All Obituaries

Laile L. Afualo, 80, passed away November 8, 2018 in St. George, Utah at his home. He was born July 18, 1938 in Sauniatu, Western Samoa.  He is survived by his wife Salaevalu Afualo, his five children, Laile Afualo Jr (son), Daniel Afualo (son), Liat Tofa (daughter), Tait Afualo (son), Aaron Afualo ( son) and 10 grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 10:00am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at...

Born on March 10, 1922 in Salt Lake City to William Russell and Mignon Romney, she was challenged with her health at a very early age with celiac disease.  She passed away on November 6, 2018 in St. George, Utah.   Jean married twice in her life. First near the end of WWII to Frank Kay Shaw.  They had two boys, Keith and Craig. ‘Kay’ and Jean divorced shortly afterwards. Afterwards Jean married a long time friend of the family, Fred Harrison. They also had two...

LaRue Kunz Spencer (96) She left this earth surrounded by her loving family on November 2, 2018. She was born on July 6, 1922 in Bern, Idaho to Parley and Hilda (Stoor) Kunz. She was the second of 13 siblings. She spent the greater part of her life with her dance partner Jay P. Spencer. She resided in Ogden, Utah until 2014, when she followed her family to St. George, Utah. She loved the sun, blue sky and no snow. She laughed every last day with her daughters and...

Kendall Wayne Gardner, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2018. Kendall was born in St. George, UT on December 16, 1955 to Melvin Hyrum and Belva Sue Hunting Gardner. He was the 2nd of 8 siblings.  Kendall grew up in Beryl, UT and graduated from Enterprise High School. After high school he earned an automotive certificate from SUSC. He later graduated from the police academy on December 4, 2001.  He married his High School sweetheart Annette Bracken on June...

John Clair Willie, 81, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2018. John was born in Brigham City, Utah on September 28, 1937 to Vernal and Dorothy Bird Willie. John grew up in Brigham City, helping on the family farm in Fielding, Utah, and taking care of the livestock in Brigham City. John graduated from Box Elder High School and served a mission for the LDS Church in California and Arizona. John attended Utah State University and received a degree in Landscape Architecture and Environmental...

Wendy Pollock, “Aunt D”, age 24, passed away tragically in a car accident on Oct 16, 2018.  Wendy was born in St. George, UT on January 6, 1994 to Merril Keith and Glenda Farnsworth Pollock.  She was the youngest of 5 siblings. She was the proud aunt of 8 nieces and nephews who affectionately called her Aunt D. They had a special place in her heart.  Wendy grew up in Enterprise, UT.  She attended Enterprise High School where she participated in cross country...

Carolyn Lyn Jakubczak passed away at the age of 83, in St. George, Utah. She was born on October 7, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa to Ronald and Carolyn Woodke.  She graduated high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and went on to become a registered X-ray technician. She started her career in Hazelcrest, Illinois where she met her husband Ray Jakubczak. They were married on January 10, 1959.  She is survived by her Husband Raymond (Ray), sons Raymond (Mary Ann), Robert “Bob”...

Linda Carol Barlow McMillan, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, October 11, 2018 after an eleven-year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Linda was born in Ogden, Utah on June 15, 1944, the first of five children born to Elwyn and Helen Harris Barlow. Linda had a happy childhood and grew up surrounded by family and friends in Ogden and then moved to Clearfield where she attended junior high and graduated from Davis High School in 1962. Linda loved her time at Davis High...

Eric Bruce Barnett, 52 passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018, at home in Washington, Utah.  Born March 28, 1966, in Decatur, IL.  Eric was preceded in death by his parents Leland Bruce Barnett and Armi Kaarina Saarka Barnett.  Eric was Married to Carmen Marie Hartvigson Branch, the love of his life on March 28, 2009, in Palmer, Alaska and sealed in the St. George Temple December 28, 2013. Eric was raised in Waynesburg, PA.  He served a mission for the Church of Jesus...

LaRee Terry Gardner was born July 13, 1938 in Cedar City, UT to Ila and Durward Terry of Enterprise. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 4, 2018 at her home in Enterprise. LaRee grew up in Enterprise with 3 siblings: Theron Terry, Larry Terry, and Colleen Terry Randall.  She was a graduate of Enterprise High School and Dixie Junior College where she was crowned D-Day Queen. George Gardner and LaRee began their courtship in Dixie. Before he left on his mission he...