Obituaries

Oct 26, 2009

MARTIN PAUL MERZ Martin Paul Merz, our loving, caring, kind and honorable husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed from this worldly plain on Monday, October 26, 2009, in Morgan, Utah. Martin P. Merz was born July 12, 1923 to Martin Joseph and Gertrude McGowan Merz in Newark, New Jersey. He attended grade school and High School in Newark...

Oct 24, 2009

Dorothy Tippin passed away October 24, 2009 at age 74 of a hemorrhagic stroke. She was born May 30, 1935 in Oakley, Utah to Faron and Loretta Siddoway.

Dorothy loved to travel and enjoyed the outdoors, her camera always in hand. She lived her life to the fullest and touched the lives of all she knew. She...

Oct 6, 2009

Brody Nuel Johnson, 26, passed away on October 6, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was born on December 24, 1982 in Ogden, Utah to Larie Hannum and Randy Johnson.

He graduated from high school in Evanston, Wyoming and received his Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson. He was currently working on his Masters...

Oct 6, 2009

SUNSET, UTAH a�" Wilbur Joseph Escuriex, 79, passed away on October 6, 2009, of cancer. He was born on August 8, 1930, in Franklin, Louisiana, to Alphonse Minus and Lillian Frederick Escuriex. He attended high school in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Frenchy married Lorena Vincent and they had four children: Mitchell, David, Linda and Gary. They were later divorced....

Oct 5, 2009

Buzz flew off into the wild blue yonder Oct. 5, 2009.

He was an accomplished pilot, wonderful singer and force to be reckoned with, in road construction. He has told his last story. A big man with a big heart, he was born to George and Lena (Wahlert) in Hillrose, CO. He worked from the time he...

Sep 23, 2009

Hal (Oop) Adams Orton, 55, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 of a brain aneurysm. He was born April 21, 1954, the fifth child and son of Harold W. and Fern Adams Orton.

He graduated from Morgan High School in 1972. While in High School, he was active in drama. He was very big-hearted and had many...

Sep 21, 2009

Charles Dale Hodgson, 69, our loving father, peacefully passed away at home holding the hand of his sweetheart, our mother DeAnn, on September 21, 2009.

Dad was born November 15, 1939 in Anderson, Indiana to Clyde Edmon Hodgson and Fannie Giles Hodgson. When Dad was 3 years old their family moved to Morgan, Utah. He attended Morgan...

Sep 6, 2009

MORGAN a�" June Anna Longhurst Wright, 87, died Sunday, September 6, 2009 in Ogden.

She was born February 18, 1922 in Logan, Utah to George Leonard and Ruth Annie Mason Longhurst. On Oct 26, 1946 she married Albert J Wright in Morgan, Utah and was later sealed in the Salt Lake temple

She was active in...

Sep 1, 2009

Peterson a�" LaVerna Violet Stoney Palmer, 77, died Tuesday September 1, 2009 in Ogden.

She was born March 7, 1932 in Ogden, Utah to Remon King and Violet Caroline Grieve Stoney.

On March 16, 1950 she married Arlo Dearden Palmer in Evanston, WY. They were later sealed in the Logan temple in 1958.

She was...

Sep 1, 2009

Richard D. Faddis 1947-2009

COALVILLE - Richard D. Faddis, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Thomas Andrew Faddies and Belva Lorraine Birch Faddies on April 3, 1947 and passed away Sept. 1, 2009 at his home in Coalville, Utah.

He was educated in Colorado and Utah schools, a graduate of...

Aug 25, 2009

MORGAN a�" Shelley Waldron passed away at her home on August 25, 2009 after a battle with cancer.

Shelley was born January 26, 1951, in Ogden, Utah to Earl Homer Waldron and Phyllis Thomson Waldron. She was raised in Morgan, Utah with three sisters and three brothers.

Shelley attended Morgan Schools graduating with the class of...

Aug 25, 2009

Brandee Kitchin Wilson passed away Aug. 25, 2009 after an extended illness.

She was born July 4, 1970, in Bountiful, Utah. She spent her school years in Morgan and graduated from Morgan High in 1988.

At the time of her death, she lived in Riverdale, Utah with her husband J.C. Wilson.

Dolphins brought her peace...

Aug 8, 2009

MORGAN - Our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother, Myrtle Gleason Rock, 86 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 8, 2009. Myrtle was born on January 24, 1923. She was the 9th child born to George and Annie Myrtle Jensen Gleason in Garland Utah. She graduated from Bear River High...

Aug 4, 2009

Robyn Cruff

Robyn Sue Turner Cruff's mortal life spanned forty-two years and fourteen hours before she returned to her heavenly home; cancer claimed her body but not her spirit. She was born August 3, 1967 and died August 4, 2009.

Robyn was the first-born of Jan K. and Francis B. Turner. She felt fortunate to have...

Jul 31, 2009

MORGAN a�" Caleb "Toad" Nelson, 29, died Friday, July 31, 2009 in Riverdale, Utah in a tragic car accident.

He was born April 18, 1980 to James C. and Val L. Nelson. He married the love of his life, Jessica Brooke Wadman, on August 16, 2002. Together they had two beautiful princesses, Keyaira Linn Nelson (6) and...

Jul 11, 2009

Dennis G. Kelley MORGAN a�" Dennis Galland Kelley, 68, returned to his Father in Heaven Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Mckay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, following a tragic accident.

Dennis was born April 30, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Andrew William and LaVerne Galland Kelley. He graduated from East High School in Salt Lake and attended...

Jul 11, 2009

Harding Roosevelt Hackney MTN. GREEN a�" Harding Roosevelt Hackney returned to his Heavenly Father after a long illness. He was born on July 23, 1924 to Sterling and Hattie Hackney in Sharp County Arkansas.

He married his former wife in 1944 and had a son. They were later divorced.

Harding enlisted in the U.S. Army in...

Jul 2, 2009

MORGAN a�" Charles Stanley Pentz, or just Stan to family and friends, passed away July 2, 2009. He died with his boot on, genuinly one of the last true cowboys.

He was born July 25, 1944 to Charles I. Pentz and Jewel Violet (Vi) Carpenter Pentz. He married Lorna Dean Brinkerhoff August 23, 1963. His childhood and...

Jun 30, 2009

MORGAN - Harold Ernest (Ty) Little, 91, passed away on June 30, 2009 of causes incident to age. He was born July 14, 1917 in Morgan, Utah to Charles Morgan and Rhoda Johnson Little. He married Marion Blonquist on August 21, 1945.

Ty graduated from Morgan High School where he played basketball, football, and baseball. He continued...

Jun 26, 2009

Our mother and grandmother, passed away Friday June 26, 2009 from complications due to cancer. She was surrounded by her family at her home in Roy, Utah. Freida was born March 22, 1929 in Henefer, Utah. She was the daughter of Inez Shill Eakins and Hershel Eakins. She grew up on the farm in Henefer and graduated from...