Obituaries

Delta, Utah Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area

Fern Nelson Baker Leavitt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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.

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Wilma Dawna Lewis Maxfield

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

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

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

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...

Berdell J Memmott

Berdell J Memmott

Jun 26, 2016

Berdell J Memmott, age 86, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2016 Delta, Utah. He was born December 8, 1929 in Oasis, Utah to Eugene and Lillie Ingaborg Jensen Memmott. He grew up in Oasis and graduated from Hinckley High School. He participated in many activities, including football, track, boxing, and musicals; and was elected Senior Class President. He...

Steven Alma Broderick

Steven Alma Broderick

Jun 24, 2016

Steven Alma Broderick, age 69, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at his home in Delta, Utah. He was born on August 31, 1946 in Delta, the first child of Alma LaVell and Sephronia Mae Lake Broderick. Throughout his childhood, Steven acted as example and protector his two younger siblings. When he was five, his family moved to California....

Vernell Stewart Dutson

Vernell Stewart Dutson

Jun 19, 2016

Vernell Stewart Dutson, age 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the Millard Care and Rehabilitation Center in Delta, Utah on Sunday, June 19, 2016. She was born January 7, 1935 in Meadow, Utah to Edgar J. And Beatrice Vernell Bushnell Stewart.

Mom grew up in Meadow, where she attended Millard High School. She graduated in...

Ida Johnson Overson

Ida Johnson Overson

Jun 8, 2016

Ida Johnson Overson, our mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and Aunt passed away on June 8, 2016 at her home in Leamington, Utah, at age 96. Ida was born May 11, 1920 in Fountain Green, Utah to Ruth Thomas and William Henry Johnson the oldest of 5 children. She spent the first 29 years of her life living in Fountain Green,...

Rozella Keller Rusby Morris

Rozella Keller Rusby Morris

Jun 1, 2016

Rozella Keller Rusby Morris, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the age of 87, at her home in Hinckley, Utah due to cancer. She was born February 1, 1929 in Hinckley, to Ernest Lucian and Zina Jane  Ames Keller. During her early years, she helped in the home and on the farm, and always loved and helped care...

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