The Didericksen Memorial Obituary

Lafonda Carrol passed peacefully from this earth on the 10th of January, 2019. Lafonda was born on the 8th of September 1930 to George Albert Clark and Mabel Chatwin. Born in Vernal Utah and reared in Altonah Utah. She married Delbert LeRoy Thompson of Heber City in 1948. Later divorced and married John Carroll in Aug 1960. Preceded in death by her husband and 3 children: Baby Thompson, Valerie Thompson and Trudy Thompson Hardison (LaVan), parents and 6 brothers and sisters. Survived by:...

Allen Clyde Collings of Grantsville, Utah; our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother and uncle passed away surrounded by his family on January 10, 2019 in Tooele, Utah at the age of 71.  Allen was born May 17, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the second child of four born to Fred & Reve Collings of Magna Utah. He loved the outdoors, riding horses, camping, scouting and spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.  He served a full-time mission to Australia...

Robert Bruce Scott, Jr. (Bob) our dear father, grandfather and husband of the late Peggy M Scott, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer January 9, 2019 at the age of 79. He was born September 25, 1939 in Salt Lake City, UT to Robert and Elvira Scott Sr and grew up in Tooele. He married his sweetheart Peggy on October 8, 1962 and started his own family. He began working at the Tooele Army Depot with the Depot Engineers and eventually became a Quality Assurance representative in...

After cheating death more times than seemed humanly possible, on Dec. 31, 2018, Mike died doing what he loved — skiing with his family. Michael John Rueckert was born on May 15, 1955, to Albert and Goldia Rueckert. He graduated from South High School, served in the Japan Osaka Mission, then attended the University of Utah before earning his doctorate from Los Angeles Chiropractic College. He always slept well because he knew that if we worked hard, the Lord would bless us. He...

Randall Kenneth Rudd (Randy A.K.A Papa), age 65, of Grantsville, Utah, passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2018. Randy was born on April 29, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kenneth and Barbara Rudd. Randy was married to Debbie Harris Rudd on April 29, 1972 and later sealed in the Salt Lake, Utah LDS Temple on August 4, 1976. They had been married for 46 yrs at the time of his death. He served in the U.S. Army as a radio operator during the Vietnam war. Following his service he worked...

Kent Lamar Sagers of Vernon Utah; our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother and uncle passed away surrounded by his family on December 8, 2018 in Stansbury Park, Utah at the age of 68.  Kent was born March 3, 1950 in St. John, Utah. He was the second child of five born to Gerald & Camille Sagers. He loved the outdoors and spent his youth deer hunting, riding horses and working on the family farm.  He served a full-time mission to Kentucky then attended Utah State University...

William (Bill) Chris Walk, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away quietly at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Tooele, Utah on February 6, 1935 to Evern C. and Clara D. Strieby Walk. The family lived in Grantsville, Utah where Bill was the oldest of 4 boys. He attended school at Grantsville High School and graduated in 1953. He joined the Army in 1954 during the Korean War. He went to Fort Ord...

Lyda (Gidy) Hammond, age 76, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away in her sleep Nov. 25, 2018. Gidy was the firstborn child to Wesley and Alice Peterson in Grantsville, Utah, on March 19, 1942. At age 18, she married the love of her life, Roger Hammond. Their life together included living in multiple states within the USA and Spain for four and a half years, five children, 13 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She retired as a legislative aide from the Utah House of Representatives....

On November 23, 2018 Norman moved on from this world surrounded by his loving family. He took that 2 a.m. train ride to the sky after a long courageous battle with kidney failure. He was born in Hoquiam, Washington on June 26, 1938 to Evelyn and Clayton “Smokey” Day. Norman married Karen Rennaker on October 28, 1961 in Salmon, Idaho. And to this union 3 children were born, Terry, Sherry and Don. Norman worked for the Forest Service while in the National Guard. He served 8 years...

Lucas was born in 1988 to Allison (Williams) and Steve Bell, in Grantsville UT. He was raised in Tooele County and lived there his entire life. Lucas attended Elementary school at Grantsville and Stansbury Elementary. Lucas was raised with help from his grandparents Betty Lou (Johnson) and Robert Williams. He would go every day after school to their family farm, and The Williams Family Video store in Grantsville, and help feed cows and pigs along with various other types of chores. His mom...