Obituaries

Jun 19, 2017

Joseph William Larkin was born at his home in Snowville, Utah, November 29, 1928 to Alma Larkin and Rennis Andersen Larkin. He attended Snowville Elementary through eighth grade and graduated from Bear River High School, Tremonton, Utah.

Joe attended B.Y.U. for one year before being called on an LDS mission to Hawaii. When he returned home he...

Jun 14, 2017

John R Davis 1956-2017~ John R Davis, 60, passed away June 14, 2017. John was born August 7, 1956 to Eugene Davis and Virginia Shufelt in Ticonderoga, New York the eldest of six children. He married Peggy Nishiguchi May 14, 1983 and adopted two children Brianna (1990) and Chad (1993). He graduated from George Mason University in 1989 in...

Jun 10, 2017

Kevin Andrew Unck, age 63, was born on March 6, 1954 in Ogden, UT to Stanley and Barbara McMillan Unck and passed away peacefully on June 10, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho at his home, with his dog, Noah, by his side.

Kevin enjoyed all outdoor activities. He was especially devoted to fighting wildland fires.

He...

Jun 7, 2017

Launna Christensen Brink passed away June 7, 2017 at her home in California. She was born August 8, 1948 in Tremonton to Merwin P. & Prescilla R. Christensen.

She attended McKinley grade school and graduated from Bear River High School. She attended USU where she met C. Holden Brink, they were married Sep. 12, 1968 in the...

Jun 6, 2017

Nancy Mayree Powell Frost Rhynsburger died 6 June 2017 at the home of her daughter with family members present. Nancy was born 12 March 1926 in Coalville, Summit Co., Utah to Parley “A” and Olive Cox Powell, the eighth of ten children. She was raised in Upton where her father purchased a farm. She attended grade school in Upton...

Jun 3, 2017

Joe D Harris passed away on June 3, 2017. He was born on April 16, 1936 to Arthur D. Harris and Joyce Mabel Patten Harris. Joyce passed away the following day from complications of child birth. Joe was a small baby and in order to keep him warm, was kept in the warming oven in the coal stove. He...

Jun 2, 2017

Flora Kaneko Tanaka, 91, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2017, surrounded by loving family, at Our House Assisted Living Center in Tremonton, Utah.  She was born in 1926 in Centerfield, Utah to Ichimasu and Hana Kaneko.

Flora grew up on a family farm and was the youngest child.   As such, she recalled working hard, going to...

Jun 2, 2017

Ruth Renee Mason Anderson passed away June 2, 2017 at Rocky Mountain Care Center in Logan at the age of 94. She was born on December 21, 1922 to Royal Lional Mason and Kate Diantha Johnson in Plymouth, UT. She attended Bear River High School. She married Ray H Anderson on May 21, 1941 later they were sealed in...

May 24, 2017

Dorothy (Dot) Sparks Conger of Tremonton, Utah returned home to her Father in Heaven on May 24, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family that she loved.  She was born on September 5, 1948 in Logan, Utah to Gleneth & Vella Thompson Sparks.  She married David Tracy Conger on March 15, 1969.

Dot graduated from Sky...

May 23, 2017

Carol Drysdale Anderson Phillips was born on December 25th, 1931 and passed peacefully in her sleep on the morning of May 23, 2017 at her residence in Tremonton’s Bear River Valley Care Center.

She was preceded in death and will be welcomed with open arms by her husband, Victor Young Phillips, her mother, Mary Jane Young Anderson,...

May 22, 2017

LaMar Cleveland Capener, 84, passed away on May 22, 2017, at his home in Kaysville, Utah. He was born on August 15, 1932 to Russell and Mildred Capener in Tremonton, Utah.

LaMar attended and graduated from Bear River High School. He also attended Utah State University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in welding, which did not...

May 16, 2017

Curtis Foy Shuman, age 85 of Bothwell, Utah passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the MaKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.  Curtis was born April 24, 1932 in Penrose, Utah the son of Titus Foy Shuman and Clara Marie Ussing Shuman.

Growing up in Bothwell, Curtis attended schools at Bothwell Elementary and graduated from Bear River...

May 15, 2017

Gwen Fackrell Munk, 86, died on May 15, 2017 of congestive heart failure in her daughter’s home in West Jordan, Utah.  She was surrounded by her loving family who will miss her deeply.

Gwen was born June 15, 1930 to Israel Hoyt Fackrell and Mary Elma Nessen, the fifth of nine children. She attended Howell...

May 12, 2017

Leora Margaret Rudd McCowan Penhorwood, age 94, passed away at her home on May 12, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 12, 1922 in Plymouth, Utah. The daughter of George Clark Rudd and Electa (Ettie) Nish. She was the first of five children. Leora grew up in Plymouth and West Fielding on her parent’s farm...

May 11, 2017

Robert (Bob) Waite Brandt passed away May 11, 2017 in Tremonton, Utah.  He was born in Caldwell, Idaho, to Jesse Waite and Helen Patterson Brandt on July 8, 1923.  He attended the University of Idaho and joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

While at the U of I, he met Corine (Gay) Williams, and they were married...

May 9, 2017

Rowane Thomas Westergard, 84, passed away on May 9, 2017 at Our House Assisted Living in Tremonton, Utah. She was born on November 11, 1932 in Tremonton to Lynn B. & Bertha R. Thomas. Rowane attended and graduated from Bear River High School. She married Jay Dee Westergard in the Logan LDS Temple on September 12, 1951. He passed...

May 7, 2017

Boyd W. Munns, 91, passed away Sunday May 7,2017 of natural causes. He was born in Garland, April 26, 1926 to Frank and Mabel Udy Munns. He grew up in Garland on the family farm, attending Garland Elementary, and graduating from Bear River High.

Boyd joined the army shortly after graduation. He served under General Patton in...

May 7, 2017

Our amazing dad and grandpa Reed C. Jensen passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, May 7, 2017 at the age of 87.  Reed was born February 27, 1930 to Ephraim Carl Jensen and Vesta Anderson Jensen in Bothwell, Utah.  He grew up on the Iowa String Road in Tremonton helping his dad on the farm and sheep ranch -...

May 4, 2017

Brendan F. Knell Shakur, 26, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 in a tragic car accident near Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Brendan was born February 24, 1991 in Brigham City, Utah to Frank “Bud” & LeighAnn Knell.

Brendan was such a curious young boy, always wanting to know how something worked and why. He excelled in school,...

May 2, 2017

Orvile James Petersen, 93, passed away at home on May 2, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on July 29, 1923 in Elwood, Utah to Lars & Anna Petersen.

On May 9, 1953, Orvile married his lifelong spouse, Geraldine Garfield, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they raised six children.

After leaving...