OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT

Michael Joseph Thorwegen

Michael Joseph Thorwegen

Aug 4, 2024

Michael Joseph Thorwegen 1970-2024 Heber City, Utah – Michael Joseph Thorwegen passed away on Sunday, August 4th at his home in Heber City, Utah. Michael was born on September 13, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Edward Thorwegen (d. 2018) and his wife Niki (d. 2022). Michael was a loving husband, having been married to his wife Jill...

Max Kenneth Grose

Max Kenneth Grose

Aug 4, 2024

Max K. Grose was born June 18, 1941 in the Park City Hospital to Charles Kenneth Grose and Eva Lena Zenger Grose. Max was the second child. His older brother Dee L. Grose was 5 years old when Max was born. Max spent his early childhood at 848 Norfolk Ave. in Park City, Utah. When Max was 5 years old...

Douglas D Thacker

Douglas D Thacker

Jul 26, 2024

Douglas D Thacker, born to Floyd and Odessa Thacker on March 10, 1951, returned to his heavenly home on July 26, 2024, after many years of health challenges. Growing up in Heber City and a graduate of Wasatch High School, Doug enjoyed playing running back for the football team, being on the track team and playing the trumpet in the...

Ray Ellison Norton

Ray Ellison Norton

Jul 24, 2024

Ray Ellison Norton, at the age of 80, passed away July 24, 2024, at his home in Midway, UT. He was born to Doyle Ellison and Thelma Norton on Sept. 19, 1943, in Heber City. He had one brother, Clair, whom he was particularly close to, after the passing of their father at an early age. Ray grew up learning...

Don Clyde Ritchie

Don Clyde Ritchie

Jul 22, 2024

Don Clyde Ritchie (86) passed away July 22, 2024, in his home in Heber City Utah, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 28, 1937, in Charleston Utah to Clyde Ritchie and Hannah (Anne) Whiting Ritchie. He was raised on the family farm in Heber Valley with his brothers Roy and John, and his sister Diane. He...

James Joseph Maxwell

James Joseph Maxwell

Jul 22, 2024

James Joseph “Rabbit” Maxwell, born 13 August 1942, to James and Helen Maxwell in Eureka, Utah. He passed away on 22 July, 2024 in his home after a long valiant battle from the effects of years working underground in Mines & Tunnels. Rabbit worked on several mining & tunnel projects in Utah, Montana, California, Oregon, Alaska, Washington DC, and Texas....

Launa Carol Garrett Barney

Launa Carol Garrett Barney

Jul 22, 2024

Launa Carol Garrett Barney, age 83, died on July 22, 2024 in her home in Midway, Utah, surrounded by family. She was born on August 16, 1940 in Nephi, Utah to John Valore Garrett and Elaine Croft Garrett. She married Keith Gordon Barney in the Manti temple on June 13, 1958. They were married for 66 years and she was...

Kenneth David Lovell

Kenneth David Lovell

Jul 12, 2024

Kenneth David Lovell, son of Thomas and Mary (Wilson) Lovell, was born in Murray, Utah, on September 7, 1954; and died in Midway, Utah, on July 12, 2024. His days ended in peace and relief after a four-year battle with ALS—Lou Gherig’s disease. In the months and weeks preceding his passing, Ken expressed an almost giddy excitement at being reunited...

Jane Ellen Martin

Jane Ellen Martin

Jul 11, 2024

Jane Ellen Smith Martin was born February 9, 1944 in Montpelier, Idaho to Mildred Hirschi Smith and Vernon W. Smith. She is the oldest of four children, a brother Roy, and sisters Judy Ann and Marilee. At the time of her birth, Jane’s father had been severely injured in a plane crash in the Pacific Theatre during World War II....

Karma Ford

Karma Ford

Jul 9, 2024

Karma Ford, age 83, passed from this world surrounded by her family on July 9, 2024, at her home in Wallsburg, Utah. Karma was born to Verl and Merle Wright on August 1, 1940, in Heber City, Utah. She married her sweetheart Harold Ford on May 4, 1957. She had a wide range of hobbies she loved, not limited to...

Judy H Davis

Judy H Davis

Jun 29, 2024

Judy passed away on June 29, 2024, in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona at age 82.  She was born March 8, 1942 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah to John Hoxer III and Marzella Tyree. Judy lived in a loving home with her three brothers. She attended Polk Elementary, Central Jr High, and Ogden High School. She was a member of the...

Laura Lynn Bowman

Laura Lynn Bowman

Jun 23, 2024

Laura Lynn Bowman was born on September 17, 1973 in Killeen, Texas. She in lived in Heber City. Laura passed away on June 23, 2024 in Provo, Utah at approximately 4:00am. Laura was a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and most of all a loving wife to Leonard Scott Broadhead. She was loved by family and friends. She loved to make...

Vivian Lorraine Halley

Vivian Lorraine Halley

Jun 23, 2024

The time has come for us to say goodbye for a moment to Vivian Lorraine Halley, who passed away from a life well-lived on June 23, at age 89. She was born May 10, 1935 in Murray, Utah to Robert and Elizabeth Caldwell, the eighth of twelve children. Vivian met her companion for life and eternity, Niles Halley, when she...

Karen Brosinsky

Karen Brosinsky

Jun 22, 2024

Memorial Services are under the care of Probst Family Funeral Home. A viewing will be held on June 26, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM with a service to follow at 11:30 AM at Heber Valley Funeral Home at 288 North Main Street, Heber City, Utah 84032. Interment will take place at the Heber City Cemetery. **To stream the...

Becky Nicole Gilmartin

Becky Nicole Gilmartin

Jun 16, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Becky Nicole Gilmartin age 43, on June 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM in Provo, Utah. She was born on January 21, 1981 in El Paso, Texas to Lee Stephens Mahlstede Sr. and Donna Rae Bland Gilbert. She married John Devero Gilmartin III on February 8th 2014. Becky was an amazing daughter, mother,...

Kristin Ann Sohrweide

Kristin Ann Sohrweide

Jun 15, 2024

Kristin Ann Sohrweide passed form this world at the age of 58 on June 15, 2024. She was born on September 10, 1965 in Fairbanks, Alaska to John & Lynn Sohrweide. Kristin later would meet her dear husband Tom Anderson and marry him on January 20, 1995. Kristin had many hobbies; she could often be found on the slopes skiing....

Kim Howard Hoover

Kim Howard Hoover

Jun 14, 2024

Kim Howard Hoover was born in Provo to Olive Maxine Mullett and Keith Howard Hoover on October 19, 1951. He attended Edgemont Elementary and graduated from Orem High School in 1969. His first job was a VW auto mechanic. He loved old motorcycles, tote gotes and dune buggies. He was called to serve in the Venezuela/Colombia Mission in 1971. The...

Milton Young

Milton Young

Jun 8, 2024

Milton Young 85, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away June 8, 2024 in Heber City, Utah. He was born November 1, 1938 to John Young and Harriet Florence Olsen in Wallsburg, Utah. When Milton was a baby he contracted pneumonia, his temperature rose too high and that is why he had some different struggles and challenges. He had...

Alice Noreen Goff Nelson

Alice Noreen Goff Nelson

Jun 8, 2024

Alice Noreen Goff Nelson, 84, of Park City, Utah, passed away at home on June 8, 2024. Noreen was born on February 14, 1940, in Park City, Utah to Jessie and Cereal Goff and was the youngest of five kids. While in high school, she met her husband Kurt Nelson and went on to marry him on April 27, 1956....

Rosalee Hertell Ivers

Rosalee Hertell Ivers

Jun 4, 2024

RosaLee Hertell Ivers passed away at the age of 22 (actually 88) on June 4, 2024 after a valiant fight with dementia, with her loving family surrounding her. She has reunited with her eternal companion, Leland Bonner “Pink” Ivers, her loving husband Mel Ryan, whom she was blessed to find later in life, her older sister, and her parents. RosaLee...