OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT

Margaret Garcia-Nau

Margaret Garcia-Nau

Jan 5, 2025

Margaret Garcia-Nau died on January 5, 2025 in Cottonwood, Utah. She was born in Compton, California on July 21, 1957 to Valvina Gonzales and Jesus Garcia. Margaret loved church and attended every Sunday. She loved her kids, especially her grandkids. She loved shopping, and most of all her dogs. Surviving Margaret are her children, Diamond (Kenny) Been and Steven Veloz;...

Virginia "Ginny" Sanatar

Virginia "Ginny" Sanatar

Jan 2, 2025

Virginia “Ginny” Sanatar gently passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at the age of 84. Known to some as “Gigi,” she was surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren at her home in Midway, Utah. Ginny was born June 23, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York and was the first child of Eleanor D. (Olsen) and George K. Lang. She...

Kathryn Chastie Coleman Hiatt

Kathryn Chastie Coleman Hiatt

Dec 27, 2024

Kathryn Hiatt, treasured mother, sister, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully at Valencia Memory Care on December 27th, 2024, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Born September 26th, 1942, to Delbert T. and Sylvia Neilson Coleman. Kathryn was the fifth of seven children and had a childhood full of many adventures with her family and friends. Kathryn graduated from Wasatch...

Jalaine Hicken

Jalaine Hicken

Dec 24, 2024

JaLaine Childs Hicken passed away peacefully on December 24, 2024, in Monroe, Utah. Born on December 30, 1941, in American Fork, Utah, she was the daughter of C. Raymond and Gladys Shelley Childs. She was united in marriage to Don Lynn Hicken on June 18, 1964, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. JaLaine found immense joy in creating a warm...

Clayton R Hassell

Clayton R Hassell

Dec 21, 2024

Clayton R. Hassell died on December 21, 2024 in Heber City, Utah. He was born in Bluewater, New Mexico on May 31st, 1931. He was preceded by his parents Annie Lamb Hassell and Maynor Mae Hassell and brothers Lee, Collins and Ray and sisters Ida and Anna. He was also preceded by four of his children: Clayton Ray Hassell Jr.,...

Doris Ann La Fay

Doris Ann La Fay

Dec 18, 2024

Doris Ann Webster La Fay age 82, died on December 18, 2024 in her home in Francis, Utah. She was born in Heber City, Utah on August 23, 1942 to Floyd and Alice Webster. She married Don Lewis La Fay on April 19, 1963. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, doing crafts and was a master glass etcher. Surviving Doris are her...

Randy Gordon Tree

Randy Gordon Tree

Dec 16, 2024

After a valiant fight with cancer, Randy Gordon Tree, age 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 16th, 2024 in Heber City, Utah. He was born on May 10th, 1964 in Heber City to James Marion and Nedra Tree. He married the love of his life Julie LeAnn on March 25th, 1987 in the Salt Lake City Temple...

Martha Jean Ward

Martha Jean Ward

Dec 13, 2024

Martha Jean Ward, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2024, in Midway, Utah. She was born on February 23, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri to John Frederick Rutledge and Hazel Huff Rutledge. After raising a family and working as a nurse, nurse practitioner, and educator, her intellect and sense of adventure led her to engage in...

Geniel Bartholomew

Geniel Bartholomew

Dec 8, 2024

Geniel Bartholomew, 90, of Midway, Utah, passed away on December 8, 2024. Geniel lived a long life as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. Geniel was born in Midway, Utah, on June 6, 1934, to Eliza Elizabeth Beck and Nephi Probst. She attended Wasatch High School and later married and had four children: Rosemary, Wayne, Timothy, and...

Lisa K Montgomery

Lisa K Montgomery

Dec 7, 2024

Lisa K. Montgomery, born on August 6, 1963, in Heber City, Utah, to Gloria Montgomery and Tracy Flygare. She passed away on December 7, 2024, at the age of 61 at her home in Heber. Lisa grew up here, where she developed a lifelong love for animals and the outdoors. As a young girl she was an active member of...

W. Rex Reeder

W. Rex Reeder

Dec 7, 2024

When we think of our dad, all we have are fun memories and lasting teaching moments. Although our dad wasn’t big on the “I love you’s” we never doubted his absolute love for us. His example and actions spoke volumes. He was a truly remarkable man—devoted as a grandfather, father, husband, friend, brother, uncle, and veteran. He loved his family...

Marjorie Joyce Brachman

Marjorie Joyce Brachman

Dec 1, 2024

Marjorie (Margie) Brachman was born in Springfield, MA, January 30, 1926 to Sarah and Nathaniel Blacher. When she was 3 years old, the family drove to the Southern California, where she lived in West Los Angeles until moving to Midway, Utah in 2007 with her husband, Bennett Brachman, to be closer to her granddaughter and her family. She lived at...

Verlan Von Fullmer

Verlan Von Fullmer

Nov 27, 2024

Verlan Von Fullmer, 87, passed away on November 27, 2024, and is now reunited with his sweetheart, Janet. Verlan was born in Salem, Idaho in 1937, the youngest of six, to Augusta Ellen Teeples and John Charles Fullmer. Verlan was a talented artist, educator, and gardener with a curiosity for the world and a passion for creative expression. Verlan attended...

Trish Pulsipher

Trish Pulsipher

Nov 17, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our sweet daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Trish Pulsipher, who passed away in her sleep on November 17, 2024 at the age of 52. Trish was born on July 2, 1972 in San Diego, California to Kent and Joan Pulsipher. She grew up in Sandy, Utah as the...

Ronald Jay Meik

Ronald Jay Meik

Nov 15, 2024

Ronald Jay Meik was born Feb 8, 1936 to Harold Armstrong and Emily Jones Meik in Salt Lake City, UT. He passed away peacefully Friday, November 15, 2024, at the age of 88, in his home in Midway with his family by his side. Ron met the love of his life and soulmate, Delores Robinson, in the seventh grade at...

Joe Charles Chopot

Joe Charles Chopot

Nov 12, 2024

Joseph “Joe” Charles Chopot died on November 12, 2024, in Heber City, Utah. He was born on March 3, 1931, in Colville, Washington, to John J. Chopot and Lucille M Falkenberg Chopot. He married Maria Castro Flores on December 20, 1952. After their divorce he married Reyna Maria Sanchez on July 5, 1968. They divorced in 1989. On February 14,...

Robert David Raby

Robert David Raby

Nov 12, 2024

Robert David Raby, 90, passed away on November 12, 2024, in his home in Wallsburg, Utah. Born on December 18, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Robert led a full and vibrant life marked by dedication to his family, church, and work. On August 25, 1955, Robert married his beloved wife, Janet Lorraine Park, in Memory Grove, Utah. Their marriage...

Roselene Kovick Kinsey

Roselene Kovick Kinsey

Nov 11, 2024

Roselene Kovick Kinsey was born in Heber City Utah on November 1,1943 to May Young Kovick and Martin Kovick. She passed away in Orem Utah on November 11, 2024. Rose grew up in Heber City, graduating from Wasatch High School in 1962. As a young lady Rose enjoyed playing softball, and boy was she good! She could hit and throw...

Ashley Michelle Barker

Ashley Michelle Barker

Nov 9, 2024

Our dear Ashley who did so much with her too brief life - mother, wife, sister and daughter to family. Also a very talented and dedicated employee as well as great friend of so many. Always the life of the party. We all knew her as joyous, playful, whip smart, driven, responsible, so loving and so lovable. Raised mostly by...

Ronald Todd Johnson

Ronald Todd Johnson

Nov 7, 2024

Ronald Todd Johnson died on November 7, 2024. He was born on April 14, 1964, in Fontana, California to Charles Norvelle Johnson and June Louise Sergeant Johnson. He grew up in California. Ron loved being in the outdoors, fishing, skiing, playing golf, and rock crawling. He loved collecting football and baseball cards and other memorabilia. He worked at O’Reilly’s in...