Robert Checketts

Robert Checketts obituary

Robert Checketts

Robert Checketts Obituary

Visit the Lindquist Mortuary - Layton website to view the full obituary.

 

Robert Checketts, 74, passed away Thursday October 6, 2022 at the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Clearfield, Utah.  He was born December 22, 1947 in Ogden, Utah the son of Robert P. and Violet Perkins Checketts.  He was the youngest of four children.

 

Robert married Elizabeth Lendall on July 19, 1969.  They celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary three years ago.

 

He was a hard worker through the years.  He worked in construction and then got into factory work, where he was a operation manager in Van Nuys, California.  The family spent 25 years there before returning to the Ogden/Roy area.

 

Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping with his family.

 

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Betty), his daughter Christie (Dwayne) Yates of Newport, TN, his son Corey (Julie) Checketts of Castaic, CA, his grandsons, Aiden and Cole Checketts, also many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his mother, father, and three sisters, Rita (Clarence) Painter, Shirley (Charlie) Blair and Jewell (Gene) Atwell.

 

A gathering will take place at his home at a later date.

 

Cremation care under the direction of Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Rd., Layton, Utah

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Lindquist Mortuary - Layton

1867 N. Fairfield Road, Layton, UT 84041

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