St. George, UT Obituaries

Aug 13, 2016

Marva Bracken Ray, 87 passed away peacefully August 13, 2016 at the home of her daughter in St. George, Utah after a very courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 8, 1928 in St. George to Marcellus Bracken and Ellen Matilda Bowler.

Mom married J Stanley Ray of Santa Clara, Utah December 1946 in Las Vegas,...

Aug 8, 2016

Karen Virginia Angell Maxfield Soderholm, 78, passed away at her home in Washington, Utah surrounded by her loved ones on August 8, 2016.

She was born September 29, 1937 in Hurricane, Utah to Clyde and Hattie Angell. She lived in La Verkin, Utah until she married Stanley P. Maxfield on December 1, 1954 at the age of...

Aug 5, 2016

Cheri Adele Nielson (age 75) returned home August 5, 2016.  She was born May 21, 1941, the first of seven children to Keith and Arvadele Ward in Provo Utah.

Cheri loves her family and will be greatly missed by all. She is truly a daughter of God and a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ...

Aug 2, 2016

Kona Sione Marshall was born on August 2, 2016 at 6:15 am. He was with us in this world for just a few fleeting hours and passed at 9:03 am. His family believes that his heart was too pure to stay in this world for much time. He passed in the arms of his mother, Miriam Ika Marshall, and...

Jul 31, 2016

Dale Edward Sorensen, 45, passed away at his home in St. George, Utah on July 31, 2016. He was born September 12, 1970 in Ogden, Utah, to LaMont and Jean Stade Sorensen.

In 1986 they moved to Santa Clara and he attended Dixie High School. He is survived by his mother and step father Jean and Mel Como,...

Jul 29, 2016

George Howard Brinkerhoff, 86, passed away on July 29, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born on October 22, 1929 to Peter Brinkerhoff and Marjorie Zina Howard in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family moved to Spring Canyon, Utah, where Peter worked in the coal mines for many years. They returned to Salt Lake City, where he attended...

Jul 19, 2016

Our beloved Wilbert Skinner, 90, died July 19, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 16, 1926 in Bedford Wyoming to Joseph Alma and Anna Fluckiger Skinner. He was the eighth of eleven children. He married Relia Marie Roos September 5, 1944.  They are the parents of eleven children.

Wilbert grew up on a farm/ranch...

Jul 11, 2016

Nancy Ann Hospodarsky, age 65, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 in St. George, Utah.

Nancy was born July 23, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa to Edwin and Ruth Hospodarsky, the third of  five children. She grew up on the family farm in Iowa. She enjoyed all the animals, especially the dog and cats. She graduated from the...

Jul 7, 2016

Maria Sophia (Riet) Sieverts Van Wagoner our sweetheart wife, mother and grandmother passed July 7, 2016 at home holding her eternal companion’s hand in Washington, UT.  Riet was born November 4, 1935 to Sophia Maria Souer and Arnoldus Sieverts in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  She loved life and enjoyed serving others and was well loved in return. She married Brent J Van Wagoner on Nov....

Jul 5, 2016

Leslie Russell Anthony Jr. passed away July 5, 2016 peacefully after a yearlong battle with cancer.

Rusty was born on November 4, 1948 in Watsonville, CA. to Leslie Anthony Sr. and Ernestine Miller.

He attended school in California and then served in the Army during the Vietnam War.  He married the love of his life...

Jul 1, 2016

Dolores Caroline (Menghini) Walters died Friday, June 30 in St. George, Utah after a brief illness. She was 83. A small family ceremony and burial took place in St. George. Dolores was a dedicated and beloved friend, wife, mother and grandmother. She faithfully corresponded with her childhood friends all her life. She enjoyed tennis in her youth, and in...

Jun 28, 2016

Hurricane, UT – Mark Barber Linge, our loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend snuck away from us and into the arms of his Father on June 28, 2016, at the young age of 63. Mark was born on February 13, 1953, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melva Lola Barber and Thomas William Linge.

Jun 24, 2016

Troy William Thornton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away peacefully on Friday June 24, 2016 surrounded by family at his home.  Troy was born September 16, 1924 in Parowan, Utah to Merrill & Twilla Thornton and was the 3rd of 6 children.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rosaland Bergeson Thornton,...

Jun 24, 2016

Jessica Rose Whalen Mickelsen left this earthly existence to the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on June 24, 2016 in Washington, Utah. Jetta’s beautiful, vibrant, larger-than-life spirit was too much for this earthly existence.

On June 29th 1987 in Bountiful, Utah our family was blessed with a baby girl born to David and Susan Whalen....

Jun 22, 2016

Mary Fern Reynolds Weiss, our sweetheart mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on June 22, 2016 at her home, surrounded by loved ones in St. George, Utah.

Mary was born August 8, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Emmy M. Malmquist and Clarence B. Reynolds.  Her mother Emmy bravely emigrated from Malmo, Sweden to America at...

Jun 18, 2016

Violet Rose Garberg Simkins, age 92, returned to the loving arms of her heavenly father, and welcomed by her eternal mate, Morris Simkins, June 18, 2016.

Violet was born April 21, 1924 to Annie and Peter Garberg in Sedro Wooley, Washington.  She lived in and around Arlington, Washington until 1972 when she and her husband, Morris, moved...

Jun 6, 2016

Larry Richard Shurtliff, age 73, died June 6, 2016 in the St. George Spring Gardens Memory Care Center from Alzheimers disease. He was born on June 28, 1942 in Overton, Nevada to Carl Luman Shurtliff and Lydia Ellen Roesberry. He married Leona Brooks in the St. George Temple on September 8, 1962.

He was raised in Overton, Nevada where...

Jun 6, 2016

Marlene Snyder Remington, age 62, of Las Vegas and Santa Clara, Utah passed away

June 6, 2016 from complications of ALS.

She is survived by her husband Mark of 37 years, daughters; Amy, Kayli, three grandchildren,

and son-in-law Dan Armstrong.  She is also survived by a brother, step-sister, mother and step-father.

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May 26, 2016

Don G. Williams, 90, was born in Murray, Utah, to Samuel LeRoy and Annie Margaret Gillen Williams.  Don married Elaine Isackson in 1944, in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Together they had four children, Don Gerald (Marsha), David Ivar (Penny), Kenneth Lynn (Becky), and Janice Larsen (Diane Flaim).  They have 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

At 17, Don joined the Navy working as an airplane mechanic during...

May 19, 2016

Marsha Lee Blatz, 69, passed away May 19, 2016 in the comfort of heroes home. She was born December 16, 1946 in Tucson, AZ to George and Dorothy Pickard. She grew up in Phoenix, and lived in various locations around the country until settling in St. George, UT in 1982. Throughout life her professions included but not limited to; homemaker,...