Van LaMar Butler

Van LaMar Butler

Jun 29, 2025



Van LaMar Butler (75), passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born on March 11, 1950 in Salt Lake City, the second child of Eldren Lamar and Evelyn Webb Butler.

He was raised in Clearfield, Utah and graduated from Clearfield High School in 1968. After high school he served a mission for the Church of...

Irene H. Ogata Bishop

Irene H. Ogata Bishop

Jun 29, 2025

Born in Paul, Idaho, June 4, 1925, to Itaro and Sada Ogata. Moved to Jerome, Idaho, at the age of three. Attended schools there, graduating from Jerome High School.

Later enrolled and graduated from the Twin Fall Business College. Worked at the North Side News as a bookkeeper. There she met Charles and they were married in 1955.

Move to Clearfield, Utah,...

Anika Sophia Mendez Turrubiartez

Anika Sophia Mendez Turrubiartez

Jun 28, 2025

Anika Sophia Mendez Turrubiartez

God answered all of our prayers when he sent our angel, Anika Sophia to us on November 16th, 2024. Anxiously awaiting her arrival, were her mommy, Aliyah, and her daddy, Edgar. We were able to experience heaven on earth with her until she was called home unexpectedly on June 28th, 2025.

Ani didn’t have to do much to...

Trevor Charles Hansen

Trevor Charles Hansen

Jun 28, 2025

Trevor Charles Hansen, of Syracuse, Utah, age 37, passed away unexpectedly on June 28, 2025, in Layton, Utah, from complications related to a surgery. The family is deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden death. He is survived by his husband, Jacob Strain, his 2 dog-babies, Luna and Neville, his father, Arden Hansen, his sisters, Courtney Grimnes, Randi Wood, Melissa...

Margaret 'Maggie' Blair Favero

Margaret 'Maggie' Blair Favero

Jun 28, 2025

Brides, students, dinosaurs and the Ogden community lost a dedicated, loving friend on June 28, 2025.

Maggie was born to Seth M. and Zella Blair on October 26, 1938, in Ogden. She would often say she was the “youngest and most loved” of seven children. She attended Weber County Schools graduating from Weber High in 1955. During her first two years...

Pamela Berrett Cannon

Pamela Berrett Cannon

Jun 27, 2025

Pamela Berrett Cannon, born on June 20, 1947, in Cedar City, Utah, passed away quietly on June 27, 2025, just one week after celebrating her 78th birthday in Ogden, Utah after a long battle with heart and renal failure. Pamela led a beautiful life full of love, optimism and a lifelong passion for music and her memory will forever be...

Douglas William Stevens

Douglas William Stevens

Jun 27, 2025

Douglas William Stevens, age 56, was born on October 22, 1968, to William Angus Stevens and to Jeanne Louise Sylvester. He passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025. Bill and Jeanne had only been married for a little over a year when he arrived. They were delighted to have a healthy young boy in their newly created family. He was...

Justin Thomas Smith

Justin Thomas Smith

Jun 27, 2025

Justin Thomas Smith passed away June 27, 2025, enjoying one of his favorite activities on a beautiful summer day.

Born April 13, 1963, to Merle Ray Smith and Mariel Berniece Sims, Justin was the youngest of two siblings behind his sister Laura Lee Smith, born March 21, 1959.

Justin and his wife Michele Smith, married for 28 years, raised seven children who...

James Merrill Bybee

James Merrill Bybee

Jun 27, 2025

James Merrill Bybee, age 76, passed away at his home on Friday June 27, 2025. He was born in Ogden, Utah on January 6, 1949 to Robert Melvin and Laura Hamre Bybee. He was graduated from Bonneville High School and Weber State College.

He served in the United States Army.

James married Sherry McDonald on June 26, 1969 in Uintah, Utah.

James was...

Betty Louise Roberts

Betty Louise Roberts

Jun 27, 2025

Betty Louise Roberts, 84, passed away June 27, 2025, in Syracuse, Utah. Betty was born to Miles Kimball Roberts and Elva Alice Dixon on July 19, 1940, in St. Anthony, Idaho.

Betty was the oldest of five children; her siblings are Dorothy (Merlin Reader), Billy (Connie), Jimmy (Kathy) and Elvan (Janet). She has two half-siblings, William and Randall (Jana), and seven...

Mark Afton Fuller

Mark Afton Fuller

Jun 26, 2025

Mark Afton Fuller, 92, of South Ogden, passed away on June 26, 2025. We lost our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather to join loved ones that have gone before. He was born in Eden, Utah on July 2,1932 to George M and Alida Van Woerkom Fuller. He attended Weber County Schools.

He married Renee Hill on April 26, 1955,...

Phil Edward Christensen

Phil Edward Christensen

Jun 26, 2025

Phil Edward Christensen, 82, passed away in West Point, Utah on June 26, 2025, just three days before his 83rd birthday. Born on June 29, 1942, in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Phil was the youngest child of Edward and Della Christensen.

On June 25, 1972, Phil married the love of his life, Martha (Mable), in Elko, Nevada. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon...

Douglas John Duncan

Douglas John Duncan

Jun 24, 2025

My father, Douglas John Duncan, passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2025, after suffering a massive heart attack and a short hospitalization.

Born on March 12, 1959, in Johannesburg South Africa, Douglas Duncan lived an adventurous and happy life. He primarily grew up in Oklahoma with his loving parents, Hall Franklin Duncan and Margaret Louise Sherk. He was the youngest in...

Linda Jean Gross

Linda Jean Gross

Jun 24, 2025

Surrounded by her devoted family and friends until the end, Linda Jean Gross (neé Graves) of Fruit Heights, Utah passed away on June 24, 2025 after a prolonged illness.

Linda was born December 26, 1942 in Dermott, Arkansas to parents James and Jean Graves. She was the oldest sister to siblings Becky and Gayle and grew up in a traditional Southern...

Evan Leland Jensen

Evan Leland Jensen

Jun 24, 2025

Evan Leland Jensen, of Preston, Idaho, crossed through the veil on June 24, 2025. Evan passed away at 100 years old due to kidney failure.

Evan was born to Ezra Peter and Nina Van Fleet Jensen on January 31, 1925, at home in Garland, Box Elder County, Utah. He was the middle child of five siblings; two brothers and two sisters,...

Colby Chad Stephens

Colby Chad Stephens

Jun 23, 2025

Our son Colby Stephens passed away on June 23rd, 2025, after a sudden battle with medical issues. Born on April 19, 1987, Colby will always be remembered for his charm, prankster & joking nature, generosity to others even when he didn’t have much himself, and reckless abandon for trying new things (usually starting with “hey mom, watch this” followed by...

Lillian Martinez Marquardt

Lillian Martinez Marquardt

Jun 23, 2025



Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, age 75, sadly and unexpectedly passed away on June 23, 2025, due to complications during surgery. Her passing leaves a void in the hearts of her family that can never be filled. Born in Ogden, Utah, on December 20, 1949, Mom was the youngest of ten children raised by her loving...

Erna Louise Stuart

Erna Louise Stuart

Jun 23, 2025

Erna Louise Stuart, age 70, died peacefully on Monday morning, June 23, 2025, in Ogden’s McKay-Dee Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Erna was born on November 24,1954 to Thelma Georgia Kendell and Glen Wilson Stuart.

She spent her early years in Ogden, Utah where she attended Dee Elementary School. When she was nine, her family moved to Layton, Utah, where she attended...

Carol Jean Robinson Borgmeier

Carol Jean Robinson Borgmeier

Jun 23, 2025

Carol Jean Robinson Borgmeier died June 23, 2025, in Bountiful, Utah, with her family by her side. She was a loyal and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend.

A true “Christmas Carol,” she was born in 1933 on Christmas Day in Ogden, Utah, to Leone and Eugene Robinson. She attended Polk Elementary, Central Junior High, and graduated from Ogden...

Beatrice Elaine Davis Dugger

Beatrice Elaine Davis Dugger

Jun 23, 2025

Beatrice was born on November 15, 1931, the first-born child of Doran and Glenna “Ruth” Barrow Davis of West Warren. She ended her earthly journey, reuniting with her loving family on the other side on June 23, 2025.

We often heard tales of her youth on the farm in West Warren. In her words, “My childhood was a happy one. Our...