Obituaries

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

Neldon Jarvis Christensen

Neldon Jarvis Christensen

Oct 29, 2020

St. George/Hurricane Utah - Neldon Jarvis Christensen, 91, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2020 in St. George, Utah at the home of his daughter, Myrna Stout. He was born February 14,1929, to Ray and Melissa Christensen.

He married Mary Carol Tryon on August 17,1956. They were sealed in the Salt...

Joseph William Rondo

Joseph William Rondo

Oct 28, 2020

St. George, UT- Joseph William Rondo returned home to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. He was 96 years old and part of "The Greatest Generation."

Joseph was born in Mt. Clemens, MI on September 1, 1924 to Herbert Edward Rondo and Mary Josephine LaForest and was one of...

Eugene Paul "Gene" Anderson

Eugene Paul "Gene" Anderson

Oct 24, 2020

St. George, Utah - Eugene Paul "Gene" Anderson passed away in his home on October 24, 2020, in Saint George, Utah, at the age of 80. He was born February 27, 1940, in Litchfield, MN, to Andrew and Louella Tesch Anderson.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and...

Alice H. Welker

Alice H. Welker

Oct 20, 2020

Orem, Utah – Alice H. Welker, 90, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2020 in Orem, Utah at Summerfield Manor. She was born to Lorenzo and Ella Hunsaker on September 15, 1930 in Elwood Utah.

She married Garr William Welker on March 8, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada and were sealed...

Lawrence E. Laubscher, Sr.

Lawrence E. Laubscher, Sr.

Oct 20, 2020

SAINT GEORGE, UT – Lawrence E. Laubscher, Sr. ("Larry"), passed away at his home on October 20, 2020, at the age of 89. He was born in Kansas City, MO on January 9, 1931. Upon the death of his father in 1937, he moved with his mother, Elizabeth R. Laubscher, and his sister, Ellen Bortz...

Gary Douglas Thomas

Gary Douglas Thomas

Oct 20, 2020

Texas/Utah – Gary Douglas Thomas, 56 years old, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in McKinney, TX. He was born on February 8,1964 in Boston, MA to Earl and Louise Thomas.

Shortly after, they took residence in Las Vegas, NV where he was raised. He graduated from Rancho High School...

Ruth C. Hansen

Ruth C. Hansen

Oct 20, 2020

St. George, Utah - Ruth Elvine Cornwell Hansen, 102, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of October 20, 2020 at her home in St. George, UT. Ruth was born June 28, 1918 in Tuscarora, NV to parents Kirk T. Cornwell and Delia Hart Cornwell.

Ruth had a long...

Milene R. Chorovich

Milene R. Chorovich

Oct 17, 2020

Washington, Utah – Milene R. Chorovich, 50, passed away October 17, 2020. She was born December 20, 1969 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Richard and Rosemary Thalman Chorovich. She married Charles Albert Long in 2007.

Richard Cleon Higley

Richard Cleon Higley

Oct 16, 2020

St. George, Utah – Richard Cleon Higley, 90, passed away October 16, 2020. He was born June 3, 1930 in Battle Mountain, Nevada to Merlin and Mae Weeks Higley. He married LaRue Barnes in Elko, Nevada. They later divorced. He married Kathleen Laughter on August 15, 1974 in Elko, Nevada.

Dick...

Jack C. Bockwoldt

Jack C. Bockwoldt

Oct 16, 2020

St. George, Utah – Jack C. Bockwoldt, 86, passed away October 16, 2020. He was born June 3, 1934 in Loveland, Colorado to Julius and Elsie Kahler Bockwoldt.

Private family graveside services will be held.

Alec M. Tekurio

Alec M. Tekurio

Oct 14, 2020

St. George, Utah – Alec Maitiera Mapuhi Tekurio was born on April 14, 1951 in Papeete, Tahiti to Alfred Viorin and Tepoe Mapuhi Tekurio.  He was raised by his grandparents, Tuamata Tekuravehe and Vahineri'i Maire Mapuhi, who loved him so much and taught him the importance of church, family, and culture. At the age of...

Frank Donald Whitehead

Frank Donald Whitehead

Oct 13, 2020

Washington, Utah

Frank Donald "Don" Whitehead, age 93, peacefully returned home to his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his 5 daughters, October 13, 2020 in Washington, Utah. Don, also known by those he loved as "Big Whitie", was born August 17, 1927 in San Diego, CA to Benjamin Whitehead and Rose Cornelia English....

Kristian Jay Moore

Kristian Jay Moore

Oct 9, 2020

St. George, Utah – Kristian Jay Moore, 45, passed away on October 9, 2020 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born August 1, 1975 in Hanford, California to Alan K. Moore and JoAnne M. Haldeman Moore.

Moving to Ohio in 1984, Kris attended Worthington Schools. After graduating from...

Terry Clifford Peck

Terry Clifford Peck

Oct 8, 2020

LaVerkin, Utah - Terry Clifford Peck, 83, passed away surrounded by his family on October 8, 2020 at the hospital in St. George, Utah. He was 83. He was born September 17, 1937 in Salt Lake City to Clifford and Ruth Forsyth Peck. He married Linda Mae Young on September 26, 1969 in the Salt...

Robert (Bob) Edmond Miles

Robert (Bob) Edmond Miles

Oct 8, 2020

Robert (Bob) Edmond Miles, a long-time resident of Richland, WA and Arvada, CO but more recently of St. George, UT, died on October 8, 2020, at the age of 80.

His death was due to traumatic injuries incurred in a bicycle accident on September 20, where he received multiple fractures to his head...

Renee Maria Schultz Bouineau

Renee Maria Schultz Bouineau

Oct 6, 2020

St. George, Utah - Reneé Maria Schultz Bouineau returned to her Heavenly Father on October 6, 2020, at her home where she lived with her two best friends, Danny her dog, and Sunny her cat. It was her desire to live at her home, which she loved, until she died. She was born January 8,...

Clyde Heath Stamps Jr.

Clyde Heath Stamps Jr.

Oct 4, 2020

Clyde Heath Stamps Jr., 78, passed away October 4, 2020 in Hurricane, Utah. He was born on July 29, 1942 to Clyde Heath Stamps Sr. and Geraldine Lois James in Dallas, Texas.

Graveside services will be held Friday, October 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurricane City Cemetery, 255 East 600 North, Hurricane, Utah. A visitation...

Marsha Harrison Goodwin

Marsha Harrison Goodwin

Oct 3, 2020

New Harmony -Marsha Harrison Goodwin was born December 19, 1948, in Cedar City, Utah to Albert and Iva Harrison. She passed away peacefully on October 3, 2020, surrounded by family.

Marsha grew up in New Castle, Utah but also lived in other places she considered the same kind of heaven, those...

Marion "Doc" Dockery

Marion "Doc" Dockery

Oct 2, 2020

St. George, Utah - Marion "Doc" Melvin Dockery returned to his Heavenly Father, on October 2, 2020, he was at home with his loved ones nearby.  Our loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle was born in Colorado City, Texas, on December 2, 1934.  The son of Russey Dockery and Birdie Mae Fortenberry.  At the age...

Betty Elizabeth Carnazzo

Betty Elizabeth Carnazzo

Oct 1, 2020

Betty Elizabeth Carnazzo, 93, passed away October 1, 2020 in Hurricane, Utah. She was born on March 21, 1927 in Los Angeles, California to Kenneth Purkiss and Ruth Levina Jones.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Springdale Cemetery, 220 Paradise Road, Springdale, Utah.