Obituaries

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

Gaylord Julius Monson

Gaylord Julius Monson

Jun 25, 2016

St. George, Utah – Gaylord Julius Monson completed his life of service and love when he passed away June 25, 2016, at the Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah. Born June 8, 1919, in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, to George and Nettie Mae Monson, he practiced the virtues of hard work, love, and service working the mines and family...

Elvetta Cole

Elvetta Cole

Jun 25, 2016

St. George, Utah – Elvetta Cole, 83, passed away on June 25, 2016 in St. George, Utah.  She was born December 3, 1932 in Barron, Wisconsin to Claude Cole and Maude Thomas.  She was the last surviving of twelve children. Elvetta enjoyed shopping, going out to dinner and baking cookies for fund raisers.  She was a...

James Bernard Swensen

James Bernard Swensen

Jun 25, 2016

St. George, Utah - James Bernard Swensen, age 90, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Born December 4, 1925 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Ezra James and Elsie Walker Swensen. He was the third to the youngest...

Shirley Bailey Kitchen

Shirley Bailey Kitchen

Jun 25, 2016

St. George, Utah - Shirley Bailey Kitchen, 91 yrs. old, peacefully passed away on June 25, 2016, surrounded by family in St. George, UT. Shirley was born on April 19, 1925, in a small LDS community near New Chicago, just three miles south of Drummond, Montana. Her dear father, Floyd Spence Bailey, mother, Pearl Vylene Bailey, older brother,...

Joan Cox Hafen

Joan Cox Hafen

Jun 22, 2016

Joan Cox Hafen was born November 6, 1936 in Rockville, Utah to Julius and Genevieve Cox. She was the fifth of ten children.

Joan grew up in Rockville, spending much time in Zion's National Park. As a teenager, she worked at...

Max Henry Rose

Max Henry Rose

Jun 17, 2016

Max Henry Rose, age 71, passed away at his home in St. George, Utah, on June 17, 2016. Max was born on December 30, 1944, in Panguitch, Utah, as the third of 14 children, to David Quilter and Delpha Almira Johnson Rose. He lived most of his childhood and youth...

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,...