Obituaries
Salt Lake City & St. George, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for Salt Lake City, St. George, Salt Lake and Washington Counties in Utah
Carol Teresa Salazar-Garcia
Jun 11, 2022
Carol Teresa Salazar-Garcia, age 61 passed away on June 11, 2022. She was born on July 28, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joe Salazar, and Sophie Manzanares. Carol married Ruben Duran Sr on December 25, 2011. Carol loved to listen and dance to oldies, she enjoyed driving in the rain, and cooking. Carol is survived by her loving...
Nelda Hebdon Randall
Jun 7, 2022
St. George - Our loving mother, Nelda Mae Hebdon Randall passed away peacefully on May 31, 2022. in St George, Utah, at the age of 87. She was born to Lulu Mae and Truman Deward Hebdon in Enterprise, UT on May 1, 1935. She married Allen Kerr on April 12, 1952, and later divorced. They had two sons: Donavan and...
Rocky E. Neal
Jun 7, 2022
St. George - "Family is not an important thing, it's everything." Michael J. Fox Rocky E. Neal was born on September 23, 1954, in Arkansas City, Kansas to Kenneth Neal and LaVerna Nelson. Rocky's life story is no ordinary tale. It is characterized by his deep love of family and community, witty humor, passion for hot air ballooning (and Hot...
Antonio Joel Snyder
Jun 7, 2022
Antonio "Tony" Joel Snyder November 17, 1994 - June 2, 2022 Salt Lake City, Utah - (Antonio) Tony was born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to Aleisha Hernandez on November 17, 1994. He also has a birth brother named Brandon. His adoptive parents Rick and Dawn Snyder, went to Guatemala when he was 10 months old to adopt him and bring him...
Kelly Gene Seeley
Jun 5, 2022
It was a sad day on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kelly Seeley, age 57, passed away at 6:54 AM in the St. George Regional Hospital. The cause of death is listed as metastatic melanoma with central nervous system involvement due to (or as a consequence of): obstructive hydrocephalus. Kelly is survived by his daughter, Krista Ann Seeley Oeser Williams (Sean...
George Courtney Smith
Jun 2, 2022
St. George - George Courtney Smith passed suddenly at the age of 54 on May 26th, 2022. He was born on September 13th, 1967, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to George Humphries Smith and Lucille Dean Smith. He married Erica Lorena Ovalle on May 30th, 2009. George or Courtney was friendly and kind to everyone he met, no one was a...
James Verdale Fisher
Jun 1, 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah - James Verdale Fisher passed away on May 27, 2022, after a lingering illness and many hospital stays. While his father was serving in the US Navy, Jim was born on March 11, 1952 in Vallejo, CA to loving parents, Jim and Dorothy (Lyday) Fisher. Jim grew up in SLC, attended Olympus High School and earned...
Chris David Horsley
Jun 1, 2022
Holladay, Utah - Chris David Horsley passed peacefully at home on May 30, 2022. He was born to Gordon Horsley and Shirley Townsend Horsley on January 6, 1955. He was a big brother to Julie (Keith) Pugmire and Scott (Tracy) Horsley and his half sister, Jen Garner (Dave) Hall. Chris was preceded in death by an older brother, Jimmy Horsley,...
Roy Ralph Gibson
May 31, 2022
Kearns, Utah - Roy Ralph Gibson, age 96, of Kearns, Utah, passed away on May 21, 2022, reuniting with his beloved wife, Eldora and daughter, Abbie. Roy came as an early Christmas gift to his parents and older brother by being born on December 20, 1925 to Charles Elias and Addie Hess Gibson of Alamosa, Colorado. Two years later his...
James Lee Easter
May 28, 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah - James Lee Easter Sr, age 87, passed away on May 25, 2022. He was born on October 18, 1934 in LeRoy, Kanas to Franklin Allen Easter, and Lanora Belle Straton. He married Marie Goodfellow on November 16, 1958. James and Marie were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on August 18, 1966. James had his...
Robert K Buhecker
May 27, 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah - Robert K Buhecker passed away at the age of 42 on Monday, May 23, 2022. He was a talented djembe drum player who leaves behind his mother, brothers, and sisters that love him more than words can express. He also leaves behind too many friends to list across Utah, Colorado, and other states. Robby was...
Carolyn Mae Geairn
May 27, 2022
Carolyn Mae Geairn aged 90 passed peacefully on May 19th, 2022. She was born on March 20th, 1932 in Licking, Ohio, to Guy Dayton Steel and Elma May Sims. She married Robert Edward Geairn on July 5th, 1951. Carolyn loved hanging with her family and friends. She enjoyed watching the ducks swim in oceanside and orange county with her childhood...
Kay Darrell Smith
May 26, 2022
Kay Darrell (K. D.) Smith passed away peacefully after a long and full life on May 23, 2022. Kay was born June 26, 1935 in Fish Haven (Bear Lake), Idaho to Rosella Calder Smith and Elmer Hyrum Smith. Kay and his twin brother Kent were a great surprise to the whole town, but a welcome one. He loved growing up...
David Andrew Naylor
May 22, 2022
David was tragically taken from us in a motorcycle accident on May 14th, 2022. David was born October 9, 1967 in Ogden, Utah to Richard and Linda Naylor. He came into this world weighing a little over a pound and assumed neonatal, thankfully a nurse found a pulse and they worked to save his life making him the strongest wolf...
Joshua Jeremiah Ortega
May 19, 2022
Murray, Utah - Joshua Jeremiah Ortega, age 43, died May 10, 2022. He was born on June 22, 1979 in Farmington, New Mexico to Raymond and Leticia Ortega. Josh liked fishing and camping in Kamas. He liked cooking for his family and making model cars. He was the first out of siblings to graduate. Joshua was a great father. He...
Andrea Kristine Nielson
May 19, 2022
West Jordan, Utah - Andrea Kristine Nielson, beloved daughter, sister, aunt (44), passed away May 11, 2022 quietly in her sleep. Born June 29, 1977, in Murray, Utah to Jesse Paul Ritzman and Robbie Lynn Thompson. Andrea had a courageous attitude towards her staggering health obstacles, she sustained a head injury from a fall and was born with an enlarged...
Betty Jean Bybee
May 17, 2022
West Jordan, Utah - On May 12, 2022, Betty Jean Bybee, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt passed away at the age of 82 in West Jordan, Utah. Betty was born on September 30, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marjorie Dehaan and William Gordon Brown. She was later adopted by her mother's new husband Jack Edward Ertmann. Betty...
Jerry R. Johnson
May 13, 2022
St. George- Jerry R Johnson, 75, passed away May 12th, 2022, of complications from cancer. He was born April 22nd, 1947, in Salt Lake City, UT to Alton Ross Johnson and Edith Beath Johnson. He married the love of his life, Carol M. Olsen, on April 16, 1966. Jerry lived to travel with his love, Carol, either in a motor...
James Joseph Doherty
May 13, 2022
St. George- James (Jim) Joseph Doherty age 83, passed away at his home on May 7th, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on May 16th, 1938, in New York (Manhattan) New York to Henry Doherty and Mary Hopkins. He was married to Michele Sylvestro on July 9th, 1983. A graduate of Philosophy from Hunter College. He was...
Scott Eugene Minson
May 6, 2022
West Jordan, Utah - On May 2, 2022 Scott Eugene Minson returned to the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father and his eternal sweetheart Cindy. Scott was born on November 29, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kenneth Lynn Minson and Dorothy Lyle Ruff Minson. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1977 and then served a mission for...
