Obituaries

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

Sidney Joseph Atkin

Sidney Joseph Atkin

Aug 1, 2018

St. George, Utah – Sidney Joseph Atkin, 84, died Aug 1, 2018, after an eleven month flight into dementia. He was born July 26, 1934, in St. George, Utah to Rudger Clawson and Leona Cox Atkin, 4th of 7 children. He had a happy youth, growing up at 67 N 300 E - playing with boney animals in...

Richard Merritt Stewart

Richard Merritt Stewart

Jul 31, 2018

Washington, UT – Richard Merritt Stewart, 87, of St. George, Utah, our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother passed away peacefully July 31, 2018, while in the care of the Southern Utah Veterans Home. Now free from his earthly limitations, he is...

James Eric Mattix

James Eric Mattix

Jul 29, 2018

Chandler, Arizona – James Eric Mattix, 47, passed away July 29, 2018 in Chandler, Arizona. He was born September 17, 1970.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288...

Vicki Sorensen Hart

Vicki Sorensen Hart

Jul 28, 2018

St. George, UT – Vicki Sorensen Hart, age 76, transformed back to pure consciousness while living in St. George, Utah, at 7:20 pm on July 28, 2018.  By her side at the time she was released from her mortal coil, was her devoted, caring and helpful husband Don...

Seth Critchlow

Seth Critchlow

Jul 27, 2018

Seth Critchlow, 38, died Saturday, July 27, 2018, at his home from complications due to diabetes. He was born April 23, 1980 in Berkeley, CA to David and Susan Critchlow.

The family moved to Washington, Utah two...

Geraldine Ethyl Hall

Geraldine Ethyl Hall

Jul 27, 2018

Hurricane, Utah – Geraldine Ethyl Hall, 91, passed away July 27, 2018. She was born December 18, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, one of three girls and five boys born to Esther Loy and Daniel Smith. She was known as Jerry to all her friends and family. The family moved to Hurricane, Utah in 1942 while her step-father worked...

Lee John Lalli

Lee John Lalli

Jul 26, 2018

St. George, Utah —On July 26, 2018, Lee John Lalli, 89, our dear husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, tenderly kissed his sweet wife twice and then quietly slipped through the veil, taking with him his brilliant mind, impeccable character, and Christ-like attributes of love, kindness, and faith, but...

Marilyn Lang

Marilyn Lang

Jul 22, 2018

St. George, UT – Marilyn Lang, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister returned home to her Heavenly Father on July 22, 2018, after losing her battle with congestive heart failure, at the age of 74. Marilyn was born July 6, 1944 in Bell, California to Ray and Annabelle Lang. She was one of four children.  Marilyn had always had...

Beverly Jean Watts

Beverly Jean Watts

Jul 22, 2018

Orem / St. George, Utah – Whenever life handed lemons to Beverly Jean Rieske Watts, she not only stirred up some lemonade, but she also baked a lemon meringue pie.

For example, her first lemon arrived seven months after her birth on January...

Lila Lee Muhlestein

Lila Lee Muhlestein

Jul 20, 2018

Santa Clara, Utah - Lila Lee Dean Muhlestein, 94, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2018. She was born to Marcus Cleveland "Cleve" Dean and Annie Florine Wilson Dean in Pittsburg, Kansas on November 30, 1923 and was the youngest of six children.  Lila Lee married Bruce Muhlestein on December 6, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas and soon after...

Paul Marlin Cragun

Paul Marlin Cragun

Jul 19, 2018

Our dear dad, Paul Marlin Cragun, or "Pablo" as he liked to be called, left this earth to be with his sweetheart and loved ones on July 19, 2018. He was born to loving parents Thomas Marlin Cragun and Laura Potts Cragun on August 23, 1925 in Smithfield, Utah, where he...

Walter Douglas Gubler, Ph.D Emeritus

Walter Douglas Gubler, Ph.D Emeritus

Jul 19, 2018

Santa Clara, Utah - Walter "Doug" Douglas Gubler, 72, passed away July 19, 2018. He was born January 28, 1946, in St. George, Utah, to June Gubler and Thelma Whipple Gubler of Santa Clara. He was raised in Santa Clara UT, and he graduated from Dixie High School in 1964.

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Jill Baird Jasperson

Jill Baird Jasperson

Jul 19, 2018

St. George / Heber City, Utah – Jill Baird Jasperson, 75, passed away July 19, 2018 after a long battle with health issues. Jill was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born the middle child of George R. Baird and Dorothy May Lindsey on April 7, 1943 in Heber City, Utah. She married Donald M....

Maurice "Morris" Vernon Wilson

Maurice "Morris" Vernon Wilson

Jul 17, 2018

St. George, Utah -

Maurice "Morris" Vernon Wilson, 100, passed away July 17, 2018 in St. George, Utah. He was born November 12, 1917 and was raised in Fairton, New Jersey to Arthur Wilson and Ruth Dangler. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1936 and worked at Seabrooks...

David Grant Olsen

David Grant Olsen

Jul 11, 2018

Washington, UT – David (Oly) Grant Olsen, 68, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in St. George, Utah at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was born in Price, Utah on June 14, 1950 to Norman Lloyd Olsen and Veda Mae Briggs. He married his sweetheart and a best friend, Wanda Ann Zimmerman, on November 18,...

Ryland Marvin Olsen

Ryland Marvin Olsen

Jul 9, 2018

Ryland Marvin Olsen, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 in St. George, Utah. He was born in July 8, 2018 in St. George, Utah to Michael Dean and Aleshe Lorene Jones Olsen.

Funeral services will be held...

Sandra Rita Blaeser

Sandra Rita Blaeser

Jul 8, 2018

St. George, UT – Sandra Rita Blaeser, 83, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018 in St. George, Utah. She was born August 29, 1934 in Buffalo, New York to Clayton Joseph and Geneieve Lambert Corney. Sandra grew up in upstate New York and also lived in Southern California for a while.  She lived most of her life in...

Kenneth Roger Wilson

Kenneth Roger Wilson

Jul 5, 2018

Hurricane, Utah – Kenneth Roger Wilson, 76, passed away July 5, 2018. He was born August 23, 1941 in San Diego, California. He is survived by his loving wife, Cathy Elaine Sphar Wilson; his four children: John Wilson, Lynette Crandall, Marcie Christensen, and Kenneth Wilson, Jr.; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Kenneth loved his family, his religion and...

Deborah Sue Fincher

Deborah Sue Fincher

Jul 5, 2018

St. George, Utah – Deborah Sue Fincher, 68, passed away July 5, 2018. AD . . . now means "After Debi" to her friends and family. She was born December 30, 1949 in Cody, Wyoming to Lawrence Matthew Tholkes and Cleo Josephine Harry. She married Theodore "Ted" Fincher in the St....

Regina Lynn Everett

Regina Lynn Everett

Jul 4, 2018

St. George, UT - Regina Lynn Everett, 59, passed away on July 4, 2018 in St George, UT. She was born June 11, 1959 in San Diego, CA to Patsy Jean Baker and Jimmie Forrest Guinn, but the father figure in her life was the late Jerry Van Dyke....