Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Earl Colton
May 18, 2017
Salina, Utah - Leonard Earl Colton, age 90, of Salina, passed away May 18, 2017 in Kearns, Utah. He was born November 5, 1926 in American Fork, a son of Gilbert Jack and Mary Ann Steggell Colton. Leonard has, and will always be known as Earl to the people who know and love him. As a youth of 17,...
Maurine M. Brinkerhoff
May 16, 2017
Maurine Morley Kennedy Brinkerhoff, 94, passed away Tuesday, May 16th 2017, in Highland Utah , of natural causes. She was born December 27, 1922, in Axtell Utah, the daughter of George and Caroline Nielsen Morley. Her Mother Caroline was the Post Mistress for many years in Axtell and Maurine helped her Father on the farm and worked other various...
Scott Allen Thorsen
May 5, 2017
West Valley City/Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, dad, son and brother, Scott Allen Thorsen, age 46, returned home to his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loved ones on May 5, 2017 at his home in West Valley City, after a brave and valiant battle with cancer. He was born October 21, 1970 in Richfield, Utah, a...
Sharlet R. Wells
Apr 28, 2017
Hanksville, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Sharlet Ruth Hamilton Wells, age 75, passed into the loving arms of our Savior and her awaiting loving parents after courageously battling complications of pneumonia on Friday, April 28, 2017 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was born December 8, 1941 in Price, Utah, a daughter...
Phyllis A. Nielsen
Apr 24, 2017
Salina, Utah - Our dear wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Phyllis Afton Campbell Nielsen, age 82, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 24, 2017 at her home in Salina. She was born March 5, 1935 in Bingham Fort, Utah, a daughter of Charles Raymond and Afton Lemmon Campbell. She was married to Don Shephard and...
Robert Leroy Hardy
Apr 18, 2017
Salina, Utah - Robert LeRoy Hardy, age 85, passed away on April 18, 2017 in his home with family by his side. He was born January 19, 1932 in Wymore, Nebraska. The son of Roy James and Margie Violet Lund Hardy. He met the love of his life Pauline Davis while stationed with the US Air Force in Tooele,...
John H. Smit
Apr 17, 2017
Gunnison, Utah - John Huibertus Smit, age 86, of Gunnison passed away two hours short of his 87th birthday on April 17, 2017 in Gunnison. He was born April 18, 1930 in Rotterdam, Holland, a son of Gerrit and Angenita Krouwel Smit of Rotterdam, Holland, (The Netherlands). He married Ann VanStenis June 4, 1952 in Rotterdam. She preceded him...
Garth W Larsen
Apr 15, 2017
Aurora, Utah - Garth W. Larsen, 88 passed away peacefully on April 15, 2017 in Richfield Utah. He was born December 7, 1929 in Manti, Utah a son of William Wallace and Stephaney McAllister Larsen. He graduated from South High School in 1947. He was a member of the US Marine Corp from 1948 to 1971. He married LaVerne...
Lora Lee Peterson
Apr 10, 2017
Richfield, Utah - Lora Lee Jensen Peterson, age 67, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2017 in Richfield, after a long struggle with COPD. She was born April 21, 1949 in Richfield, a daughter of Duane and Virginia Whyte Jensen. She was raised in both Salt Lake City and Richfield and attended South High School and Richfield High School....
Roy Mallory
Apr 6, 2017
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, Royal Eugene Mallory, age 90, of Richfield, passed away April 6, 2017 in Richfield. He was born July 4, 1926 in Madera, California, a son of Fredrick Eugene and Alice Loretta Davis Mallory. He graduated from Madera High School, Class of 1945 and then attended Cal Polly...
Karen Evalene Summarell
Apr 4, 2017
Salina, Utah – Karen Evalene Wootton Summarell, age 70, our Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, and Friend passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Karen was born on November 24, 1946 at the Park City Miners Hospital. The daughter of Reed and Katie Evelyne Wootton. She grew up in Park City, Utah and attended Park City High...
Cindy Robinson Mogi
Mar 30, 2017
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Cindy May Robinson Mogi, age 59, passed away at her home in Richfield on March 30, 2017. She was born May 7, 1957 in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Cline W. and Wilma Aleine Frakes Robinson. She graduated from Norco High School, Class of 1975 in Norco,...
Bob Menefee
Mar 26, 2017
Teasdale, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Robert Francis "Bob" Menefee, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Teasdale, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Bob was born September 10, 1926 in Firth, Nebraska, a son of John Robert and Frances Elanore Gilliland Menefee. He joined the Navy in...
Rita Ann Ekker Lewis
Mar 15, 2017
Hanksville, Utah - On March 15, 2017, Rita Ann Ekker Lewis, joined her parents, Jesse and Barbara Ekker. Rita was a very hard working woman. She loved her family and friends with all of her heart. When she would see ya, she would always say, "How the hell are ya?" and hug you and tell you to be safe...
Burla S. Chappell
Mar 13, 2017
Lyman- Burla Shurtz Chappell , a women of grace and beauty, interwoven in our hearts, left this mortal world and joined her beloved husband on March 13, 2017 in Gunnison, Utah. Burla will be remembered by friends and family for the exemplary life she lived as she served and loved all she knew with her kind and gentle disposition....
Lloyd Van Ewles
Mar 13, 2017
Lloyd Van Ewles, 71 beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away March 13, 2017 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. He was born August 27, 1945 in Salina, Utah to William Blaine and Ruth A. Sorenson Ewles. He was the youngest of 5 children. Lloyd grew up in Salina and attended North Sevier High...
Beth Larene Barker
Mar 12, 2017
Salina, Utah - Beth LaRene Barker returned to our Heavenly father on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Centerfield, Utah, after a long battle with several chronic illnesses. On this day she was reunited with her loved ones who preceded her in death, her husband Harold Barker, her parents, Keogh and Vontess Jensen, her son Gary Jensen, her great grandson...
Carol Torgerson Charlesworth
Mar 3, 2017
Our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Carol Torgerson Charlesworth, age 69, died peacefully in her sleep on March 3, 2017 in Richfield, Utah. She battled COPD gracefully for the past 10 years. Carol was born July 21, 1947 in Richfield, Utah. The youngest daughter of Arthur Henry Torgerson and Alice Luella Knighton Torgerson. Her growing up years were...
Helen Jane Hill
Feb 26, 2017
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Helen Jane. Hill, 91, passed away on February 26, 2017, in Centerfield, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born May 28, 1925, in Gunnison, Utah. She was the daughter of George Byron Knighton and Ordell Coates Knighton. Helen was a graduate of Gunnison Valley High School, Class of 1943....
Joseph John Deaton
Feb 24, 2017
Salina, Utah - I’m Joseph John Deaton. After much resistance and hesitation, I decided to return to my Heavenly Father on February 24, 2017 because after 90 years, things just wear out. I was born on January 18,1927 to John and Jennette (Harding) Deaton in Salina, Utah. I had two older sisters, Wilmoth Nielson and Vivian Mecham who left...
