Obituaries

Oct 9, 2016

Mary Alice Degelbeck Kirkham passed away October 9, 2016 after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born June 9, 1938 in Ophir, Utah to Edwin John and Helen Clara Jorgensen Degelbeck. She was the oldest of 6 children. She married her eternal sweetheart, Norman D. Kirkham in the Salt Lake Temple on February 21, 1969. They have six...

Oct 6, 2016

Mary is the daughter of Milton Oral Haskett and Helen Marian Wilson.She was born in Pocatello, Idaho and was the youngest of five children. Mary attended Twin Falls High School and is also a graduate of the Idaho State University Police Academy.

Her first marriage was to Randy Blaylock in 1972. They had two children together. Her second marriage was to Tony Stafford in...

Oct 3, 2016

Karen Ruth Booth our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully on October 3, 2016 after a hard fought battle with cancer.

Born on September 29, 1952 in Downey, Idaho to Woodrow and Lois Jensen. She grew up in Kaysville, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. Shortly after graduation she moved with her family to Fairview,...

Oct 2, 2016

Steven F Archibald, 68, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016. He was born in Brigham City, Utah as the oldest of 5 children.

He was preceded in death by: his mother, Beva Lynn (Jensen); father, Farrell; sister, Terry; and brothers, Brian and Gary. He was married to his sweetheart, Paula (Niffenegger) for 45 years and loved and cared for her with a deep...

Oct 2, 2016

James “Jim” Ellis Rainwater, died at home on October 2, 2016. He was born in Guinn, Alabamba on March 1, 1945 to Thurman and F. Modean (Cambron) Rainwater.

After High School, Jim joined the Army and served 2 tours in Vietnam, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. After his service he took up long-haul trucking.

On June 30, 1979,...

Sep 28, 2016

Sep 15, 2016

Afton Black Vandenberg, our wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully September 15, 2016, at her home in Layton, Utah. She was born in Eureka, Utah, on August 8, 1920. She grew up in Magna, Utah, with her parents and six siblings.

Family was very important to her. She would do anything for her children: Johnny Val,...

Sep 14, 2016

Michael Lopez died on September 14, 2016. He was born to Mabel Martinez and Thomas Lopez in Salt Lake City on February 19, 1952. He attended Idaho State university with a 4.0, earned a trade degree in printing, and was a Journeyman Printer for many years.

In 1972 he joined the US Army and honorably served until 1975 when he...

Aug 31, 2016

Vernon J Byrd passed away from a lenthy illness on August 31, 2016 in Sandy, Utah. He was born in Ardmore Oklahoma on October 22, 1937.

He is survived by his wife, Janet; two sons: Kris & Jared Scott of Sandy. He was a loving Grandpa to two granddaughters, Kristen Miller of Washington State and Madison Byrd of Sandy; two...

Aug 27, 2016

Calvin Lee Curtis, 71, passed away on August 27, 2016 in South Salt Lake surrounded by family. Born August 7, 1945 in Aurora, Utah to Clifford and Nina Searle Curtis.

He loved spending time with his family and friends and spending time outdoors. He loved unconditionally and gave great big hugs, and those traits will be greatly missed.

He is...

Aug 22, 2016

Dale Glenn Kelly died peacefully at his home on Monday, August 22, 2016. He was born in Brigham City, Utah on June 21, 1939 to Forrest Glenn and Iona Sabin Kelly.

Dale joined the Navy which took him to California where he met Lonna Jean Nelson. It was love at first sight and they married in Seaside, California on November...

Aug 12, 2016

Frances Patricia Robinson VanAlfen Burlison

Our beloved mom and grandma passed away, August 12, 2016. She was born, July 16, 1941 to Bert Rudgar and Margaret Beth Russell Robinson. On April 14, 1960 she married John VanAlfen Jr. They had 3 children and were later divorced. She then married Kevin P. Burlison; they were later divorced.

She was a member...

Aug 11, 2016

Jul 31, 2016

Dale Allen Alfred died July 31, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah, after several years of medical problems. Born June 15, 1961 in Salt Lake City, to Russell Duane and Shirley Ann Popp Alfred. He grew up in the Bountiful / Woods Cross area. He graduated from Woods Cross High in 1979 then continued education at Davis Area Technical College...

Jul 28, 2016

Steven Michael Law, age 56, passed away July 28, 2016, with his family by his side. He struggled against complications of a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis for over 5 months. Steve was born to Scott Milan Law and Margarethe Elizabeth Myklebost, on January 22, 1960 in Neubrücke, Germany.

Graduating from Mesa Verde High School of Citrus Heights, California in...

Jul 21, 2016

Jeane Larsen (1923-2016) passed away July 21, 2016 at the age of 93, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 1, 1923, in Paris, Idaho to McKay and Helga (Elgie) Pugmire, and grew up in Pocatello.

After high school, she attended Idaho State College and met her husband-to-be, Veryl, in an English class. While he served in the...

Jul 16, 2016

Lawrence Jay Salmon died peacefully at home on July 16, 2016.

Born May 22, 1927 in McGill, Nevada. Survived by: Wife, LaVon; son, Victor; daughter, Linda McDonald; granddaughters & great grandchildren: Kimberlee (Rick) Knudsen -Keaton, Talon, & Carter; Stacey (Martin) Segura – Maylee & Elliott; Melissa (Garrett) Adkinson- Zander & Caden; Amber (John) Barton -Emma, Liam, Owen, & Claire; Lori...

Jul 16, 2016

Ralph Stanley Larsen was born to Robert and Birdean Larsen on February 10, 1952 in Schenectady, New York. He was the second child of 6 children. Ralph passed away unexpectedly on July 16, 2016 in Mesa AZ.

Always a hard worker, Ralph started working as a newspaper delivery boy at the age of 10. His goal was to buy a...

Jul 15, 2016

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Sherma Allred Jensen passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 15, 2016. Sherma was born May 20, 1931 to Ruel Burns Allred and Ruby Elizabeth Larsen in Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah. She graduated from high school in Sanpete where she was a cheerleader and later, she was a cheerleader at BYU.

Sherma...

Jul 6, 2016

Monica Alysia Allen, died in West Valley on July 6, 2016. She was born on August 17, 1990 to David Allen and Eva Cummins.

Monica was a beautiful mommy, daughter, sister, cousin, and friend to all. She never took life for granted. She lived life to the fullest and was always adventurous and courageous. She took pride in being a...