Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Barbara Louise Apperson
Feb 24, 2011
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Barbara Louise Apperson passed away February 24, 2011. She was born May 26, 1925 in Beaver, Utah to Karl and Ruby Tolton Grimshaw. Barbara lived in the Beaver Canyon most of her childhood, where her father worked for the Telluride Power Company. She graduated from Beaver High School in the Top 10 of her class. During...
Jeffrey Keith Jones
Feb 24, 2011
Jeffrey Keith Jones returned to his Father in Heaven on Thursday, February 24, 2011, in St. George. He was born on October 27, 1919, in Malta, Idaho to David W. Jones and Violet P. Jones. Jeff and Connie resided in Edmonds, WA for 46 years prior to moving to St. George. He is survived by his wife, Constance, his six...
Reah Farnsworth Mower Wilcken
Feb 23, 2011
St. George, Utah - Reah Farnsworth Mower Wilcken passed away peacefully February 23, 2011 at the age of 93. She was born October 22, 1917 in Enterprise, Utah to Lillie P. Holt and Bartlett Canfield Farnsworth. She was the middle child of a family of five, and was reared in a happy home surrounded by love. Reah attended school in...
Peggy Nell Nielson
Feb 19, 2011
St. George, Utah - Peggy Nell Nielson, 80, passed away February 19, 2011 while surrounded by her loving family after a brave and valiant battle with cancer. She was born March 31, 1930 in Emmett, Texas to Travis Dewitt McAfee and Georgia Lee Thorn. Peggy married the love of her life and best friend, Kenneth Edward Nielson, on November 21,...
Lucylle Bell Pace
Feb 18, 2011
St. George, Utah - LuCylle Bell Pace passed away February 18, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born November 6, 1919 in Orangeville, Utah to John M. and Annie L. Bell. While living in Price, Utah, LuCylle was involved in the Humane Society, Soroptimist Club, Lady Elks, the Hospital Board and other civic organizations. She served on Governor Matheson...
Willard Leavitt Webb
Feb 14, 2011
Washington, Utah - Willard Leavitt Webb passed away February 14, 2011 and returned home to his Heavenly Father and family. He was born October 9, 1931 in St. George, Utah to Arvel Thompson Webb and Vilate Leavitt Webb. He married Patricia Pectol August 6, 1952 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. After Pat passed away, he married Lorna Dalley on...
Herman B. Ferdinando
Feb 14, 2011
Herman B. Ferdinando St. George, Utah - Herman B. Ferdinando passed away on Valentines Day with his sweetheart, Mili, of 70 plus years by his side. He was born in Durango, Colorado on October 12, 1918 and grew up on a ranch in Falfa, Colorado. He volunteered to go to the Navy and after his initial training, was assigned to...
Lois Nancy Hilbert Steele
Feb 13, 2011
St. George, UT - Lois Nancy Hilbert Steele passed away on February 13, 2011 at Kolob Care Center surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on March 5, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Rudolph Hilbert and Sarah Whitecar Hilbert. She was the third child of four born to this union. Lois was raised and educated in Salt...
Philip Austin Hanson
Feb 12, 2011
St. George, Utah - Philip Austin Hanson passed away February 12, 2011. He was born December 5, 1918 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Helmer Hanson and Annie Erickson Hanson. He married Cuma Toni Walker January 16, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Philip is survived by his wife, Toni; step-children: Steven (Mima) Norris, Nancy (Dale) Bullock and Terry (Lori) Barkdull;...
Paul Noble
Feb 12, 2011
St. George, Utah - Arthur Paul Noble, 87, of St George passed away Saturday February 12, 2011 at Kolob Care and Rehabilitation Center from complications due to Myasthenia Gravis. Paul was born June 8, 1923 in Butler County, Pennsylvania to A. Dell and Ruth Thompson Noble. He grew up in Butler and graduated from Butler High. He entered Grove City...
Ruby Clara Densley
Feb 11, 2011
St. George, UT - Ruby Clara Densley, 91, passed away peacefully Friday, February 11, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born November 13, 1919 in Bingham, Utah. She and her brother, George were adopted and raised by Reuben Osborne and Clara Amelia Baltzerson. Ruby married Dan "Bill" LaVoe Densley on January 12, 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They...
Lena Roberts Bartholomew
Feb 11, 2011
St. George, Utah - Lena Roberts Bartholomew passed away in St. George, Utah on February 11, 2011 at 9:25 a.m. She was born in Cedarview, Duchesne, Utah on October 3, 1920. She has lived in St. George, Utah for the last 5 ½ years with her daughter, Ann Lee and son-in-law, Lee L. Chamberlain. She attended the St. George LDS...
Dorothy` L. Tomer
Feb 11, 2011
Enterprise, UT- Dorothy L. Tomer, 79 , Died on February 11, 2011 in Enterprise Utah. She was born September 21, 1931 in Pleasant Grove, UT. She married Earl Tomer on January 22, 1966 in Las Vegas, NV. She was preceded in death by her son Jim, her Grandson Chucky, her husband Earl, and his son James. She is survived by...
Bradley Read Dennison
Feb 9, 2011
St. George, Utah - Bradley Read Dennison was born January 17, 1979 in St. George, Utah. He passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. He is survived by his parents, DeVon S. and RaNae J. Dennison of St. George. He is also survived by his children: Michael, MacKenzie and Mason; his four brothers, Eric, Bruce, David and Kevin; and his...
Vanola Gubler Wittwer
Feb 5, 2011
Santa Clara, Utah - On February 5, 2011, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed through the veil into the arms of her loving husband, Lester Guy Wittwer; son, DeVerl; granddaughters; parents; sister; and many others who had preceded her. Vanola Gubler was born August 10, 1915, in Santa Clara, Utah, the eldest child of Edmund and...
Lt. Col. Joseph "Tony" Mariani
Feb 4, 2011
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Tony Mariani, passed away February 4, 2011. He was the second child of Luigi and Angelina Mariani, both from Foggia, Italy, born November 14, 1914 in New York City, New York. He married Lois Aycock on February 9, 1957 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Tony spent...
Laura Vincent Elizondo
Feb 4, 2011
ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Laura "Peggy" Vincent Elizondo passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011. She was born September 26, 1923 to George Paul and Eleanor Bellamy Vincent in Selma, California. She later married Joseph B. Elizondo in Marfa, Texas on Christmas Day, December 25, 1944.
Peggy was born and raised in Selma, California. She graduated with a...
Joseph Gaylord Andreasen
Feb 4, 2011
St. George, UT - Joseph Gaylord Andreasen, 87, died February 4, 2011 at his residence in St. George. He was born February 23, 1924 in Soda Springs, ID to Andrew Lorenzo Andreasen and Myrtle Estelle Gibbs. He married Lucille White. They later divorced. Joseph is survived by his children: Christina and Andy; brothers: Willard and Richard; sisters: Carol and Natalia;...
Glenna Stratton Johnson
Jan 31, 2011
Washington / Hurricane, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Glenna Stratton Johnson died in Washington City, Utah on January 31 2011, three weeks short of her 92nd birthday. She was born February 24, 1919 in Hurricane, Utah to Arthur and Pearl Stratton, the second of five children. Glenna spent her early life in Hurricane, attending school there. She...
Orvil Orlin Schamens
Jan 31, 2011
Washington, UT - Orvil Orlin Schamens, 85, passed away January 31 in Washington, Utah. He was born on August 26, 1925 in Bryant, South Dakota to Orlin and Abbie Jenssen Schamens. Orvil grew up on a farm in South Dakota and he joined the Navy in 1943. He was stationed in Seattle, Washington where he met Dorine Schulz and they...


