Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
Donald Neil Schmutz
Jan 14, 2016
Donald Neil Schmutz returned home to his Heavenly Father on January 14, 2016, at the age of 59, in his home in Oak City, Utah. Neil was born on March 24, 1956 in St. George, Utah to Donald F. and Merlene Lovell Schmutz. There he grew up and farmed with his father, Don, while attending Dixie High School....
Kathy Finlinson Smith
Dec 22, 2015
Kathy Finlinson Smith of Delta, Utah, passed away December 22, 2015 at the age of 69. She was born June 14, 1946 in Delta, to Leo Lyman and Sarah Marie Church Finlinson. She grew up in Oak City, Utah, the second of eight children. She graduated from Delta High School with the class of 1964 and moved to Provo...
Ronald Herbert Webb
Dec 22, 2015
We have lost an truly great man. Ronald Herbert Webb aka ”Tobe”, lost his fight to cancer on Tuesday December 22, 2015, in Delta, Utah at age 75. He was the only man we knew to give mouth to mouth resuscitation to a newly born calf while cussing it for not breathing on it’s own. A man who went...
Patsy Bushnell Starley
Dec 19, 2015
Patsy Bushnell Starley, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, niece, and friend passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. She was born April 12, 1945 in Fillmore, Utah to Ural J. & Lola Forsyth Bushnell. She was welcome by two older brothers, Clell, age 9; and Ned, age 7. She was born on her brother Ned’s birthday, and legend has...
Marilyn Jones Stoddard
Dec 14, 2015
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marilyn Jones Stoddard, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2015 at the Millard Care and Rehabilitation Center in Delta, Utah. We rejoice that she has been reunited with her eternal companion and many other beloved family members.
Marilyn was born February 7, 1927 on a farm at Taylor’s Flat, near Oak...
Beulah Webb Rowley Jensen
Dec 7, 2015
Beulah Webb Rowley Jensen, age 93, of Oasis, Utah returned to her Heavenly Father on December 7, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born August 31, 1922 to Leslie Webb and Nellie Rachel Thacker Webb in Hinckley, Utah. She was the fourth of 10 children.
Beulah graduated from Hinckley High School in 1940, then went on...
Merilyn Starley Bishop
Dec 6, 2015
Merilyn Starley Bishop, age 91, passed away December 6, 2015 in St. George Utah. Melly was born on January 12, 1924 in Delta, Utah to William J. and Ava Stevens Starley. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilburne H. “Bill” Bishop, on March 8, 1942. The marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple. Bill passed away in 1988....
Beryl Gillen Sorensen
Dec 1, 2015
Beryl Gillen Sorensen, beloved Mother and Grandmother passed from this life on December 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the home of her son, DeRay Brush, at the age of 95. Beryl was born to Enoch Gillen and Hilda Therissa Styler Gillen in Oasis, Utah on March 31, 1920. She was the second daughter in a family of...
Richard M Gardner
Nov 21, 2015
Richard Manwaring Gardner, age 93, passed away at his home in Delta on November 21, 2015. He was born May 17, 1922 in Provo, Utah; the oldest of four children, to Fenton S. and Ora Manwaring Gardner. He grew up in Delta, Utah helping his father and uncle herd sheep. He graduated from Delta High School, then attended BYU....
Norma Erickson Evans
Nov 20, 2015
Our sweet mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Norma Erickson Evans, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2015, with her two daughters by her side. She was born on November 15, 1924 to John Norman Erickson and Frances Lizette Theobald Erickson in Sutherland, Utah. Norma spent her childhood on the 4L Ranch in Sutherland and attended elementary school in...
Bonnie Rose Owens
Nov 14, 2015
Bonnie Marie Rose Owens, wonderful wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, born March 16, 1926 in Delta, Utah to Arvin S. and LaPreal Beatrice Carter Rose, passed from this life on November 14, 2015 in Delta.
Bonnie married her perfect puzzle piece, partner and love, Bernard E Owens, on September 7, 1946. They spent...
Susan Hales Wendelboth
Nov 10, 2015
Susan Elizabeth Hales Wendelboth, age 72, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Delta, Utah. She was born on December 29, 1942 in Delta, to Samuel Henry and Annie Emily Galloway Hales. Susan grew up in Sutherland and later moved to Salt Lake City to attend LDS Business College. She met Walter Wendelboth at a church sponsored dance. They...
Lujuana Mae Pearson Smith
Nov 7, 2015
LuJuana Mae Pearson Smith died peacefully at her home in Socorro, New Mexico on November 7, 2015 at the age of 85. LuJuana was born to Karl Emil and Lula Jane Bushnell Pearson on October 21, 1930 in Meadow, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents, and siblings: Van Dale Pearson, Nona Pearson Chesley, Stanley K.E. Pearson,...
Walter Wendelboth
Oct 31, 2015
Walter Wendelboth, age 83, passed away at his home in Sutherland on October 31, 2015. He was born July 22, 1932 in Ortelsburg, Germany. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 17 and left Germany when he was 28. He immigrated to Canada and then to Utah. He worked for Brigham Young...
Helen Ruth Pratt Swalberg
Sep 30, 2015
Our Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Helen Ruth Pratt Swalberg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 30, 2015 in Delta, Utah. She just celebrated her 85th birthday. Helen was born August 24, 1930 to Jonathan Isaac and Josephine Warnick Pratt in an upstairs room of the family home in Delta. Helen married Glen Wilford Swalberg on August 29,...
Marie Bushnell Young
Sep 15, 2015
Velma Marie Bushnell Young, age 76, returned to our Heavenly Father on September 15, 2015 in Delta, Utah. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family after a valiant battle with bone cancer.
Marie was born September 1, 1939 in Meadow, Utah to Bernard and Phebe Ingrid Taylor Bushnell. She was the third of eight...
Marjorie West Sheldon
Sep 15, 2015
Marjorie Elma West Sheldon, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in Sheridan, Wyoming. She was born on October 3, 1923 in Lehi, Utah; the second of four children born to Floyd and Blanche Druscilla Felt West. Marjorie grew up in Ibapah, Utah, enjoying the country, riding horses, herding sheep and working in her father’s fields.
...Dr. David William Seegmiller
Sep 15, 2015
Dr. David William Seegmiller, age 81, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, following complications from surgery. Born January 6, 1934 in Nephi, Utah and raised in Delta, Utah. He was the son of Glen William and Thelma Fern Park Seegmiller.
David attended Brigham Young University, graduating in 1956 with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in...
Kristine Wright Stanworth
Sep 15, 2015
Eleanor Kristine Wright Stanworth, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in Oasis, Utah. Born on January 22, 1951, Kristine was the oldest of 12 children born and raised in Coalville, Utah to Eleanor Fae Brown and Joseph Lee Wright. Kris graduated from North Summit High School in 1969. While attending Utah State University, she met and...
Brenda Mortensen Berrett
Sep 14, 2015
Brenda Mortensen Millard Workman Berrett, age 67, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 unexpectedly in her sleep, at her home in Ogden, Utah. Brenda was born July 17, 1948 to William Alonzo and Rachel Leah Allen Mortensen of Delta, Utah. She graduated from Delta High School.
Brenda married Joseph Millard in 1966. They lived in Ogden, Utah...