Obituaries

Jun 3, 2018

Juanita Wall Woodfield, our beloved, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, cousin, aunt and friend, raised five children instilling in them faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Juanita was born in Raymond, Alberta,Canada on December 6, 1931. As a girl she moved with her parents and five siblings to New York City. Central Park was her playground.  With her skill,...

Jun 2, 2018

Lucille Throckmorton Thomas,  88, died June 2, 2018 at her home in Genola Utah, where she so wanted to be. She was born July 17, 1929, the second of four children to Sidney Daniel and Verda Ewell Throckmorton. She married her high school sweetheart Douglas G. Thomas November 24, 1947.  They were both born and grew up together in the only...

May 24, 2018

Yvonne (Bonnie) Tanner Herbert, age 84 of Goshen, passed away May 24, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born October 21, 1933 in Helena, Montana.

Bonnie was raised by her grandparents, Sidney and Amy Tanner, until she was 9 years old in Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada before moving to Provo, Utah.  She attended school...

May 11, 2018

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Laura Lyle Fairbourn Kimball, passed away at the age of 88 on May 11, 2018 with her family by her side in Murray, Utah. She will be missed by many loved ones.

Laura was a selfless, strong woman with a kind, loving heart. Her personality was as sweet as her famous...

May 5, 2018

Jose Luis Munoz, age 64, passed away May 5, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He was born November 12, 1953 in Plainview, Texas to Anastasio Munoz and Carmen Ramirez.

Luis moved to Utah in 1973 and was a resident of Goshen, Utah.  He enjoyed drawing, arts and crafts and gardening.  He especially loved his Uresti kids,...

May 2, 2018

Byron Peter Sorensen, age 89, was born July 28, 1928 to Byron H. and Laverne Gillespie Sorensen in Mammoth, Utah.  He died May 2, 2018 in Orem, Utah.

At an early age, because of Byron's mental disabilities, he was not expected to live past the age of 13.  He defied all odds and reached the age of 89....

Apr 26, 2018

Our wonderful mother, Thelma Maureen Nelson Davis passed away April 26, 2018 in Salt Lake City, UT.  She was born May 27, 1927 in Genola, Utah to Radcliffe and Thelma Rosley Nelson.  She was the oldest of 10 children. She learned to work at an early age and continued to work and serve others throughout her life.  Recently, when...

Apr 21, 2018

Terry Clifton “Gus” Cook, age 62 of Goshen, passed away April 21, 2018.  He was born April 28, 1955 in Nephi, Utah to Vivian Doyle and Marjorie Jean Peterson Cook.

Terry has always been a driven, hard-working man.  In his early years he started off by hauling hay and sheering sheep.  He then went on to become...

Apr 8, 2018

Roscoe Campbell Bradford  (Ross) 77 Died on April 8,2018 in Santaquin, Utah.  Ross was surrounded by loved ones. Ross was born on June 8, 1940 in Eureka, Utah to Rulon and Virginia Bradford. On November 6,1970 Ross married  Nancy Morgan Evans in Ely Nevada.

Ross and Nancy spent many happy years together and loved spending time with...

Mar 23, 2018

Carol Rae King, age 73 of Nampa, Idaho and formerly of Santaquin, Utah passed away March 23, 2018 in Nampa, Idaho from the effects of Alzheimers.  She was born April 11, 1944 in Follansbee, West Virginia to Arthur Taylor and Zelma Gowen Wilson.  She married William H King October 8, 1971 in Ekron, KY.

Carol was a...

Mar 22, 2018

Our beloved husband and father Lavon Ross passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the age of 90. He was a resident of Santaquin for most of his life, raising their family with his wonderful wife of 71 years, Maurine Topham Ross.

Lavon had numerous occupations throughout his life; Santaquin City Marshal, a farmer, fur buyer, business owner...

Mar 16, 2018

Madge Elaine Jensen Kay Thomas, 84, was born September 22, 1933 in Goshen, Utah to Delos and Larette Young Jensen. She passed away March 16, 2018 in Santaquin.

Madge married Mark Kay in 1952. They were blessed with 2 children (Max and Marilyn). After Mark’s passing in 1964 she met and married Glen E. Thomas in 1968....

Feb 17, 2018

Bonnie Joyce Rhoades Robertson of Springville, Utah passed away suddenly Saturday, February 17, 2018. She was the seventh of nine children. She was first married November 9, 1973 and subsequently gave birth to eight children. She was divorced and later married Earl Robertson Jr. of Danville, Iowa on March 15, 2003.

She is preceded in death by her...

Feb 15, 2018

Sheila Lue McNeil Thurston was born December 5th, 1947 to William Rosel McNeil and Mary Lue Hansen in Logan and returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father February 15th, 2018 from complications of Congestive Heart Failure.

Sheila met the love of her life in Jackson Hole Wyoming and loved telling the story of how they met. They were...

Feb 9, 2018

Helen Ruth Topham Butler, 94, died Friday, February 9, 2018 of causes incident to age.  She was born in Santaquin on November 23, 1923 to John Wesley Topham and Mrettie Jameson.  She married Heber Dale Butler, June 8, 1942 in the Manti LDS Temple.

Helen worked as a cook and lunch lady.  Her most important job was...

Feb 9, 2018

John Edward Heiss passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018 after a long illness.  John was to have turned 89 years of age on February 28.  He is survived by 5 children: Lori Anderson of Everett, Washington; Julie Lugo of Murray, Utah; Mark Heiss (Heather) of Kona, Hawaii; David Heiss of Lake Stevens, Washington; and Steven Heiss of Los...

Feb 7, 2018

James Henry Short, husband, father and educator, who died at age 82 on February 7, 2018 will best be remembered for his quiet loving nature, witty sense of humor and homemade chocolate malts.   Jim was born on April 16, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harold Leslie Short and Blanche Alice Schmidt.  Jim married Lynda Jean Smith on...

Feb 5, 2018

Beloved husband and father, Edwin Lauroyd Westover, age 86, of Santaquin Utah, passed away on February 5, 2018, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born June 23, 1931, in Joseph City, Arizona, to Edwin Lloyd and Laura Hudson Westover.

He married his love LaDean Lamb on March 26, 1958, in the St. George, Utah Temple,...

Jan 22, 2018

Sadly, Carol Gold passed away suddenly on January 22, 2018 at the age of 90.  She was born May 26, 1927 in Rochester, New York and attended Kalamazoo College.  She married Dencil Gold in 1970.

She had 3 children; Linda Maccano, Alvin Kenyon and David Kenyon (who preceded her in death). She also had 6 step-children; Bobby...

Jan 13, 2018

Joan Marjorie Olsen, age 78 of Santaquin, Utah passed away January 13, 2018 in Provo, Utah.  She was born July 30, 1939 in Santa Monica, California to George Russell and Marjorie Elizabeth Bentz Thomas.

Joan married William Harold Russon June 12, 1959 in Los Angeles, California and they later divorced.  She married David Albert Olsen July 25,...