Obituaries

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

Arminta "Mickie" Calvin

Arminta "Mickie" Calvin

May 29, 2010

St. George, UT - Arminta J. Calvin, 79, better known as Mickie , passed away May 29, 2010 in St. George. She was born April 25, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Peter and Pearl Jensen. She married Dick Calvin on January 5, 1951 and spent the first 2 ½ years in Fairbanks, AK with her husband. Mickie played...

Morris Joseph Crouch

Morris Joseph Crouch

May 27, 2010

St. George, UT - Morris Joseph Crouch passed away May 27, 2010 of Pancreatic Cancer. He was born April 11, 1927 in Moreland, Idaho, the second son of Orson Edwin and Martha Leona Horne Crouch. As a small child the family moved to Richfield, Utah where Morris grew up. He graduated from Richfield High School in 1945. He was drafted...

Andrew Michael Woodward

Andrew Michael Woodward

May 25, 2010

Salt Lake City, UT - Andrew Michael Woodward, 44, died May 25, 2010, in Salt Lake City, UT, following a lingering illness. Andy was born on August 6, 1965, in Provo, UT, to Michael Lynn Woodward and Virginia B. Woodward. He attended elementary and high school in St. George, and received an Associate of Science Degree from Dixie College. As...

Ralph Ernest Crook

Ralph Ernest Crook

May 24, 2010

St. George, UT- Ralph Ernest Crook, 78, died from heart failure on May 24, 2010 in St. George, UT. Ralph was born February 26, 1932 in Heber, UT to James Ernest Crook and Alice Virginia Olson Crook. He married Margaret Ellen Lemmon on March 7, 1952 in Weston, ID. Ralph was raised (and raised his own family) in the Salt...

Shirlee Vanorman Mclaren

Shirlee Vanorman Mclaren

May 23, 2010

St. George, UT - Shirlee Van Orman McLaren passed away May 23, 2010. She was born June 8, 1947 to Stanley Howard VanOrman and Phyllis Afton Webster Van Orman in Logan, Utah. Shirlee attended Hillcrest High School then went on to attend both Brigham Young University and The Church College of Hawaii. Shirlee was a Flight Attendant with Braniff Airlines...

Virginia Price Brown

Virginia Price Brown

May 21, 2010

St. George, UT - On Friday, May 21, 2010, our sweet mother was released from her mission on this earth and went on to join her sweetheart waiting on the other side. Virginia was born at home in Salt Lake City to George L. and Emma Hadler Price on June 16, 1924. She was the youngest of 8 children and...

Larue Smith Haycock

Larue Smith Haycock

May 20, 2010

St. George, UT - LaRue Smith Haycock, 91, died May 20, 2010 in St. George, UT. She was born April 15, 1919 in Lewiston, Utah to John Elijah and Ora Stephenson Smith. On April 25, 1945 she was married to Ira Hatch Haycock in her parents' home in Burley, Idaho and they were subsequently sealed in the LDS Salt Lake...

J. Howard Lien

J. Howard Lien

May 17, 2010

J. Howard Lien St. George, UT - J. Howard Lien passed away on May 17, 2010 in St. George, UT surrounded by his family. Howard was born June 17, 1928 on the family farm near Outlook, MT to John and Cora Lien. He attended school in Outlook and graduated from Outlook High School in 1946. He married Betty Lou Stewart...

Franckie L. Hickerson

Franckie L. Hickerson

May 15, 2010

Our beautiful mother quietly passed away on May 15, 2010, and is once again in the loving company of those who had preceded her in death. Frankie L Hickerson was born November 23, 1924 to Edna Don and Robert Spanton in Los Angeles, Ca. She was lovingly raised as a child by Edna and Robert Bremner. She married Gerald Player...

Janice Rae Keif

Janice Rae Keif

May 15, 2010

St. George, UT - Janice Rae Keif died on May 15, 2010 in St George. Born on January 6, 1929 to Ray Warner Major and Venice Tibbitts Major in Logan, Utah. Married Jerome G Hileman in 1949 and was later divorced. She married Aubrey J. Keif on March 30,1962. Two of her brothers, Jack W. Major and Lynn T. Major,...

Montie Lavar Parker

Montie Lavar Parker

May 15, 2010

Hurricane, UT - Montie LaVar Parker passed away May 15, 2010. He was born September 4, 1939. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Marie; son, Vince Parker; and sister, Judy Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sue; sons, Dennis and Jim Parker; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Sherm Drebing; sister, Jeannie Anderson; and lots...

Charles Ray Schonlaw

Charles Ray Schonlaw

May 14, 2010

St. George, UT - Charles Ray Schonlaw, 88, passed away on May 14, 2010 in St. George, UT. He was born October 23, 1921 to Charles Gustav Schonlaw and Lu Lu Maxwell Schonlaw in Los Angeles, California. He married Eleanor Grace Curran in Los Angeles on November 12, 1942 who preceded him in death on February 1, 2008. Charles was...

Byron Leroy Willis

Byron Leroy Willis

May 12, 2010

Byron LeRoy Willis St. George, UT - Byron LeRoy Willis, 77, passed away into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on May 12, 2010, after a valiant three year battle with cancer, during which we saw his courage and spiritual strength as never before. LeRoy was born September 21, 1932 to Byron LeRoy Willis, Sr. and Lurana Eagar Willis...

Anna Irene Horlacher

Anna Irene Horlacher

May 10, 2010

"Together Again" St. George, UT - Irene Horlacher passed away May 10, 2010, at the age of 103 years old. She was born in Fillmore, Utah March 13, 1907 to Betty and Rasmus Rasmussen. She had an older sister, Pauline Robinson and two brothers, Carl and Ronald Rasmussen, each of whom preceded her in death. Irene...

Russell Barrett Haughton

Russell Barrett Haughton

May 9, 2010

St. George, UT - Russell Barrett Haughton passed away May 9, 2010. He was surrounded by loving family after a long struggle with cancer. Russell was born June 3, 1959 in Downey, California to Delos Richard and Carolyn Haughton. Russell is survived by his parents, Richard and Carolyn Haughton; twin brother, Martin Richard; brother, Aaron Elwood; and sister, Kari Elizabeth....

Anita Painter

Anita Painter

May 3, 2010

St. George, UT - She lived fully, with love and creativity toward life and humanity. Born on August 8, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts, daughter and first child of Elinor Stedman Gurney and Fred Packard Gurney, she grew up with her two brothers, Stephen Packard Gurney and James Stedman Gurney as proud New England Yankees. Surrounded by the beauty and culture...

Margaret Ladeda

Margaret Ladeda

May 1, 2010

St. George, UT- Margaret E. Ladeda, 98, passed away May 1, 2010 at Porters Nursing Home in St. George, UT. She was born in Pittsburg, PA May 21, 1911. She is survived by her son, Mario (Kolleen) of Cedar City; brother, Anthony (Amelia) Sgambati of Aspenwall, PA; 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Mannion

Jacqueline "Jackie" Mannion

May 1, 2010

St. George, UT - Jacqueline Jackie Mannion, our loving wife, mother, and grandmother, 71, of St. George, UT, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010. She was born August 7, 1938 in Yonkers, NY, where she was also raised. She married John Mannion on December 15, 1962 in Yonkers. Over the years, Jackie worked as a bookkeeper and secretary at various...

Russell Dean Hunt

Russell Dean Hunt

Apr 30, 2010

Gone Fishin Vancouver, WA - Russell Dean Hunt was born on December 13, 1950 in Cedar City, UT, the second son of John Reed and Mary Hunt of Enterprise, Utah. Russ passed away peacefully April 30th, 2010 in Vancouver, WA where he was residing. He was an accomplished musician, especially on the trumpet. He was an...

Chantz Douglas Drake

Chantz Douglas Drake

Apr 30, 2010

St. George, UT - Chantz Drake passed away April 30,2010 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born November 8, 1991, in St. George, Utah to Delanie Drake Staheli and the late James Bills Sorenson. He was a member of the LDS 1st Ward, Morningside Stake. He was raised by his grandparents whom he affectionately called Papa and...