Local Obituaries for Families in Emery and Carbon County, UT
Beth Lauffer
May 20, 2012
Beth Ann Lauffer East Carbon-Beth Ann Lauffer came into our lives on February 19, 1981. She left this world with her wings spread high on the tail of the eclipse on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Beth married the love of her life, Trent Joseph Whiting on May 11, 2011. She also blessed us all with a beautiful son, Tayton John...
Henry Wilcock
May 16, 2012
Biography Henry Wilcock Castle Dale-Henry Carol Wilcock, age 86, passed away in Price, Utah on May 16, 2012. He was born on September 27, 1925 in Hinckley, Utah to Henry and Ruth Jane Timson Wilcock. He married Rowena Dee Weston on September 13, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah; their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple....
Carren Durfee
May 14, 2012
Carren Shakespear Durfee Elmo-Carren Durfee's departure from this life began on May 14, 2012 after a long battle of bone marrow cancer, at the age of 70. She was born in Cedar City, Utah and raised in the small town of Tropic, Utah. The daughter of Alston and Orvilla (Lefeaver) Shakespear, both deceased. She married Roland F. Durfee on June...
Una Swenson
May 11, 2012
Una Marx Swenson 1919-2012 Our beloved Una Marx Swenson passed away May 11, 2012 after a long illness resulting from a fall last August. Una was born November 19, 1919 in Sterling, Utah to Jacob Clyde and Leah Schlapfer Marx. Una married Martin Swenson August 1, 1939. They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple. They spent most of...
Lamar Preston
May 10, 2012
LaMar John Preston aka "Toot Whistle" East Carbon-LaMar John Preston, age 86, passed away on May 10, 2012 in Price, Utah. Lamar was born on April 15, 1926 in Sunnyside, Utah to Ralph and Hilda Latturner Preston. He married Lois C. Preston on July 27, 1943 in Sunnyside, Utah they were later sealed in the Manti LDS Temple on May...
Carolyn Wilcox
May 4, 2012
Carolyn Renee Wilcox Orangeville: Carolyn Renee Wilcox, age 77 passed away peacefully, returning to her Heavenly Father's presence on Friday, May 4, 2012 in Price, Utah. She was born June 26, 1934 in Orangeville, one of three children born to Aldo and Jeanne Sitterud Childs. Renee married her high school sweetheart, Gerald Duane Wilcox on June 26, 1950 in Orangeville....
Lael Miller
May 2, 2012
Lael Mortensen Miller Price-Lael Mortensen Miller, our cherished mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on May 2, 2012 only days after celebrating her 90th birthday with extended family. Lael was the third of five children born to Harry Bryan Mortensen and Myrtle Larson on April 26, 1922 in Cleveland, Utah. She graduated valedictorian from North Emery High School in...
Florene Berensen
Apr 24, 2012
Florene Zwahlen Berensen Ferron-Our sweet loving mother, grandma, and friend, Florene Zwahlen Berensen, 93, returned to Heavenly Father on April 24, 2012 in Ferron, Utah. She was born May 7, 1918 in Ferron to Fredrich Albert and Irene Killpack Zwahlen. She married Clayton N. Berensen January 28, 1937 and then later solemnized their marriage in the Manti Temple. She had...
Lewis Allen
Apr 24, 2012
Lewis David Allen Lewis David Allen, 82 of Perris, California formerly of Green River, Utah, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in Riverside, California. He was born on Tuesday, June 18, 1929 in Utah to Joseph and Else Allen. He was the husband of Marian Allen for 49 wonderful years. Lewis served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Lawrence Young
Apr 24, 2012
Lawrence Jefferson Young Jr. Price-Lawrence Jefferson Young Jr. age 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2012 in Price, Utah. Lawrence was born on March 28, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lawrence Jefferson Young Sr and Mary Hazel Murray. He married his first wife Lydia DeHerrera in 1952 and together they had 11 children: Ronnie,...
Robert Potter
Apr 16, 2012
Robert Brennon Potter Price, Utah- One of God's precious shining stars went back to Heaven, on April 16, 2012, by the passing of a wonderful father, brother, uncle and husband, Robert Brennon Potter. Born on September 7, 1954 to Noah and Mary Roper Potter. Brennon will be profoundly missed by his wife Mary Jeanne Potter and their son Myka Brennon...
Sherrie Salee
Apr 14, 2012
HELPER - Sherrie Lee Salee, age 55, passed away April 14, 2012 in Price, Utah. She was born February 15, 1957 to Alexander Eardley and Shirley West Eardley in Price, Utah. Sherrie loved camping, cooking, fishing, and spending time in the outdoors with her family. She loved to make others smile, and was always doing things for other people. She...
Donna Downard
Apr 13, 2012
Donna Mills Downard Ferron: Donna Mills Downard, age 62 our loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away unexpectedly, Friday, April 13, 2012. She was born July 14, 1949 in American Fork, UT to Donald Hector and Ada Bushnell Taft Mills. Donna married Johnnie Edward Downard on June 20, 1969 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Donna was a...
Sarah Smith
Apr 9, 2012
Sarah Jane Griffiths Smith Price-Sarah Jane Griffiths Smith passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Emery County Nursing Home in Ferron,Utah. She was born in Sunnyside, Utah on December 16, 1912, the 5th of 12 children born to David John and Olivetta Johnson Howard Griffiths. Her sister Viola Fullmer of West Valley survives her. She married Forrest Grant Smith...
Gloria Van Buren
Mar 28, 2012
Gloria Estelle Van Buren ORANGEVILLE - Gloria Estelle Van Buren, age 87, passed away March 28, 2012 at Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah. Gloria was born October 12, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri to Joseph and Amelia Luckert Weisner. She married L. Duane Van Buren January 12, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. Gloria was a member of the Church of...
Sandra Taylor
Mar 25, 2012
Sandra Gale Taylor Price-Sandra Gale Taylor, age 58, passed away on March 25, 2012 in Price, Utah. She was born on January 10, 1954 in Rabat, Morocco, North Africa, to Charles Dale and Edna L. Van Syoc. She married John D. Rubish in 1982, he later died. She later married John A. Taylor on February 14, 1997 in Helper, UT....
Dorothy Miller
Mar 23, 2012
Dorothy Holland Cowan Miller CASTLE DALE - On March 23, 2012, aunt, sister, and "other Mother", Dorothy Holland Cowan Miller, age 97, left the surly bonds of earth to join her beloved late husband, Marvin R. Miller, who passed away in 2004. Dorothy was born on May 5, 1914, in Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky to James Samuel and Margaret Lee...
Boyd Jacobsen
Mar 18, 2012
Boyd C. Jacobsen EMERY - Boyd C. Jacobsen, age 86, passed away March 18, 2012, in Loa, Utah. Boyd was born August 4, 1925 in Emery to Denzil and Eva Christiansen Jacobsen. He married Montez Jensen on July23, 1948 in Salt Lake City. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Boyd served his country in the U.S....
Bert Huff
Mar 14, 2012
Bert David Huff Price-Bert David Huff, age 84, passed away on March 14, 2012 in Price, Utah. Bert was born on March 15, 1928 to Charles E. and Anne Warner Huff in Castle Gate, Utah. He married Anita Jean Smith on November 28, 1946 in Kenilworth, Carbon County, Utah. Bert was an active member of the LDS Church and a...
Lowry Olsen
Mar 5, 2012
Lowry Grant Olsen, age 93, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2012, surrounded by his daughters. Lowry married his sweetheart, Dorothy Childs, on Aug 23, 1939 in Orangeville UT and was sealed in the Manti Temple on June 4, 1958. Lowry was born to Arthur and Della Olsen on February 18, 1919 in Ferron, UT. He spent most of his...
