Obituaries

Apr 13, 2022

St. George, UT – In loving memory of our daughter, sister, mother, niece, cousin and friend, Lisa Diane Simmons Breinholt, 45, passed away April 13, 2022. She was born September 12, 1976, to Mark Louis Simmons and Teresa Ann Dodge Simmons in Nampa, ID. Lisa married Shawn Allen and they had three children.

Apr 12, 2022

Hurricane, Utah – Garth J Gilger, age 89, passed away April 12, 2022. He was born on October 24, 1932, in Parowan, Utah to the late Hugh Gilger and Mildred Lowe Gilger. He departed this life on April 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.

Garth's strong work ethic...

Apr 11, 2022

St. George, UT – Kelso Duane Kosa, 17, passed away on April 11, 2022, in Saint George, Utah. In Seattle, Washington, Kelso was born on February 11, 2005, to parents Bryan Kosa and Tiffany Heuman Kosa.

The world lost a bright young man with so much unrealized potential. Kelso was a...

Apr 10, 2022

Ivins, Utah – John Ward Dawson, Jr, 86, passed away April 10, 2022, in St. George, Utah. He was born July 21, 1935, in Hutchinson, Kansas to John (Jack) Ward and Virginia Isabelle Schall Dawson. He married his high school sweetheart, Jan Caldwell on September 16, 1956, at the United Methodist Church in Downey, California....

Apr 2, 2022

Hurricane, Utah – Gerald H Tovey "Tovey" age 89, passed away peacefully in his home April 2, 2022, surrounded by those who loved him most. He was born in Bountiful, Utah to Marvin H Tovey and Thelma Bryson.

After graduating from West High School, he joined the U.S. Army, becoming a...

Mar 31, 2022

St. George, Utah – Donald Day Richardson, Major, USAF (Ret.), born on April 19, 1962, in Madrid, Spain, passed away on March 31, 2022, at the age of 59, in Murray, Utah. The youngest of four siblings, Don was raised in a military family.  During his young life Don lived in Washington, New Jersey, Arizona,...

Mar 30, 2022

St. George – Ellen Mae Dziurman, 72, passed away March 30, 2022. She was born May 5, 1949, to Woodrow William Stapley and Neta Smith, in Cedar City, Utah. She is survived by her husband, Leonard A. Dziurman, Jr.; her sister, Juaneta Jones (Ron Jones); and her brother, Darwin Stapley (Joyce). She is preceded in...

Mar 29, 2022

Ivins, Utah – Barbara Jean Ford Williams, 88, of Allen, Texas passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 29, 2022. She was the youngest of 8 children, born May 18, 1933, in Mutual, Oklahoma to James William Ford and Maude Marie Boone Ford. She met her husband, Edison Paul Williams, when he helped repair her car. They...

Mar 28, 2022

Ivins, Utah – Melvin Thomas Day, 95, passed away March 28, 2022, two days before his 96 th birthday, at his home in Ivins. He was born the 6 th of seven children to Heber Marion Day and Annie Lovisa Jolley, in Benjamin, Utah. He married his sweetheart Edna "Anne" Brown in the Salt Lake...

Mar 27, 2022

Ivins, UT – Wallace Alan Raynor, 93, passed on March 27, 2022, from natural causes, at the Southern Utah Veterans Home, surrounded by his family. He was born October 26, 1928, in Hayward, California, the only son of Cora Isis Johnson and Clayton Ashley Raynor. He deeply loved and fiercely protected his only sister, Patricia...

Mar 24, 2022

St. George – Jeannette E. Nielsen, 87, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, the angels carried our loving Mother to heaven. Jeannette E. Nielsen, of Stewartstown, PA, formally of St. George, UT and Baltimore, MD, died at Misericordia Nursing in York, PA. Born on June 6, 1934, and raised in Baltimore, MD. Jeannette was the...

Mar 22, 2022

St. George – Peggy J. Brandes, 87, passed away in the early morning hours of March 22, 2022, with her loving granddaughter by her side. She was born February 23, 1935, to John A. Dowdy and Josie Lee Douglas.

She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl Vessey and her son, John Brandes, her grandchildren and...

Mar 21, 2022

Santa Clara, Utah – Garth Gary Hustead, 65, born October 6, 1956, made his journey home to his Father in Heaven on March 21, 2022.

Garth had a true passion for loving, laughing, and living. He was an old soul, loved being outdoors, camping, fishing, and of course, ATVing. He definitely...

Mar 19, 2022

Washington, Utah – On Saturday, March 19, 2022, David Steven Glade, loving and devoted husband, father of seven children and grandfather of 24 grandchildren, passed away at the age of 82. To all who knew and loved him, he was known as Steve, Dad or Grandpa. He was born on Feb. 7, 1940, in Salt...

Mar 19, 2022

St. George – Rulon Walter Cox, 87, passed away March 19, 2022, peacefully in his home. Walt, as everyone affectionately called him, was born in St. George to Rulon "Boots" Cox and Ida May Iverson on February 12, 1935. He grew up in St. George and was amazed at how much his little hometown of...

Mar 16, 2022

Santa Clara, Utah – Nathan Jens Rasmussen passed away on March 16, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from an accidental overdose at age 21. He was doing what he loved the most – traveling. He was excited to start a four-week TEFL course and then teach English to Cambodian students.

Nathan...

Mar 13, 2022

St. George, Utah – Robert Iron Wall, 61, passed away March 13, 2022. He was born May 4, 1960, in Bitter Springs, Arizona to Walker S. and Mary Iron Wall.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (UT time) in the Family Plot in Bitter Springs,...

Mar 13, 2022

St. George, UT – Robert VanderZalm, 76, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2022. He was born on October 9, 1945, in Atlantic City, NJ to James and Catherine Friedel VanderZalm.

Robert served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired from the University of Illinois after 28 years.

Robert was...

Mar 12, 2022

St. George, UT - Glade Ivo Southam, 85, passed at home, on March 12, 2022, surrounded in love by his adoring family. He was born on October 14, 1936, in Richfield, UT to George Dee and Pearl Jensen Southam. He is married to the love of his life, Marilyn Adams. They were married on December...

Mar 11, 2022

St. George, Utah - Shirley Fromknecht Wilson passed away March 11, 2022, at the age of 90 after a brief, but courageous battle with ALS. Shirley was born in Huntsville, AL on January 11, 1932. From the age of 3, Shirley was raised in Southern California attending Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, CA. She...