Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Jared Puffer
Feb 8, 2022
Monroe, Utah – Lenzy Jared Puffer, age 32, passed away February 8, 2022 at his home in Monroe. He was born August 23, 1989 in Beaver, Utah, a son of Lenzy M. and Monali M. Murie Puffer. He grew up in Beaver where he loved to go camping and fishing with his father. He graduated from Beaver High School,...
Melody Lynn Niemeyer
Feb 6, 2022
Glenwood, Utah/Laramie, Wyoming - Heaven gained a true Angel on February 6, 2022. Melody Lynn Goodman Niemeyer passed away in Johnstown, Colorado. She was surrounded with her family and friends by her side. Melody was born in Alamosa, Colorado on December 20, 1968, a daughter of Jerry and Carol Butler Goodman. She was the oldest of three children and...
Lawayne C. Hatch
Feb 3, 2022
Koosharem, Utah - Our loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Grandpa Great, Brother, Uncle, and Friend, LaWayne C. Hatch passed away two weeks short of his 84th birthday, suddenly and unexpectedly February 3, 2022 at his home in Koosharem, Utah. LaWayne was born in Koosharem on February 23, 1938 to Clarin Sidney and Helen Anna Erickson Hatch. He was the first...
Kenley Unsworth
Jan 27, 2022
Bicknell, Utah - Kenley Dale Unsworth age 66, died peacefully with his beautiful wife Marilyn by his side on January 27, 2022 at the St. George Utah, Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He returned to his loving Heavenly Father and was joyfully welcomed by his parents, and beautiful daughter Milissa. Kenley was born October 28, 1955,...
Richard Larsen
Jan 26, 2022
Bicknell/Washington City, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and good friend, John Richard Larsen, age 86, returned to his Heavenly Father January 26, 2022 at his winter home in Washington City, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born June 7, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of John Sorenson Larsen and Janet Innes Swan...
Dave Hales
Jan 22, 2022
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, David Charles Hales, age 66, passed suddenly and unexpectedly from this life on January 22, 2022, at his home in Aztec, New Mexico. He was born in Salina, Utah on April 1st, 1955 to Willis B. and Anna Fae Hampton Hales. Dave was raised in Redmond, Utah, the third of...
John Wesley Re Iii
Jan 20, 2022
Hanksville, Utah - John Wesley Re II was born on May 16, 1940 in the Dalles Oregon to parents Emilio C. Re and Florence McNeal Wright. He passed away due to complications from cancer on January 20, 2022 at his home in Hanksville, Utah at the age of 81. He attended elementary school at St. Mary’s Academy in The...
Denece Wilcox Knight
Jan 19, 2022
Taylorsville, Utah - Our kind, loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Denece Wilcox Knight, age 86, passed away January 19, 2022 at her home in Taylorsville. She was born in Lehi, September 5, 1935, a daughter of Thomas S. and Ruth Christofferson Wilcox. Denece grew up in Lehi, Utah where she enjoyed life guarding at Saratoga Springs...
Heidi Sue Draper
Jan 19, 2022
Our dear daughter, mother, sister and friend, Heidi Sue Draper, age 48, passed away January 19, 2022, from Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at the home of her sister in Annabella, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Heidi was born January 30, 1973 in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Lowell Allen and Neta Crowther Draper. She grew up in...
Bruce N. Brown
Jan 18, 2022
Loa, Utah - After fighting valiantly for over a year, Bruce Brown, age 65 returned to his Heavenly Father on January 18, 2022, surrounded by loved ones in Provo, Utah. He was born June 12, 1956 to Steve Burton and Allie Codeele Taylor Brown in Price, Utah the 2nd of 4 children. He grew up in Loa, Utah, where...
Lamont C Ellett
Jan 17, 2022
Loa, Utah - Our Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend, LaMont C Ellett passed away on January 17, 2022 in Richfield, Utah, from complications of gastro-intestinal bleeding. LaMont was born November 5,1938 to Carl Maxfield and Elda Blackburn Ellett. He was later blessed with 4 sisters. He played marbles, baseball, basketball, and rode horses with his cousins...
Ron Martin
Jan 16, 2022
Richfield, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Ronald Edward Martin, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Richfield on January 16, 2022. He was born October 20, 1931 in Salt Lake City, a son of Edward A. and Alice Jensen Martin. He attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated from Cypress High School,...
Lanny Beekman
Jan 14, 2022
Torrey, Utah – Lambert Wayne Beekman passed away, surrounded by family and friends on January 14, 2022 at the age of 72 at his home in Torrey. He was born on September 3, 1949, the eldest of 6 children, to Lambert and Wilma Esther Westhouse Beekman. He grew up in Midland Park, NJ and after high school attended Northwestern...
Garson R. Baker
Jan 13, 2022
Torrey, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Garson Reid Baker, age 77, passed away January 13, 2022 in Washington City, Utah. He was born February 14, 1944 in Cedar City, a son of Howard Constantine and Edith Reid Baker. He grew up in Price and loved living there. The family moved to Salt Lake City in...
Val Jean Holgate
Jan 9, 2022
Monroe, Utah - On January 9, 2022, our mother, Val Jean Barney Holgate, joined her eternal sweetheart, Donald A. Holgate in heaven. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Tish Jones, in Magnolia, Texas at the age of 85. Val Jean was born March 18 1936, in Elsinore, Utah, a daughter of Vernon and Pearl Yergensen Barney....
Lyle Gordon Goff
Jan 6, 2022
Richfield, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, Lyly Gordon Goff, age 78, passed away January 6, 2022 at his home in Richfield. He was born June 18, 1943 in Murray, a son of Rulon Almy and Emma Newbold Goff. He grew up in Murray and attended Murray High School. He married the love of...
Larry Davis
Jan 5, 2022
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Larry Draper Davis—husband, father, grandpa, friend, river runner, woodworker, Dutch oven cook, archaeologist, and teacher—died at his home in Boulder, Utah with his wife, Judi Davis, by his side. Larry was born September 24, 1937 in Price, Utah to John H. and Stella Draper Davis. He lived in Hiawatha, Utah until he was a...
Marie Curtis Taylor
Jan 5, 2022
AURORA — Marie Curtis Taylor, age 79, passed away peacefully January 5, 2022, in Provo, surrounded by her loving family. Marie was born July 9, 1942 in Aurora, Utah, the oldest of 6 children born to Max J Curtis and Beth Marie Sorenson Curtis. She graduated from North Sevier High School in 1960. She continued her education at Southern...
Jeannie Dalton
Jan 5, 2022
Bicknell, Utah – Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Mary Jean “Jeannie” Chidester Griffin Dalton, died January 5, 2022, in Centerfield, Utah at the age of 89. She was born November 29, 1932, in Bicknell, Utah - 2 minutes before her twin brother John, the 6th of 7 children born to James Parker and Eliza Lucinda “Cindy”...
Nancy Lynn Ferentchak
Jan 4, 2022
Nancy Lynn Ferentchak, 68, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully January 4, 2022 in Elsinore, UT surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Eric Ferentchak; brother, Rodger Dale Clark, and children Randy Ferentchak (Cindy), Rebekka/Bekki Andersen (Ken), Stacy Kuszmaul (D.J.), and Lisa Ferentchak...
