Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Berdean "Bernie" Montalbano
Dec 20, 2009
St. George, UT - Berdean (Bernie) Montalbano of Tacoma, WA passed away in St. George, Utah on December 20, 2009 after a complicated illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank. She is survived by her daughters: Lori Fowler (Darryl), Kim Fields, Cheri Lofton, and Julie Montalbano-Love (Chris); seven beloved grandchildren: Carly, Jenefer, JJ (Anna), Nicholas (Alexcia), Michael,...
Jack Lewis Williams
Dec 18, 2009
Jack L. Williams, 76, Owner & Administrator of Cinnamon Hills Youth Crisis Center, lost his 2 yr battle with a terminal illness on Friday, at his home. Jack was Born Jan. 16th, 1933 in Santa Monica, Ca. He was raised by Charlotte Roden, loving Mother & nurse, and was Jack's foster mother, just 8 months after his birth. He grew...
Cleo Darlene Peck
Dec 17, 2009
St. George, UT - Cleo Darlene Peck, age 94, passed away December 17, 2009 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 9, 1915 to Lew and Eleanor Heywood. Early in life, Cleo was in show business. She spent many years in Las Vegas, NV and later settled in Salt Lake City. She married William Peck in 1972. She is...
Ruth Tippetts
Dec 13, 2009
St. George, UT - Sally Ruth Busby Tippetts of St. George, Utah returned to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Utah Valley Speciality Hospital in Orem, Utah after a long and discouraging bout with pneumonia and other lung and breathing problems. She was born on 16, August 1923 to Rolee E. Busby and Lavern Tippetts in Perry,...
John Cunningham
Dec 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, UT - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather John James Cunningham, age 89, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009 in St. George, Utah. He was born 7 February, 1920 in Canton, Ohio to James Ward Cunningham and Florence Eva Sutton and had one brother, Robert Samuel Cunningham . John spent his childhood years in Middlebranch, Ohio and...
Howard Ralph Hoggan
Dec 12, 2009
West Jordan, UT - Howard Ralph Hoggan, age 92, died at his home in West Jordan, Utah. He passed away peacefully of natural causes on Saturday December 12, 2009. Born February 22, 1917 in Ogden,Utah, he mainly lived in Walla Walla, Washington and worked as a Civil Engineer for the US Army Corps of Engineers until retiring late 70's and...
Elizabeth Flenniken
Dec 12, 2009
St. George, UT - Elizabeth Jane Sorensen Johns Flenniken passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, Utah at the age of 89 from causes related to old age. After a serious injury to her pancreas at the age of 25, she fought a 65 year battle as a "brittle" diabetic, never going a day without giving herself several...
Karen Lockhart
Dec 12, 2009
St. George, UT - Our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2009. Karen always had a smile and genuinely cared for all she came in contact with. She was a care giver and a special spirit and will be truly missed by all, especially her family. Karen was the Cache Valley New Year's baby...
Brian Belmont
Dec 11, 2009
Enterprise, UT - Brian Matti Belmont was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada where he attended local schools. At the age of 17, he worked as a pot washer at the Dunes Hotel and earned money for passage to Europe. He toured several countries with a school group during the summer before his senior year. While in Europe he...
Robert Willard Apperson
Dec 11, 2009
Robert Willard Apperson St. George, UT - Robert Willard Apperson passed away December 11, 2009, in St. George, UT, at the age of 88. He was born November 22, 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa. When he was a young boy, Robert and his parents, Grace Mae (Richards) and Otto Clyde Apperson, moved to Southern California. Robert, an only child, was...
Arthur Raymond Ramos
Dec 11, 2009
St. George, Utah - Arthur Raymond Ramos passed away December 11, 2009 at the age of 94. He was born May 28, 1915 in Culiacan, Mexico, State of Sinaloa. At the age of 3, he came to the US and settled in Los Angeles, California. In 1938 he married his wife and loving companion Jessie Gonzales. He enlisted in the...
Elizabeth Gregerson
Dec 9, 2009
St. George, UT - Elizabeth Woodbury Gregerson was born March 28, 1924, and died December 9, 2009, at 85 years of age. She was born and died in St. George, Utah, the eighth child of John Taylor Woodbury, Jr. and Nimzar Gagosian. Elizabeth married and divorced Dwayne G. Wood. She married Eugene Hanks Gregerson on September 25, 1947. Beth and...
Myrtle Branham Heywood
Dec 8, 2009
St. George, UT - Myrtle Branham Heywood, 94, joined her eternal companion on December 8, 2009. She was born April 11, 1915, to Bertha L. Pitts and Samuel T. Branham. She married J. Karl Heywood on August 15, 1956, in the St. George LDS Temple. Myrtle was born in Thatcher, Arizona, and raised in Northern Wisconsin. In 1941, she served...
John Christopher Kabey
Dec 5, 2009
St. George, UT - John Christopher Kabey passed away December 5, 2009. He was born January 14, 1964 in Torrance, CA to William Joseph and Ina Lee Kabey. He enjoyed working at Kolob Care Center, where he had many friends. John is survived by his father ,William (Bonnie) Kabey of St. George, UT; mother, Ina Kabey of Newberry Park, CA;...
Jim Jones
Dec 5, 2009
Cedar City, UT - Cedar City native and noted artist, Jim Jones, died peacefully at his home in Rockville, Utah on December 5, 2009. He was 76 years old. He was one of two surviving sons of Elton L. and Thelma E. Jones, preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Alan Scott Jones. He has been recognized as...
Robert "Grizz" Fuller
Dec 5, 2009
Henderson, NV - Robert Louis Grizz Fuller, age 75, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009 in Henderson, Nevada. He was born July 1, 1934 in Syracuse, New York to Reginald Lewis and Hope Wade Rider Fuller. On November 16, 1957 he married Evelyn Alger of Enterprise, Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert grew up in New York. As a...
Marguerite Sandstrom Adams
Dec 4, 2009
St. George, UT - Marguerite Sandstrom Adams was born September 11, 1936 to Alonzo August and VeRue Tullis Sandstrom. She was the oldest of five children: David, John, Jerald, and Charlene. Marguerite grew up in Eureka, Utah and graduated with the title of Valedictorian from Eureka High School. She married Vee Moroni Adams November 5, 1954, although they later divorced....
Sarah May Jansen
Nov 30, 2009
St. George, UT - Sarah (Sally) Jansen, age 86, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 in St. George, Utah.. Sarah was born May 15, 1923 in Franklin, Arizona to Milo T. Gale and Zylpha Merrill Gale. She graduated from high school and went on to become a licensed beautician. While living in Phoenix, Arizona, she met and married Kenneth E....
Evva Garrett
Nov 28, 2009
St. George, UT - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother and sister, Evva Marie Weatherston Garrett of St. George, passed away from injuries suffered in a fall in San Diego, California, November 28, 2009, while visiting family. She was surrounded by her children at the time of her death. She was born March 8, 1921, in Sugar...
Barbara Wells Friedel
Nov 26, 2009
St. George, UT - Barbara Wells Crook Friedel, age 86, passed away on Thanksgiving, November 26, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born December 16, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John G. Crook and Clarice Thorpe Wells Crook. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and wonderful friend. Barbara graduated from East High...


