All Obituaries

Richard Lee Morrison, 94, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2019.  He was born in Salt Lake City on March 15, 1925 to Celia Woolley Morrison and Richard Whitehead Morrison. Lee graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City in 1942. He served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946.  After his mission to the North Central States, he married Carol Evans in the Salt Lake Temple on May 3, 1950. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Civil Engineering. They lived in...

Jan Edeen Bohi died peacefully on September 13, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is preceded in death by her mother, Etha Bohi, her father, Edwin W. Bohi and her brother, Charles M. Christensen. She is survived by her brothers James L. Christensen, Barrie D. Christensen, and her sisters, Morrissa Rich and Vetta K. Osborne plus many nieces and nephews. Jan was born July 21, 1942, grew up in Alta, Wyoming, attended Teton High School, then went on to Ricks College and Brigham Young...

In loving memory of Betty T. North, born in Milford, Utah to her parents Leland L. Tannlund and Annie Graff Tannlund Pymm.  Betty was reunited with her loving husband, Richard, September 11, 2019.  Betty and Richard were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on December 17, 1945 and raised six wonderful children.  They have 19 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren with one on the way. Betty was always a teacher.  She served in the auxiliaries of the Church as a teacher and...

Jayne Cleone Weggeland Robbins – 84, passed away peacefully of natural causes with family in her Draper home on September 10, 2019.  She was born to adoring parents, Henry Norman and Martha Cleone Southwick Weggeland on March 8, 1935. At the tender age of 19 she took a chance to go on a blind date with Burtis (Bud) France Robbins Jr. which blossomed into a 65-year love story when they married soon after in the Salt Lake Temple on November 11, 1954. They are the parents of nine...

Ross Thomas "Rossy" Pankey 27 years young son of Karen Yvonne Searle and late Anthony Arden Pankey Sr. came into this world February 24, 1992 at St Marks hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended public schools in Salt Lake County last attending Taylorsville High School. He was a gentle soul. He cared deeply for his family, those smaller than himself and animals all the same. He loved to spend time outdoors playing basketball, skateboarding and biking with his friends and...

Emery Merritt Larson passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on August 30, 2019. He was born December 11, 1924 in Logan, Utah to August F. Larson and Nellie Clifford. He was the second to the youngest of seven children. He attended Logan schools, when he was a senior at Logan High, World War II was raging and on November 27, 1944 he was inducted into the army. He was wounded in the Philippines and received the Purple Heart, then contracted malaria and was discharged on February 3, 1946. He...

Lila Lindsay Donaldson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, on August 25, 2019. She was surrounded by family – her greatest treasure. Lila was born December 6, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alfred W. and Cella P. Lindsay. On August 7, 1953 she married her sweetheart Jay K Donaldson in the Salt Lake Temple, enjoying 66 years together.  She is survived by her brother, Alfred Lindsay Jr., her husband Jay and their four...

Robert Ross Balderas, age 78, passed away peacefully, at home, on August 25, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born on January 27, 1941 to Rhea Ross and Eduardo Balderas, in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He graduated from South High and attended the University of Utah. He served a L.D.S. mission in Scotland, and later served in the Army Reserves, with an honorable discharge. He married the love of his life Joan Merrill Balderas, on June 28, 1965 in the Salt Lake temple. Together they...

JoAnn Rae Southam Walton Brown, age 82, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2019 after battling Parkinson’s for more than two decades. JoAnn was born in Ogden, Utah on April 5, 1937 to Dorothy Maybelle Cowley & William Leland Southam as the youngest of four children.  JoAnn was creative, artistic, and adventurous.  Artistically, she could see and create what others couldn’t.  Her creations brought great joy to her and smiles to all around her.  JoAnn...

Rawlins B. Young of Salt Lake City has left the third planet from the sun on August 19, 2019, after 81 years of anthropological study. He succumbed to complications of scleroderma. While on this planet he served proudly on the Sugarhouse Community Council for several decades and was active in the Democratic Party. He was a lifelong member of the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City and affiliated with the Humanists of Utah. Rawlins was a son of Luretta Wagner and Rawlins B. Young Sr. He...