Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Donald E. Sanderson
Jan 17, 2016
Torrey, Utah - Donald Eugene Sanderson, 89, of Torrey, Utah, passed away on January 17, 2016. Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1926 to Arlo and Laura (Goudy) Sanderson, he served two years in the military, June 1944 through the occupation forces in Germany. He met his future wife, Carol Mary Shaw, at Cornell College, where he received his B.A...
Edna F. Bjerregaard
Jan 17, 2016
Mayfield, Utah - Our beloved mother, Edna Frandsen Bjerregaard, 94, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016, from cause’s incident to age. Born May 2, 1921 to Peter L. and Ida Caroline Larsen Frandsen in Clarion, Utah. She married Sheldon Arthur Bjerregaard November 29, 1937 in Richfield, Utah and later solemnized their marriage in the Manti LDS Temple on March...
Dwight E. Oyler
Jan 14, 2016
Loa, Utah - Dwight Ernest Oyler, age 61, best friend and husband of Wanda Oyler; father, and “Grandpa Grump,” passed away suddenly Thursday, January 14, 2016 in Bicknell, Utah of a massive heart attack. He was born Friday, August 13, 1954, in Richfield, Utah a son of Ernest and Mary Leta Coleman Oyler. He graduated from Wayne High School...
Doris Frannae
Jan 14, 2016
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Doris Anderson Frannae, age 97, of Torrey, passed away January 14, 2016 in Loa, Utah She was born May 17, 1918 in Sumner, Wisconsin, a daughter of Oscar and Hildred Richards Anderson. She married Howard Russell, in 1936 in Wisconsin. He died in 2004. She then married Axel Frannae...
William Zurrell Potter
Jan 11, 2016
Loa, Utah - Our kind and beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother and uncle, William Zurrell Potter, age 90, passed away on January 11, 2016 at his home in Loa, just 4 weeks after his beloved wife, Grace. He was born January 3, 1926 in Loa, a son of William "Bill" Columbus and Mabel Brinkerhoff Potter. He attended Wayne...
Vernon L. Jackson
Jan 9, 2016
Fremont, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Vernon LeRoy Jackson, age 76, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at his home in Levan of a massive heart attack. He was born May 26, 1939 in Fremont, Utah, a son of Perry LeRoy and Shirley Faun Durfee Jackson. He grew up in Wayne County and graduated from...
Marceen Louise Herring
Jan 2, 2016
Grand Junction, CO/Monroe, Utah - Marceen Louise Herring was born April 6, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah a daughter of Jerry J and Shirley Ann Humes Mecham. She passed away January 2, 2016 at her home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Marceen lived many places, but for much of her life, she called Sevier Valley her home. Marceen had...
Ted R. Taylor
Jan 1, 2016
Loa, Utah - Ted Russell Taylor, 69, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, passed away on January 1, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV after suffering a heart attack. He was born on September 11, 1946 in Richfield, UT, to Evan Merild and Verla May Edwards Taylor, he was one of five siblings. Ted was a graduate of Wayne...
Sandra Baldwin
Dec 30, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Sandra Jeanne Wagnon Baldwin, age 76, of Monroe, was born on June 5, 1939 in Santa Cruz, California, a daughter of Fox Wagnon and Margaret Dietz Wagnon. She left this earth on December 30, 2015 at her home in Monroe, Utah. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Adoniram Baldwin, her one and only true love,...
Leeann Newby Payne
Dec 29, 2015
Venice, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, LeeAnn Newby Payne, age 58, passed peacefully on December 29, 2015 in Richfield, after a very short battle with cancer. She was born January 21, 1957 in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Calvin V. and Ruth Shirley Tripp Newby. She graduated from South Sevier High School, Class...
Max E. Robinson
Dec 29, 2015
Richfield/Orem, Utah--Max Edward Robinson, husband, father, and grandfather extraordinaire, passed away December 29, 2015 in Provo, Utah. He was born January 10, 1919 in Caineville, Utah a son of Edward Ellis and Hattie May Mulford Robinson. He cherished growing up in Torrey, Utah and graduated from Wayne High School where he was student body president. He proudly served as...
Doraleen T. Gates
Dec 26, 2015
Salina, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Doraleen Torgerson Gates, age 86, died December 26, 2015 at her home in Salina. She was born July 1, 1929 in Emery, Utah, a daughter of Charles Alvin and Mary Sophia Neilson Torgerson. Doraleen graduated from Emery High School, Class of 1947. She married Donald John Gates,...
Janice H. Murdock
Dec 23, 2015
Monroe, Utah/Bountiful, Utah - Janice Harrop Murdock passed away December 23, 2015 holding the hand of her sweetheart in Richfield, Sevier County, UT. Janice was born November 27, 1938 to Thomas Marvel Harrop and Hilda Watts Iverson Harrop in Salt Lake City, UT. Janice grew up in Murray, UT where she was doted over by her Grandfather Thomas Harrop...
Susanna B. Schumann
Dec 22, 2015
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all, Susanna Ballard Schumann, age 87, died peacefully in her home on the 22nd of December, 2015 after battling congestive heart failure. Susanna was born to James Monroe Ballard and Maude Wright Ballard on the 23rd of July, 1928 in Hurricane, Utah. Susanna was married to the late George Amos Schumann...
Hyrum M. Thorsen
Dec 22, 2015
Malad City, Idaho/Salina, Utah - Hyrum Merkely Thorsen, age 83, of Malad City, Idaho and formerly of Salina, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Malad City, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 12, 1932 in Glenwood, Utah, a son of Cloyde Laphy and Nelda Merkely Thorsen. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1950....
Mary Ann Bjerregaard
Dec 21, 2015
Mayfield, Utah - Mary Ann Yardley Bjerregaard, 73, passed away at home on December 21, 2015. She was born November 14, 1942, to Thomas R. Yardley and Loa Edwards Yardley. Mary Ann grew up in Christenburg, Utah, on the family farm with seven siblings, Gene, Dorothy, Carol, Arlene, Clair, Elaine, and Diane. On June 1, 1961 she married Doug...
Steven E. Turner
Dec 19, 2015
Steven Edwin Turner, age 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born April 2, 1948 in Salina, Utah, the oldest of three boys born to Willis Edwin and Luana B. Brinkerhoff Turner. He grew up in Loa, Utah and graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1966. Steven married Janet...
Ken Scovil
Dec 17, 2015
Salina, Utah - Kenneth Vern Scovil, age 74, of Salina, retired to greener pastures December 17, 2015, in Richfield, Utah. He was born November 26, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Vern Lewis and Dorene Astle Scovil. He graduated from Granger High School, Class of 1960. He then went on to receive his Associate Degree in...
Grace M. Potter
Dec 13, 2015
Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and sister, Grace McClellan Potter, age 91, of Loa, passed away December 13, 2015 in Richfield. She was born June 15, 1924 in Glenwood, Utah, a daughter of William Jeppie and Elsie Estella Nielson McClellan. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1942. She married William...
Sheldon Ellett
Dec 10, 2015
Gunnison, Utah - Our kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Rulon Sheldon Ellett, age 77, of Gunnison, passed away December 10, 2015 in Gunnison. He was born March 25, 1938 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Rulon Shiner and Bertha Amanda Durfey Ellett. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1956 and went on to...
