Obituaries
Salt Lake City & St. George, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for Salt Lake City, St. George, Salt Lake and Washington Counties in Utah
Bradley Wayne Sermon
Mar 13, 2025
Bradley Wayne Sermon (79), our beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on March 13, 2025, after valiantly battling glioblastoma. He was born on March 6, 1946, in Rigby Idaho to Wayne and Alavon Sermon. He married Leslie Trello on June 9, 1972, in the Oakland California Temple.
Brad spent his childhood on the family farm...

Alan Wayne Hazel
Mar 7, 2025
Alan Wayne Hazel passed away on March 7, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Alan was born on October 9, 1962 in Payson, Utah to Garth & Renae Hazel. He and his wife, Julie, were married on November 2, 2019. Alan loved fishing with his kids and grandkids as well as rebuilding and working on cars. He enjoyed being outside...
Ann Stoddard McFadden
Mar 6, 2025
Ann Stoddard McFadden, born June 2, 1957, in Sacramento, California, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Lindsey and Jason Bryan, in South Jordan, Utah. She was the cherished daughter of Harold Joseph and Donna Jensen Stoddard and the beloved wife of Steven McFadden.
Ann married Steven McFadden on January 8, 1981, in...
Marjorie Carol Merkley Perez
Mar 4, 2025
Marjorie Carol Merkley Perez passed away at the age of 66, surrounded by her family and loved ones in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marjorie was born to Dr. Jay Peterson Merkley and Mary Anderson on October 14, 1958 in Pocatello, Idaho. She met her sweetheart, Quinn Edward Perez, and they were married on June 5, 1981.
Margee had lots of hobbie...
Lawanna Kay Kelso
Feb 28, 2025
Lawanna Kay Kelso, age 74 passed on February 28th, 2025. She was born on June 16th, 1950, in Denver, Colorado. She is the daughter of Edward Lee Baldwin and Dorothy Irene Tyron Baldwin.
She was married to Dayle Kelso on October 27th, 1968. Lawanna enjoyed sewing, knitting, crochet along with crafting and hiking. She had a love for her home and...
Kristine Ann Wozab
Feb 25, 2025
With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our beloved Kristine Ann Wozab, who left us on February 25th, 2025, at the age of 72. Born in Murray, UT, on April 28th, 1952, she lived life on her own terms—bold, kind, and always ready for the next adventure.
Kris was one of a kind. She loved loud music, lazy days by...
Peggy Rose Barnett
Feb 21, 2025
Peggy Barnett, 75, passed away on February 21, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, due to complications during open-heart surgery. She was born on May 5, 1949, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Kenneth and Bernice Barnett. She was the youngest of three daughters.
Her father worked for the State Department, helping rebuild Germany after World War II. In 1954, the family moved...
Bruce Daniel Peeples
Feb 14, 2025
On February 14th, 2025, we lost a brilliant mind and our ultimate warrior.
Bruce Daniel Peeples, born on August 10th, 1954, to Bruce Nelson and Eva Virginia Peeples, came into the world as a beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed bundle of joy.
Known as “Dan” to his family, he was born with cerebral palsy, into a world that sometimes-lacked understanding and compassion for those...
Georgie Richard Elmer
Feb 4, 2025
Georgie "George" Richard Elmer, aged 61, passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2025. George was born on September 26, 1963 to Ellie (Day) and Sam Elmer.
George was loved so much, especially by his two daughters: Megan and Caitlin. He was also so proud to be a grandpa.
His daughter Megan shares:
"My dad was the guy you could always call for anything...
George Warren Jackson
Jan 31, 2025
George Warren Jackson was so kind and so generous. He loved his family with all his heart and mind. He was supportive of everyone he came across. He cared about others, no matter how you came into his life. He didn't judge, he only accepted with kindness. He was devout in his love of his savior and God. He served...
James Eldon McNicol Jr.
Jan 23, 2025
James Eldon McNicol Jr., passed away on January 23, 2025 at the age of 75. James was born on October 15, 1949 to James Eldon McNicol Sr. and Betty Mae Gibson. He was married to Dana Lee McNicol (Smith). He worked as a mechanic for civilian services and carried on the family tradition by serving in the United States Marine...
Rogelio Cruz Vital
Jan 16, 2025
Rogelio Cruz Vital age 48 passed on January 16, 2025. He was born on September 10, 1976 in Jalisco, Mexico to Olegario Cruz Avalo and Cristina Vital Marquez.
He married Mayra Alejandra Ruiz Vazquez on March 11, 2000.
Rogelio love to ride horses, he enjoyed cooking and travel discovering new places. He always joked around and loved every minute he could spend...
Marco Antonio Canabal Mendoza
Jan 15, 2025
You gave no one a last farewell, nor ever said good-bye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. A million times we will miss you, a million times we will cry. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else can ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go...
Jeannette Levina Dougall Houtz
Jan 11, 2025
Jeanette Dougall Houtz was born at home in Springville, Utah on August 17,1938 to William Bernard and Marguerite Liddle, and passed away in St. George, Utah on January 11, 2025.
Jeanette’s mother was a former schoolteacher and that came in handy as Jeanette was home-bound for a year during her elementary school years, so her mother became her teacher. She graduated...
Claudia Nelson Sipe
Dec 31, 2024
Claudia Nelson Sipe passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Orem Utah the morning of December 31st, 2024. Her beloved Martin was at her side the evening before enjoying one of their favorite midnight reminiscences of their life and family together. She was 78 years old. She meant everything to him.
She was born the third daughter of...
Dale Martin Thompson
Dec 30, 2024
Dale Martin Thompson, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on December 30, 2024, in South Jordan, Utah—the day after his birthday, after succumbing to pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old.
Born on December 29, 1950, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Grant and Marjorie Thompson, Dale grew up with a strong sense of family and faith. He graduated from...
Jeffrey "Priest" Grohse
Dec 22, 2024
Jeffrey Grohse, 44 of Aua, American Samoa passed away peacefully at his residence in Washington, Utah surrounded by his wife and son on December 22nd, 2024. Jeffrey was born at LBJ Tropical Medical Center in Faga'alu, American Samoa on December 23rd, 1979.
He spent his childhood in Aua, American Samoa, and joined the Army in 1997 after graduating from Faga'itua High...
Thomas Pogreba
Dec 21, 2024
Thomas Lawrence Pogreba, 92 peacefully crossed the Rainbow Bridge Dec. 21, 2024, with his wife of 52 years Claudia by his bedside in St George, Utah. Tom was born Oct. 13, 1932, to Thomas Michael and Hattie (Hedwig Stotko) Pogreba in Everett, Washington.
After graduating from Everett High School, Tom enrolled at Seattle University where he met and married Albina Cecelia...
Vickie Thompsen Tanner
Dec 20, 2024
Vickie Thompsen Tanner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on December 20, 2024. She was born on September 16, 1950, to Ila and John Thompsen in Ogden, Utah, and graduated from Roy High School.
On April 16, 1970, Vickie married her eternal companion, Doug Tanner, in the Salt Lake Temple, with Elder N. Eldon Tanner officiating. Their marriage of...
Casey Michael Schuurman
Dec 17, 2024
Casey Michael Schuurman returned home to our Heavenly Father unexpectedly on December 17, 2024. He will be missed by all who love him.
Casey was born November 7, 1985, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He completed our family as the baby of six children. He was larger than life, had a wonderful sense of humor and a great personality. Casey was...