Obituaries

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

John Alton Ross, M.D.

John Alton Ross, M.D.

Jan 13, 2016

J. Alton Ross, 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his beautiful wife and 4 children on Wednesday, January 13, in Saint George, Utah. Alton was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada on May 24, 1927, to Verda Elien and Robert Earl Ross. He and his lifelong sweetheart were married in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple on April 15, 1949. Alton was...

Justin Richard Maples

Justin Richard Maples

Jan 13, 2016

Justin Richard Maples passed away January 13, 2016 of injuries sustained in an auto-pedestrian accident near Veyo, Utah. He was born in Logan, UT October 24, 1980 to Janice Bergsjo Maples and James Leonard Maples.

Justin's greatest achievement, in...

Anne Day

Anne Day

Jan 11, 2016

Edna Anne Brown Day, passed away on January 11, 2016. She was born April 15, 1926 to Dora Ballard and Edwin Parley Brown in Murray, Utah. She was married to Melvin Thomas Day on June 16, 1947, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. They...

Ruth W. Swanson

Ruth W. Swanson

Jan 9, 2016

Ruth Wilhelmina Weindorf Swanson, age 98, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on January 9, 2016. She was born June 1, 1917 in Salt Lake City to parents, Ferdinand Peter Weindorf, and Karolina W. Erickson. She married Douglas A. Swanson on December 18, 1939 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.

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Robert James Hildebrand

Robert James Hildebrand

Jan 9, 2016

St. George, Utah – Dr. Robert James "Dr. Bob" Hildebrand, D.D.S. passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his residence at the Southern Utah Veteran's Home in Ivins, Utah. He was 97 years old.

Bob...

Robert Camp

Robert Camp

Jan 6, 2016

Robert Camp, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Mary Esther and Robert Leonard Camp on November 24, 1935. Bob passed away very peacefully at his home with a smile on his face, January 6, 2016, surrounded by his devoted and loving wife, Wanda Dawkins Camp.

Bob loved baseball and...

Jamey Noel Cragg

Jamey Noel Cragg

Jan 6, 2016

Jamey Noel Cragg, 36, passed away on January 6, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jamey was born on December 20, 1979 in St. George, Utah to Nelson and Ann Williams. Jamey attended Dixie State, Southern Utah University, the University of Colorado and Concord University where she completed her Juris Doctor. She married Michael Cragg on April 19, 2008 in...

Alice Elaine Shohan Perrenoud

Alice Elaine Shohan Perrenoud

Jan 5, 2016

St. George, Utah- Alice Elaine Shohan Perrenoud, 79, passed away peacefully in her home in Ivins, Utah on January 3, 2016. Alice was born in Dover, New Jersey to Joseph and Stella Supeski Shohan.

Alice was raised in Dover,...

Guy Bennett

Guy Bennett

Jan 3, 2016

Guy Warren Bennett, was born in Fairmont Township, Pennsylvania, to Howard W. Bennett and Bessie Smith Bennett, on October 4, 1935. Guy passed away peacefully from natural causes, January 3, 2016 in his home, surrounded by his family.

When he was...

Charlotte Ann Perkins Murdock

Charlotte Ann Perkins Murdock

Jan 3, 2016

St. George, UT - Charlotte Ann Perkins Murdock, 76, passed away January 3, 2016, after a valiant 16-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis and more recently a pulmonary embolism and pneumonia. She was born in Cedar City, UT, on April 16, 1939, the fourth of five children to Ralph C. and Fern Ruby Perkins. Charlotte attended Cedar City High...

Vincent Tancredi

Vincent Tancredi

Jan 2, 2016

Vincent Tancredi, 81, passed away January 2, 2015 in St. George, Utah.

Vincent's lifelong passion was playing the drums. He started playing the drums as a child and made his first record at 19 years old with the jazz trio "The Three Dukes"; its members were Vincent Tancredi (drums), Ronnie Feskanin (piano) and...

Rose Lynn Mason

Rose Lynn Mason

Dec 30, 2015

Rose Lynn Taylor Mason, passed away on December 30, 2015, after a heart attack. She was born on June 13, 1943, to Koa and Alden Taylor. Lynn lived in McGill, NV, with her family until she left for college. Lynn studied Special Education at Brigham Young University and received her Master...

Cecily Alison Christensen

Cecily Alison Christensen

Dec 28, 2015

St. George, Utah - Cecily Alison Christensen, 91, passed away December 28, 2015. She was born January 28, 1924 in Milan, Italy to Robert Reginald Guido Mann and Leslie Palmer Strout.

Cecily was raised in Ken Gardens near London, England. In 1940, her...

William L. And Glenda J. Bird

William L. And Glenda J. Bird

Dec 26, 2015

William L. Bird, 89, passed away on December 26, 2015 and Glenda (Eldredge) Bird, 80, passed away on March 28, 2015. Bill and Glenda were married for 60 years. Bill Bird (as he liked to be called) was born on June 25, 1926 to Leroy Bird and Lillian Bristol Bird in...

Gena Gail Russie Swain

Gena Gail Russie Swain

Dec 26, 2015

St. George, Utah - Gena Gail Russie Swain, 65, passed away December 26, 2015. She was born February 23, 1950 in Oildale, California to Eugene Menard Russie and Dessie Avone Hake.

Gena grew-up in Bakersfield and graduated...

Dorothy M. Hall

Dorothy M. Hall

Dec 26, 2015

Dorothy M. Hall, 94, passed away on December 26, 2015 at home with family in St George, Utah. Dorothy was born on April 12, 1921 in Los Angeles, California to Leon and Florence Hill. She married her lifelong partner, James Howard Hall, on June 27, 1941. They had two children, Gary Russell and...

Carol Christensen Straw

Carol Christensen Straw

Dec 25, 2015

Toquerville, Utah- On December 25, 2015, Carol Straw passed from mortality to enter in the presence of her Father in Heaven. She was born on April 1, 1935 in Fairview, Utah to Leta Melissa Taylor and Robert Nyberg Christensen. She spent her early childhood in Hiawatha, Utah and moved...

Zachary Hunter Lusk

Zachary Hunter Lusk

Dec 24, 2015

Washington, Utah - Zachary lit up any room he entered. He made friends easily, and he touched thousands of lives with his bright personality and passion for life. Zachary Hunter Lusk, 20, died suddenly Wednesday, December 24, 2015. He was born May 9, 1995 to Kenneth and Terri Lusk.

Eleda O. Hale

Eleda O. Hale

Dec 23, 2015

Eleda O. Hale, 90, passed away December 23, 2015, at her home in Washington, Utah. She was raised in Logan, Utah and graduated North Cache High in 1943. Eleda married Rex Alma Hale, on May 13, 1944. She worked at Nonpareil Foods in Blackfoot, ID. Where she lived there for 51...

Beulah Earl Semmens

Beulah Earl Semmens

Dec 22, 2015

Hurricane, Utah - Beulah Earl Semmens passed away December 22, 2015. She was born May 26, 1926 in Hurricane, Utah. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Tuesday, prior to the services, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at...