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Kathleen "Kathy" Vawdrey Taylor
May 18, 2026
Kathleen (Kathy) Vawdrey Taylor, 81, of Sandy, Utah, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Monday, May 18, 2026. She was a fun-loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and she will be greatly missed by many.
Kathy was born February 8, 1945 in Murray, Utah, to Curtis and Lydia Lovell Vawdrey. She was raised in Draper, Utah,...
Jerry Alan Nuttall
May 20, 2026
Jerry Alan Nuttall, age 93, passed away May 20, 2026 in Murray, Utah. He was born January 16, 1933, in Salt Lake City, to Leonard John Nuttall III and Rebecca Fannie Burns. He was the youngest of 13 children.
Jerry graduated from East High School. During high school he worked in a warehouse. His job was to take a shopping cart...
Reg Albert Anderson
May 22, 2026
Reg Albert Anderson, a devoted husband and father of five, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born October 10, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Reg lived a life full of love, adventure, and devotion to his family, friends, and faith.
A faithful follower of Jesus Christ, he served diligently in the Church of...
Richard Baker Sharp
May 7, 2026
Richard Baker Sharp, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on May 7, 2026, at the age of 80, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease after a long and courageous battle.
Richard was born on June 5, 1945, in Murray, Utah, to Dean and Vauna Sharp. He was raised and educated in the Midvale area, where he developed the...
Eldon John Fontenot
May 12, 2026
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings…..
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor eagles have yet flown…..
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod,
The high untrespassed sanctity of sky,
Reached out my hand and felt the presence of God.”
(Adapted from “High Flight” by John Magee)
He was born some 88...
Ellen Irene Mabey
May 22, 2026
Ellen Irene Mabey, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, family member, and friend, was called back home on May 22, 2026.
Mom, you were there to witness our first breath as we entered this world, and we were there to witness your last breath as you departed. We surrounded you with the love and care you needed most, and we find comfort...
Beverly Ostler (Neff, Jenkins) Boren
May 20, 2026
Age - 97 Location - Sandy, Utah
Beverly "Ma" was a woman of many talents who possessed a warm and caring spirit. She was a busy mother of twelve children and 18 grandchildren.
She was talented in the kitchen with something delicious always cooking on the stove and a pot of coffee brewing. She was known for her popular fruit cakes. Her...
Linda Elizabeth Hill
May 18, 2026
Our beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Linda Elizabeth Hill, passed away at Beehive Homes of Draper, Utah on May 18, 2026 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Linda was born on October 5, 1941, to Wayne Delbert Newbold and Florence Aleen Beck Newbold in American Fork, Utah and raised in Draper, Utah. She moved with her parents and...
Barry Lichtman
May 17, 2026
Loving and Loved Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and Friend
Barry Lichtman passed away on May 17th, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Barry spent his youth walking a mile to school, playing sports, going to the movies, and eating ice cream.
When he was 19, he married Suzanne, his ‘greatest person on earth’ and they spent 54...
Peter Edward Gibbs
May 16, 2026
Peter Edward Gibbs, a brilliant engineer, legendary outdoorsman, and world traveler, passed away peacefully with his dear friend by his side on May 16, 2026, at the age of 82.
Peter was born on October 16, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Harold Lewis Gibbs and Maude Louzetta Newman. His adventurous spirit was ignited early in life, including a formative...
Daniel Max May
May 12, 2026
Daniel Max May, 80, died peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2026 after a valiant fight from a terminal illness.
Born to Wanda and Frank May on October 6, 1945 in Casper, Wyoming, he was the youngest of four boys. Dan spent most of his childhood in Middleton, Idaho on their family farm, where he gained his sense of adventure. He spent hours...
Reinhard Edmund Neumann
May 8, 2026
Reinhard, 87, passed away on May 8, 2026 in Murray, Utah. Reinhard was born on January 7, 1939 in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia (Germany) to Herbert and Gisela Neumann. Reinhard immigrated from Germany to the United States with his family in 1953. Reinhard married Elvira Tegge on September 4, 1964 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Reinhard worked most of his career...
Nora Ellen Oki-Gonzales
May 6, 2026
Nora Oki-Gonzales, 66, of Sandy, Utah, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Born in Salt Lake City on November 5, 1959, Nora was one of nine siblings and grew up surrounded by family, laughter, and a love for life. As a child, she was full of energy and enthusiasm—playing softball, performing gymnastics, playing the violin, and participating in beauty...
Jan Pickering Allred
May 5, 2026
Jan Pickering Allred, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Jan was born on May 26, 1953, a cherished daughter of Nilan and Edith McPherson Pickering. She grew up in Nephi Utah with older brother Kerry, younger brother Rodney and identical twin sister Julie. She attended schools...
Edith Lorraine Allred Bronson
May 5, 2026
Lorraine, age 72, peacefully passed away on May 5th, 2026 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. She was born on January 26th, 1954 in Murray, Utah to Marvin and Edith Allred, their third of eleven children. Lorraine married Thomas Edwards Bronson (Tom) on August 26th, 1972 in Rocky Ridge, Utah. After Tom's passing in 2007, she married Paul Roland Gold in 2008.
Lorraine...
Angelina "Angie" Miola Padjen
May 4, 2026
Angie Padjen, 94, loving wife, mother and grandma passed away on May 4, 2026 at home. Angie was born on November 11, 1931 in Bingham Canyon, (Highland Boy) Utah. The daughter of Vincenzo and Dominica Lovat Miola. On September 17, 1955 Angie married Matt J. Padjen in St. Therese Catholic Church in Midvale, Utah.
Angie was employed at Jordan school district...
Marilyn Ruth Nielsen Spence Vidmar
May 1, 2026
Marilyn Ruth Nielsen Spence Vidmar, age 95, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on May 1, 2026, in Murray, Utah. She was born on April 6, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Niels Bjarne Nielsen and Lillian Irene Johnson Nielsen. She was the fourth of nine children.
Growing up during the Great Depression, in a home where there was...
Marilyn Margaret Sadler
May 1, 2026
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, Marilyn Margaret Bird Sadler returned home to our Heavenly Father on May 1, 2026. Marilyn passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and support of her family at The Cedarwood at Sandy Assisted Living Center at the age of 94. Marilyn was born on January 20, 1932 in Murray, Utah to Claude...
Ruth Green Wiley
Apr 30, 2026
Ruth Green Wiley was born on May 9th, 1939 to Mary Afton Petersen and Joseph Afton Green in Murray, Utah. She passed on to Heaven on April 30th, 2026.
Ruth was the kindest person to have ever walked on earth. If you needed anything she was the first one there. She always had a smile and kind words for everyone she...
Alan Ryan Hoyne
Apr 28, 2026
Alan passed away surrounded by loved ones after a heroic, however brief battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis Peter Hoyne and Diane Dumas Hoyne. He is survived by his wife Wendy Zaharias Hoyne, his daughter Jessica Del Hoyne Stephens (husband Kenneth Stephens), his sister Tracy Hoyne Sanchez (husband Eloy Sanchez), his brother Dennis Peter...
