Obituaries

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

Margaret Tippetts Johnson

Margaret Tippetts Johnson

Jul 23, 2015

Hurricane, Utah - Margaret Tippetts Johnson, 96, left this life with dignity, on the 24th of July 2015, with fireworks bursting in the night sky. She so loved this mortal life even though she suffered from the effects of polio at age eight. Margaret made adjustments for this disability and raised her family well with no complaints. Her family is...

Beverly Grimm

Beverly Grimm

Jul 20, 2015

Beverly Beougher Grimm passed away in St. George, Utah on July 20, 2015. She was born in Celina, Ohio on May 4, 1944 to Bob and Dorothy Beougher. Beverly and her husband, Jim, have been married for 53 years and lived many places before retiring to St. George in 1998. Beverly was very active all her life until cancer came...

Judy Starr Lewis

Judy Starr Lewis

Jul 14, 2015

St. George, Utah - Judy Starr Daniels Lewis peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on July 14, 2015 after a brief battle with kidney cancer. She was surrounded by her family. She was born on April 3, 1944 to James Sawyer and Virginia Kay Daniels in Niles, California. She grew up in Seaside, California, attending UC-Berkeley and later earning her...

Doug Walter Beutler

Doug Walter Beutler

Jul 13, 2015

Hurricane, Utah - Doug Walter Beutler passed away July 13, 2015 in Salina, Utah in a trucking accident. He was born July 18, 1968 in Logan, Utah to Sheldon Kemp and Patsy Greene Beutler. Doug grew up in Dayton, Idaho on a family farm. He loved tractors, dirt, semi-trucks and motorcycles. He graduated from Westside High School in 1986. He...

Ora Etta Hoffman Gubler

Ora Etta Hoffman Gubler

Jul 12, 2015

St. George, Utah - Ora Etta Hoffman Gubler departed this life on July 12, 2015. She is the daughter of Warren Eustace Hoffman and Pearl McCroskey Hoffman. She was born December 12, 1918 near Willard, Missouri. Ora graduated with Honors from Willard High School. During World War II she moved to Independence, Missouri, headquarters for the Central States Mission of...

Richard Mcallister Bracken

Richard Mcallister Bracken

Jul 11, 2015

Santa Clara, Utah - Richard McAllister (Dick) Bracken, age 82, passed away in his home on July 11, 2015. Richard was born in St. George, Utah, August 26, 1932 and grew up there until age 11 when his family moved to Southern Calif. Just before age 18, Richard joined the Navy and served in the Korean War on an aircraft...

Guy Bowler

Guy Bowler

Jul 11, 2015

Gunlock, Utah - Guy Wilson Bowler passed away July 11, 2015 at his home. He was born December 25, 1922 in St. George, Utah to George Henry and Lula Lenore Wilson Bowler. He married Gertrude Jensen on June 5, 1946 in the St. George LDS Temple. Guy was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Gertrude Jensen; daughter-in-law,...

Bill D. Reynolds

Bill D. Reynolds

Jul 10, 2015

St. George, UT - Bill D. Reynolds, 86, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2015 in St. George, UT following a short battle with cancer. He was born September 5, 1928 to Clarance and Nell Reynolds near Joplin, MO. Bill proudly served in the United States Marine Corps before beginning a successful career with the Burlington Northern Railroad. On February...

Janice Truman Rowberry

Janice Truman Rowberry

Jul 9, 2015

Milford, UT- Janice Truman Rowberry went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 9, 2015. She was born in Cedar City, UT, to Rema Clove and Lamar Truman on September 24, 1935. She married John Johnen in 1957 in California, with whom she had a beautiful baby girl. In 1962 she married Donald Reese Rowberry in Reno, NV...

James Alan Deru

James Alan Deru

Jul 9, 2015

St George, UT--James Alan Deru, 68, July 9, 2015 in Honolulu, HI. He was born March 30, 1947 in Ogden, UT to John and Glenna Deru. He grew up in Ogden, UT, and graduated from Ben Lomond High School in 1965. He served in the Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After the war, Jim lived in...

Patricia Gail Callahan

Patricia Gail Callahan

Jul 5, 2015

Santa Clara, Utah- It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved wife and mother, Patricia Gail Callahan. Patricia returned to our Heavenly Father on July 5, 2015 and her passing is deeply felt by her family. Patricia is survived by her eternal companion Richard and their four children: Scott (Christina), Amber (John), Matthew (Rebekah), and...

Kenneth R. Prahl

Kenneth R. Prahl

Jun 29, 2015

Ivins, Utah - Kenneth R. Prahl, age 79, passed away on June 29, 2015 after a four year battle with a blood disorder known as Myelofibrosis. Ken was born February 1, 1936 in Flint, Michigan to parents, Rudolph and Era Prahl. He married Gloria Lillibridge in Flint on August 12, 1961. Having graduated from high school at the age of...

Aerius Huntsman

Aerius Huntsman

Jun 26, 2015

Washington, UT- Aerius Huntsman, 95. Passed away June 26, 2015 in Washington, UT. He was born September 12, 1919 in Richfield, UT to William Moroni Huntsman & Mary Hannah Hansen. He married Clyda V. Cabaniss on February 14, 1950. She passed November 10, 1996. He married Linda F. Farnsworth on November 7, 1998. He is survived by his wife, Linda;...

Nathan Nelson Astle

Nathan Nelson Astle

Jun 23, 2015

Nathaniel Nelson Astle, 32, passed away June 23, 2015. Nate was born March 11, 1983, to Dr. Nelson LaFarr Astle (Ogden) and Karma Olivia Johnson (Gilbert, AZ). Nate grew up in Layton and served a faithful LDS mission in Sacramento, CA. Nate's gentle soul, loving heart, and contagious laughter will forever remain with those who deeply love him. He touched...

Ruth Emilu Hill Clyde

Ruth Emilu Hill Clyde

Jun 22, 2015

Ruth (89 1/2 yrs) having lived a long and happy life passed away peacefully early Monday morning, June 22. She was the youngest of four children, born January 6, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Alice Hindle Hill. They all grew to adulthood in the same house her father was raised in: 447 Goshen Street in Salt Lake City. Ruth...

Lee Adelaide Williams

Lee Adelaide Williams

Jun 21, 2015

Lee Adelaide Williams, 98, passed away on June 21, 2015. Lee was born Leokadya Adelaide Wojciechowski, to Victor Anthony Wojciechowski and Helena Danielkiewicz on September 30, 1916 in Trenton, New Jersey. Her parents were immigrants from Poland. She graduated from Trenton Central High School in 1934 and took numerous leisure hour courses. During the depression she worked at the Heinamann...

Margie Eiffert Blackburn

Margie Eiffert Blackburn

Jun 19, 2015

St. George, Utah- Margie Eiffert Blackburn was born on February 28, 1923 in the beautiful hills of Iberia, Missouri. She later met Jay C. Blackburn, her best friend and husband for 60 years. They raised their family in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both loved outdoor activities, boating, camping, snowmobiling and traveling abroad. Later in life Marge became an avid and...

Corean Isom Barrick Gubler

Corean Isom Barrick Gubler

Jun 17, 2015

St. George, Utah - Corean Isom Barrick Gubler was born March 6, 1930 in Hurricane, Utah to Blanche and George Washington Isom. Corean passed away peaceably on June 17, 2015 at DRMC. She is survived by her children: Kevin (Marilyn) Barrick and Trudy Kohles; grandchildren: Mika (Mindy) Jensen, Mechell (Tim) Brandenburg and Tanya Colburn; great-grandchildren: Kura, Sean, Emerson, Emma, Vincent,...

Andrew Earl Hardy

Andrew Earl Hardy

Jun 15, 2015

St. George, Utah - Andrew Earl Hardy passed away June 15, 2015. He was born January 31, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John James and Manila May Willden Hardy. He married Ruth Johnson on February 12, 1941. They had one child, Karen. Ruth passed away on January 24, 1986. He married Ludeen Goodfellow Gibbons on April 10, 1987....

Walter Hale Gardner

Walter Hale Gardner

Jun 11, 2015

Walter was born in Beaver, Utah, on February 24th, 1917, to Willard Gardner and Rebecca Viola Hale. He was fourth in a family of seven children raised in Logan, Utah in a home just off the Utah State University campus. As a youth, Walter excelled at sports, particularly football and tennis, and he was a gifted mathematician (at a glance,...