Obituaries

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

Emma Beryl Ostler Bowen Gott

Emma Beryl Ostler Bowen Gott

Jan 9, 2012

Salt Lake City, Utah - Our beloved Emma passed away on January 9, 2012, after living 88 wonderful years on earth. She was born August 13, 1923, in Tooele, Utah to Rebecca Atkin and Moroni Howarth Ostler. She spent her youth in Tooele, and graduated from Tooele High School with the Class of 1941 before attending Brigham...

Harold Martin Friedel, Jr.

Harold Martin Friedel, Jr.

Jan 8, 2012

St. George, Utah - Harold Martin Friedel Jr., age 91, passed away on January 8, 2012 in St. George, UT. He was born October 16, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and wonderful friend.

Hal graduated from Granite High School in 1939 and then...

Howard Hunt Carter

Howard Hunt Carter

Jan 8, 2012

St. George, Utah - On a beautiful Mothers Day in May 1919, Howard Hunt Carter was born of goodly parents, Ralph Thomas Carter and Adrell Hunt Carter, as the only boy in his family, which also contained five sisters. Howard grew up in Sandtown, at the corner of 300 West and 300 North, and went through...

Ronald Vern Cannon

Ronald Vern Cannon

Jan 7, 2012

St. George / Salt Lake City, Utah - Ronald Vern Cannon passed away January 7, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born to Ada Larson and Vernon Cannon on December 2, 1927 in St. George, Utah. Ron resided there until June 2009. After that time, he was lovingly cared for by family members in their homes....

Robert Keith (Rk / Bob) Smith

Robert Keith (Rk / Bob) Smith

Jan 6, 2012

St. George, Utah - Robert Keith Smith, 78, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on January 6, 2012 after a long battle with lung disease. He is survived by his wife, Judy, 6 children, 29 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and his sister Lela Lockhart of Delta, CO.

He was born June 10,...

Mary Edith Rhoads Hohanshelt

Mary Edith Rhoads Hohanshelt

Jan 5, 2012

Santa Clara, Utah - Mary Edith Rhoads Hohanshelt was born January 15, 1916 on her grandmothers farm near Redfield, Iowa to Emmett Stacy and Mabel Ellen Chapman Rhoads. Mothers family was deeply religious German Baptist. She attended a one room country school. She was the oldest of five children.

In 1934, she married Donald Dean...

Woodruff Leslie Holt

Woodruff Leslie Holt

Jan 4, 2012

Enterprise, Utah - Woodruff Leslie Holt, 72, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2012 at Red Cliffs Health and Rehab Center. He was born April 5, 1939 in Cedar City, Utah, the oldest child of Woodruff and Dorithy Holt. Les grew-up in enterprise, Utah, where he attended elementary and graduated from high school. He worked very hard on...

Alleen Winetta Crabtree

Alleen Winetta Crabtree

Jan 3, 2012

St. George, UT - Our sweet Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend passed on, in the early morning hours of January 3, 2012. She is now in the embrace of her eternal companion, Richard W. Crabtree; and their three children: Stephanie, Billy and Bobby Crabtree.

Mom was born April 7, 1922 in Nebraska City,...

Merrille Anna Graff Glover

Merrille Anna Graff Glover

Jan 3, 2012

St. George, UT - loving mother and grandmother, Merrille Anna Graff Glover passed away peacefully on January 3, 2012 in St. George, Utah at the age of 97. She was born on April 10, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Charles Jacob Graff and Georgianna Dobbs.

After graduating from Jordan High School, she married...

Lois Olds Iverson

Lois Olds Iverson

Jan 2, 2012

Ogden, Utah - Lois Olds Iverson passed away January 22, 2012. She was born July 21, 1922 in Toquerville, Utah to Arthur and Lottie Dodge Olds. She married Rudy Iverson September 3, 1942.

Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy; and two sons: Norman and Paul. She is survived by a daughter, Suzi...

Malin Adams Iverson

Malin Adams Iverson

Jan 2, 2012

Washington, UT - Malin Adams Iverson, 89, passed away January 2, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 9, 1922 in Washington, Utah to Wallace Joseph and Dina Adams Iverson. He married Nada Hardy and together they raised five children. They later divorced and he married Judith Tait who also had five children from her...

Anna Cleone Gragg

Anna Cleone Gragg

Jan 2, 2012

St. George, Utah - On Monday, January 2, 2012, we lost our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Anna Cleone Gragg. She passed away peacefully during the night while she was spending the holidays in Boerne, Texas. Anna was raised in Winslow, Arizona where she met the love of her life, Robert Lee Gragg, whom she married July 15, 1944....

Eleanora (Nora) Jagler

Eleanora (Nora) Jagler

Jan 1, 2012

St. George, Utah - Eleanora (Nora) Jagler passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. Nora was born July 5, 1920 in Wausau, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Emil and Emma Kuckhermann Reissmann. She married Stanley Jagler on April 13, 1940 in Hatley, Wisconsin.

Nora was a homemaker...

Karleen Allen Stauffer

Karleen Allen Stauffer

Dec 31, 2011

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Karleen Allen Stauffer, age 71, passed away on December 31, 2011. She was born on September 10, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents are the late John and Mary Allen. She married Val C. Stauffer in the Logan Temple on June 26, 1964.

She was a good student and was very...

Clayton L. Isom

Clayton L. Isom

Dec 28, 2011

Washington (Dog Town), Utah - Clayton L. Isom passed away December 28, 2011. He was born June 9, 1993 in St. George, Utah to Dwayne and Juli Wilcox Isom and raised in Dog Town, Utah.

Clay graduated June 2011. He had been employed as a heavy equipment operator and laborer for Sterling Pipeline....

Joy Brown Miller

Joy Brown Miller

Dec 27, 2011

St. George, Utah - Joy Brown Miller passed away December 27, 2011. She was born October 31, 1926 in Liberty, Missouri, the only child of Ernest Albert and Olive Clements Brown. She married Harry E. Miller on March 8, 1947 in North Kansas City, MO.

Joy is survived by her husband of 65...

Fred Allin Varela

Fred Allin Varela

Dec 26, 2011

Ivins, Utah - Fred Allin Varela, 49, passed away December 26, 2011 in Ivins. He was born May 5, 1962 in Orange, California to Arthur Munoz Varela and Elizabeth Duran Varela.

He is survived by his parents, Arthur and Elizabeth; daughter, Christina Marie Varela and his granddaughter Victoria Riggs; son, Anthony Ray Varela; brothers: Andy...

Albert M. Stratton

Albert M. Stratton

Dec 25, 2011

St. George, Utah - Albert M. Stratton, age 98 , returned home to his Heavenly Father and waiting family members December 25, 2011 of natural causes. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family. Albert was born on March 22, 1913 in St. George, Utah to Oliver Lang and Josephine Foremaster Stratton. He was the third child...

Marilyn Kay Darnall

Marilyn Kay Darnall

Dec 24, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Marilyn Kay Darnall passed away December 24, 2011. She was born July 4, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois.

Marilyn is survived by Claude and Janine West and family.

A visitation will be held Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah...

James Mark Sevy

James Mark Sevy

Dec 24, 2011

St. George, Utah - Surrounded by his loving family, James Mark Sevy passed away of natural causes due to age at the Dixie Regional Medical Center December 24, 2011. He was born January 12, 1927 in Panguitch, Utah to Blaine Erastus and Mary Fenella Sevy. He spent many summers as a youth watching over the family sheep herd and...