Published on September 11th, 2024 Elizabeth Takao Last September 9, 2023, Elizabeth Jane Takao passed away peacefully after a 4-year journey with cancer.
After meeting in their hometown Cincinnati, Ohio, Lloyd and Elizabeth ...
Published on September 11th, 2024 Margaret (Maggie) Mary Eggen Margaret (Maggie) Mary Eggen (1931- 2024) is survived by her husband Norman; her four children David Wigginton, Thomas Wigginton, Sally Wigginton (Mary), Laura Waal (David), her grandchildren Katie and Ryan Waal, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
Published on August 28th, 2024 Helen Constance "Connie" Chandler Mueser Helen Constance "Connie" Chandler Mueser passed away peacefully on August 10, 2024. She was born on January 18, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Harry W. Chandler and Helen Mae Merrill Chandler. Connie was the eldest of five children, with siblings Craig, Steven, ...
Published on August 28th, 2024 Jerome Martin "Marty" Sivesind Jr. Marty was born in Oklahoma on a military base while his father, Jerome Sivesind, served overseas in World War II. His mother was Eleanor Cravagan, and Marty was the eldest child with three siblings, Kristin, Elizabeth, and Erik.
Published on August 14th, 2024 Ned Allen Herrington Ned Allen Herrington passed away on July 6, 2024, with his wife, Carolyn, by his side. His life will not be defined by his last few years with Alzheimer's, but by his humor, his vitality, his wit, his intelligence, his integrity, and his ease in making relationships. ...
Published on July 31st, 2024 Lionel Winton Sorenson, Jr., M.D. Lionel "Lee" Winton Sorenson, Jr., M.D., was the only son of Dr. Lionel Winton Sorenson, M.D., and Charlotte Edmunds. Known as "Junior" growing up, Lee spent his early years in Sandy, Utah, where his father served as the town's only physician and surgeon from 1933 to ...
Published on July 31st, 2024 Sheryl (Sheri) Lynn Grant Woodruff Sheri Woodruff died fighting her fight in her own bed at home after a long illness. She was born to Dorothy Jeanne (Cooper) Grant Davis and Lester Martin Grant in Oakland, California. Her parents received a surprise gift of two girls on September 7, 1944; Sheri, the ...
Published on July 31st, 2024 Sallielou Carter Our mom Sallielou Carter passed away peacefully on June 25, 2024. She was born in Oakland to James and Sallielou Ward, the youngest to sisters Jean and Anne.
She previously lived in ...
Published on July 31st, 2024 Trudy Lynne Ausfahl Trudy Lynne Ausfahl was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. God called her home to heaven on July 4 at the age of 83 after a lengthy battle with dementia.
Trudy was born ...
Published on July 17th, 2024 Laura Marie (Hardoin) Olson Laura Marie Olson, 66, of Moraga CA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 19, 2024 after a brief battle with cancer. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, wife, and sister, and a dedicated member of her local community and church.
Published on July 17th, 2024 David Martin Ernsberger David Martin Ernsberger, July 27, 1945-July 2, 2024, passed away on Tuesday, July 2 at the age of 78 in Austin, Texas. He lost his beloved wife, Nancy, on April 26 after her own battle with cancer. They were married for 57 years and apart for two months. They had many ...
Published on July 3rd, 2024 William Harrison Broach William Harrison Broach, a ramblin' wreck from Georgia Tech and a heck of an engineer, left this world on June 20, 2024, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with his beloved wife Barbara and daughter Mary by his side. He was 89. The cause of death was congestive heart ...
Published on June 19th, 2024 Patricia Anne Moran Pribyl Patricia was born in Chicago, IL to Frances Adlaf Moran and Mark Edward Moran. Donald Francis Moran and Rosemarie Catherine (Bunny) Moran Reinertson were her older siblings.
Patricia ...
Published on June 19th, 2024 John Charles Kunzman M.D. John was born in Denver, Colorado, on May 1, 1938, to John Arthur and Sylva Shaklee Kunzman. John grew up on the family farm near Fort Lupton, Colorado, with his two sisters Joycelaine Kunzman Muhs (Harvey), Joan Kunzman Brunelle (Robert), and his brother James Ross ...
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