Obituaries

Nov 12, 2020

St. George, Utah – Jon Merlin Baker, 78, passed away November 12, 2020. Merlin, as he was called, was born on September 11, 1942 to Melba Webb and William Earl Baker. He was the 8 th of 11 children.

He married Sharleen Ruth Neilson on September 3, 1966 in the St....

Nov 12, 2020

Hurricane, Utah - Carmen Norien Davies, 81, passed away November 12, 2020. She was born August 15, 1939 in Park City, Utah to Phyllis Kathleen Jensen and Harvey Daniels.

Carmen lived the majority of her life in the Salt Lake Valley. Growing up, she attended Hawthorne Elementary, Lincoln Jr. High and...

Nov 10, 2020

St. George, Utah –Daniel Edward Schmutz, age 92, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020. He was born the oldest of four children to Edward Mutrux Schmutz and Mary Waite Proctor, in St. George, Utah.

Dan loved growing up in St. George with his family and friends. He worked on the...

Nov 8, 2020

Melvin Don Van Noy passed away from the indiscriminate COVID 19 on November 8, 2020. He was born May 31, 1944 to Melvin J. and Gwen D. Van Noy in Logan, Utah and grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, where he was very active in sports, playing football, and earning a state division title in wrestling. He graduated from...

Nov 8, 2020

Beaver Dam, AZ - William R. Burch "Bill", 86, of Beaver Dam, Arizona died on November 8, 2020 at his home surrounded in love by his family. Bill was born in 1934 in Heber, Utah to Hilton L. Burch and LaVon McKnight who raised him in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He...

Nov 3, 2020

Hurricane UT - Jack Gene Muterspaugh died November 3, 2020 in St. George, UT.  He was born November 7, 1943 in Linton, Indiana at the Greene County Hospital to parents Pearl Edna Gibson and Rex Newton Muterspaugh. Jack grew up on a 20-acre farm in Bloomfield, Indiana with his mother. He became the man of...

Nov 1, 2020

St. George, Utah - Walter S. Killian, age 91, of St. George, Utah, passed away November 1, 2020 at the Southern Utah Veterans Home.

Walt was a dedicated and hardworking father, grandfather, husband, uncle, and brother. He spent his entire life living independently. He had a fun, competitive nature. He especially...

Nov 1, 2020

Santa Clara – Kelly Floyd Lent, of Santa Clara, Utah passed away Sunday November 1, 2020, just 37 days after being diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. Kelly was born July 15, 1958 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Margaret Loughney and Norman Floyd Lent. He loved his childhood in Pocatello, growing up with his sisters and exploring with...

Nov 1, 2020

Washington, Utah – Mildred "Mitzie" Mitchell, 75, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, November 1, 2020 in St. George, Utah. Mitzie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Gary Mitchell in Hyattsville, MD. They would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in March. Mitzie and Gary lived in Maryland for most of their lives before...

Nov 1, 2020

Kriss did not want an obituary, although she was an avid obituary reader. I thought it was important to share her passing because she was a part of so many lives. Kriss was a social worker and adoption specialist for the Utah Division of Social Services, Child Welfare. She and her partners were responsible for placing over...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.