Obituaries

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

Clifford Ronald Madsen

Clifford Ronald Madsen

Oct 6, 2013

St. George, Utah - Clifford Ronald Madsen, age 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2013 in St. George, Utah. Ron was born October 11, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clifford Joseph Madsen and Elva Elizabeth Richards Madsen. He married Arlene Speirs in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were later divorced.

Ron lived...

Elizabeth Jane Hutchison

Elizabeth Jane Hutchison

Oct 6, 2013

St. George, UT - Elizabeth Jane Hutchison passed away peacefully at her home Sunday morning the 6th of October after an extended illness. She is now free of her earthly tabernacle and re-united with her eternal sweetheart in God's presence. Betty Jane, or BJ as her friends and family referred to her, was born to Kurt Emil and Mildred Lewis...

Marie Gullo

Marie Gullo

Oct 5, 2013

St. George, UT - Marie "Toni" Syta Gullo passed away peacefully on October 5, 2013, at her home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Marie was born on February 2, 1933 in Buffalo, New York to Stephen Syta and Mary Stajduhar. Marie is known to most of her family and friends as Toni. She...

William "Bill" Vernon

William "Bill" Vernon

Oct 5, 2013

St. George, Utah - William "Bill" Vernon passed away October 5, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 28, 1944 in Oneida, Kentucky to Roy and Dorothy Vernon. He married Margaret Anne Linford on June 9, 1962 in Manchester, Kentucky.

Bill was a longtime resident of St. George. He was a...

Fay D. Gifford

Fay D. Gifford

Oct 4, 2013

Washington, Utah - Fay D. Gifford, 87, passed away October 4, 2013. He was born October 22, 1925 in Torrey, Utah to Dewey and Nell Gifford. He married Dessma Jensen in Torrey, Utah on August 26, 1951. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple.

He was raised in Fruita, Utah which is now beautiful...

John W. Hail

John W. Hail

Oct 3, 2013

Salt Lake City, Utah - John W. Hail passed away on October 3, 2013 at Garden Terrace in Salt Lake City Utah, as a result of cancer. He was 63 years young.

On that last day, John was visited by dear friends Sharen and Rueben, Sam, Monty, Jeff and Grace Johnson, who held his hand...

John Hail

John Hail

Oct 3, 2013

Salt Lake City, Utah - John W. Hail passed away on October 3, 2013 at Garden Terrace in Salt Lake City Utah, as a result of cancer. He was 63 years young.

On that last day, John was visited by dear friends Sharen and Rueben, Sam, Monty, Jeff and Grace Johnson, who held his hand during this...

Harold Francis Hinton

Harold Francis Hinton

Sep 27, 2013

Hurricane, UT - Harold Francis Hinton, 70, born August 6, 1943, in Hurricane, Utah, to Francis ("Drake") and Alberta Perkins Hinton, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013, from complications following heart surgery. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Harold was a lifelong member of the LDS Church and served a mission in Germany as well...

Denzel Raymond Demille

Denzel Raymond Demille

Sep 24, 2013

Denzel Raymond DeMille, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, in Cedar City, Utah. He was born on September 11, 1941, to Raymond and Fern Ruesch DeMille of Hurricane, Utah.

Denzel attended Hurricane High School and played varsity football. One game he caught the football and as he ran down the field for a touchdown, actor Tab...

Marilyn Thurston Manning

Marilyn Thurston Manning

Sep 21, 2013

St. George, UT - Marilyn Thurston Manning, age 87, passed away September 21, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 17, 1926 in Hurricane, Utah to Paul Elias and Alice Woodbury Thurston. She married William Ririe Manning in the Salt Lake Temple on September 4, 1946.

Marilyn spent her early years in Hurricane Utah; Inkom...

John Selman Dunnahoe, Jr.

John Selman Dunnahoe, Jr.

Sep 20, 2013

Hurricane, UT - John Selman Dunnahoe, Jr. passed on September 20, 2013. He was born June 20, 1945 in St. Louis, MO to John Selman Dunnahoe, Sr. and Marie Cornelius Alcorn Dunnahoe. He married Julia Kay Williams.

John graduated from Ruston High School in Ruston, LA. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He...

Esperanza Cintrã³N Andino Alicea

Esperanza Cintrã³N Andino Alicea

Sep 19, 2013

St. George, Utah - Esperanza Cintrn Andino Alicea passed away September 19, 2013. She was born July 28, 1928 in Humacao, Puerto Rico to Patricio Cintrn and Margarita Andino Nieves. She married Anselmo Alicea.

Graveside services will be held Friday, September 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf...

Evan H. Michie

Evan H. Michie

Sep 15, 2013

Evan H. Michie, 72, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Provo, Utah, August 25, 1941 to Monroe and Delsa Jane Hardman Michie after a difficult delivery which left him with life-long health issues. Evan was raised in Hanna, Utah until 1957, when his parents and younger...

Mary Elizabeth Soper

Mary Elizabeth Soper

Sep 13, 2013

Rockville, Utah - Mary Elizabeth Soper passed away September 13, 2013. She was born September 17, 1948 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin to Jack Andrew and Elizabeth Ann Oltmanns Schaffer.

Memorial services will be held October 5, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the Rockville Community Center, 43 East Main Street, Rockville, Utah. Arrangements entrusted to the care of...

Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers

Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers

Sep 12, 2013

Washington, Utah - Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers, age 23, passed away at her home following a series of illnesses on September 12, 2013. She was born on December 6, 1989 in Visalia, California to Tammie Garrison Kartchner and Terry Hal Kartchner. She married Tyler James Gowers in St. George on Saturday, April 21, 2012 and was a great mother to...

Josephine Jeanette Bennett

Josephine Jeanette Bennett

Sep 12, 2013

Josephine Jeanette Bennett, age 95, passed away in Banning, California on September 12, 2013. She was born on April 16, 1918 in Oregon to Arthur E. Harder and Elizabeth Louise Steventon Harder. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, UT. Arrangements entrusted to the care of...

Clayton Keaunui Ah Quin

Clayton Keaunui Ah Quin

Sep 10, 2013

Hurricane, Utah - Clayton "Dad" Keaunui Ah Quin Sr. 62 yrs. old returned with Honor to our Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loving family and his Queen on September 10, 2013 at 12:30am. Our Loving Father was born on Sept. 27 th 1950 to Joseph Keaunui Ah Quin and Henrietta Bee Ah Quin in Honolulu Hawaii, raised in Hauula...

Aaron C. Card

Aaron C. Card

Sep 10, 2013

St. George, UT - Aaron C. Card finished his mortal journey on September 10, 2013 after a brief illness at home in St. George, Utah where he and his wife have lived for nearly ten years. He was fifth born of eight children and was raised in Cardston, Alberta, Canada by his parents Joseph and Pearl.

Bruce Errol Lenois

Bruce Errol Lenois

Sep 9, 2013

Toquerville, UT " Bruce Errol Lenois, age 66, passed away September 9, 2013 in the Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center Hospital in St. George, Utah after fighting a long battle of numerous health issues. He was born November 15, 1946 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut to Kenneth Arthur Lenois, Sr. and Evelyn Louise (Sulham) Lenois. He married Christiane Eva Elsa...

Lorie Tait Schafer

Lorie Tait Schafer

Sep 8, 2013

St. George, Utah - Our beloved Lorie Tait Schafer returned home to our Heavenly Father on September 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Lorie was born March 12, 1965 in Cedar City, Utah to Theo Darwin and Norma Jean Tait. Lorie married the love of her life, James Frank...