Obituaries

Apr 1, 2012

Ivins, UT - David T. Mackay passed away in Ivins, UT at home April 1, 2012 after an extended illness. It was David's wish to die at home without a lot of fanfare but surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 30, 1943 to Merrill B. Mackay and Peggy L. Mathews in SLC, UT. He married the love...

Mar 31, 2012

St. George, Utah - Helene almost made it to age 87, but passed away on March 31 st with her family, 11 days shy of her birthday, which she would have celebrated today.. Always an eternal optimist, Helene lived as she died, full of hope and love for everyone. She lived a full life surrounded by...

Mar 28, 2012

St. George, Utah - Meda Jensen Curtis passed away March 28, 2012. She was born March 7, 1910 in Millville, Utah to Joseph Moroni Jensen and Augusta Amelia Elvira Jeppson Jensen. She married Gail James Curtis on August 12, 1933. Together they raised seven children, five daughters and two sons.

Meda and Gail worked together...

Mar 27, 2012

Gary Dale Bergquist, 60, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the presence of his adoring family. Two weeks prior he was surprisingly diagnosed with aggressive cancer which took his life a short time later. Gary was born and raised in Denison, Texas. He and his family were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while in...

Mar 24, 2012

Santa Clara, Utah - Audrey May Stewart passed away peacefully March 20, 2012. She was born September 4, 1925 in Vale, South Dakota to Kent Lowrey Roberts and Delia Pauline Seielstad. She married her eternal companion Sumner Kent Stewart January 18, 1946 in Contra Costa, California. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. They were...

Mar 24, 2012

St. George, Utah - If you knew him for a lifetime or just for a moment, you were glad about it! Jack W. Walker graduated form his mortal experience, with honors, on March 24, 2012. He was born in Cedar City, Utah on July 3, 1924 to Reuben and Catherine Williams Walker. He loved growing up in Cedar...

Mar 24, 2012

St. George, Utah - Leland Isaac Cox passed away March 24, 2012. He was born June 7, 1953 in St. George, Utah to E. Marion and Valoyce Chamberlain Cox.

Leland is survived by his siblings: Ruth (Nolan) Warby, MaryLynn (Allen) Prows, Leone Cox, Cleo Rust, and Sheldon Cox. He was preceded in death by his...

Mar 22, 2012

St. George, Utah - With loss and yet with joy, we celebrate the life of our husband, father, grandfather and friend. Gentle, shy, strong and loving, George Albert Whiting passed away March 22, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was the last of his family to survive. He was born March 2 1926 in Crystal, Idaho to Lorenzo...

Mar 22, 2012

St. George, Utah - Norma Alice Ricks Durfey, 88, passed away peacefully March 22, 2012. She was born April 28, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hyrum Ricks, Jr. and Alice Ovanda Cheney. She had seven brothers and one sister. As a young girl and teenager, she was raised in Huntington Park, California. After her father passed away, the...

Mar 21, 2012

St. George, Utah - Herbert "Max" Hackett lost his battle with leukemia on March 21, 2012 at home surrounded by family. Max was born October 26, 1932 in Maryville, Missouri to Erma and Hazel Hackett.

The family moved to Bellingham, Washington when Max was five due to the depression. Max graduated from Meridian High School and joined...

Mar 19, 2012

Beryl, Utah - James F. Pearce, born May 2, 1933 in Lyman, Wyoming to James (Jim) Franklin and Eileen Walker Pearce, was called home on March 19, 2012.

He is survived by his wife, Joleen; his children: Leona (Benny) Gustafson of Hewett, TX, James (Christina) Pearce of Beryl, UT, Darreld (Kathy) Pearce of Navarre, FL, Mary Ann...

Mar 18, 2012

St. George, Utah - America A. Fritts passed away March 18, 2012. She was born April 12, 1920 in San Juan, Pierto Rico to Jose Ines Angler Suarez and Margarita Arenas Arenas.

She is survived by her children: Sandra (Mitch) Leavitt of St. George, UT, Sonia Fritts Waite of Utah, William (Michelle) Fritts of Alaska,...

Mar 16, 2012

St. George, Utah - On March 16, 2012, Evelyn Christina Herrmann Fink passed, from causes incident to age, from this life to the next. There was a most joyous reunion with her beloved husband Ed and numerous family and dear friends. Evelyn started this life on December 30,1925 in Alameda, California. She was born to Johanna Liedtke and...

Mar 16, 2012

St. George, Utah - Mildred Glenn Ferdinando passed away peacefully on Friday, March 16th surrounded by family. She is now happy in the arms of her faithful and loving husband, Herman, who preceded her in death last year. Mildred, or Mili as she was known, was born on June 1, 1921 to Frank and Edna Glenn and, shortly...

Mar 14, 2012

On March 14, 2012, with family and a friend at her side, the angels came to transport Jeanne to heaven where she will have comfort and peace for all eternity. She is now free of the pain and suffering she has endured with strength, grace and a positive attitude for many years. She was grateful to all her family and...

Mar 13, 2012

After a short 4 month separation, on March 13, 2012, Carma Lee Lang left this mortal existence to join her beloved George to start their new adventure on the other side. Carma was born October 6, 1930, in Panguitch, Utah, the older of two daughters born to Ben and Hazel Lee. She was raised in Hurricane, Utah, and proud to...

Mar 12, 2012

Beverly Harris Zabriskie, 85, passed gracefully on March 12, 2012. She was born December 11, 1926 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Alta Jane and Willard Lawrence Harris. She married Robert Morley Zabriskie. After an active career in the clerical field, she went to work for the Sorensen family and loved her position as governess, where she worked for 17 years...

Mar 11, 2012

Muriel Ruth Kaiser, age 85, returned to her Heavenly Father on March 11, 2012 surrounded by her sweetheart and other loved ones. Muriel was born in Creekmore, Kentucky, on July 1st, 1926. She was the oldest child of Mattie and Dewey Baird. Nine days after her 17th birthday, Muriel married her sweetheart, Walter Kaiser. Together, they had three children, Donna,...

Mar 10, 2012

Cedar City, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather Charles H. Blackburn, age 82 passed away on March 10, 2012 in Cedar City, Utah. He was born December 12, 1929 in Kanab, Utah to Lester and Dola DeMille Blackburn. He graduated from Cedar High School in 1948. He married his sweetheart, Marjorie Bauer, on July...

Mar 9, 2012

Monroe / St. George, Utah - David Karl Mecham, Sr., 61, passed away at his home March 9, 2012. He was born June 18, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Karl G. and Lavada B. Mecham. He married the love of his life, Phyllis Mae January 31, 1969.

David was raised in Annabella, Utah,...