Obituaries

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

Nancy Lou Swinford Ostrom

Nancy Lou Swinford Ostrom

Oct 9, 2017

St. George, Utah - Nancy Lou Swinford Ostrom was born December 24, 1937 in Rosedale, Oklahoma to Wesley and Lulabelle Swinford. The family moved to Oregon when she was 5, and she grew up in Portland, graduating from Jefferson High School in 1955. She then graduated from Hannibal-LaGrange Junior college in Hannibal, Missouri in 1957 with an associate...

David William Robinson, Jr.

David William Robinson, Jr.

Oct 8, 2017

St. George, Utah – David William Robinson, Jr, 74, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017 at his home in Bloomington, Utah. He was born, February 25, 1943 in Hollywood, California to David W. Robinson, Sr. and Bessie Grant Robinson.

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Betty Lou Bergren

Betty Lou Bergren

Oct 8, 2017

Las Vegas, NV – Betty Lou Bergren, 74, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017. She was born June 16, 1943, the last of three daughters,  born to James and Viola Baker.

Betty graduated from high school in Fallon, Nevada....

Donald Paul Lindquist

Donald Paul Lindquist

Oct 6, 2017

Washington, Utah – Donald Paul Lindquist, 64, passed away, Friday, October 6, 2017 in St. George, Utah. He was born, June 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California to Ralph and Greta Gunderson White. Donald is survived by his children: Kevin, Erica and Shannon; and step-children: Jessica, Matt and Mike. Graveside services will be Friday, October 13, 2017 at...

Jeri Lee Byington

Jeri Lee Byington

Oct 3, 2017

?Washington, Utah - Jeri Lee Byington, 57, passed away, October 3, 2017, in St. George, Utah. He was born, September 4, 1960, in Ogden, Utah, to Donald Hezekiah and Mary Rose Ruth Byington.  He married Gina R. Mack in 2002. Jeri was raised in Brigham City, Utah and was a loyal member of The Church of...

Richard Don Jardine

Richard Don Jardine

Oct 1, 2017

Richard Don Jardine, 83, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, in American Fork, Utah on October 1, 2017, from cause's incident to age. He was born June 20, 1934, in Gooding, ID, to Richard Woodrow Jardine and Lorentze Jensen Jardine. The son of a railroad engineer, Don moved "up and down the track" and grew up surrounded by...

Buddy Lyle Hamilton

Buddy Lyle Hamilton

Sep 28, 2017

St. George, Utah – Our Wonderful Daddy, Buddy Lyle Hamilton, 87, returned home to his heavenly parents on September 28, 2017. He was born in Walla Walla, Washington, on July, 28, 1930 to Oliver and Alma Hamilton. He was raised during the Great Depression, which taught him true grit, humility, resourcefulness, and hard work. Buddy was...

David Bennett Cohen, M.D.

David Bennett Cohen, M.D.

Sep 26, 2017

David Bennett Cohen, MD PC, died suddenly on September 26, 2017, at the age of 55. Previous to his untimely death he had suffered for 4 years from neurological complications, associated with radical neck surgery in 2013.

David was born on...

Winnifred Jean Fenn Giles

Winnifred Jean Fenn Giles

Sep 25, 2017

St. George, Utah - Winnifred Jean Fenn Giles, 95, passed away September 25, 2017. She was born June 23, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa to Bertran and Frances Kinquist Fenn. She married Irving Johnson Giles. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery, St. George, Utah.

Leo "Lee" Francis St. John

Leo "Lee" Francis St. John

Sep 24, 2017

St. George, Utah – Leo "Lee" Francis St. John, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, September 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He was born, March 25, 1922 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Wilfred and Delia St. John.  He married Neva Cravins April 14, 1950.  He later married Connie Swift in 2000. Lee was a WWII Navy...

Virginia Deon Anthony Cowley

Virginia Deon Anthony Cowley

Sep 24, 2017

St George, UT/Las Vegas, NV – Virginia Deon Anthony Cowley passed away September 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV surrounded by her family. She was born December 10, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lattell Geoffery Anthony and Cora Vivian Draper. Virginia worked for Frontier Airlines, where she met her husband Calvin Ellison Cowley. They married July...

Troy Lee Maxwell

Troy Lee Maxwell

Sep 24, 2017

Washington, Utah – Troy Lee Maxwell, 52, unexpectedly passed from this Earth on September 24, 2017 in Washington, Utah. Troy was born on December 9, 1964 in Cedar City, Utah to Gail and Judy Maxwell; later moving to St. George. He attended Dixie High school where his competitiveness came out in...

Martha Adams Muir

Martha Adams Muir

Sep 21, 2017

Santa Clara, Utah – Martha Adams Muir passed away at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah on September 21, 2017.

She was born November 19, 1924 in Oakley, Idaho to Romelyn and Sarah Helen Worthington Adams. When Martha was 10 years old,...

James "Jim" Church

James "Jim" Church

Sep 17, 2017

St. George, Utah – Raymond James "Jim" Church, 77, passed away, Sunday, September 17, 2017. He was born December 25, 1939 in Logan, Utah to Herman R. and Daisy Opal Seamons Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West...

Geraldine Lee Thomas

Geraldine Lee Thomas

Sep 14, 2017

Santa Clara, Utah – Geraldine Lee Thomas, 83, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 14, 2017. The youngest of six children, Geri was born June 4, 1934, and lived in Newport, Ky, which is where she met her future husband, Richard A. Thomas.  They were married on December 1, 1951...

Beverly Joan Bradford

Beverly Joan Bradford

Sep 12, 2017

Beverly Joan Knopf Bradford, age 73, was taken home to her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2017 in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born on the 6th of March 1944 to John Raymond Knopf and Lillian Verna Wiese in Natchez, Mississippi. She was married to Dennis Leland Bradford on June 12, 1964 at the Trinity...

Joanna Torgerson Gunderson

Joanna Torgerson Gunderson

Sep 11, 2017

St. George, Utah - JoAnna Torgerson Gunderson, 66, passed away unexpectedly September 11, 2017. She was born June 22, 1951 in Richfield, Utah to Neldon and Muriel Torgerson. She graduated from Richfield High School in May of 1969. She married Morris Parsons on September 6, 1969, they later divorced. She then married Jimmy Swope on December 24, 1985,...

Ferril Prisbrey Dotson

Ferril Prisbrey Dotson

Sep 11, 2017

Washington, Utah – On Sept. 11, 2017 our loving and devoted mother, Ferril Prisbrey Dotson,   passed away in St. George, Utah at 93 years old. She was born on May 4, 1924. She was blessed with a twin brother, Merril Prisbrey. Her parents, Susan & Hyrum Prisbrey raised 12 children; 6 single births ending with 3 sets of...

Legrande Stratton Fawcett

Legrande Stratton Fawcett

Sep 10, 2017

Washington, Utah - LeGrande Stratton Fawcett passed away from this earthly life and returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, September 10, 2017.  He was born on June 2, 1939 to Melvin C. and Letha S. Fawcett.

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Mary Agnes Visser Maughan

Mary Agnes Visser Maughan

Sep 8, 2017

Orem / St. George, Utah - Mary Agnes Visser Maughan, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2017 in Orem, Utah. She was born April 13, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Henry and Maria Denos Visser. She married John Lowell Maughan June 28, 1945 in the Salt Lake...