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Frederick Edward DuBois III (Rick)

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Obit Frederick Edward DuBoisFrederick Edward DuBois III (Rick) was born on April 30, 1966, and died March 6, 2017, from natural causes.

Rick is the son of Frederick DuBois Jr. and Sandra Kelley Fetzer. He was preceded in death by his beloved stepfather Harold Fetzer and grandparents Carl and Lucille Kelley. He is survived by siblings Angela Bozeman, Eboni DuBois, Chris Bozeman and Satchel Bozeman; niece Kaleese Dunbar; his beloved cat Miss Kitty; and aunts and many cousins.

Plagued by a lifetime of health problems, Rick was accepting of moving on to heaven. A graveside service will be held at the Tooele Cemetery on Monday, March 12, 2017, at 1 p.m.


Jeanie Coon Palmer

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Obit Jeanie Coon PalmerLoving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, Jeanie Coon Palmer (68), unexpectedly passed away from a serious infection, March 7, 2017. She was born in the hearts of two loving parents, Roland and LaRue Coon, on March 10, 1948. Her arrival was a blessing after years of longing for a baby.

She loved her childhood in Erda, where she spent numerous hours with the Warr and Gull families, who have remained lifelong friends. She also enjoyed cookouts with her cousins and going to girls camp.

Jeanie graduated from Tooele High School in 1966 and then spent several years working at the Army Depot.

She met her husband, Jimmy Dean, at a church activity. They were married on a very cold, foggy day, Dec. 15, 1972, in the Salt Lake Temple. They built their life together in Grantsville.

Jeanie never forgot her Erda roots and spent every summer keeping score at the ballpark and eating burnt hot dogs and brownies. You can take a girl out of Erda but you can’t take Erda out of the girl!

Jeanie also enjoyed her years working at Key Bank. She was a member of the LDS Church and loved her Heavenly Father.

Her greatest joy in life was her family. She was very proud to share their accomplishments with everyone she met. She never missed a game and supported her children in every endeavor.

Her heart of gold made those who were not family feel as if they were. Her greatest attribute was the love and compassion she had for others and an unexpected flower arrangement or a cold Pepsi were her favorite gifts to give.

Jeanie is survived by her husband, Jimmy Dean Palmer; children Rick (Amy) Palmer, Kari (Ben) Lawton, Kami (Nate) Brown, Robbie (Mindy) Palmer and Randy (Brittany) Palmer; brother Glen (Marcia) Coon; sister Suzanne (Allen) Adamson; 17 grandchildren who meant the world to her; in-laws Harry and Doris Standing, Beatrice (Dean) Johnson, Brenda (Blaine) Livingston, Treasa (Larry) Perkins, Shirlene (David) Remington, Greg (Deanna) Palmer, Michelle (Troy) Giles, Brett (Cindy) Palmer and DeAnn (Bill) Christiansen; 46 nieces and nephews and countless others too numerous to list.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 13 at 1 p.m. at the Grantsville Stake Center, 550 E. Durfee Street. A viewing will be held the evening before, at the same location from 6–8 p.m. and also before the funeral from 11 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Grantsville City Cemetery.

Julie Leatham Sutton

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Obit Julie Leatham SuttonJulie Leatham Sutton, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, (77), peacefully ascended to her Father in Heaven on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 7:47 a.m. She was born at home to two loving parents, James and Mary Leatham, on Aug. 11, 1939, in Grantsville, Utah.

Julie graduated from Grantsville High School in 1957, and later attended and graduated from Stevens Henagar business college in Salt Lake City. She worked as a bank teller and a waitress. She married her sweetheart, Rex, on Feb. 12, 1960, in the Salt Lake Temple, and later gave birth to two loving sons, Anthony and Jeff. Julie dedicated her life to being a homemaker and devoted mother, raising her two boys.

Julie was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She taught in the primary, and was a part of the relief society. She also helped tie many quilts for less fortunate members of the community.

Reading, crosswords, camping, and quilting were favorite pastimes throughout her life. She also loved to go to Friday night football games at Grantsville and Stansbury high schools. Julie faithfully attended all of her sons’ football, basketball and baseball games, and her granddaughters’ dance recitals and performances.

Julie was preceded in death by her mother, father, and brothers (Jim and Joe). She is survived by her husband (Rex), sons (Anthony and Jeff), grandkids (Christa, Ceilly and Kaden) and great-grandson (Moses).

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at the Clark 2nd Ward church (81 N. Church Street) in Grantsville. A viewing will be held that same day from 9-10:30 a.m. at the same location. Interment will follow at the Grantsville City Cemetery.

Maxine Lucille Peck Asay

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Obit Maxine Lucille Peck Asay 1Maxine Lucille Peck Asay, beloved sister, mother, grandmother and aunt, passed away with her wonderful loving sister Tammy at her side on March 2, 2017. Obit Maxine Lucille Peck Asay 2Maxine was the oldest of nine children born to Max A. Peck and Nedra Lucille Myrberg Peck in Salt Lake City on June 22, 1944. Maxine spent her early years in Lehi, Utah, and later Holladay, Utah, where she graduated from Olympus High School. Maxine attended Trade Tech and became a certified secretary. She worked several years for the LDS Church and then more than 20 years at Dugway.

Maxine married Charles Gary Asay on May 22, 1976. He preceded her in death on Oct. 20, 1984. Maxine was an incredible seamstress and made many treasured quilts, dolls and other items for her many family members and friends. She was a friend to all and a great big sister to her five brothers and three sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband; father; mother; and brother John. She is survived by her stepson Charlie Gardner (Suzanne); two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers: Tim Peck (Becky), Ned Peck (Nick), Gary Peck (Joy) and Greg Peck (Tammy); her three sisters: Linda Solomon (Gary), Julie Scott (Harris) and Tammy Garrett (Mike); and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, who all loved her very much. She will be missed.

The funeral will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Salt Lake Hunter East Stake Center, located at 5000 W. Pavant Ave. (3725 South), West Valley City, Utah. A viewing will be held at the Serenity Funeral Home at 12278 Lone Peak Pkwy., #103, Draper, Utah, on Friday evening, March 17, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment in the Tooele City Cemetery.

The family would like to express our deepest thanks to the many individuals who have provided love and care to Maxine over the past two years, especially her sister Tammy and brother Greg, who were always there for her.

Family and friends are invited to share condolences online at www.serenitystg.com. Arrangements and memorial tree planting by Serenity Funeral Home, 435-986-9100.

Joy Nordstrom Scow Van

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Obit Joy Nordstrom Scow VanJoy Nordstrom Scow Van, age 88, passed away on March 13, 2017. She was born at home to Isaac Monta Nordstrom and Ruby Mary Howell Nordstrom in Standardville, Utah on Sept. 19, 1928. Joy was the third of six siblings. She grew up in Fairview, Utah, on a farm and learned to work hard. She has a love of good music from her parents. Music was a very important part of her family. Her father played the guitar and harmonica, and he also played in a harmonica band. Her mother played the piano. Joy had four sisters: Donna, Eleanor, Carma and Elaine, and two brothers: Glee and Larry. She attended elementary school and junior high in Fairview, Utah, and high school in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. She remembers always walking to and from school. She ended her studies early and married Glade Scow in 1944 and had four children: Mary, Bernice, Steven and Edward. She later divorced. Joy married LeRoy A. Van on Sept. 3, 1963, and had three children: Rodney, Randall and Dwayne.

She worked at the telephone company in Fairview for 25 cents per hour. She also worked at the Tooele Glass Shop and the Tooele Army Depot. Her life has been one of love, compassion and service.

Joy loved cooking for her family. She said in the early married days that she didn’t know how to cook and learned the hard way. They ate a lot of fried potatoes. She learned to clean from her mom, she was spotless and also learned how to do a beautiful wash and how to iron. She remembers her dad being a perfectionist in the yard. She definitely adopted that trait. Joy took pride in her yard work and her clean home.

Joy was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed visiting teaching and helping with compassionate service.

Joy has always appreciated and loved spending time with her family, cooking, her many friendships, doing yard work and playing bingo.

Joy’s greatest love was her family. Her children and grandchildren always felt and knew of her unconditional love.

Joy has been reunited with her parents; husband LeRoy; daughter Bernice Maloney Cannon and son Rodney Van. She is survived and will be missed greatly by her children Mary (Von) Rosquist of Levan, Utah, Steven (Nikki) Scow of Grantsville, Utah, Edward (Lori) Scow of Sandy, Utah, and Randall Van and Dwayne Van of Provo, Utah; son-in-law Royce Cannon; stepchildren Mike (Kathie) Van of Vernal, Utah, Robert Van of Sparks, Nevada, and Gary Van and sisters Carma Harris and Elaine Jensen. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Friday, March 17, 2017, at noon at the Tooele City Cemetery.

Death Notice: Alan Jensen

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Alan Jensen passed away this morning in Logan, Utah. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Transcript Bulletin. For further information contact Tate Mortuary 435-882-0676.

Lorena Elkington Rupp

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Obit Lorena Elkington RuppLorena Elkington Rupp passed away on March 16, 2017. She suffered her last several years with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born June 23, 1930, in Idaho Falls to Howard and Violet Meyer Elkington. She spent her early childhood on her grandfather Meyer’s ranch in Bone, Idaho. Her family moved to Tooele, where she and her younger sister, Patsy, attended school. Her family returned to Idaho to work on the ranch during summers. She was an apprentice cook for the ranch hands.

In later school years, she always had a part-time job during and after school. She graduated from Tooele High School, where she met her future husband, Kenneth Rupp. They were married June 8, 1949, in the Salt Lake Temple.

She worked in Provo to support Kenneth while he attended BYU. They returned to Tooele, where she worked as a homemaker and a banker.

Lorena was an extremely industrious person, and never seemed to rest. She worked from dawn to dark, and frequently later. She was impossible to keep up with. Gardening, bottling, cleaning, and especially cooking were her fortés.

Lorena’s greatest love was her family and friends. Her family always felt and understood her unconditional love. She loved providing for them.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister Patsy (Jim) Gowans. She is survived by her children: Kathy (Ron) Elton of Tooele, David (Marva) Rupp of Tooele and Karen (Steve) Rupp-Smith of Twin Falls; 14 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Tooele Stake Center, 253 S. 200 East. Viewing will be held from 9:45-10:45 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m.

Elizabeth “Tippi” Ann Phelps Wicker

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Obit Elizabeth “Tippi” Ann Phelps WickerElizabeth “Tippi” Ann Phelps Wicker, born Oct. 26, 1946, to Harold and Sunshine Phelps, in Paducah, Kentucky, passed peacefully early Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Tooele, Utah.

She went to Sharpe Elementary School in Marshall County, Kentucky. She graduated from Reidland High School and attended Murray State, graduating with a master’s degree in social work.

She received her addiction specialty from Rollins College in Orlando, Florida, and worked in the field of addiction for 35 years.

The number of lives she touched is unfathomable. Her kindness, love, and generosity of heart knew no limits and that showed in every life she was blessed enough to touch.

In retirement, she chose to continue touching lives with her healing grace by working with hospice, as well as a beloved substitute teacher for Tooele County School District.

She dedicated her life to helping others and to her son, L. Dale Wicker and the family that loved her unconditionally: daughter-in-law Kimberly, grandchildren Keagan and Caitlin and the dogs, Bailey and Thane.

Her final wishes were for those that loved her to celebrate her arrival to her Heavenly Father, therefore, a Celebration of Life is being planned for a future date. In lieu of flowers, Tippi would have loved a donation to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, www.myasthenia.org.


Patsy (Pat) Ann Andrews

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Obit Patsy (Pat) Ann AndrewsPat was born on Dec. 22, 1943, to Crayton J. Campbell and La Verda Wade Campbell in Silver Fork, Utah. In passing she was surrounded by many family members as she reunited with her loving husband Merril Kay Andrews on March 16, 2017.

After graduating from Cyprus High School, she married the love of her life Merril Kay Andrews on July 3, 1962. She loved to be surrounded by her family and pets. She was kind and generous and loved to help any family member in any way. Pat was survived by her daughters Beverly Dalton, Kim Pilcher (Joe Pilcher), Nancy Andrews (Tom Junyszek) and Sharon Kelley (Bill Kelley); 10 grandkids and eight great-grandchildren and two brothers, Crayton Gene Campbell (Gail Campbell) and Lewis Glen Campbell (Bonnie Campbell). She was preceded in death by her husband Merril Kay Andrews, father Crayton J. Campbell, mother La Verda Wade Campbell and brother Elbert Campbell.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 21 at 11 a.m. at the LDS church, 428 S. Hale Street, Grantsville, Utah. Friends may call at Didericksen Memorial for viewing at 87 W. Main Street, Grantsville, Utah, Monday, March 20 from 6–8 p.m. and 10–11 a.m. before services on Tuesday (428 S. Hale, Grantsville, Utah). Interment in the Grantsville City Cemetery immediately following.

Death Notice: Sarah (Sally) Ann Woodruff Voss

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Sarah (Sally) Ann Woodruff Voss passed away on March 20, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her funeral will be held March 30 at 11 a.m. at Saint Marguerite Catholic Church. A full obituary will appear in the March 28 issue of the Transcript Bulletin.

Death Notice: Robert Charles Chance

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Robert Charles Chance, Tooele, passed away March 21, 2017. Funeral services are pending. Contact Dalton Hoopes Funeral Parlor 435-884-3031 for further information. A full obituary will appear in the Tuesday edition of the Transcript Bulletin.

Emma A. Serassio

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Obit Emma A. SerassioAfter a long and healthy life, Emma Ala Serassio passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Carrington Court on March 20, 2017. She was born Jan. 17, 1924 in Ophir, Utah.

The daughter of Ines Filippi and Joseph Ala, she married James Anthony Serassio in Tooele on Sept. 14, 1940, and their marriage was blessed with two sons. Emma was neat and tidy in her appearance and her house was meticulous. She was known for her hospitality, sense of humor, and love for her family and friends. She continued the Italian tradition of making pizzelles and feeding anyone who stopped by. No one was ever turned away, including stray cats. She made everyone feel important, because THEY were important. Growing up in the depression, Emma knew the value of a dollar and insisted on getting her money’s worth.

Emma was employed by Jordan School District as a food service worker at Riverton Elementary. She loved the children and her co-workers. Emma also volunteered at the Riverton Senior Citizen Center. She was a devout Catholic and served for 30 years and was honored as Catholic Woman of the Year.

Emma is survived by her brother Alfonso (Lalla) Isi and two sons, Jim (Karen) Serassio and George (Darla) Serassio. She has five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Emma is preceded in death by her husband James A. Serassio and grandson Joseph James (J.J.) Serassio; mother Ines F. Ala Isi; father Joseph Ala; stepfather Anthony Toni Isi; brothers John Ala, Lally Ala, George Ala, Dominick Isi, Tony Isi and William Isi, and sisters Esolina Isi Morgan and Erminia Isi.

A viewing will be held Thursday, March 23, 2017, from 6-7 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Broomhead Funeral Home, 12600 S. 2200 West, Riverton, Utah. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, March 24, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 7405 S. Redwood Road, with a viewing prior from 10-10:50 a.m. Interment at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 10600 S. 1950 East.

The family thanks the staff at Carrington Court and Millcreek Home Health, especially Joannie, Savana, and Lacey for their exceptional care and dedication. www.broomheadfuneralhome.com.

George Pusateri

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Obit George PusateriOur brother, uncle and friend passed away Feb. 11, 2017. Born on Jan. 13, 1946, in Salt Lake City to George and Jane (Szklarz) Pusateri, Georgie grew up in Pico Rivera, California, and graduated from El Rancho High in 1963.

During Georgie’s marriage in the sixties, he had two children, Georgie and Yvette. Georgie had a big heart and a deep love for his cat Crystal. He was a lover of nature, he loved the outdoors and always noticed and pointed out the natural surroundings. He had pride in his garden of roses, flowers, vegetables and fruits. Georgie was a good cook. He was good with building things made of wood, like his birdhouses and cat furniture. He learned building skills from working with his dad and his brother Joe on construction sites. Georgie loved his music from Motown to Metallica! In 1965, he and his sister Linda attended a James Brown concert at the Hollywood Palladium where he wrestled a man with a gun to the ground and saved the singer’s life! Throughout his life, he loved hanging around his sisters and followed Irene to Vegas. He adored all of his nieces and nephews, he bragged about every single one of them!

Georgie is preceded in death by his parents, his son Georgie, brother Joe, sister Linda and a very special mom, Josie. He leaves behind sisters Joan Davis, Salt Lake; Janice Petrocino, Redondo Beach, California; Irene Howard, Tooele and Rosalie Hansen, Cottonwood Heights.

A graveside service will be held in his honor on March 30, Tooele City cemetery at 11 a.m.

HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER.

Ferrell Galloway Bailey

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Obit Ferrell Galloway BaileyOur dear father, brother, uncle and friend, Ferrell Galloway Bailey, returned to his home and family in heaven on March 19, 2017. He was born July 26, 1936, in Salt Lake City to Rhea Leone Ferre Bailey and William Bailey. Ferrell graduated from Granite High School and served a mission to England for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ferrell made a career as a technical illustrator, working primarily for military bases. He married Joan Rank and they had two children, Kathryn Elizabeth and Todd. They later divorced, and Ferrell was remarried to Lucy Laurie Grotepas. Lucy and Ferrell had two children, Adam and Michael. After some years of hard work and valuable experience in California, Ferrell began work at the military base in Dugway, Utah. Ferrell and Lucy felt strongly that they should raise their family in Tooele, and Ferrell made that possible at great personal sacrifice with his long commute.

Ferrell spent his life serving in the LDS Church and brought many souls to Christ and a knowledge of the gospel with his great enthusiasm for the scriptures and cheery social temperament. He also loved to read and collected a great library of gospel and historical books. Until later years, Ferrell was very physically active and loved spending time with his wife and children in a variety of activities such as skiing, fishing, tennis, golf, camping, hiking, bicycling, painting, singing and playing the violin.

Ferrell was preceded in death by his parents and by his wife Lucy. He is survived by his children: Kathryn Elizabeth Jones (Doug), Todd Tolman (Linda), Adam Bailey (Simone) and Michael Bailey (Rachel); his siblings, Joan Lindsay and William C. Bailey; and many beautiful grandchildren. A viewing will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 25 at Larkin Mortuary at 260 E. South Temple and funeral services will begin at noon. He will be buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Alan L. Jensen

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Obit Alan L. JensenAlan L. Jensen, 95, passed away peacefully from this life March 21, 2017.

He was born July 8, 1921, to Marion and May Jensen in Brigham City, Utah.

He graduated from Box Elder High School and attended Weber State University.

Alan was a WWII veteran and part of the “Greatest Generation”.

He and Darlene Shields were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple.

He is survived by sons Kevin (Karla) and David (Tammy); son-in-law Paul Rees, and many loved grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alan was preceded in death by his dear wife Darlene “Dean,” and by his beautiful daughter Leslie Rees (Paul).

He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many callings and was a 100 percent home teacher until his death. Alan loved the Tooele 4th Ward, where his closest friends still reside.

Alan retired from Marblehead Lime (General Dynamics) in 1987 as plant superintendent.

He loved his family with all of his heart and is most happy to now be with his wife Darlene, daughter Leslie and other relatives and friends.

Services will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017, at 1 p.m. in the Tooele 4th Ward Building located at 192 W. 200 South, Tooele, Utah. Services will be preceded by a viewing at 11 a.m. in the same building.


Death Notice: Curtis Cessna

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Curtis Cessna passed away at home on March 29, 2017. A full obituary will appear in the Transcript Bulletin. For further information contact Tate Mortuary 435-882-0676.

Death Notice: Dorothy Thompson

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Dorothy Thompson passed away at home on March 30, 2017. A full obituary will be in the Transcript Bulletin. For further information contact Tate Mortuary, 435-882-0676.

Death Notice: Walter Kohl

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Walter Kohl passed away on March 27, 2017. A full obituary will appear in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin later. For more information contact Tate Mortuary 435-882-0676.

Edna Irene Christensen Sampson 

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Obit Edna Irene Christensen SampsonEdna was born on July 15, 1924, to Lloyd and Irene Christensen. She was raised in Hinckley, Utah, where she spent many of her days playing with her sisters and making lifelong friends. Edna married the love of her life, Floyd Allred Sampson, when she was 17 years old. Being the oldest of eight children (seven girls and one boy), her parents made her promise she would finish her senior year and receive her high school degree. She made true to that promise and even served as senior class president while doing so. Soon after they were married, Floyd was sent to Asia where he fought in World War II. Shortly after he left, Edna realized she was expecting their first child. After the war, Floyd and Edna settled in Las Vegas, where they raised their three children: Floyd Leroy Sampson (Elizabeth Ellen, deceased) (Alicia Foutz), Jaquelyn Sampson Ormond (Erroll Kelly Ormond) and Kenneth Marvin Sampson (Jerelyn Ann.) Edna helped to support the family income by watching children in their home. She was known for her abilities to calm any baby she ever held and put a smile on the face of every child that crossed her path. As her children grew older, Edna also enjoyed teaching seminary. She was a natural storyteller and had the ability to make Christ’s doctrine come to life.

Edna had unwavering faith in God and this was shown in countless ways through her service as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She accepted and faithfully served in many callings ranging from Young Women’s to Relief Society. Edna would tell her 14 grandchildren often about answers she had received through prayer. Her scriptures were always close by and she studied them frequently. She was a woman that understood and practiced charity. Perhaps the greatest act of charity she displayed was caring for her ailing husband as he struggled with dementia. The love and compassion she showed for him was admired by many.

Edna had a zest for life that brought much joy and laughter to the lives of others. Her grandchildren adored her and have fond memories of her: giving fashion advice, telling stories about growing up on a farm, singing songs, swimming in Banning, taking them to “T.P.” her Bishop’s home, savoring her delicious treats and enjoying her loving hugs and back scratches. You always felt important and that you could accomplish anything when you were around Grandma Sampson!

After living a very full and meaningful life, Edna returned to her loving Heavenly Father at the age of 92 on March 22, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She passed away peacefully, cared for by family in her final days. The family feels blessed to have had their beautiful, spunky mom, grandma, sister and aunt for as long as they did. They know, as she taught them many times before, that Jesus lives and because of Him they will all live as an eternal family together forever in His eternal courts on high.

Please join us as we celebrate her life at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 253 S. 200 East, Tooele, Utah. A viewing will be held on March 31, 2017, from 10-11 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m.  Edna will be laid to rest at the Tooele Cemetery.

William “Bill” Zeller

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Obit William Zeller 1William Donald Zeller, 52, passed away suddenly but peacefully in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, March 24, 2017 surrounded by his family. Obit William Zeller 2Bill was born on March 13, 1965, to Donald and Roma Hepworth Zeller in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Tooele High School in 1983, served as a missionary in the California Los Angeles Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended college at what was then known as Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, and Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah. He was proud to have been awarded the rank of Eagle in Scouting on Dec. 14, 1980. Bill met his beloved wife, Anne, while living in Provo, Utah, and they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti LDS Temple on April 16, 1994. Their marriage was blessed by the birth of their twins, Chloe and Jared, in 1999. He was so very proud of his children and loved them more than anything.

Bill was known for being a quiet man, a hard worker, and for giving the most unforgettable handshakes and bear hugs. He was patriotic, he loved to tease, and would gladly do anything for anyone. He served faithfully in his church callings in Primary, Scouting, Elders Quorum, as a home teacher and most recently as the Building Representative in the Nelson Peak Ward, Erda Utah Stake. He was a voracious reader, he loved John Wayne movies and he loved his entire family fiercely.

Bill is survived by his dear wife of 22 years, Anne Billington Zeller; his beloved children, Jared and Chloe; his brothers Christopher (Kim) Zeller and Daniel (Michele) Zeller; his mother-in-law Frances Billington; his brother-in-law, Thomas (Mandi) Billington; and his nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly: Krysta (Drew) Hart, Aimee (Jacob) Critchlow, Shannon Zeller, Erica Zeller, Kaden Billington, Joseph Zeller, Malaya Zeller, Jonathan Zeller, Kailey Billington and Rylan Billington. He is also survived by numerous and much-loved aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 1, 2017, at noon at the Erda LDS Chapel, 323 E. Erda Way, Erda, Utah. A viewing will be held at Tate Mortuary from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017, and just prior to the funeral from 10:45-11:45 a.m.

Interment will be at the Tooele City Cemetery immediately following the service.

We are so grateful for the first responders who cared for Bill and for the doctors and staff at the University of Utah Hospital.

Should friends desire, contributions may be made to The Bill Zeller Memorial Fund at any Mountain America Credit Union or a donation made to the missionary fund for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

LDS Philanthropies

1450 N. University Ave.

Provo, UT 84604

801-356-5300

www.ldsphilanthropies.org/missionary

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