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Joyce Burkhart Obituary
May 16, 1928 - August 1, 2025
Joyce Carol Hansen Newton Burkhart died August 1, 2025. She was born May 16, 1928, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the oldest and only daughter of four children of Omar and Virginia Hansen. She graduated from Granite High School in Salt Lake City and attended the University of Utah until she married James Harlan Newton in 1950.
Four children were born of this union, two daughters, Kim Newton and Kyle (Dave) Kovar, and two sons, Kevin (Eileen) Newton and Kelly Newton. The family moved to Idaho in 1968. Her husband, Jim, died in 1974. She then married Leon Burkhart in 1980. He died in 1996.
Her family was the most important part of her life. She is survived by her three children; six grandsons; and four granddaughters; and 15 great-grandchildren; and her brother, Lynn (Jean) Hansen.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Kelly Newton; great-granddaughter, Zoey Marie Erdmann; and brothers, Gary Hansen and Lamar Hansen.
A Funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 2pm, at Rosenau Funeral Home. She will be buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah next to her husband, James H. Newton.
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Graydon Stanley
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Loved Joyce and especially grateful for her close friendship with our mother, DJ!
Donna D'Ambra
August 15, 2025
To The Family of Joyce Burkhart
your mother was a breathe of fresh air,and a great lady I loved her dearly,
my condolences to all families members , she loved all of you and proud of each of you. love Donna D'Ambra
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