OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT
Colleen Greenwood Gailey
Jul 27, 2020
Colleen Greenwood Gailey, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on 27 July 2020 at her home in Heber City, Utah. Colleen was born in Murray, Utah, to David Hartley Greenwood and Mary Thelma Cox on August 2, 1949. She was the youngest of six children, twelve years younger than her next brother, and was always known, sometimes begrudgingly, as the baby...
Ida G Bigelow
Jul 24, 2020
On Friday, July 24th 2020, Ida G. Bigelow, loving and devoted mother of five children, one son and four daughters, passed away from natural cause at the age of 87. Ida was born on December 8, 1932 in Heber City, Utah to Georgia Rose and Orval Gardner of Wallsburg, Utah. Ida grew up in Wallsburg and attended Wasatch High. Soon...
Michael Cropper
Jul 23, 2020
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, we lost our husband, dad, grandpa, son, brother and uncle, Michael “Mike” Cropper, at a young version of 57 years of age. Mike was born in Utah on June 11, 1963, and spent his youngest years here before “growing up” in Alameda, California. He returned to Park City, Utah in 1979 with his “ma and...
Gayle E Bates
Jul 20, 2020
Gayle “E” Bates Born July 31, 1940 in Heber City Utah, died July 20, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Son of Ernest J. Bates and Jessie Witt Bates. Survived by wife Shonnie, seven children: Jennifer (Chris) Lee, Tracy (Lynn) Kinsey, Melissa (Travis) Hastings, Adrienne (Wry) Jay, Wesley Bates, Arlin Bates, and Nathan (Carly) Bates. 19 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and...
Lee Roy 'Coach' Ritchie
Jul 18, 2020
Lee Roy (Coach) Ritchie 1936 - 2020 Lee Roy (Coach) Ritchie, passed away on July 18th, 2020 in Heber City. He was born to Paris Clyde Ritchie and Hannah Whiting Ritchie on April 5, 1936. He married Barbara Lue Fillmore on September 2, 1955 and was sealed in the Logan temple on August 4th, 1959. Roy was an avid sportsman....
Ronald L Davis
Jul 13, 2020
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Ronald L. Davis passed away at the age of 71. Ron was born on December 14, 1948, in Heber City, Utah, the youngest son of Elden and Nola Davis. His older brothers are Bob, Clark, Stan, and Leo. Ron served an LDS mission to Korea and received his university education at Utah State University and...
Darrell Vernon Johnson
Jul 13, 2020
Darrell Vernon Johnson November 22, 1952 -July 13, 2020 With deep sadness we announce the death of Darrell Vernon Johnson. Darrell was the son of Darrell and Irene Johnson and was born in Albany Oregon where he grew up and graduated high school. Darrell later graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Food Science and Technology and later...
Rose Marie Sweat Price
Jul 10, 2020
Heaven received a beautiful angel July 10, 2020. Our Mother and Grandmother is having a wonderful reunion with her husband, Marvin, parents, siblings, and loved ones. Rose Marie Sweat Price was born on November 18, 1939, in Heber City, UT. Mom married Marvin Price on November 18, 1957, in the Salt Lake Temple. She is survived by children Tina (Bob),...
Randall Lee Kutschkau
Jul 9, 2020
Randall L. Kutschkau was born July 5th 1943 to Esther and Gene Kutschkau in North Loup Nebraska. He passed away at his home unexpectedly on July 9th 2020. Randy attended Grand Island Senior High graduating class of 1961, he then joined the United States Marine Corps in 1961-1965. In June of 1966 he married Jolyne Johnson they had two children...
John Robert Hicken
Jul 4, 2020
John Robert Hicken passed away July 4, 2020 in the arms of his loving wife. He was stricken with the COVID-19 virus and admitted to the ICU at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo Utah. His hard-fought battle ended during the Grand Finale of the Fourth of July Fireworks as his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren held vigil in the...
Becky Lee Nolen
Jun 27, 2020
Becky Lee Nolen got a brand new pair of roller skates and skated through Heaven's door on June 27, 2020, after her battle with lung cancer. She passed away peacefully at her daughters' home in Heber City, Utah Becky Lee LaFay gifted the world with her presence on July 7, 1955, born to Don & LaWanna Lafay of Midway, UT....
Karma Chappel
Jun 26, 2020
Our beloved grandmother Karma Chappel returned to heaven on June 26, 2020 after a hard fight with lung cancer. Born on January 4 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas to George Frank and Leatha Luke (Ray Sundraker). Karma loved people. She devoted her life to her family. Karma made friends with everyone she met. She was a caring person and even...
Maxine Duke Payne
Jun 21, 2020
Mother... has ears that truly listen, arms that always hold, love that’s never ending and a heart that’s made of gold. Maxine Duke Payne, our sweet mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor passed away the morning of June 21, 2020 at her home in Heber City, Utah. Maxine was born on July 2, 1931 in Heber City, Utah...
Frank B Fitzgerald
Jun 19, 2020
Frank Fitzgerald Father, Brother, and Grandfather was taken from us suddenly on June 19th, 2020. Born September 22nd, 1959 in Heber City, Utah to Frank W Fitzgerald and Dorris Faye Sorensen. Survived by Travis (Heather) Fitzgerald, Tausha Fitzgerald, Tyler (Ashley) Fitzgerald and six grandchildren.
Jane Ann Jennings Kimball
Jun 16, 2020
Jane Ann Jennings Kimball Oct 8, 1940-June 13, 2020 With deep sadness we announce the death of Jane Kimball. Jane Ann Jennings was born to Grace and George Jennings in Ruth Nevada on Oct 8, 1940. She grew up in Ruth and later lived and worked in Moab. Jane attended the Holy Cross School of Nursing in Salt Lake City...
Larue Forsey Mitchell
Jun 9, 2020
LaRue Forsey Mitchell, passed away peacefully at home on June 9, 2020 at the age of 84. She was born on January 20, 1936 in Payson, Utah to Ruel and Marie Forsey. She married Paul Holt Mitchell in the Salt Lake City Temple on August 24, 1954. She is survived by her children, Gordon (Cherie), Bruce (Patti), Kathy Davis, 10...
Gary Clifford Edwards
Jun 8, 2020
Gary Edwards – age 81 – Passed away on June 8th, 2020 in Heber City, Utah. He was born September 28th, 1938 in Heber City, Utah to Clifford Edwards and Alta Latta Edwards. Gary graduated from Brigham Young University and received his masters degree in education from Westminster. He proudly completed a lengthy career as a gifted math teacher at...
Sandra House Niederhauser
Jun 2, 2020
Sandra House Niederhauser passed peacefully at home on June 2nd, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Sandy was born January 17th, 1939 to Silvia Erkkila Maki and Edward “Smokey” House in Grand Junction, Colorado. Sandy grew up in Grand Junction and Helper, Utah and in the early 1950s she and her family moved to Salt Lake City. She graduated from...
Jack Allen Evans
May 24, 2020
Jack Allen Evans, age 90, passed peacefully from this life to reunite with his Heavenly Father and all of his family and friends who have gone on before. Born in Park City, Utah on May 10, 1930 to John Henry Evans and Delores Mair Evans. The family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where he lived and went to school....
Robert Truman Partricge
May 20, 2020
Robert Truman Partridge March 26, 1939 – January 4, 2020 Born in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of Ernest DeAlton Partridge and Nell Clark Partridge. Was a direct descendant of Edward Partridge, First Bishop of the LDS Church. Preceded in death by his parents and his two older brothers, Lyman Clark Partridge and Ernest DeAlton Partridge. Twice divorced, no children....

