Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area

Dorothy Hohenstein
Nov 15, 2014
Dorothy Mae Hohenstein passed away November 15, 2014 at her home in Hurricane, Utah. She was born on April 4, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Julian Earl and Nora Brynteson Dutcher. Private family services were held.
Richard Barker Sr
Nov 14, 2014
1924 – 2014 Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away November 14, 2014 from complications of old age. Richard was born on January 19, 1924, son of William Richard Barker and Dora Martina Jeppson Barker. Richard enjoyed growing up in the small town of Escalante, Utah. He served in the Army Air Force and was a World...
Jay Spencer
Nov 11, 2014
Jay Paul Spencer passed away November 11, 2014 at the age of 90 at his home in St. George, Utah surrounded by his family. He was born on November 29, 1923 in Portland, Oregon to Earl and Lavina Brown Spencer. He was a member of the LDS church. He married LaRue Kunz on September 4, 1959. They resided in Ogden,...
Violet Leonard
Nov 10, 2014
1929 - 2014 St George, Utah - Our loving mother and grandmother Violet Peacock Leonard passed away peacefully on November 10, 2014 in St. George, Utah at the age of 85. She was born April 24, 1929 in Orangeville, Utah to Francis Dean and Louise Chapman Peacock. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, sons, Paul...
Daniel Holt
Nov 1, 2014
Our beloved Father, Son, Brother and Friend, Daniel Shirl Holt, 47, passed away November 1, 2014 in St. George Utah, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in St. George on June 24, 1967 to Shirl and Mary Holt. He was the 2nd of 10 children. Dan grew up in Phoenix Arizona and had tons of...
Marilynn Brockbank
Nov 1, 2014
Marilynn passed away at home surrounded by her family on November 1, 2014. She was born on September 6, 1939 to Daniel Leroy and Ida Mary Monroe Thorpe. She married Virgil W. Brockbank on August 1, 1956 in the Logan LDS Temple. This dear wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother is missed by family and friends. She was a loving,...
Scott Smith
Oct 28, 2014
Scott W. Smith 1982-2014 Scott , our son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Scott fought hard but lost his battle with the challenges of this life. He returned home to his loving and graceful Heavenly Father, who will now heal his heart. Scotty, you are now free. Scott was young at heart but...
Wade Chesnut
Oct 28, 2014
Wade Eugene Chesnut is now among Angels and family in Heaven. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 28, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born on November 10, 1946 to Adrian and Leona Chesnut in National CIty, California. He married the love of his life Linda Schamens on November 17, 1967 in San...
Kendall Empey
Oct 24, 2014
Kendall Bringhurst Empey, age 61, passed away October 24, 2014, at Dixie Regional Medical Center from complications of renal failure. He fought a valiant battle of poor health for the past 4 years. Kendall was born February 11, 1953 in St. George, Utah to Howard Empey and Norma Bringhurst Empey and spent his entire life in St. George, residing in...
Dawson Williams
Oct 24, 2014
Dawson Lynn Williams (Dawson) at age 55 went home to our Heavenly Father on October 24, 2014 in St. George, UT. He was born August 18 1959 in Gunnison, UT to George H. Dawson and Dorthy McIff Dawson. Married for time and all eternity to Jami Lorraine Tiedy Lehm Williams. They married in Enterprise, Ut January 17, 2006 and...
Jeanne Brown
Oct 20, 2014
Jeanne Kappel Brown 1927-2014 Jeanne was born on January 8, 1927 into a rural farming community in Arlington, Washington. She married Norman Kappel in 1946 and they lived most of their lives in the Ballard area of Seattle, Washington. Their favorite times were spent at a little cabin on the Skykomish River near Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains, until...
Justin Ryan
Oct 18, 2014
Justin Ryan 10/5/1983 – 10/18/2014
St. George, UT – Justin Ryan, beloved father, son, brother, uncle and friend passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 31.
Justin’s greatest love and joy in life was spending time with his son Dylan. He loved the outdoors and had a great sense of adventure. Justin had the...
Gerald Bennion
Oct 8, 2014
Gerald Bennion passed away October 8, 2014 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 4, 1934 in Murray, Utah to Clive Bennion and Lillian Reading.
Gerald grew up in Murray and lived there all his life except for the last two years.
He is survived by his wife, Carol, his son Chad, daughter Shauna...

Barbara Hall
Oct 8, 2014
Barbara Sue Bishop Hall passed away October 8, 2014 at her home in Washington, Utah. She was born January 26, 1938 in Long Beach California to Dorman and Mildred Harwell Bishop.
She married Carl Elmer Comstock in 1953, they later divorced.
She spent 18 years in Southern Oregon; her favorite place on earth.
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John Hopkins
Oct 6, 2014
John Arthur Hopkins passed away on Monday 10/06/2014 at the age of 67. (1947 - 2014) John was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters.
John is survived by his wife of 29 years Constance F. Hopkins, (St. George) a son Christian Hopkins and daughter Michelle Evans (Phoenix AZ), four step-sons and their wives, Joseph...
Lynn Aplanalp
Sep 28, 2014
Lynn Aplanalp passed away on September 28 from kidney issues following a July stroke. He said he lived a good life as he had worn out his parts. Lynn was born in Price, Utah on December 19, 1927 to William Lynn and Emma Bernice [Warren] Aplanalp. His Father died from a coal mining accident when Lynn was 3. His...
Steve Budinsky
Sep 23, 2014
Steven Budinsky Jr. passed away September 23, 2014 in St. George, Utah. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Steven Budinsky Sr. and Margueret Bero.
Steve served his country faithfully in the U.S. Air Force. He married Ghyslaine Panneton and was a very loving husband.
Steve was preceded on death by his sister Irene "Terry"...
Robert M.D.
Sep 23, 2014
Robert Franklin Cary, M.D., passed away quietly on Tuesday morning September 23, 2014 at the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah, near his home of 18 years in Kayenta, Ivins, Utah. He was 79 years old and died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. "Angels were in attendance".
Born on December 8, 1934, in Macon, Georgia, to...
Kenneth Wilkinson
Sep 22, 2014
Kenneth L Wilkinson, 90 ½ years old passes away on September 22, 2014 at Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins Utah. He was born March 21, 1924 in Eureka Utah to Henry Lawrence Wilkinson and Della Leona Scott.
He married Jeanne Thorn on September 27, 1950 in the Manti LDS Temple, they had 4...
Ellno Barnes
Sep 12, 2014
Kanab, UT - Bud Barnes, 87, September 12, 2014, Ivins, Washington, UT. He was born April 24, 1927, Heber, UT to Earl Barnes and Arminda Jane Van Horn. He married Margie Gurr, they were married in Orem, UT, January 20, 1945, and later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.
Bud was raised in Heber,...