OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
Charlotte Anne (Nelson) Leptich
Dec 1, 2025
Charlotte Anne Leptich: Miss Tootsie; Mom; Mumsie; Ganny; 81; passed away December 1, 2025 after a courageous battle with Cancer. Anne was born September 2,1944 in Pocatello, Idaho to Charles Nelson and Norma Kinghorn Nelson. She spent her childhood in Pocatello with her parents and siblings: Sister Kay, Brother Craig, and Brother Kim. The family subsequently moved to Bellevue Washington...
Elsa Melania McGahhey
Nov 25, 2025
Elsa Melania McGahhey, a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, cherished grandmother, dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ, passed away on November 25, 2025, at the age of 76. Elsa’s kindness, generosity, and unwavering spirit touched everyone she met.
Born October 22, 1949, in San Salvador, El Salvador, to Héctor Zelaya Funes and María Erlinda García Ayala, Elsa was a lifelong example of...
Albert George Marchant
Nov 19, 2025
Albert George Marchant, age 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Smithfield on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was born on March 2, 1938, in Murray, Utah, to Albert Harper and Anne Scheel Marchant, the third of five children. George spent his formative years on the family farm in Peoa until the age of 12, when his family relocated...
Charles Lemar Ray
Nov 19, 2025
Charles Lamar Ray was born October 25, 1959. He was born in Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa, the first child born to Maurine Beecroft and the seventh child born to Ernest Lee, Ray Senior. Charlie took a lot of teasing throughout his life because he had very red, very curly hair. Everyone said it was because he was born in Africa....
Dianne Blotter
Nov 8, 2025
Dianne Elizabeth Christensen Blotter passed away on Saturday, November 8th, surrounded by her family, after a sudden illness.
Dianne was one of those rare people who could light up any room just by walking into it. She came into this world the same way — full of light and joy — on December 8, 1944, to her loving parents, Jim and...
Frank Miles Nilson
Nov 7, 2025
Frank Miles Nilson, age 96, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on November 7th, 2025, in Smithfield, UT. He was born on December 30th, 1928, in Logan, UT, to Miles and Lavell (Pitcher) Nilson.
Frank married the love of his life, Nancy (Webb) Nilson, on January 15th, 1955. Together, they raised six children and enjoyed a life...
Ray Acea Robison
Oct 30, 2025
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Ray Acea Robison, oldest son of Acea Homer Robison and Clara Ann Waite, was born 19 May 1956 in Logan, Utah. He had many adventures with his three sisters and seven brothers for there was always someone in their home to play games with, ride bikes, hike and go camping with. One of his favorite activities...
Marjorie Slade Van Horn
Oct 26, 2025
Marjorie Slade Van Horn returned to her Heavenly home and many family members and friends on October 26, 2025.
Marjorie was born May 13, 1946 in Payson Utah. She was blessed to be adopted by her Uncle and Aunt H. Edward and Nellie Slade who wanted to keep her and her two older twin sisters together. Ed and Nellie found that...
Janice Payton Spalding John
Oct 17, 2025
Janice Peyton Spalding John passed away on Friday morning, October 17th, 2025, at the age of 87 years.
Born in Louisville Kentucky, August 25th, 1938, the third child of parents Bettie Wray Cozatt Spalding and James Beaven Spalding. Janice always spoke so lovingly of her childhood. As a child, the family moved to the country in Georgetown, Indiana. It was a...
Ronney Harland Hamilton
Oct 16, 2025
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Ronney “Ron” Harland Hamilton (1944-2025)
Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronney “Ron” Harland Hamilton, age 81, of Logan, Utah, passed peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on October 16, 2025.
Ron was born in Eagle Pass, Texas in 1944 to Chester and Beryl Hamilton. Ron attended North Muskegon High School in west Michigan before joining the United States...
Myrna Olson Maughan
Oct 14, 2025
Myrna Rae Olson Maughan, age 87, returned to her heavenly home on October 14th, 2025 after living an exemplary life. She passed away surrounded by her loving family in her home in Martinez, California.
Throughout Myrna’s 87 years, she was many things to many people. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was also a...
Jon Irwin Anderson
Oct 13, 2025
Jon Irwin Anderson was born March 30, 1934 to parents Melvin and Ruth Anderson in Madison, Wisconsin. He was the second born in a family of five boys. He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho. When he was in grade school, a schoolteacher named Mrs. Opperly recognized his artistic ability at an art fair in a park where he was...
Shirley Grace Claiborn
Oct 5, 2025
Shirley Claiborn passed away peacefully and surrounded by family members on October 5, 2025 in Logan, Utah. She was 91 years of age. Shirley was born in Kimberly, Idaho where she lived her early years on a farm along with her parents and her six siblings. Tragedy struck her family early on, and she would lose her mother when she...
Mari Abon
Sep 30, 2025
Mari Abon, born on May 12, 1944, in the Marshall Islands, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, in Hyrum, Utah. She was the beloved daughter of Tili Abon and Flora Anari Menajo, both of whom predeceased her.
A service to celebrate Mari's life will be held at Nelson Funeral Home in Logan, Utah, on October 31, 2025, starting at 10:00...
Alan Briggs
Sep 23, 2025
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Alan Eugene Briggs was born August 13, 1968, to Walter Paul Briggs and Mary Alice Monson Briggs, during the Chicago Vietnam riots, while his mother was typing his father’s history paper for school. Coming into the world that way fed Alan’s insatiable fascination with history. He spent his early...
Maria Teresa Mauri
Sep 14, 2025
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Maria Teresa Mauri, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 14, 2025 in Ogden, Utah.
Teresa was born on May 21, 1948, in La Paz, Bolivia, to Maria Felicitas Peñaloza Valdez and Alberto Mauri Jimenez. She was one of five siblings—three sisters and one brother—and faced the profound loss of her mother at...
Karen Kay Fox
Sep 6, 2025
Karen Kay (Kinsman) Fox was called to return to her Heavenly Parents on the morning of September 6, 2025 in Logan, Utah, following a brief but courageous battle with Lymphoma.
Born the oldest of five children to John Lee Kinsman and her late mother, Kay Coker Kinsman Kendrick, in Anaheim California, on April 30, 1957. She was also the beloved stepdaughter...
Terry Lee Gassaway
Aug 24, 2025
Terrance (Terry) Lee Gassaway was born in Toledo, Oregon on September 3rd, 1937 to parents Benjamin Franklin Gassaway and Nellsia Augusta Brown Gassaway. He was the 3rd of five boys. He grew up on the Oregon City Golf Course his family ran until he was 12. At a young age he helped take care of the greens and gather golf...
Marjorie Arlene (Shafer) Mack
Aug 2, 2025
Marjorie Arlene (Shafer) Mack, a cherished member of her community, passed away on August 2, 2025, at Monument Health Brigham City in Brigham City, Utah. Born on June 11, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harry Alvin & Helen Elizabeth Ray Shafer, Marjorie's life was marked by her commitment to her career and her love for her family.
Marjorie enjoyed...
Melissa Ann Alvares
Aug 2, 2025
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With profound sadness and broken hearts, we announce the passing of Melissa Ann Alvares, who unexpectedly gained her angel wings on August 2nd, 2025, after a tragic ATV accident. Melissa was born on August 5th, 1986, to Jolynn and Sammy Alvares in Smithfield, where she spent her entire life and raised a beautiful family with...
