Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Whitney Rose Anderson
May 22, 2022
St. George, Utah – Our beautiful, radiant daughter, Whitney Rose Anderson, was peacefully released from the restrictions of her physical body on May 22, 2022, after a short battle with acute onset pneumonia. There are no words to adequately express our grief and the myriad of ways her joyous presence will be missed. Although her...
Gaylen C Heppler
May 21, 2022
St. George, Utah – Gaylen Corry Heppler, age 94, passed away on May 21, 2022, in St. George, Utah and was reunited with his sweetheart Anna. He was born in Cedar City, Utah to Rue Franklin and Marva Corry Heppler on April 27, 1928. He was the first born and big brother to Jerry, Wayne,...
Vickey Woolsey Coleman Hansen
May 19, 2022
Hurricane, Utah - Vickey Woolsey Coleman Hansen passed away at home due to complications from Alzheimer's on May 19, 2022. She was born in Panguitch, UT on July 24, 1944, to Wells Woolsey and Beth Cottam. She was the oldest of five siblings and spent her childhood in Escalante, UT. She married Dan Coleman on...
Quinn Kevin Thacker
May 17, 2022
St. George, Utah – Quinn Kevin Thacker, 66, passed away May 17, 2022, at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born January 27, 1956, in Riverside, California to Gene and Barbara Medlen Thacker. He attended David Weir Grammar School, Sullivan Middle School, and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1974. He married Deborah...
Rulon Eugene Rasmussen
May 16, 2022
Las Vegas, NV – Rulon Eugene Rasmussen, 91, passed away May 16, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 9, 1930, in Monroe, Utah. His parents were Rulon S. and Floral Rasmussen. He graduated from South Sevier High School in 1949 and attended the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City for one year....
Ian Robert Spendlove
May 15, 2022
Santa Clara, UT – Ian Robert Spendlove, 13, passed away on May 15, 2022. He was born January 30, 2009. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Desert Dawn Chapel, 1705 Desert Dawn Drive, Santa Clara, Utah. Visitations will be held Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Ivan Crain Church
May 10, 2022
Ivan Crain Church unexpectedly passed away on May 10, 2022, at the age of 39. Ivan was born on December 14, 1982, in Mesa, Arizona to Nancy Jane and Richie Church. His grandmother, Eva Oglesbee, helped raise Ivan and they shared a special bond. The family moved from Arizona back to Ohio. Ivan graduated from Hurricane High...
Eileen Demille Nelson
May 10, 2022
St. George – Eileen DeMille Nelson,77, passed away peacefully at home May 10, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 3, 1945, to Ardell and Mary Jane Crofts DeMille and grew up in Rockville, UT.
At a young age, Eileen began taking piano lessons, and by the age...
Ryan Golding Allen
May 7, 2022
St George, Utah - Ryan Golding Allen, 37, passed May 7, 2022 at his home in St George, Utah. He was born April 29, 1985 at Midvale, Utah, the son of Jonathan Allen and Theresa Akers Allen.
Our beloved Ryan G Allen was tragically taken from his children, family and friends...
Kathleen Bovo
May 3, 2022
St. George, UT – Kathleen Nicholson Bovo, 71, passed away at home on May 3, 2022, in St. George, UT, surrounded by loved ones. She was born June 9, 1950, to Colin Nicholson and Sarah (Sally) Pearce, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married, the love of her life, Rich Bovo on May 12, 1990....
Gail Louise Kunzer
May 2, 2022
St. George, UT – Gail Louise Kunzer (nee´ Weyandt) loving wife, mother and grandmother entered eternal life on May 2, 2022, at age 69. She passed peacefully and with dignity surrounded by her loving family at home in St. George, UT. Upon her tragic diagnosis of ALS two years ago, Gail contributed to neurological medical...
Colleen Willis
Apr 30, 2022
St. George, UT – Colleen Marie Willis, age 82 of Eagle Mountain Utah passed away on April 30, 2022, in her home after a long, valiant battle with cancer. Colleen was born in Ogden Utah on June 6, 1939, to Alice Anita Kelly and James Robert Marcum. She was the oldest of 9 children. She...
Elaine Allred
Apr 29, 2022
St. George – Elaine Allred, age 87 passed at her home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loved ones, on the afternoon of April 29, 2022. She was born July 18, 1934, in Manti, Utah to Alden K. and Hazel Jessen Barton. She married her sweetheart, Douglas Vance Allred, in the Manti, Utah Temple...
Mary Edna Mace
Apr 29, 2022
St. George, Utah – Mary Edna Mace, 95, passed away April 29, 2022, in St. George, Utah. She was loved by many, especially all the Ladies of the Elks. She was an active Lady of the Elks for many years and on many committees that served the community in St. George.
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Robert Grant Austad
Apr 29, 2022
St. George, Utah – Robert Grant Austad (aka Bob or Robbie) of St. George, Utah passed away on April 29, 2022, at the age of 80, at the St. George Regional Hospital from surgical complications. He was born August 13, 1941, in Ogden, Utah to Grant Jacob Austad and Ora Verla Raty but was loved...
Lori Jeppson Forsyth
Apr 28, 2022
St. George, Utah - Lori Forsyth passed away following an extensive journey with breast cancer the morning of April 28, 2022, in her home in St George, Utah surrounded by family. She was born, Lori Jeppson, as an early Christmas gift to her parents Roland and Mary Anna Jeppson on December 24, 1960, in Logan...
Darlene Reidhead
Apr 26, 2022
St. George, Utah - Darlene Reidhead, 81, passed away April 26, 2022, surrounded by her family.
She was a New Year's baby born in Richfield, Utah to Dean Warnick Atwood and Arlena Heidenrich (Atwood) Duke. She graduated from Provo High School. After high school, she received her flight attendant certification. She...
Glade Verdel Curtis
Apr 26, 2022
Santa Clara, Utah – Glade Verdel Curtis, 82, passed away April 26, 2022. He was born October 6, 1939, in Salina, Utah to Harold and Mary Hunt Curtis. He married Irene Mellor November 20, 1959, in the Manti Temple.
Glade was raised in Aurora, Utah. He attended North Sevier High School....
I Verdell Hinton
Apr 22, 2022
Hurricane, Utah – I Verdell Hinton 95, passed away peacefully at The Haven Assisted Living Facility April 22, 2022, with family by his side.
Verdell was born in a small brick house across the street from where the Red Brick Church stands today on December 29, 1926, in Hurricane, Utah. He...
Cathleen Patricia Keane
Apr 21, 2022
St. George, Utah – Cathleen Patricia Keane, 82, passed away April 21, 2022. She was born November 11, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Ralph Harold Davidson and Catherine Patricia McQuistion Davidson.
A visitation will be held Friday, April 29, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West...


