Obituaries

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

Robert Hale Pearce

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Wayne Cunningham

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

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

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

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

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

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...