Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Evelyn Nordberg Barton
Sep 18, 2026
Evelyn Nordberg Barton, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2026, at the age of 94.
Evelyn was born on January 31, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph Christian and Edith Bacon Nordberg. She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School. On March 30, 1950, she married her sweetheart, Jay Blayne Barton, in the Salt...
Mary Ann King Turner
Oct 4, 2026
MaryAnn King Turner, 91, passed away on October 4, 2026. Known lovingly as Mom, Crazy Gram, Granny, and Aunt Dope, she leaves behind a lifetime of memories filled with adventure, laughter, and love.
MaryAnn was born July 23, 1935, and raised in Vernal, Utah – where, she would tell you, they have the best flowerpots. She grew up alongside her siblings,...
Audrey Louise Gilger
Oct 1, 2026
Audrey Louise Gilger was born March 16, 1932, in Ontario, Oregon, to Eugene Franklin Pratt, Jr., and Virginia Katherine White. She was the eldest of three girls.
After her parents’ divorce, her mother married Harvey Ensign Dunton, and Harvey adopted the girls, and Audrey became Audrey Louise Dunton during her years of schooling.
Audrey attended high school in Parowan, Utah, and graduated...
Susan Nicieza Alberro
Oct 5, 2026
Susan Nicieza Alberro, 91, passed away on October 5, 2026 in St. George, Utah. A lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ, devoted mother and grandmother, educator, pianist, and nature and animal lover.
Susan was born July 23, 1935, and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina – to immigrant parents from Spain (Ramon and Maria de los Angeles). She had two older siblings, Hilda...
Frances Dolce
Oct 3, 2026
Frances Dolce, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and devoted wife, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2026, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 94.
Frances was born on July 15, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York, to Frank Anthony Bode and Anna Sym. She was raised in Queens, New York, where, at the age of 15, she met the...
Robert Shane Tobler
Oct 1, 2026
SHANE TOBLER
1/4/72 - 10/1/26
The family of Robert Shane Tobler is deeply saddened to announce his unexpected passing on October 1st at the age of 54.
Shane was born January 4th 1972 to Robert Wayne Tobler and Marianne Cooper Tobler; he was the oldest son and 3rd of 6 children. He was raised in Parowan, Utah and established his life and family...
Emma Lou Nez
Sep 28, 2026
Emma Lou Nez, age 61, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2026, in St. George, Utah, following a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer.
Emma was born in Tuba City, Arizona, on November 18, 1964, to her beloved parents, Bruce and Virginia Nez. She grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes and close-knit community of Cedar Ridge, Arizona, where she formed...
Donna Chytraus Dalebout
Sep 27, 2026
Donna Chytraus Dalebout, age 91, of Provo, Utah, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Donna was born on July 27, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lennard and Tess Chytraus. She was the youngest of three children and enjoyed a close-knit family throughout her life.
Donna graduated from East High School in 1953 and went...
John Elliot Rich
Sep 24, 2026
John Elliot Rich, age 83, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2026, at Legacy Village, surrounded by the care and compassion of those who had come to know him.
John was born on April 23, 1943, in Ogden, Utah, to Dr. Homer Rich and Carolyn Rich. He grew up in Ogden and attended Ogden High School. He later continued his education...
Mark Peters
Sep 20, 2026
Mark Peters, born Mark Edward Samples, in 1939, in Seattle, Washington, wherein, at ten years old, in 1950, his mother, Nancy Sweat, and step-father, Jack, relocated to Tucson, Arizona, where Mark’s surname was later legally changed, at the behest of his mother, to ‘Peters’, essentially to facilitate having been raised, previously, in Oregon, as a young boy by his much...
Robert Wilford Clark
Sep 19, 2026
Robert Wilford Clark
Robert Wilford Clark lived a life full of love and service. He received his final mission call on September 19, 2026. He was born in 1938 in Preston, Idaho, the second child of Wilford & Gwyn Clark. His parents were both teachers who instilled in him a lifelong love of learning. His family moved to Cedar City, Utah...
Richard Dee Walters
Sep 17, 2026
Richard Dee Walters, 75, passed away on September 17, 2026, in St. George, Utah.
Born on November 11, 1950, in Murray, Utah, Richard was the son of Roland Dee Walters and Wilma Veon Walters. He was raised in Murray, graduated from Murray High School, and later attended the University of Utah.
Richard spent his entire life in Utah. In the 1980s, he...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....


