Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas

Mar 19, 2023

Ferndale, Washington - Jared Rene Van Dyke, age 44, passed suddenly and unexpectedly March 19, 2023 at his home in Ferndale of a heart attack. He was born November 8, 1978 in Richfield, Utah to Rene and Coleen Johnson Van Dyke. He was the big brother to David, Gordon, Katie, Jacob, Mary and Suzanne. Jared spent his childhood in...

Mar 11, 2023

Donald Ray Poole Jr. was born March 3, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas, a son of Patricia Lou Grubbs Poole and Donald Ray Poole Sr. He passed away March 11, 2023 at his home in West Jordan, Utah.

Don was a man of confidence and poise, and was ridiculously intelligent. He could see and solve...

Mar 8, 2023

Salina, Utah- Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor, Paulla Raylene Andreason Merchant passed away March 8, 2023 at her home in Salina at the age of 73.

She was born November 1, 1949, in Gunnison, Utah, a daughter of Ray Durndall and Verna Wyroa Larson Andreason. She and her siblings grew...

Mar 4, 2023

Bob Winters passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on March 4th, 2023 at the age of 87. He was born on September 25, 1935 in Greeley, Colorado to Reuben and Lena Winters. For a short time they lived in Wyoming and then California working to provide for the family during World War II. In California,...

Mar 3, 2023

Russell H. Kennedy, 90 years old, passed away March 3, 2023 in Richfield, UT.

Russell was born February 20, 1933 in Marysvale to Walter and Wilma Kennedy. He graduated high school in 1951 and married his high school sweetheart Norma Darlene Madsen on May 18, 1951. He then joined the U.S. Air Force June 26,...

Feb 27, 2023

Bicknell, Utah - Our kind, loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, sister, and friend, Vera Bonnie Shelton King,

passed away February 27, 2023 in Richfield Utah surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Bonnie was born on October 5th, 1931, the youngest of five children, three boys and two girls, born to...

Feb 13, 2023

Annabella, Utah - Samuel Douglas Wood, age 82, passed away in his Annabella home on February 13, 2023, with loved ones by his side. His battle with dementia had finally ended as he passed from this life to the next. While he will be greatly missed, he is now enjoying a glorious reunion with loved...

Feb 13, 2023

Axtell, Utah - Pink Shinsel, our loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother, Neighbor, and friend, was reunited with his loving sweetheart Beth Shinsel, in his home on February 13, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Pink was the “Salt of the Earth”. There is nothing he loved more than his sweetheart, Beth who passed away in June of 2021....

Jan 30, 2023

Loa, Utah - On the late quiet evening of January 30, 2023 at the Monroe Canyon Assisted Living in Monroe, Utah, our father, grandfather, friend and brother, Dee Barlow Hatch, quietly passed through heaven’s door and into the arms of so many who loved him.

Dee age 103, was born on October 1, 1919 in...

Jan 30, 2023

Bicknell, Utah- Jeff Barron Pace died January 30, 2023 at his home from causes incident to old age. He was 76 years old. Jeff was born June 4, 1946 in Richfield, Utah. He is the oldest child of Ralph D. and Una Lucy (Barron) Pace, both deceased.

Jeff graduated from Wayne High School...

Jan 21, 2023

Torrey, Utah – Shelby Marie Olson Gudmundson, age 55, passed away January 21, 2023, at her home in Torrey. She was born April 7, 1967, in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Duane Roger and Peggy Louise Jones Olson.

Shelby married Douglas Stewart February 7, 1987. To this union were born three boys. They were...

Jan 19, 2023

Axtell, Utah – Mary Jayne Anderson Martinez, age 68, of Axtell, passed away January 19, 2023 at the home of her son in Talmage, Utah. She was born December 10, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Eugene and Elaine Donaldson Anderson.

She grew up in Kearns and graduated from Kearns High School,...

Jan 15, 2023

Torrey, Utah – Annetta Jane Alvey, age 76, passed away January 15, 2023, in Provo, Utah. She was born May 4, 1946, in Richfield, a daughter of Wallace Edmund and Mada Ellett Giles Alvey.

She married Johnnie Jimmie Uptain March 7, 1964, in Farmington, New Mexico. They were later divorced.

Annetta,...

Jan 14, 2023

Doreen Sorensen Anderson was reunited with her sweetheart Edward Anderson on January 14, 2023. Doreen was born August 5, 1928 to Mortimer P. and Beatrice Halliday Sorensen. She was the youngest of three children. Her siblings were Bernard Sorensen and Elnora (Lonnie) Hosac.

Doreen grew up and lived all her life on the same plot...

Jan 12, 2023

It is with profound sadness, we announce the passing of Betty Louise Larsen Dumas, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend to all whose lives she touched, on January 12, 2023 in Elsinore, Utah. She was 83 years old at the time of her passing. Betty was the youngest daughter of Morving and Olga Margaret Anderson Larsen. She...

Jan 9, 2023

Bicknell, Utah – Elvin Kay Taft, age 71, passed away January 9, 2023, at his home in Bicknell, after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 6, 1951, in Salina, Utah, a son of Kay Seth and Berta Taylor Taft. He grew up in Bicknell and graduated from Wayne High School, Class of ’69. He went to...

Jan 6, 2023

Richfield, Utah – Our beloved father, grandfather, son and brother, Steven Lee Snow, age 68, passed away January 6, 2023 at the home of his daughter in South Jordan, Utah, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born November 3, 1954, in Salt Lake City, a son of Grant Lee Roy and Lorna House Snow.  Steve graduated from...

Jan 4, 2023

Bicknell, Utah — Blanche Taylor Brinkerhoff, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister passed away January 4, 2023, in Alpine, Utah. She was 97.

A daughter of Dortha May Morrell and Glen Ellison Taylor, she was born at the family home in Fremont, Utah, September 1, 1925. She was raised in Fremont in a large...

Jan 2, 2023

Loa, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt, Angela Taylor Henrie, age 75, passed away January 2, 2023, in the comfort of her home in Loa. She slipped peacefully away in the wee hours of the night with her daughter in the room. Angela was an Angel from the time she was born to...

Jan 1, 2023

Aurora, Utah - Charles Orin Black, age 78,  passed away in Richfield, Utah on January 1, 2023. He was born October 26, 1944, in Salina Utah to Douglas Hansen and Velma Jensen Black. Charlie grew up in Redmond Utah.  He drove a 1953 Chevrolet car that he had painted red and you could hear him coming for miles.