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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.
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...
Walter Salazar
May 14, 2015
Walter Salazar, Born May 9, 1938 in Santa Fe, NM to Lucas Salazar & Consuelo (Connie) Herrera, passed away peacefully at home, May 14, 2015. Walt was a long time Ogden resident, a friend to many, who seemed to meet and make acquaintances wherever he went. He graduated with honors from Ben Lomond High School (Class of 1956) and later...
Judy Kay Valentine
May 13, 2015
Clearfield, Utah: Judy Kay Valentine died from pulmonary edema on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born in Owatonna MN to Arthur and Alice Lassahn. She grew up in the small farming town of Blooming Prairie, MN, graduating from Blooming Prairie High School and later attending Mankato State University. Judy began working for the Department of Defense in 1968, a...
Larry Robinson
May 10, 2015
On "Mothers Day" my husband, our Dad, Uncle, Grandpa and Great Grandpa, our Gentle Giant, Larry passed away after fighting a long battle with cancer. A man of few words, but when he spoke in his deep strong voice..everyone listened. He had many favorite sayings to greet people and even though they were silly it made us all smile. Larry...
Becky Lane Larsen
May 10, 2015
Our little Becky Do Da went to the big Ghost Town in the sky on Mothers Day. Becky always loved to go to ghost towns, old mines and cemeteries. Like her dad, she liked to collect antiques and "rusty" stuff. You could also always find Becky puttering around her house and yard with her beloved dogs and there was always...
Allan Dwight Hiatt
May 9, 2015
Allan Dwight Hiatt, 63, passed away at his home Saturday, May 9, 2015. He was born on December 29, 1951 to Dwight and Eleanor Hiatt in St. Ignatius, Montana. Allan attended Hellgate High School. He married Mary Vann on October 23, 1971. Five children were born from that union. Mary preceded him in death in 1983. Allan and Sue Shrum...
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