All Obituaries

Ila Hall Nelson January 31, 1923 – October 10, 2018 Ila Hall Nelson, 95, of Taylorsville, Utah passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.  Ila was born on January 31, 1923 in Garland, Utah to Heber Dean Hall and Edna King Hall.  Married to Vern J. Nelson October 14, 1940 later solemnized in the Logan Utah temple. Ila was a gifted seamstress and made many quilts, crocheted and tatted doilies, crafted leather goods and canned hundreds of jars of...

Our loving father, son and friend passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2018.   Larry was born in Salt Lake City on May 27, 1957 to Paul James Christensen and Dolores Grace Marshall Christensen.  He grew up in Holladay, Utah and attended Granite High School where he played on the football team.   After high school, Larry married and later divorced, Patsy Bowcut.  Together they had two children, Amber and Austin.  From a young age Larry learned to install...

Scott Douglas Pedersen passed away on September 30th, 2018. The family of Scott Douglas Pedersen is grieved to announce the sudden death of their father, husband, son and brother. He passed away on September 30th, 2018. He was born to Gaylen and Mary Anne Pedersen on May 26, 1966. Scott was the fifth of seven children, Graduated from Bountiful High, and later attended Utah State University where he met his wife, Kristiane Washburn. Kristiane and Scott were married in the St. George, LDS...

Russchele Kidder Clark April 3,1965 - September 30,2018 On September 30, 2018 Russchele K. Clark, a loving wife,mother,daughter and sibling died peacefully after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones. She will be missed by her husband Rex, son Kurtis,mother LaRae, sister Angela,brother Val and numerous relatives. Russchele had a unique gift to work with children which she will continue to do in heaven. Services will be held on Friday October 5,2018 at the LDS...

Jeana Lynne (Thompson) Larson was born on May 1st, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. She passed away on September 30th, 2018, peacefully and surrounded by family. Infinitely strong, she truly conquered her cancer by living a full and happy life despite her illness. Jeana was the oldest of six children and was a leader and caretaker since childhood. She had a naturally nurturing and compassionate demeanor and approach to life and helped care for her siblings from a young age. She enjoyed dancing,...

James Richard Blankenship age 57 crossed the threshold into eternity on September 25, 2018 in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born May 13, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to John Robert Blankenship and Reba May (Burrows) Blankenship. He is the proud father of five children: Cynthia Blankenship, Richard Luke Blankenship, Maryann Mathews, Christine Blankenship, Laura Blankenship and brave step-father of sixteen. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He will be greatly...

     Jay W. Burnett For most of his 92 years he was known as Jay Burnett. He died on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in South Jordan, Utah, and he will likely be recorded on some death records as Joseph William Burnett.      That was the name of the grandfather for whom Jay was named at birth. Early in life his uncles and aunts began calling him JW to differentiate him from their father. That was shortened to “Jay” and for all of us that is the way we...

Robert Charles Jensen (57) passed away September 19, 2018, after a brief, courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family. Chuck was born December 17, 1960, in Burley, Idaho. He married his sweetheart, Tina Sedgley on April 23, 1982 in Bountiful, Utah and later solemnized in the Bountiful temple.   Chuck was a man of many talents and loved to work with his hands. There was nothing he couldn’t fix, build, rebuild, or make better. Many have well-running cars and various other...

Annelies Nitschka Perkins 1942 – 2018   Annelies Erna Nitschka Perkins, beloved wife, mother, oma, sister and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the hospital in Murray, Utah knowing she was loved and cherished.   She was born on October 30, 1942 in Breslau, Germany during the war. Annelies said she remembered the family rushing into a bomb shelter at the end of 1944, when she was only 2 years old, to hide from the fighting in the city. In...

Jacob Lee Zabriskie (Jake) was born on June 1st, 1979 in Murray, Utah to parents Debbie and Paul Zabriskie. He passed away on September 5th, 2018 in Murray. Jake and Nancy were married July 10, 2006 in Las Vegas Nevada. He is survived by his wife, Nancy and children Sarina and Zak. He also leaves behind his mother Debbie Kendall (Kenny), West Jordan and father Paul Zabriskie (Wendy) Sandy,  and his brothers Scott Naillon (Lisa) Colorado Springs, CO, and Darin Zabriskie(Carla) North...