OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
Edmund Alastair Macdonald
Nov 27, 2015
Edmund Alastair Macdonald Newton, UT Our precious baby, Edmund Alastair, was called home on Friday, November 27, 2015. He was born on May 27, 2015. Edmund was a gentle, patient soul who brought the blessing of happiness and love to the lives of everyone who knew him. In the short time he was here with us, Edmund made us smile,...
Irma Jean Burt Wellard
Nov 25, 2015
While surrounded by those she loved, Irma Jean Burt Wellard, 72, passed away on November 25, 2015. Irma was welcomed into the world by Violet and Harold Burt on December 23, 1942. She was sealed to Stanley Wellard on December 22, 1961 in the Idaho Falls Temple. She is survived by her longtime sweetheart, Stanley and children, Alan (Virginia), Kelli...
Elizabeth Afton Carlisle
Nov 2, 2015
Elizabeth (Liz) Afton Carlisle, a longtime resident of Logan, Utah, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015, at her home. The cause of her death was reported to be Small Bowel Volvulus. Elizabeth was born on October 11, 1957 to John Willard Carlisle and Nancy Norton Carlisle in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During her childhood Elizabeth’s family lived in Minnesota for two...
Bruce Earl Bair
Oct 31, 2015
After a fourteen year battle with ill health, Bruce Earl Bair, 64, of Richmond, Utah, passed away on October 31st, 2015 at the IMC hospital in Murray, Utah. Bruce was born October 5, 1951 in Logan, Utah and grew up in Smithfield, Utah. He was the first son of Lowell Erickson and Margene Thomas Bair formerly of Smithfield, Utah and...
Laren Harvey Allred
Oct 22, 2015
Laren Harvey Allred passed away on October 22, 2015 peacefully in his home. Laren was born July 24, 1940 in Afton, Wyoming to Harvey Rich Allred and Margaret Barrus Allred. He grew up in beautiful Star Valley, Wyoming while learning how to tinker with things at a young age. Laren had the pleasure of having six older sisters who enjoyed...
Gerald Duane Cannon
Oct 20, 2015
Gerald Duane Cannon (Jerry) passed away early Tuesday morning, October 20, 2015 in Logan, Utah. Jerry was devoted to God and his family. All of his family and friends take solace that he is with his Savior now. Jerry was born to Zebulon and Sarah Cannon in Canistota, South Dakota on July 22, 1926. He graduated from Canistota High School...
Phyllis Nelson Allsop
Oct 19, 2015
Phyllis Nelson Allsop passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, in Smithfield, UT, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 27, 1918, in Smithfield, UT, to Charles LeRoy Nelson and Florence Burgess Nelson. Phyllis married her life long companion on December 21, 1937. They celebrated more than 78 happy years together. Jack and Phillis raised three children: Terry, DeeAnn...
Marilyn Stenquist Kitchen
Oct 19, 2015
Marilyn Stenquist Kitchen was born on July 17, 1930 to Edwin O. and Mary King Stenquist in Bear River City, Utah. She passed away at the Legacy House of Logan on October 19, 2015. She attended school at Bear River High School in Tremonton, Utah and then graduated from Weber College, receiving her nursing degree while training at the Thomas...
LaMar George Nelson
Oct 11, 2015
LaMar George Nelson, 89, finished his mortal journey on October 11, 2015. He was born in Smithfield on July 31,1926 to George and Veda Nelson and lived there his entire life. He graduated from North Cache High School in 1944 and then served in the Army Air Corp during the end of World War II. Upon returning home he served...
Joan Gubler Gyllenskog
Oct 11, 2015
Joan Gubler Gyllenskog Obituary Joan Gubler Gyllenskog, age 90, passed away peacefully Oct. 11, 2015 at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan. She was born Dec. 21, 1924 in Paris, Idaho to Robert Ernest and Belle Emeline Stocker Gubler. She married Lyndon LeRoy Gyllenskog on Dec. 20, 1947. Joan and Roy had one child. Roy proceeded her in death on Aug....
Barta Caldwell Shaffer
Oct 2, 2015
Barta Caldwell Shaffer has returned to a loving Father in Heaven after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Barta passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 2, 2015, at the age of 88 surrounded by her family. Barta was born September 26, 1927, to Wallace and Mar Caldwell in Vernal, Utah. She was known for her beautiful smile and...
Thomas J Post
Sep 27, 2015
“Tom” Thomas J. Post Born June 16, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA passed at home on Sept. 27, 2015. Tommy was adopted by Dr. Frederick Post and Jane Post on July 9, 1963. Joined soon after by adopted sister Teri, the Post family moved to Logan in Aug. of 1965. The Post family added one more with the adoption of...
Richard Francis Jaacks
Sep 24, 2015
Richard (Dick) Francis Jaacks died of natural causes on September 24, 2015 at Legacy House of Logan. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 21, 1925 to Lucille Chlebik Jaglowski and Louis S. Jaglowski. He attended Quigley Seminary and Foreman High School in Chicago. He was drafted into the U.S. Navy during World War II and served in the...
Thais Nielson Nelson
Sep 24, 2015
Thais Nielson Nelson, 85, finished her mortal journey on September 24, 2015. She was born in Millville, Utah on March 30, 1930 to Levi Kenneth and Hazel Izatt Nielson. She was the second of five girls. When she was 9 years old the family moved to Smithfield where she resided for the rest of her life. She attended Summit Elementary...
RoGene Winona Frank
Sep 20, 2015
RoGene (Jean) Winona Bradford Frank, 101, died Sunday evening in her home in Elwood surrounded by her family. She was born on July 11, 1914, to Samuel Blaine and Minnie Cutler Bradford in Corinne, Utah, the third of eight children. She married Duane J. Frank on February 26, 1935, in Ogden. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple....
Buford Swanson Jr
Sep 19, 2015
Buford Swanson Jr. June 27, 1928 – September 19, 2015 Junior was born June 27, 1928 in Hyrum, Utah to Buford Lionel and Martha Elizabeth (Bessie) Cook Swanson joining two older sisters; Chloe and Lois, later getting a younger sister, Rella Mae. He lived his entire life in Hyrum. As a young boy he developed his love of horses and...
John Hollis Ripplinger
Sep 16, 2015
John Hollis Ripplinger died peacefully of natural causes on September 16, 2015, in Logan, Utah. He was born April 12, 1935, the son of Lawrence Arnold and Lorraine Holm Ripplinger. He is survived by a daughter, Christine Fisher, and a son, Jeffrey Lynn Ripplinger. Another daughter, Sandra Ripplinger, preceded Hollis in death. Hollis dedicated his life to temple service. The...
Melvin Gaylord Leavitt
Sep 6, 2015
“A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth,” Charles Darwin. Melvin Gaylord Leavitt was born April 3rd, 1930 to William Verlan Leavitt and Ethel Kent. He passed away September 6, 2015 in San Diego, CA, surrounded by his children, KaraLyn Drake (Lynn), Kent Leavitt (Janalee), Terri Calvert (Randy), and Eric Bryan (Louise). Gaylord grew up in...
Alieen Christiansen Bird
Sep 4, 2015
Alieen Christiansen Bird, 89, of Logan, Utah, passed away on September 4, 2015, at Legacy House of Logan of causes incident to age. Alieen was born in Logan, Utah, to Niels Wilford Christiansen and Erma Mary Hill Christiansen on June 19, 1926. Her Mother passed away when Alieen was five days old, and she was raised in Newton, Utah, by...
Ray Ellis Jorgensen
Aug 31, 2015
Ray Ellis Jorgensen, 91, passed away August 31, 2015 at the Legacy House of Logan. He was born November 21, 1923 in Burley, ID, to Royal Elred Jorgensen and Bernice Ellis Jorgensen. Ray was raised in Amalga, Utah. He attended school in Amalga, Smithfield and graduated from North Cache High School. Ray proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...
