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Show 10B lakeside Review, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1981 ( Obituaries ) June Gulbranson Bonnie LAYTON Mrs. June Gulbranson, 82, of 2875 N. Hill Field Road, No. 161, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1981. at St. Benedict's Hos- pital in Ogden. She was born June 10, 1899, in Minneapolis, Minn., a daughter of Lud- t - wig and Alvilaa Norby. She married Gilbert Gulbranson. He died Aug. 6, ! 1973. She had been a nurse and had worked at the ' v .: ffc. 53- - Br : Weber County Hospital. She had uved in Minnesota and came to Utah in ito, j 1944. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving are one son, James A. Gulbranson, Layton; three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; two sis- -' ters, Mrs. Constance V ..I' Groth, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Palma .t'SS.f Minn., Fergus Falls, Berglund, Minn. - ? v f , . Dennis William '"$v Petersen KAYSVILLE Dennis William Petersen, 39, of 77 S. 500 E., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1981, at his home of complications following surgery. He was bom Sept. 18, Payson, Utah, a son of Anker Hyrum and Maxine Warr Petersen. He married Nola Marie Bird on April 22, 1966, in 1941, in FIELDS west of Layton are ready for harvest and trucks and tractors delivering vegetables Springville, Utah. The and melons to area grocery stores. marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple. He was a computer at Hill Air Force ase for 15 years. He was reared in Eureka, Utah. When he was 7 years of age, the family Retail Business Provides Half of Sales Tax 5.8 perpercent, and all other cent. Foundation analysts explain that Utah law places the sales or use tax on the ultimate user of tangible Less than 50 percent of Utahs sales and use tax is collected on sales made through regular retail establishments. This was one of the surprising facts revealed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their analysis of a personal property or services. Machinery, equipment, supplies, etc., used by mines, manufacturing businesses report prepared by the concerns, and other to tax. This are the thus subject Commission. Tax State accounts for the large percentage According to the study, taxable of nonretail sales and purchases sales in Utah during 1980 totaled subject to the tax in Utah. The Foundation report indicates $8.7 billion. Approximately $4.2 billion or 48.3 percent of this total that the new information developed came from sales made through de- by the Tax Commission should fursignated retail outlets. Food store nish economists and planners sales accounted for about $970 mill- much valuable data about the Utah ion, or 11.2 percent of taxable sales. economy. It notes that budget makWholesale trade establishments re- ers in Utah have not been able to corded 14.3 percent of all sales sub- make very accurate revenue projections for the state during the ject to the tax, manufacturing recently-publish- ed past two years. This has neces- 7.9 percent, 9.6 percent, utilities 2.0 percent, mining construction 1.9 percent, hotels and other 1.7 percent, other lodging places 6.9 perservice establishments 1.7 cent, private vehicle sales sitated expenditure cutbacks which have disrupted agency programs. The information generated by this new Tax Commission analysis will highlight the strengths and r weaknesses in the Utah economy subject to Utahs sales and use tax and permit more accurate revenue increased by 10.6 percent. It was indicated that rising motor fuel and forecasts in the future. The report shows, for example, energy costs diverted consumer that there was a definite weakness spending away from many of the more traditional retail items. In in motor vehicle sales and in building and garden sales during 1980. addition, high interest rates disHome furnishings sales also were couraged spending on nonessential below average, especially when initems. Spending on essentials flation is taken into account. (food, clothing, etc.), on the other Overall, sales subject to Utahs hand, seemed to hold up reasonsales and use tax rose by 6.9 perably well. cent last year, but this was more Despite the slowdown in retail than offset by a 13.5 percent increase in consumer prices. Thus, buying, business development still when adjustment is made for the was strong in Utah during 1980. reduced purchasing- power of the Purchases by mines climbed by dollar, the effective sales volume 37.0 percent last year and manuactually declined by 5.8 percent facturing as a whole was up by 13.1 percent. The averages, however, during 1980. Much of this sluggish growth in conceal weaknesses in some of Utahs sales tax revenue during the these areas. In the manufacturing lumber and past year may be attributed to a sector, for example, slowdown in buying by the retail wood products were off 20.4, apparel and textile products declined public, according to Utah Foundation analysis. Taxable retail sales by 19.0 percent, and stone, clay, rose by only 3.2 percent in 1980, and glass products dropped 10.3 while other sales and purchases percent. - moved to Springville where he lived for 17 years. He then moved to Riverdale. For the past 9)4 rears he had resided in KaysviUe. a graduate of Springville High School and LDS Seminary. He attended Weber State Col- lege 1)4 years. He was a member of the KaysviUe 9th LDS Ward, serving as secretary of the Young Mens MIA and was an elder. He had served as Webelos leader, cubmas-te- r and as elders quorum secretary under two presidents. He was a veteran and had served six years in the He was at Altus, Okla., for three years. Surviving are his widow of KaysviUe; four sons and Air Force. stationed two daughters, Paul Petersen, David Petersen, Jonathon Petersen, James Deborah Petersen, and PetersenaU of Wendy Petersen, KaysvUle. Also surviving are his of parents SpringvUle; one brother, Gary A. Petersen, KaysvUle. L. Brezoff - Mrs. FARMINGTON Bonnie L. Brezoff, 53, of 53 E. 125 S., died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1981, in the Lakeview Hospital in of a heart attack. Bountiful She was born March 2, in Mount Pleasant. 1928, Utah, a daughter of Thomas Alfred and Elva EUza McArthur Spens. She married John Boris Brezoff on July 25, 1947, in Salt Lake City. She was reared in Mount Pleasant and Uved in Salt Lake City for a short time. She had lived in Farming-to- n for 29 years. She graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City. She was an active member of the Farmington 5th LDS Ward where she was a Primary teacher and R- elief Society visiting teacher. Surviving are her husband of Farmington; one son, John Mark Brezoff, Farmington; one daughter, Bonnie Jan Ransom, Bountiful; five grandchU-dre- n. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Milton (Jean) Adair and Mrs. John (Maxine) Czaraik, both of Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Farmington 5th Ward Chapel, 272 N. Main, with Bishop Richard Jones Ralph M. Clontz RIVERDALE Ralph M. Clontz, 52, of 5648 S. 1150 W., died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1981, at the Davis North Medical Center in Layton of heart faUure. He was born Oct. 7, 1928, in Ogden, a son of Morgan M. and Irene Eddy Gontz. He married Leota Har-gu- s on Feb. 2, 1952, in Clearfield. He was a plumber. He had Uved most of his life in the Ogden area, and had also Uved in Anchorage, Alaska. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are his widow of Riverdale; two sons, Dennis J. Clontz, Anchorage, Alaska; Jerry D. Clontz, Ogden; two grandchildren. Also survivin brother, Dennis Clearfield. Funeral services wiU be held at the graveside at the CUnton City Cemetery Friday at 11 a.m. Friends may call at Lindquist and Sons Mortuary in Ogden Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to services. Interment in the CUnton City Cemetery. Janet Lynn Minnoch Janet Lynn HOOPER Minnoch, 15, of 4588 W. 5100 S., was kiUed in an automobUe accident in the Uinta Mountains in Summit County on Thursday, Aug. 27, 1981. Sne was born March 2, 1966, in Frankfurt, fore coming to Weber County. She was educated in Weber County schools. She was a member of the Hooper 6th LDS Ward. She was a former member of the Hooper Junior Posse. She was a professional model. Surviving are her parents ana two brothers, Stephen Minnoch and J. Nathan Minnoch, aU of Hooper; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Minnoch, Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. George Owen, Ogden; two great- - Lrandmothers, Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 at Lindquist and Sons g.m. Chapel. Interment will be in the Hooper Cemetery. Christine D. Matheson SUNSET Christine Dee Matheson, daughter of Franklin John and Diantha Dee Doxey Matheson, of 31 W. 1600 N., No. 4, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1981, at the famUy home of sudden infant death syndrome. She was born June 23, 1981, in Ogden. Surviving are the paof Sunset; one brother and one sister, Shawn Franklin Matheson and AngeUna Matheson, both of Sunset. Also surviving are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Matheson, Roy; Gordon Clark Doxey, Ogden; Mrs. Amy Carolyn Larsen, Ogden; the Mr. and Mrs. Vern Rudberg, St. rents George; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer R. Matheson, Cedar City; Rex JoUey, Salt Lake ; Mrs. LaRee City Petersen, Roy; Mrs. Amy Staffer, Rigby, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Doxey; the Mrs. Mary Leona JoUey, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Gladys Graham, Pocatello, Idaho. Graveside services wiU be held Thursday at 12 noon in the Roy Cemetery. Friends may caU Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Roy 15th Ward Chapel, Roy. 3845 S. 2000 Funeral directors SAVE ON THESE CARS THIS WEEKEND AT OLSEN'S!!! GENERAL MOTORS PARTS DIVISION .93 " i . xvjav 25-22- 43 376-1-23- 4 vr j- A W., McDougal Funeral Home in Salt Lake City. 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