Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Robert Hale Pearce
Nov 3, 2023
Robert Hale "Bob" Pearce, of Las Vegas, Nevada peacefully passed away on November 3, 2023, at the age of ninety-five surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born May 24, 1928, in St. George, Utah. His parents were R. Hale and Leona Miles Pearce. He was raised in St. George, where he attended elementary school, middle school...
Nicholas Apollo Jensen
Nov 3, 2023
Salt Lake City Utah – Nicholas Apollo Jensen, 41, passed away unexpectedly, November 3,2023.
Nicholas Apollo Jensen was born on November 13, 1981, in Bountiful Utah to Russell and Suzanne Jensen. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and loved playing sports. He loved baseball and was proud of his many trophies earned. Nick loved...
Louise Ainsworth Ward
Nov 3, 2023
St George Utah - Louise Ainsworth Ward, 88, passed away November 3, 2023, at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born January 25, 1935, at home in Richfield, Utah. She was an only child to Benjamin Marell Ainsworth and Elizabeth Helen Grant Ainsworth. After her mom passed and her father was remarried to Marjorie Taylor,...
Lucile Gardner Larson
Nov 2, 2023
St. George, Utah - Lucile Gardner Larson, 83, of St. George, Utah passed away on November 2, 2023 after a short illness, with her family by her side. She was born on August 3, 1940, to Birt and Mina Pugh Gardner in Kanab, Utah. She grew up in Mt. Carmel, Utah. She attended Valley high School in...
Richard Dennis Layne
Nov 1, 2023
Hurricane, Utah - Richard Dennis Layne passed away with family by his side November 1st, 2023 in Hurricane, UT. He was 87 years old. He was born November 27, 1935 in Lewiston, Utah to Edith Kent Layne and Richard Leland Layne.
Dennis and his wife Nedra Merrill were sealed in the Logan Utah...
Harold William Bertagnole
Oct 31, 2023
St George Utah – Harold William Bertagnole passed away October 31, 2023. He was born in 1929 to Leo "Lee" Bertagnole and Myrtle Gerber. He married Barbara Ann Budge in 1949. Ther marriage was later solemnized in the St George Temple. Besides putting Barabra through college, he put both children through, one of whom he saw get...
Donna Kounalis
Oct 30, 2023
St. George, Utah – Donna K. Kounalis, 92, passed away October 30, 2023, in her home in St. George, Utah. She was born April 12, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah to John and Johanna Kirton. She married Ray H. Kounalis on January 21, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Donna was able...
Terrance "Terry" Miller
Oct 29, 2023
Washington, Utah – Terrance Lee "Terry" Miller, 81, passed away October 29, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 18, 1942, in Warren, Ohio to Charles and Rhoda Miller. He married Dixie Diane Miller on February 29, 1964, in Santa Ana, California.
He was the owner of Miller Foundry...
Guy Wetzel
Oct 28, 2023
Ivins, Utah – Guy Wetzel, 90, passed over to the Saviors arms October 28, 2023, at Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah. He was born on December 2, 1932, in Tropic, Utah to Fred Bert Wetzel and Adelia Mirl Wilson.
He fell in love after his first date with Deloy Angel Cornelius....
Gary L Olsen
Oct 24, 2023
Gary L. Olsen
St. George, Utah - Gary L. Olsen, 79, passed away peacefully in his home on October 24, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on February 14, 1944, in Salt Lake City, UT to Chester Olsen and Beverly E. Harrison. He married Galyne Allen, the love of his life and favorite hunting...
Jay Don Davis
Oct 22, 2023
Cedar City, Utah – Jay Don Davis, 83, passed away October 22, 2023. He was born August 18, 1940, to Oleen and Rachel Robinson Davis in Cedar City, Utah. He married Valorie Leavitt October 7, 1967, in Mesquite, Nevada.
Jay served his country in the U.S. Army as a Corporal during Vietnam Era...
Earl J Sheridan
Oct 21, 2023
St. George, Utah - Earl J. Sheridan, 81, of St. George, Utah, passed away on October 21, 2023 surrounded by family.
Earl was born to Raymond and Ella (Schneider) Sheridan, on September 26, 1942, in West Brooklyn, Illinois. He served in the US Air Force and met his wife, Huilin, while serving in...
Guy Albert Griebel
Oct 20, 2023
St. George, Utah – Guy Albert Griebel, 87, passed away October 20, 2023. He was born September 12, 1936, in Muncie, Indiana to E. Bob and Miriam Griebel.
His family relocated to Peru, Indiana, which he loved. In 1951, they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Guy worked for his...
Diane Hill
Oct 19, 2023
Santa Clara, Utah – Diane Sue Hill, 73, passed away October 19, 2023. She was born August 22, 1950, in Tacoma, Washington to William and Mary Ridley. She married Charles Patrick Hill.
Graveside services will be held Friday, October 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Santa Clara City Cemetery, 950 Ancestor Way, Santa Clara, Utah.
...Wayne Cunningham
Oct 18, 2023
Wayne Cunningham was called to his heavenly home on October 18, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born to Luther and Audrey Cunningham in Littlefield, Texas in 1954. He was the carrot-topped baby brother to siblings Mike Cunningham and Debby Cunningham.
Wayne grew up in Texas and attended high school in New...
Vaska Jacqueline Detton
Oct 17, 2023
Hurricane, Utah – Vaska Jacqueline "Jacquie" Detton, 89, passed away October 17, 2023. She was born October 8, 1934, in Los Angeles, California to Morgan and Esther Milburn Hensgen. She married Robert Reed Detton on June 5, 1953 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They had six children.
After the passing of her...
Thales Alfred Derrick
Oct 17, 2023
St George Utah - Thales (Tad) Alfred Derrick, aged 88, of St. George, Utah, passed away on October 17, 2023, in St. George. He was born on January 9, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Thales Matthew Derrick and Harriett Ann Clark. Tad was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as a young...
Patricia Olson
Oct 16, 2023
St. George, Utah – Patricia Doreen Olson, 90, passed away peacefully, while asleep in her home, to be with our Lord on October 16, 2023. She was born July 7, 1933, in National City, California to DeVere Cutler and Alma Ruth Graff Cutler. She met her future husband, Ronald Olson in high school in 1950, and they...
Fred Clark
Oct 11, 2023
Hurricane, Utah - Fred Leo Clark passed away peacefully at his home in Hurricane, Utah on October 11, 2023. He was 91 years old.
Fred was born on August 8, 1932, at his parent's home in Menan, Idaho. He was raised in a farming environment that, given our highly mechanized world, few can...
Gayle Kay Jorgensen
Oct 10, 2023
Hurricane, Utah - Gayle Kay Jorgensen slipped peacefully from this life into the next, surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer in St. George, Utah, on the afternoon of October 10, 2023. She was 81 years old.
Gayle was born on February 23, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, to the late...


