Obituaries

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

William Joseph Kabey

William Joseph Kabey

Feb 27, 2021

St. George, Utah – William Joseph "Joe" Kabey, 91, passed away February 27, 2021. He was born November 20, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Hortence Clark and Francis Kabey. In 1980, he married Bonnie Marie Contos.

In 1950, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving in Japan during the Korean...

Robert "Allan" Boyd

Robert "Allan" Boyd

Feb 26, 2021

St. George, Utah – Robert "Allan" Boyd, 70, passed away unexpectedly on February 26, 2021, in the home of his niece Melinda Beagley Olsen in Lindon, Utah. He was born December 15, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas to Robert Arthur Boyd and Vivian Asher Boyd. Allan was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...

Donald Willis Funcannon

Donald Willis Funcannon

Feb 24, 2021

St. George, Utah - On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Donald Willis Funcannon, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 89 at his home in St. George, Utah.

Don was born Aug 9, 1931 in Price, Utah to Roy and Louise (Pessetto) Funcannon, Naval Veteran of the Korean...

Carolyn Grange Arnold

Carolyn Grange Arnold

Feb 24, 2021

Santa Clara, Utah - Carolyn Grange Arnold, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away due to a sudden illness on February 24th, 2021 with her loving husband at her side.

Carolyn was born in Huntington, Utah on February 26th, 1945 the second child to parents Peter Grange and Marie Wakefield. At...

Janine Musser West

Janine Musser West

Feb 22, 2021

St. George, Utah – Janine Musser West, 77, passed away on February 22, 2021. She was born on April 24, 1943 in Salt Lake City, UT and was the firstborn child to Barre McCune and Virginia Smith Musser. She married Claude Arch West, III in 1973 in Union City, CA. They were sealed for time...

Dora "Pat" Morgan

Dora "Pat" Morgan

Feb 21, 2021

Loveland, Colorado - Dora "Pat" Jane Buttars Morgan passed away peacefully on February 20, 2021. She was born January 22, 1926. She was finally reunited with her husband and son, She has been waiting for this wonderful reunion for several years.

She married Cecil P. Morgan on December 16, 1942. With...

Douglas Jeppson Johansen

Douglas Jeppson Johansen

Feb 19, 2021

Douglas Jeppson Johansen, 91, passed away February 19, 2021 in St. George, Utah. He was born on February 16, 1930, to Harold Emanuel and Lola Jeppson Johansen in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Dorothy LaVern Gray in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 23, 1951. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple on Marcy 17, 1964....

Craig Alan Roberts

Craig Alan Roberts

Feb 15, 2021

St. George, Utah - On Monday, February 15, 2021 Craig passed away peacefully after courageously battling Multiple Sclerosis for more than 25 years.  Born March 25,1967 in Afton, Wyoming to Jerry and Judy Roberts, Craig was the oldest of five children.  Craig lived a very active childhood. He loved riding dirt bikes all over the...

Howard L. Criddle

Howard L. Criddle

Feb 14, 2021

St. George, Utah - Howard L. Criddle, our loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and special friend to many, passed away February 14, 2021.  He was 87.  He was born September 20, 1933, in Syracuse, Utah.  He was the second of five children, born to Carl and Lyra Fowers Criddle.

Howard married...

Leonora Sili

Leonora Sili

Feb 13, 2021

Hurricane, Utah - Leanora Kaohulani Sili, 61, passed away February 13, 2021. She was born March 19, 1959 in San Francisco Kaiser Foundation Hospital to Robert Lopaka Naipo and Eliza Makaiwi. She married Toafitu Sili in Reno, Nevada on April 13, 1985.

Lea was born and raised in San Francisco and...

Horst G. Duesterwald

Horst G. Duesterwald

Feb 12, 2021

St. George, Utah - Horst was born January 2, 1941 in beautiful Schlagswig Von Holstein in northern Germany. His parents, Anne and Arthur Duesterwald and brother, Brent, predeceased him. Horst was married to Ann Richardson who died of cancer with Horst attending to Ann throughout her long illness.

Ann and Horst...

Daniel Robison Walsh

Daniel Robison Walsh

Feb 11, 2021

Toquerville, Utah – Daniel Robison Walsh, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away February 11, 2021 at the St. George Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah. He was born October 22, 1944 in Long Beach, California, to Charles and Josephine Robison Walsh. When he was two years old, his family returned to Logandale,...

Lou Muzingo

Lou Muzingo

Feb 7, 2021

Velma Lou Muzingo, resident of Hurricane, Utah passed away on February 7 th , 2021 at the age of 78.  Lou was born on September 13, 1942 in Payson, Utah to Richard LaVear Sizemore and Veda Julia Cowan.   She married Hollis Charles Muzingo on April 4 th , 1964 in Grants, New Mexico.   Lou was raised in Springlake, Utah...

Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker

Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker

Feb 7, 2021

On February 7, 2021, Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker's spirit was released from her exhausted mortal body to return "Home". Joye was born in the front bedroom of her parent's house in Springville, Utah on March 6, 1931. Educated in Provo, Utah, she attended Maeser Elementary, Farrer Jr. High and the "cold" Provo High School. After High School she worked...

Jean Elizabeth Krause Dewey

Jean Elizabeth Krause Dewey

Feb 5, 2021

A loving reunion took place the evening of February 5, 2021 as our mother, Jean Dewey, crossed through the veil and into the arms of our father. After missing him for over 20 years, they are reunited again.

Jean Elizabeth Krause was born August 25, 1930 in Long Beach, California to Ethel Sagers...

Franz Czipri

Franz Czipri

Feb 4, 2021

At the age of 93, Franz Czipri of St. George, Utah, passed away peacefully at home, with his beloved wife and children by his side, on February 4 th , 2021.

Franz was born in Bia Torbagy, Hungary, during a chaotic time in history.   He escaped the Russian invasion in April 1946 and fled to Germany, where...

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.