Obituaries

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

Ralph Edwin Springer

Ralph Edwin Springer

Aug 31, 2017

St. George, Utah – Ralph Edwin Springer, 91, passed away August 31, 2017. He was the only child of Raymond Emile and Ada Lucille Springer. He was born July 12, 1926 in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Los Angeles, California moving to Long Beach, California...

Shirley E. Johnson

Shirley E. Johnson

Aug 30, 2017

St. George, Utah – Shirley E. Johnson, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, UT, following a brief illness. She was born February 5, 1928, in Cheyenne, WY, to Vern and Madelyn Herrick. She was raised and attended school in Cheyenne and...

Johnnie Vance Johnson

Johnnie Vance Johnson

Aug 26, 2017

St. George, Utah - Johnnie Vance "Bish" Johnson, 77, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2017 in his St. George home surrounded by loving family.

Johnnie was born June 6, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mefford Dale...

Elizabeth "Betsy" Jordan

Elizabeth "Betsy" Jordan

Aug 26, 2017

On August 26, 2017 at approximately 11:30 am Elizabeth "Betsy" Jordan, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Inn at Barton Creek in Bountiful, Utah. She is survived by her brother, Alfred Joyce; her children: Joyce (Frank) Valone and Victor (Jolene) Gates; and her five grandchildren: Alicia,...

Mildred Geraldine "Gerrie" Taylor Smith Berard

Mildred Geraldine "Gerrie" Taylor Smith Berard

Aug 23, 2017

St. George, Utah – On Wednesday, August 23, 2017, our mother , Mildred Geraldine Taylor Smith Berard , age 78, left this earthly life to join her loved ones on the other-side of the veil. She was a beloved sister, mother and grandmother to many. At the time of her death she was surrounded by loved ones as...

Rosalie Anna Askin

Rosalie Anna Askin

Aug 22, 2017

St. George, Utah – Rosalie Anna Labree Askin, age 91, passed away August 22, 2017 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 23, 1926, the oldest of four children, to Frank and Charlotte "Lottie" LaBree of Ismay, Montana.

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Lehman Eugene "Gene" Shawler

Lehman Eugene "Gene" Shawler

Aug 15, 2017

St. George, Utah - Lehman Eugene "Gene" Shawler, 95, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. He was born August 10, 1922 in Youngstown, Illinois to Leo J. and Mabel L. Shawler. Gene moved to Monmouth, Illinois in 1928. He proudly served his country during WWII in the 507th Bomb Squadron, 333rd Group. He...

Kati Ciammaichella

Kati Ciammaichella

Aug 12, 2017

I have the honor of speaking at Kati's funeral on behalf of our family.  We would like to thank everyone for the out pouring of love and support we have received during this incredibly hard time.  Trying to capture the essence, emotion, wonder, and complexity of Kati's incredible life cannot be...

Doris Spendlove Ruesch

Doris Spendlove Ruesch

Aug 12, 2017

December 14, 1928 to August 12, 2017

Washington, Utah - On a late fall day in 1928, in the shadow of Virgin's willows and cottonwood trees, Doris was welcomed into the arms of her loving parents Karl...

Kay George Stucki

Kay George Stucki

Aug 10, 2017

Las Vegas, NV – Kay George Stucki, 88, passed away peacefully in his home on August 10, 2017. He was born February 4, 1929 in Ivins, Utah, the third son of Rulon and Grace Stucki. He married ElLouise Mickelson on February 10, 1951 in the St. George LDS Temple.

Fenton Earl Moss

Fenton Earl Moss

Aug 10, 2017

St. George, Utah – Fenton Earl Moss, 96, passed away, Thursday, August 10, 2017 in St. George, Utah. He was born, September 16, 1920, in Garfield, Utah, oldest son of Earl R. and June Behunin Moss. He married Claire Lorraine Bodmer on February 5, 1945 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Fenton was raised primarily in...

Linda Deem

Linda Deem

Aug 8, 2017

St. George, Utah – Linda Deem, 54, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of August 8, 2017, in St. George, Utah surrounded by her daughters and family. Linda suffered several years with declining health.  She was born October 7, 1962, in Ogden, Utah to Glen and...

Ray S. Robinson

Ray S. Robinson

Aug 8, 2017

St. George, Utah RAY S. ROBINSON – BUS STOP GRANDPARENT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at his home in St. George, Utah.  He was 90 years old. Ray was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 10, 1926. Upon graduating from East High School, in Salt Lake City, he joined the...

Brooke Ann Anderson Ballard

Brooke Ann Anderson Ballard

Aug 7, 2017

St. George, Utah - Our wife, mother, and friend, Brooke Ann Anderson Ballard, age 49, died August 7, 2017 after battling mental illness. Brooke was born May 8, 1968 in Richfield, Utah to Craig and Phyllis Morrey Anderson.

She graduated from...

John James " Jim" Jacks

John James " Jim" Jacks

Aug 5, 2017

St. George, UT - John James Jacks, 78, passed away August 5, 2017. He was born July 22, 1939 in Los Angeles, California to John Henry Jacks and Lois E. Middaugh. If anything characterized his life, it was the service he gave to his family, nation, God, and his fellow man. He chose his profession in medicine because...

Margie May Siebert

Margie May Siebert

Aug 5, 2017

Colorado Spring, Colorado – Margie May Siebert, 89, passed away on August 6, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born March 31, 1928, in Labelle, Idaho to Frank Royal and Marie Lundquist.

After graduating from Rigby...

Naomi Grace Parker Schmidt

Naomi Grace Parker Schmidt

Jul 31, 2017

Hurricane, Utah – Our beloved mother, sister, grandma, and great-grandma, Naomi Grace Parker Schmidt, passed away on July 31, 2017. She was born April 28, 1932 in Hibbard, Madison, Idaho to Orrin Melvin and Myrtle Selena Bean Parker. She married Joseph Schmidt on May 15, 1953 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Naomi was a lifetime...

Elvin Samuel Reed

Elvin Samuel Reed

Jul 30, 2017

St. George, Utah – Elvin Samuel Reed was born May 2, 1923 in Surrey, North Dakota to Stewart Samuel Reed and Elsie Klimpel Reed. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 30, 2017 in St. George, Utah. Elvin attended school in Granville, North Dakota and graduated from Granville High School in 1941. Shortly after graduation, he...

Wellington "Mo" Morris Trover

Wellington "Mo" Morris Trover

Jul 29, 2017

Ivins, Utah – Wellington Morris "Mo" Trover II, passed away, Saturday, July 29, 2017 in the Southern Utah Veteran's Home in Ivins, Utah. He was born January 23, 1926 in New Castle, Washington, to Ralph Carl and Hazel Ione Syverson Trover. He was in excellent shape his whole life, and passed away at the age of 91 after...

Lois M Jensen

Lois M Jensen

Jul 28, 2017

Lois M. Jensen passed away July 28, 2017 to be reunited once again with her husband, Lee; daughter, Joni; and son, Ronald Lee. She was born on February 15, 1920 in Orangeville, Utah to William Ray and Edna Lamph Snow.

She...