Obituaries

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

Jean Marion Kinney Rhodes

Jean Marion Kinney Rhodes

Jan 21, 2015

St. George, Utah - Jean Marion Kinney Rhodes, distinguished poetess and artist, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2015, in St. George, Utah, at age 92. She was born on December 18, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Maurice Norton Kinney and Affa Leora Carlston. Her father worked for the railroad and was frequently transferred allowing her to live...

Raymond E. Hansen

Raymond E. Hansen

Jan 21, 2015

St. George, Utah - Raymond E. Hansen, age 73, passed away January 21, 2015. He was born June 4, 1941. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Dixie Elks Lodge, 630 West 1250 North, St. George, Utah. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221.

Kenna B. Frehner

Kenna B. Frehner

Jan 20, 2015

St. George, Utah - Kenna B. Frehner, age 88, passed away January 20, 2015. She was born June 19, 1926. She is survived by two daughters, three sons, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A...

Dean Campbell Barber

Dean Campbell Barber

Jan 20, 2015

Henderson, Nevada - Dean Campbell Barber, 84, passed away on January 20, 2015 in Henderson, NV. Born December 3, 1930 to Frank Webb Barber and Doris Campbell Barber in Hurricane, Utah. Dean attended Hurricane High School & served our country in the Korean War. Dean married Charleen Holyoak in 1965. Dean worked in Tonopah for many years before retiring to...

Dorathy Rae Emery

Dorathy Rae Emery

Jan 20, 2015

St. George, Utah - Dorathy Rae Emery, age 78, passed away January 20, 2015 at her home in St. George. She was born August 7, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Earl Thomas and Ada Ruth Duke. She married Lloyd Hatch Emery in December of 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. She is survived by her husband, eight children, twenty-six...

Marie Lund Garrick

Marie Lund Garrick

Jan 19, 2015

St. George, Utah - Marie Lund Garrick, 95, returned to her Heavenly Father, January 19, 2015 at the Southern Utah Home for Veterans in Ivins, Utah, surrounded by her family which adored her. Marie was born September 8, 1919 in Plain City, Utah to Anna Esther Christine Anderson and Willard Richard Lund. She married the love of her life, Donald...

Mary Kathleen Cowley

Mary Kathleen Cowley

Jan 16, 2015

LaVerkin, Utah - Mary Kathleen Lowrance Cowley, wife of the late Ray Garn Cowley of Venice, Utah, passed away on January 16, 2015. She was born August 14, 1922, in Brigham City, Utah, to Mary Elizabeth Tyner and John William Lowrance. Mary is survived by her children: Marsha Cowley Hall, William Garn (Gail) Cowley, Gregory Bruce (Cindy) Cowley and James...

Karl Staheli

Karl Staheli

Jan 14, 2015

Washington, Utah - Karl Staheli, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born in 1924 in Enterprise, Utah. He was "one of the twins" born to Jesse LeRoy Staheli and Belle Truman Staheli. Keith and Karl enjoyed the bond of twins throughout their lives. Brothers, Rodney (Maxine) and Keith proceeded him in death. Sisters, Genevieve (Erwin) Farnsworth and...

Gordon René Bentley

Gordon René Bentley

Jan 14, 2015

St. George, Utah - Gordon Rene Bentley, 71, January 14, 2015 in St. George, UT. He was born December 28, 1943 in Denver, CO to Richard Sullivan Bentley and Noma Cox. He married Ellen Elizabeth Swanson. They were married in Marietta, Love, OK on November 20th, 1967. He was born in Colorado and lived in Idaho, Montana, Texas, Arizona, Nevada,...

Harold Martin Friedel, Iii

Harold Martin Friedel, Iii

Jan 13, 2015

St. George, Utah -Harold Martin Friedel, III, better known as "Marty", was born August 13, 1946 to Barbara and Hal Friedel Jr. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Marty passed away January 13, 2015 in St. George, Utah, after a valiant five year battle with cancer. Marty moved to Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of eight. He attended Western High...

Herma G. Truman

Herma G. Truman

Jan 13, 2015

St. George, Utah - Herma Gubler Truman passed away January 13, 2015. She was born April 20, 1922 in Santa Clara, Utah to Clement Gottlieh and Andra Hafen Gubler. She married Spencer G. Truman on November 3, 1942 in St. George, Utah. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cotton Mill LDS Ward...

Jean Dyreng Rasmussen

Jean Dyreng Rasmussen

Jan 12, 2015

St. George, Utah - Jean Dyreng Rasmussen peacefully passed away on January 12, 2015, at her home in St George, Utah. She was born on February 10, 1928 in Manti, Utah, to Grant Milton Dyreng and Ada Victor Bunderson. She married Charles Ray Rasmussen on May 27, 1949, in the Manti Temple, and they recently celebrated their 65th anniversary. In...

Diana Kay Chaney

Diana Kay Chaney

Jan 12, 2015

Born on December 12, 1945 to Robert and Wanda Rice in Livermore, CA, Diana was spirited and kind from the beginning. She grew up in Reno, NV where she later met her sweetheart, Clifford W. (Bill) Chaney, Jr. while working for United Airlines. The couple wed on December 4, 1971. Diana loved her family more than anything else and was...

Lola Prince Demille

Lola Prince Demille

Jan 11, 2015

St. George, Utah - Lola Prince Demille, age 91, passed away January 11, 2015. She was born March 25, 1923 in New Harmony, Utah to James Irving and Edna Russell Prince. She married Phildon Demille. Graveside services will be held Saturday, January 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. (Las Vegas Time) at Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park, 1216 Las Vegas Blvd.,...

Gladi Ketti Veiga

Gladi Ketti Veiga

Jan 6, 2015

Gladi Ketti Veiga was born on October 7, 1922 in Mar Del Plata, Argentina to Salvador Vetere and Teresa Catalano. She married Nemesio Jose Felipe Veiga on July 4, 1944. She is survived by her daughter Mirta Beatriz Veiga Richards and her brother Oscar Miguel Vetere. Gladi was preceded in death by her brother Osvaldo Francisco and sisters, Electra Elma,...

Clark Tennyson Gubler

Clark Tennyson Gubler

Jan 2, 2015

Clark Tennyson Gubler returned home to his Heavenly Father on January 2, 2015, age 76. He was born November 20, 1938, in St. George, Utah to Archie Henry and Marie Blake Gubler. He married DeAnn Lynn on September 25, 1959 in the St. George Temple. Clark was raised in Santa Clara, Utah where he spent his childhood working on the...

Joseph Wayne Driffill

Joseph Wayne Driffill

Dec 30, 2014

Hurricane, Utah - Joseph W. Driffill, age 78, passed away December 30, 2014. He was born May 26, 1936. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Metcalf Hurricane Valley Mortuary, 140 North Main Street, Hurricane, Utah. Interment will be held at the Hurricane City Cemetery.

Conrad Paul Willis

Conrad Paul Willis

Dec 29, 2014

Santa Clara, Utah - Conrad Paul Willis, age 90, passed away December 29, 2014 due to complications of Valley Fever. He was born March 24, 1924 in Snowflake, Arizona to Albert Tillman and Ida Flake Willis. Conrad was born one of twelve children and grew up during the depression. He served on an aircraft carrier during WWII and the Korean...

Roma Bowler Staheli

Roma Bowler Staheli

Dec 27, 2014

St. George, Utah - Roma Bowler Staheli, age 85, passed away December 27, 2014 at her home in St. George, Utah surrounded by her family. She was born May 31, 1929 in St. George, Utah to Richard "Dick" Bowler and Ella Jane Hunt. When Roma was eleven months old her mother passed away. She and her older sister, Wilma, were...

Cecil Lynn

Cecil Lynn

Dec 24, 2014

St. George, Utah - Cecil Lynn, passed away December 24, 2014. She was born March 3, 1929 in Panguitch, Utah to William and Myrle Tait Lynn. She married Richard Banaszynski, he preceded her in death. She was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many capacities. She is survived by three sons: Lynn Richard Banaszynski, William John Banaszynski...