October 3, 1946 — November 8, 2025 (age 79)

Steven Allen Braegger, 79, our devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on the evening of Saturday, November 8, 2025, reuniting in spirit with his beloved wife, Carol, who had slipped away earlier that same morning.

Born October 3, 1947, in Logan, Utah, to Raymond H. and Lenore Kaplan Braegger, Steve grew up in the Cache Valley he loved.

On October 6, 1973, he married the love of his life, Carol Simonsen, in Ogden, Utah. Their union was later solemnized in the Ogden Temple, beginning a joyful partnership that spanned more than five decades.

Steve built a distinguished career in accounting, retiring first from Deseret Book before joining the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind, where he and

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