OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT
Eugene Chatwin
Oct 6, 2021
Gene Chatwin was born April 10, 1954 to Clifton David Chatwin and Shirley Fae Monks Chatwin in Heber City, Utah. Gene grew up in Midway with five brothers and two sisters. He married Cindy Dudley and they had two children, Bruce and Clifton. They later divorced, but stayed the best of friends. Gene later married Sheila Mair. She brought her...
Jose Jesus Duran
Sep 30, 2021
Jose Jesus Duran passed on September 30th, 2021 at the age of 50 after a courageous battle with cancer for 13 years. He was surrounded by loved ones at home. Despite the pain, he was strong and brave until the end. He was born on April 3rd, 1971 in Elko, NV to Elisenda Bocanegra and Jose Duran. He married the...
Ellen Gardner Peterson
Sep 29, 2021
Ellen Gardner Peterson, at the age of 92, passed away on Sept 29 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 1, 1929 in Wallsburg Utah to Orval & Georgia Gardner. She married Virl Ewing Peterson on May 28, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. Ellen learned to play the guitar, piano and organ without...
Claire Whitaker Peterson
Sep 23, 2021
Claire Whitaker Peterson died the evening of Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, surrounded by her family at her home in Santa Fe, NM. Those she befriended, encouraged, mentored and inspired visited her in the last days of her life to express their love. She was born May 26, 1928 in Evanston, IL, to her artist father William Ferrin Whitaker Sr. and...
Thomas H Giles
Sep 17, 2021
Thomas H Giles, age 74, died at home in Heber City, Utah with several of his family present on September 17, 2021. Tom was born on May 31, 1947, in American Fork, Utah to Thomas Earl and Grace Thomas Giles, originally from Heber City, Utah. Tom grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He was always active in sports, setting records...
Arvil Glen Price
Sep 14, 2021
Arvil, as he was known by all, was born on December 10, 1936 in Park City, Utah to Glen Taylor Price and Evelyn Sessions Price. He died on September 14, 2021 at home in Heber City, Utah. He married Barbara Byer on October 4, 1958. He graduated from Park City High School and then joined the Marines with his two...
Richard Roland Turnbow
Sep 3, 2021
Richard Roland Turnbow, aged 74, passed away early in the morning at his home on Friday, September 3, 2021 in Hanna, Utah. He was born on April 15th, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah to goodly parents, Burnell and Jennette (Davidson) Turnbow. He married Suzanne Marie Hill on July 31st, 1971, in the Los Angeles Temple, surrounded by family and...
Sylvia Visentin
Sep 2, 2021
Sylvia Visentin passed away peacefully in her sleep September 2, 2021. She was 71 years young. She is survived by her beloved husband of 42 years, Bill Visentin and her loving son Travis Visentin. She loved all her kids, grandkids and great grandkids in her big blended family. Sylvia was a burst of energy in everything she did. She had...
Earl Reed Stephens
Sep 1, 2021
Earl Reed Stephens, 83, died on September 1, 2021, in Provo, Utah. He was born on September 21, 1937, in Montpelier, Idaho to Earl and Lily Stephens. He married Karen Payne on September 16, 1957. He then married Keary Wilson, December 7, 1991. Reed attended school in Montpelier, Idaho and then went to Utah State University and graduated with a...
Patsy Holmes Schrader
Aug 27, 2021
Patsy Carole Hilton Holmes Schrader was born in Heber, Utah, on October 12, 1944, to David (Bud) and Fay Hilton. She passed away August 27, 2021. From a young age, she learned the value of patience, and many life skills, cleaning rooms and helping travelers in her family’s motel. She graduated from Wasatch High as an honor student where she...
Jolene Giles
Aug 18, 2021
Jolene Giles peacefully passed away at the age of 92 on August 18, 2021 in Seasons of Santaquin Assisted-living. She was born on April 18, 1929 in Talmage Utah. Her parents were Joseph and Norma Josie. Jolene was born during the depression so she learned to work hard and make do with very little. At sixteen she married her high-school...
Josephine Irene Vamis
Aug 16, 2021
Josephine Irene Theresa Vamis (Josie) was born on January 11, 1936 and passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 16, 2021. Josie was born in Richmond, England and lived in the UK until 1955 when she moved to America to marry Andrew Vamis in Cleveland Ohio. Their serendipitous meeting occurred during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and was...
Layne Binggeli
Aug 15, 2021
Layne Binggeli, age 61, passed away at IMC, Salt Lake City, surrounded by his family. Layne was born on December 10, 1959, In Heber City, Utah to Joe and Joan Binggeli. Layne spent his childhood on a small farm in Center Creek and he loved outdoor adventures as well as the farm animals. He had a natural ability for all...
Shirley Joan Muir
Aug 12, 2021
Shirley Joan Muir, 87, passed away at the home of her daughter Vickie after lingering illness, surrounded by family. Shirley was born Feb, 19, 1934, at the family home in Tabiona, Utah to Lamar and Izelma Lazenby. Shirley and Jack raised 8 children together on their farm in Fruitland, Utah. Shirley was raised on a farm and learned all the...
Chad Lamar Thacker
Aug 7, 2021
Chad was born and raised in Kamas, Utah, enjoying the life that only a small-town atmosphere can bring. He was born August 19, 1943 and was the ninth of eleven children born to Claude Merlin and Hilda Grace Fullmer Thacker. Chad graduated from South Summit High School in 1963 and then fulfilled a 2-year British mission which he loved. He...
Charles L Maynard
Aug 5, 2021
Santa Clara, Utah – Charles L. Maynard, 69, passed peacefully at his home in Santa Clara, Utah surrounded by his family on August 5, 2021. He was born November 10, 1951 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charles V. Maynard and Emma Jean (Clark) Maynard. Chuck is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert, who was killed in...
David Thayne Bellessa
Aug 3, 2021
David Thayne Bellessa, 72, of Midway, Utah, passed away on August 3, 2021 after a yearlong battle due to complications from a stroke. David was born on April 9, 1949, in Seattle, Washington to James Lloyd Bellessa, Sr., and Jeanne Ann Bingham. He was the second of five children. David graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from which...
Mary Jo Coleman Adamson
Aug 2, 2021
On August 2, 2021, Mary Jo Coleman Adamson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Heber City, Utah on February 1, 1938 to Joseph and Stella Gordon, Mary Jo grew up on a large farm in Daniel’s Creek with her parents and five siblings. After graduating from Wasatch High School, she married Keith Coleman from Heber City...
Karlyn Mair
Jul 31, 2021
On July 31, 2021, Karlyn Crook Mair was able to return to her Heavenly Father after battling Alzhiemers. She was born June 15, 1940 in Heber City, Utah to Harvey and Beth Crook. After she graduated from Wasatch High School she married LeRoy Mair on September 18th, 1958, in the Salt Lake Temple. She was always very happy and loving...
Sheldon Wardwell
Jul 31, 2021
Sheldon Scott Wardwell passed away on July 31, 2021 in London England forcing the world to say goodbye to a selfless champion of peace and human dignity. He was 34-years-old. Sheldon was born April 28, 1987, in Vernal, Utah. He spent his early years in Southern California, where, at the top of his class,, he gave his kindergarten graduation speech....

