Obituaries

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

Dorothea "Dee" Blomquist

Dorothea "Dee" Blomquist

Dec 15, 2018

St. George, Utah - Dorothea "Dee" Blomquist, 97, passed away December 15, 2018. She was born September 23, 1921 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Theodora Shelton Snyder and Albert Vredevelt. Dee was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Grover Francis Coburn. She is survived by her daughter, Marla (Roger) Bundren; son, Gary Coburn; six grandchildren: Jason...

Grant Von Harrison

Grant Von Harrison

Dec 12, 2018

St. George, Utah – Our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Grant Von Harrison, passed away on December 12, 2018 at the age of 81.  He was surrounded by his wife, all seven of his children and several other close family members. Grant has fought a valiant battle for the last six years and endured all of his trials...

Judith "Judy" Roberts

Judith "Judy" Roberts

Dec 11, 2018

St. George, Utah – Judith Elaine "Judy" Roberts, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018, surrounded by her husband of 53 years and her loving children. After struggling with diabetes for decades Judy surprised us all by having a sudden heart attack while watching the holiday movie Christmas Vacation with Jerry by her side (a family tradition).  She...

Frank K. King

Frank K. King

Dec 6, 2018

St. George, Utah - Frank King of St. George, UT, 93 years old, passed away December 6, 2018 at his home while under the loving care of his granddaughter, Kristy.  He was born November 17, 1925 in San Bernardino, CA to Frank King and Ruby Kelley.

Ruby K. Robinson

Ruby K. Robinson

Dec 6, 2018

St. George, Utah - Ruby K. Robinson, born October 7, 1928, in Garland, Utah, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2018. She was the 6th of 8 children. Ruby graduated from Richfield (Idaho) High School. Ruby and Ray Robinson met in Boise, ID in the mid-1960s. A loving courtship began, followed by marriage and the blending of...

Raleigh Eugene Lacy

Raleigh Eugene Lacy

Dec 6, 2018

Raleigh Eugene "Gene" Lacy, age 92 of Laramie, Wyoming, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 6, 2018, at his winter home in St. George, Utah. He is survived by Bertha, his loving wife of 65 years; daughter, Sandy DeCora of Laramie, WY; sons: Cody (Sheryl) of Longmont, CO and...

Patrick Michael Fogarty

Patrick Michael Fogarty

Dec 4, 2018

St. George, Utah – Patrick Michael Fogarty, 67, passed away December 4, 2018. He was born March 25, 1951 in Glendale, California to Jerone and Margaret Johnson Fogarty.

A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held Saturday, March...

Chester Wesley Whitehead

Chester Wesley Whitehead

Dec 2, 2018

St. George, Utah – Chester Wesley "Wes" Whitehead, 93, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018. He was born in St. George on April 10, 1925 to Chester Arthur Whitehead and Jessie Gardner Whitehead. He married LaFawn Lew Walter on July 18, 1947 in the St. George Temple. Wes lived in St. George on the same corner for most...

Jack Stanton Pearson Marshall

Jack Stanton Pearson Marshall

Dec 1, 2018

Ivins, Utah - Jack Stanton Pearson Marshall was born on April 28, 1929 in Topeka, Kansas to Helen Lucille Orr and Stanton Lawson Pearson. Jack's great great-grandfather was a territorial Governor of Kansas, the Hon. Frederick P. Stanton. After his parent's divorce in 1934, Helen married Donald Marshall who later adopted him. Jack married Beverly Canty, on December...

Pauline Cerhitova Machnicki

Pauline Cerhitova Machnicki

Nov 30, 2018

St. George, Utah - Pauline Cerhitova Machnicki, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on 30 November 2018. Pauline was born 2 January 1924, in Stare, Slovakia to Susan Cerhitova and Andrew Hromulak.  She had a wonderful childhood surrounded by her extended family and she spoke often...

William "Bill" Tobicoe

William "Bill" Tobicoe

Nov 30, 2018

William "Bill" Tobicoe, 94, passed away November 30, 2018, in St. George, Utah. He was born in Ontario Canada, July 23, 1924, on the Six Nations Indian Reservation and at 94 was one of the oldest members of his tribe, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and was the last serving veteran of World War 11, from his...

Edgar "Ed" Cauble

Edgar "Ed" Cauble

Nov 29, 2018

St. George, Utah

Edgar "Ed" Cauble, 85 , passed away, peacefully, in the arms of his wife, Sharon, his stepdaughter, Terri, and stepson-in-law, Larry, by his side on November 29, 2018. He was born on February 18, 1933 in Fresno, California, the son of Grant and Blanche...

Doralee Player Flannery

Doralee Player Flannery

Nov 29, 2018

On November 29, 2018 Mom left her tired body, returning into the arms of her love and soulmate Jerry. Family was present and consoling at her passing. Her struggles for breath and loneliness are over as Heavenly angels welcome her home. Dodie was born October 10, 1939 in Beaver, UT to A. Harry Player and Jean Williams Player. Moving while...

Jerold Glen Sorensen

Jerold Glen Sorensen

Nov 28, 2018

St. George, Utah -

Jerold passed away of natural causes on November 29, 2018 in St. George, Utah. Jerold was born in his grandmother's home in Aurora, UT, to Cline and Reta Sorensen on August 12, 1933. He was raised on his father's sugar beet farm, and...

Dr. Herbert Richard Lander, Jr.

Dr. Herbert Richard Lander, Jr.

Nov 23, 2018

St. George, Utah - In Herb's words he led a "charmed life" as he walked this road for 80 years. He passed away November 23, 2018. His journey began on March 2, 1938 in Lucinda, a small rural community in western Pennsylvania where he learned the meaning of love friendship and family. The pathway continued with a focus...

Doris Naidine Tatlow Smith

Doris Naidine Tatlow Smith

Nov 22, 2018

St. George, Utah – Doris Naidine Tatlow Smith passed away Thanksgiving morning, November 22, 2018. She was born March 31, 1932 to Job Malcolm Tatlow and Clara Arlene Yeatman in Cairo, Georgia. Doris was raised by her father and her step-mother, Ruth Gertrude Buck. She married Weldon H Smith on October 12, 1950. They had five children but...

Lt. Colonel Robert Leon Conrad

Lt. Colonel Robert Leon Conrad

Nov 22, 2018

St. George, Utah – Lt. Robert "Bob" L. Conrad passed away Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2018 from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Bob was born in Twin Falls, ID on Jan. 2, 1937 to loving parents Lee Olen and Nina Conrad of...

Michael Dean Cox

Michael Dean Cox

Nov 22, 2018

Springville, Utah – Michael Dean Cox, age 71, graduated life on Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2018 in Springville, Utah.  He was born February 12, 1947 to Elmer and Pauline Schmutz Cox in Cedar City, Utah. He married Winona Louise Lehman on February 23, 1972 in West Covina, California and they were...

Beth Jensen

Beth Jensen

Nov 20, 2018

Lehi, Utah – Beth Revella Angus Jensen, our sweet "Granny" Beth died of natural causes at the glorious age of 95.  Each interaction she made was a gift and we are blessed to have kept her loving life here for so long. She was born August 13, 1923 in Provo, Utah...

Ernest Paul Larsen

Ernest Paul Larsen

Nov 19, 2018

St. George, Utah – Artist, author, and retired entrepreneur, Paul Larsen, died peaceful in his home on November 19, 2018 at the age of 77, surrounded by family. Paul's story starts on February 15, 1941, the second child to Ernest Hans and Charlotte Grace Larsen. Paul was born in Washington D.C. After World War II, Ernest moved his...