OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
Vere Hodges Johnson
May 25, 2008
Vere Hodges Johnson was born on August 30, 1921 to Alphalus Ariel Johnson and Blanche Jesse Hodges Johnson in Beaver Dam, Utah. Vere had what he described as the perfect childhood, surrounded by a large extended family. He graduated from Bear River High School in 1939, Utah State University in 1944, and Western Reserve University Dental School in Cleveland, Ohio...
Kelly Ross Barfuss
May 25, 2008
Kelly Ross Barfuss, 27, returned to his loving Heavenly Father following a hunting accident May 25, 2008. He was born January 4, 1981 in Tremonton, Utah to Ross A. Barfuss and Janalee Jensen. He loved the outdoors, hunting and collected fire arms. He enjoyed prospecting and rock hounding. He loved working with heavy equipment and recently received his CDL. But...
Ruth Marie Jensen Robinette
May 22, 2008
Ruth Marie Jensen Robinette, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Providence on Thursday, May 22, 2008 Ruth was born the youngest of six children on October 31, 1919 in Logan, Utah to Danish Immigrants, Rasmus and Alma Jensen. She grew up in Thatcher, Utah on the family farm and learned at an early age the value of hard...
David Brian Munk
May 21, 2008
David Brian Munk, 53, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2008 at Chaparral, New Mexico. He was born April 6, 1955 to Clayne E Munk and Bernice Sorensen Munk in Logan, Utah. He was the only son and has three sisters, Judy Kay Hensley of Miami, FL, Linda Speth of Rocklin, CA and Valerie Blevins, also of Rocklin CA. He...
Pearl Pace Eagar
May 21, 2008
Pearl Pace Eagar, 96, died May 21, 2008 in Logan, Utah. Pearl was born July 12, 1911, in Thatcher, Arizona. She was the daughter of Lemuel Redd Pace, who died in the flu epidemic of 1919, and Mary Isabell Layton Pace, who gave birth to their fourth child, Lemuel, just five days after her husband's death. Pearl was raised in...
Rebecca N. Barnes
May 19, 2008
Elwood—Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, returned to her Heavenly Father on May 19, 2008. Becki was born August 22, 1950 to Barbara Pakka of Hyrum, Utah. She was raised by her loving parents Allen C. and Doris Christensen of Elwood. After graduating from Bear River High, she married Ross D. Barnes on December 27, 1969 in...
Henning Tved Hansen
May 19, 2008
Henning Tved Hansen, 60, passed away suddenly Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Logan Regional Hospital. He was born November 11, 1947 in Denmark to Ejgil and Elna Madsen Hansen. He served in the Marine Corp during the Viet Nam Era. He married Mary Blaylock. He is survived by his wife, four children and his mother. Honoring his request, no...
Clarice Johnson Hirschi
May 18, 2008
Riverside, UT – Clarice Johnson Hirschi, 82, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at her home. She was born September 8, 1925 in Riverside, UT to Lawrence Monroe and Inez Florence Udy Johnson. She married Grant Lyle Hirschi July 27, 1945 in Brigham City. Their marriage was later solemnized September 26, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Grant died...
Deborah Lynn Tietjen Briggs
May 17, 2008
Deborah Lynn Briggs passed away Saturday May, 17, 2008, at Logan Regional Hospital after a courageous struggle with cancer. Debbie was born on January 9, 1954 in Ft. Benning, Georgia. Her family moved to Phoenix, AZ where Debbie grew up graduating from Sunnyslope High School in 1972. She attended the University of Arizona, and as the spouse of an Air...
William Leon Gibbs
May 15, 2008
Portage, UT – William Leon Gibbs passed away in his 94th year of life Thursday, May 15, 2008. He was born February 22, 1914 in Portage, UT the oldest of nine children to J. Hyrum and Hazel Orgill Gibbs. He grew up in Portage and attended elementary school there. He graduated from Bear River High School where he was active...
James J White
May 15, 2008
GARLAND, UT – James J. White, 81, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008 at home. He was born August 18, 1926, in Collinston to Jacob Jeremiah and Julia Ellen "Nellie" Potts White, the last of 12 children. Jim missed his graduation ceremony at Bear River High School because he was drafted in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy on...
LaVelle Nielsen Combe
May 12, 2008
LaVelle Nielsen Combe, 85, left her loved ones here on earth to be reunited with those who have gone on before Monday, May 12, 2008. LaVelle lived a full and productive life. She was born in Hyde Park, Utah June 2, 1922 to Floyd T. and Libbie Lamb Nielsen. She grew up with four brothers and one sister: Don, Hal,...
Judith Ann Nielsen Erickson
May 11, 2008
Judith Ann Nielsen Erickson passed away quietly Sunday morning Mother's Day May 11, 2008 in the Salt Lake City, Intermountain Medical Center. This ended a ten- year long battle with cancer and complications following recent surgery. Judy was born August 6, 1939 in Logan, Utah. She grew up in Hyrum, attended The Lincoln Elementary School, and South Cache High School....
Margaret Louise Hansen Sherlock
May 4, 2008
Margaret "Peggy" Louise Hansen Sherlock 64, of Logan UT passed away at home on May 4, 2008. She was born August 8, 1943 in Tacoma Park, MD to Edna Louise and Lawrence Lee Hansen. She was the second of 8 children and the first daughter. Peggy grew up in Salt Lake City where she graduated from West High School. She...
Oscar Stern Lind
May 3, 2008
Florence, Montana - Oscar Stern Lind, 82, passed away at home after a long illness May 3, 2008. Oscar was born the oldest child of Philbert C. and Cora Toyn Lind, October 21, 1925 in Oakley, Idaho. He graduated from Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. He served in the Army in the Philippines and Japan during WWII....
Joe Lee Lish
May 3, 2008
Tremonton, UT – Joe Lee Lish, 71, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008 at his home. He was born August 11, 1936 in Deweyville, UT to Lloyd Ernest and Viola Harry Lish. He lived in Deweyville and Tremonton graduating from Bear River High School in 1954. He served during 1956-1958 in the U. S. Army. He worked at Thiokol and...
Virgil Grant Merrill
May 2, 2008
Virgil Grant Merrill was born June 15, 1916, in Smithfield, Utah to Virgil Taylor and Julia Irene Wheeler. Died May 2, 2008, in Heber, Utah, from causes incident to old age. Married La Vene Mallory Aug. 19, 1936 in Brigham, Utah. Marriage solemnized in Logan Temple Feb. 28, 1955. He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Dewayne Grant....
Bessie Eva Hamilton Christensen
May 2, 2008
Bear River City, Bessie Eva Hamilton Christensen, 88 of Bear River City, UT died May 2, 2008 in Brigham City, UT. Born September 4, 1919 in Brigham City, UT, she was the daughter of William Richard and Daisy Mae Skinner Hamilton. She was a graduate of Box Elder High School. On November 22, 1938 she married Chester Hyrum Christensen in...
Julie Hawkes
May 1, 2008
Julie Hawkes, 74, passed away peacefully with her two children by her side on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. She was born July 22, 1933 in Pocatello, Idaho to Morgan and Iva Orme Hawkes. She was raised in Pocatello, where she was very active in the theater, singing, and as a violinist in the orchestra. Julie...
Chester Nelson Jones
Apr 30, 2008
Chester Nelson Jones, 86, passed away on April 30, 2008 in Logan, UT surrounded by his loving family. Chester was born Feb 16, 1922 in Harrison, Arkansas, son of Spinks and Josephine Jones. He married Norma Cheatham in Shell, WY on Nov 1, 1950. She preceded him in death. He graduated from Basin High School in Basin Wyoming. He served...
