Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
Donald Ward Petersen
Jul 9, 2015
Donald Ward Petersen, aged 94, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather passed away peacefully at his home in Hinckley, Utah in the early morning hours of July 9, 2015. He was born September 12, 1920 in Deseret, Utah to Nels L and Edith Bennett Petersen; the eighth of 10 children.
Ward married NaRae Ellis on January 1,...
Elmer Woodrow Toms, Jr.
Jul 1, 2015
Elmer Woodrow Toms, Jr., age 71, of Delta, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2015, in Delta, Utah. He was born August 1, 1943, in Le Gore, Maryland to Elmer Woodrow Toms, Sr. and Aldenia Elizabeth Engle Toms. He grew up in a family of 13 children as a true farm boy. He never wore his shoes, except when...
Billie Huntsman Nielson
Jun 29, 2015
Wilhelmina “Billie” Huntsman Nielson, age 90 passed away June 29, 2015, in Delta, Utah. She was born to Lamond Welcome Huntsman and Theresa Cannon Huntsman on September 21, 1924 in St. George, Utah. Billie was the fifth child of six and spent her youth in Enterprise, Utah. After graduating from High School, she eventually moved to Lynndyl, Utah to...
Boyd Clark Cook
Jun 12, 2015
Boyd Clark Cook, 90, of Orem, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015, in Provo, Utah. He was born Aug. 25, 1924, to Lucene Clark and Echo Rose Sampson Cook in Delta, Utah. Clark attended school in Delta and helped out on the family farm. After school, he joined the Army and served as a member of the military...
Mavis Spencer Nielson
May 25, 2015
Mavis Spencer Nielson passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 in Delta, Utah at age 91. Mavis was born on January 29, 1924 in Escalante, Utah to Samuel and Harriet Esther Wilson Spencer. She attended Escalante Elementary, High School and Seminary. She was the Valedictorian of her class. She graduated in 1942. After graduation, Mavis went to LDS Business...
Phyllis Nielson Anderson
May 17, 2015
Phyllis Nielson Anderson passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at age 95, at Diamond D Assisted Living, surrounded by loving family. She was born February 28, 1920 to Clarence and Dainy Sheriff Nielson in Oak City, Utah. She attended elementary school at Oak City District School, and graduated from Delta high school in 1938. She attended Dixie...
Robert James Conrad
May 15, 2015
Robert J. Conrad, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2015 at age 98 in Provo, UT. Known as Bob, or Brother Bob, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Aileen Condie Conrad; his parents, and six of his seven brothers and sisters.
Bob Conrad was born August 5, 1916, to...
David Harold Meinhardt
May 13, 2015
David Harold Meinhardt, age 56, died peacefully in his sleep early Wednesday morning, May 13, 2015 in Salt Lake City. He was born January 10, 1959 in Delta, Utah to Harold and Audrey Woodbury Meinhardt. Dave married Kerri Holman. He is the father of Sabrina Holman Meinhardt, Audrey Marie Meinhardt and Cole David Meinhardt. David and Kerri later divorced....
James William Christensen
May 6, 2015
James William Christensen, age 85, passed away in Delta, Utah, Wednesday May 6, 2015. Jim was born October 11, 1929 in Delta, Utah to Norvel John and Ella Bishop Christensen. He was blessed to be born in-between two loving sisters. Jim grew up in Oasis, Utah. He graduated from Hinckley High School in 1947. On September 5, 1950, Jim...
Kenneth Ray Cook
May 3, 2015
Kenneth Ray Cook, age 78, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Delta, Utah. He was born December 28, 1936 to Lucene Clark and Echo Rose Sampson Cook in Delta, Utah, the sixth of eight children. Ray went to school in Delta and his favorite subject was planning how to get out of it. He started...
Diane Harris Porter
Apr 30, 2015
Diane Harris Porter, age 79, of Oak City, Millard County, Utah, passed away on April 30, 2015 in Oak City, after a valiant year-long battle with leukemia. Diane was born and raised in the loving home of Earl Tolton and Silva Ann Lovell Harris, on April 17, 1936.
Diane had the unique honor to be born in,...
Molly Marie Taft Anderson
Apr 10, 2015
Molly Marie Taft Anderson, age 85, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 in Winnemucca, Nevada. She was born on January 17, 1930 in Salt Lake City to Seth Barlow Taft and Marie Belle Higbee Taft. Molly married Marlow Anderson on April 15, 1953 in Salt Lake City, and then moved to Oak City. He died on July 21,...
Shad Hall
Apr 9, 2015
Shad Hall, age 44, unexpectedly passed away after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in Leamington, Utah. He was born on February 2, 1971 in Lehi, Utah to Melvin and Roma Jean Smith Hall.
Shad grew up in Lehi in a large family with 6 brothers and 5 sisters. After completing school, he earned...
Shay Olson Rowley
Apr 1, 2015
Shay Olson Rowley, age 29, of Oak City, Utah, Adventurer, Explorer and spirited son of Stewart Loren Rowley and the late Kathy Olson Rowley, left his earthly home April 1st, 2015 due to injuries sustained from a tragic accident in Delta, Utah.
Born in Payson, Utah, on April 29, 1985, Shay quickly became the center of his...
Edith H Anderson
Mar 31, 2015
Edith H Anderson crossed peacefully through the veil, returning to our Father in Heaven on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Milford, Utah on February 9, 1925 to Charles F. Hollis and Ruby Kemp Hollis. Mom was the first of three children. She spent the first six years of her...
Helen Irene Anderson
Mar 26, 2015
Helen Irene Franklin Anderson, age 89, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 17, 1925 to Joseph Smith Franklin and Martha Cecelia Slifer Franklin in Mt. Morris, Illinois. She remained there until her junior year in high school when her father bought a farm four miles away. It was a place...
Brandie Leigh Peterson
Mar 26, 2015
Brandie Leigh Peterson, age 29, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was born on January 17, 1986 in Delta, Utah to Bryan Keith and Joyce Kay Wetterick Peterson.
Brandie was in a bad car accident on March 18, 2006. She suffered a brain injury that put her in a wheel chair. She...
Ronald H. Bird
Feb 24, 2015
Ronald H. Bird, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in Delta. He was born on December 30, 1936 in Tooele, Utah to Rexford Harry and Mary Ellen Bryan Bird. He was the 5th child in a family of 11 children. His family moved to the Millcreek area of Salt Lake when he was a child. He...
Margaret Church Callister
Feb 14, 2015
Margaret Church Callister, age 100, passed away in Delta, February 14, 2015. She was the oldest resident in Delta, 1978 Utah Mother of the Year and exemplary member of the LDS Church.
Margaret was born March 30, 1914 in Panguitch, Utah to George Newman Church and Sarah Jane Shakespear Church. She was the second daughter in a...
Bent Jorgen Mork
Feb 5, 2015
Bent Jorgen Mork, age 82, passed away at home in Oak City, on February 5, 2015. He was born on February 1, 1933 in Aalborg, Denmark to Elmer Georg and Mary Birgette Pedersen Mork. He grew up in Denmark along with one sister, Sally. When he finished his formal schooling in Denmark, he apprenticed as a cabinet maker. When...