Andrea Kristine Nielson

West Jordan, Utah –

Andrea Kristine Nielson, beloved daughter, sister, aunt (44), passed away May 11, 2022 quietly in her sleep.
Born June 29, 1977, in Murray, Utah to Jesse Paul Ritzman and Robbie Lynn Thompson.

Andrea had a courageous attitude towards her staggering health obstacles, she sustained a head injury from a fall and was born with an enlarged heart that caused her to go in and out of heart failure. Throughout all of this, Andrea had a strong will to live and a great attitude towards life.

Andrea had an infectious smile, her charismatic personality and warm caring attitude gave friends and family a sense of love. Andrea loved the outdoors; camping, hiking, and taking walks due to her health, it was limited.

Andrea was a walking sunshine. She was a fun aunt who loved and cared for her nieces; Kylee (12) and Leah (6) making them feel loved. She was generous, kind, and full of humor, with an unforgettable laugh. Andrea had a huge heart especially for children and animals.

Sleep with the angels, my precious, beautiful daughter, you will be truly missed.

Andrea is preceded in death by her Grandma and Grandpa Leake, her Grandma and Grandpa Ritzman, and her beautiful niece Katelyn. Andrea is survived by her mother Robbie L Thompson (Larry Thompson-Dad), her father Jesse P Ritzman, her sister April J Blackburn (Thomas Blackburn) her nieces Kylee C Blackburn and Leah C Blackburn.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, June 3, 2022 at Memorial Lake Hills Cemetery 10055 South State Street, Sandy, Utah.

Betty Jean Bybee

West Jordan, Utah –

On May 12, 2022, Betty Jean Bybee, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt    passed away at the age of 82 in West Jordan, Utah.

Betty was born on September 30, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marjorie Dehaan and William Gordon Brown. She was later adopted by her mother’s new husband Jack Edward Ertmann. Betty married Wayne Lamont Ingram in 1957 and together they raised 5 daughters – Debora (Kent) Brown, Judith (Jerry) Holbrook, Kathie Andrews, Melanie (George) Corson & Patti (Ryan) Marsden.

In 1973, Betty was divorced from Wayne and married Donald Jaco; They divorced in 1988.  She then met Larry Bybee and they were married in 1997.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband Larry Bybee, mother Marjorie Ertmann, father Jack Ertmann, brother Cliff Ertmann, sister and brother-in-law Shirley and Melvin Carlsen, as well as 2 grandsons, Casey Joe Holbrook & Brett Andrews.

Betty is survived by her 5 daughters, her brother and sister-in-law Mike & Ardis Ertmann, 17 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be held May 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM with a viewing one-hour prior at 1380 W. 6785 S., West Jordan, Utah. Burial will follow at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, Millcreek, Utah.

Jerry R. Johnson

St. George-

Jerry R Johnson, 75, passed away May 12th, 2022, of complications from cancer.  He was born April 22nd, 1947, in Salt Lake City, UT to Alton Ross Johnson and Edith Beath Johnson. He married the love of his life, Carol M. Olsen, on April 16, 1966.

 

Jerry lived to travel with his love, Carol, either in a motor home, in a Jeep or in a razor on the Logandale Trails. He loved to eat and cook and was famous for his beans and chili verde.  He loved camping, fishing, Nascar, football and welding.  He had a zany, sarcastic sense of humor everyone loved.  He was active in the VFW, he was the Junior Vice Commander in 2019-2020.  He was with family when he passed away and will be remembered for the easy smile and unending willingness to help anyone who asked.

 

Jerry is survived by his wife, Carol, daughters Carey Desmarais (Jason) and Stacy Macaulay (David,) six grandchildren, Chelsea, Lexi, Carson, Aidan, Sidney and Bree, and four great grandchildren.  Jerry has many nieces, nephews, sisters-and brothers-in-law that he was very close to.

 

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents, Alton Johnson (Rae) and Edith Beath Johnson, siblings Joyce Davies, Dean Johnson (Donna,) Colleen Nelson, Layne Johnson (Barbara) and Susan Johnson.

 

Celebrations of life will be held on May 21th, 1:00 pm at VFW Post #8336 Elwood Perkins, 324 N. Whitmore Street, Overton NV., and June 25th, starting at 1:00 pm at the home of Tom and Deb Olsen 1582 E. 3350 S. Salt Lake City UT.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to: Jubilee Home Program- St. George, Utah

Jubilee Home Program – St. George

Arrangements are under the direction of Affordable Funerals and Cremations- St. George

James Joseph Doherty

St. George-

James (Jim) Joseph Doherty age 83, passed away at his home on May 7^th, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on May 16^th, 1938, in New York (Manhattan) New York to Henry Doherty and Mary Hopkins. He was married to Michele Sylvestro on July 9^th, 1983.

A graduate of Philosophy from Hunter College. He was a man who loved words and was always seeking knowledge. An avid reader who devoured a book almost every day. His other passions included music, the New York Times crossword puzzle, chocolate, and orange soda.

James enjoyed games, especially bridge, shooting pool and playing dominos with friends. No matter where he lived, he was always a New Yorker at heart. Rooting for his beloved New York Yankees and New York Giants.

He was a man with old world courtesy, charm, wit, and a killer smile that won over many hearts. He had a wicked dry sense of humor and didn’t suffer fools gladly.

James served his country during the cold war as an interpreter for the U.S. Army intelligence in Germany. As a management consultant, he worked with companies throughout the world to increase their productivity and bottom line.

A man with deep faith, he found peace in the Lord through the writing of St. Augustine. He was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament.

James is survived by his loyal and loving wife Michele. His sons James (Mary Jo), Sean (Chris) and Shannon (Tamara) and his six beloved grandchildren, Julia (Brett), Mary (Mike), Fiona (Austin), Tegan, Eamon, and Tobin. Every who know him, loved him, and will miss him dearly.

He was preceded in death by his parents and the mother of his children Alice Doherty.

Funeral services will be held on May 24^th at St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva Illinois. Interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked donations be sent to Wounded Warrior Project.

woundedwarriorproject.org

 

Scott Eugene Minson

West Jordan, Utah –

On May 2, 2022 Scott Eugene Minson returned to the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father and his eternal sweetheart Cindy. Scott was born on November 29, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Kenneth Lynn Minson and Dorothy Lyle Ruff Minson. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1977 and then served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kobe, Japan. He loved the people of Japan and brought many traditions home with him, including eating on the floor around the coffee table. Scott was a faithful member of the church his entire life and held many callings, including bishopric member, primary teacher (many, many times), young men’s advisor and high council member. He loved to hunt, fish and read, especially the scriptures.

Scott married the love of his life and eternal companion Cindy Pollei on February 22, 1980 in the Salt Lake Temple. Their love story was one for the ages. Scott was always with Cindy; they were inseparable so when Cindy passed away 5 years ago Scott was devastated. He never fully recovered from her loss, as he lost half of himself that day. The reunion in heaven was long awaited and now that it has arrived must have been indescribably joyful. On Valentine’s day of 1983, their one and only daughter, Jen, was born. She arrived two weeks late much to everyone’s impatience. She was born with two perfect dimples which Scott loved to call her “cheek deformities”. This was the nature of their relationship, love, teasing and a whole lot of laughing. Jen, along with her husband Joe and their daughters Jordyn and Sabrina lived with Scott to keep him from being “a grumpy old troll under a bridge” without Cindy around. The 5 lived quite happily in their little home with 6 dogs (2 eventually passed), a cat, a tortoise, 2 tree frogs, 2 goldfish and 6 chickens. Jordyn and Sabrina were the lights of his life, he loved them to distraction and enjoyed nothing more than joining them on the couch for a Phineas and Ferb or Scooby Doo marathon. He was a family man through and through, and each Sunday enjoyed spending time with his whole family, the entire, raucous, nutty bunch, who he was often the ringleader of.

Scott worked for the church as a bomb dog handler and trainer. He had the unique opportunity to get to know many of the prophets and apostles and loved to testify to the truth of their callings. Scott was also a dog trainer in the private sector for over 25 years. In fact, he was the ultimate dog whisperer. Not just dogs either, he once had an entire flock of chickens just sit down and allow him to scoop them up. It was uncanny. A lifelong lover of animals and science joined hand in hand with the best mentor available to make him the best dog trainer living (humble brag, but true). Scott didn’t just train dogs, he trained people to train their dogs. Scott met his dear, dear friend and business partner Darcy Phillips through dog training and was always so proud of how quickly she learned and became a master trainer as well. He also met her daughter Samantha Phillips who became a second daughter to him. Together they formed Dog 2 Dog and have made a difference in more lives than can be counted.

Scott loved people and made sure they knew it. You couldn’t help but feel of his love for you when you were in his presence. He firmly believed that people are not told “well done” enough so he made it a point to tell them that every chance he got. If you knew Scott, you’ve had yourself a “well done!” or a “gold star!” directed at you at least once. He had a wicked sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He was also an amazing story teller that you could listen to for hours. He loved regaling his family, friends, ward family, dog students, primary kids, and anyone else who would listen with his stories and his wisdom. He touched so many lives and will be greatly missed by so many.

He is preceded in death by his wife Cindy Minson, parents Kenneth and Dorothy Minson, father-in-law Jon Pollei, and his grandparents. He is survived by daughter Jen (Joe) Richards, granddaughters Jordyn McIllece and Sabrina Richards, his siblings Jeff (Emma), Lynnette (Ken) McBride, Leslie (Greg) Heninger, Kris (Craig) Barnes, Spencer (Heidi), mother-in-law Carol Pollei, brother’s-in-law Greg and Bruce (Jamie) Pollei, Darcy and Samantha Phillipps, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and students.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday May 11, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Jordan Oaks Stake Center, 8117 S. Leslie Dr. West Jordan, Utah. Friends and family may call Tuesday May 10, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the church or on Wednesday from 10:00-10:45 before the service. Interment will be at West Jordan City Cemetery, 7800 S. 1300 W. West Jordan, Utah.