OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT

Wayne Allen Dalton

Wayne Allen Dalton

May 14, 2022

Wayne Allen Dalton, age 66, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Heber City, Utah. Wayne was born on January 8, 1956 in Moab, Utah to Marlin C. (Blackie) Dalton and Della Hambleton Dalton. He was best known for teasing all his nieces and nephews (and any children) and his love for dogs. Wayne is survived by his brother...

Joseph Page Nichols

Joseph Page Nichols

May 12, 2022

Our fearless “rock”, Joseph Page Nichols passed away peacefully at home, from cancer on May 12, 2022. Joe was born on June 4, 1933, in Salt Lake City to Joseph Irving and Pearl Page Nichols. Known as “J” to his family, he was the oldest of five boys. He spent his childhood exploring the hills of Millcreek Canyon, and playing...

Glenn Leverle (Verle) Connary

Glenn Leverle (Verle) Connary

May 7, 2022

Glenn LeVerle (Verle) Connary passed away May 7, 2022,peacefully in the beautiful log home he built. He suffered from congestive heart failure. He was born on January 19, 1940, to Mary Reid and Glenn LeVerle Connary Sr. Verle was an EMT for Salt Lake City Fire Department for 30years. He enjoyed the comradery of his fellow fighters. They were always...

Peggy Lucile Farrer

Peggy Lucile Farrer

May 6, 2022

Mom left her family on Friday, May 6, 2022, to join those of her family who are waiting for her to reunite again. She was born May 18, 1942, to Thomas Edward Wade and Erma Atkinson. She married Vance Leroy Farrer on September 13, 1958, and on May 18, 1978, were sealed in the Provo Temple. Family was the most...

Karen Luke Emerson

Karen Luke Emerson

May 5, 2022

On May 5, 2022, our sweet wife, mother, and grandma, Karen Luke Emerson, made her way back to her heaven home. She fought a long valiant fight with aphasia. Though her body and mind were frail and tired, her spirit was full. Karen was born on December 17, 1952 in Heber City, Utah to Burnell Luke and Nola Smith Luke....

Merilyn Duke Mcguire

Merilyn Duke Mcguire

May 3, 2022

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Merilyn Duke McGuire, passed away peacefully in Heber City, Utah, on May 3, 2022 at the age of 93. Merilyn was born January 31, 1929 in Heber City, Utah, to Lyman Duke and Jennie Olivene Brown and was the seventh of eight children. She graduated from Wasatch High School in 1947 and attended BYU....

Lewis Wayne Chappell

Lewis Wayne Chappell

Apr 28, 2022

Lewis Wayne Chappell suffered a heart attack and passed from this life to a better one on April 28, 2022, in Heber City, UT. He was 77 years old. Lew was born in Salt Lake City on January 16, 1945, to Leah (White) and Charles Wayne Chappell. He grew up in the Sugarhouse area where he enjoyed spending time playing...

Joan Wright

Joan Wright

Apr 28, 2022

Joan Marie Boogaard Wright, 89, died peacefully Thursday, April 28, 2022. A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4th at Probst Family Funeral Home, 79 E. Main St., Midway. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m on Thursday, May 5th, at the Larkin Sunset Gardens 1950 E 10600 S, Sandy, Utah. Joan was born...

Benjamin Turner

Benjamin Turner

Apr 28, 2022

Benjamin Turner passed away peacefully on April 28, 2022 in St. George, Utah at the age of 100. He was born May 30, 1921 in Heber City, Utah. He was one of five children born to Anna M. Willmore and John M. Turner. He attended Wasatch High School in Heber City. He was a member of The Church of Jesus...

Faye Poulsen Watts

Faye Poulsen Watts

Apr 27, 2022

Faye Poulsen Watts was born April 2, 1936, in Liberty, Idaho. She died of natural causes on April 27th, 2022, in Heber City, Utah. Faye was raised on a rural farm in Liberty, Idaho near Bear Lake, immediately succeeding the years of the Great Depression. The farm had no running water or electricity. She was the last of 10 children...

Gary Michael Staff

Gary Michael Staff

Apr 27, 2022

Gary Michael Staff of Oakley UT passed away on April 27, 2022 at Intermountain Park City Hospital due to complications with pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Gary was an active member of his community, the LDS church, a Vietnam Army veteran, and an incredibly loving uncle. Gary is survived by his niece Megan, nephew Ryan, sister-in-law Paulette, and his cousin...

Raymond Louis Mayo

Raymond Louis Mayo

Apr 26, 2022

Raymond Louis Mayo was born on September 6, 1932, in Longview, Texas to Harry Mayo and Lena Alvina Heene. He passed away on April 26, 2022, in Provo, Utah surrounded by his family who sang him into the next life with the songs of Zion that he loved. He was 89 years and 7 months old. He is survived by...

Jean Nuttall

Jean Nuttall

Apr 21, 2022

Jean Nuttall, age 77 years, died on April 21, 2022 in Chancellor Gardens in Clearfield, UT. She was born in Salt Lake City, UT on Feb 2, 1945 to Russel and Mary Cuillard. She was married for time and all eternity to David E. Nuttall on June 10, 1964 in the Los Angeles, CA Temple. Together, they raised their family...

Ruth Ann Durtschi

Ruth Ann Durtschi

Apr 21, 2022

Our beloved mother, grandmother and sister Ruth Ann Durtschi, passed away April 21, 2022 at the age of 75 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT. She was the 4th born of 6 in Heber City on September 27, 1946 to Walter and Lila Durtschi. Ruth Graduated from Wasatch High School in 1964 and went on to serve an LDS...

Kenneth Brent Parkinson

Kenneth Brent Parkinson

Apr 17, 2022

Kenneth Brent Parkinson, 79 yrs old from Heber City, Utah passed away on April 17, 2022. Brent was born on November 3, 1942 to Kenneth Samuel Parkinson and Glenious Coe Parkinson in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brent grew up in Bacchus, Utah until the age of 10, where they then moved their house to Magna, Utah, where he lived until...

Lesa Kendall Horn

Lesa Kendall Horn

Apr 16, 2022

Lesa Kendall Horn, age 56, passed away April 16, 2022 in Heber City, Utah. She was born December 15, 1965 in Salt Lake City and raised in Magna, Utah. She is survived by her children Christopher (Teagan) Perry, Adrian Chavez, Carlie, Shay, Jared Beck, her mother Connie Kendall Hadley, sister Laie (Doug) Preslar, brother Craig Kendall, sister-in-law Lizzeth Kendall, and...

Robert Max Gines

Robert Max Gines

Apr 14, 2022

Robert Max Gines passed away quietly in his St. George home on April 14, 2022, just three days shy of celebrating 68 Years of Marriage to our wonderful mother. Dad was born on July 10, 1930, the third child of Moral (Shake) Gines and Theo Mitchell Gines. Life was not easy for this little family during the depression but they...

Titus Henry Cowell

Titus Henry Cowell

Apr 12, 2022

Titus was a gifted artist, a beloved friend to many and accomplished athlete. He was on the Wasatch High School cross country team, a wrestler and a member of the Wasatch High School Chamber Choir. He loved to dance and practice Parkour tricks with his friends. He was part of the JROTC program at WHS and a member of the...

Neva Kincaid

Neva Kincaid

Apr 11, 2022

Neva Lorene Kincaid, Age 100, passed on April 11, 2022, in Heber City, Utah. She was born on February 20, 1922, in Olivet, Illinois to Herbert and Daisy Hester. She married Irvin LeRoy Kincaid on November 16, 1942. She enjoyed taking bus trips with her husband and trips to the Oregon Coast. Neva loved to play cards and board games,...

Marlo Eugene Edwards

Marlo Eugene Edwards

Apr 11, 2022

Marlo Edwards passed away on April 11, 2022, at Utah Valley Hospital following heart surgery. He was born September 4th, 1952, in Heber City, Utah to Clifford Edwards and Alta Latta Edwards. Marlo graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in business and finance. He retired after a lengthy career at the Utah Tax Commission, then moved on...