Obituaries

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

Wilson George Wright Iii

Wilson George Wright Iii

Nov 2, 2011

Wilson George Wright III St. George, UT - Wilson George Wright III, Commander U.S. Navy (Retired) passed away on November 2, 2011 at his home in St. George, Utah . He was 95 years old. He was born in Ogden, Utah on May 15, 1916 to Wilson G. and Lelia D. Wright. He graduated from Ogden High School, and attended...

Bonnie Mae Osborn

Bonnie Mae Osborn

Nov 2, 2011

Central, Utah - Bonnie Mae Osborn passed away November 2, 2011, at the age of 88, in St. George, Utah. She was born on October 13, 1923 in Purdy, Missouri to Clarence and Lena Marshall. She was married to Robert Osborn in Long Beach, California November 2, 1941. She passed ontheir 70th wedding anniversary. Bonnie was raised in Missouri on...

Christian Hernandez Lopez

Christian Hernandez Lopez

Nov 2, 2011

St. George, Utah - Christian was born August 29, 1997 and went to Heaven on November 2, 2011. Christian fought a hard battle with his disease, He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in March of 2009 and myelodysplesia in August of 2010. He was in remission for a few months, but his cancer came back in January...

Deloa Reed

Deloa Reed

Oct 31, 2011

St. George, UT - DeLoa Reed, 94, passed away October 31, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 8, 1917 to Benjamin and Mary Ella Cameron. She married Gilbert Reed in the St. George LDS Temple in 1941.

DeLoa is survived by her five children: Linda (Keith) Watson of Boise, Idaho, Randy Reed...

Celina Louise Bailey Savage

Celina Louise Bailey Savage

Oct 30, 2011

Celina Louise Bailey Savage (March 1, 1917 - October 30, 2011) Celina L. Savage was born on March 1, 1917 in Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Conrad Savage (d. Oct. 27, 1974) and two children; Aurea Alice Edgar (d. Aug. 31, 1944) and Alfred David "Dave" Edgar (d. Jan. 3, 1992). Celina is...

Della K. Hoffman

Della K. Hoffman

Oct 29, 2011

St. George, UT - Della K Hoffman, age 95, passed away on October 29, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born on October 25, 1916, to John William Nixon and Elizabeth Emma Georginia Tolhurst in London, Ontario, Canada. She married William Otto Hoffman in September of 1943.

Della is survived by her daughter, JoAnn (Stephen) Hanks...

Darleen Stewart Noorlander

Darleen Stewart Noorlander

Oct 27, 2011

Darleen Stewart Noorlander August 24, 1924 - October 27, 2011 Grand Junction, CO - Darleen Stewart Noorlander, 87, (formerly of Ivins, UT) passed away after a brief illness on October 27, 2011 in Grand Junction, CO. She was born August 24, 1924 in Buena Vista, UT to George Franklin Stewart and Ora Ellen Anderson. Darleens childhood was spent in the...

Richard Allen Thompson

Richard Allen Thompson

Oct 24, 2011

St. George, Utah - Richard Allen Thompson passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on October 24, 2011 in St. George, Utah. Born on October 7, 1919, to James and Josephine Dalley Thompson in Milford, Utah. He graduated from Milford High School and served in the Army Air Force during World War II.

He was...

Ralph Edward Shorten

Ralph Edward Shorten

Oct 22, 2011

Washington, Utah - Ralph Edward Shorten, 90, passed away at his home in Washington, Saturday morning October 22, 2011, after struggling with dementia the last 10 years of his life. He was born May 21, 1921 in Ogden, Utah, to David George Shorten and Minnie Bandley Shorten, the youngest of 5 children. He wasa member of the first graduating...

Garn Tom Stanworth

Garn Tom Stanworth

Oct 18, 2011

St. George, UT - Garn Tom Stanworth, dearest husband, father, grandfather and uncle, passed away quietly at the age of 85 on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in St. George, Utah. The eldest of three, Garn was born November 5, 1925 in Hurricane, Utah to Thomas Irving Stanworth and Clara Marie (Scott) Stanworth. He, his sister Helen, and brother...

Richard Grube Longaker

Richard Grube Longaker

Oct 17, 2011

St. George, Utah - Richard Grube Longaker, 92, of St. George, UT, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2011 at Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1919 in Atlantic City, N.J. to the late Herbert and Isabel Longaker. He attended St. Bonaventure College, USC, and graduated from the U.S. Armed Forces Industrial College. He spent over 30...

Helen Kathryn "Sue" Forsyth

Helen Kathryn "Sue" Forsyth

Oct 15, 2011

St. George, Utah - Helen Kathryn "Sue" Morris Forsyth completed her mortal sojourn at Kolob Rehabilitation and Care Center the morning of October 15th, 2011. She was born in South Gate, California, May 10th, 1931. Her parents were Arnold George Morris, and Lorette Mangum. Sue was raised in Safford, Arizona, which is in Graham County at the foot...

Phoebe Hannig Demille

Phoebe Hannig Demille

Oct 15, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Pheobe Hannig DeMille, age 84, peacefully passed away on October 15, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 13, 1927 in Washington, Utah to Joseph and Sopha Hannig. She married Glendon DeMille on December 22, 1944. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple on April 10, 1947....

Lucille Wright Benson

Lucille Wright Benson

Oct 11, 2011

Lucille Wright Benson Santa Clara, UT - Lucille Wright Benson passed away due to complications from heart surgery on October 11, 2011, in St. George, Utah. She was born February 7, 1934, in Blackfoot, Idaho to Cecil F. and Anna Polatis Wright. She married J. Boyd Benson on October 24, 1952, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Lucille was a...

Glenda Vivian Bailey Temple

Glenda Vivian Bailey Temple

Oct 11, 2011

St. George, Utah - Glenda Vivian Bailey Temple, 85, passed away October 11, 2011, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She was born in Basalt, Idaho on December 1, 1925 to John and Helma Bailey. Glenda grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho.

In 1943, she attended Pasadena City College. She met Pedro Temple in 1945 and three years...

Samuel Frank Johnson

Samuel Frank Johnson

Oct 11, 2011

Samuel Frank Johnson St. George, UT - Samuel Frank Johnson, born on February 24, 1991 in St. George, Utah, was a devoted father, beloved husband, loving son, and adored brother, uncle, and son-in-law and passed too soon from this life on October 11, 2011. Sam was loved by all who knew him. He was kind, gentle and a joy to...

Nyles Ray "Nails" Cornia

Nyles Ray "Nails" Cornia

Oct 11, 2011

St. George, Utah - Nyles Ray Cornia, 88, passed away on October 11, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born December 29, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Peter Ray and Ethel Hyde Cornia. He married Peggy Oblad on December 2, 1942. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Peggy later passed. In October...

Richard "Dick" Cretors

Richard "Dick" Cretors

Oct 8, 2011

St. George, UT - Richard "Dick" Cretors, 77, of St. George, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011. He was born in Middletown, Ohio to Leroy C. Cretors and Kathryn Amiot Cretors. The family moved to San Bernardino, California in the late 1930's, where Dick lived until moving to St George in 1992. Dick was an avid golfer who spent...

Gwen Burgess Jones

Gwen Burgess Jones

Oct 4, 2011

Orem, Utah - Gwen Burgess Jones quietly passed away on October 4, 2011 in Orem, UT. She was, and still is, the beloved matriarch of her family. An example of singular love and devotion, she has patiently waited nearly 46 years to be reunited with her husband, Ralph, who preceded her in death. Born October 9, 1924, in...

Brady Orlin Frehner

Brady Orlin Frehner

Oct 1, 2011

Brady Orlin Frehner St. George, UT- Brady Orlin Frehner, 22, returned to our Heavenly Father October 1, 2011. He was born November 22, 1988 in St. George, Utah to Bradford Frehner and Susan Martha Jensen. He married Whitney Rogers on November 1, 2008 and they later divorced. Brady grew up in St. George, Utah where he was raised a member...