Death
Widtsoe died in Salt Lake City, Utah, of uremia; he also had prostate cancer for a number of years before his death. He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Adam S. Bennion was called to the Quorum of the Twelve after Widtsoe's death.
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