Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Edna Gubler
Jan 6, 2010
LaVerkin, UT " On January 6, 2010, Edna Claire Nielson Gubler passed from this life, due to a bout of pneumonia, just a few weeks shy of her 88th birthday. She was born to Peter and Edna Snow Nielson on January 26, 1922, in Richfield, Utah, the last of eight children. When Edna was six years old, the family moved...
Vivian Snow Davenport
Jan 5, 2010
St. George, UT - Vivian Snow Davenport passed away at home on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Vivian was born on May 26, 1927 in St. George, Utah, She was the daughter of Leo Alva Snow and Lula Pendleton. She was the 6th child of nine children. Her roots were strong in St. George. She attended school here and made many...
Edward Lewis Rohlfs
Jan 1, 2010
St. George, UT- Edward L. Rohlfs, age 66, died January 1, 2010 in St. George, UT. He was born March 21, 1943 in Council Bluffs, IA to Rev. Frederich T. Rohlfs and Thelma Lewis Rohlfs Kennedy. He was married to Joan F. Graves Rohlfs in Manning, IA on July 3, 1966. Ed grew up in Avoca, IA where he graduated...
Bettie Ruth Nebergall
Dec 31, 2009
St. George, UT - Bettie Ruth Nebergall passed away on December 31, 2009 in St. George, UT after a long illness. Bettie was born to Leo and Ivah Westerhaus on May 31, 1926 at home in Burns, Kansas, as the youngest of three children. She attended grade school and high school in Burns and received a BA from the University...
Terri Ann Rock Taylor
Dec 30, 2009
St. George, UT - Our beautiful Mother, Sister, Daughter and Friend, Terri Ann Rock passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 30, 2009. We love you and miss you and you will always be in our hearts forever. She was born October 29, 1946 to Stanley and Shirley Manning Rock in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived...
Earl V. Lee
Dec 27, 2009
St. George, UT - Earl V. Lee, 88, died on December 27, 2009. He was born May 25, 1921 in Soldier, Iowa to Magnus Lee and Edna Meadows Lee. He married Nita Hughey in Los Angeles, California on July 6, 1946. He was raised and schooled in Dennison, Iowa, then moved to California and lived in Los Angeles, Whittier and...
Rolland Murphy
Dec 26, 2009
Rolland Thell Murphy The Galloping Ghost December 27, 1934 ~ December 26, 2009 Hurricane, UT - Rolland Thell Murphy was born in Hurricane, Utah to Archie and Hulda Sanders Murphy. He is survived by his wife, Linda; children: Michael T. (Tina), Cheryl, Kevin (Valarie), Darren and Joe; stepchildren: Loren (Vicki), Steven (Sandee), Scott (Michelle) and Shawn; and 27 grandchildren. Graveside...
William Garth Seegmiller
Dec 25, 2009
William Seegmiller Albany, OR/St. George, UT - William Garth Seegmiller, age, 91 hung up his spurs and passed from this mortal existence on the morning of his 92nd Christmas. We are going to miss you, you old cowboy; friend, husband, grandfather and father; we love you. Garth was born in Kanab, Utah on July 7, 1918 to William West and...
Thora Ballard Sanders
Dec 22, 2009
St. George, Utah- Thora Ballard Sanders, age 97, passed away December 22, 2009 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 20, 1912 to Harvey and Emma Bradshaw Ballard. She eloped to Junction, Utah to marry Owen Sanders. Owen was supposed to be single for the job he had, so they did not let anyone know they were married for...
Maxine Abbott Pendleton Phillips
Dec 22, 2009
ST. GEORGE - Maxine Abbott Pendleton was the first daughter of Gus Pendleton and Marvel Abbott Pendleton. She was born Jan. 15, 1923 in Cedar City, Utah. She lived most of her life in St. George, Utah. She died Dec. 22, 2009 at her home in St. George. Maxine married Grant Brooks on May 4, 1941 and he passed away...
Marilyn Louise Rawlings
Dec 22, 2009
St. George, UT - Marilyn Louise Tucker Rawlings, 87, passed away on December 22, 2009 in St. George, UT. She was born on December 7, 1922 at Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Raymond Stephen and Grace Louise Jacobsen Tucker. Later she moved to Provo, Utah and was raised by Charles and Grace Maggie Jacobsen her grandparents. She loved them very much...
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...


