Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Katherine Ruthewic Bausch
Dec 20, 2010
St. George, Utah - Katherine Ruthewic Bausch passed away December 20, 2010. She was born December 24, 1919 in Italy to Salvatore De Lorenzo and Francis Cicalello. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Ruthewic; five grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and sister,Sara Russo.Funeral services will be held Monday, December 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sunset LDS 4th Ward Chapel,...
Harold Elmer Rich
Dec 20, 2010
St. George, Utah - Harold Elmer Rich passed away December 20, 2010. He was born September 29, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edgar Elmer and Clara Petersen Rich. He is survived by his wife, Della; daughter, Andrea Lee (Roger) Cox; brother, Jay A. Rich; sister, Barbara Forssell; and many grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 23,...
Linda Sue Mcguinness
Dec 19, 2010
Hurricane, Utah - Linda Sue McGuinness, age 63, passed away on December 19, 2010. She was born December 25, 1946 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas to Lynzie Joseph Norris and Jimmie Faye Sooter. She is preceeded in death by her husband Dennis McGuinness. She is survived by four children, numerous grandchildren and one sister. Memorial services will be held Thursday,...
Samuel James Whitney, Jr.
Dec 18, 2010
St. George, Utah - Samuel James Whitney, Jr. returned home to his Heavenly Father December 18, 2010 at the age of 86. He was born February 14, 1924 in Parowan, Utah to Samuel J. and Winifred Benson Whitney. He married his lifelong sweetheart, Glyde Gleave in the St. George LDS Temple on June 6, 1946. He is survived by his...
John Victor "Vic" Brower
Dec 14, 2010
John Victor Vic Brower St. George, UT - John Victor Vic Brower, 96, passed away December 14, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born in Parker, Idaho on September 4, 1914 to George H. and Mary Crapo Brower. A retired Court Reporter, Vic lived in Las Vegas from 1946 to 1978, working in the Clark County District Courts and...
Bud Sprague
Dec 14, 2010
Bud Sprague St. George, UT -Arnold Oliver "Bud" Sprague, age 73, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 2, 1937 in Overton, Nevada to Oliver Dee and Percilla Emaline Stevens Sprague. On February 4, 1956 he married Betty Yvonne Woolsey in Hurricane, Utah. In 1964, they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple....
Dale Walter Schermerhorn
Dec 13, 2010
St. George, Utah - Dale Walter Schermerhorn passed away December 13, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 11, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to Harold George and Rubye Lorene Alford Schermerhorn. He had two brothers, Keith (deceased) and Lynn. Dale attended the University of Southern California and received a B. S. Degree in Engineering and Finance. He was...
Shirley Jean Carlton
Dec 13, 2010
Shirley Jean Carlton November 27, 1947 to December 13, 2010 Shirley Jean, cherished wife, mother, and grandmother, teacher, and friend, will be sorrowfully missed by her earthly family even as she rejoices in the Lord's presence. A wonderful mother who loved her children, Shirley leaves the world a better place. Born in Bakersfield, CA to Elmer and Doris Unruh, and...
Jerrica Christensen
Dec 11, 2010
"Live, Laugh, Love"LEEDS, UTAH - Jerrica Christensen, 20, died December 11, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born February 5, 1990 in Cedar City, Utah. She is the daughter of Elvin and Ellen Reeves Hensley and Stuart A. Christensen. Jerrica lived in Kanarraville, Utah, Bullhead City, Arizona, Laughlin, Nevada and Leeds. She attended Pine View High School, where she...
Dawna Joy Reed
Dec 7, 2010
St. George, UT - Dawna Joy Reed, 84, passed away on December 7, 2010 in St. George. She was born on June 30, 1926 in Leadore, Idaho to Arnold Elton Peterson and Florence Loretta Stewart. She had four brothers: James A. Peterson (Donna), Arnold E. Peterson, Vreeland S. Peterson (Eileen) and Dale L. Peterson (Afton) of Saratoga, California. At three...
Afton Snow Everett
Dec 6, 2010
St. George, Utah - Afton Snow Everett passed away December 6, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born June 23, 1919 to Harold Stafford and Lydia Ellen Hopkins Snow in Glendale, Kane County, Utah, where her father was teaching school. Afton married Schuyler Bentley Everett in the St. George LDS Temple on February 15, 1941. They were married by...
Gayla Barker Cardon
Dec 4, 2010
St. George, Utah - Gayla Barker Cardon, age 75, returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on December 4, 2010, with family members by her side. She was born May 23, 1935 in Escalante, Utah to Theo Barker and Nell Davis Barker. Gayla was raised in Escalante, Utah, with her siblings - older brother Hal Barker (deceased) and younger sister Betty...
Wilma Evelyn Glover Eklund
Dec 3, 2010
St. George, Utah - Our loving daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and dear friend joined her beloved husband on the other side on Friday, December 3, 2010. Mom was born in old Butler, Tennessee (now covered by Watagua Dam) on January 11, 1917 to Ida Mae Glover.
Wilma attended grade school in a one-room building that taught...
Elsa Hunt Addis-Davidson
Nov 29, 2010
St. George, Utah - Elsa Hunt Addis Davidson passed away November 29, 2010 in Seattle Washington. She suffered a massive stroke as she was finishing her dream trip to see her new grandson, and have an early Thanksgiving with her family. Elsa was born October 12, 1931 to Ray Von and Augusta Wilcox Hunt in Clifton, Idaho. In 1934, the...
Norman Nielson
Nov 28, 2010
St. George, Utah - Norman LaCont Nielson passed away peacefully November 28, 2010 at his home of natural causes. He was born July 30, 1928 in Richfield, Utah to Miles L. Nielson and Vilda (Mason) Nielson. He married Mary Labrum in Ely, Nevada. They had six children. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary; his children: Debi,...
Paula Lee Fairhurst
Nov 26, 2010
St. George, UT - Paula Lee Fairhurst, age 65, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010. She is the wife of William S. (Steve) Fairhurst and daughter of Paul Hoyt Hewitt (deceased) and Josette Rood Hewitt of Port Orchard, Washington. Paula was born in San Francisco, California on October 25, 1945 and lived in many locations. She was raised in a...
Roland Sterger
Nov 25, 2010
St. George, UT - Roland Sterger passed away November 25, 2010. He was born December 16, 1918, the second of eight sons, to David Sterger and Alice Lofink in Sterling, Colorado where he engaged in farming. The family moved to California where Ron attended Compton Jr. College. He married May Hardee in 1942; they were later sealed in the Los...
Virgil Gene Davis
Nov 24, 2010
St. George, UT - Virgil Gene Davis passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010 due to complications of Myasthenia Gravis and other health related issues. He was born September 19, 1927 in Evanston, Wyoming to Hubert Davis and Cora Daniels-Brown. He married Dorothy White in Evanston, Wyoming and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They had...
Miriam Castle
Nov 21, 2010
Miriam Lois Hover Vincent Castle St. George, Utah - Miriam Lois Hover Castle passed away November 21, 2010. She was born May 29, 1924 in Ada, Ohio to Rodney Samuel and Sarah Effie Pratte Hover. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.
Miriam Lois Castle
Nov 21, 2010
St. George, Utah - Miriam Lois Castle passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born on May 29, 1924 in Ada, Ohio, the fourth of four sisters. She was married to Vernon Vincent of Ashtabula, Ohio. She worked for Ohio Northern University as the Presidents Secretary in the early 1950's. After moving to Colombus, Ohio...


