Obituaries

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

Wanda Blake Lucas

Wanda Blake Lucas

Oct 24, 2022

On October 24, 2022, Wanda Blake Lucas passed away peacefully in her sleep in Boise, Idaho. Wanda was born to Milo and Mary Alena Blake in 1937 in St. George, Utah.

She attended Dixie High, class of 1955, and cherished her days growing up in St. George. She loved telling stories about her...

Lloyd Claude Warner

Lloyd Claude Warner

Oct 24, 2022

St. George, UT – Lloyd Claude Warner was born in Delta, Utah in the winter of 1931 to Angie Dearden and Claude Elden Warner. It was in the depth of the depression, so jobs were hard to come by. Lloyd grew up moving all over the state with his parents, older sister, Naoma and younger...

Robert Lenoir Cox

Robert Lenoir Cox

Oct 21, 2022

St. George, UT – Robert Lenoir Cox, 98, was born on March 23, 1924, to Arthur D. Cox and Cora Haight. Raised on the Cox farm outside of Rockville, Utah, he is the third son and the fifth child in a family of nine children. One sibling died at birth, but the others raised large...

Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr.

Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr.

Oct 21, 2022

The world lost a great man on October 21, 2022 at the age of 90. Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr. was born February 19, 1932 in Cedar City, Utah to Harry Earl Brockmeier Sr. and Catherine Agnes Littlefield. He was raised in Zion National Park.

He attended Hurricane High School where he was quite...

John Brent Davis

John Brent Davis

Oct 21, 2022

Hurricane, Utah - John Brent Davis passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at his home in Hurricane, Utah surrounded by family. He was born February 18, 1936, to Orson Pratt and Olive (Bitter) Davis at his parent's log cabin in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the sixth of eight children in the family.

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Robin Ray Smith

Robin Ray Smith

Oct 19, 2022

Hurricane, Utah - Robin "Rob" Ray Smith was called home on October 19, 2022, in St George, Utah after a heroic battle with end stage Renal failure and ultimately suffered cardiac arrest at the tender age of 61. He was surrounded by loving family.

Rob was born on August 17, 1961,...

Joseph Seabury Johnson

Joseph Seabury Johnson

Oct 12, 2022

Ivins, Utah - Joseph "Joe" Seabury Johnson was born April 23, 1923, in Columbia, South Dakota, to Ralph and Elva Johnson. He passed away on October 12, 2022, in the Veteran's Home in Ivins, Utah. He attended a one room grade school in Columbia High School. He was drafted into the Navy November 1942 and...

Terry Kanies

Terry Kanies

Oct 12, 2022

St. George, Utah - Terry Kanies passed away October 12, 2022, in St. George, Utah. He was born January 8, 1949, in Denver, Colorado to Joseph and Margaret Kanies. He attended St. Louis Elementary School and was in the first graduating class at Most Precious Blood Elementary School. He graduated from Mullen High School in...

Christopher Gabrielson

Christopher Gabrielson

Oct 10, 2022

St. George, Utah – Christopher Gabrielson passed away on October 10, 2022 at the age of 48.

Chris is survived by his parents, Len and Ronda Gabrielson; and siblings: Lisa Thorpe, David Gabrielson, Aaron Gabrielson, Jeremy Gabrielson, Brian Gabrielson, Sara Howell, and Gunnar Gabrielson. Chris is also survived by many in-laws,...

Dr. Phillip Ronald Spinelli

Dr. Phillip Ronald Spinelli

Oct 10, 2022

St. George, Utah - Dr. Spinelli (known usually as Ron) died quickly and peacefully on October 10, 2022, at age 85 at the IHC hospital in St. George following a heart attack.

Ron was born June 5, 1937, in Homestead, PA the son of Phillip Paul Spinelli and Kathryn Bernice Ricketts....

Orville Patrick Fisher

Orville Patrick Fisher

Oct 8, 2022

St. George, Utah – Orville Patrick Fisher, 78, passed away October 6, 2022, in St. George, Utah. He was born March 17, 1944, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Jessie Anna Louise Rice and Albert Charles Fisher. He married Karen Anita Bodily for eternity on October 24, 1969, in the Manti Temple.

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Marva Montgomery Nelson

Marva Montgomery Nelson

Oct 7, 2022

St. George, Utah - Marva Montgomery Nelson, 85, passed away October 7, 2022.  She was born August 9, 1937 in Heber City, Utah to Earl G. and Atha L. Johnson Montgomery. She attended local schools and graduated from Wasatch High School.  Music was her passion always singing or playing the piano with various choral groups...

Sherman Lee

Sherman Lee

Oct 6, 2022

Santa Clara, UT/Fayette, UT – Arthur Sherman Lee, 88, passed away on October 6, 2022, in St. George, UT. He was born in Monroe, UT on September 10, 1934, to Clark and Ruth Lee. He was married to Anna Dorius 67 years ago on August 26, 1955, in Fayette, UT. They were later sealed in...

Clarence Henry Spilker

Clarence Henry Spilker

Oct 5, 2022

St. George, Utah – With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Clarence Henry "Chris" Spilker on October 5, 2022, age 95 from illness incident to age. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His family emigrated from Germany to the US shortly after the end of World War I. He...

Helen Marie Mcelroy

Helen Marie Mcelroy

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah – Helen Marie McElroy, 103, passed away October 4, 2022. She was born August 28, 1919 in Roseburg, Oregon to Roy and Ethel Catching. She married Eugene McElroy.

Helen will be interred next to her husband in the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam

Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah – Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam, USAF, Ret., passed away October 4, 2022, from causes incident to age. He was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on January 1, 1929, to Erwin and Josephine Ruhsam. He spent his childhood and early years in Minnesota before attending Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and entering...

Rosemary Wright Jones

Rosemary Wright Jones

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah - Rosemary Wright Jones always wanted to live to be 90 years old. The Lord gave us a bonus year, for at the age of 91 years and 4 days, on October 4, 2022, Rosemary Wright Jones, surrounded by loved ones, passed peacefully and joyfully through the veil into the arms of...

Mike Pettis

Mike Pettis

Oct 2, 2022

Ivins, Utah - Lewis Mike Pettis passed away peacefully on October 2, 2022 in Ivins, Utah due to conditions incident to age and Alzheimer's disease.  He was 89 years old.

Mike was born September 27, 1933 in Sharon Springs, Kansas to Gordon F. Pettis and Gwendolyn Gailey Pettis.  He was the...

Tyler Hall

Tyler Hall

Sep 30, 2022

St. George, Utah – Tyler was a disciple of Jesus Christ. The best of men. He dedicated his life to serving God and his neighbor. Tyler Orwin Hall, 35, returned to his Heavenly home on September 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He fought a brave battle with lung cancer for nearly 3 years....

Daniel Max Jackson

Daniel Max Jackson

Sep 29, 2022

St. George, UT - Daniel "Danny" Max Jackson, 57, born to David Max and Lisa Togonon Jackson on April 13, 1965, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on September 29, 2022, after an 18-month battle with lung cancer.

Danny was born in Whidbey Island, Washington and raised...