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David Karl Branin

David Karl Branin

Aug 6, 2021

Our beloved Father, Papa, Brother, Son, and Friend passed away on August 6, 2021, in the hospital surrounded by his loving children, after fighting a long battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.

David was born on January 12, 1962, to Karl and Carol Branin. He grew up with four sisters (Julie, Klisti, Debbie, and Jill)...

Kent Alan Smith

Kent Alan Smith

Aug 4, 2021

Kent Smith was a beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle who passed away at the age of 58 on August 4, 2021, in Spanish Fork, Utah. He was born in Payson, Utah on April 25, 1963, to Frank and Veloris Smith.

Kent grew up in Spanish Fork, Utah. As a young child he was very happy,...

Bradley Joseph Aitken

Bradley Joseph Aitken

Aug 3, 2021

Our amazing father and grandfather, Bradley Joseph Aitken, passed away on August 3, 2021, at the age of 63.

Brad was born on August 2, 1958, to Bernell Tuckett and Babera Jean Penrod Aitken. Brad was blessed to have four brothers and one sister to grow up with. He loved to be outdoors any chance he was...

Larae Whiteley Creer

Larae Whiteley Creer

Aug 2, 2021

LaRae Whiteley Creer, 87 of Castro Valley, California, passed away on August 2, 2021. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children. She was born October 10, 1933 to Theron and Veada Whiteley in Orem, Utah and was one of seven children, with four sisters and two brothers.

LaRae married the love of her life, William...

Lavon W. Jensen

Lavon W. Jensen

Aug 2, 2021

Lavon Wynder Jensen, of Payson, Utah, passed away after a long struggle and complications from CoVid, on August 2, 2021. In her final days, she was blessed to be surrounded by her loving family.

Lavon was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, on May 5, 1942, to Sheldon and Verda Wynder. Lavon was the oldest daughter and was...

Mark Timothy Pearce

Mark Timothy Pearce

Aug 1, 2021

Mark was born in Sigourney, Iowa on August 21, 1971 and later moved to Salt Lake City, UT as a child with his birth family. When Mark was 10 years old, he was lovingly brought into the arms and home of Douglas & Sondra Pearce and their 6 children to slide into the second-youngest spot. Finally, the Pearce family...

Grant C. Tingey

Grant C. Tingey

Aug 1, 2021

Grant Cook Tingey, 90, of Lake Shore, Utah, passed away peacefully at his home on August 1, 2021. He was born September 23, 1930, in Woodruff, Utah, son of Thomas Josiah (Jody) and Rowena Cook Tingey. He married the love of his life, Lois Joyce Carter, on February 14, 1951, in Salt Lake City Utah Temple of The Church...

Virginia “Ginie” Johnson

Virginia “Ginie” Johnson

Jul 31, 2021

Ginie Johnson, 88, completed the mission her Heavenly Father sent her here to do and returned to Him and her family in Heaven on July 31, 2021, passing away at home after years of being in constant pain. It was a true miracle that she was able to spend her last few days virtually pain-free and pass away peacefully....

Sheldon Leroy Loveless

Sheldon Leroy Loveless

Jul 31, 2021

Sheldon Loveless was born November 29, 1931, in Payson, Utah, to Vaughn Tillman Loveless and Laurel E. Dimmick. He was the eighth of nine children.

He grew up helping on the farm, being mischievous, making friends. He loved horses and trained his first wild mustang at the age of 14. In high school he played sports and...

Gilberto Antonio Laparra Martinez

Gilberto Antonio Laparra Martinez

Jul 28, 2021

GILBERTO ANTONIO LAPARRA MARTINEZ

Gilberto A. Laparra passed away Wednesday, July 28 of 2021, surrounded by family and loved ones. Gilberto was born in Coatepeque, Guatemala on December, 18 of 1945. On January 13 of 1967, he married the love of his life, Amanda Veliz. They had four children: Lorena,  Gilberto, Eddie, and Mabi. They...

Annie Verbena Fox Nelson

Annie Verbena Fox Nelson

Jul 27, 2021

Annie Verbena Fox Nelson, of Spanish Fork, Utah, passed away peacefully July 27, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Annie was born December 31, 1943, to Junior Roy Fox and Verbena Mary Carpenter Fox in Salt Lake City, Utah. On July 29, 1971, at the age of 27, she married her sweetheart, Mark Wayne Nelson, in the Los Angeles Temple....

Bret R Vincent

Bret R Vincent

Jul 27, 2021

Bret R Vincent, 63, passed away early in the morning on July 27, 2021, surrounded by his family.  He was born on May 27, 1958, in San Francisco, California, to Ronald Glen Vincent and Lenore Bennion Vincent. He grew up in Clarence, New York, along with his siblings: Scott Bennion, Marcus Alan, Lorraine, and Lisa Cherie.  It was while...

Cynthia Louise Vidano

Cynthia Louise Vidano

Jul 26, 2021

Cynthia Louise “Cyndi Lu” Vidano, was born on October 22, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert and Dorthey Vidano. She passed away surrounded by family, July 26, 2021, after a battle with cancer and COPD.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and her husband; John (Johnny) Hendricks; and her siblings: Suzie Stewart, Roberta “Bobbi”...

Ned H Losser

Ned H Losser

Jul 26, 2021

Ned was born to Frank and Lena Hansen Losser on February 26, 1930 in Springville, Utah. After a short while, they moved to Benjamin, Utah and the to Payson, Utah where he attended school, graduating from Payson High School in 1948. He then served in the Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War.

After returning...

Anna Lucille Andrus Kempton

Anna Lucille Andrus Kempton

Jul 24, 2021

Our spunky, funny, loving mother, grandmother, wife and friend Anna Lucille Andrus Kempton passed away Saturday morning July 24, 2021, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Anna was born November 11, 1929, to Jacob G. and Phoebe Andrus, in Spanish Fork, Utah. She lived there all her life, and loved her little town. She was a woman of...

Kenneth Hugh Peterson

Kenneth Hugh Peterson

Jul 24, 2021

Kenneth Hugh Peterson

Kenneth Hugh Peterson was born January 17, 1931, in Emery, Utah to Kenneth Hamner and Eva Pearl Lewis Peterson.  He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, at the age of 90, on July 24, 2021, in Price, Utah.  Hugh married his childhood sweetheart, Shonna Dean Maxfield, on December 3, 1949, in Emery, Utah.  They were...

Kenneth Raymond Pierce

Kenneth Raymond Pierce

Jul 21, 2021

Kenneth Raymond Pierce passed away peacefully on July 21, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born to Claude Raymond Pierce and Edith Marsing Pierce on October 12, 1936, in Price, Utah.

Kenneth grew up working on the family farm and was an expert farmer and gardener. He spent many happy days on the mountain as a...

Darrell W. Nield

Darrell W. Nield

Jul 21, 2021

Darrell W. Nield passed away on July 21, 2021, in his home. Darrell was born December 7, 1929, in Montepelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho. He is the son of LaVar Broadbent Nield and Rhena Emily Wilkes Nield.

He graduated from Bear Lake High School in Montpelier in 1948. Shortly after graduation, he attended Brigham Young University, prior...

Janessa Van Dyke Warner

Janessa Van Dyke Warner

Jul 20, 2021

Janessa Van Dyke Warner died on July 20, 2021, at the age of 37, after an 18-month battle with cancer.  She leaves behind her loving husband, Mark; her 13-year-old daughter, Libby; and her 10-year-old son, Joey.

Janessa was born on October 26, 1983, to Randy and Ann Van Dyke.  She grew up in a loving family and...

Dean W. Wolf

Dean W. Wolf

Jul 19, 2021

Our beloved Dean W. Wolf, age 83, peacefully departed this life for the next on Monday, July 19, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones.

Dean was born to Hyrum Joseph Wolf and Myrtle Edna Winter on July 25, 1937. One of 10 children, mostly sisters, Dean grew up working with his hands in any way that he...

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