Quinton Holmes passed away on June 5, 2017. A full obituary will appear in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin on Thursday. For more information contact Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.

Mary Lou Farren Gourley, beloved wife, daughter, mom, grandma, sister, aunt, cousin and friend passed away on May 30, 2017 from multiple myeloma.  Mary Lou was born on December 19, 1935 to John and Alliene Gatley Farren in Lark, Utah. She was raised in Eureka, Utah and graduated from Tintic High School.

She married LeRoy L. Gourley on July 16, 1955. They had four children, Gary, Jerry, Lee and Tammie. Other close relatives are son-in-law Kay and daughter-in-law Deb.

She is survived by her four children, 11 grandchildren and 16 precious great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her loving sister Linda (Chuck), brother John (Michelle) and sister-in-law Brenda (John).

Proceeded in death by her husband Roy and parents John and Alliene; her parents-in-law, LeRoy and Erma Gourley and brother and sister-in-law, Buddy and Carol Gourley.

Graveside services will be held at the Eureka Utah Cemetery on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 11a.m. for all family and friends. A celebration of life will follow at the Eureka Elks Lodge. An extended obituary can be viewed at www.tatemortuary.com

Johannes Pieter van Amerongen, loving husband and father, passed away on June 3, 2017 in Stansbury Park, Utah.

Pieter, as he preferred to be called, was born in Zuilen, Utrecht, Netherlands to Pieter van Amerongen and Maria Antonia Smit van Amerongen on January 31, 1932. He went to school in Utrecht and became an architectural draftsman, which he performed to great acclaim for well over 50 years — 18 of those years were with the LDS Church working on temples and special projects. He married Erica M. van Komen, the love of his life and wife of 52 years, on April 16, 1965 and on December 17, 1965 they were sealed for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. He was involved in youth soccer for seven years as a referee, coach, and president of the association, and served two LDS missions later in life among other notable accomplishments.

He was an exemplary husband to his wife and father to his two children, was adored by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Pieter is survived by his wife, two children and their spouses, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses at the University Hospital, Mountain West Medical Center, Rocky Mountain Care and Hospice, the bishop and all the members of the Captain’s Island Ward.

There will be a viewing at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017 followed by a memorial celebration of his life at 6 p.m. at the LDS church located at 5899 Bayshore Dr., Stansbury Park, Utah 84074. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated by Tate Mortuary.

Lorna M. Gregrich passed away on June 1, 2017, at the age of 85, due to incidents of age. She was born at home in Lake Point, Utah, on October 3, 1931, to Joseph Stephen and Myrtle Davies Paget.

She grew up in Lake Point with many family members and friends and graduated from Tooele High school in 1949. She met her eternal companion, Arnold J. Gregrich at the age of 16 on a blind date. They were married May 13, 1950, and sealed on March 2, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple.

They endured a risky pregnancy to bring their only child, Lori, into the world. She was the light of their life.

Lorna was a beautiful seamstress, making her own patterns and sewing her own designs. She always took great pride in her appearance — shoes and purses always matched. She also had the same attention to detail in her cooking and homemaking.

She was the epitome of woman and motherhood. She enjoyed sewing wardrobes, and making many, many good treats for her three grandchildren as well.

She served in several church callings in the Tooele First Ward, with primary being her favorite. She never had a driver’s license, flew in an airplane or took a trip in a boat.

She appreciated good comedy and loved reading the “funnies” in the paper, maple doughnuts, milk chocolate and country-fried steak with gravy.

She is survived by her daughter Lori Smith (Gary); grandsons Stephen (Rachelle),  Ryan (Julie), and granddaughter Erin (Brandon Bender); her great-grandchildren Brinley, Bryton, Alayna, Simon, Shayna, Sean and Carden Smith; her sister-in-law Venita Paget. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents and brother, Earl.

A viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 7, from 11a.m.-12:45p.m. at the Tooele South Stake Center (1025 Southwest Drive). Funeral Services will follow at 1 p.m. Interment will be at the Tooele City Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the staff at Beehive Homes for their loving care of Lorna.

Reuben A. Pacheco passed away June 7, 2017. A full obituary will appear in the Transcript Bulletin June 13, 2017.

Dr. Joseph Vernon Hamilton died peacefully in his sleep at home on the morning of June 7, 2017. He was born October 13, 1925 to John Wesley Hamilton and Mae Plank in Harris, Kentucky.

During World War II he served as a cryptographer in the Army Air Corp in India. While in the Army, he became acquainted with the LDS Church during a visit to Temple Square, and was baptized into the faith upon his return from the war.

He served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission and afterward attended the University of Utah and then Brigham Young University, where in 1951 he met and married his wife and eternal companion Joyce Guymon.

After BYU he attended the University of Louisville Dental School, where he also completed post-graduate training in anesthesia, and spent many years practicing dentistry and anesthesia in Monticello and St. George, Utah.

He was actively involved in politics and was a devoted alumnus and supporter of BYU. He has a valiant testimony of Jesus Christ, and loved to serve in his church wherever he was called. Along with his commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ, his most significant achievement was his tireless devotion to his wife and 11 children.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, his 11 children, Bill, Mike, Barbara, Nancy, George, Mary, Ruth, John, Henry, Ann and Susan, and his 42 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Ensign Stake Center, 135 A St, Salt Lake City, Utah at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation Sunday 7-9 p.m. and Monday 9-10:30 a.m.

A memorial service will also be held at Globe Family Funeral Chapel, Camp Dix, Kentucky at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017 preceded by visitation 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. with interment at the Hamilton-Mawk Cemetery on Tar Fork Road. All who would like to share in a celebration of his life are welcome.

Our beloved Quinton Holmes, age 35, passed away in the early morning of June 5, 2017 of a massive heart attack. He had an enormous love for everyone he came in contact with. Everyone was his friend — everyone was his brother. He had more friends than you could count and they all loved him with a passion. He was born December 3, 1981 in Tooele, Utah to Kori Daly and Larry Holmes.

He attended Tooele schools up to his sophomore year when his grandparents in Troy, Montana needed him to come and help with the family ranch while his grandfather recovered from an illness. While in Troy, he attended Troy High School graduating with the class of 2000.

Quinton most recently worked for Intermountain Harley Davidson in Salt Lake City. A job he said he would love to do every day for the rest of his life — work on Harleys.

Quinton is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ed and Dorothy Holmes, Troy Montana; grandfather, John L. Daly, Tooele, Utah; aunt, Cheryl Fredricks, Colville, Washington; and his beloved cousin, Brianna Chris Daly, Evanston, Wyoming.

Quinton is survived by grandmother Laska (Pierre) Schroemges; parents Kori (Steve) Lane, Stockton, Utah; and Larry Holmes (Shirley Herrera), Hermiston, Oregon; brothers Alek (Jeskalyn) Holmes, Stockton, Utah; Matt (Tiera) Lane, Craig, Colorado; Chris (Kylei) Lane, Grand Junction, Colorado; Lorry (Shauna) Herrera, Tooele Utah; JR Herrera, Stansbury, Utah; his adored two little nephews, Braden “Q” and Brody Holmes whom he loved so much; sister, Alisha Herrera (Mitch); his best friend and soul mate Sonia Hildebrand; a beautiful little girl who stole his heart six years ago, Taisley Holmes, along numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many friends.

Services will be held at Tate Mortuary in Tooele, on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from Noon-1 p.m. Please come and meet and greet with the family. A Celebration of Life will begin at 1 p.m. After the Celebration there will be a ‘Last Ride’ by motorcycle for Quinton that will entail a detoured route to the Tooele Moose Lodge where there will be a luncheon.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) — this was Quinton’s favorite charity that Harley Davidson supported yearly.  He once built a Harley Davidson wheel chair to donate for the charity and was so happy how it turned out for the child who received it.

Quinton’s cremated remains will be taken by his father to Troy, Montana.  Quinton’s wish was to be taken back to Pine Creek to be with his grandparents and Aunt Cheryl.

Quinton was an organ donor and is still giving his utmost love to people even though he is gone.

Shannon Elaine Shanda, 65, passed away peacefully at her home June 4, 2017 in the loving care of her family.

She was born January 19, 1952 to Wayne and Diane Walk in Tooele, Utah. Shannon was a flower child and a free spirit. She loved nature and doing yard work (in her Daisy Dukes). She enjoyed painting houses with her dad, spending time with loved ones and spoiling her grand puppies.

Shannon is survived by her children, Jessica Hepner (Christensen), David and Nick Christensen; her two brothers John and Wayne Walk; grandchildren Cortney Christensen and Christopher Hepner; and many others who loved her like a grandma.

Services will be held Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Tate Mortuary. The viewing will be held 9-10 a.m., followed by the memorial service at 11 a.m. and graveside procession to the Grantsville Cemetery.

Margaret Williams Evans was born February 2, 1917 to Clyde Williams and Annie (Judd) Williams in Grantsville, Utah. She passed away June 1, 2017 peacefully, in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was the third oldest of eleven children and was raised in Grantsville, Utah.

She is survived by her two children: Craig (Connie) Evans and Tracy (Ken) Wineberg; six grandchildren: Mac (Cheryl) Evans , Tiffanee (Evans) Miller, Cinnamon Evans, Ernie (Jenna) Evans, Troy Wineberg, Dylan Wineberg; seven great-grandchildren: Isaac Langi, Kaylee Rose Miller (deceased), Bryley Miller, Cohen Evans, Crue Evans, Abram Evans and Stella Evans and two brothers, Noel and Ross Williams.

Margaret moved to Oakland, California as a young woman and after stints at a doughnut shop and Capwell’s department store, she began work at the Western Pacific Railroad where she met Ernie. She married Ervin Ernest (Ernie) Evans at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, California in April, 1946 and they spent their entire married life in Oakland.

Upon Ernie’s death in 1994 she moved to Tooele, Utah and spent many years enjoying the company of her brothers and sisters and many, many games of UNO. In 2005 she moved to Green River, Wyoming and lived for several years with her son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Connie Evans.

Margaret had a life-long love for genealogy and spent years working on family history. Ernie would often comment that she acted like she knew ‘all these dead people’ to which mom would just reply that ‘she did’.

She loved quilting and there was often a quilt frame set up in the basement. She also made cute little tie quilts for each of her grandchildren, which affectionately became known as ‘grandma blankets’ and were kept long into adulthood. Unfortunately one was sacrificed to plug up a broken window on one of Craig’s family road trips, but that’s a story for another day.

Mom loved dancing and before her marriage, during war time, she and her friends went to dances at the USO in the Bay Area where celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra, would perform and of course she would dance. She would later tell stories about how she and her dance partner could clear the dance floor while everyone watched their crazy dance skills. Mom and Dad used to go out dancing frequently until his heart troubles slowed him down.

She loved to travel, and probably her favorite times were road trips with Ernie around the West and Midwest. Their debate about whether they ever really visited Lake Ogallala was never settled.

Margaret had a genuine sense of humor and could tease and receive teasing easily. She was able to find the positive in most every situation. Even a couple of months before her passing, she made a joke, causing a nurse’s aide to be concerned. Tracy laughed and then responded. With a corresponding chuckle of her own, Margaret replied with a familiar twinkle in her eye.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints her entire life and held several callings, all behind the scenes, as she put it. She hated speaking in public and put it up to the trauma of a misspelled word in a spelling bee in Salt Lake City when she was in high school. She spent years serving as the ward Primary secretary and as the Mutual secretary. Craig is convinced to this day that she was stalking him at church and once he raised his hand in objection to her calling, but alas, his protest was in vain.

Margaret frequently stated that she hoped to live to be 100. A final goal that she did indeed achieve.

Graveside Services and internment will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Utah.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Wyoming Down Syndrome Association, 1150 N 3rd St., Laramie, Wyoming 82072. Online condolences can be left at Fox Funeral Home of Rock Springs Wyoming at foxfh.com.

After a three-year battle with cancer, Irmgard Ahlstrom passed away peacefully in her home on June 6, 2017.

Irmgard was born April 29, 1934 to Wilhelm Klaefker and Luise Stadtleander Klaefker in Schluesselburg Wasserstrasse, Germany. She moved to Tooele, Utah in 1959, where she made her home for the last 58 years. Irmgard loved dancing, snow skiing and knitting Omi socks and afghans for her family and friends.

Irmgard is survived by her spouse Warren Ahlstrom, three daughters Astrid Baer, Diane Teigue and Tina Davis; three step children, Vicky Duncan, Marty Ahlstrom and Darren Ahlstrom, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents Wilhelm and Luise Klaefker and first husband Kenneth Davis.

Services will be held at the First Lutheran Church, at 364 N. 7th Street, Tooele, Utah on June 9, 2017. Reverend Mark Schlamann will officiate at the service from noon-1 p.m. with a small reception to follow. Guests may arrive one hour prior for visitation. Irmgard will be buried at City of View Memoriam, 1001 East 11th Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah following the reception.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Primary Children’s Hospital or Huntsman Cancer Center.

Thank you to everyone who helped her through her cancer battle. A special thanks to Ellen and Patty (nurses), Jamie (caregiver) for their excellent work and loving care in her last few months of life.

Marcel Eduard van Stam passed away on June 9, 2017. A full obituary will appear in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin on Thursday. For more information contact Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.

David D Durtschi, 72, of Stockton, Utah died June 10, 2017 at the University Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

Funeral services for David will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the LDS chapel, 405 N. Connor Avenue, Stockton, Utah. A visitation will begin an hour prior to the service, with another visitation the previous night, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Tate Mortuary from 6-8 p.m.  Interment will be at the Pratt Cemetery, 745 Alta Road, Alta, Wyoming.

David was born April 6, 1945 in Rexburg, Idaho to the late Fredrick F. Durtschi and Emma ‘Ruth’ Lougy. He had three brothers: Arnold Durtschi of Torrance, California, the late Belden Durtschi of Pleasant Grove, Utah and Cleon Durtschi, who died in infancy.

He leaves behind his wife of almost 50 years, Mary Frances Browne Durtschi, seven children and 23 grandchildren. His children are: Denex, Kansas City, Missouri; Jennifer Droke and husband Russell, South Jordan, Utah; Grant Durtschi, Lehi, Utah; Thomas Durtschi, Texas; Eric Durtschi and wife Cassandra, Lehi; Helen Kepo’o and husband Joe, Pleasant Grove; and Sarah Evans and husband Mike, Herriman, Utah.

David served as a missionary for the LDS church in the North Central States Mission from 1964-1966. He loved and served his family and church his entire life. He had a great love for music and sports and he devoted countless hours to helping many young men become Eagle Scouts. He will be missed more than words can tell.

Michael David Atkin, loving husband, father, brother and son passed away June 12, 2017 from medical complications. He was surrounded by family and friends. Michael was born in Riverside, California on February 25, 1964 to Sidney and Anita Atkin. Michael was the second of eight children.

Micheal was a wonderful example to his brother and six sisters.  He was raised in Tooele, Utah, graduated from Tooele High School and served an LDS mission to New York City, New York.

Michael married his eternal companion Jenifer Marie Huff on September 10, 1988 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was a wonderful husband and father to their two sons. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southern Utah University. As a social worker, Michael worked on an Indian Reservation for 14 years. He then went on to work as a quality controller.

One of Michael’s enduring qualities was his great sense of humor, he loved to joke around with everyone he knew. He was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many church callings throughout his life.

Michael is survived by his beautiful wife Jenifer Marie Huff Atkin, sons Jeromy (Leslee) Atkin and Benjamin Atkin, his parents Sidney and Anita Atkin, siblings Lila Edwards (Doug), Sidney B. Atkin (Sally), Alisha Curtis (Glen), Jennifer Coles (Tyler), Susan Frogue (Marty), Sharon Davis (Russell) and Emily Atkin.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at Valley View Memorial Funeral Home (4335 West 4100 South West Valley City, Utah). Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 16, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building at 3737 S. 5600 West at 11 a.m. with a viewing an hour before.

Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend and neighbor, Alice Rhodes, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Ogden, Utah.

Alice was born on December 30, 1928 in Clarkston, Utah, the daughter of John William and LaRue Hess Jardine. Her childhood was filled with many fond memories of her family and friends she met while living in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. After World War II, her family moved to Ogden, where she graduated from Ogden High School in 1947. Alice and her friend, Bonnie, started working at Montgomery Ward Catalog store where Alice became the store manager for 24 years. She then attended Steven-Henager College and began working for Dr. Robert Taylor, where she retired in 1991.

On May 13, 1950, she married Parley V. Burbank in Ogden. They were later divorced. On April 19, 1990, she married Eugene E. Rhodes, who preceded her in death on July 26, 2001.

Alice was member of the LDS Rock Cliff Fifth Ward and later the Stansbury Park Ward, where she loved and appreciated all the visits and other kindness shown to her.

She is survived by her son, Luther Kim Burbank (Melinda); 4 grandchildren; Travis (Kasi) Burbank, Alesha (Cruz) Ochoa, Sara (Tom) Oyarzun and Mark (Allie) White; 6 great-grandchildren; Anthony, Aidan, Tayshaun, Kobi, Angelo and Layla; her brother, Dick (Norene) Jardine and nephews; Dick H (Sandi) and Bruce (Diane) Jardine.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene, her parents, and an infant brother, Karl.

The family would like to thank Rocky Mountain Care and Rocky Mountain Hospice for the kindness and loving care given to our mother.

Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, at 845 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Myers Mortuary. Interment will be at Washington Heights Memorial Park.

Reuben A. Pacheco returned to heaven on June 7, 2017. He was born September 6, 1933 to Alberto and Margaret Pacheco of Taos, New Mexico.

He was the first of five children and attended primary schools in Taos and San Francisco, California. While attending Taos High School he found his life passion for woodworking, started courting his high school sweetheart — Josefa “Pepe” Martinez — and took on part-time work as a gas attendent and taxi driver.

In January 1951 he and his father were en route to San Francisco, California in search of employment and stopped in Tooele, Utah to visit an uncle. The Korean War had recently begun and he and his dad immediately found employment with the Tooele Ordinance Depot. They decided to “stay for a while” unknowingly establishing Tooele as “home” for the Pacheco family.

In April of that year, Reuben went to Taos to bring back his mother, brother and sister. In August, he again returned to New Mexico, this time marrying Josefa in the iconic San Francisco de Asis Mission Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.

Upon returning to Tooele, they lived in an apartment in Tooele Army Depot (TAD) Park, then in Tooele’s “Newtown” area, and finally bought land in Pine Canyon (Lincoln), where they built an adobe home in which he and Josefa remained until his passing.

Reuben and Josefa (Pepe) had 12 children, 25 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchidren, and one great-great-grandson. His ‘family’ expands way beyond his children, his siblings and their children that number in excess of 180. He lovingly became known as “Dad,” “Tio/Uncle” and “Grandpa” to countless spouses with significant others, children and friends.

From a very young age, Reuben took on leadership roles and leaves a legacy of working tirelessly for others in his church, at Tooele Army Depot, and in countless civic and social rights issues. Highlights of his community service include forming the Family Benefit Association (FBA), serving as an advocate/obmundsman for Tooele’s Spanish-speaking community during the challenging times of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and creating SOCIO (Spanish-Speaking Organization for Community Integrity and Opportunity).

Reuben’s leadership led to key roles such as an active member of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tooele Army Depot and serving as an advisor on Utah Governor Calvin Rampton’s Board for Spanish-speaking Affairs. In 1976, he was named “Chicano of the Year.”

Reuben was employed for 33 years at Tooele Army Depot, with the bulk of his employment in the Facilities Division’s carpentry shop, where he was shop supervisor. He was very proud of his office — one many throughout the depot envied. After hours, Reuben remodeled homes and businesses throughout Tooele County. He performed business under the name of Pine Canyon Custom Shop.

He specialized in kitchens with formica finishes and hand carvings. Today his home features a front door and kitchen cabinets with roses carved into the wood. Reuben was widely known as a “Jack of all trades,” capable of doing a wide variety of skilled professional work and willing to lend a hand or a tool. He continued operating the business through 2017. Just recently, he actually retired and took up and really enjoyed fishing with friends.

Reuben lived an active social life, continually visiting friends and family at all hours of the day and was known for gathering fruits and vegetables and then returning with homemade jelly or chili.

Reuben was the patriarch of the Pacheco Family. He loved his family very much and enjoyed spending time with them — especially in the home and in “the shop.” He was quite the character — always telling stories and jokes, giving individuals unique nick names and sometimes chastising others with a stern tone that disguised his caring character. He is most widely known for offering all visitors hot cocoa, peanuts, tortillas, chile or beans. He even had his own nicknames of “Robin Hood” and “Mayor of Pine Canyon.”

Most recently, it was brought to light that Reuben did a short term of military service and received an honorary discharge from the US Coast Guard.

Reuben was a proud member of the Catholic Church and frequently talked of his primary education at Sacred Heart Academy in San Franciso. As a parishioner of St. Marguerite’s in Tooele, he helped establish the concept of ushers, assisted in building the current church structure, facilitated larger remodeling and painting of the parish halls, and built special spaces for the statue of Saint Marguerite Mary and the grotto for the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue.

Reuben is survived by his wife Josefa “Pepe,” children: George (Anita), Dennis, Kathy (Johnny) Archuleta, MaryAnn, Jeff, Gilbert, Daniel, Janet (Chris) Trujillo, Rowena, Christy (Jeff) Salandi and Ruby (Keith) Larsen. Reuben is also survived by brothers Robert “Pepo”, Alex (Debra) and sister Elsie. He was preceded in death by parents Alber and grandson Anthony Graham.

A funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Marguerite’s Catholic Church in Tooele, Utah. Friends may visit one hour prior to the mass as well as during the viewing Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. where the Holy Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in the Tooele City Cemetery.

Donations can be made to the “Pacheco Family Fund” at Chartway Credit Union or by mail at PO Box is 564, Tooele, UT 84074 and at 566 North Ericson Rd, Tooele, UT 84074. Condolences can be offered to Josefa at 435- 882-0699 and Daniel at 801-244-2048.

Marcel Eduard van Stam, 13, of Stansbury Park, Utah, passed away unexpectedly June 9, 2017. He was born February 11, 2004 in Stansbury Park. He is the son of Eduard Patrick Armand and Marilee (Thacker) van Stam.

Marcel was a member of the Lighthouse Ward in the Stansbury Park Utah South Stake, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has attended Tooele County schools and loved playing the cello with the Clarke N. Johnson Jr. High orchestra.

He loved playing with friends, listening to music, playing board games and studying interesting facts. He loved all sports especially soccer and church basketball. He loved long talks, learning new things, being silly and “eating cheese.”

One of Marcel’s greatest joys was participating with the Boy Scouts of America. Marcel was a member of the Order of the Arrow, El-Ku-Ta Lodge, Sage Chapter of Tooele County. He received his Order of the Arrow sash last fall and was working toward finishing his Eagle project, which will now be organized and completed by his family and friends.

Marcel had a great love for the gospel of Jesus Christ. He loved going to church, passing the sacrament, collecting fast offerings and attending the temple. He loved the scriptures and never missed a day of reading them.

He had a great capacity to love and showed that love daily to everyone he met. One of his greatest attributes was the ability to be a true friend. He had a big heart and loved everyone he met.

Marcel is survived by his parents Eduard and Marilee; his sisters Katelyn and Brooklyn and brother Jesse. He also leaves his maternal grandparents, Claude Nile and Gloria Jean (Madsen) Thacker, of Stansbury Park; and his paternal grandparents, Yvonne (Engelgeer) Touw, Anthonie Touw and Willem Dirk Jan van Stam, of the Netherlands.

He is also survived by his aunts and uncles Jeffrey and Jillian (Wilson) Thacker, Allen Thacker; Jason and Julianna (Thacker) Merrill; Michael van Stam and Scarlett van der Lugt; Carsten van Stam; Danielle van Stam; Michel and Esther Touw and children; Wil and Cindy Touw and children; and cousins Justin Thacker; Emily, Beau, Finn and Priya Merrill; Chelsey, Julia and Anouska van Stam; Enzo and Eline te Lindert as well as many friends and relatives.

A viewing will be held on Friday, June 16, from 6-8 p.m. at the LDS Stansbury Park Utah South Stake Center, located at 240 Interlochen Lane, Stansbury Park, Utah. The funeral will be held on Saturday, June 17, at 11 a.m., with a viewing an hour prior to the service, also at the LDS Stansbury Park South Stake Center.

Photographer and gardener Robert Clinton Bauer was a big, cuddly teddy-bear of a man, with a love for the joys of living that never wavered right up to the moment on June 11, 2017, when cancer of the esophagus took his life.

Bob was born on Aug. 25, 1951, in Tooele, Utah, to Clinton and Lucy Bauer, who gave him a gregarious nature and encouraged his pursuits in both science and art. Along with his high school buddies — “the Tooele Boys” — Bob explored the mountains, deserts and valleys of the West.

The landscape of Southern Utah was the second greatest joy of his life, surpassed only by his love for Mary J. Woodhead, his wife and partner for 39 years.

His passion for roses came a close third. Bob transformed his lot on the Tooele West Side into a beautiful organic garden with more than 400 distinct varieties of roses that enchanted everyone — from casual visitors to professional rosarians.

Gardening and photography were ideal vocations for Bob because they allowed him to engage both sides of his brain, the scientific and the artistic. He was a thinker and explorer who always stopped to smell the roses.

Bob worked as commercial photographer for years, but he was best known as an artist, who explored abstract expressionism as well as exceedingly realistic landscapes and still lifes.

He loved making art. His favorite shooting locations were the forgotten spots in Salt Lake and other Western towns where the decaying and rusting machinery and buildings of the past became works of art, thanks to Bob’s eye for detail, color and pattern.

Bob enjoyed hard work, but he never turned down a chance to connect with his fellow humans whether at morning coffee with photographers or friends or in the virtual world of Second Life.

He served his community as a member of the Salt Lake City Arts Council, as the long-time President of the Intermountain Chapter of the American Society of Magazine Photographers and as a member of the Utah Rose Society.

His home was always the center of the action, where it was common for people who otherwise would have never crossed paths to become lifelong friends, and sometimes even more.

Bob loved Hawaiian shirts, purring cats, hot coffee, tasty food and movies from the romantic to the avant-garde. He never got bored, because there was always a new band to discover, a new trail to hike and a new friend to meet. He loved to argue because he was always right — or so he said, and he often was.

Bob graduated from Tooele High School and attended BYU and the University of Utah, where he majored in geology and questioning authority. Bob is survived by his wife, Mary J. Woodhead; his sister, Patricia McBride; and seven nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Bob’s life will be held in the near future.

David E. McKinney passed away June 3, 2017.

Family and friends of Raymond Howe. I have procrastinated too long. There will be a celebration of life for Raymond Howe on Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. at the Elton Park Pavilion #1.

Please come help celebrate with us.

Our beloved father and patriarch of our family, father, grandfather, great- grandfather and great-great-grandfather, Edward Mehalich, passed away in his care home with his family and caregiver Mary Pitt by his side, on June 17, 2017, at 5:30 a.m.

His sons and granddaughter surrounded him as he passed away peacefully in his sleep from congestive heart failure.

Edward was born in Tooele, Utah, on Sept. 23, 1921, to John Mehalich and Anna Sodac Mehalich. He married Velma Rose Alred on Dec. 28, 1945, in Tooele, Utah.

He served in the CCC camps as a young man, joined the Army and fought for our freedom in World War II in the European Theater, supplying the Russian front in the battle for Leningrad. He was honorably discharged as a corporal. He started working at Tooele Army Depot after the war in the ammunition area and survived three explosions during his time there. He received injuries and lost fellow workers to fatalities from the explosions.

He retired from the Tooele Army Depot in 1977 as a branch manager . He was a caregiver and helped raise his grandchildren, always with an open door and heart.

He is survived by his three sons, and daughter, Edward J. Mehalich and Paul A. Mehalich of Tooele; Bruce A. Mehalich of Salt Lake City and Johanna M. Pitt of Susanville, California; five grandchildren: Jill Scofield Snow, of Elko, Nevada, Robert Scofield of Ogden, Utah, Brian Pitt and Nicole Mehalich of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Travis Pitt of Susanville, California; four great-grandchildren: Brian Pitt of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michael Snow, Brett Snow and Craig Snow, all of Elko, Nevada; and two great-great-grandchildren, Jager Scofield of Ogden and Kylie Carter of Elko, Nevada. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma Rose Alred Mehalich; his daughter, Marlene Alred Schofield; his brother, Johnny Mehalich; his sisters, Dorothy Mehalich, Annie Bavalis, Johanna Force, Lillian Hale and Mary Mehalich and grandchildren Scott Edward Mehalich, Edward George Mehalich and Jacob B. Pitt.

He will be dearly missed by all who loved him.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Didericksen Memorial Funeral Home, 87 W. Main St., Grantsville, Utah 84029. His interment will be announced at a later date, at Tooele Cemetery, Tooele Utah, with full military honors.