Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities

Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych

Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych

Sep 15, 2026

It is with profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych on 9/15/2026 at the age of 60. Mike experienced a sudden cardiac arrest after doing one of the things he loved the most – mountain biking with family in the Utah desert. Everyone who knows and loves him is devastated by this huge loss and...

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Sep 11, 2026

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Santa Clara, Utah

Elizabeth Jean Hench, of Santa Clara, Utah, passed away peacefully at the age of 47 on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, following a courageous 19-month battle with breast cancer and, ultimately, leptomeningeal disease.

Liz was born on June 1, 1979, in Magrath, Alberta, Canada, to Timothy and Joanne Bolokoski...

Steven Decker Corry

Steven Decker Corry

Sep 8, 2026

Steven Decker Corry

Steven Decker Corry passed away on September 8, 2026 in St. George, Utah at 84 years of age. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Kristine Davis and Judy Liddle, and a son, Lance Corry.

He was born in Cedar City on July 12, 1942 to Elwood J. and Florence Decker Corry. He married Sybil...

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III

Sep 5, 2026

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III passed away at his home surrounded by beloved family members on September 5th, 2026 in Washington, Utah at the age of 84. He was born in Roberts, Idaho, on January 19, 1942. He was the fifth child of ten born to Abram Fitzgerald Dalley Jr. and Sadie Buttars Dalley.

Abe was the first boy born into his...

Patricia Frances Terrill

Patricia Frances Terrill

Sep 3, 2026

Patricia Frances (Pierson) Terrill

August 2, 1944 — September 3, 2026

Patricia Frances (Pierson) Terrill, known to everyone as Pat, passed away from heart failure on September 3, 2026, at her home in St. George, Utah, at the age of 82. She spent her final weeks the way she had spent her life: surrounded by family.

Pat was born August 2, 1944, in...

JoAnn Walker

JoAnn Walker

Aug 30, 2026

JoAnn Walker passed away peacefully with her family by her side Sunday August 30, 2026.

JoAnn Horton Walker was born April 22, 1931 in Provo, Utah to Glen and Dorothy Horton.

JoAnn grew up on a farm in West Provo. She married her high school sweetheart Dell Walker in the Salt Lake Temple May 17, 1950. Together they built a beautiful family....

Marva Lerona Stanley

Marva Lerona Stanley

Aug 29, 2026

Marva L. Stanley

Marva Lerona Stanley passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in a private care home in Hurricane, Utah. She was 89 years old. Marva Lerona Mitton Stanley was born in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana on October 30, 1936 to Bodil Lerona Piepgrass and Alexander Coyn Mitton. She was the youngest of six children. Her three brothers and two...

Robert "Robbi" Kay Papworth

Robert "Robbi" Kay Papworth

Aug 29, 2026

Robert “Robbi” Kay Papworth, age 55, passed away on August 29, 2026, at his home in St. George, Utah.

He was born on January 12, 1971, in Utah County to Robert Covey Papworth and Christine Madsen Papworth. He was their first child and shared a birthday with his grandfather and namesake L. Kay Madsen, who just passed away Dec. 10, 2025....

Alice Bonadurer

Alice Bonadurer

Aug 28, 2026

Alice Bonadurer, 72, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 28, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born and raised beneath the red rocks of St. George, Utah, Alice carried the warmth of her hometown wherever life took her. Over the years, she built a rich life across California and back home in St. George. Though she earned a degree in...

Geraldine Hendricks

Geraldine Hendricks

Aug 27, 2026

Geraldine “Jerry” Hendricks

Geraldine (Jerry) Nielsen Hendricks passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on August 27, 2026, in Irmo, S.C.

Jerry was born April 2, 1930, to Nephi Nielsen and Lillian Ames Nielsen at Mink Creek, Idaho in the family homestead log cabin. She was the third of four children.

Her early schooling was in Mink Creek, Idaho. She attended high school...

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet

Aug 25, 2026

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 25, 2026, at the age of 90. She was born on November 6, 1935, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Eugene and Lorean McDowell. Her family spent a short time in Alma, Colorado, before moving to Pueblo, where she began elementary school. Betty had an older brother who passed...

Renee Norton

Renee Norton

Aug 24, 2026

After a short battle with cancer, Renee Norton passed away on August 24, 2026, in St. George, Utah. She was 86 years old.

Born March 3, 1940, in Greenbelt, Maryland, to Harold W. Norton and Ina Smith Norton, Renee was the oldest of three girls.

While she was still a toddler, her parents moved from Greenbelt to Grass Range, Montana, and ultimately...

Verl Robert Smith Jr

Verl Robert Smith Jr

Aug 21, 2026

Verl Robert Smith Jr

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Verl Robert Smith Jr, August 21, 2026. He was born on July 3rd, 1963, in Youngstown, Ohio. Verl’s parents are Verl Robert Smith Sr. and Lawana Jane Swinerton, both deceased. He is survived by his wife, Alexandra J. Smith, his son, Roby Smith (Verl Robert Smith...

Jesse Lawrence Lemmon

Jesse Lawrence Lemmon

Aug 20, 2026

Jesse Lawrence Lemmon, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2026, at The Haven Assisted Living Facility at Sky Mountain in Hurricane, Utah, at the age of 83.

Jesse was born on December 12, 1942, in Heber City, Utah to Frank Eldon Lemmon and Donna Giles. He was raised in Hurricane, Utah, where he spent his...

Rosalin Carole Sorden

Rosalin Carole Sorden

Aug 16, 2026

Rosalin Carole Sorden 

Our sweet mother, Rosalin Carole Mack Sorden, left us on August 16, 2026 to join our dad, Larry Sorden on their final grand adventure. Together they had 12 children: Rick, Madeline, Steve, Shauna, Staci, Keith, Larry, Laurel, Lena, Loni, LaVonne, and Layne. One of our mother’s greatest legacies is that in her, “his, mine, and ours” posterity, there...

James Lee Coats Sr.

James Lee Coats Sr.

Aug 15, 2026

In Loving Memory of James Coats Sr.

James Lee Coats Sr., born February 18, 1948 passed away on August 15, 2026, in St. George, Utah.

James was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jessica Marie Coats, and his daughter, Afton Marie Coats.

He is survived by his four children including; Patrick Coats and...

R. Wayne Pace

R. Wayne Pace

Aug 15, 2026

R. Wayne Pace

1931-2026

“A Professor’s Professor”

Dr R. Wayne Pace, Ph.D., passed away in St. George, Utah, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, lovingly surrounded by his wife Gae Tueller Pace, his children, and grandchildren at his home. He will be remembered most for his sense of humor, his dedication to achievement, his resolve to help others, and his love for his family....

Lorreen Lee Gunn

Lorreen Lee Gunn

Aug 10, 2026

Lorreen Lee Gunn

Lorreen Lee (York) Gunn was born in Lynwood, California on November 10, 1947.

Lorreen is preceded in death by her parents, Harry D. York and Ethel L. (Franceschine) York and her younger sister Becky (York) Dawson and brother-in-law, Ted Dawson.

She is survived by the love of her life for 33 years, her Husband, Mark Gunn and youngest sister, Deanna...

Janet Gay Vincent Aston

Janet Gay Vincent Aston

Aug 7, 2026

Janet Gay Vincent Aston

Janet Gay Vincent Aston was born on January 29,1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She passed away peacefully at home on August 7, 2026. Thank you to the incredible team at

Dixie Hospice. She loved you!

Janet was the third of Ross Tyler Vincent and Naomi Tolman’s adored daughters. Janet was 

the caboose-seven years after Carol. Despite the years between them, Janet...

Kathleen Bettie Sullivan

Kathleen Bettie Sullivan

Aug 3, 2026

Kathleen Bettie Sullivan passed from this life on August 3, 2026. She was born on August 8, 1941 to her parents Robert West and Geneva Birgen. She was the first born to their union followed by Geneene Sanders (who proceeded her in death) and Rebecca Correa.

She grew up in a loving family and was taught the tenants of the Catholic...