Obituaries

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

Robert Shane Tobler

Robert Shane Tobler

Oct 1, 2026

SHANE TOBLER

1/4/72 - 10/1/26

The family of Robert Shane Tobler is deeply saddened to announce his unexpected passing on October 1st at the age of 54.

Shane was born January 4th 1972 to Robert Wayne Tobler and Marianne Cooper Tobler; he was the oldest son and 3rd of 6 children. He was raised in Parowan, Utah and established his life and family...

Audrey Louise Gilger

Audrey Louise Gilger

Oct 1, 2026

Audrey Louise Gilger was born March 16, 1932, in Ontario, Oregon, to Eugene Franklin Pratt, Jr., and Virginia Katherine White. She was the eldest of three girls.

After her parents’ divorce, her mother married Harvey Ensign Dunton, and Harvey adopted the girls, and Audrey became Audrey Louise Dunton during her years of schooling.

Audrey attended high school in Parowan, Utah, and graduated...

Emma Lou Nez

Emma Lou Nez

Sep 28, 2026

Emma Lou Nez, age 61, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2026, in St. George, Utah, following a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer.

Emma was born in Tuba City, Arizona, on November 18, 1964, to her beloved parents, Bruce and Virginia Nez. She grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes and close-knit community of Cedar Ridge, Arizona, where she formed...

Donna Chytraus Dalebout

Donna Chytraus Dalebout

Sep 27, 2026

Donna Chytraus Dalebout, age 91, of Provo, Utah, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Donna was born on July 27, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lennard and Tess Chytraus. She was the youngest of three children and enjoyed a close-knit family throughout her life.

Donna graduated from East High School in 1953 and went...

John Elliot Rich

John Elliot Rich

Sep 24, 2026

John Elliot Rich, age 83, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2026, at Legacy Village, surrounded by the care and compassion of those who had come to know him.

John was born on April 23, 1943, in Ogden, Utah, to Dr. Homer Rich and Carolyn Rich. He grew up in Ogden and attended Ogden High School. He later continued his education...

Mark Peters

Mark Peters

Sep 20, 2026

Mark Peters, born Mark Edward Samples, in 1939, in Seattle, Washington, wherein, at ten years old, in 1950, his mother, Nancy Sweat, and step-father, Jack, relocated to Tucson, Arizona, where Mark’s surname was later legally changed, at the behest of his mother, to ‘Peters’, essentially to facilitate having been raised, previously, in Oregon, as a young boy by his much...

Robert Wilford Clark

Robert Wilford Clark

Sep 19, 2026

Robert Wilford Clark

Robert Wilford Clark lived a life full of love and service. He received his final mission call on September 19, 2026. He was born in 1938 in Preston, Idaho, the second child of Wilford & Gwyn Clark. His parents were both teachers who instilled in him a lifelong love of learning. His family moved to Cedar City, Utah...

Evelyn Nordberg Barton

Evelyn Nordberg Barton

Sep 18, 2026

Evelyn Nordberg Barton, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2026, at the age of 94.

Evelyn was born on January 31, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph Christian and Edith Bacon Nordberg. She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School. On March 30, 1950, she married her sweetheart, Jay Blayne Barton, in the Salt...

Richard Dee Walters

Richard Dee Walters

Sep 17, 2026

Richard Dee Walters, 75, passed away on September 17, 2026, in St. George, Utah.

Born on November 11, 1950, in Murray, Utah, Richard was the son of Roland Dee Walters and Wilma Veon Walters. He was raised in Murray, graduated from Murray High School, and later attended the University of Utah.

Richard spent his entire life in Utah. In the 1980s, he...

Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych

Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych

Sep 15, 2026

It is with profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Mike (Michael) Clark Tadych on 9/15/2026 at the age of 60. Mike experienced a sudden cardiac arrest after doing one of the things he loved the most – mountain biking with family in the Utah desert. Everyone who knows and loves him is devastated by this huge loss and...

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Sep 11, 2026

Elizabeth Jean Hench

Santa Clara, Utah

Elizabeth Jean Hench, of Santa Clara, Utah, passed away peacefully at the age of 47 on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, following a courageous 19-month battle with breast cancer and, ultimately, leptomeningeal disease.

Liz was born on June 1, 1979, in Magrath, Alberta, Canada, to Timothy and Joanne Bolokoski...

Steven Decker Corry

Steven Decker Corry

Sep 8, 2026

Steven Decker Corry

Steven Decker Corry passed away on September 8, 2026 in St. George, Utah at 84 years of age. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Kristine Davis and Judy Liddle, and a son, Lance Corry.

He was born in Cedar City on July 12, 1942 to Elwood J. and Florence Decker Corry. He married Sybil...

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III

Sep 5, 2026

Abram Fitzgerald Dalley III passed away at his home surrounded by beloved family members on September 5th, 2026 in Washington, Utah at the age of 84. He was born in Roberts, Idaho, on January 19, 1942. He was the fifth child of ten born to Abram Fitzgerald Dalley Jr. and Sadie Buttars Dalley.

Abe was the first boy born into his...

Patricia Frances Terrill

Patricia Frances Terrill

Sep 3, 2026

Patricia Frances (Pierson) Terrill

August 2, 1944 — September 3, 2026

Patricia Frances (Pierson) Terrill, known to everyone as Pat, passed away from heart failure on September 3, 2026, at her home in St. George, Utah, at the age of 82. She spent her final weeks the way she had spent her life: surrounded by family.

Pat was born August 2, 1944, in...

JoAnn Walker

JoAnn Walker

Aug 30, 2026

JoAnn Walker passed away peacefully with her family by her side Sunday August 30, 2026.

JoAnn Horton Walker was born April 22, 1931 in Provo, Utah to Glen and Dorothy Horton.

JoAnn grew up on a farm in West Provo. She married her high school sweetheart Dell Walker in the Salt Lake Temple May 17, 1950. Together they built a beautiful family....

Marva Lerona Stanley

Marva Lerona Stanley

Aug 29, 2026

Marva L. Stanley

Marva Lerona Stanley passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in a private care home in Hurricane, Utah. She was 89 years old. Marva Lerona Mitton Stanley was born in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana on October 30, 1936 to Bodil Lerona Piepgrass and Alexander Coyn Mitton. She was the youngest of six children. Her three brothers and two...

Robert "Robbi" Kay Papworth

Robert "Robbi" Kay Papworth

Aug 29, 2026

Robert “Robbi” Kay Papworth, age 55, passed away on August 29, 2026, at his home in St. George, Utah.

He was born on January 12, 1971, in Utah County to Robert Covey Papworth and Christine Madsen Papworth. He was their first child and shared a birthday with his grandfather and namesake L. Kay Madsen, who just passed away Dec. 10, 2025....

Alice Bonadurer

Alice Bonadurer

Aug 28, 2026

Alice Bonadurer, 72, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 28, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born and raised beneath the red rocks of St. George, Utah, Alice carried the warmth of her hometown wherever life took her. Over the years, she built a rich life across California and back home in St. George. Though she earned a degree in...

Geraldine Hendricks

Geraldine Hendricks

Aug 27, 2026

Geraldine “Jerry” Hendricks

Geraldine (Jerry) Nielsen Hendricks passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on August 27, 2026, in Irmo, S.C.

Jerry was born April 2, 1930, to Nephi Nielsen and Lillian Ames Nielsen at Mink Creek, Idaho in the family homestead log cabin. She was the third of four children.

Her early schooling was in Mink Creek, Idaho. She attended high school...

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet

Aug 25, 2026

Betty Jean McDowell Shifflet passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 25, 2026, at the age of 90. She was born on November 6, 1935, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Eugene and Lorean McDowell. Her family spent a short time in Alma, Colorado, before moving to Pueblo, where she began elementary school. Betty had an older brother who passed...