St. George, UT Obituaries

Jan 17, 2022

Beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Lynn Kerkhove, 82, passed away on January 17, 2022, in St. George, UT.

She was an avid artist in rosemaling, crafts, and loved hiking with her dogs and hiking buddies. Lynn was an adventurous woman, having traveled to Australia, Vienna, Norway, and Alaska, among many other places.

Lynn was preceded...

Jan 16, 2022

Valene Olds Broderick Norton gained her angel wings on January 16,2022 after living a life full of joy, service, adventure, and love.  She was 86 years old.

Valene was born on October 24, 1935, in Toquerville, Utah to Arthur and Lottie Olds. She was the seventh of eight children. She grew up in Toquerville and always called...

Jan 15, 2022

Marjorie Alice Larson Crooks, passed away on January 15, 2022 in Ivins Utah.

She was born January 18, 1936 in Murray Utah to Clairmont Robert Larson and Selma Elvira Levine Larson.

She married Kenneth M. Crooks in Salt Lake City 1962 and later sealed in the Jordan River Temple in 1986.

She was...

Jan 14, 2022

New York Times Best Selling Author David Wolverton, AKA; David Farland, passed away on January 14, 2022 at the age of 64.

John David Wolverton was born May 28, 1957, to Jack and Lola Jean Wolverton, in Springfield, OR. When he was six years old, his family moved to Monroe, OR, where he grew up working on the family...

Jan 9, 2022

James Albert Lucchetti, of St George Utah, passed from this life to the next on January 9, 2022. He spent the last days of his life with those he loved most, his wife, children and grandchildren, who were there to support and uplift him through his final days.

Jim was a man who loved God, his family...

Jan 8, 2022

Kayo Bert Wilson was born January 5, 1939, in Payson, Utah, to Woodrow and Jerry (Deaver) Wilson.  He attended Peteetneet Elementary School, Payson Junior High School and Payson High School. He was married to Constance Sue Staheli Wilson June 6, 1970.   He died in Saint George, Utah, January 8, 2022, at the age of 83.

He...

Jan 8, 2022

Leonard Ray Amodt, age 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022 in St George, Utah. He was born November 27, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Clarence & Lillian Pearl Amodt. He married Susan Carol Eynon on March 29, 1970. They celebrated 50 years of marriage last year.

Ray graduated from West High School...

Jan 5, 2022

Kenneth James Harris, 36, devoted husband, father, son, brother, and uncle was called home on January 5, 2022, due to complications from a chronic inflammatory illness.

Born on February 4, 1985, in Santa Ana, California, Ken was the youngest of six children born to Stephen and Laurie Harris. At a very young age, Ken showed his sharp...

Jan 4, 2022

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Joyce Norma Carlson of St. George, Utah passed away on January 4th, 2022 at the age of 87.

Joyce was born on February 24, 1934 in Rains, Utah to Hazel Luella & Francis Oscar Carlson. She was the 13th child of 16 children, sharing a birthday with...

Dec 31, 2021

Stanley Paul Codiga DDS, 94, passed away peacefully at Primrose Retirement Community in Washington Utah, with his family by his side on Dec. 31, 2021.

Stanley was born on March 13, 1927 in Ripon, California to Joseph and Margaret Codiga. Stanley was raised in Modesto California. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944; he occupied Japan when...

Dec 28, 2021

Jewell Lee Bain Laursen of Hurricane, Utah died December 28, 2021 at home in Hurricane, Utah after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born in Centerville, IA on February 23, 1947 to Jewell Dwight and Martha Ray Bain.

She was a resident of Ottumwa, IA and attended Ottumwa High School.  She was a...

Dec 27, 2021

Violet Shirley Shelton Carter, 86, beloved mother, wife, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, in St. George Utah. Violet was born on October 9, 1935 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia to Sarah Victoria Reed Shelton and John Arthur Shelton, a logger, miner and farmer. Violet was the fifth of eleven children and shared many...

Dec 27, 2021

Cora (Corky) Belle Weight was born February 10, 1928, to Cora and Martin Nowotny in Seattle, Washington. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Brigham Young University where she graduated with honors. Her teaching career spanned 25 years in Utah and New Mexico. She loved teaching, especially working with Native Americans in Ramah, New Mexico and Brigham City,...

Dec 25, 2021

Chandler Del Staheli, age 23, passed away on Christmas morning in the hills that he loved surrounding his home. He was born October 11, 1998 in St. George, Utah to Delbert and Linda Staheli, the tenth of 13 children.

The family moved to Enterprise when Chandler was 7 years old. He attended Enterprise Elementary and Enterprise High...

Dec 22, 2021

Howard Charles Call, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away at his home in Washington, Utah surrounded by family on December 22, 2021.

Howard was born in Logan, Utah, on March 5, 1932. His parents were Martha England and Howard Leslie Call. Howard was a driven young lad and began work delivering telegrams and newspapers....

Dec 21, 2021

We lost a wife, mother, sister, and friend. We had a wonderful best friend, side kick, and was the brightest in the room. One who never had the chance to grow old.

She was my first love, my first friend, and my first enemy. During this whole process I’ve been trying to find the words for something...

Dec 18, 2021

George R Williams (Jr.), age 89, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021. He was born on October, 23, 1932 in Blackfoot, Idaho to George R (Sr.) and Tacy Elizabeth Winmill Williams. He married Deon Robinson, his loving wife of 65 years, in the St. George Temple on August 13, 1955.

George was adventurous, fun, witty, and...

Dec 17, 2021

Ricky Duane Blackburn Castledale/Santa Clara passed away on Friday Dec. 17, 2021 on his 61st Birthday, surrounded by family. He left this world due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. Ricky was born Dec. 17, 1960 to Shearld and Patricia Blackburn. He married the love of his life, Stacy Bernell World on Dec 1st,1990. From this union came the...

Dec 15, 2021

Dorothy Kirchhoff Fill, passed away on December 15, 2021.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 5, 1922 to Edwin and Eleanor Hachmeister Kirchhoff.  She married Stanley Fill on April 10, 1942 in out Savior”s Lutheran Church in Norwood Park, Illinois.

Dorothy is survived by her daughter Carole Bell, her grandson Michael Maclennan and...

Dec 13, 2021

Vernon Kent Byington, age 73, passed peacefully on December 13, 2021 in Saint George, Utah.

He was born February 19, 1948 in Caldwell, Idaho to Donald Leonard Byington and Ellen Marie Brower Byington.

He married Linda Kay Thomas. They were married in Oakland, California on April 7, 1973. They were...