Sonja Stapley Young was born on April 4, 1939 in Cedar City, Utah to Elton W. Stapley and Elva Lunt Stapley. Sonja grew up in Cedar City and attended school there. She graduated from Cedar High School, then attended The College of Southern Utah where she completed an associate degree in Home Economics.   She met Neil Young while in college and they were married in the New Zealand Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 6, 1961. They raised five...

Celebrating the life of Joseph Dewain Knudsen Joe’s journey began on September 21, 1939 in Deweyville, Utah, but after a short battle with cancer, he died peacefully at home on March 27, 2020 surrounded by family. He was a devoted husband to Karen Norr Knudsen for 54 years, a loving father to Darren (Connie) Fielding, UT, Cory (Amy) West Jordan, UT, and Cami (Favorite Daughter) Portland, OR. Joe was lucky to have 10 wonderful grandchildren who loved him dearly. Also survived by his...

Ernest Marvin Olsen January 1, 1933 - March 19, 2020 Ernest Marvin Olsen of Tremonton, Utah passed away on March 19, 2020 at the age of 87 at Maple Springs Assisted Living Center. He was with his son Eric and passed away peacefully, returning home to his dear wife Joyce.  Marvin is survived by his sons, Blaine Olsen, Lee Olsen, Eric and Tracee Olsen and Kevin Olsen; his brothers Hyrum Olsen, Steve Olsen and Jack Olsen, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was...

Lyman Sparks Thompson passed away at age 87 on March 14, 2020 at his home in Garland, Utah surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Newton, Utah to Don Owen Thompson and Leora Myrle Sparks on March 3, 1933. Lyman was raised in Clarkston, Utah, and attended Clarkston Elementary, Smithfield Junior high, and graduated from North Cache High in Richmond, Utah. He married Dorothy Hill on July 29, 1955 in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, after which...

Dorothy Rose Holland Bessinger, 97, returned to her Heavenly Father on March 13, 2020 in Logan, Utah following a brief illness. Dorothy was born in Bear River City in her grandmother's house on Mother's Day, May 14, 1922 to John and Edith Holland After growing up in Bear River City and Brigham City, Dorothy married Henry Bessinger. They had four children together: Scott, Diane, David and Linda.  They were divorced and Dorothy raised her children alone. She married John...

Martell Douglas Hunsaker passed away peacefully in the home he loved in Deweyville on March 12, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.              Doug was born on October 23, 1945, to Martell A. and Ellen Perry Hunsaker. He grew up in Brigham City, Utah, with his three younger siblings Curtis, David, and Kathy. As a young boy, he enjoyed ice skating, baseball, and fishing. He started playing organized baseball when he was eight...

Louis Mallea His parents, Jose B. Mallea and Josephine Marie Shurts, gave him the name Louis Leon Mallea on the day of his birth, 18 July 1939. Lou was the third child to arrive on the family homestead (Sheep Ranch) a few miles outside the city of Shoshone, Idaho. He attended elementary, secondary, and high school in Shoshone, growing up in the creeks, lava beds, mountains, and wide open spaces of the Magic Valley. Lou enlisted in the Air Force in 1957, attending basic military training...

Barbara Ellen Olsen Ashby passed away peacefully on March 2, 2020 with her children by her side. She was 84 years old. She was born on December 1, 1935 to J. Edwin and Pearle Olsen and was raised in Petersboro, Cache Valley, Utah. Barbara was always a faithful person. At age 11 she was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and this experience changed her life forever. She was sealed to her sweetheart, Carl Ashby, in the Logan LDS Temple on September 22, 1955. Carl...

Ellen Andreasen Capener passed away peacefully, surrounded by family in her son’s home, in Concord, CA on Saturday, February 15, 2020. She was 86 years old. Ellen was born (along with her twin brother Bent) in Horsens, Denmark on June 8,1933 to William Peter Andreasen and Mette Marie Balle. She had an older half-sister, Ingrid. When Ellen was 7 years old Germany invaded Denmark. The war years were very hard, and had an impact on Ellen throughout her life. However, she also had many...

George Kenneth Bench, Jr., 82, passed away February 15, 2020 in Ogden, Utah. He was born January 2, 1938 in Logan, Utah, to George Kenneth Bench, Sr. and Ruby Packer Bench. George married LaVada Mae Deakin in Tremonton, Utah on July 5, 1956. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on October 5, 1960. George has lived in Logan, Utah; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Howell, Utah. He attended Logan High School. After high school, George joined the Army and served for three...