Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
Dell Ashby
Sep 6, 2014
Richard Dell Ashby, age 90, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 in Delta, Utah. He was born on July 30, 1924 in Fillmore, Utah to Richard Eugene and Sarah Verle Kesler Ashby.
Dell grew up in Fillmore and graduated from Millard High School. He married Barbra Dean Petersen on May 25, 1943 in the Salt Lake...
Steven Carl Pace
Aug 26, 2014
Steven Carl Pace, beloved son, husband, father, brother, and friend, died peacefully in Maple Grove, Minnesota, on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 surrounded by his family after a long battle with a terminal illness. Steve was 63. He will be remembered for his strength, courage, toughness, generosity, knowledge, and keen wit. His love of family, fishing, hunting, adventure and sports...
Orpha Langston Taylor
Jul 27, 2014
Orpha Langston Taylor, age 90, joined her eternal companion on July 27, 2014 in Delta, Utah. Born February 14, 1924, in Hinckley, Utah to Jacob Alma Langston and Edith Reeve Langston. Married her high school sweet heart, Robert "Herb" Taylor, November 18, 1942, in Hinckley. They were sealed for time and all eternity on January 11, 1968. In the...
Venice Ruth Moody Bishop
Jul 14, 2014
Venice Ruth Moody Bishop returned to our Father in Heaven on Monday, July 14, 2014, in Delta, Utah. She was born April 18, 1943 to George Keith and Beth Pewtress Moody in Ogden, Utah.
Venice married the love of her life Ken Grant Bishop on November 11, 1961. They were later sealed in the Manti LDS Temple...
Christen Marie Fox
Jun 25, 2014
Christen Marie Fox, age 35, passed away in a farming accident on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 . Christen was born January 21, 1979 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to John Edward and Linda Sue Keeley Fox.
Christen grew up loving God and serving in many reachout programs and service projects. She graduated from Life Pacific Bible College...
Rex Wells Finlinson
Jun 19, 2014
Rex Wells Finlinson, age 62, passed away June 19, 2014 in Oak City, Utah. He was born May 13, 1952 in Delta, Utah to Dwain J Finlinson and Harriet Wells Finlinson. He had four older brothers and two sisters as well as one younger brother. He was eleven years old when his mother passed away. Two years later his...
Jill Nielson Alldredge
Jun 18, 2014
Jill Nielson Alldredge, age 56, unexpectedly passed away in her home in St. George on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Jill was born June 23, 1958 in Payson to Gordon R and Clarice Finlinson Nielson. She was loved by everyone who met her. She was often found listening to and enjoying her music.
Her greatest love was her...
Teddy Lars Nielson
Jun 14, 2014
Teddy Lars Nielson, age 95, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Delta, Utah. He was born August 13, 1918 in Oak City, Utah to Edgar and Twiss Roper Nielson. He married Jonel Henderson on January 3, 1950 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Teddy attended elementary school in Oak City and high school in Delta,...
Keith Ernest Hoggard
Jun 13, 2014
Keith Ernest Hoggard, age 84, passed away at the VA hospital in Salt Lake City Utah, on June 13, 2014 with family close by. Keith was born February 2, 1930 in Tooele, Utah, oldest son of Willburn Eldredge and Harriet Violet Mann Hoggard. He married Mary Lou Duckett, on September 6, 1952, in Monticello, Utah. The marriage was later...
Margaret Jenene Dalley Murdock
May 27, 2014
It is with mixed emotion that we announce the passing of Margaret Murdock. We are sad at her passing, but rejoice in the reunion with her husband and son and other loved ones.
She was born Margaret Jenene Dalley on August 8, 1936 to Abram Fitzgerald and Sadie Buttars Dalley in Dayton, Idaho. She passed away May...
William Lee Stringer
May 23, 2014
William Lee Stringer, age 72, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born November 29, 1941 in Lowell, Arizona to Benjamin Harrison and Hannah Noreen Nelson Stringer. He married Rebecca Lou Rogers on December 3, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri. The marriage was solemnized in the Mesa Arizona LDS Temple on March...
Sherri Lyn Wade Mortensen
May 19, 2014
Sherri Lyn Wade Mortensen, age 55, passed away surrounded by family at home after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Sherri was born February 17, 1959, in Ogden, Utah to Dora Lynne “Cookie” Yeaman and Rollin Larry Wade. She married Clark Mortensen on May 10, 1974 and was sealed for time and all eternity in the Ogden, Utah temple...
Melba Dutson Bennett Hoopes
May 10, 2014
Melba Dutson Bennett Hoopes, age 88, passed away May 10, 2014 at her home in Hurricane, Utah. She was born October 1, 1925 to Emery Cowley and Lemira Roper Dutson in Oak City. She married Max Miles Bennett of Meadow, Utah on April 5, 1946 in Oak City. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on October...
Harold Floyd Western
Apr 30, 2014
Our beloved Husband and Father, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa, Harold Floyd Western, peacefully passed away April 30, 2014. He was surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born in Deseret, Utah on February 21, 1928 to Francis Marion Western and Myrtle Brunson. He graduated from Hinckley High School and participated in many activities, including sports and drama. He served an...
Neil Stott Stewart
Apr 29, 2014
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, Neil Stott Stewart, age 96, passed away in Gardnerville, Nevada. He was born on August 25, 1917 to Alice Stott Stewart and Neil Murdoch Stewart. Neil married Melba Katheryn Richardson on May 28, 1948 in Portland, Oregon. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. They were married for 52 years,...
Halley Kay Young Williams
Apr 26, 2014
Halley Kay Young Williams was born June 28, 1948 in Ely, Nevada to Eugene Wilkin and Nayon Cahoon Young. She passed away in St. George, Utah on April 26, 2014, from complications of a stroke.
She attended elementary school in Hinckley, Delta Junior High School, and one year at Delta High School, before the family moved back...
Donald Earl Zeller
Apr 18, 2014
On a beautiful Good Friday morning, Donald Earl Zeller, age 83, passed from this life to the next into the loving arms of his dear wife Roma. Don was born January 1, 1931 to William Joseph Zeller and Ludean Beal Zeller in Lovell, Wyoming, the 3rd of 4 sons. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict...
Kalli Jo Rushton Cooper
Apr 18, 2014
Kalli Jo Rushton Cooper, age 38, returned to her Heavenly Father on April 18, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Kalli was a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, teacher, and leader. Her influence extended far beyond her humble life; touching the lives of all who came in contact with her. Through humble service, gentle leadership, and boundless courage,...
Sandra Ella Skorbohaty Tuttle
Apr 13, 2014
Sandra “Sandy” Ella Skorbohaty Tuttle, age 72, passed on to rejoin her best friend, eternal love of her life, loving husband, Roger Frederick Tuttle (2006), on Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Delta, Utah. She was a devoted mother of Kurtis A. Tuttle of Delta, UT; Karlene A. Schmidt of Manchester, Tennessee; grandmother to Damen M. Ruschmeier/Tuttle, whom they raised...
"Burley" Bryan Oliver Christensen
Apr 11, 2014
"Burley" Bryan Oliver Christensen, age 49, of Oasis, Utah passed away at home on April 11, 2014. Bryan was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on October 2, 1964 to Duane Oliver Christensen and Linda Kay Fisher Christensen. He married Lisa Marie Fowles on December 5, 2005, in Delta.
He thoroughly enjoyed spending time building trucks and being...