Obituaries
Learn about recent deaths of friends and family in our community. You can find information about funeral services & viewing times, get directions, leave your condolences, share a photo with the family, or even send flowers.
Cecil Thurlow Jacobson
(February 9, 1937 - June 17, 2017)
Cecil Thurlow Jacobson, age 80, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at his home in Oak City, Utah. He was born on February 9, 1937 in Delta, Utah, the second child and only son of the eight children of Wilmer Thurlow and Ada Anderson Jacobson. He was always a wild tease to he seven sisters. He graduated from Delta High…
Carol Anderson
(March 24, 1952 - May 30, 2017)
Carol Anderson, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Provo, Utah. She was born in Delta, Utah on March 24, 1952, the third child to Christian J and Ava Nielson Anderson. She attended elementary school in Oak City then junior and senior high school in Delta. She was a skilled pianist. In high school, she played the…
Gage D. Schroeder
(June 14, 2002 - May 18, 2017)
Gage D. Schroeder, age 14, son of Adam and Brittni (Hoelzle) Schroeder, returned to his Heavenly Father and his sister, Taylor, on May 18, 2017 in El Paso, Texas. Gage was born on June 14, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gage was a wonderful son, big brother, and role model to many. He excelled in academics, wrestling, and was…
Verna Mae Sims Gregson
(August 5, 1945 - May 12, 2017)
Verna Mae Sims Gregson, age 71, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Verna was born August 5, 1945, in Delta, Utah to George Fredrick and Velma Irene Overstreet Sims. She attended grade school in Gandy and Callao, UT. She graduated from Delta high school in 1963 then moved to Baker, Nevada. Verna…
Elzo Bruce Porter
(August 22, 1948 - April 13, 2017)
Elzo Bruce Porter, age 68, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 during a vacation to Davao City, Philippines. He was born on August 22, 1948 in Walla Walla, Washington to Elzo Eugene and Rebecca Rowley Porter, and raised by his step mother Diane Harris Porter. He grew up in Walla Walla, and later moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he graduated…
Warren Brent Overson
(February 12, 1951 - April 24, 2017)
Warren Brent “Opey” Overson, age 66, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at his home in Lynndyl, Utah. He was born on February 12, 1951 in Payson, Utah, to Warren George and Margaret Jenna Rosquist Overson. He grew up in Kearns, Utah with his seven siblings where he enjoyed participating in many sports and activities. He attended Kearns High School,…
Kenneth Ralph Ashby
(May 26, 1940 - April 7, 2017)
Kenneth Ralph Ashby, age 76, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 in Murray, Utah. He was born May 26, 1940 in Delta, Utah to Orran Thomas and Stella Leona Gardner Ashby. He was the third of four children: Richard, Larry, Ken and Margaret. Ken grew up living in Phoenix, Arizona during the winter months and farming in Delta, Utah…
Rosemary Kernell Christensen
(April 13, 1930 - April 2, 2017)
Rosemary Kernell Christensen, age 86, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 in West Jordan, Utah. She was born on April 13, 1930 in Downey, California, the third of four children to Charles Wallace and Ellen Brown Kernell. Her family moved many places around the country during her youth, settling in Hinckley, Utah. She graduated from Hinckley High School. During a…
Bryan Keith Peterson
(September 12, 1963 - March 19, 2017)
Bryan Keith Peterson, age 53, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Delta, Utah. He was born on September 12, 1963 in Delta, Utah, the youngest child of William Donald and Ellen Maurine Hanson Peterson. He attended Delta High School where he participated in football. After leaving Delta High, he attended Snow Technical School studying Automotive Technology. During the summer…
Sarah Elaine Smith Jensen
(February 8, 1926 - February 19, 2017)
Our little mother, Sarah Elaine Smith Jensen, age 91, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Delta, Utah; and went on her next great adventure, into the arms of her son, Fred Samuel, and her many family and friends who have passed on before. She was born just before the Great Depression, on February 8, 1926, to Jason Lynn…