OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT
Karen Jensen
Dec 17, 2017
Our loving mother, Karen Jensen, peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 17th, 2017 at the age of 71. Karen was born January 16, 1946. She is preceded in death by her mother, father and sister. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Bruce Jensen. She is remembered by her daughter, Alayna (Rick) Fairbourn, sons,...
Madelyn Wootton Larsen
Dec 15, 2017
Madelyn Wootton Larsen, 85, passed away in Kirkland, Washington on December 15, 2017. Born in Heber City, Utah on March 9, 1932, she was the third daughter of Lorenzo and Thelma Wootton. After graduating from Wasatch High School in Heber City she attended Brigham Young University where she earned a degree in elementary education. She was teaching kindergarten in Salt...
Lora Lynne Metcalf
Dec 11, 2017
Lora passed away peacefully on 11 December 2017 (just three days after turning 61) in the comfort of her own home, in Heber City, Utah, surrounded by; her husband, Troy; his mother, Carol; her oldest daughter, Katrina and her husband Chris, and their son Carson; and her Brother-in-Law, Clark. Her death was caused by complications of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, which...
Bruce Alan Crane
Dec 9, 2017
New Hampshire native Bruce Crane, a devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully on December 9 at his home in Park City. Bruce passed after a long battle with cancer, his loving wife of 38 years, Anita, and other family members at his side at their home in Park City, Utah. The son of Emily Townsend and Henry D. Crane,...
Evelyn Cazier Hall
Dec 5, 2017
Evelyn Cazier Hall was born on October 20th 1927 in Brigham City, Utah, to Mary Evelyn Panter and Stephen Alloyd Cazier. We just recently celebrated her 90th birthday! On Dec. 1st she suffered a massive stroke and passed away on Dec. 5th 2017. We are sure it was a joyous reunion in Heaven as she was reunited with her husband...
Diane Wall
Dec 3, 2017
Always on my mind, forever in my heart. Born August 14th, 1962 in Fort Ord, California to Wayne and Jane Gardner. Passed away December 3rd, 2017 at her home in Cleveland. Diane grew up in Wallsburg, Utah, where she met the love of her life, Eddie Wall. They married January 8th, 1977, and enjoyed nearly forty one years of marriage....
Marian Fern Gines
Nov 30, 2017
Marian Fern Larison Gines of Citrus City, AZ, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Nov. 30, 2017. She was born to Wilbur D Larison and Marie Holloway Larison on July 19, 1928 in Bedford, Iowa. The family moved to the Magic Valley before she was a year old and ultimately graduated from Twin Falls High School. Marian...
Lorraine Hawley Buys
Nov 26, 2017
Lorraine Hawley Buys was 100 years young. In her lifetime, she knew family members who made the Mormon pioneer trek West (her two great-grandmothers and a great-grandfather) – as well as great-grandchildren born in the digital age. Her life spanned two world wars and numerous other regional conflicts … many that touched her personally … and the Great Depression. She...
Vanessa Nelson
Nov 24, 2017
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother” – Abraham Lincoln Vanessa Crawford Dunyon Nelson, age 81, passed away on November 24, 2017. Vanessa spent Thanksgiving Day cooking for family and friends followed by an evening playing games, then slipped peacefully away to reunite with Charles. She could not have chosen a better way...
Rustin Ivie
Nov 21, 2017
Rustin was born Dec. 5, 1972 in Heber City, Utah, to Rodger and Anne Ivie. He died Nov. 21, 2017 at home. As a boy he loved to be outdoors, hunting with his Dad and all the Ivie family at “The Cabin”. He loved going there and had a special place in his heart for the Unitah Basin. Rustin played...
Don Hicken
Nov 18, 2017
Don Leroy Hicken passed away November 18, 2017 at the age of 103 of causes incident to age. He was born in Heber City, Utah January 10, 1914 to J. Claudius and Verna M. Hicken. He graduated from Wasatch High School in May, 1932. On June 24, 1936 he married his eternal sweetheart, Mima Broadbent in the Salt Lake Temple....
Natalie Hunt Sutera
Nov 11, 2017
Our most loved and cherished mother, daughter, sister and aunt, Natalie Hunt Sutera, left her earthly home and returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on November 11, 2017. Natalie was born on January 1, 1973, in Provo, Utah, to George William “Bill” and Vickie Lynn Mecham Hunt. She graduated from Duchesne High School in 1991 and later...
Marvel Betty Sorensen Kohler
Nov 10, 2017
Marvel Betty Sorensen Kohler, age 90, passed away November 10, 2017. Marvel was born January 3, 1927, to Burtice and Leyle Sulser Sorensen in Midway, Utah. She spent her younger years growing up in Talmage, Utah, where she attended school. She was the Vice President of her class in 1945. Marvel married Glen Albert Kohler on January 5, 1946, and...
Joseph Adam Stoltman
Nov 9, 2017
Joseph Adam Stoltman, aged 82, Oakley Utah, passed away November 9, 2017 in Park City Utah. His was born in Walshville Township, Walsh county, North Dakota. Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After leaving the military he settled in California where he was a police officer for the city of Garden Grove. Upon retirement he moved...
Jimmie "Jim" Smith
Nov 3, 2017
Jimmie (Jim) Smith 1937-2017 On November 3, 2017 Jimmie (Jim) Smith passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 80. Jim was a kind gentle man that loved spending time with his wife Marion and his best friend Charlie. Jim enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time out-doors. Jim married Virginia Lee Reese, later divorced, he married Marion...
Darrel William Stubbs
Nov 1, 2017
Darrel William Stubbs was born December 7, 1925, in Provo, Utah, to John William Stubbs and Ella Ritchie Stubbs. His grandparents were John Rodham Stubbs and Temperance Goodman Stubbs, and John Ritchie and Sarah McAffee Ritchie (so he is related to the Heber Valley Ritchies and McAffees). During the summer months he worked on family farms in Charleston and Edgemont,...
Jane Reese Besendorfer
Oct 29, 2017
Jane Reese Besendorfer returned home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, October 29, 2017 in her home in Charleston, Utah surrounded by her family. She was 78 years old. Jane was born on August 26, 1939 in Mammoth, Utah to Eldon Layton Reese and Venna Allman Reese. She was the oldest of eight children. Jane spent most...
Grant Beck Probst
Oct 24, 2017
Grant Beck Probst passed away on October 24, 2017. He was born to Nephi and Beth Probst on July 9, 1926. He married Barbara Jean McAfee in the Salt Lake City Temple by Spencer W. Kimball July 27, 1948. Together they had six children Stephen (Beth), Lynn (Ron Williams), Mack (Sandee), Van (Kay), Kathy (Danny Sanders), Kristi (Brent Taylor). Survived...
Loran R Cimino
Oct 24, 2017
Loran R. Cimino lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer on October 24, 2017. He passed away at his home in Timber Lakes with his wife, Janette, who was with him at the time. Loran was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 29, 1938. He spent 6 years in the Air Force with a top security clearance. Loran retired from...
Steffan Shane Smith
Oct 6, 2017
Steffan Shane Smith left this world and moved onto his next journey October 6, 2017. Our hilariously charismatic and undeniably loveable boy was born on October 8, 1986 in Murray, Utah to Joy Seegmiller and Cory Smith. Steffan followed his own unique path in life and his passion for pursuing his dreams was inspiring to us all. Whether he was...