Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
Gayle Church Hathaway
Oct 21, 2016
Gayle Church Hathaway, age 78, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016, in Provo, Utah. She was born on May 22, 1938, in Delta, Utah to George David & Alice Lorraine Cahoon Church. She married Hoyt Parnel “Chuck” Hathaway, Jr. On October 9, 1953 in Grantsville, Utah. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple for time and...
Berniece Jones Teubner
Oct 18, 2016
Berniece Jones Teubner, age 94, passed away the afternoon of October 18, 2016, in Delta, Utah. She was born on July 7, 1922, in Sutherland, Utah to Calvin Hall and Millie Dorthea Christensen Jones. Berniece was raised on the family farm and learned how to work hard during those years. She graduated from Delta High School, and in 1942,...
Jacquelyn Hopkins Jensen
Oct 8, 2016
Jacquelyn “Jacquie” Hopkins Jensen, age 60, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016, at her home in Roy, Utah. She was born on February 13, 1956, in Delta, Utah; the youngest of six girls born to Brog and Enid Keele Hopkins. After 5 girls, her father was hoping for a little boy, instead he was blessed with another beautiful girl,...
Louise Skidmore Nielson
Oct 8, 2016
Agnes Louise Skidmore Nielson, age 87, left her earthly home to return to the loving arms of her savior on October 8, 2016. We find great comfort in knowing that she is free from the pain that has challenged her for many years.
Louise Skidmore Nielson was born on May 8, l929 in Delta, Utah. The second...
Margorie Moody Burr Weldon
Sep 26, 2016
Margorie Moody Burr Weldon, age 94, quietly passed away the morning of Monday, September 26, 2016 at her home in Walnut Creek, California. She was born on March 20, 1922, in Sugarville, Utah, the third of the thirteen children of Marvin Juel and Marie Ethel Thurmon Moody. She grew up working hard on her family’s farm. The Moodys raised...
Fern Nelson Baker Leavitt
Sep 19, 2016
Fern Nelson Baker Leavitt, age 94, lovingly called “Gammy” by her grandchildren, passed away September 19, 2016 from natural causes in Yuma, Arizona where she was being cared for at her daughter, Connie’s assisted living home, Bee Hive Homes.
She was born May 5, 1922 in the city of Cardston, Alberta, Canada to Cyril and Zelma Nelson....
David Lee Jorgenson
Sep 5, 2016
David Lee Jorgenson, age 59, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 in Delta, Utah. He was born on October 14, 1956 in Lehi, Utah, the forth of six children of Eric Verlin and Delma Jean Austin Jorgenson. He grew up in Lehi and became interested in participating in Rodeos. During his time at Lehi High School, he participated in...
Joe Ben Trujillo
Sep 4, 2016
Joe Ben Trujillo, age 81, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 in Delta, Utah. He was born on April 15, 1935 in Taos, New Mexico, the first born child of Abnecio and Cora Olonia Trujillo. He grew up in Taos with his 5 brothers: Gilbert, Manuel, Lee, Samuel and Frank; and sister: Corrine. At 16, Joe’s family moved to...
Mackenzi Marie Willden
Aug 29, 2016
Mackenzi “Kenzi” Marie Willden, age 17, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 29, 2016 in Sutherland, Utah. She was born September 29, 1998 in Payson, Utah to Todd Darrell and Melanie Marie Millwee Willden.
Kenzi was a free spirit and a friend to everyone she knew. Kenzi was fair, caring, and always concerned with everyone else’s feelings....
Julie Ann Dalling Draper
Aug 29, 2016
Julie Ann Dalling Draper, age 59, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Julie won the race of life, but lost the contest of mortality to a rare form of breast cancer. She outlived her original prognosis by about two years. The daughter of Shirley Orme and Marshall Paul Dalling, Julie was born on...
Lorna Fay Berlin Mcintyre
Aug 26, 2016
Lorna Fay Berlin McIntyre, age 92, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016, in Delta, Utah. She was born October 25, 1923, in Huntsville, Utah, to David Andrew and Agnes Allen Berlin. She was one of 12 children, of whom only 5 survived to adulthood. She had many happy memories of her lovely alpine home of Huntsville. She graduated...
Barbara Colleen Sorensen Christensen
Aug 22, 2016
Barbara Colleen Sorensen Christensen, age 86, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at her home in Delta. She was born on June 7, 1930, the first child of Ivan “Ike” and Tanetta Johansen Sorensen, in Salt Lake City. She grew up on a farm in Sutherland, and spent a lot of time with her grandparents. She graduated from Delta...
Duane Brent Jacobs "Jake"
Aug 10, 2016
Duane Brent Jacobs, age 76, lived life and hated to leave us on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in Delta, Utah. He was born August 11, 1939 to O’Dell and Helen Roberts Jacobs in Lehi, Utah. Married Irene Gull; they later divorced. Married Linda J. Antell and has resided in Hinckley, Utah since his retirement in March 2001. He loved...
Virginia Chapman Alley
Aug 3, 2016
Virginia Chapman Alley, age 96, our loving mother, grandmother and friend passed from this life on August 3, 2016 in Delta, Utah, surrounded by her cherished family. She was born, the oldest of five children, on January 2, 1920, in Ogden, Utah, to Isaac Earl and Althea Ferrell Orr Chapman. She grew up in Garfield, Utah, and graduated from...
Kenneth Leslie Byrd
Jul 16, 2016
Kenneth Leslie Byrd, age 74, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at his home in Delta, Utah. He was born on January 26, 1942 in Pontiac, Michigan, the first child of Fred Leslie and Leona May Hefner Byrd. He grew up in Pontiac with 2 younger brothers and a little sister. He graduated from Pontiac Central High School in...
Robert Dean Smith
Jul 16, 2016
Robert Dean Smith died on his 64th birthday with his wife, Janet, and numerous friends and family at his side after an ATV accident at Gooseberry near Salina in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Always looking out for others before himself, his immediate concern was to make sure Janet was okay, despite his own severe injuries.
Born...
Wilma Dawna Lewis Maxfield
Jul 12, 2016
Wilma Dawna Lewis Maxfield, age 88, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Payson, Arizona. She was born in Callao, Utah on July 9, 1928, to Ephraim and Victoria Mandana Stewart Lewis. Donna spent her childhood growing up in Callao, Utah, on her parent’s farm. She attended school in Callao through the 8th grade, then went to Ely and...
Margaret Marlene Ekins Bliss
Jul 8, 2016
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Margaret Marlene Ekins Bliss, on Friday, July 8, 2016, in Provo, Utah.
Her faith, strength, example, patience & compassion will long be remembered and she will always be a huge part of our family that remains here on earth. We will...
Betty Jane Clara Suprise Valiquette
Jun 28, 2016
Betty Jane Clara Suprise Valiquette, age 91, passed away at her home in Delta, Utah on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born August 12, 1924 to John and Carrie Drummond Suprise in Toledo, Ohio. She had an older brother, Bob, whom she absolutely adored. Mom grew up in Toledo and graduated from Waite High School in 1942. After...
Delores Richardson Sightler
Jun 27, 2016
Delores Richardson Sightler, age 86, Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Millard Care Center in Delta, Utah. She was born January 17, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee to Aaron “Slim” and Velma Pearl Richardson. She was a strong woman of faith and a survivor.
At age 5, Delores became a victim of an illegal adoption ring run out...