Army

Milton B. (Boyd) Keller, born March 3, 1933, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden after multiple health problems. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the LDS Ward Chapel, 1402 N. Fort Lane, Layton. Friends and family may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the church and from 9:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday before the funeral. Interment will be at Layton Memorial Park, where military honors will be accorded. Consider a donation to your favorite charity in his memory. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

PLAIN CITY — Jase Brostrom lost his father nearly four years ago, but thanks to a larger-than-life painting, he’ll always be able to see his dad.

Jase, a student in Steve Gertsch’s third-grade class at Plain City Elementary School, was surprised Thursday afternoon with a 22-by-28-inch portrait of his father, Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, who was killed during a battle with insurgents in a tiny Afghan village in July 2008.

Dennis Kent Blacker, 87, died at his South Weber home Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Interment, Uintah Cemetery. Condolences may be posted at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Keith H. Anderson, 89, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Viewings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, and from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday. All services will be held at the Fielding Stake Center, 4375 W. 15600 North, Fielding. Interment will be at the Valley View Cemetery in Bothwell. Condolences may be posted at ruddfuneralhome.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Arvel Don Dean, born Oct. 7, 1922, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at home. A funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Roy 31st Ward Chapel, 3345 W. 5200 South. Family will meet with friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Leavitt's Mortuary, 836 36th St., Ogden, and one hour before the service Friday at the church. Interment will follow at Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the LDS Missionary Fund or the LDS Humanitarian Aid. Post condolences at www.leavittsmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

NORTH OGDEN -- The thought that Jennie Taylor might get to see her husband for Christmas wasn't even in her mind. Brent was deployed in October for 12 months in Afghanistan as part of a team of security force advisers.

He has been deployed during Christmas before and Jennie has always held out hope he might get to come home, but this year she didn't even get her hopes up. So as he stood in the family's kitchen with his four children draped around him, she was still in a happy shock.

FORT MEADE, Md. — A military hearing for the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks focused Sunday on why Pfc. Bradley Manning remained entrusted with highly sensitive information after showing hostile behavior to those around him. A supervisor who might have shed light on that question refused to testify.