Obituaries

Aug 5, 2014

Henderson, Nevada " Parker Gordon Hanson passed away on August 5, 2014, in Henderson NV, at the age of 96. He was born in Fillmore, Utah on April 15, 1918, and was the oldest child of Hans Alma and Wealthy Parker Hanson.

Parker attended Provo High, Brigham Young University, and University of Utah majoring in...

Aug 4, 2014

Tonya Lyn Wittwer, 54, passed away peacefully with her family by her side due to complications from a brain tumor on August 4, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born on June 10, 1960 in Newport Beach, California to Herb and Linda Norcross. Tonya spent the first part of her life in Southern California. As a young girl she...

Aug 3, 2014

St. George, Utah " Julie Merino returned to some of her beloved family on Sunday morning, August 3, 2014. She passed away in St. George, UT. Julie was born August 18, 1944, in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, to Robert Howard Rhodes and Jean Marion Kinney, the second of six children. Julie's early childhood was spent in Washington,...

Aug 2, 2014

Joel Randall Anderson, age 64, left this life on Saturday, August 2, 2014. He was born on December 30, 1949 in Richfield Utah to Oliver Martel Anderson and Vera Knudsen. He married Debra Ricks Anderson on September 19, 1975 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Randy grew up in Junction, Utah, farming and ranching alongside his father, mother, and eight...

Jul 31, 2014

St. George, Utah " Dena Louine Reynolds Sylvester, age 83, passed away July 31 st , 2014 at her home. She was born April 25, 1931 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Francis M. and Ruth Johnson Reynolds.

She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia (William) Schlant of Vacaville, CA, Roxanne Coyle of St. George, UT,...

Jul 30, 2014

Glen W. Beecher, age 59, passed away July 30, 2014. He was born March 25, 1955 to Helen Louise and Duane Beecher in Santa Monica, CA. He grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from University High School. He served an LDS mission in Anchorage, Alaska. He also attended Ricks college. He was very artistic and enjoyed drawing. He is...

Jul 28, 2014

St. George, Utah " Renate Luise Klein passed away July 28, 2014 at Dixie Regional medical Center. She was born March 8, 1930 to Emil Robert Klein and Auguste Ernstine Schoenfeld Klein in Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany. She immigrated from Germany to the U.S.A in 1957. She resided in New York City, Salt Lake City and St. George,...

Jul 25, 2014

Sterling Davis, age 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was welcomed home by his wife of 53 years, Joyce Webster Davis, who had been waiting for him since her passing in 2001. He joined her on what would have been her 90th birthday. Sterling was born in Benjamin, Utah on October 16,...

Jul 23, 2014

Marlen Dean McGhie, 87, passed away on July 23, 2014 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born on January 20, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the eighth child out of ten children to Sigrid Rosalina Johnson and John LeRoy McGhie. Before college he served in the Military Army Officers Training Program at the University of Utah...

Jul 23, 2014

Ruth Lydia Walton Cooper, 88, passed away July 23, 2014, at her residence. Ruth was born December 6, 1925, at the Ogden Hospital to Lydia Emma Higley Walton and Orson Francis Walton. She married Grant H. Cooper July 20, 1946. Ruth grew up on the family orchards in Layton, Utah with her eight siblings. She attended Weber College on an...

Jul 21, 2014

Gunlock, Utah " Verle Leavitt, 88, passed away July 21, 2014 at the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah. He was born May 21, 1926, in St. George, Utah to Samuel Vernon Leavitt and Dartha Luella Barney Leavitt. He married Laura May Madsen Leavitt on October 14, 1949. After over 47 years of marriage, Laura unexpectedly passed...

Jul 20, 2014

Helen Bowler Gardner, a longtime resident of Gunlock, Utah passed away at her home on July 20, 2014. She was the first born of Milton Albert Bowler and Blanche Holt Bowler on May 20, 1923. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers: Dean, Elwood, and Quenton Bowler; her sister, Alice Dawn Bowler; husband, Jay Gardner; an infant...

Jul 19, 2014

Beloved husband, father, son and brother, Joshua L. Maynard passed away from this life to the next on July 19, 2014 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Salt Lake City, UT on February 22, 1979 to Larry K. Maynard and Julia Beams. He moved to Hurricane, UT and attended Hurricane High School. He was...

Jul 17, 2014

Patrick Kim Cuskelly, 61, passed away July 17, 2014. He was born September 2, 1952 in Rigby, Idaho. Family memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221.

Jul 16, 2014

Washington, Utah - Rondalyn Ingram born on June 15, 1944 passed away peacefully at her home in Washington, UT on July 16, 2014.Ronda was born and raised in Caliente Nevada and Washington Utah. She married Garn L. Ingram in the Los Angeles temple on June 8 1963. Ronda was a dedicated mother of eight children. She is...

Jul 15, 2014

St. George, UT "Florence Brinkerhoff Robison was born April 4, 1922 in Millard County, UT. She passed away on July 15, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She married Howard A. Robison on December 19, 1941. She is survived by a son, David H. Robison and a daughter, Robin Elaine Jackson, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Jul 15, 2014

The Candy Man St. George, Utah - Gordon Whitmer Swan, age 85, was born January 9, 1929. He returned to his Heavenly Father on July 15, 2014. Gordon was born in Los Angeles, CA to George Whitmer and Leona Ramsey Swan. He attended schools in Los Angeles. He spent a good part of his life in...

Jul 11, 2014

Celeste Ann Brennan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, age 71, returned to our Heavenly Father, Friday, July 11, 2014 after years of health issues related to Crohns disease. She was born on September 16, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts to Thomas and Michelina Killilea. On July 30, 1960 she married the love of her life Martin Joseph Brennan. She...

Jul 11, 2014

St. George, Utah " Virginia Hodek, 93, passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 11, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to James and Sophia Zettek. She married Laddie Hodek in Cicero, Illinois on May 2, 1942. They were happily married for 45 years.

Virginia lived in Berwyn, Illinois and...

Jul 11, 2014

Dortha Mae Carpenter Hofeldt passed away peacefully on July 11, 2014 at 12:10 PM at Beehive Homes in St. George, UT where she was surrounded by those who loved and cared for her. She was 91 years old and still had a keen mind when she passed over and received her angel wings.

Born August 02, 1922,...