Ronald Howard Blodgett, loved and respected by many, passed away peacefully in his home in Grantsville, Utah, on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Ronald was born in Sidney, Montana, on March 2, 1954, to Eva and Howard Blodgett. He was the youngest of three boys.

Ronald was a man who did not know the meaning of regret. If he was passionate about something, he pursued it whole-heartedly. Throughout his life he was the front man for two country music bands, started his own engineering and fabrication business, played goalie for a hockey team, built and raced in mud racing, played softball, coached his sons in baseball and basketball, and helped everyone he could.

He spent his free time fishing, camping, four-wheeling, checking the obituaries, and watching the Jazz. He touched many lives and will be missed.

Ronald is survived by his two brothers, Roger (Pat) and Robert (Christie); his children, Dusty (Truley), Heidi and Toby (Alecia); and nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Online condolences and memories may be shared at daltonhoopes.com.

Roy Vance Keeling was taken from this earth to be with his Lord on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. He began his battle with cancer in July 2017, and suffered a heart attack while in the hospital. Between treatments, he was able to enjoy his family and friends until he fell asleep without a struggle on April 8.

He was born in Durant, Oklahoma, on Feb. 20, 1935. His parents are James Garley Keeling (deceased) and Jennie Vance Keeling, (deceased). His brothers and sisters are James Marshall Keeling, (deceased), Bobbie Lee (Mae) Keeling, (deceased), Don (Sue) Keeling, deceased, Joyce (Bill) Fuller, Jerry (Linda) Keeling, Billy John (Mary Lou) Keeling, Carol (Gene) Masters, Kenneth (Leigh) Keeling and Gayla (Ray) Dickson.

He graduated from Southeastern State College, Durant, Oklahoma in 1956. He married Dorothy Louise Richardson August 8, 1957, in Sour Lake, Texas.

He served in the U.S. Army at Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, (1958-59) and continued working there for over 40 years, becoming Director of Information Management for many years. His division was instrumental in making great strides in modernizing and installing state of the art equipment, rapidly advancing the growth of data processing at Dugway Proving Ground. He had a brilliant staff and was very proud of the people that worked under him, always giving credit to them for the superb job they did in every aspect of their work.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Richardson Keeling; his sons, Marshall Dean and Michael Vance Keeling and their spouses Kristina and Gloria Keeling. Very dear to him are his grandchildren Brady and Becca Keeling, Amanda and Chase Anderson, Joshua and Maely Keeling, Jacob and Kimberly Keeling, Chloe Rose Keeling, Carson Vance Keeling and Great Granddaughter Jane Marie Anderson and Great Grandson Baby Keeling.

Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church, 580 S. Main, Tooele, Utah, on Saturday, April 14 at 11 a.m. with a visitation prior to the service from 10-10:50 a.m. Interment will be at the Tooele Cemetery following the service.

Family and friends are invited to a luncheon at the church immediately following graveside services.

Lynn Sandall Keil — wife, mother, friend, role model, confidant, trusted advisor, activist, renowned word-game champion and loving matriarch and grandmother — passed from this world in the early morning on Monday, April 2, 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family to the very end. 

Lynn was born July 27, 1936, to Curly and Muriel Sandall in Murray, Utah. She was raised in Magna, Utah, and attended Cyprus High School, where she was student body secretary and class comedian. She remained close to classmates, especially her “Kindergarten Friends” until the end of her life. Lynn was a great singer. Her Sweet Adelines quartet, the Flaires, won a regional championship in 1965 and placed in the top 20 in the international contest that year. 

Earlier in 1965, Lynn married Frank Keil and established our loving and nurturing family. She was a model for working mothers. She was a model of professionalism and compassion while on the job, but she always made time and found the energy to make her children and husband feel special. 

Lynn was loved by all (humans and animals alike). She loved golf. She especially loved to golf at the Copper Club in Magna, where she learned the game. She was an early activist for LGBTQ rights, serving for several years on the board of the Utah chapter of PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Finally, Lynn was a doting and loving grandmother to her two grandchildren and five grand-dogs. 

She is survived by her children, Mike and Cheryl; her daughter-in-law Angie; her grandchildren, Katy and Eric; brother- and sister-in-law, Wayne and Gwen Sandall; sister- and brother-in-law, Michele and Jerry Yeates; her trusted canine companion Sammy, and her grand-dogs, Abigail Felicia, Chubby-Alonzo and Theodore Jermaine. 

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 261 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City. Friends are invited to visit with our family at a wake following the service. Please join us at Café Med, 420 E. 3300 South from 1-5 p.m. Special thanks to Rocky Mountain Home Health and Hospice, Mountain West Medical Center, and University of Utah Palliative Care team. In lieu of flowers please donate to Equality Utah – www.equalityutah.org.

Robert A. Kofford, age 67, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, in Wyoming, leaving his wife Kay Kofford. Robert was born Sept. 9, 1950, in Cherry Point, North Carolina, to Robert L. Kofford and Donna Cherrie Kofford. 

As a U.S. Marine he served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was a two-time recipient of the Purple Heart. He also served with the 19th Special Forces and earned the Green Beret. He retired from government service at Tooele Army Depot, serving as a Captain of Security and Law enforcement. After 9/11, he went to Afghanistan to instruct Coalition Forces in tracking. He was an avid hunter, scuba diver and a private pilot.

He is survived by his two sisters, Kolleen Fortner and Cherrie Pusatello; his son James A. Kofford; daughters, Michelle A. Kofford and Katlynn M. Kofford; and two grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 18, at 11 a.m. at Utah Veterans Memorial Park, 17111 S. Camp Williams Road, Bluffdale, Utah. Friends may call at Russon Salt Lake Mortuary, 255 S. 200 East, on April 18 prior to services from 9:30-10:30 am. Online guestbook available at russonmortuary.com

Kristine Camargo, our precious and dear wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. 

She was a loving, caring wife to Jose and mother of five amazing children: Jose Jr., Estela, Celeste, Natalyn and Gracen, all whom she loved more than anything.

She is survived by her husband; children; mother (Charleen); brother Bill (Becky) and their children, Andrew, Jake, Bella and Katie; sister Michelle; niece Kiesha; and other family members.

She was greeted and given hugs and kisses by her dad (Willie), who she has missed for 14 years, and by her grandparents. They were waiting with open arms to hold her and tell her everything is OK now.  

As per Kristine’s request, there will be no services. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile that it happened.” — Dr. Seuss

Lori Wilkinson passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, following a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born in Tooele, Utah, on Oct. 25, 1955.  

Her husband, Edwin, preceded her in death. Lori is the daughter of Ralph and Wanda Severe. 

She is survived by: son Geoffrey Hammond, his wife, Grace, and granddaughters, Josephine and Nataly; son Ralph Hammond, his wife, Tammi, and granddaughter Sienna. 

Lori was a sister to Melody Bell, Ramon Severe, Neal Severe and Kevin Severe.

A memorial will be held Friday, April 20, from 4-6 p.m. at the Grantsville 12th Ward, 428 S. Hale Street, in the recreation hall.

Stanley J. Whitehouse passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018. He was born to Stanley and Sarah Alice Price Whitehouse on Feb. 8, 1930. He married Lena Sadie Wright on March 31, 1955.

Stanley was a U.S. Navy veteran and served in the Korean War. He retired as a truck driver from Tooele Army Depot.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping with his family, and trapping with his dad.

Stanley could climb the hills like a mountain goat, and had many friends at the Senior Citizen Center. He had a creative mind and enjoyed making canes, birdhouses, wishing wells, and other crafts, and loved giving them away.

He was a very good father and grandfather.

Stanley is survived by: sisters, Amy (Ab) Nelson, Elaine (Tom) Allen and Carol (Jim) Graft; brothers, Allen (Ann) and Bob (Reeda); children, Carla (Craig) Blakely, Glenda (Lance) Murray and Randy; three grand daughters and five great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lena, and his son Billy. 

Stanley was a great man. All friends and family are invited to graveside services at the Tooele City Cemetery on Wednesday, April 18, at 11 a.m.

William Pratt Eyre was born on July 13, 1935, in the beautiful town of Stockton Utah, to Parley and Maybell Eyre. He was born with an adventurous free spirit and loved to have fun! 

He loved his family and friends, and was very generous and kind-hearted to everyone. He married the love of his life, Helen Eyre. They shared 62 years of marriage and were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple. He worked hard to provide for his family and owned several businesses.

They have eight children: Nadine (Lester) Price, Billy (Glenna) Eyre, Judy (Dave) Breuer, Debbie (Leslie) Blakely, Karla (Armando) Barrera, Steve Eyre, Earl (Becky) Eyre and Leonard (Felicia) Eyre.

He also helped raise two grandsons, Steven and Xavier Eyre; 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He lived to be 82, the oldest male in the Eyre family.

He had an older sister, Dorothy (Jack) Cory; older brother, Tom (Betty) Eyre; sister, Nellie (Richard) Wheeler and youngest sister, Sandra (John) Phinney; and many nephews and nieces. 

He was everyone’s favorite Uncle Bill. He loved to visit and to share a good story and laughter with family and friends.

He will be missed dearly. Family forever!

A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 18, from 6-8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main Street, Tooele. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 19, at 11 a.m. at the LDS church in Stockton, Utah, with a visitation from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Interment will be at the Stockton City Cemetery.

Paula Workman Aagard passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. A graveside service will be held Monday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at the Grantsville City Cemetery. A full obituary will appear in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin at a later date. Services in care of Didericksen Memorial.

Carolee Johnson Hale, 74, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. A full obituary will be available in next Tuesday’s Tooele Transcript Bulletin. Condolences may be offered at daltonhoopes.com.

Donald Capp passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at home in Estacada, Oregon. He was born May 15, 1943, to LaVern and Emma Capp of Summit, South Dakota. Don graduated from South Shore High School in 1961. 

He started his mining career in Dakota Granite as a longhole driller. Don married Marilyn Rahn of Mankato, Minnesota, on Oct. 6, 1962, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in North Mankato, Minnesota. They made their home in Milbank, South Dakota, for the next 20 years. In 1980 they moved the family to Tooele, Utah. There Don worked for Anaconda Mines for two years until the mine closed. He next went to work for Lockheed at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, where he worked as an explosives handler and carpenter. 

After nine years the mining industry called him back. In 1994, Don and Marilyn moved to Elko, Nevada. Mining was his true calling and Don received many accolades becoming a pillar of the mining industry. In May 2001, he set a world record for reverse circulation drilling, drilling 714 feet in 11 hours. Marilyn passed away in January 2011. In 2013, Don met and married Sharon Pierce and they made their home in Elko, Nevada, later moving to Estacada, Oregon. Among his greatest accomplishments were watching the grandchildren play soccer, ice fishing and teaching them everything from measure twice and cut once.

Don is survived by Sharon Estacada, Oregon; his children, Debbie Clarke of Lynnwood, Washington, and Mike (Brandy) of Tooele, Utah; grandchildren, Ryan of Elko, Nevada, Eric Clarke of Elko, Nevada, and Jessica Capp of California, Tyler of Kansas and Aubrey Conlin of Utah; great grandchildren, Markus, Melody, Maverik, Baily, and Jaxxon; three brothers, Harold of Watertown, South Dakota, Robert (Susan) of Milbank, South Dakota, and Ronald (Joyce) of Pipestone, Minnesota. 

He is preceded in death by his first wife and his parents. Services will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Elko, Nevada on Monday, April 23 at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Pilgrims Rest in Mankato, Minnesota, at a later date where he will be laid to rest with Marilyn, the love of his life.

It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Jo Schindler announces her passing on Thursday, April 12, 2018. She was 83 years old. Mary Jo will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 58 years, Dan; son, Dan (Annaliese); and grandchildren, Noah and Violette. She will also be greatly missed by her many friends and extended family. 

Mary Jo was born to De Ford and Louella Nasworthy-Ford in Clover, South Carolina, a sister to Julia Ford-Barnett and an aunt to Johnny and Mike Barnett. She graduated from Winthrop College in 1957 with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and taught in Georgia and Maryland. She married Dan in 1959 and they traveled around the U.S. until settling in Billings with their young son in 1976. 

Mary Jo never asked for help for herself, but was always quick to aid anyone who needed it. She was kind, funny, and always a Southerner at heart. She will be deeply missed by all who were lucky enough to know her. 

Mary Jo’s family would like to thank the staff of Canyon Creek Memory Care, Billings Clinic; RiverStone Health Hospice Care; and Dr. Larry Severa and Dr. Irene Lohkamp. Please make any memorial donations in her name to the Shepherd Senior Citizens, Pioneer School, and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Graveside services will be held at Yellowstone National Cemetery in Laurel on Wednesday, April 18 at 2 p.m. For a more complete biography of Mary Jo’s life and to leave memories with the family, please visit www.dahlfuneralchapel.com.

Janise M. Woolstenhulme Witkowski, 64, peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loved ones. She fought a long and courageous battle with polymyositis. She was born on Oct. 28, 1953, in Oakland, California, to Lynn and Marjorie Woolstenhulme. 

Her father was a Chief Corpsman, and after graduating in 1972 from Enosburgh Falls High School, she followed and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While serving, she achieved an E4 Rank and was a Bos’n Mate on the Admirals Barge. It was there she met the love of her life, Thomas John Witkowski. They married on Nov. 23, 1973, at the Annapolis Naval Academy. They went on to have three children, and were sealed as a family for all time and eternity on July 23, 1982, at the Jordan River Temple.  

During the prime of her career, Janise was an X-ray technician for Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She loved being a mother and grandmother, and was the backbone of the family. She loved the outdoors, music, spending time with family, but more than anything, she loved her savior. She lived to serve Him, was very active in her church, and was at peace knowing she was returning to His arms.  

She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Tom; mother; siblings; daughters, Genesis (Shaun) and Jaime (Brandon); son Matthew (Lisa); and 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  

Preceded in death by her father Lynn (Wally) Woolstenhulme. 

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 11 a.m. at the Tooele North Stake 5th Ward, 580 N. 270 East, Tooele, Utah. A viewing will be held from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to service.

William Archie Bradford died in his Tooele home, surrounded by loving family, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. He was 75.

Born to William Pierre Bradford and Nadine Burch Bradford on Sept. 17, 1942, Bill lived the first 44 years of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area working as an electronic engineer. In 1987, following the death of his first wife, he moved to Tooele, Utah, and began a 17-year career as the owner of Fancy Fins Pet Store, where he met his wife Suzette.

Bill is survived by his wife, Suzette Irvine Bradford; children, Licia Valderaz, Liz Valderaz, Trish Nieto (Louie), Phil Valderaz (Sylvia), Ray Valderaz (Traci), Cynthia Sanabria (John), Nadine Beyer (Jon), Angela Jurkovski (Brent) and Russell Paget (Carla); sisters, Nadine David (John) and Austa Guarascio (John); 14 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren; beloved corgi Foxy and numerous grandkitties and granddogs.  

He is preceded in death by wife Lucy Cuen Bradford, son Brian W. Paget, his father William P. Bradford (Lib) and his mother Nadine B. Bradford, along with many beloved pets.

Bill will be buried in a private ceremony on Monday, April 23, 2018.

Paula Workman Aagard, a long-time resident of Grantsville, Utah, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 19, 2018, at her home in Grantsville.

She was born Aug. 27, 1936, in Provo, Utah, to Karl and Arvilla Workman. Paula grew up in Hinckley, Utah, and graduated from Delta High School in 1954.

Paula had three children and was later divorced. She then met the love of her life Gary Aagard. They were married and joined two families together raising seven children. Paula and Gary spent 44 wonderful years together fishing, camping, traveling and taking care of their growing family.

Paula was a very hard worker and was always concerned about the well being of her family and friends.

Paula loved her family and socializing with close friends. She enjoyed fishing, camping and gardening. She had immaculate flower beds and especially enjoyed purple flowers. 

Paula is survived by her husband Gary; their six children, Debbie Privett (Curtis), Kathy Burton (Randy), Kim Russell (Breck), Ted Aagard (Kenna), Wendy Dimmick (Cory) and Trudie Peterson (Kyle); 18 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her son Mark Holsten; and grandchildren Mike Madrid, J.J. Russell and Kristie Russell Anderson. 

A graveside service was held Monday, April 23, 2018, at the Grantsville Cemetery. Condolences can be sent to P.O. Box 731, Grantsville, Utah, 84029.

Marilyn Bybee DeDecker died Friday, April 20, 2018, in Grantsville, Utah. She was born on June 24, 1934, in Tropic, Utah, to Walter Gerald Bybee and Theo Hatch Bybee. She was married to Ray Blickensderfer on Nov. 25, 1955. She later married Art DeDecker on Dec. 22, 1981. 

Marilyn worked for Tooele Army Depot for 36 years in manpower management and as a management analyst specialist. She retired in 1989. She was a member of the LDS Church.

Marilyn thoroughly enjoyed a celebration of any kind. She had a way of making every holiday season, birthday and family gathering feel unique and special. Her love of family gatherings was contagious. She instilled values in her children and grandchildren of patriotism, a deep love of family, true friendship and an insatiable zest for life. She was a passionate music enthusiast who loved visiting the concert hall in Wendover. Marilyn was the cornerstone and a matriarch of our family that adored her. We are so blessed and fortunate to have known and loved such a loving, special soul.

She is survived by her children: Bonnie (Joel) Buck, Walker (Laurie) Blickensderfer and Heidi (Gary) Lewis; her sister Shanna Judd; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; and many other nieces, nephews and extended family members.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Cecil Byland and LuAna Bybee; her brother Jerry Bybee: and grandson Parker Buck.

Visitation will be Friday, April 27 from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 from 10-11 a.m. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the LDS 5th Ward, 113 W. Cherry St., in Grantsville, Utah. 

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the American Cancer Society or the Diabetes Association.

Janet Ruby Clark passed away at age 79, on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Tooele, Utah, where she had resided for the past several years. Jan was born Sept. 11, 1938, in Brigham City, Utah.  Her parents were Ruby and Ed Foglesong. The family moved from Malad, Idaho, to Grantsville, Utah, where she met her first husband Reed Smith. Together they had three children. They later divorced.

Jan loved to crochet and do crafts. She adored her family and had a special place in her heart for all animals, especially her beloved dog, PJ, who had passed away.

Jan is survived by her children: Wayne (Bonny) Smith and Danny Smith; siblings, Wayne Johnston, Karen Ball, Marlene Udy and Earla Bryant.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Alice Millward and Roxie Anderson; and by her daughter (and best friend) Jade Marie Patrick.

God Bless you.

Our darling son and father, Woodrow “Guy” Weddle, left his earthly body on Thursday, April 19, 2018, after his long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure. He was born in 1965 to Terry and Frances Weddle in Clarkston, Washington, where he remained an only child until at the age of 4 his sister Christina came into our lives. His family eventually relocated to Arizona where he graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 1984.

He was a poet at heart and had a love of writing that eventually led him to form his metal band Altar where his love of writing inspired the music he played. He loved his guitar and could shred like the Rockstar he was.

In his later years and with advances in technology, he learned he had an amazing skill for working with computers. He fixed, built and designed programs for companies like IMC, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, and Motherhood Maternity.

After fighting his diabetes alone for some time, he joined the of rest his family and settled in Tooele, Utah, in 2012. His presence was one of celebration and was the missing piece that brought our family together. He had the chance to reconnect with and build an amazing relationship with his parents and daughter Rachel Spafford, his two grandchildren Isaac and Sander who called him Pop-Pop, and his sister Christina and her children.

He loved deeply, laughed with all of his soul and loved his animals who were always near his side. His whole family fought every step of the way with him and after contracting pneumonia he was able to leave this world with his mother near his side.

He is survived by his parents, Terry and Francis Weddle; cousin Sharon Young; his daughter Rachel Spafford and her husband Tyler; two grandchildren, Isaac and Sander; his sister Christina Vokt; niece Brenna Vokt; nephews Ian, Colin and Terry; and his furry friends to the end Ginger, Sophie and Gia.

Carolee Johnson Hale. 74, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother (GG), sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 after struggling for years with complications of diabetes.

Carolee was the first of six children born to Farrell Johnson and Elaine Palmer Johnson. She arrived on June 15, 1943 in Tooele, Utah, at Tooele Valley Hospital.

Starting at a very young age, Carolee was a blessing to her mother as she willingly cared for her and five younger siblings.

She grew up in Grantsville graduating from Grantsville High School with the class of ’61. She married her high school sweetheart, Ron Hale on April 4, 1962. They soon became proud parents of Eric, Andrew and Heather.

Carolee was an active member of the LDS Church. She enjoyed staying busy using her talent for sewing and quilting and was a beautiful seamstress. Throughout her life, she unselfishly used her hands to bless the lives of others.

Carolee’s greatest happiness in life was found in her family and loved ones. She cherished the time that she spent visiting with others and always made them feel welcome and loved.

Due to poor health in her later years of life, it became a struggle for her to do the things that she enjoyed. Carolee faithfully endured her hardships with grace and humor. She has been a great example and will be missed by all who were touched by her sweet, unselfish spirit.

The family would like to thank the Tooele Valley Dialysis Center for their loving care during the 15 years that Carolee was on dialysis.

Carolee is survived by her husband Ron; children, Eric (Cholamany) Hale, Andrew Hale and Heather (Mike) Sutton; grandchildren, Zen (Mandie) Hale, Shem Hale, Nia (Blake) Whitehead, Alex (Trent) Kranwrinkle and Meg Sutton; great-grandchildren, Ava Kranwrinkle and Gus Hale; brothers, Van Johnson and Rick (Kristi) Johnson; sisters, Laurie (Brent) Palmer, Barbara (Gary) Dalton and LuAnn (Tim) Timmerman.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to kidneyfund.org in memory of Carolee Hale.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25 in Grantsville at the LDS Chapel on 428 S. Hale St. There will be a viewing from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for friends and family.

Interment will follow in the Grantsville City Cemetery.

Online condolences and memories may be left for the family at www.daltonhoopes.com.

Molly Murray passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018. Services are pending with Tate Mortuary. A full obituary will appear at a later date.