Obituaries
Salt Lake City & St. George, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for Salt Lake City, St. George, Salt Lake and Washington Counties in Utah
Elijah "Eli" Anthony LaPearle
Jun 24, 2022
Elijah “Eli” Anthony LaPearle age 21 passed away on June 24, 2022. He was born on September 6, 2000 in West Valley City to Jaime Abbott, and Anthony LaPearle. Elijah loved hanging out with his best friend/big brother Isaiah LaPearle, and his friends. He loved being an uncle to his niece Rayn and baby nephew Jackson. He loved snowboarding, dirt...
Roy Van Le
Jun 18, 2022
Roy Van Le aka LeRoy was born on August 30, 1957 in Vietnam, and later migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a very hard worker and always willing to help when he could. He was a lover of the outdoors and would travel whenever he had the chance. LeRoy is survived by his ex-wife, Selena Nguyen, four daughters,...
Alice Elizabeth Aaron
Jun 17, 2022
West Valley City, Utah - Alice, better known as Betty, was the eldest of two children. Betty and her younger brother Harold grew up as Air Force brats and she was proud of the label. Their father, Lt. Colonel Harold Knight Owens, flew B-36 and B-52s during his career in the Air Force. Her mother, Johanna Hendrika Grotepaß, migrated from...
Karry Louise Phillips
Jun 17, 2022
Karry Phillips was born on Oct. 22, 1965, to Marvin Tippitts and Helen Gibson in Salt Lake City. Karry lived in the Salt Lake area for many years. She married Clifford Phillips and had two daughters Jennifer and Tiffany and has been blessed with 12 grandchildren. Karry fought cancer for many years, right up until her passing on June 17,...
Susan Reichel Anuskewic
Jun 15, 2022
Salt Lake City, Utah - On June 8, 2022, our beloved mom, sister, grandma and friend, Susan Jane Reichel Anuskewic, left us to be with her true love, Joe. Sue was born July 6, 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA to George C. and Freida M. (Kinard) Reichel. She graduated from Mercer High School, Mercer, PA, in 1966. She completed Obstetric Technician...
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...
