OBITUARIES
Logan and Smithfield, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for families in Logan, Smithfield, Cache County and surrounding areas in UT.
JoyLynn Nelsen (Baldwin)
Apr 4, 2018
Joylynn Nelsen (Baldwin), our beloved sister, daughter, mother, wife, and friend, was called to her heavenly home, to rejoice in a joyous reunion with her angel mother, April 4, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah; following a faithful, hopeful, and courageous battle with an aggressive and rare cancer. Joylynn, or Joy, as many knew her, was born February 2, 1984,...
CloDean Munk Riches
Apr 2, 2018
Our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother CloDean Riches passed from this earthly life into the loving arms of her husband and daughter on April 2, 2018, at Maple Springs Assisted Living in North Logan, Utah. Mother was born May 23, 1925 to Lionel L. Munk and Gurena Johnson Munk, the 6th of 7 children. She was proud to grow...
Loma Hansen Jones
Apr 1, 2018
Loma passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Hyrum Utah on the beautiful Easter morning of April 1, 2018. She was born to Augustus and Lydia Hansen in their hometown of Lakeside Arizona, number 9 of 12 children, 9 of whom lived to adulthood. She was a happy child, spending much of her time working with and...
Ronald Verl Kirk
Mar 30, 2018
Ronald Verl Kirk, 83, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, March 30, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, children & grandchildren at the time of his passing. He was born January 27, 1935 in Tooele, Utah, the eldest child of Rollo J. & Chloe Ann Kirk. He is survived by his...
Ronald Earl Larson
Mar 26, 2018
Ronald Earl Larson passed away on March 26, 2018. With the heart and energy of a child, Ronald Larson lived an extraordinary life, full of hard work and equally hard play--one that he would say, “Takes the cake.” “Ronny," as his beloved wife, Linda of 40 years calls him, loved to have fun--living his life with a bold spirit. Always...
Hazel Ann Hebdon Hansen
Mar 18, 2018
Hazel Ann Hebdon Hansen was born May 7, 1928 in Preston, ID to Edward Eardley & Ellen May Auger Hebdon. She died March 18, 2018 at her home in Smithfield, surrounded by her family. After losing her mother at six, she was raised by her sister while living in various locations, and attending various schools. As one of five girls,...
Shirley Mae Tree Bennett
Mar 11, 2018
Shirley Mae Tree Bennett, 85, passed away peacefully at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan Utah with her loving husband and children by her side. Shirley was born May 2, 1932 to Wilford and Margaret Tree at their home in Syracuse, Utah. Shirley grew up on the family farm working in the fields alongside her father, sisters and brother. She graduated...
Marilyn Low Nielsen
Mar 11, 2018
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Marilyn Low Nielsen passed away on March 11, 2018. Marilyn was born to Clinton and Roma Low and raised in Smithfield, Utah. She graduated from North Cache High School where she was very involved in school activities. It was here she fell in love with Dale Nielsen, a dashing underclassman. They were...
Curtis Lisle Parker
Mar 10, 2018
Curtis Lisle Parker, a resident of Logan & formerly of Hooper, Utah, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018. He will be greatly missed by family members & friends who dearly loved him. A viewing will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Nelson Funeral Home (162 East 400 North) in Logan. Funeral services are...
Nana Burroughs Earl
Mar 9, 2018
On March 9th, Mom "slipped the surly bonds of earth" and dashed along the yondering path to meet her forever sweetheart. Dad would have commented that he was "awash in Stygian Darkness awaiting her arrival." Mom was born in 1920 to William Vernon and Anna Laura Weaver Burroughs. The fifth of six children, she grew up in Arkansas. She persevered...
Lois Allsop Petersen
Mar 8, 2018
Lois Allsop Petersen passed away in Logan, Utah, at the age of 91. She died peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She will be greatly missed by all those her knew and loved her. Lois started her life on this earth on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1927 in Smithfield Utah. She was born to Bessie Plowman Allsop and Thomas Earl...
Stanley Floyd Kaneko
Mar 7, 2018
Stanley Floyd Kaneko, 65, of Hyde Park Ut passed away March 7, 2018 surrounded by loved ones at McKay Dee hospital. Born on Dec.10, 1952 to Floyd and Leona (Tanaka) Kaneko of Tremonton Ut, Stan loved his Denver Bronco games and his Utah Jazz games, other things that Stan loved to do with his time was bowling, fishing, camping and...
Alvin Reid Southard
Mar 5, 2018
Alvin Reid Southard (91) died March 3. He was born in Centertown, Kentucky, to Gordon and Bessie Ashby Southard. Educated in a one-room elementary school and Beaver Dam High School in Kentucky, he was drafted in 1944 and served in the Army until April 1953, when he entered Utah State University where he earned a BS and MS in Soils...
Layton Doral Elder
Mar 3, 2018
Layton Doral Elder, known by all his friends and family as Doral, was born September 1, 1935 in Orem, Utah. Doral died in his home on March 3, 2018. He was married to Rae Elder for 44 years who preceded him in death in 2017. He worked and retired from LeGrand Johnson Construction Co. He was a heavy equipment operator...
Leonzo Gonzalez
Feb 27, 2018
Leonzo Gonzalez passed away on February 27, 2018. He was born in Alejandrenos, Texas on January 20, 1937. He is survived by his 3 sons, Gabe (Tracee) Gonzalez; Marcos (Brenda) Gonzalez and Travis Gonzalez. One brother Servando Gonzalez of Zapata, Texas. He was preceded in death by 2 sons, Hector and Gerald Gonzalez and wife Mary Solis Gonzalez, 8 brothers...
Nellene Fabricius Hancey
Feb 26, 2018
Nellene Fabricius Hancey Born in Newton, Utah on Oct 3, 1928 to Knute and Orpah Fabricius passed away at her home on February 26, 2018. She graduated from North Cache High School and worked summers at the Ogden Defense depot during World War II. On Nov 18, 1949 she married Spencer Hancey in the Idaho Falls Temple. As an active...
Mary Berntson Rogers
Feb 14, 2018
LOGAN, UTAH - Mary Berntson Rogers, 95, of Logan, left this earthly state on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, to be reunited with Dean, her eternal companion, which made for a perfect Valentine’s Day! Mary made her entrance into the world on July 26, 1922. She was the first of four daughters born to Russell and Clara Berntson. She grew up...
Valdemar Rodriguez Castillo
Feb 1, 2018
Val passed away peaceful at his home on February 1, 2018 at the age of 93 surrounded by family. He was born on October 25, 1924 in Del Rio, Texas to Arturo and Virginia Castillo-the third child in a family of 13 children. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He married the...
Marlene Thorpe Baldwin
Jan 27, 2018
Eva Marlene Adams Thorpe Baldwin a.k.a “Munner” passed away surrounded by her family on January 27th, 2018 at the age of 85. Marlene was born on March 3rd, 1932 in Macon, Georgia, the only daughter of Sherwood Wesley and Emily Massey Adams. She had one brother, Bennett Wesley Adams. She attended school in Macon and after graduation, she trained to...
Lorraine Quinn Funke
Jan 15, 2018
Lorraine Quinn Funke July 28, 1924 - January 15, 2018 Smiling until the end, having given so much and asked for so little, Olive Lorraine Quinn Funke left us on January 15, 2018 at age 93. Lorraine was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on July 28, 1924. The youngest of 4 siblings, she was known as Babe and later Aunt...
