Larkin Mortuary

Kenan Andrew Ince, age 34, passed away on June 13, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they served as Chair of Mathematics at Westminster University. Kenan was born on April 15, 1989, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Mary Angela Taylor Ince, and Bulent Ince. They are survived by his parents and stepmother Christine Ince. Kenan was a poet, mathematician, activist, and community organizer. They were known among friends and family as genuinely loving and kind, knowledgeable with humility, empathetic, and a thoughtful listener. Kenan's strong creative intellect was apparent in all endeavors, always seeking new insights. They advocated for inclusion and equity, working to achieve opportunities for...

Donald J. Munro was born on March 5th, 1931, to Thomas Munro and Lucille Nadler Munro. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with his three sisters, Eleanor (Munro Kahn), Cynthia (Beeker), and Elisabeth (Smith), and beloved dog Scamper. Don received a BA from Harvard University and then spent several years in the US Navy. While working in Washington DC he met the love of his life, Ann Patterson. They were married in the Philippines, where he was stationed, in 1956, and began a life of adventure together that lasted 67 years. Don received a PhD in Philosophy from Columbia University, and spent his career as a Professor of Philosophy and Chinese at the University of Michigan. He focused on the...

Sheelwant (Sheel) Pawar aged 90, was a dedicated and generous brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his assisted living apartment in Holladay, Utah on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Sheel Pawar was born on October 19, 1932, in the City of Kolhapur, India to Bapurao and Rukhmini Pawar. He graduated from high school in 1950 prior to attending The University of Mumbai (R.A. Podar College of Commerce and Economics), in India, where he received bachelor's degrees in Commerce, English, and Law. In 1960 he made the momentous decision to leave India to pursue advanced degrees in the U.S. where he attended the University of Utah School of...

Wayne Mitchell ("Mickey") Hancock, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and brother, peacefully passed at home on Saturday, May 27, 2023. His bedside was surrounded by his sweetheart and wife, Connie, as well as several of his children and grandchildren. His mortal body, having been worn out in the service of others, succumbed to the ravages of Parkinson's Disease. He leaves a legacy of faith, service, and devotion to his posterity. We cherish the memories made with his extended family and his infectious smile. Wayne was born on a hot day on July 16, 1931, in Safford, Arizona to Wayne Mitchell Pepper Hancock and Phyllis Lines Hancock. He was the first...

Wayne Mitchell ("Mickey") Hancock, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and brother, peacefully passed at home on Saturday, May 27, 2023. His bedside was surrounded by his sweetheart and wife, Connie, as well as several of his children and grandchildren. His mortal body, having been worn out in the service of others, succumbed to the ravages of Parkinson's Disease. He leaves a legacy of faith, service, and devotion to his posterity. We cherish the memories made with his extended family and his infectious smile. Wayne was born on a hot day on July 16, 1931, in Safford, Arizona to Wayne Mitchell Pepper Hancock and Phyllis Lines Hancock. He was the first...

Wayne Mitchell ("Mickey") Hancock, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and brother, peacefully passed at home on Saturday, May 27, 2023. His bedside was surrounded by his sweetheart and wife, Connie, as well as several of his children and grandchildren. His mortal body, having been worn out in the service of others, succumbed to the ravages of Parkinson's Disease. He leaves a legacy of faith, service, and devotion to his posterity. We cherish the memories made with his extended family and his infectious smile. Wayne was born on a hot day on July 16, 1931, in Safford, Arizona to Wayne Mitchell Pepper Hancock and Phyllis Lines Hancock. He was the first...

Marjorie (Marge) Riches Gunn of Salt Lake City, was born on August 5,1928 to George Washington Riches and Emma Jane Griffiths Riches of Smithfield Utah. After high school she moved to Salt Lake and went to Business College, then joined the U.S. Foreign Service. She spent many years in London and Stockholm working at the embassies where she met many lifelong friends. When Marge moved back to Salt Lake, she became Executive Secretary in the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital where she met and later married Francis Dowden Gunn. Her husband was a former chair of the Department of Pathology (1945-53). She has been an active supporter of the University and generously...

Dave was born in Alliance, Ohio on September 23rd, 1947 to Catherine and Ralph Robinson, the second of their five children. In 1965, Dave graduated from Marlington High School and received his degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati in 1971, a passion he pursued his whole life long. A licensed architect for over 45 years, Dave was a longstanding member of the American Institute of Architects. He had a wide range of experience with a variety of building types and practiced architecture for national and international firms throughout his career. In 1993 he founded his own firm, Dave Robinson Architects, while living in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Anne Smart. Over the...

Michael "Mike" Wynn Curtis, of Boise, ID, passed away Saturday, April 29th, 2023 aged 62 after a decades long battle with auto-immune disease and cancer. Mike is survived by his wife, Annette Curtis; his three children Lyndon (Shayla) Curtis, Kade (Jacob) Wilson, and Collin Curtis; and 5 beautiful grandchildren. He will be forever remembered by his father Gene (Bunny) Curtis and his siblings Dave (Tammy) Curtis, Wesley (Diane) Curtis, Steven Curtis, and Christine (Darryl) Moody. Mike was predeceased by his beloved mother Helen Ruth Curtis. Mike spent many years diligently working in the restaurant industry. He served in many positions including as restaurant manager, area manager, and...

Richard A. Okabe 75 of Salt Lake City, UT passed away peacefully on April 22, 2023 after a brief, but heroic battle with cancer. He was born in 1947 to Thomas and Rose Okabe. Despite living in Utah for over thirty years, Rick identified himself as a Chicagoan, the city of his birth. A leader in the Japanese American community, Rick sought to educate and preserve the Japanese American experience. He worked tirelessly for over 25 years to help bring about the Topaz Museum in Delta, UT, a museum dedicated to preserving and educating the public about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Rick was an amazing man. His mother in-law once said to his wife Karen "who is...

Gaylon Smith - Burdett Smith, 82, of Salt Lake City, UT, passed away April 4, 2023. Services by Larkin Mortuary.

Gerri Wellard, age 77, of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, passed away on March 30, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born October 13, 1945, in Hawthorne, Nevada, the oldest daughter of two born to Benny and Joseph Love. The girls were adopted by Kathleen and Dick Black. Gerri was kind-hearted, a loving mother and wife who spoiled her grandchildren without complaint. She was feisty but would give you her last dollar if she felt you needed it. She married the love of her life Dwaine Wellard on November 6, 1970. Together, they chose to make Lava Hot Springs their home. They had one son, JD, and many fur babies. They were very involved with the community and helped form the Lava Ambulance...

Wendy Walker Beall, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2023, surrounded by her family. Wendy's life was filled with joy, creativity, and service to her community. Her loved ones fondly remember her caring smile and her kind heart. Born in Pocatello, Idaho on June 4, 1940, to Annie Cleopha Peterson and Lawrence Edward Walker, Wendy touched those around her with her kindness and creativity. Wendy was a devoted mother to her five children, Kirk (Jenn), Shannon (Steve), Rachel, Robb (Lori), and Tori (Hayward), and two step-children, Kristi (Mike) and Brad (Debra). She was also a proud grandmother to 26 grandchildren and 15...

Paul Gregory Hodel (Greg), 62, sadly left us on March 4, 2023, after a valiant battle with a lingering illness. Greg was foremost a loving husband and father. He was quick with a joke and knew how to share his sense of humor to make everyone laugh. His commitment to family was unwavering. Greg was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in various locations throughout the Bay Area. He enjoyed sports, especially playing baseball, fishing, and playing all kinds of card games. He graduated from Shelley High School. Greg enlisted in the Navy at age 19 and served his country with service aboard the submarine USS Chicago (SSN-721) and at various bases around the world as an electronics...

It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Carol G. Kipp. She was born on November 24, 1944 to Wayne and Dorothy Garrett while her father was serving with the U.S. Army in France during WWII. She spent the first 18 years of her life in Logan, UT. She graduated from Logan High School where she was a member of the Logan High "Hi-Lo's", the precision marching group. Carol enjoyed playing sports at an early age. As a teenager she played softball and volleyball on various church teams. Later she took up golf and played through her adult years. Carol loved anything red. She was very patriotic and watched for flags on display everywhere she went. She enjoyed a long and...

Shonnie Smock passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 19, 2023. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 27, 1937, to Bridwell Shonnie Smock and Georgia Mikkelsen. He grew up in Fountain Green, Utah, and Redding, California. He joined the Navy after high school graduation, serving from 1955 to 1959. He spent his entire career as a union sheet metal worker. Shonnie had six daughters and four sons, 26 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. He had many hobbies and interests over the years including spending time outdoors, spending time with family, cooking, and visiting the ocean. He was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by...

Marva Lucinda Hillyard Egbert passed away peacefully on January 14, the day after her 97th birthday. She was born on January 13, 1926, in Cornish, Utah to W. Hazen and Ruby Nilson Hillyard, who were loving and devoted parents. She married her eternal companion, David Wesley Egbert, on July 19, 1950, in the Logan Utah Temple. They were happily married for 53 years before David passed away in 2003. Marva spent a delightful childhood living in Smithfield, Utah. She was the middle child with two older brothers and two younger sisters. Marva attended North Cache High School, where she participated in seminary, the Home Economics Club, Chorus, played the piano in the orchestra, served on the...

Jack (Jacob) Golden Edwards passed away December 18, 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family. Jack was born June 14, 1937, in Pocatello, Idaho to Junius David Edwards and Elfrida Katherine Klingenberg Fiksted. He served an honorable mission in Norway (1957-1959) - the birthplace of his mother - and relished the opportunity to learn Norwegian. Jack married Leslie Hinchcliff in 1975 in the Salt Lake Temple and together they raised three children: Joshua (Palo Alto, CA), Kristen (Daniel Marquardt) McLean, VA, and Susan (John Aagaard) Potomac, MD. He is survived by his wife, children and five grandchildren as well as a strong legacy of faith, kindness, perseverance, and...

Della Marie Bourse was born April 17,1933 in Melba Idaho and passed away surrounded by her family on November 15, 2022 in Boise, Idaho. Marie was born the seventh child of ten to her parents Orville E. and Minnie M. Birks. In 1942 she moved with her family to Nampa, Idaho where she went to school and graduated from Nampa Senior High in 1951. In 1953 Della Marie began nursing school at the Mercy School of Nursing in Nampa but when the school closed, she moved to Ogden, Utah to finish her degree. Marie got her first nursing job at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City and worked there for a few years before moving to Primary Children's Hospital where she remained until retirement. She loved...

Jack A. Buttars was born in Logan, Utah to Thomas James and Mary Anderson Buttars. As a young man, he graduated from North Cache High School. He spent most of his free time working on his family farm in Clarkston and the surrounding countryside. Jack was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints his entire life. He served a mission in Western Canada where he spent eleven months as District President of Vancouver Island and eight months as 2nd Counselor to the Mission Presidency. During his lifetime he held many callings. He graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He received his military training through the ROTC program at Utah...

John Willard Adams, 85, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022 with his loving family and nephew Mark Boltis by his side. He was born on November 9th, 1936, in Ely, Nevada to George Jr. and Louise Adams. Willard proudly served in the US Navy from 1956 to 1962. He will be remembered as a caring man who loved fishing, hunting and (most of all) his family. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lillian Adams; sons, Cy Adams (Jayne), Mike Adams (Connie); daughter, Darby Adams; grandchildren, Amber Adams (Dallas Sever), Jenelle Owen (Chris), Ryan Adams (Courtney); great grandchildren, Calli, Brody and Easton Owen, Liam and Kinsley Adams, and Ryder Sever; his brother, Dwight Adams (Dolly);...