Orla M. Kapanka
May 24, 2016
Orla M. ("Lucky") Kapanka, daughter of E. Catherine and Sidney S. Smith passed away at her home on May 24, 2016. She was 92 years old. Orla was raised in Coalville, UT and attended Weber State College in Ogden after graduation from North Summit High School in 1941. She then went to work at Hill Field as a secretary, then...
Janalee Thomas
May 23, 2016
Janalee Thomas passed away May 23, 2016 at the age of 53 from cancer. She was born October 17, 1962 to John Palmer Thomas and Elaine Saunders Thomas in Ogden, Utah. She had one son, Jordan Paul Thomas, who she loved with all her heart. Jan received an associates degree from Weber State University and continued to work toward a...
Patrick Lee Lair
May 22, 2016
Pat Lee Lair passed away at home on Sunday, May 22, 2016 after a short and courageous battle with glioblastoma cancer. Pat was born to Roy Tracy Lair and Patricia Rose Moore in Fort Madison, Iowa. He served in the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1993. Pat is survived by his wife, Kristine; daughter, Jessica; son, Daniel (Pheonix,...
Christopher “Cj” Jon Cragun
May 20, 2016
Christopher CJ Jon Cragun, our beloved father, grandfather, son and brother returned home to our Heavenly Father on May 20, 2016 at the age of 49. CJ was born to Emielie Evans and Ralph Cragun on September 21, 1966 in Ogden, Utah where he had lived his entire life. On September 19, 1987, he married Kristen Cragun and had four...
Annika Mccaffery
May 20, 2016
Annika McCaffery, 71, passed away May 20, 2016. She was born March 31, 1945 to Karl Karlsson and EK-Marie Akerman in Karlstad, Sweden. She was very proud of her Swedish heritage. Annika enjoyed playing professional and recreational pool. She also enjoyed playing Bingo in her spare time. She enjoyed working with her hands from crafts to puzzles to baking and...
Dominick A. Santoro
May 20, 2016
Dominick A. Santoro, 69, passed away May 20, 2016 in Murray, Utah. He had fought a three week battle with flu-like symptoms, resulting in a host of many internal and severe brain diseases. The family urges others to get their flu shots to prevent this from happening to themselves or their loved ones. Dominick was born April 9, 1947 in...
Patricia R. Abbott/Blackburn
May 19, 2016
Patricia R. Abbott /Blackburn, 78, passed away quietly in her sleep May 19, 2016. She was born October 4, 1937 to Theodore McIntyre and Jessie Stevens in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pat graduated from West High School. She married Walter J. Abbott in Salt Lake City, Utah who preceded her in death. She married Wallace Blackburn in Layton, Utah, who...
Dorothy “Dottie” Leone Nemetz
May 18, 2016
Dorothy (Dottie) Nemetz, wife of Paul Nemetz was welcomed into our Lords arms on May 18, 2016. Dottie was born in Ft. Benton, Montana on March 5, 1933 to Timothy and Nadine OConnell. Dottie was one of six children that were raised in rural Highwood, Montana. She graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, where she pursued her nursing degree...
Kelly James Wanczyk
May 16, 2016
Kelly James Wanczyk of Ogden died unexpectedly on May 16, 2016, at the age of 41. Kelly was born June 28, 1974 in Ogden, Utah, to Jim Wanczyk & Sharon Jaseph Wanczyk. Kelly attended Ogden City schools and graduated from Ogden High School in 1992. He enjoyed many sports but loved baseball and was a threat each time he stepped...
Monica Richardson
May 16, 2016
Monica Richardson, 54, passed away May 16, 2016. She was born January 15, 1962 to Hersel Sr. and Hortensia Richardson in Ogden, Utah. Our beloved Monica has been reunited with her parents and brother. She loved us all with every part of her heart, especially her daughter, Christina, her nieces and nephews, great-nieces, great nephews and her new grandson, Desmond....
Austen Adair Hyson
May 16, 2016
Austen Adair Hyson, born January 31, 1978, passed away from complications of diabetes. Austin struggled for many years with juvenile diabetes. He loved both his foster parents, Judy and Gary (deceased) Doud and natural parents Vicky (deceased) and Galen Hyson. Austen is survived by his brother, Jeremy Hyson; foster brothers, Ryan Doud and Robert Kenney; grandmothers, Marita Hyson and Virginia...
Marion Schvaneveldt
May 11, 2016
Marion was born February 13, 1930 and was adopted and raised by her loving parents, Dr. W.H. and Edith Trezona Budge. Marion led a long and happy life surrounded by family and friends. She was loved by everyone who had the opportunity to meet her. Marion was raised in Ogden and graduated from Ogden High School in 1948. She attended...
James Paul Maness
May 8, 2016
James Paul Maness, 28, passed away quietly in his sleep Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home. He was born March 26, 1988 to James E. and Julie Summers Maness in Ogden, Utah. Jim attended Valley View Elementary, South Ogden Junior High and graduated from Bonneville High School in 2006. He attended Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College and completed the welding...
Thomas Michael Glynn
May 8, 2016
Thomas Michael Glynn, 77, passed away May 8, 2016. He was born August 2, 1938 to Lawrence and LaCreta Glynn in Dayton, Ohio. Thomas graduated from Chaminade High School. He married Deanna Lee Sherman in Dayton, Ohio June 2, 1962. Thomas served in the United States Marine Corp from October 9, 1956 to October 8, 1962. Thomas is survived by...
Bonita Â??Bonnieâ? Deitrich Fairbourn Mitton
May 7, 2016
South Ogden Bonnie Mitton, 74, died May 7, 2016 of heart failure. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 7, 1941. She was an only child of Lauren Robert and Beulah M. Tankersley Deitrich. Bonnie married Richard Rick Hansen Fairbourn in Baltimore, Maryland February 1964 and in 1968 they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to establish roots in...
Helma E. Mcleod
May 6, 2016
Helma E. McLeod, 81 passed away May 6, 2016 at her sons home in Rush Valley, Utah after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. Helma was born December 5, 1934 to George Groesch and Agnes Kuhn in Wurzburg, Germany. Helma married Donald L. Ith in 1955. He later passed away. She then married William McLeod in 1980. Helma worked as...
Dale Bartholomew Stewart
May 4, 2016
Dale Bartholomew Stewart, 65, of Rancho Murieta California passed away in an automobile accident on May 4th, 2016. Dale was born on May 29th, 1950 to Morriss Bartholomew and Edna Wright Stewart in Payson Utah. Dale spent much of his youth in South Ogden Utah and excelled at baseball and football. He graduated from Bonneville High School in Ogden Utah...
Harvey Robert Schwitzer
May 3, 2016
Harvey Robert Schwitzer passed away May 3, 2016 at his daughters home in Layton, Utah. He was born April 28, 1926 in Denison, Iowa to Robert F. Schwitzer and Hedwig Rosa Amelia Jaacks. Harvey married Gloria Jane Spiers October 30, 1946. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on August 9, 1948. Gloria died of cancer on August...
Ruth Elliott
May 3, 2016
Ruth Elliott, 93, passed away May 3, 2016 peacefully at her home. She was born June 11, 1922 to Robert and Bertha Miller in Harrisville, Utah. Ruth was born into a pioneer family. Ruth attended Utah State where she met and married John Elliott of South Bend, Indiana. From this union came three boys, Robert, Jon Scott and Jeffrey. She...
Jerry Arnold Davis
May 2, 2016
Jerry Arnold Davis was the eighth of 11 children born to John Leonard Davis and Mary Verna Robertson. He was born in Cedar City, Utah on October 2, 1934. He was raised in Ogden, Utah and graduated from Ogden High School in 1953. He earned degrees from both Weber College and Utah State University, with an MBA from Brigham Young...
