All Obituaries

Earl Douglas Sanders Jr., 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at his home in St. George, UT. He was born May 31, 1930 in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan to Miriam & Earl Douglas Sanders. He married Barbara Gayle Kirchen on August 6, 1950 in Milwaukee, WI. After 32 years of marriage, Barbara passed away. He married Kay Donna Marion on January 12, 1983 in Mexico. After 24 years of marriage, Kay passed away. He married Tari Kay Petersen on July 12, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. Earl was...

James August Pearce passed away January 14, 2019 in St. George, Utah.  He was born April 5, 1933 in Michigan City, Indiana to James Clemens and Edith McDermott. A memorial mass will be held Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 11:00am at the St. George Catholic Church located at 259 W 200 N, St. George, UT 84770

Dennis Wesley Christensen, 83, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah.  He was born January 20, 1935 to Rosalieola Burraston and Nephi Wesley Christensen in Dividend, Utah.   He attended Payson High School and then went to the University of Utah Medical School where he graduated at the top of his class and joined the United States Air Force.  He then attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and specialized in Aerospace...

Lila Blatter passed away at her home in Washington, Utah on January 5, 2019. She was born March 17, 1931 in Shelley, Idaho to Roy and Anna Marie Christensen. A Funeral Service will be held on January 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Ammon, Idaho at Wood Funeral Home, a graveside service will follow and will be held at the Ammon Cemetery.   

Michael “Mike” Joseph Lawson, 66, died Friday, January 2019, at his home in St George, UT surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Cynthia DeAnn Lawson; children Elaine (Greg), Michael John (Paul), Jesse (Amber), Ryan (Chelsie), and Meagan (Jeremy); eleven grandchildren; a large extended family,  and many close friends. Born in Canton, Georgia, April 1952, his family moved to the Tampa, Florida area when he was 7 years old. He graduated from Jesuit...

Martilou Hansen, known by all as Marti, was born oldest child to David and Maideen Mason in Pocatello, Idaho on February 13, 1957. She left this earth on January 3, 2019, in St. George Utah.   A poem written for her by her late grandma suits her perfectly. “Graceful as a golden willow by a silver stream,  Straight and proud as the aspen tree that flaunts its golden coins on the autumn air,  Light are your feet as those of fleet gazelle Beauty of face with dark...

Mary Susan Tomlinson passed away December 31, 2018 at her home in St. George, Utah.  She was born July 20, 1938 to Charles Lawson and Lillian Louise Neel Emmert in Bristol, Tennessee.  

Karl William Jenkins, 1st Sgt, USMC Retired, died on December 26, 2018. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on November 25, 1929 to Ellsworth Levi and Stella Hitchings Jenkins.   He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps just after his 16th birthday and was deployed to China at the end of World War Two. Karl was also stationed in Camp Le Jeune, NC, Scotia, NY, Minneapolis, MN, and Kaneohe, HI. Karl served in the Korean Conflict, where he participated in the severe battle at...

Zachariah David Elzey Hirsch was born February 5, 2010 in Dallas Texas where he spent the first few years of his life. Richard & Lisa were fortunate enough to find him and bring him home to be a member of our family January 2014. He spent 1 ½ years living with his family in Bluffdale, Utah and when Grandpa Heiner got very ill, the family decided it would be best to relocate closer to him to be able to spend quality time with him in his last days. After almost...

  GySgt Roger Lee Nieberger of Washington, Utah born July 3, 1947, in Greeley, CO and died December 23, 2018, in Ivins, Utah.  Roger was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather. He is preceded in death by both his parents, John Frank, and Ruth Elaine (Bohlender) Nieberger. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Connie Kay (Young) Nieberger, his sisters Johnna (Rawlings) and Melonee (Sarchet) and their four sons. He is also survived by his son R. Troy (wife...