Obituaries

Donna May Smith Fox

Donna May Smith Fox

Nov 21, 2025

Donna May Smith Fox passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025. She was born on May 11, 1944, to Ivy Mae Hancock and was lovingly raised and adopted by Franklin Nephi Nash and Myrtle Katherine Hancock Nash when she was just nine days old.

On December 16, 1960, Donna married the love of her life, Bradley Fox. Their marriage was later...

William Ronald Dale

William Ronald Dale

Nov 20, 2025

William Ronald Dale was born at the old Saint Marks Hospital in North Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 24, 1936, to William Arthur Dale and Irma Vilate Yeager. He passed away on November 20, 2025, having just reached 89 years of age.

Ron spent most of his childhood at 857 Blair Street in Salt Lake City. He attended Sumner Elementary...

Tracey Brough

Tracey Brough

Nov 16, 2025

Tracey Brough was born July 5, 1970 in Urbana, Illinois and died November 16, 2025 in Tooele, Utah. She was adopted at birth, transferred to foster care at age 2, then adopted by Marshall Ward Brough and Janet Louise Nordquist in 1977, which adoption was finalized June 23, 1978. She was sealed to Marshall and Janet in the Salt Lake...

Rosemary Hettich Anderson

Rosemary Hettich Anderson

Nov 13, 2025

Rosemary Hettich Anderson returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father, leaving behind a legacy of devotion, service, and quiet strength. A member of the Comanche Nation, she was born on December 6, 1950, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Thomas and Ada Hettich, the fourth of ten children in a bustling, loving home. Her early years were spent in Edison, New...

Robert Craig Pitt II

Robert Craig Pitt II

Nov 11, 2025

Robert Pitt, 47, of Erda, Utah passed away suddenly on November 11, 2025 of a massive heart attack. He was born in Tooele, Utah on July 7, 1978 to Craig and Doelene Pitt of Grantsville, Utah where he grew up.

He graduated in 1997 from Tooele High School where he was involved in the FFA and High School Rodeo Club. He...

Lucky Mason

Lucky Mason

Nov 6, 2025

Lucky Mason, Born Lucretia Jones, passed away surrounded by family and friends on November 6, 2025. As a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend Lucky’s fascinating, creative character emerged in everything she did. Lucky had a talent for music and crafts. She expressed these talents throughout her life, working to serve others, and gifting her creative crafty nature to...

Ora Lynn Harris Bridges

Ora Lynn Harris Bridges

Oct 17, 2025

On a quiet October morning, surrounded by love in her Grantsville home, Ora Lynn Harris Bridges completed her earthly journey and returned to her Heavenly Father. She was 78 years old—a lifetime filled with love, laughter, service, and faith.

Ora was born on February 15, 1947, in Provo, Utah, the third of six children to Samuel and Portia Harris. She grew...

Sherry Jeanine Welch

Sherry Jeanine Welch

Oct 17, 2025

Sherry Jeanine Welch passed away on October 17, 2025, at the age of 72. She was born on February 17, 1953, in Santa Maria, California, to Lowell Douglas Harper and Bee Tenney Harper. Sherry was the youngest of four children. She was the flower girl at her sister Margaret’s wedding when she was very young and often liked to point...

Brenda Kay Knutson

Brenda Kay Knutson

Oct 13, 2025

Brenda Kay Knutson (Brown) passed away peacefully on October 13, 2025, at the age of 73.Brenda grew up in Tooele, where she graduated from Tooele High School in 1971. She then worked at the Tooele Army Depot, where she met many friends—and her husband, Douglas Scott Knutson—through his sister, who also worked at the Depot.

Brenda and Doug adopted three children...

Carol Diane Catmull Kanellos

Carol Diane Catmull Kanellos

Oct 7, 2025

Carol passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the age of 72. She was born on December 3, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Arthur Eugene Catmull and Francis Helene (Lindsay) Kanellos. Carol passed away surrounded by her family after suffering a cardiac event due to hypoglycemia.

She loved spending time with her two daughters, her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren....

James Willard Henwood

James Willard Henwood

Sep 22, 2025

James Willard Henwood, 78, passed away peacefully at his home in Grantsville, Utah, on September 22, 2025. He was born October 31, 1946, in Tooele, Utah, to Willard Henwood and Ruth Hammond. James grew up in Grantsville and graduated from Grantsville High School. He later returned to the home on Clark Street that his father built, where he spent his...

Dennis James O'Reilly

Dennis James O'Reilly

Sep 21, 2025

Dennis James O’Reilly, a man whose love knew no bounds, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, September 21, 2025, embraced by his loving wife. Born on May 6, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York, Dennis was the 5th of fourteen wonderful children to Douglas and Sophie O’Reilly. His journey was a testament to the power of love, commitment, and...

Maralee Parkinson

Maralee Parkinson

Sep 17, 2025

Maralee Parkinson passed away September 17, 2025, at the age of 89. She was born May 9, 1936, in Austin, MN to Reuben and Rozella McGee Skogerboe. She was the second of eight children. Her early years were spent in Minnesota surrounded by family. She attended St. Anne’s catholic school until her family made their move west, eventually settling in...

Gwen Murray

Gwen Murray

Sep 15, 2025

Gwen Durfee Murray, loving wife of David Murray and devoted mother to Ryan, passed away on September 15, 2025.

Gwen was born on April 15, 1948, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ida Anderson Durfee and Lowell Durfee. She grew up in Grantsville with her siblings, Lola and Phil. Gwen graduated from Grantsville High School, where she was a proud Lariat...

Peggy F. Pearce

Peggy F. Pearce

Sep 8, 2025

Peggy F. Pearce, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Tooele, Utah, on September 8, 2025, at the age of 87.

Peggy was born on January 1, 1938, in Tooele, Utah, to Kenneth C. Fawson and Beth Porter. She was the oldest of four children. Her three younger brothers were Kenneth, Curtis, and...

Elouise Terry

Elouise Terry

Sep 1, 2025

Elouise Terry, passed away peacefully at her home in Tooele, Utah, on September 1, 2025, at the age of 63. Born on November 29, 1961, in Tuba, Arizona to Eddie Leo Nez and Bessie Jean Jackson. Elouise is survived by her husband, Roger Grant Terry; as well as her children and grandchildren. 

A viewing to honor her life will take place...

Marilyn D. Wilcock

Marilyn D. Wilcock

Aug 11, 2025

Marilyn D. Wilcock, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, in Grantsville, UT, surrounded by her children. She was 79 years old.

Born January 4, 1946, in Tooele, Utah, to Ralph and Erma Dickerson, Marilyn grew up in a loving home and graduated from Grantsville High School. Shortly after high school, she married her high...

Glenice Darlene Moore

Glenice Darlene Moore

Aug 4, 2025

Glenice passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter on Thursday, July 31.

She was born on February 15, 1944, to Glenn and Helen Nuesmeyer in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She grew up in Garfield and Tooele, graduating from Tooele High School in 1962. She married Jay Moore in Las Vegas in March 1964. Together, they worked and raised their children,...

Chester Wade Stearns

Chester Wade Stearns

Aug 2, 2025

Chester Wade Stearns passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his loving wife, Pamela Padilla Stearns, on August 2, 2025. He was 67 years old. Born on December 22, 1957, at the Tooele Army Depot, Chester lived a life marked by deep faith, unwavering conviction, and a servant’s heart.

He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 49...

Gary Randolph Comstock

Gary Randolph Comstock

Jul 30, 2025

A man of honesty, integrity, and love, Gary Randolph Comstock of Stansbury Park, Utah, returned to his Father in Heaven on July 30, 2025. After living a life of service and devotion to family and friends, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones.

Gary was born on October 3, 1935, in Portland, Oregon, to Margaret Gaye Teeples and George...