All Obituaries

Our loving mother, grandmother, and friend Blanche Osuna Symes passed away January 5, 2019 in Tooele, Utah.  She was born October 28, 1920 in Tucson, Arizona to John Sougay and Libriana Osuna. Mother of seven children, Blanche was a homemaker and a great cook. Everyone loved mom’s Mexican dinners. She worked at and retired from Abbott Laboratories. She enjoyed embroidery and a good crossword puzzle. She will be missed. Survived by children, Joe Symes, Iva Rose, David Symes,...

Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle and dear friend, Ralph, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on January 3, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 7, 1930, in Salt Lake City, UT to William Frederick and Helen Gruben Kramer. Ralph married his eternal companion, Nancy Christensen, in the Salt Lake Temple on September 15, 1955 and together they raised six children. Ralph graduated from West High School and attended the University of...

On December 30, 2018 at 1:43 am. A very special light has been extinguished from the world. Kasenia Ranae Bennett Christensen passed away peacefully. Surrounded by her Husband Russell Edward Christensen, and family and friends. She is survived by her father Michael Wayne Bennett (Stephanie), mother Nolene Ranae Chatwin (Alden), and her sisters Taryn Lanae Bennett, and Alyssa Jeanne Bennett, grandparents on both sides, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. Kasi was very passionate in...

Carol, age 79 passed away peacefully in her home early Friday morning, December 28, 2018 after suffering a stroke several days prior.  She was born in Barboursville, West Virginia, the daughter of Vernon and Velva (Morrison) Sharp.  Carol married Barton Finlinson Shipley June 22, 1960 in the St. George LDS Temple.  Carol dedicated her life to serving and helping others.  She played the piano and organ for most of her life and shared those talents enlightening the lives...

Shirley Seidel passed away peacefully at home on December 27, 2018 at age 93. Born in Gower, Missouri, Shirley and her husband Don were indeed members of the ‘Greatest Generation’. She endured hardship with grace, was charmingly disobedient, a loyal and thoughtful friend, and above all an engaged and loving mother and grandmother. After World War II, she and Don were drawn to the Rocky Mountains, living in small mountain towns where she made life-long friends. Finally...

"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth—And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings—I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air. Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth—(excerpt from "High Flight"). While many times escaping the bonds of earth as a pilot, Eli ‘Burns’ Lundgreen took his final flight, born on the wings of angels, back to the realms of his Heavenly...

On a Sunday Morning in August 1937, John Earl Bone was born in his parents home. Leon V. Bone and Lavina Sorenson Bone with two siblings Don and Rolene welcomed this little brother.  He spent his childhood and young years in the nurturing Pioneer Stake area of Salt Lake City.  Friends and fun were plentiful, with a homemade basketball court out in a nearby field, swimming in the canal, and crazy games.  Lifetime associations were forged here and at West High...

Our dear beloved, Riley Hugh Meadows passed away on December 17, 2018. He was born February 2, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Anthony Hugh and Sandra Dredge Meadows. He is the youngest of five sons. Riley has many wonderful characteristics, one of which is his ability to light up a room. He would walk in with his big smile and everyone couldn’t help but smile back. His laugh is infectious and his playful, sweet personality was endearing to everyone he came across. Riley is known for...

Mary Allen, beloved wife, adored mother, loving grandmother and true friend, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018. She was born May 25, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Gerald and Arvilla Morley Leaver.  She attended the University of Utah where she met and then married Wallace H. Allen on July 1, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Mary loved to fish, camp, take rides in the mountains, golf, and play with her grandchildren.  She loved cooking for family and friends. She is survived...

David Eyre Petersen, 59, was taken from this world by pancreatic cancer on December 11, 2018. As his family looks back on the life he made, we see how consistently he filled his days with kindness, curiosity, persistence, and creativity.  Born in Salt Lake City on November 12, 1959, David was the fourth child of Orville and Bonnie Jean Petersen. He grew up in Holladay, Utah, going on imaginary spaceship voyages in the backyard with his sister. At Skyline High School, he ran on...