All Obituaries

Kenneth C. Arave 1927 ~ 2021 Kenneth C Arave, son of Albert Keith and Emma Emeline Cottle Arave, was born June 16, 1927 in Hooper, Utah. He had a full and happy life of 93 years and passed on April 16, 2021. He was raised in Hooper, Utah where he worked the family farm. He later served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during World War II on Okinawa, Japan. He was always proud of his military service and always conveyed his devotion and love for his country. He was married to Dorothy Buck on...

Calvin Kippen 1951 ~ 2021   It is with deep sorrow and much love we mourn the unexpected passing of Calvin Fred Kippen. He departed us peacefully at Mckay-Dee Hospital due to heart complications on April 15, 2021 surrounded by family and loved ones. Calvin was born to Rosemond Irene Nicholas and Frederick Robert Kippen in Ogden, Utah on September 26, 1951. His amazing work ethic came from growing up on a sheep ranch with his brothers. He graduated from Morgan High School in 1970....

  Eluned Stanton   Our sweet mother Eluned Viott (Whitton) Stanton, passed away due to complications from surgery at the age of 87, on April 15, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mom was born in Perth, Australia on August 29, 1933.  She immigrated to America in 1947.  She married Wayne Stanton on January 27, 1955.  They were loving parents to 4 children, Roger (deceased), Julie, Gayle and David.  She was a wonderful grandmother to her 14 grandchildren and her...

Darlene Rae (Shope) Ponder February 12, 1936 ~ April 15, 2021   Our dear sweet mother Darlene Rae (Shope) Ponder, a resident of Roy, Utah, passed away April 15, 2021 at the age of 85. The daughter of Clarence Adam Shope and Priscilla Gertrude (Hutchings) Shope, mom was born February 12, 1936 on the family farm just a few miles outside of Hartington, Nebraska. When mom was born they did not have electricity, indoor running water, plumbing or natural gas so they used an outhouse...

Joann Eddy Senninger 1950 ~ 2021   Joann Eddy Senninger, 70, passed away April 15, 2021 as a result of an accidental fall at her home.  She was born June 4, 1950 to Douglas and Audrie Graser Eddy in Reno, Nevada.  Joann lived in Sparks, Nevada until the age of 13 when her dad died in a similar accident.  The family then moved to Utah to be with family and where she gained a loving step-father Ernest Abel. Joann attended Bear River High School in Garland, Utah where...

Lyle Van Peterson April 11, 1933 ~ April 15, 2021 Lyle Van Peterson, 88, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather passed away peacefully at his home on April 15, 2021. He was born April 11, 1933 in Teasdale, Utah to Hans Peterson and Myrtle Stewart.  Lyle was raised in Lehi with his brother Nels where he graduated from Lehi High School in 1951. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Warburton, on June 6, 1952. Together, he and...

Nola Hitchcock Tenney Spicer passed away at the age of 62, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 of cardiac arrest after a short battle with cancer. She was born May 7, 1958 in Chicago. IL to Charles Kent and Joy Carol Bradeen Hitchcock. She was raised, educated and graduated in 1976 from Piner High School in Santa Rosa, CA. On August 16, 1979, Nola married Mark Dana Spicer in Ogden, Utah. They later divorced. Nola was a mother to five children and a grandmother to 14 grandchildren. She had and...

Ernest Mora Gabaldon Our beloved father Ernest Mora Gabaldon has passed away into Heavenly Father’s hands on April 13, 2021.  He had seven girls and one son, Sally, Barbara, Wanda, Linda, Debbie, Anna, Nancy and Bobby, 34 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Ernest served in the Korean War, the Second Division of Nan. He was a wonderful father and retired from Ogden City School District.    Ernest was a very respectful person and...

Neil Raymond Thornton 1934 ~ 2021   Neil Raymond Thornton passed away peacefully on April 13, 2021. He was born in Ogden, Utah in 1934, to Walter Dewey Thornton and Gladys Wolverton. He attended Ogden High School. Neil served in the US Army as a Combat Engineer in Germany and the U.S. from 1956 to 1958. He was honorably discharged in 1963. Prior to being drafted, while attending a football game at Weber College, Neil met a young Carolyn Schneiter. They dated for two months before...

Clifton S. Corey   Clifton S. Corey, 85, passed away April 13, 2021 at his home. He was born May 14, 1935 the son of M. D. and Donnie Perry Corey in Williamston, North Carolina. He married Rowena C. on September 3, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clifton served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant. He was a member of the FIL-AM Association. Clifton enjoyed golf, cooking and helping those in need. He is survived by his wife Rowena, Layton; sons, Jimmy...