Obituaries

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

Beatrice Brown Wood

Beatrice Brown Wood

May 23, 2011

Beatrice Brown Wood St. George, UT - Beatrice Brown Wood, our darling Bee, passed quietly at home on May 23. Born on Christmas Day, 1914 in Ogden, Utah to Adelbert Canfield Brown and Ortensia Pearl Hendricks, Bee married F. Galvin (Woody) Wood on December 27, 1945 in Ogden. Their marriage was sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on May...

Thomas Matthew Winslow, Jr.

Thomas Matthew Winslow, Jr.

May 23, 2011

Santa Clara, Utah - Thomas Matthew Winslow, Jr. was born January 11, 1940 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. His parents were Thomas Matthew Winslow and Frances Hoyt Winslow; he was the second child of eight. He has an older sister, Winona Northrop (Malcoln, deceased) of Gorham, ME and brothers: Marty of Amarillo, TX, Leon (Carrie) of Cooper, TX,...

Carl F. Tuetken

Carl F. Tuetken

May 20, 2011

St. George, Utah - Former Alton resident, Carl F. Tuetken, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and friend to many, passed away May 20, 2011 following a six year struggle with a debilitating stroke. Born December 4, 1932 to Carl H. and Viola Studebaker Tuetken, Carl was the first child of that union. Carl was a graduate of Marquette High...

John Patrick O'Brien

John Patrick O'Brien

May 20, 2011

St. George, Utah - John Patrick OBrien, Deacon, passed away May 20, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born December 17, 1926 in Holyoke, MA to John J. and Gertrude More OBrien. John grew-up in Holyoke, MA. In 1944, he enlisted in the Navy. He served stateside during World War II. John taught chemistry at Holyoke High School for...

Craig K. Mendenhall

Craig K. Mendenhall

May 19, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Craig K. Mendenhall, "The Yardner", 57, passed away May 19, 2011, following heart surgery. Craig loved to garden, golf, fish and play with Legos. His was a warm and compassionate spirit that loved nature and took joy in life's simple pleasures. Craig is survived by his wife, Cynthia; son, Danny; sisters, Lynette and Penny; and brother, Jeff....

Sandra Marzee Johnson Bayles

Sandra Marzee Johnson Bayles

May 17, 2011

St George, UT - Sandra Marzee Johnson Bayles, 69, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011. She was surrounded by her loving family. Sandra was born February 11, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Arvon Iril Johnson and Edna Sophia Carlson Johnson. Her father, an accomplished outdoors man and engineer with the Utah Fish and Game Department, passed away at...

Eileen Allsop Ash

Eileen Allsop Ash

May 16, 2011

St. George, Utah "" Eileen Dansie Allsop Ash, 68, died May 16, 2011 in St George Utah. She was recently diagnosed with ALS and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Eileen was born February 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Dora Amanda Cherry and Floyd Charles Dansie who preceded her in death. Eileen married her childhood...

Patricia Alice Nelson

Patricia Alice Nelson

May 12, 2011

Yuma, Arizona - Patricia Alice Nelson, 72, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born October 11, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Alice Maude Manton and Edward Alexander Shirley. She married Melvin Ward Nelson in Taber, Alberta June 23, 1954. They were married for 49 years. Patricia loved her family, entertaining and traveling. She...

Emery Dwayne Gentry

Emery Dwayne Gentry

May 11, 2011

Logan, UT - Emery "Dwayne" Gentry passed away peacefully in Logan, Utah, May 11, 2011, one month short of 87 years. Dwayne is reunited with his, "sweet little red head", Cleo Lilly Hall, after an 18 year separation. Dwayne was born to goodly parents, Harry S. Gentry & Viola V. McAllister, who preceded him in death along with all his...

Dennis Mckeever Dixon

Dennis Mckeever Dixon

May 10, 2011

St. George, Utah - Dennis McKeever Dixon got on a jumbo jet,747-400, for the return flight back home. He boarded the flight on May 10, 2011. Dennis was brought to this earth by his earthly mother, Sylvia and his father, Glen in 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has one brother, David (deceased) and two sisters, Carloyn Sipherd (deceased)...

Dora Stroud

Dora Stroud

May 10, 2011

Dora B Stroud St. George, UT - Our beautiful, gracious, kind and cheerful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend left this mortal existence on May 10, 2011 to be reunited with her husband, Allen, many beloved relatives, friends and her Savior. Her suffering is over! We rejoice in the fact that she had a long, full life and truly endured...

Robert Bradford Drew

Robert Bradford Drew

May 9, 2011

Robert Bradford Drew January 15, 1918 - May 9, 2011 Robert Bradford Drew was an amazing man, husband, father, and grandfather. He joined the Navy at age 17 and was involved in the China Campaign while serving on a submarine. He met the love of his life, Thelma, in Santa Cruz while she was going to college. They eloped to...

Arhtur Winslow Adams

Arhtur Winslow Adams

May 8, 2011

St. George, Utah - Arthur Winslow Adams passed away May 8, 2011 from lung cancer. Art was born April 3, 1937 in Glendale, CA to Winslow and Norma Adams. He graduated form Anaheim Union high School in 1956 and proceeded onto Cal Poly. After college, he served in the U.S. Army. He then moved to San Francisco to pursue his...

Morton F. Robertson

Morton F. Robertson

May 7, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Morton F. Robertson, a retired computer systems engineer, 73, died May 7, 2011 after a long illness. He was born and raised in Chicago, IL and joined the Navy at age 17. He met his bride while on leave in Philadelphia. They settled in the Mt Airy section of the city, where they raised 3 children. His...

Beulah Constance Bundy

Beulah Constance Bundy

May 6, 2011

Diamond Valley, Utah - Beulah Constance Griffin Bundy passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 22, 1918 in Burlington, Vermont to Eli and Lillian Griffin. Beulahs father was a train engineer and was killed in a train wreck shortly before her birth. Her step-father, John La Grange, was the only dad she knew...

Nina Ruth Law Riley Beaves

Nina Ruth Law Riley Beaves

May 6, 2011

ST. GEORGE - Nina Ruth Law Riley Beaves was one of 13 children born to Ernest Albert and Madeleine Beatrice Law on October 30th or 31st, 1912, in Glenwood, Alberta, Canada. She had three children and four step children, six of whom preceded her in passing from mortality. Her eternal companion, Frederick W. Riley passed March 10, 1985. In 1987,...

Donald Andrew Ericson

Donald Andrew Ericson

May 5, 2011

St. George, Utah - Donald Andrew Ericson, 77, passed away May 5, 2011 in St. George, Utah. Don was born February 2, 1934 in Anoka, Minnesota to Inez M. and Eric F. Ericson. Don attended Gustavus Adolphus College before enlisting in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, eventually receiving an honorable discharge as a Corporal of Marines. After returning...

Elmo Ottesen

Elmo Ottesen

May 5, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Elmo E. Ottesen passed away May 5, 2011. He was born January 11, 1931. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children: Linda, Shar (Kim) and Dean (Joanne) Ottesen; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Reed. Elmo was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1950. A special...

Dane 'Hoggan" Gifford

Dane 'Hoggan" Gifford

May 5, 2011

Springdale, UT - Dane Hoggan Gifford, 58, passed away on May 5, 2011 in Springdale, Utah. He was born on March 15, 1953 in Cedar City, Utah to Raymond Isom Gifford and Ruby Hoggan Gifford. He is survived by his brothers: Lance (Laurie) Gifford and Murry Gifford; nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011...

Lola W. Evans

Lola W. Evans

May 4, 2011

Enterprise, Utah - Lola Jean Wagstaff Evans, Our Sweet Mother, passed away May 4, 2011 in St. George, Utah surrounded by her family. She was born May 21, 1932 to Arthur Leon & Ladocia Mayberry Wagstaff in American Fork, Utah. She married Gayle Wells Evans on December 27, 1951 in the Logan LDS Temple. They are the parents of six...