Obituaries

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

Gladys Johnson Palmer

Gladys Johnson Palmer

Feb 4, 2021

St. George – Gladys Johnson Palmer, 89, left this life on February 4, 2021. She was born in Tropic, Utah on September 19, 1931 to Joseph Hills Johnson, Jr. and Mabel Watson Johnson, the youngest of six children. One of her brothers said Gladys was their sunshine, and she felt adored and cared for all...

Patty Ann Kanies

Patty Ann Kanies

Feb 1, 2021

St. George, Utah – Patty Ann Kanies, 70, passed away February 1, 2021. She was born in Seattle, Washington to Marvin "Bud" and Lauretta VanNostrand. She spent her childhood in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, before moving to northern Colorado. She graduated from Northglenn High School in 1968.

Patty married Terry Kanies on January 26, 1979...

Gary Michael House

Gary Michael House

Jan 31, 2021

St. George - Gary Michael House, 69, of St. George, Utah, died peacefully Sunday evening January 31, 2021 with family by his side. He fought the good fight, but eventually traveled on to his eternal home. He will be greatly missed on this side of heaven.  He was born April 24, 1951 in Durham, NC, to Jesse...

Jennie Hafen Sherratt

Jennie Hafen Sherratt

Jan 30, 2021

Our beautiful mom, Jennie Hafen Sherratt, 92, left this world to join our Dad for a new journey on January 30, 2021. Jennie was born on December 26, 1928, in Ivins, UT, to Walter and Martha Empey Hafen.

Mom was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

David Ralph Munsterman

David Ralph Munsterman

Jan 29, 2021

David Ralph Munsterman, 74, passed away January 29, 2021 in St. George, Utah. He was born on January 7, 1947 to Francis E Munsterman and Frances O' Leary in Sacramento, California. He married Pamela Munsterman in 1992. He was very devoted to his wife and family.

David served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War....

Parker Alan Lambson

Parker Alan Lambson

Jan 28, 2021

Santa Clara – Our son, brother, and friend, Parker Alan Lambson,21, born April 8, 1999 in Orem, Utah, passed away unexpectedly late Tuesday the January 26, 2021 at Gunlock, Utah.

Parker leaves behind his parents: Kaleen & Dave Talley; father, Arden; brothers: Alex (Whitney), Kiel (Jaicelyn), Skyler, and Jordan; sister, Courtney;...

Joan Marie Pinnock

Joan Marie Pinnock

Jan 27, 2021

Joan Marie Pinnock lived 83 wonderful years, passing away peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 now joining her husband H. Wayne. She leaves behind numerous loved ones she saw as her own children and grandchildren.

From playing hockey with the boys to working for The Library of Congress she was a woman with...

Marie Cook Hymas

Marie Cook Hymas

Jan 27, 2021

St. George – Our precious wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Marie Cook Hymas, age 92, passed peacefully at home on January 27, 2021 from cancer. Marie was born in Nampa, ID, October 30, 1928, to Edwin Cottrell and Mary Elizabeth Oakey Cook. She was the youngest of 5 children: Ross, Lena and Lily (twins), and Ed. Although...

Dorothy Bernice Gerhard Steurer Nyquist

Dorothy Bernice Gerhard Steurer Nyquist

Jan 26, 2021

Dorothy Bernice Gerhard Steurer Nyquist,, 92, peacefully died on January 26, 2021 in St. George, Utah. She was born in Greene County, Sugar Creek Township, near Dayton, Ohio on August 28, 1928 in a seven-room farmhouse, owned by her parents Lester William Gerhard and Alma Elizabeth Gerhard.

Dorothy had two older brothers, Paul...

Jerene "Jan" Alice Nelson Curtis

Jerene "Jan" Alice Nelson Curtis

Jan 26, 2021

St. George, Utah - Jerene "Jan" Alice Nelson Curtis, age 91, passed away January 26, 2021 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 10, 1929 to Verda Law Nelson and Farr S. Nelson in Delta, Utah. Jan was raised in Delta, Utah and attended Delta High School.  While in high school, Jan enjoyed her...

Merlene Sanford Daley

Merlene Sanford Daley

Jan 25, 2021

St. George – Mary Merlene Sanford Daley, 88, left this earthly existence to be reunited with her sweet Leo on January 25, 2021. She was born Mary Merlene Sanford on March 7, 1932 to Merle J. Sanford and Gladys Marie Taylor in Payson Utah. She married Leo Lynn Daley on April 24,1958. And was sealed...

Tawnya Kay Collins

Tawnya Kay Collins

Jan 24, 2021

Las Vegas, NV – Tawyna Kay Collins, 41, passed away January 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born February 24, 1979 to Elwin Clark and Anne Adele Wellman Slack in Utah.

Graveside services will be held, Monday, February 1, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. the La Verkin Cemetery, La Verkin, Utah. A visitation will...

Clella Cindy Lehua Blakely

Clella Cindy Lehua Blakely

Jan 24, 2021

St. George, Utah – Clella Cindy Lehua Blakely passed away January 24, 2021, the reunion with her husband, Tom and other loved ones was glorious. Clella Was born in 1959 to Mary Joyce Kikookoonalani Cockett and John Clifford Lawrence in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was welcomed by siblings: Jackie, Bobby, Lani and Victor. Later...

Corrine Herman Pugh

Corrine Herman Pugh

Jan 24, 2021

Washington, UT – Corrine Herman Pugh, 87, passed away, January 24, 2021 in Washington, Utah. She was born on November 24, 1933 to Eugene Oliver and Edith Isom Herman in St. George, Utah. She married Delwyn Floyd (John) Pugh. They had two children: Johnny Blane (Donna) of St. Paul Minnesota, and Michael Dell (Diane) of Aurora, Colorado....

Matthew Taylor Prince

Matthew Taylor Prince

Jan 23, 2021

La Verkin, Utah – Matthew Taylor Prince, 60, passed away January 23, 2021. He was born February 3, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Isabelle Claire Newman and William "Wayne" Prince.

Matt attended Olympus High School and graduated from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. He then attended...

Lt. Col. John Bruce Moseman

Lt. Col. John Bruce Moseman

Jan 22, 2021

Lt. Col. John Bruce Moseman's soul left this earth on January 22, 2021, he was 76 years old and left behind a lasting mark on those he knew. He was born to Fred and Julia Wolf Moseman in Springfield, MO.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Nash Moseman, married 53 years; two sons, Michael F. Moseman...

William "Bill" Given

William "Bill" Given

Jan 22, 2021

St. George-William Albert Given III, "Bill", "Mr. Softball", Sweetheart, Dad, Brother, Grandpa and Uncle, left this earth on January 22, 2021. He was born in 1938 in Kansas City Missouri.

The Given family moved to Veyo in 1970, where after only three months was called to be the Bishop for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Nanci King

Nanci King

Jan 21, 2021

New Harmony, Utah - Nanci King passed away with loved ones at her side on January 21, 2021 at the age of 83.

Nanci Lynn Ellis Hudson King was born March 11, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, the third of four children to Pauline Ida Watson and Preston "Ernie" Luzerne Ellis.  The...

Dennis W. Eberling

Dennis W. Eberling

Jan 21, 2021

Hurricane, Utah – Dennis Wayne Eberling, 82, beloved husband, father, brother and friend, entered the Kingdom of Our Lord January 21, 2021 due to complications of Covid-19 in St. George Utah while comforted by his wife and son.

Wayne, as he was commonly known, was born June 26, 1938 to Lawrence...

Katherine Warner

Katherine Warner

Jan 20, 2021

St. George, Utah - Katherine was born Katherine Naomi Heil in Shimodokaido, Japan on July 23, 1950. She was named after her American and Japanese grandmothers. She lived in Japan until she was 10 before coming to the United States. After arriving in her father's home state of California she had to take classes to...