Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Ada Mae Gardner
Aug 11, 2018
Ada Mae Rodgers Gardner, 92, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 Washington, Utah. She was born October 6, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Bert Huish Rodgers and Mary Bernice Peterson Rodgers,
She attended...
Marsha Lynne Blake Gubler
Aug 11, 2018
Santa Clara, Utah – Marsha Lynne Blake Gubler, age 69, returned to her Heavenly Father on Aug. 11, 2018. She passed away at her home in Santa Clara, Utah. She was born March 30, 1949, in St. George to James Gordon Blake and Della Leola Stimpson Blake. Marsha Lynne married Keith...
Joseph Michael Calabrese
Aug 10, 2018
Central, Utah – Joseph Michael Calabrese, 70, passed away August 10, 2018 in the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins. He was born May 22, 1948 in Alhambra, California to Mikel and Leona Calabrese.
After graduating from Alhambra High...
Alice Rentmeister Forsha
Aug 9, 2018
Alice Rentmeister Forsha, dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt and friend, passed peacefully away in South Jordan, Utah on August 9, 2018 at age 98.
Alice was born February 2, 1920 to Peter John and Gladys Williams Rentmeister in Kaysville, Utah, the...
Joseph Lavar Schurz
Aug 5, 2018
Washington, UT – Joseph LaVar Schurz , passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 in Washington, Utah. He was born in Ogden, Utah to Harold Fredrick Schurz and Mamie C. Swain. He married Janey B. Argyle in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1983. Private family services will be held at...
Sidney Joseph Atkin
Aug 1, 2018
St. George, Utah – Sidney Joseph Atkin, 84, died Aug 1, 2018, after an eleven month flight into dementia. He was born July 26, 1934, in St. George, Utah to Rudger Clawson and Leona Cox Atkin, 4th of 7 children. He had a happy youth, growing up at 67 N 300 E - playing with boney animals in...
Richard Merritt Stewart
Jul 31, 2018
Washington, UT – Richard Merritt Stewart, 87, of St. George, Utah, our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother passed away peacefully July 31, 2018, while in the care of the Southern Utah Veterans Home. Now free from his earthly limitations, he is...
James Eric Mattix
Jul 29, 2018
Chandler, Arizona – James Eric Mattix, 47, passed away July 29, 2018 in Chandler, Arizona. He was born September 17, 1970.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288...
Vicki Sorensen Hart
Jul 28, 2018
St. George, UT – Vicki Sorensen Hart, age 76, transformed back to pure consciousness while living in St. George, Utah, at 7:20 pm on July 28, 2018. By her side at the time she was released from her mortal coil, was her devoted, caring and helpful husband Don...
Seth Critchlow
Jul 27, 2018
Seth Critchlow, 38, died Saturday, July 27, 2018, at his home from complications due to diabetes. He was born April 23, 1980 in Berkeley, CA to David and Susan Critchlow.
The family moved to Washington, Utah two...
Geraldine Ethyl Hall
Jul 27, 2018
Hurricane, Utah – Geraldine Ethyl Hall, 91, passed away July 27, 2018. She was born December 18, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, one of three girls and five boys born to Esther Loy and Daniel Smith. She was known as Jerry to all her friends and family. The family moved to Hurricane, Utah in 1942 while her step-father worked...
Lee John Lalli
Jul 26, 2018
St. George, Utah —On July 26, 2018, Lee John Lalli, 89, our dear husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, tenderly kissed his sweet wife twice and then quietly slipped through the veil, taking with him his brilliant mind, impeccable character, and Christ-like attributes of love, kindness, and faith, but...
Marilyn Lang
Jul 22, 2018
St. George, UT – Marilyn Lang, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister returned home to her Heavenly Father on July 22, 2018, after losing her battle with congestive heart failure, at the age of 74. Marilyn was born July 6, 1944 in Bell, California to Ray and Annabelle Lang. She was one of four children. Marilyn had always had...
Beverly Jean Watts
Jul 22, 2018
Orem / St. George, Utah – Whenever life handed lemons to Beverly Jean Rieske Watts, she not only stirred up some lemonade, but she also baked a lemon meringue pie.
For example, her first lemon arrived seven months after her birth on January...
Lila Lee Muhlestein
Jul 20, 2018
Santa Clara, Utah - Lila Lee Dean Muhlestein, 94, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2018. She was born to Marcus Cleveland "Cleve" Dean and Annie Florine Wilson Dean in Pittsburg, Kansas on November 30, 1923 and was the youngest of six children. Lila Lee married Bruce Muhlestein on December 6, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas and soon after...
Paul Marlin Cragun
Jul 19, 2018
Our dear dad, Paul Marlin Cragun, or "Pablo" as he liked to be called, left this earth to be with his sweetheart and loved ones on July 19, 2018. He was born to loving parents Thomas Marlin Cragun and Laura Potts Cragun on August 23, 1925 in Smithfield, Utah, where he...
Walter Douglas Gubler, Ph.D Emeritus
Jul 19, 2018
Santa Clara, Utah - Walter "Doug" Douglas Gubler, 72, passed away July 19, 2018. He was born January 28, 1946, in St. George, Utah, to June Gubler and Thelma Whipple Gubler of Santa Clara. He was raised in Santa Clara UT, and he graduated from Dixie High School in 1964.
Jill Baird Jasperson
Jul 19, 2018
St. George / Heber City, Utah – Jill Baird Jasperson, 75, passed away July 19, 2018 after a long battle with health issues. Jill was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born the middle child of George R. Baird and Dorothy May Lindsey on April 7, 1943 in Heber City, Utah. She married Donald M....
Maurice "Morris" Vernon Wilson
Jul 17, 2018
St. George, Utah -
Maurice "Morris" Vernon Wilson, 100, passed away July 17, 2018 in St. George, Utah. He was born November 12, 1917 and was raised in Fairton, New Jersey to Arthur Wilson and Ruth Dangler. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1936 and worked at Seabrooks...
David Grant Olsen
Jul 11, 2018
Washington, UT – David (Oly) Grant Olsen, 68, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in St. George, Utah at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was born in Price, Utah on June 14, 1950 to Norman Lloyd Olsen and Veda Mae Briggs. He married his sweetheart and a best friend, Wanda Ann Zimmerman, on November 18,...


