OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
C. Robert Cole
Aug 26, 2018
Destined to be a historian, Robert Cole was “...born on August 24, 1939; that was the day that Germany and Russia announced the signing of a non-aggression pact, ...One week later, German forces invaded Poland which evolved over the next two years into the Second World War,” a quote from Charles Robert Cole: A Memoir by Robert Cole. [Unpublished]. On...
William Joseph Murphy
Aug 24, 2018
William Joseph Murphy (Big Bill), father of William Joseph Murphy Jr., Kerry Dyslin Hirner, and Kelly James, passed away on August 24th in Logan, Utah. Bill was born on Sept. 9, 1921, in New York City, he was the second of three children to James Lawrence Murphy and Margaret O’Donnell. He was raised in New York City, during The Great...
Lloyd Orrie Heaps
Aug 20, 2018
Lloyd Orrie Heaps passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Logan, Utah. Lloyd was born on February 27, 1936 in Smithfield, Utah. He was the 3rd child of Orrie Hargraves and Fern Rogers Norris Heaps. Lloyd's childhood was filled with family and farm work. He spoke often about sitting on his great grandfather's knee when he was only a...
Merritt C. Floyd
Aug 15, 2018
Merritt Cornelius Floyd, age 86, rode his favorite horse Bird off into the sunset August 15, 2018 at Maple Springs in North Logan, Utah. He was born December 28, 1931 in his Grandmother Curran’s home in Raton, New Mexico, the eldest child of Merritt Charles and Audrey Elizabeth (Curran) Floyd. He married his eternal sweetheart Joan Danielson September 2, 1961...
Brent Norman Laycock Sr.
Jul 30, 2018
Brent Norman Laycock Sr. was born to June Iverson & Ellen Margaret Lundberg Laycock on September 4, 1944 in Inglewood, CA. He passed away at Rocky Mountain Care in Logan, Utah on July 30, 2018. Brent could fix any car & worked as a mechanic. He loved to travel & spent time in all the continental states. He loved to...
Faye Thornley Jenson
Jul 29, 2018
Faye Thornley Jenson, 84, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the Legacy House in Logan, Utah. Faye was born in Logan, Utah on March 28, 1934 to Martha Melvina Weeks and Nathan James Thornley. Raised in Smithfield, Faye graduated from North Cache High School and soon thereafter married Charles Merlin Jenson, Jr. on May 14, 1953 in the...
Nicholas Louis Fantley
Jul 21, 2018
To our family and friends. Nicholas Louis Fantley,71, passed away on July 21, 2018 at Rocky Mountain Care Center. He was born February 2, 1947 in Syracuse, New York to Otto Rino Fantley and Mertal Vivian Rising. He married Elizabeth Jane Williams on August 9, 1975 in Logan, Utah. The marriage was solemnized in the Logan Temple on September 28,...
Shauna Renstrom Blackham
Jul 20, 2018
Shauna Renstrom-Blackham of Logan passed away on the morning of July 20, 2018. She was born April 24, 1958 in Salt Lake City to Bryan Jay Renstrom and Elaine Sorensen. Shauni’s example of love, family, and faith will provide us with strength throughout our lives. She always put others needs above her own, and her smile could brighten any room....
Stanley Frank Jardine
Jul 12, 2018
Stan Jardine passed away peacefully three months short of his ninetieth birthday on July 12, 2018. Stan was born in Bountiful Utah on 10/8/1928, the son of Frank and Edna Jardine. Stan had one sister, Renee who proceeded him in death. After losing his father in a tragic accident at a young age, Stan began a life of being the...
Janice Smith
Jul 9, 2018
Janice Smith, 79, passed away July 9, 2018 at Terrace Grove Assisted Living Center, Logan Utah. She was born March 15, 1939, in Smithfield Utah. the daughter of Melvin and Dorothy Whittle Smith. She attended Cache County Schools and graduated from North Cache High School. Jan enjoyed working with finances and was able to spend many years in this field...
Glen Morris Godfrey
Jun 19, 2018
Glen Morris Godfrey, age 66, passed away June 19, 2018 after a brief and hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born November 28, 1951 in Logan, UT to Nathan Rulon Godfrey and Flo Thompson Godfrey and was the youngest of nine children. Glen was a true farm boy and proud to call Clarkston home. He truly loved his town and...
Almira LaRue Rudy Lewis
Jun 15, 2018
Almira LaRue Rudy Lewis passed away peacefully on June 15, 2018 after losing her second battle with cancer. She was being lovingly cared for by her children in her daughter Jennifer’s home in Millville, Utah. Her family already misses her shining countenance, her warm smile, her distinctive laugh and infectious good humor. LaRue was born Oct 1, 1934 in Roosevelt,...
Carma Wiser Hawkes
Jun 13, 2018
Carma Wiser Hawkes passed away in her home on June 13, 2018. She was born in Lewiston, UT, on April 23, 1929. She is the daughter of Cliff and Leona Lowe Wiser. She has two brothers, six children, 44 grandchildren, and 45 great grandchildren. She married Joseph Milton Hawkes in the Logan Temple on Nov. 26, 1952. She was raised...
Wayne Clyde Jolley
Jun 10, 2018
Wayne Clyde Jolley, 65, passed away in Ogden, Utah on June 10, 2018. He was born November 25, 1952 in Logan, Cache, Utah the 7th and youngest child of Samuel Biggs and Mona Eliza Bowen Jolley. He married Jane Empy on August 31, 1979 in St. George, Utah. They had 3 children and were later divorced. He married Kimberly Stoddard...
Colt Hodges Spackman
Jun 5, 2018
Our valiant angel, Colt Hodges Spackman, born November 21, 2016 returned to the arms of our loving Heavenly Father June 5, 2018. Colt is survived by his parents, Josh and Jessica Spackman (Newton), maternal grandparents, Mike and Daphne Carlson (Mendon), paternal grandparents, Bert and Janet Spackman (Hyrum), and by aunts, uncles, cousins, and great grandparents. Colt was full of life...
Diane Elwood Low
Jun 5, 2018
Diane Elwood Low, 86, of Smithfield, passed away June 5, 2018. Diane was born July 3,1931, in Logan, daughter of Joseph Verner and Edna Seamons Elwood. She grew up in Hyde Park with one older sister, Fern. She attended schools in Cache County and graduated from North Cache High School. Diane met Ned Taylor Low at a school dance and...
Rey Lars Hyer
May 30, 2018
Rey Lars Hyer, 91 passed away May 30, 2018 at Sunshine Terrace. He was born April 21, 1927, in Lewiston, Utah, Son of Merle Gilbert and Verna Porter Hyer. He attended school in Lewiston, Utah and graduated from North Cache High School in 1946, where he was active in sports. He married the love of his life and eternal companion,...
Lyman Dale Hansen
May 30, 2018
Lyman Dale Hansen, 93, passed away in the early morning of May 30, 2018. Lyman was born November 14, 1924, to John T. and Sena Holjeson Hansen in Smithfield, Utah, where he created memories with his six siblings. Lyman attended North Cache High School before enlisting in the Navy and serving for three years on LSM8 in the Pacific, making...
William Phillip Humphrey
May 20, 2018
William Phillip Humphrey, known as Phil or Bill, passed away peacefully on Sunday May 20, 2018 at Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, UT. He was born December 7, 1926 in Wellsville, UT. He was the son of William Phillip Humphrey and Ruth Leatham. He was raised by his Mother Ruth, and Step Father Clarence P. Bird in Mendon, UT. Bill...
John Merrit Coleman
May 12, 2018
Merrit Coleman was born in Logan, Utah, to Henry and Alta Coleman. He died peacefully in Logan, Utah, on May 12, 2018. His parents and a brother Val Coleman preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, their son Ty and his wife Cindy and grandchildren Audrey and Magen, a daughter Dorinda and her husband David, and...
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