Obituaries

Dec 26, 2023

Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sibling, Friend

"If roses grow in Heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me. And give them to my loved ones and tell them they're from me."

Enid Eileen Reinert Hower was born on May 9, 1946, in Allentown, PA. She passed away on December...

Dec 25, 2023

Ivins, Utah - E. Edward Gill passed away peacefully at the age of 95, on Christmas morning 2023 in Ivins, Utah.

Edward was born on the 20 of September 1928 in Bovill, Idaho, to Earl Aarn Gill and Dollie (Cooper) Gill.  He attended St. Maries High School and the University of Idaho, graduating...

Dec 23, 2023

St. George, Utah - Donna Jane Sweeney, 80, a resident of St. George, Utah for many years, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, December 23, 2023. She was born in Chisholm, Minnesota on August 26, 1943, to Donald Christian and Mary Jane Nuesse.

Donna married Richard Sweeney. She had three children: James...

Dec 19, 2023

Derrin Bruce Pollock, age 45, of Washington, UT passed away on December 19, 2023. He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Dale and Shauna Pollock. His family moved to Washington, UT when Derrin was 5 years old, and he attended Washington Elementary, Pine View Middle School, and graduated from Pine view High School in 1997. Derrin...

Dec 19, 2023

Olga DeAnna Cruser Cain Holt, 85, passed away on December 19, 2023, at home in LaVerkin, Utah, with her brother, Jess at her side and with some wonderful care givers that she wanted to be present as she came to her final rest. She was born April 30, 1938, to Charles Merril and Clara Reeder Cruser in...

Dec 18, 2023

St. George, Utah – KC Heaton passed on from his life on December 18, 2023, surrounded by his family after a long and hard battle with brain cancer.  He was born on July 8, 1990, in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Hooper, Utah.

When KC was a senior in high school, he...

Dec 16, 2023

Lehi, Utah - Robert Edwin Allen, 94, passed away December 16, 2023.

Robert (Bob) was born March 3, 1929, to Stanley LeRoy Allen and Lillian Swenson Allen in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Eula Rulene Pendleton on September 2, 1955.

He graduated from East High School (Salt Lake City), received a BFA degree in...

Dec 15, 2023

St. George Utah - Stephen made his way into the world October 29th, 1960, at Cottonwood Hospital. As a boy he was raised by his parents Anna Dee and Royce Larry McKee growing up in Sandy City and Holladay, Utah.

Steve grew up being a big brother to Dave (Carla), Laurie (Scott), and Sherry whom...

Dec 15, 2023

St George, Utah - Carol Jacobson Stephen was born in the home of her parents Alma Evan Jacobson and Emma Bateman on January 7, 1932, in Springville, Utah. Carol passed away on December 15, 2023, in St. George, Utah at the age of 91. She was the youngest of four children, having an older sister and two...

Dec 10, 2023

St George Utah - Liselotte Haertl Schiel, beloved wife, stepmother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away December 10, 2023, in St. George, Utah, at age 99. The first of three children, Lilo as she was called, was born in Munich, Germany on February 28, 1924, to Gregor Haertl and Therese Berger. Lilo held fond memories of...

Dec 9, 2023

St. George, Utah - Aric was born March 29, 1959, in Denver, Colorado, to Charles "Chuck" and Nancy Cramer. He spent his younger years climbing the highest peak of every mountain in the United States. He had a black belt in Tae Kwan Do and lifted weights. He coached his boys' little league teams and would go...

Dec 6, 2023

St. George, Utah - Carol Parr, 61, died peacefully December 6, 2023, in the Red Cliffs Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and adopted by Grant and Wanda Livingston.

Carol enjoyed being active physically and loved to socialize. Her bubbly, cheerful personality was contagious and made her...

Dec 4, 2023

Washington, Utah – Lynn L. Brklacich, 79, passed away December 4, 2023. She was born February 13, 1944, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to William and Rosemary McElwain.

Lynn was born in Michigan and grew up in Minnesota. She moved to Southern California in her early adulthood.

Her occupation was...

Dec 4, 2023

Ivins, Utah - William Edward Newman was born December 27, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois to   parents William B. and Florence V. Newman.  William "Bill" passed away December 4, 2023, in St. George, Utah.  Bill grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and in his teenage years fell in love with the Navy and airplanes.  He wanted and...

Dec 3, 2023

St George, Utah - Karen Joy Allender Pehlke passed away in the early morning of Sunday, December 3, 2023, after a brief battle with ovarian cancer. She passed peacefully with her family at her side as the sunrise cast a golden hue over the desert and red-rock mountains of St. George, Utah where Karen and her husband, David, had...

Dec 2, 2023

St. George, Utah - Anne Thorndike Cover passed away peacefully on December 2, 2023 following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 28, 1935 in New York to Ashley and Elizabeth Thorndike, She was married in 1953 to Edwin McIntosh (Mac) Cover in Irvington, NY and enjoyed 62 years of marriage until his death...

Dec 1, 2023

Mary Lee Middleton passed away December 1, 2023, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. She lived and loved fiercely in life, so something tough like cancer would have to take her down.

Lee was born August 4, 1949, in St. George, Utah, to Burton and Edith Harris Milne, with an older brother...

Dec 1, 2023

St. George, Utah - Helen Sue Taylor Cazier was born on Aug 17,1949 to Ross and Nellie Taylor. Sue grew up in Parowan, Utah. She is the baby sister of Ross Nelson (Jane) Taylor, Thomas (Jan) Taylor. In her youth she was involved in 4-H and taught other local girls in the community sewing and cooking. She...

Nov 25, 2023

Dr. Douglas D. Alder, beloved husband, father, grandfather, professor and college president, passed away at home on November 25, 2023 surrounded by family with his beloved Elaine holding his hand. He was 91.

Born November 10, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Georgia Ellen Payzant and Linden Benson Alder, he became known...

Nov 24, 2023

Santa Clara, Utah - Henry Gene Coleman passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Clara, UT on November 24, 2023, just a month shy of his 90th birthday, due to complications of cancer with which he had bravely fought a 19-year battle.

Gene was born in Logan, Utah, the third of five...