HONORING LIVES WITH OBITUARIES & TRIBUTES
OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
An obituary is more than just an announcement—it's a tribute to a life well lived. At Leavitt's Mortuary & Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden, UT, we understand the importance of honoring your loved ones with a meaningful memorial. Our obituaries provide a healing space for friends and family to reflect on cherished memories and celebrate the legacy of those we have served. Whether through a flower arrangement, a tree planting, or a personal tribute, we ensure that every memorial is special.
Venna L. Jacobsen Bouwhuis Decora
Jun 5, 2015
Venna L DeCora, age 89, returned to her Heavenly Father on June 5, 2015. Venna was born to John Jacobsen and Naomi Durrant on August 16, 1925 in Ogden, Utah. She and her brother John lived with their parents in West Ogden. Venna married Albert M. Bouwhuis August 24, 1949. Venna and Albert had five children: Sterling (Barb) Bouwhuis, Kevin...
Paul R. Savageau
Jun 5, 2015
Caring Husband, Brother, Father and Grandfather..Paul grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He met his "Honey", Marie Jeanne, in Paris during the war 67 years ago. Paul was awarded two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart in the European Theater. He taught Industrial Arts for 31 years and was always anxious to go hunting or fishing. MJ and...
David Sperry Gray
Jun 4, 2015
David Sperry Gray passed away in his sleep on June 4, 2015 at the age of 85. He was born on January 2, 1930 to Clarence Sperry and Marion Fearney Gray in Providence, RI.David graduated from Yale University in 1951 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering where he was inducted into Yales chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering...
Patricia Lewis
Jun 4, 2015
Patricia Lewis (Pat) passed away June 4, 2015, at her home in Gilbert, Arizona. She was born October 8, 1948, in Ogden, Utah to LaMoine and Ethel (Tanner) Lewis. Pat graduated from Ben Lomond High School and attended Weber College before becoming employed with the Internal Revenue Service. Her position there took her to the Fresno and San Francisco, CA,...
Lynda Summers Bigler
May 31, 2015
Lynda Summers Bigler passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015. She ws born March 21, 1962 to Junior Paul and Roma Summers in Ogden, Utah. Lynda graduated from Ogden High School. She married Vandus Bigler in 1996. She was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed crocheting, taking care of her pet dogs (border collie, Pepper and new dog, Lilly) and...
Garry Kenneth Farley
May 31, 2015
Garry Kenneth Farley passed away on May 31, 2015 after a long battle with diabetes. He was the son of Kenneth Owen Farley and Rose Farley Street. He was raised in Ogden and graduated from Ben Lomond High School. He worked at Hill Air Force Base commissary and as a flagger for various construction companies. He was preceded in death...
Elaine Mathias
May 31, 2015
Elaine J. Mathias, 80, passed peacefully from this life May 31, 2015 in Ogden, Utah. She was born October 26, 1934 to John Mobley and Beulah Brown in Weber County, Utah. Elaine graduated from Ogden High School. Elaines outstanding love for travel developed when she followed her second husband around the Far East while he was a test pilot in...
Joan Campbell Chambers
May 30, 2015
Joan Campbell Chambers passed away on May 30, 2015 in her home surrounded by loving family. She was born on July 6, 1929, the fifth of eight children, to Harold Scott and Beatrice Farr Campbell in Ogden, Utah. Joan graduated from Weber High School in 1946. She lived all of her life in the Ogden area. She loved North Ogden...
Jerry Dale Haddon
May 30, 2015
Jerry Dale Haddon passed away May 30, 2015. Jerry was born April 20, 1936 to Violet Ellorie Haddon in Rigby, Idaho. Jerry married Loris Barton; together they had five children. They were later divorced. He married Sheril Robins on June 25, 1983. Jerry served our country honorably in the Army and then the Air Force Reserves. Jerry was a longtime...
Carol Janet Stokes Taylor
May 28, 2015
On Thursday, May 28, 2015, our beautiful, loving wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, Carol Janet Stokes Taylor, passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was born September 6, 1938, in Ogden UT to Loyal C. Stokes and Gladys V. Stone. She graduated from Ben Lomond High School. On March 30, 1956, she married her loving husband of 59 years, William...
Daniel Ovard Moore
May 27, 2015
Dan Ovard Moore, 63, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 27, 2015. Dan was born October 20, 1951, to Ruby & Vernon Moore in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Roy High School. Dan married Bonnie Phipps on December 28, 1993 in Ogden, Utah. He was employed with Ogden City from which he retired. Dan loved camping, fishing, and...
Elwin Herbert Dransfield
May 27, 2015
Syracuse - Elwin Herbert Dransfield resigned his position in life on May 27, 2015 at the William E. Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home. He was born November 29, 1922 to Herbert and Clara Margaret Dransfield in Ogden, Utah. Elwin married Myrene Brian on July 22, 1942 in the Logan LDS Temple. She passed away on March 21, 1986. He then...
Wayne Martin
May 26, 2015
Wayne Buck Martin passed away May 26, 2015. He was born July 4, 1941 in King Hill, Idaho. He and Merlene were married on March 11, 1977 and have since resided in Syracuse, Utah. Buck enjoyed woodworking and ornamental iron projects as well as working with his brothers in the family business. Buck and Merlene had a great and rewarding...
Patricia Lee Fife Carter
May 24, 2015
Patricia Lee Fife Carter left this world on May 24, 2015 to be with the love of her life, after a short battle with liver failure. Pat was born on November 5, 1952 in Ogden, UT to Charles L. Fife Sr. and Norma G. Henderson-Fife. Pat graduated from White Pine High School in Ely, NV in 1971. On October 10,...
Evangelyn Irene Rees
May 23, 2015
Evangelyn Irene Rees, 77, passed away, May 23, 2015. Vangie was born June 17, 1937 to Emlet and Mary Streight in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Vangie graduated from Ogden High School. She married James Dee Rees in Riverton, Wyoming. Vangie was an avid seamstress, cook, baker, and arts and crafts enthusiast. She enjoyed gardening, camping, dancing, and traveling. She belonged to Ayuda...
Sharon Eva Ogden Winn
May 19, 2015
Sharon Eva Ogden Winn passed away May 19, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Sharon was born October 4, 1933 in Ogden, Utah. She was the only daughter born to Wendell Flowers Ogden and Eva Murrel Gale. Sharon married Zan J. Winn in the Salt Lake City Temple on September 12, 1951. They were later divorced. Sharon lived in Ogden...
Vivian Beatrice Budvarson Wilhite
May 18, 2015
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Vivian Beatrice Budvarson Wilhite passed away surrounded by family on May 18, 2015. Vivian was born on November 19, 1924 in San Diego, California to Gunnar Budvarson and Beatrice Joyce Pritchett Budvarson. Mom spent many of her early years in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah during the Depression where she learned to love her pioneer...
Ricardo Chavez Coria
May 16, 2015
Querido Padre Our Beloved Father, Ricardo Chavez Coria, passed away May 16, 2015 in Ogden, Utah. He was born in La Canada Michoacan, Mexico on December 13, 1924 to Ricardo Coria and Maria Guadalupe. Ricardo loved to watch soccer. There was never a game he didnt watch. He enjoyed going to all the Azteca games since that is where his...
Thomas Eugene Bush
May 15, 2015
Thomas Eugene Bush passed away at home in Ogden, UT while battling with ALS on May 15, 2015. He was born to Alpheus and Helen Bush on March 11, 1950 in Seattle, WA. He served in the active Navy, and later in the Air Force reserves. His family was his caregivers. Tom was loved by all who knew him and...
Robert Wayne Merrill
May 14, 2015
Those we love dont go away, They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still, LOVED, still missed, and very dear. Robert Wayne Merrill, 73, passed away May 14, 2015. He graduated from Ogden High in 1960. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army. Wayne loved this country and what it stands for..Freedom! Wayne is...
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