Marnie Lynn Beacham, age 46, passed away at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Nov. 10, 2017. Marnie was born in North Salt Lake, Utah, to Ernest Jeffery and Sharon Beacham on May 7, 1971, their only daughter. Even as a child, Marnie was head strong, determined and precise. She tuned into every tiny detail and was a better bricklayer than her brothers.

Marnie graduated from Grantsville High School with the class of ‘89 as Valedictorian and a Speech and Drama Sterling Scholar. She gave everything she did her all. Marnie was determined she was going to change the world and she did. She was crowned Miss Grantsville 1989, Miss Tooele County 1990 and Miss South Salt Lake 1992. She graduated from Utah College of Massage Therapy in 1996. She graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science (Women’s Studies) and a minor in French in 2001.

Marnie specialized in maternity massage, craniosacral therapy, and intuitive bodywork. She loved her clients and helping others heal through massage. Marnie married Kirk Woodruff in the summer of 1994. They later divorced. Marnie welcomed her angel daughter, Madeleine Kate into her world in February 1999 and spent most of her waking moments over the last 18 years, advocating, worrying and providing for her.

Marnie was self-sufficient, building her own house through MountainLands Mutual Self Help Program in Kamas in 2004. Marnie loved to travel and she loved learning. She was always expanding her skill set. She attained her Real Estate License in 2012 and she worked as a Child Development Specialist for DDI Vantage from 2014-15. Marnie spent a lot of her time campaigning for members of the special needs community and envisioned creating a non-profit to serve them.

Marnie was kind, she was beautiful, and she had an appreciation for the arts, antiques, thrift shops, and good food. Marnie greeted everyone she met with her gorgeous smile and an authentic hug. She had a flair for cultivating life-long friendships and was an expert at expressing her love for others. She had an independent nature that she instilled in her daughter. We are going to miss her compelling presence and magnetic personality.

Marnie is survived by her daughter Maddie; her parents; brother Ty Bateman (Jodi); brother Matt Machon; brother Ernest Frank Beacham (Shawndi); sister-in-law Phoebe Beacham; and her beloved nieces and nephews: Crystal, TJ, Jade, Logan, Garrett, Kenadi, Bridger, Cabbi, Walter, Madison, Emmett, Sicaly, Fay, and Brystal. She was preceded in death by her brother, Burt Beacham.

A visitation will be held at the Grantsville Stake Center 550 E. Durfee St., Grantsville, on Nov. 15 from 6-8 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at the Grantsville Stake Center on Nov. 16 at 12 noon with a visitation prior to the service from 10-11:30 a.m. Interment will be held at Grantsville City Cemetery following the funeral services. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation. A memorial fund has been set up in Marnie’s honor for Maddie at https://www.youcaring.com/madeleinekatebeacham-1007756

Modesta Garcia Thomas, age 63, passed away Nov. 13, 2017, in Tooele, Utah. She was born April 19, 1954, in El Raton, New Mexico, to Jesus and Eufemia Garcia. She married David Thomas. She loved her family very much. She always put them first.

Modesta is survived by: Her children, Richard Sutton; Troy and Patricia Cottingham; Karen Sutton; step-son Julian Thomas; brothers and sisters, Henry Floyd and Linda Garcia; Eloria and Fil Delgado; Genny and David Knowles; Carmen and Jesus Romero; Lucy Wright; Martina and Jeff Muniz; Jesse Garcia; Robert and Bobbie Garcia; Rudy Garcia; Victor and Coalou Garcia; Patsy Tovar; as well as many nieces and nephew.

She had nine grandchildren, and one step-child: Richard, Saydee, Morgan Sutton, Alexis, Jocelyn, Isaiah Sanchez, Isaiah Cottingham, Marcus, Monica, and Mathew Barlow. Preceded in death by her parents, Jesus and Eufemia Garcia; brothers Frank Floyd Garcia and Jake Garcia; and Sister Veronica Garcia.

Her viewing will be held Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main St. in Tooele. The funeral will be held on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Bible Baptist Church, 286 N. 7th St. in Tooele.

On Friday morning, Nov. 10, 2017, our insatiably curious, impossibly forgetful, eternally hopeful, unspeakably impatient, profoundly pensive, tenaciously determined, and painfully brave husband, brother, father, grandfather and friend, Donald Joseph Stoddard (Joe), laid his burdens down and quietly, with no pomp or circumstance, took his bright soul and went Home.

Joe was born Feb. 19, 1936, in Fresno, California. His father, Chellous Stoddard, was a rough neck laborer with strong callous hands, a keen mind and an infectious curiosity. His fiercely devoted mother, Zelda (Whittle) Stoddard, made a good home for her small family of three.

The family, in January 1941, welcomed Joe’s kid sister Barbara (Stoddard) Madsen, his lifelong champion. They moved around over the years, ending up in Ashland, Oregon, when Joe was a junior in high school. It was there that Joe met the brunette beauty, Marcia Macklin. Joe frequented the Macklin home there in Ashland because he had an unquenchable fondness for … pie. Seriously, it was all about the pie. We aren’t kidding, so nothing to see here folks, move along. Joe was all about Mrs. Macklin’s blackberry pie.

But, after completing an LDS mission, Joe returned to the Y where he began to court Marcia. That’s right folks, that Marcia of the aforementioned Ashland Pie Palace, so it was about more than the pies. They were married in the Los Angeles Temple on Sept. 15, 1959.

While a poor college couple living on beans and no blueberry pies, they welcomed their first child, a daughter, Shawna. They were either unsure of what had caused her arrival or considered her a “practice pancake,” determining they could do much better because exactly one year to the day later, they welcomed their first son, Mack (Keri Jergensen).

Six years after Mack, they welcomed another son, Chell (Pamela Palmer) and four years after that, Daniel (Andrea Memory).

Joe loved to learn, to see more, understand more and was at peace with the dichotomy that, with the more he learned, the less he really knew. He remained undaunted by all the challenges he faced, be it a nearly 10-year battle with cancer, patents he desperately wished to finish, financial setbacks, the wounds of humanity both given and received, and nearly always unintended, because every challenge was an opportunity for a solution to rise up. The rise thrilled him so he remained happy throughout his life.

Most likely because Joe Stoddard loved his Father in Heaven and tried very hard to please Him, now he rises-up to meet Him. Joe was met by his father, mother, grandparents, in-laws, outlaws, family, friends, a pack of dogs, maybe one or two cats and who knows — a fresh baked blackberry pie.

Because he loved math, he is survived by: one wife, four children, 15 grandchildren, one sister, two brothers-in-law, two nieces, two nephews and one dog. Twenty-seven souls with immeasurable love and infinite gratitude have had him in their lives.

Funeral services will be held Nov. 20, 2017, at the Lakeview Ward Building, 2032 Churchwood Drive, Tooele, Utah. The viewing will take place prior to the services from 9:30–10:30 a.m.

Kenneth G. Lee passed away quietly surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Salt Lake City to George and Lola Lee on May 24, 1952.

He served 35 years in the Utah National Guard as a Sgt. Major E-9. He also served as a volunteer firefighter for the Tooele City Fire Department. He later married Barbara Nunley on April 21, 1990. After retiring they got to fulfill their dreams, bought a travel trailer and were able to explore many adventures. Ken had a love of hunting, fishing, golfing and gambling.

He is survived by his wife Barbara Lee and children Shawn (Brandi) of Magna, Utah; Misty Lee of Crestview, Florida; Mindy Andreasen of Ephraim, Utah; and Sophie (Josh) Poulsen of Grantsville, Utah. They have 12 grandkids and two great-grandkids. He has two brothers, Marvin Lee of Tooele, Utah, and Doug of West Valley, Utah; two sisters, Kath Bowman of Arizona, and Linda Nielsen of Tooele, Utah.

He’s preceded in death by father George Lee, mother Lola Lee, daughter Wendy Dawn Lee, son Micheal Shay Lee, and grandson Brighton Lee Poulsen.

Funeral services will be held Nov. 18, 2017, at Tate Mortuary 110 S. Main, Tooele. Viewing will be at 11a.m. with the funeral at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Tooele City Cemetery.

Blanche Jeanette Whiteley Pratt was born Oct. 20, 1926, in a log house, the fifth daughter of Archie Lee Whiteley and Mary Eliza Bunch, in Kingston, Madison, Arkansas. Her family was very religious and members of the Baptist church. Her grandfather, Robert Andrew Whiteley, was a Baptist minister.

Blanche grew up on her family’s farm doing many chores, riding on her favorite horse Old Fancy, and helping her father as her family consisted of six girls and only one boy. In Sept. 1943, Blanche moved with her family to Twin Falls, Idaho, where she graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1945. She married Robert Sanders Pratt on Sept. 7, 1947, in Twin Falls, Idaho. They raised five children — three sons and two daughters — while living in Burley, Jerome and Twin Falls.

Blanche joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 20, 1951. She and Robert were sealed on May 23, 1956, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1960, then to Tooele, Utah, in 1962. She worked for Tooele City a total of 32 years in various capacities. Twenty of those years she was Tooele City Treasurer. She was an outstanding accountant, excellent record keeper and truly enjoyed her years working there.

Blanche was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding many positions in the Relief Society, Primary, and Genealogy and Family History. Researching family history brought her great enjoyment. “Bob and Blanche” were always together holding hands and being of service to others. She was of great support when Robert served as the Bishop of the Tooele 15th Ward and together they served a mission in St. George, Utah, from 1988 to 1989. She served as an ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple for nine years.

After the death of her husband, Blanche moved to Santaquin, Utah, where she was beloved by all who knew her. She died peacefully on Nov. 13, 2017, in Springville, Utah, surrounded by her children and family. We will miss her southern accent, her example and her guidance as the spiritual leader in our family. Her journal attests to her true talents as a record keeper and will be treasured by her posterity.

Blanche was preceded in death by her husband Robert Sanders Pratt; her brother Noble Whiteley; sisters, Ruby Head, Midge Moore, Bernice Bolinger and Virginia Garton. She is survived by one sister, Marietta James of Twin Falls, Idaho; children, Robert Steven Pratt (Cathy) of San Antonio, Texas; Dennis Lee Pratt (Nanette) of North Pole Alaska; Noble Bradley Pratt (Kaye) of Tooele, Utah; Mary Lynette Davis (Gary) of Santaquin, Utah; and Karen Jeanette Westphal of Murray, Utah. She has 22 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.

A viewing will be held Nov. 16, 2017, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Brown Family Mortuary, 66 S. 300 East, Santaquin, Utah. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2017, at the Tooele LDS Stake Center, 253 S. 200 East, where friends may call from 9-9:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment Tooele City Cemetery.

The family wishes to express our heartfelt thanks to the staff and owners of Latter Days Assisted Living and the staff and owner of Ashford Assisted Living. We are also appreciative of the loving and tender care provided by Brighton Hospice.

William Hansen Dursteler, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 11, 2017, from complications associated with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Donna Dursteler.

Will was a man who loved our Savior Jesus Christ and modeled his life after the Savior loving and serving others. He served two years in the Northern States Mission and was honored to serve as the assistant to the mission president.

Will graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree and continued his path of learning earning a Master’s degree in business management from Webster’s College of St. Louis, Missouri. He spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force and flew T-37s. He was proud to serve his country as a First Lieutenant and base supply officer.

Will met the love of his life, Helena Marie Ray, while he was lifeguarding at BYU. They were sealed in the Logan Temple and celebrated 45 amazing years together. Will was an incredible father to his eight children, including Becky, Julie, Wyatt, Tricia, Drake, Kristie, Joey and Sam. He also was a beloved grandfather to his 18 grandchildren.

Dad was “A Man of Faith and Family!” He devoted his whole life to his family and to serving others in the church and temple. He served close to 15 years between the Salt Lake Temple and Jordan River Temple. Dad was a man who was loved by all who knew him. He knew how to make you laugh. He was a kind and gracious man who made you feel important. Please join us in a celebration of his life.

A viewing will be held Nov. 17 at the Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 S. Highland Dr. from 6-8 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 9-10 a.m. at the Stansbury Park Ward Stake Center at 240 Interlochen Lane, Stansbury Park, Utah. Funeral services will follow and be held from 10:30-noon at the Stansbury Park Ward Stake Center. Graveside Services will be held at the Holladay Memorial Park Cemetery from 1-2 p.m. at 4900 S. Memory Lane in Holladay, Utah. Memories may be shared at www.memorialutah.com

On Nov. 17, 2017, we lost our dearly devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Arloa was born on Sept. 11, 1940, to Arlo and Stella Wooley in Vernal, Utah. After being raised in Rangely, Colorado, she married Charles (Chuck) White on Dec. 21, 1957. They settled in Duchesne, Utah, in 1971. In 2011 they moved to Stansbury Park, Utah.

She is survived by her children: Rick (Debbie) White, San Antonio, Texas; Arla (Mark) Liebmann, Stansbury Park, Utah; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and numerous relatives and friends.

Arloa was preceded in death by her parents and brother. Funeral services will be conducted on Nov. 22, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the Blackburn and Sons Vernal Mortuary. A viewing will be held Nov. 21, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in RockPoint Cemetery under the care and direction of the Blackburn and Sons Vernal Mortuary.

Tearya fought a good fight against cancer and on Nov. 9, 2017, she lost her fight. She joined her mom, Tina Snow, for spiked drinks and peanut butter cups.

Tearya will be remembered by her two sons, Blayke Snow and Jayden Hunt; siblings Ryan Snow and Anna Kokinakis, Raymond and Sarah Heffron, Tyffiney and Jason Kirk, and Tamy Terry; along with many nieces and nephews.

Tearya received excellent care from the Huntsman Cancer Center and Dalton Hoopes Funeral Parlor.

Services and a luncheon will be held at the Church, located at 132 N. 540 East, Tooele, on Nov. 28, 2017 at 3 p.m.

Online condolences and memories may be shared at daltonhoopes.com

Ronald E. Henson passed away Nov. 27, 2017. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Vicky Woodland Oppenhein was born on Oct. 24, 1961 in Enid, Oklahoma. She lost her battle to cancer on Nov. 25, 2017.

She is survived by her husband, Dennis; son, Justin Bourget (Sandy); sister, Cheryl Robinson (Dale); brothers, Rick Bunn (Jaimy) and Steven Coughran (Elaine); grandchildren, Jarron, Harmony, Harley, Gavyn and Zayne; and special niece Katie Phillips.

Preceded in death by her son, Mark Bourget Jr.; sister, Debbie Sandoval; and parents, Norman and Margie Bunn. Services are pending.

Cody Reid Lane, 67, of Grantsville, Utah, was born on May 31, 1950, to Leland Reid and Beth (Brewer) Terry. He departed suddenly on Nov. 24, 2017, at Mountain West Medical Center. Cody was a very talented and successful artist, doing countless tattoos and beautiful glass etchings.

He graduated from Grantsville High School in 1969, receiving an art scholarship to Brigham Young University.

He had such a big heart for being a man of small stature. He will be missed by so many.

Cody is preceded in death by his parents, Leland Reid and Beth (Brewer) Terry; brother Rocky; sisters RheaAnn and half-sisters Jean Heckart and Cathy Millward; and his oldest son Zane Lane.

He is survived by his wife, LeAnne (Healey) Lane of 36 years; children Colt and Krystal Lane, Blake and Skye (Lane) Williams; grandsons Zane, Aiden, Oliver and Ryker; and step- grandchildren Damean, Emily, Sophie and Kimi.

Memorial services will be held Dec. 2, 11 a.m. at the Clark 2nd Ward church on 81 N. Church St. Grantsville, Utah. Arrangements in care of Dalton-Hoopes Funeral Home. Online condolences and memories may be shared at daltonhoopes.com.

Virginia Fae Gibbany Adamson, 80, passed away on Nov. 23, 2017. She was born June 20, 1937, in Albany, Missouri, to Homer and Lola Gibbany. Virginia was married to Max Adamson for 47 years until his passing on May 3, 2003.

She received her cosmetology license prior to her and Max’s marriage in 1956. Virginia found her calling as a dedicated homemaker and devoted mother. She was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary Elks, Eagles and Moose Lodges where she made wonderful memories with her friends and co-members.

She is survived by four children: Laura Adamson, Allen (Suzanne) Adamson, Robert Adamson, and Jennifer (Alex) Ortega; 10 grandchildren: Holli (Justin) Ogden, Meghan (Aaron) Goettsche, Chelsi (Matt) Crowell, Derek (Jordan) Black, Mac Marshall, Rylie Matthews, Max Adamson, Malorie Dees, Bailey Adamson, Luke Adamson, Alyssa Ortega and Meagan Ortega; and 14 great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, parents and brother Richard Gibbany.

A special thanks to Ellen Rojas and Patty Bringard at Canyon Home Care for their gentle, loving and compassionate dedication to our Mom.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 1, 2017, at Tooele City Cemetery.

John Medrano passed away at the age of 67 on Oct. 24, 2017, in Elko, Nevada, where he resided for the last 20 years. John was born Aug. 15, 1950, in Costila, New Mexico, to parents Juanita Ortega Medrano and Luis Medrano. The family left New Mexico and took up residence in Grantsville, Utah, in 1951. His family grew to include three sisters and five brothers, and countless aunts, uncles and cousins. During his school years, John was active in sports especially baseball and track.

After graduation from high school, John joined the service as a U.S. Marine where he earned a rifle expert badge and received a national defense service medal. He was honorably discharged in 1974. After his discharge, he went on to marry April Theobald and together they had four children. They remained married until April’s death in May 2013. He was a great husband and father, taking an active role in his children’s lives and always coaching their sports teams.

John worked as a millwright for over 40 years until his retirement in 2014. John enjoyed watching and playing baseball and softball, and was a gifted coach. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, collecting baseball cards, and spending time with his extended family.

John is survived by his children, Dana (Chris) Ribera, Danelle McKenzie, and Kelly (Heidi) Medrano; 12 grandchildren, Arden, Jordan, Christopher and Christian Ribera, Lexus and Madison Harris, Logan and Garrett McKenzie, and Sydney and Saige Medrano; and one great-grandchild, Simon Crenshaw.

John is also survived by his siblings, Jenny Lou Martinez, James Medrano, Andrea DuBois, Jacob (Jennifer) Medrano, Robert (Kristine) Medrano, and Jamie Medrano; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife April Medrano, son Jason Medrano, parents Luis and Juanita Medrano, brothers Clarence and Louis Medrano, and sister-in-law Karel Medrano.

A graveside service with military honors will be held on Dec. 1, 2017 at 11 a.m., at the Grantsville City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Dalton Hoopes Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Online memories and condolences may be shared at daltonhoopes.com.

Ochella (Klella, Kitty) Bridges passed peacefully on Nov. 25, 2017. Kitty was born June 2, 1920, in Escalante, Utah, to Clarence Eugene and Grace Tanner. She was a tomboy from the beginning, herding sheep for her father at age 10, working as the secretary of the Sunday School at 13, and leaving home to help support the family at 18. She was a favorite of her grandparents and loved spending time with them and teasing her sisters.

Kitty hated the name Ochella, so she used Klella; if she really liked you, you could call her Kitty. She married William Rex Bridges on July 15, 1940. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Feb. 3, 1958. She celebrated both dates, requiring Dad to buy her anniversary presents twice each year. Mom loved her family and enjoyed being pampered by Dad, and he loved pampering her.

She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Marilyn (David) Gillette; her son, Greig (Annette) Bridges; baby brother, Clyde (Karen) Tanner; as well as her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The sadness of our loss is softened by the reunion we know she had with Dad after 11 years of separation. Thank the Good Lord for eternal marriage.

A special thanks to the people at Cottage Glen and their kindness to her over the nine years she lived there, as well as to Jackie Warner, her wonderful CNS hospice nurse. The funeral will be held at the 14th Ward chapel at 192 W. 200 South in Tooele on Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. with a viewing an hour before. Burial will be in the Tooele City Cemetery.

The most amazing husband, father, son, brother, and friend, Marc V. Taylor, passed away suddenly on Nov. 24, 2017, of a massive heart attack.

Marc was born June 27, 1969, and is the son of Jay and Eileen Taylor. He was raised in Peterson, Utah, and was always a bright light for everyone around him. He loved spending time with his dad 4-wheeling and anything outdoors. His love for music started at an early age and he participated in the marching band while attending Morgan High.

After high school, he served an LDS Mission in West Virginia. On Sept. 13, 1997, he married the love of his life, Shelly L. Barnes. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple and together raised three incredible children. Marc’s family was always his focus and greatest source of joy. For most of Marc’s married life, he has lived in Tooele, Utah. His love for life and people quickly made him a significant part of this community. He worked as the IT Director at Mountain West Medical Center and was currently working in IT Management at Dugway Proving Ground.

Although Marc loved computers, his biggest passion was music. He owned his own DJ company and loved helping to create the perfect party or special day. He served on the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce, was part of the county’s emergency planning and management committee, and was involved in many other aspects of the community. He was a valiant member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immersed himself in his church callings. He worked with the Boy Scouts, was a member of the Stake High Council, and the Young Men’s organization. Marc loved youth, especially his young men. He was and will continue to be a tremendous influence in each of their lives. He always saw the greatness in everyone and made sure they knew it. Marc loved everyone he met. To know Marc was to be Marc’s friend. He never stopped serving those around him and while most of us might feel he sacrificed his time and services, it didn’t feel like that to him. He did it out of love.

Marc lived every day to the fullest. He was larger than life. He loved biking, scuba diving, hiking, and traveling with his family. He most recently developed a love and passion for running and helping coach his daughter’s softball team.

Marc is survived by his sweet wife, Shelly, and their three children: Dylan, Rylan and Kylee Taylor; his father Jay Taylor; and brother Mike Taylor. He is also survived by his second family: Norman and Julie Barnes, Nathan (Angie) Barnes, Tara (Wes) Woolley, Tiffany (Jeremy) Stewart, Trevor Zezula and countless other family members who love him dearly. He is preceded in death by his mother Eileen Taylor.

Funeral services will be held on Dec.1, 2017, at the LDS chapel on 332 E. 1000 North in Tooele City. There will be a viewing from 9-11 a.m., and funeral services will start at approximately 11:30 a.m. Interment is at Tooele City Cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers, Marc would love donations to be made to the LDS General Missionary Fund. There has also been a GoFundMe account set up in Marc’s name.

Marc was an avid fan of the Utah Utes and was a football season ticket holder for years. To celebrate Marc’s favorite color and team, we are encouraging everyone to wear red.  #makeyourMARC

Tami R. Nelson passed away peacefully in her home Nov. 28, 2017. She was very caring and welcomed everyone she knew as family. She will dearly be missed.

She is survived by her loving husband and best friend, Jesse Dunn; mom, Judee Nelson; and brother Rick Nelson.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

Claudia Jean (Cj) Farrington Reed, age 71, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Nov. 29, 2017. She was born in Tooele, Utah, on May 5, 1946, to Calthorpe Kimball and Jean Roach Farrington.

Claudia grew up in Tooele, attended local schools and was a member of the Tooele High Class of ’64. She spent most of her life in Tooele County, with the exception of a few years in Salt Lake City, Alaska and Arizona.

Claudia was married to Frank L. Reed on May 16, 1998. She had previous marriages to Elgia LaGrow (divorced) with whom she had two sons, and Robert B. Mitchell (divorced) with whom she had another son.

Conversation with Claudia was always interesting, thought provoking, and/or fun. Claudia had a great sense of humor and a great sense of adventure. She loved crafting, gambling, bingo, playing cards, lunching with friends, traveling and most of all, she loved her family. She and Frank were avid travelers. They visited much of the United States and southern Canada by motor home to explore and spend time with kids and grandkids. They have also visited five of the seven continents, most recently returning from a cruise to the Baltic Sea including Russia. They were actively enjoying their golden years while checking off their bucket lists.

For years, Claudia volunteered and eventually became a full-time employee of New Reflection House, a day program of Valley Mental Health (Tooele) where her clients became her friends.  She found joy and satisfaction in her passion to help them. She and Frank were thrilled when many of them were able to attend their wedding. She also volunteered at the Tooele Senior Citizen Center overseeing their bingo activity and enjoyed her many friendships there.

Claudia is survived by her husband, Frank; sons Elgia (Becky) LaGrow, Michael LaGrow and Zachary (Katy) Mitchell; stepsons, Brandon (Diana) Reed, Jeffery (Elizabeth) Reed, Wade (Catherine) Reed; her ‘like a daughter,’ Marcia Mitchell (Bruce) Landergren; 24 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Claudia is also survived by her siblings, Colleen (Leon, deceased) Oliver, Jim (Nedra) Farrington, Kay (Larry) Shubert, Jeannine (Laurie) Farrington, Dana Dee (John) Stahl, and Rhonda “Bitzie” Smith; many nieces and nephews as well as her life-long friend, Sharon Yates Halladay, and faithful dog, Quincy. She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service will be held at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main St., Tooele, on Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. The family will receive visitors from noon to 1 p.m. at Tate Mortuary.

Mark Allan Bourget, Sr., passed away Nov. 30, 2017, in St. George, Utah. Vigil and Rosary will be Dec. 6, 2017, beginning at 5 p.m. in Kuzy Hall on the Catholic Church grounds. Funeral Mass will be Dec. 7, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the St. George Catholic Church, 259 W. 200 North, St. George, Utah. Interment will be at the Ivins City Cemetery, Ivins, Utah. Family and friends are invited to sign his online guestbook at www.spilsburymortuary.com.

Ms. Kathleen Sutton was born in Tooele, Utah, on July 6, 1946, and died suddenly at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah, on Nov. 29, 2017.

Kathleen was the daughter of Blaine and June Sutton. She is survived by: sisters, Saundra (James) Young and Vera Zaccardi; and brother, Bob (Angie) Sutton.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law Carmie (Zac) Zaccardi. Friends and family are invited to a graveside service at 1 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Grantsville City Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Leave condolences online at didericksenmemorial.com.

William Rex Sutton, age 82, our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, went to be with his wife and Heavenly Father on Nov. 30, 2017.

He was born on July 9, 1935, to Verdi and Margaret Sutton in Grantsville, Utah. He graduated from Grantsville High School and went on to serve an LDS mission. He served in the armed forces during the Korean War. He also worked and retired from Tooele Army Depot.

Rex married his sweetheart, Julie Leatham, on Feb. 12, 1960, in the Salt Lake Temple and they were blessed with two sons, Anthony and Jeff. Rex dedicated his life to family, church and hard work.

Watching sports, camping, family time and attending his sons’ and grandchildren’s sporting events were some of his favorite pastimes. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served many years as a ward clerk and librarian for his local ward.

Rex was preceded in death by his parents, four siblings and wife. He is survived by siblings, Thelma, Alta and La Dean (Wayne); sons, Anthony and Jeff; grandchildren, Christa, Ceilly and Kaden; and great-grandchild Moses.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2017, at the Clark Second Ward, 81 N. Church St. in Grantsville, with a viewing from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the same location. Interment will follow at Grantsville City Cemetery.