Obituaries

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

Garr William Welker

Garr William Welker

Jun 16, 2016

St. George, Utah – Our dear husband, father and brother, Garr William Welker, 89, passed away June 16, 2016. Garr was born September 26, 1926 to Charles Wesley and Adella Harrison Welker, fourth of seven children.  He spent his childhood in Logan, Utah roaming the mountains and foothills and swimming in a swimming hole that he and his...

Carol Peterson Felt

Carol Peterson Felt

Jun 13, 2016

Ivins, Utah - Carol Peterson Felt, 78, passed away June 13. She was born March 24, 1938 to Lee and Grace Peterson. She grew up in Rexburg, Idaho and graduated from Madison High School in 1956. She attended Ricks College. Carol taught 4th grade in Rigby, Idaho for three...

Launita Helen Bishop

Launita Helen Bishop

Jun 11, 2016

St. George/Delta, Utah - Launita Helen Bishop, age 81, passed away June 11, 2016 in St. George, Utah, at the home of her son, Richard and Telina Bishop. She was born on September 6, 1934 in Kelso, Washington. Launita married the love of her life, Dale S. Bishop, on November 4, 1950 in Kelso, Washington. Their marriage was...

Josslyn Rae Clubb

Josslyn Rae Clubb

Jun 7, 2016

Washington, Utah - Our most beautiful angel returned to heaven June 7, 2016. Beloved mother, daughter, family member and friend to all.

Josslyn was born September 26, 1986 and was a bright star in our...

Lois Summerhays Lambert

Lois Summerhays Lambert

Jun 6, 2016

St. George, Utah - Lois passed away peacefully on the morning of June 6, 2016. She was 94. She married John Woods Lambert on September 26, 1941 in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. Her passion in life besides her family was music. She sang bass in the Salt Lake...

Aldus Moser Reeve

Aldus Moser Reeve

Jun 5, 2016

St. George, Utah – Aldus Moser Reeve, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2016. She was born on October 20, 1919 in Logan, Utah to John Henri Moser and Aldine Wursten. She grew up in Logan where she learned to work hard and care for...

Deni Luelle Staheli

Deni Luelle Staheli

Jun 4, 2016

Dammeron Valley, Utah - Deni Luelle Staheli, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at her home in Dammeron Valley, Utah on June 4, 2016. She was born on July 5, 1939 in Juneau, Alaska to Robert Dean Rossiter and Virginia Ann Bardi.

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Elwood "Woody" Gwilliam

Elwood "Woody" Gwilliam

Jun 2, 2016

St. George, Utah – Elwood A. "Woody" Gwilliam, age 91, passed away on June 2, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 30, 1925 in La Grande, Oregon to Elwood A. and Dagmar Ovidie Gwilliam.

The family...

Leon J. Rowley

Leon J. Rowley

May 31, 2016

Ivins, Utah - Leon J Rowley, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother left his earthly home and entered eternity on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born in Provo, Utah, October 29, 1931, the first child of Joseph Hyrum and Zenda Wentz Rowley. Leon was raised in Orem, Utah attending Spencer Elementary, Lincoln Junior and Senior High School....

Clye Lance Rowley

Clye Lance Rowley

May 31, 2016

Hurricane, Utah - Clye L. Rowley, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Clye was born December 1, 1923 in Green River, Utah to Lorenzo Leroy Rowley and Ada Mae Lance Rowley. Clye's mother died when he was two years old. While he was growing up, he had several stepmothers and his family...

Guy Hodges Ritchey

Guy Hodges Ritchey

May 28, 2016

Guy H. Ritchey, 82, passed away on May 28, 2016. He was born December 19, 1933 in Rogers, Arkansas.  Guy was a veteran of the Korean War.  He retired from the National Park Service. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter, Susan (Robert) Gray; grandchildren: Marie, Chrystal and...

Maureen Callister Green

Maureen Callister Green

May 28, 2016

Page, Arizona – Maureen Callister Green, 94, passed away May 28, 2016 in Page, Arizona. She was born April 16, 1922 in Grantsville, Utah to Willard "Bill" and Hazel Callister, the eldest of seven children. She married Vern A. Green on March 15, 1945 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Maureen was raised in Grantsville and spent a...

Graham "Dunc" Duncan Macdonald

Graham "Dunc" Duncan Macdonald

May 27, 2016

Graham Duncan "Dunc" MacDonald IV, 75, passed away on May 27, 2016. He was born June 30, 1940 in Cedar City, Utah to Graham Duncan MacDonald III and Mary Macfarlane MacDonald. He was the fourth first born and a son for four generations, which there is a fifth and sixth...

Richard Leo "Dick" Brown

Richard Leo "Dick" Brown

May 27, 2016

St. George, Utah - Richard Leo "Dick" Brown passed away May 27, 2016. He was born February 24, 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Walter Leo and Gwen Bridge Brown. After graduating from South High School, Dick joined the U.S. Air Force where he was stationed in Chicksands,...

Alina Putnam Smith

Alina Putnam Smith

May 27, 2016

St. George, Utah - Alina Putnam Smith, wife, mother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend who was beloved by all, died of natural causes May 27, 2016 in St. George, UT. Alina was born in Salt Lake City, UT June 8, 1932 to Edger Richard Putnam and Hazel Fitt Putnam. She married Hyrum Manfred Smith on April 3, 1953 in...

Ronald Hofmann

Ronald Hofmann

May 26, 2016

Ronald Hofmann, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the age of 72. He was born December 30, 1943 in Huntington, Indiana, to Robert and Mildred Hofmann.

Ron graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Civil...

John Henry Von Ohlen

John Henry Von Ohlen

May 26, 2016

John Henry Von Ohlen passed away May 26, 2016, at his home in St. George Utah.

John is survived by his wife Mari Ann and his children Kathy Gonzales, Bill (Sonja) Von Ohlen and Patrice (Jerry) Fuchs as well as his...

Kenneth Wayne Mckee

Kenneth Wayne Mckee

May 22, 2016

St. George, Utah – Kenneth Wayne Mckee, age 91, passed away May 22, 2016.  He was born April 19, 1925 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to George McKee, interred in Carson, Iowa and Lela Ripper Mckee, interred in Carson, Iowa. Kenneth married Bernetta Louise Mckee, interred at Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Missouri. Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy from...

Mari Chavira

Mari Chavira

May 21, 2016

St. George, Utah – MarI Chavira passed away May 21, 2016. She was born July 4, 1963 in Chihuahua, Mexico to Norberto Chavira and Baudelia Vazques.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., with...

Mary Ann Bottino

Mary Ann Bottino

May 21, 2016

Ivins, Utah – Mary Ann Bottino, age 75, passed away Saturday May 21, 2016 in St. George, Utah.   She was born on January 29, 1941 in Rexburg, Idaho to Garner B. Pincock and May Fullmer. She was the oldest of 10 children. She married Paul J. Bottino on November...