OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in Midway and Heber, UT

Margaret Jane Peters

Margaret Jane Peters

Sep 21, 2024

Margaret J. Peters passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024 in Park City, UT. She was a native of New England, most recently of Darien, CT. A talented watercolorist, floral designer and general green thumb, Margaret loved spending time painting, working at her beloved Nielsen’s Florist and walking on the beach. A retailer at heart, her workplaces ranged from the...

Joyce Mcphie Stewart

Joyce Mcphie Stewart

Sep 17, 2024

Joyce McPhie Stewart, 94, passed away on September 17, 2024. She was born on July 3, 1930, in Heber City, Utah to Lindsay Angus and Elva May (Webster) McPhie. She attended Wasatch High School and graduated with the class of 1948. She married Vaughn Pace Wootton and had six children, all boys. Greg born 1949, Scott born 1951, Kim born...

William (Jj) Ken Fushimi

William (Jj) Ken Fushimi

Sep 16, 2024

William (JJ) Ken Fushimi was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 4, 1948 and died on September 16, 2024. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam and graduated from the University of Utah. He is survived by his wife Cathy and sister Carolyn (Steve).

Marianne Elizabeth Defa

Marianne Elizabeth Defa

Sep 14, 2024

Marianne was born on January 31, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah to William Jerry Merkley and Edna Rowley Rasmussen, and passed away on September 14, 2024 at age 81 at her home in Hanna, Utah. She was raised by her grandparents Jeremiah Hatch Merkley and Vinda Long Merkley, spending her early years at the farm in Bridgeland and later...

Joseph Charles De Castro Jr.

Joseph Charles De Castro Jr.

Sep 7, 2024

Joseph Charles DeCastro Jr., 76, passed away on September 7, 2024 at home in Midway, Utah. He was born on January 11, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts to Priscilla Jessie Liljegren and Joseph Charles DeCastro. Joe grew up with his two brothers and sister in Massachusetts, but as the son of a career military man he spent the younger years of...

Geneva Howarth Anderson

Geneva Howarth Anderson

Sep 5, 2024

Geneva Howarth Anderson, passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on September 5, 2024. She was born in Heber City, Utah on April 28, 1933 to Esther and Thomas Howarth. She married John M. Anderson on April 26, 1952, later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on November 29, 1954. They raised their family in Daniels, Utah and had...

Ole Thorvald Gunderson Jr.

Ole Thorvald Gunderson Jr.

Sep 2, 2024

Ole Thorvald Gunderson Jr., age 81 passed away from this earth on September 2, 2024 in Heber City, Utah. He was born on September 21, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington to Ole Thorvald Gunderson, Sr. and Barbara Patricia Mason. He married the love of his life, Maria Elena Hirzel on March 25, 1972. Ole retired three times. First from Delco Electronics,...

Sherrie Jo Kinsey

Sherrie Jo Kinsey

Aug 28, 2024

Sherrie Jo Kinsey, age 80, of Mapleton, Utah, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2024. Born in Gunnison, Utah, to Shirrl Christofferson and Ailleen Bunton, she was later adopted by Dora and Fred North. She married Ray Kinsey on September 12, 1963 and later divorced. She is survived by her children Tina (Erich) Pfaffinger, Bryan (Shannon) Kinsey, Joey (Andrea) Funari,...

Thomas Warren Dudley

Thomas Warren Dudley

Aug 24, 2024

Thomas Warren Dudley passed away from this world on August 24, 2024 in Provo, Utah at the age of 82. He was born to Harold Everett Dudley and Mary Elizabeth Brown on November 18, 1941 in Haybro, Colorado. He eventually met the love of his life, Ethel June Pedersen and who he later married on July 6, 1962. They had...

Irene Dehaan Hastings

Irene Dehaan Hastings

Aug 23, 2024

On August 23, 2024, on a beautiful summer afternoon, our beloved mother, grandmother, and wife, Irene DeHaan Hastings, passed away peacefully at her home in Charleston, Utah, at the age of 95. Irene was born on January 17, 1929, to John E. and Afton Brown DeHaan in Ogden, Utah. The family later moved to a lovely home in Sugarhouse, where...

Joan Beth Schuller

Joan Beth Schuller

Aug 23, 2024

Joan Beth Schuller passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the age of 82. Joan was born on September 19, 1941, in Heber, Utah to Reed and Elizabeth Lewis. She later moved to Salt Lake City, where she married Bud Earl Bronson, who passed away in February of 1968. A few years later, she married William “Bill” R. Schuller....

Gilbert Clyde Olsen

Gilbert Clyde Olsen

Aug 22, 2024

Gilbert Clyde Olsen passed away among family in the early morning hours of August 22, 2024 at the age of 90. Born May 14,1934 in Provo, UT to Clyde & Zelta (Stubbs) Olsen, Gilbert grew up on a dairy farm in Provo. He attended Provo High School graduating in 1952 and having participated in boxing, track and field, and football...

Norma Jean "Jeannie" Young

Norma Jean "Jeannie" Young

Aug 12, 2024

Norma Jean “Jeannie” Young, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, was welcomed home to heaven into the loving arms of the many who journeyed before her, including her beautiful daughter Dusty, on August 12, 2024. Jeannie was born November 30, 1956 to Earl and Irene Fowler in American Fork, UT. She was number seven of nine siblings, all...

Catherine P. Goff

Catherine P. Goff

Aug 6, 2024

Catherine P. Goff passed from this world on August 6, 2024 in Park City, Utah at the age of 88. She was born on February 12, 1936 in the Park City Miners Hospital to James and Melba (Cardassis) Polychronis. Catherine's parents were immigrants from Greece who settled in Park City, Utah. Catherine grew up in Park City, graduating from Park...

Calvin Giles

Calvin Giles

Aug 6, 2024

Calvin Giles (99) passed away August 6, 2024, at his home in Heber City, Utah. Cal was born March 19, 1925, to Henry A. and Flossy Lake Giles. He grew up in Heber City, was a graduate of Wasatch High School, and married his high school sweetheart, Amberzine Parcell. They were sealed for time and all eternity on June 19,...

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...