OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
Helen Leatham McDonald
Aug 20, 2022
Helen Leatham McDonald was born on April 26, 1943, in Logan, Utah, to Eldon and Othea Leatham. She was the third of six children and grew up in Hyrum. She spent most of her life in Cache Valley, excited to move “home” in 2020 after living with her sisters in West Valley for many years. She will be laid to...
Frankie Oleta Marler
Aug 18, 2022
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Frankie Oleta Marler, 80, of Logan, UT. She passed away on August 18, 2022 after a long illness. Frankie was born on January 23rd, 1942 to William and Donie (McFarlin) Morley in La Junta, Colorado. After attending Kim High School, she moved to Denver,...
Miranda Mae Walker
Aug 15, 2022
Miranda Mae Walker rejoined her Father in Heaven on August 15, 2022. She was born as the youngest of 4 children to Richard and Marcena Walker on April 27, 2005 in Logan, Utah. She was raised in Hyde Park, Utah in a home filled with family. She was lucky to have both sets of grandparents living at the “Walker Compound”...
Joanne Robinson Fraser
Jul 29, 2022
Joanne Robinson Fraser passed peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2022, in American Fork, Utah. Joanne was born October 18, 1934, in Preston Idaho to Arnold Lynn Robinson and Margaret Ann Hall Robinson. She grew up and attended school in Preston where she met Glen “Bud” Fraser from the nearby town of Grace who was cruising Main Street to check out...
Henry Edward McCracken
Jul 16, 2022
Henry Edward McCracken, 77. Born December 2nd, 1944 in Salt Lake City, UT. Son of Luther S. and Delsa H. McCracken. Passed away quietly on July 16th, 2022 at his home in Moriarty, NM. After a long battle with cancer. He graduated from Ogden High School in Ogden, UT. He was a loving husband to Deanna S. McCracken and caring...
Sherron Harold Porter
Jul 13, 2022
Sherron Harold Porter, 86, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was born in Clyde, Idaho on December 16, 1935, to Edson Harold and Lexie Virginia (Denning) Porter. Sherron married Cynthia Mae Bishop on June 11, 1960, in the Cardston Alberta Temple in Canada. Their first home was in...
Corban Jay Bindrup
Jul 12, 2022
It is with deepest sorrow, we announce that Corban Jay Bindrup, age 21 our beloved son, brother, family member and friend passed away July 12, 2022. Those who knew Corban, even just a little, lost a shining light in their lives. He always knew how to make you smile and how to pick you up when you were down. Corban...
Margaret Fern Nate
Jul 7, 2022
Margaret Fern Nate passed away on Thursday, July 7, at Sunshine Terrace in Logan. Fern turned 100 years old on May 18. She was born in 1922 at Black Falds, Canada to John Leslie Langford and Lucille Rising. Fern was the fourth of five children. She attended grades 1-4 in a one room school in Pegram, Idaho. The family then...
Julian Leigh Wilkinson Jr
Jul 1, 2022
Julian Leigh Wilkinson was born in October 1939 to Leigh and Della (Busby) Wilkinson in Logan, Utah. He was 82 years old. He passed into the arms of our Heavenly Father on July 1, 2022, in Logan. Growing up, he helped in the family-owned store Wilkinson and Sons; He attended and graduated from Logan High School. While in high school,...
Farrell Wayman Hillyard
Jun 26, 2022
Farrell Wayman Hillyard, our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather and friend, peacefully completed his mortal life on June 26, 2022 in his home in Smithfield, Utah, surrounded by his loving family. He was 98 years old. Farrell was born on May 1, 1924 in Smithfield, the eldest of five children of Wayman Joseph and Amanda Sorensen Hillyard. He...
Shem Warriner McClure Smith
Jun 19, 2022
Shem Warriner McClure Smith was born December 24, 1977 to Stan and Gay Lynn Smith in Washington, UT. Shem is one of 16 siblings and spent much of his childhood playing loving pranks on them. Shem graduated from high school in Manti, UT and made the decision to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints....
Patricia Hawkes Blauer
Jun 11, 2022
Patricia Hawkes Blauer passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the age of 92. She was born in Logan, Utah on March 12, 1930, the daughter of Herbert Jones Hawkes and LaVenia Frank Hawkes. Pat was the third of four children, Ella Lou Potter, Herbert (Bud), and Nena Rey Hawkes. Pat graduated from Logan High School...
Laurena Buttars Henderson
Jun 4, 2022
Laurena Buttars Henderson, peacefully returned home to her sweetheart, Dell on June 4, 2022 at the age of 95. She was born on April 9, 1927 to Wallace Spalding Buttars and Mary Eileen Clark and raised as an only child in Clarkston, UT. Laurena lived in Clarkston, UT for the majority of her life. She spent her childhood barefoot at...
Carol Rae Brown
Jun 1, 2022
On June 1 2022 our dear sister, aunt and friend, Carol Rae, passed away peacefully surrounded by those that loved her dearly. Carol Rae was born to Thadeus and Olive Brown on December 9, 1932. She loved being a sister to Dee (Joyce) Brown, Maureen (Richard) Sorensen, Laura (Gary) Powell & Jim Brown. She was a beloved and favorite aunt...
Ann Kristine Jahanson Bates
May 29, 2022
t is with great sorrow to announce the death of a wonderful woman Ann Kristine Johanson Bates. Ann was living at the Rocky Mountain Care facility in Logan Utah where she passed away peacefully in her sleep. While Ann had Alzheimer’s, she passed from complications due to an infection. Ann was born on February 10, 1941 to Sigvard and Fannie...
Josephine Gonzalez Garcia
May 25, 2022
Josephine Garcia, 79, passed away May 25th, 2022 in Logan, Utah. She joins her late husband of 47 years whom passed in 2019. Josephine was born March 19, 1943 in Ozona, Texas to the late Hilario and Genaveva Gonzalez. She was the 3rd oldest in the family of 7 children. On April 24, 1971, she married Arthur Garcia. They raised...
Chad Joshua Stevens
May 24, 2022
The adventure began for Chad Joshua Stevens in the Four Corners region of Southwest Colorado on September 3rd 1932, the 6th child of Daniel and Virga Stevens. He began life as a premature, “blue” baby. After being given no hope by the doctor, Chad was given a blessing and he was dedicated to the service of our Heavenly Father. He...
Susan Bright Miller
May 22, 2022
A viewing will be held on Monday, June 6, 2022 from 6-8 pm at Nelson Funeral Home (162 E 400 N). Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 am at Nelson Funeral Home (162 E 400 N). Interment will directly follow the service at the Lewiston City Cemetery.
Kathleen Ann Parker
May 22, 2022
Kathleen Ann Thomson Parker past away peacefully Sunday morning May 22, 2022 at Sunshine Terrace Nursing Home in Logan Utah. Kathleen was extremely talented and a model wife & mother. She was a High School Seminary Security and a BYU graduate in Arts. Kathleen was successful at whatever she set out to do. She wrote and published many children's books....
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