Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Clair Ruesch
Feb 24, 2016
Washington City, Utah - Well done, thou good and faithful servant… On the late spring day of June 2, 1926, amongst the towering red sandstone cliffs of Springdale Utah, Clair was welcomed into the arms of parents Oren and Alberta Flanigan Ruesch. Growing up in the town of Virgin Utah during the depths of the Great Depression, Clair...
Ronald Gibson Heward
Feb 23, 2016
Ronald Gibson Heward, 68, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather peacefully slipped through the veil to return to his Heavenly Father, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, on February 23, 2016, at his home in St. George, Utah, with his family by his side.
Faun Veree Rose
Feb 22, 2016
St. George, Utah – Faun Veree Rose, 79, passed away quickly from complications of a massive stroke. Her passing was a shock and loss for all who loved her.
Faun was born October 20, 1936 in Monroe, Utah to...
Robert Frederick Cook
Feb 21, 2016
Ivins, Utah – Air Force Korean War veteran, loving husband, adventurer, father, businessman, Robert Frederick Cook, age 84, passed away February 21, 2016 in Ivins, Utah Bob was born June 1931 in Niles, Michigan. Before joining the U.S. Air Force and becoming one of the few mechanics qualified to work on the then new F-80 Shooting Star and...
Colleen Jones
Feb 20, 2016
St. George, Utah – Colleen Jones passed away February 20, 2016 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 10, 1926 to James Qutin Hunter and Frances Fraseer in Grantsville, Utah. She met her sweetheart Roy Jones at the Alta Ski Resort. They were married on December 10, 1965....
George Richards Cannon
Feb 20, 2016
St. G eorge, UT - Professor George Richards Cannon, 97, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2016. He was born on June 20, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hugh J. and Sarah Richards Cannon and was named after his two prominent grandfathers, George Q. Cannon and George F. Richards. He married Lois Eriksson in 1941 and...
Margaret "Lyn" Russon
Feb 19, 2016
St. George, Utah - Margaret Ethelyn "Lyn" Cardon Russon, 94, passed away on February 19, 2016, in St. George, Utah. She was born on December 25, 1921, in Vernon, Apache County, Arizona, to Junius Welborn Cardon and Mae Whiting Cardon. She was the fifth of nine children born to these wonderful parents. Even though she was always known...
Robert Earl Pead
Feb 19, 2016
Rob Pead, 57, passed from this life on February 19, 2016. He was born on July 7, 1958 in Hollywood, California to Bob and Neva Pead. He married Lisa Leavitt in the St George, Utah LDS Temple on September 27, 1980. Rob was a dedicated father, neighbor, friend and confidant. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus...
Jeremy James Green
Feb 17, 2016
Hurricane, Utah - After a heroic and determined battle with leukemia, Jeremy James Green, 44, passed away February 17, 2016. He was born in Ogden, Utah to Rodney L. and Kathleen H. Green on August 23, 1971.
After spending his growing-up...
Jacqueline Platt Riggs
Feb 15, 2016
Washington, Utah - On Monday, February 15, 2016 the heavens rejoiced and the earth wept as Jacqueline Platt Riggs ascended from her honored position in life to a new adventure beyond the veil. Her heart warming smile and contagious laughter will be missed as she has touched the lives and souls of countless friends, pupils and family....
Lois G. Gogarty
Feb 14, 2016
St. George, Utah – On the morning of February 14, 2016 our beautiful angel Wife and Mother Lois G. Gogarty passed through the veil, after several months of serious illness. She passed one day after her 84th birthday on February 13th (b1932 to Leon and Mary Pritchett Long Beach,...
Sheldon James Loveless
Feb 14, 2016
St. George, Utah – Sheldon James Loveless, age 31, passed away February 14, 2016. He was born December 15, 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona to Kerry Von and Janine Rayl Loveless.
A visitation will be held Friday, February...
Kathryn "Katie" Mckelleb
Feb 10, 2016
St. George, UT - Kathryn "Katie" McKelleb, 78, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at home. She was born May 13, 1937, in Fleming County, Kentucky. She married David E. McKelleb in Gas City, Indiana, on December 11, 1955, and they were later sealed in the LDS Manti Temple on...
Dean Younce Stout
Feb 10, 2016
Ivins, Utah – Dean Younce Stout, age 90, passed away February 10, 2016. He was born May 28, 1925 in Little Doe Valley, Tennessee to Henry and Myrtle Younce Stout.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel,...Glenna Rae Edwards Boshard
Feb 9, 2016
St. George, UT - Glenna Rae Edwards Boshard passed away on February 9, 2016 at the age of 85. Her beloved husband, Bliss was by her side. She was born October 29, 1930 to Glenn D. Edwards and Alice Jean McNeil Edwards in Provo, Utah. She was raised in Provo, Utah. She married Bliss Boshard on October 20,...
Anna J. Keirstead
Feb 7, 2016
St. George, UT – Anna J. Keirstead, 96, passed away February 7, 2016 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 18, 1919 in Framingham, MA to Joseph S. York and Catherine Glancy York. She was the fourth of five children. She married George S. Keirstead on April 19, 1937 in Framingham, MA. They moved to Utah in...
Ardith Stewart
Feb 6, 2016
St. George, Utah – Ardith Alder Stewart, 81, passed away February 6, 2016. She was born July 27, 1934 to David and Elta Dudley Alder in Jensen, Utah. She was married and sealed to Otto J. Stewart in the Manti LDS Temple on June 30, 1953.
Edward Jensen Cooley
Feb 4, 2016
Edward Jensen Cooley journeyed home peacefully on 4 February, 2016 surrounded by loved ones with his puppy Daisy by his side. The eldest son of Abraham Coon Cooley and Lucille Jensen Cooley, he is pre-deceased by his parents, his sisters Rachel Wood, Estelle DeMoisy, and Kathryn Anderson, his brother Clyde Cooley,...
J. Kent Giles
Feb 2, 2016
St. George, Utah – Joseph Kent Giles, age 95, a 10-year resident of St. George, Utah, passed away February 2, 2016 in the arms of his sweetheart, Joyce, while surrounded by loving family members.
Kent was born October 26,...
Louise Averett Bird
Feb 1, 2016
Santa Clara, UT - Louise Bird passed away from complications due to age on February 1, 2016. She was born Helen Louise Averett on February 5, 1927 to Norris and Elva Averett in Springville, Utah.
She graduated from Springville...


