Obituaries

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

James Boyd Nebergall

James Boyd Nebergall

Oct 23, 2015

James Boyd Nebergall, a man of many talents and accomplishments, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2015. He was born January 8, 1923 near Hesston, Kansas to J.M. Nebergall and Edith Grace Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife and his four siblings. He had a great passion for basketball, golfing, traveling, building and...

Karl Schemensky

Karl Schemensky

Oct 23, 2015

St. George, Utah- Our dad, sweet and humble Karl Schemensky, completed his journey here on earth and is now pain free. He lived with chronic pain for over 40 years. Karl was born in Provo, UT to Verl and Fay Schemensky and has two siblings; Geneil and Mary Ann. He loved his sisters so much and would do anything for...

Norma Faye Dearing Kirk

Norma Faye Dearing Kirk

Oct 21, 2015

St. George, Utah - Norma Faye Dearing Kirk, age 89, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born October 2, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of John William Dearing and Margaret Jettie Webb. She married Don Cobbley Kirk on December 2, 1949 in Evanston, Wyoming. Their marriage was later...

Robert Spendlove Wright

Robert Spendlove Wright

Oct 21, 2015

Robert Spendlove Wright, age 82, passed away on October 21, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born on April 10, 1933 in Hinckley, UT, to Rodney A. Wright and Wynnie Rose Spendlove Wright. He married Carma Rae Ekins on January 26, 1956. Robert attended grade school in Hinckley, UT; Santa Monica, CA and Lincolnwood, IL. He graduated from Hinckley...

Mitchell Tyler Jones

Mitchell Tyler Jones

Oct 15, 2015

Beryl, Utah - Our beloved son, husband ,brother, fun-loving Uncle, and friend, Mitchell Tyler Jones, age 31, passed away, October 15, 2015, in St. George, Utah, in a vehicle accident. Mitch was born on March 15, 1984, in Ogden, Utah, to Barry and Linda Jones. He married Mayra Silva on January 3, 2012 in Parowan, Utah. Mitch grew up in...

Carol Jeanne East

Carol Jeanne East

Oct 14, 2015

Salt Lake City, UT- Our beloved Jeanne quietly passed away on October 14, 2015 in Sandy, UT after several years of suffering the debilitating effects of Dementia. Carol Jeanne Johnson Ogden East was born on December 30, 1935, the first child of George Steiner and Ila Nebeker Johnson in Annabella, Utah. She grew up in Richfield, UT and became the...

Montana "Tana" Corlett

Montana "Tana" Corlett

Oct 14, 2015

Montana Chenovic Corlett passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Salt Lake City surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 7, 1932 in Cedar City to Peter Chenovic and Esther Earl. Tana married the love of her life, Charles "Bud" Corlett in 1951 and celebrated more than 60 years together happily. Tana spent her childhood in Virgin,...

Bridger Lee West-Fife

Bridger Lee West-Fife

Oct 13, 2015

Washington, Utah - Bridger Lee West-Fife, 15, passed away October 13, 2015. He was born May 8, 2000 in St. George, Utah to Brad and Ember West. Bridger was an outgoing young man that enjoyed life to its fullest. He loved excitement and spent hours perfecting flips on the trampoline, he was a self-taught genius on the computer and had...

John Richard Shankey

John Richard Shankey

Oct 11, 2015

St. George, Utah - John Richard Shankey, born May 2, 1932, passed away October 11, 2015. He was a loving husband to Diane for 43 years and loving father to three sons: John Stewart, Peter and David. John served in the Coast Guard during the Korean War. He enjoyed a long career in Insurance in the Boston area before retiring...

Ken Mele Odette

Ken Mele Odette

Oct 9, 2015

Washington, DC - Ken Mele Odette, 50, passed away on October 9, 2015 due to complications from a massive heart attack. His parents Ray P. and Rose Mele Odette were thrilled to welcome their third son into the world on June 7, 1965 in Monticello, UT. He is survived by his loving mom, his dear partner of 13+ years, Dave...

Jack Dahlgren

Jack Dahlgren

Oct 9, 2015

Ivins, Utah - Jack Dahlgren, 87, passed away October 9, 2015. He was born September 10, 1928. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Red Cliffs LDS 8th Ward Chapel, 625 East Center Street, Ivins, Utah. A visitation will be held prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel....

Henry Ogborn

Henry Ogborn

Oct 3, 2015

One of heaven's most valiant, kind and caring angels returned to heaven on October 3, 2015. Henry William Ogborn was born March 5, 1939 in Chickasha, Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl. At the tender age of two, he and his family moved to the Central Valley of California with the promise of work and a better life for a family....

William Fay Bundy

William Fay Bundy

Oct 3, 2015

William Fay Bundy, 99, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2015, into the loving arms our Heavenly Father and his eternal companion Eliza Nelson Bundy. Bill was born on February 12, 1916 in Kaolin, NV (now under water at Lake Mead) to James and Chloe Van Leuven. The family later moved to Mount Trumball, AZ, where he was raised. He...

Marie Braithwaite Simmons

Marie Braithwaite Simmons

Oct 2, 2015

Our beloved sister, mother, aunt and grandmother, Ruby (Marie) Braithwaite Simmons, 88, passed away on October 2, 2015 in Cedar City, UT. She was born November 30, 1926 in Dividend, UT, which does not exist anymore, to Eugene and Ruby Lilly Schramm Braithwaite. She married Kenneth Paul Simmons, Sr. in Las Vegas, NV, on November 21, 1955. Marie grew up...

Signe Caroline Ikhaml

Signe Caroline Ikhaml

Sep 30, 2015

Provo / St. George, Utah - Signe Caroline Ikhaml passed away peacefully on September 30, 2015. Signe was born May 21, 1915, in Miles City, Montana, to Carl and Elizabeth Mattson Jacobson. The family later moved to South Maple Ridge, Minnesota, where Signe enjoyed a delightful childhood. In 1935, Signe married Francis Heurkens and they were blessed with four daughters....

Juanita Teresa Caldwell Johnson

Juanita Teresa Caldwell Johnson

Sep 24, 2015

Ogden / Ivins, Utah - Juanita Teresa Caldwell Johnson, 91, passed away September 24, 2015 at Mountain Ridge Assisted Living in the memory care unit in Ogden, Utah. She was born March 9, 1924 at home in Wilson, Idaho to Alva and Mable Caldwell. Juanita was proud to tell people she was her "dad's boy" and she learned to drive...

Gerald C. Reboulet

Gerald C. Reboulet

Sep 23, 2015

Gerald C. Reboulet, age 77, passed away on September 23, 2015. He was born on July 18, 1938 in Dayton, Ohio, to Cyril E. and Ellen Lucile Herrel. He married Barbara Reboulet on February 23, 1990. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah....

Alexander Daniel Krueger

Alexander Daniel Krueger

Sep 20, 2015

St. George, Utah - Alexander Daniel Krueger passed away unexpectedly at home on September 20, 2015 in St. George, UT at the age of 32. Alex is survived by his parents, David and Linda Krueger of St. George, UT; his sister, Tiffany (Jerah) Martindale of Ashton, ID; his sister, Katie (Bryan) Hymas of Singapore; and his brothers: Nicholas (Erin) and...

William Rummler

William Rummler

Sep 20, 2015

William Firmage Rummler passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 20, 2015 at his home in St. George, Utah, after a valiant battle with cancer. Born on July 1, 1943 in Long Beach, California, to Joseph Carl Rummler and Pauline Billie Rummler. He spent his youth in southern Utah attending Parowan Elementary and Milford High School where he enjoyed...

Royce Allen Bills

Royce Allen Bills

Sep 18, 2015

St. George, Utah - Royce A. Bills passed away peacefully in his St. George, Utah home on Friday September 18, 2015. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and faithful member of the LDS Church. Royce was born in Meeker, Colorado on December 14, 1937 to Gilbert and Florence Ottosen Bills. Soon after his family relocated to Evanston, Wyoming...