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Carol Simonsen Braegger

Carol Simonsen Braegger

Nov 8, 2025

Carol Simonsen Braegger, 77, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and cousin, passed away peacefully at home from natural causes on the morning of Saturday, November 8, 2025.

Born February 26, 1948, in Ogden, Utah, she was the daughter of Frederick H. Simonsen and Viola Syphers.

A 1967 graduate of Ogden High School, Carol pursued a career in education. She served as...

Evelyn Falslev Larsen

Evelyn Falslev Larsen

Nov 6, 2025

Evelyn Falslev Larsen left this earthly life on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at the age of 91. Evelyn was born on July 21, 1934 in Benson, Utah to Oga Lorenzo Jensen Falslev and Sylvia Nelson. She was the seventh of twelve children. She spent her childhood in Benson on the family farm working hard and making great memories with her...

Robert Ernest Kowall

Robert Ernest Kowall

Nov 4, 2025

Robert E. Kowall passed away on November 4, 2025 at the age of 58, in Brigham City, Utah surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 3, 1967 to Barbara and Ernie Kowall, now deceased.

Robert was disabled at birth but pursued life’s joys and challenges. Robert graduated from Box Elder High School in 1996. He worked at both Kmart...

Theresa Lynn (Martinez) Tingey

Theresa Lynn (Martinez) Tingey

Nov 1, 2025

Our beloved Theresa Lynn (Martinez) Tingey left this world wrapped in love, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, laughter, and the brightest kind of joy. If you ever met her, you remember her—she greeted everyone with a big embrace and her signature “Hello, sunshine!” Her laugh was contagious, her presence magnetic, and her heart endlessly generous. She was beautiful, inside...

Zakary Scott Cowley

Zakary Scott Cowley

Oct 29, 2025

Zakary Scott Cowley, 25, passed away on October 29, 2025. He was born on May 17, 2000, in Brigham City, UT to parents Scott V Cowley and Deena Buist Hammer. Zak lived in Brigham City, Layton, and Clinton throughout different periods of his life. Before his passing, he was employed at Autoliv in Brigham City. Zak loved nothing more than...

Paul H Jensen

Paul H Jensen

Oct 23, 2025

Paul Jensen died on 10/23/2025, in Brigham City, Utah from cancer. Paul was born on October 22nd,1968 in Bountiful Utah. He lived a short time in San Diego, California before moving to Brigham City, Utah where he remained the rest of his life. Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time in the outdoors with his friends and family. Paul is...

Eugene Kay Israelsen

Eugene Kay Israelsen

Oct 18, 2025

Eugene Kay Israelsen, affectionately known as Gene, passed away on October 18, 2025, in his beloved hometown of Hyrum, Utah. He was born on June 28, 1936, in Hyrum, to Eilert Kenneth and Viola Mae, where he would go on to leave a profound legacy grounded in love, laughter, and commitment to his community and family.

Gene dedicated 22 years of...

Yasmin Ruth Freed

Yasmin Ruth Freed

Oct 18, 2025

Our loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, cousin, and friend, Yasmin Ruth Freed (52) passed away peacefully at University of Utah Medical Center on October 18, 2025 after an unexpected battle with an unknown lingering illness.

She was born on December 7, 1972 in Sunderland, England, a daughter of Michael and Kathleen Evans McGrath.

Yasmin met and fell in love with her sweetheart,...

Kim Louise Eskelsen Johnson

Kim Louise Eskelsen Johnson

Oct 13, 2025

Kim Louise Johnson (nee Eskelsen) of Redlands, California passed from this life on 13 October 2025. She was born on 22 July 1955 in Boise, Idaho to Richard M. Eskelsen and Virginia E. Bird. Kim was raised in Brigham City, Utah and attended Bunderson Elementary School nearby. She was in the Ski Club at Box Elder High in Brigham City...

Roxie Ann Beard

Roxie Ann Beard

Oct 12, 2025

Our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Roxie Ann Beard, 71, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at Maple Springs Assisted Living Center of natural causes.

Roxie was born on November 6, 1953 in Brigham City, Utah, a daughter of Lawrence and Roxie Christensen Geisler.

She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1971.

Roxie worked at Box Elder Sheriff's...

Joyce Martha Thurman

Joyce Martha Thurman

Oct 9, 2025

Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Joyce Martha Hoehner Thurman, 85, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2025 at Sunrise of Sandy Retirement Center.

She was born on August 15, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of George Carl and Martha Anna Kasworm Hoehner. She almost died of spinal meningitis as an infant.

She went to...

Lorena Stephens Tuck

Lorena Stephens Tuck

Oct 5, 2025

Lorena Stephens Tuck, 92, died at home surrounded by family on October 5, 2025. She was born on October 24, 1932, in Los Angeles, California to Avery Nathan Stephens and Murtle Evelyn Abbott. Later, she moved with her family to Bunkerville, Nevada. She spent most of her childhood living between Bunkerville and Las Vegas with her twin sister, Loretta.

Lorena was...

Lonnie Neil Andersen

Lonnie Neil Andersen

Oct 4, 2025

Lonnie Neil Andersen, a beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, at the age of 68.

Lonnie was born on August 6, 1957, in Logan, UT, to Orval George Andersen and Lila Sheril Clegg Andersen. He grew up in the area and, in his younger years, worked as a skilled steel erector. Later in life,...

Glenn McKell Beckstrom

Glenn McKell Beckstrom

Sep 21, 2025

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Glenn McKell Beckstrom, 87, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at his home in Plain City, Utah.

He was born on May 18, 1938 in Spanish Fork, Utah, a son of William Robertson and Della Nielsen Beckstrom. He moved to the Salt Lake area with his parents and was...

Karen Kae Keller Rapp

Karen Kae Keller Rapp

Sep 21, 2025

Karen Kae Keller Rapp passed away at 60 years of age following a courageous year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was in her home, surrounded by her family when she passed. Karen was born on October 11, 1964 in Tremonton, Utah to Jay Maurice Keller and Marianna Eliason Keller. Her family moved to Brigham City when she was quite young....

Dennis Earl Sheffield

Dennis Earl Sheffield

Sep 18, 2025

Dennis Earl Sheffield, the beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, touched the lives of many during his remarkable journey from Brigham City, Utah, to Ogden, where he peacefully departed this world on September 18, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on September 10, 1940, in the heart of Brigham City, Dennis was a man whose spirit embodied...

Hazel Fredrickson Peterson

Hazel Fredrickson Peterson

Sep 18, 2025

Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Hazel Fredrickson Peterson, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at Maple Springs Assisted Living in Brigham City, Utah.

She was born on May 26, 1935 in Roosevelt, Utah, a daughter of William Durrell and Frances Delores Howell Fredrickson. She was reared and educated in Roosevelt, Utah.

She married her...

Christa Therese Fifield

Christa Therese Fifield

Sep 1, 2025

Christa Therese Fifield, a beloved homemaker and devoted mother, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2025, in Brigham City, Utah, at the age of 83. Born on July 29, 1942, in Munich, Germany, Christa was a woman of immense warmth and creativity, touching the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Christa's journey through life was defined by...

Linda Billie Rosen Sweat

Linda Billie Rosen Sweat

Aug 31, 2025

From all of us, her children, we want the world to know, our mom, Linda Billie, was one of a kind. Born September 17, 1944, to Grant Pendrey Rosen and Norah Danielle Thomas, she was their only child and carried a deep love for them throughout her life. After 80 remarkable years (almost 81!), she began her newest role in...

Reed Henry Nelson

Reed Henry Nelson

Aug 31, 2025

Our loving husband, father, gpa, brother, uncle, and friend, Reed Henry Nelson, 79, passed away at home surrounded by his loving wife, daughter and grand-daughters early Sunday morning, August 31, 2025 from a long battle with cancer. He was born June 28, 1946 in Brigham City, Utah to Merlin and Francis Nelson. He married the love of his life and...

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