tremonton, Utah to Vernon and Nadine Lamb.

Elaine lived in Utah, Nevada and South Dakota and graduated from Bear River High School and attended Weber State...

May 20, 2021

Our dad’s beautiful wife and our beloved, angel, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dear friend, Winona Capener Gardner, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021, surrounded by her family.  Her heart was worn out as she loved and served for 94 years.

Winona was born, the oldest of seven children, on February 3, 1927, in Garland, Utah, to...

May 19, 2021

Mildred “Millie” Marie Payte Hess, 80 returned to Heavenly Father May 19, 2021. She was born in Wheat Ridge Colorado on January 20, 1941 to Elmer and Viola Payte.

Millie was raised in Colorado. She lived in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Golden and areas surrounding Denver. She graduated in Golden, Colorado, then later moved to Salt Lake City,...

May 17, 2021

Vickie Lee Petersen Godfrey, age 66, returned to her loving heavenly father on May 17th 2021 after battling Covid-19.

Vickie was born on December 15, 1954 in Logan, Utah to Orval and Margaret Hugie Petersen. She was raised in California until the age of 12 when her family moved back to Utah. She graduated from Bear River...

May 16, 2021

Stewart Knowles Christensen, of Tremonton, died May 16, 2021 following an extended illness. Stewart was born in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lyman and Donna Knowles Christensen. His family moved to Twin Falls where he lived most of his growing up years. After high school, he attended Idaho State College. He served an LDS mission in Denmark. After his mission he...

May 14, 2021

Danny Gerwin John passed away on May 14, 2021, at age 69, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born November 3, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Gerwin and Luetta John.

Danny attended and graduated from Tooele High School. He was a welder in his early years and then later found a career in the...

May 13, 2021

Ann Rampton passed away peacefully at her home in Garland, Utah at the age of 84.  She was born on August 7, 1936 in Castle Dale, Utah, to Rufus and Edna Wilberg, and was the oldest of five children.

She attended school and graduated from North Emery High School, Weber State College, and Brigham Young University, where...