Obituaries
LaVar Gene Peterson
Oct 22, 2025
Lavar Gene Peterson, 77, of Kaysville, Utah, passed away peacefully On October 22, 2025. Gene was born to Lavar and Joye Peterson on April 21, 1948 in Salt Lake. His family moved to Kaysville where he attended and graduated from Davis High School. Shortly after graduating high school, Dad joined the Air Force Reserve and attended boot camp. He was...
Robert "Bob" Douglas Hardy
Oct 22, 2025
Robert “Bob” Douglas Hardy, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passedaway suddenly on the morning of October 22, 2025, in Layton, Utah. It just so happened to be his late mother’s birthday. What a reunion!
Bob was born on August 16, 1955, in Los Angeles, California, to Carolyn Cobia and Allen Williams Hardy. He grew up with a deep love...
Kay Knowlton
Oct 21, 2025
Donna Kay Knowlton (Shelton), known as Kay, age 76, returned home to her Heavenly Parents on October 21, 2025, after a courageous struggle with a combination of cancers for the past two years. Kay was born on January 26, 1949, in Ogden, Utah, to Don Ray Shelton and Ethelyn Maurie Murdock. She was named Donna in honor of her wonderful...
Michael Hugh Sperry
Oct 21, 2025
Michael Hugh Sperry “Mike” passed away peacefully but unexpectedly October 21, 2025, in Ogden, Utah with his daughter by his side. He was born June 19, 1948, in Ogden, Utah to Hugh and Irene Sperry. Growing up in Sunset, Utah, he graduated from Clearfield High School class of 1966 and served in the Navy.
Mike worked at Defense Depot Ogden before...
Donald Arthur Mosher
Oct 21, 2025
Donald Arthur Mosher, age 78, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025, in Layton, Utah.
Don was born to Arthur and Jean Mosher in Ogden, UT and spent his life deeply devoted to his family, country, and community. On April 18, 1970, he married the love of his life, Margaret J. Wilmot, at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Layton,...
Scott John Lewis
Oct 20, 2025
Scott John Lewis, 73, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in the early morning hours of October 20, 2025, with his wife at his side. Scott was born on Salt Lake City on July 6, 1952 to Jean (Peterson) and Eldon L. Lewis. He spent his early years in Utah, later moving to Ohio with his mother...
Dennis Michael Wilson
Oct 20, 2025
Dennis Michael Wilson, 84, of Clinton, Utah, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Dennis was born on May 31, 1941, in Ogden, Utah, to Elwood Woodrow Wilson and Norma Harris Wilson. As their eldest child and only son, Dennis spent most of his youth in West Ogden. During his high school years, the family moved...
John 'Sandy' Stanley Friden
Oct 20, 2025
John Stanley Friden, lovingly known as Sandy (aka Stash, Louis, and Chief), returned to his Father in Heaven on October 20, 2025, after a decades-long battle with Parkinson’s disease and surrounded by his devoted family.
Born on August 6, 1947, in Oakland, California, John was the cherished son of Stan and Jane Friden. He unapologetically described his youth as a golden...
Rex Dare Vandever
Oct 19, 2025
Rex Dare Vandever passed away quietly in the Idaho mountains above Carey Idaho on October 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Dare Vandever was born September 12, 1937 in Fence Lake, New Mexico. He was the seventh of nine children born to Joel Edgar Vandever and Emma Sue Lewis Vandever. Dare was the fifth of six boys, four older brothers,...
Jeffery (Jeff) Crossley
Oct 19, 2025
Jeffery (Jeff) Crossley lived a life filled with love and laughter. Standing at 6’5”, he was a gentle giant, known to all by his friendly, welcoming smile and one-of-a-kind sense of humor. He had a gift for saying the wrong thing at exactly the right time, leaving everyone either crying with laughter or rolling their eyes. On October 19, 2025,...
Rodney Dewain Blood
Oct 19, 2025
Rodney “Rod” Dewain Blood, a beloved father, son, brother, and friend, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kaysville, Utah, on October 19, 2025, at the age of 52.
Rod was a gentle soul, known for his soft-spoken nature and his unique, light-hearted sense of humor. He had a heart of gold and was deeply devoted to his family, especially his...
Miriam Christensen Bushnell
Oct 18, 2025
Miriam Christensen Bushnell was born February 24, 1927, in Spanish Fork, Utah to John William Christensen, Jr. and Sadie Bradley Christensen. She passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025 at age 98.
The Christensen family moved to Provo when Mimi was four. As the youngest of three daughters, all five years apart, she got a lot of mothering. She had a...
Lester Merill Bryan
Oct 18, 2025
On October 18, 2025, Lester Merill Bryan of South Weber, Utah, passed away at his home at the age of 98. He was born November 26, 1926, at home in Ogden, Utah, to Merill Richard Bryan and Gertrude Margaret Gordon Ward. He was raised in Ogden where his father was superintendent of the Ogden Utah Stock Yards, and his mother...
John "Jack" Ford
Oct 17, 2025
Jack Ford, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, accomplished journalist and pilot, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2025, at the age of 83. Jack’s life was defined by curiosity, service, love of family, and a lifelong commitment to telling the truth with clarity and compassion.
Jack was born on June 28, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from West High...
R. Craig Crase
Oct 17, 2025
In the early morning of Friday, October 17, 2025, Craig passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at his home at the age of 78.
He was born October 2, 1947, the son of Kenneth Edward and Joyce Delores Spiers Crase in Ogden, Utah.
Craig was raised in Ogden and graduated from Ben Lomond High School in 1966. After graduating...
Sandra Brush
Oct 16, 2025
Sandra Brush, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, died peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family. She was one month from her 83rd birthday.
Born Sandra Kay Earle in Fort Collins, Colorado to Howard and Bessie Earle, she was the oldest of three children. In 1954, the Earle family moved to Northern California where Sandra graduated from Calistoga High...
Greg Sill
Oct 15, 2025
Greg Sill passed away surrounded by family on October 15th, 2025 at the age of 77. He was born on December 22, 1947 in Ogden, UT to Eldon and Marie Sill. He enjoyed growing up on his family farm in Layton, UT. After graduating from Davis High School in 1966, he attended Northeastern Junior College in Colorado, before serving 2...
Mark Edward Brunner
Oct 15, 2025
“Loved. You can’t use it in the past tense. Death does not stop love at all.” — Ken Kesey
Mark Edward Brunner passed away in his home on October 15, 2025, due to complications from diabetes. He was born in San Diego, California, on March 16, 1967, where the nearby ocean fostered a lifelong love of the sea.
Playing trombone in the...
John Gerald Deubler
Oct 14, 2025
John Gerald “Jerry” Deubler, 87, of Roosevelt, Utah, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.
Jerry is lovingly remembered by his wife, Mary Margaret; and by a family that meant everything to him—his sons, Melvin and Kevin; his grandchildren, Amber, Brandon, and Tracee; and his great-grandchildren, Sloane and Stevie. He is also survived by...
John Wayne Sims
Oct 14, 2025
John Wayne Sims, 82, passed away peacefully at McKay-Dee Hospital on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, of natural causes, with his family by his side.
John is the son of Darwin Wayne and Norma Dickson Sims. He was born November 25, 1942, in the Sims Hotel in Evanston, Wyoming,
Raised and schooled in St. George and then Roy, he graduated from Weber High...
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