Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Marjorie C. Jensen
Feb 9, 2015
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Marjorie Crane Jensen, age 94. of Salina, passed away on February 9, 2015 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She was born February 13, 1921 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Roland Smith and Elva Geneva Breinholt Crane. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1939 and...
Jesse James Chavis
Feb 8, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Our beloved son, brother, grandson and friend, Jesse James Chavis, age 28, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Dinton, Louisiana. He was born October 27, 1986 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Dan Kirk and Debra Lynn Hunt Chavis. Jesse was a true cowboy, horseman, bull rider, jockey and like he always said, "a...
Larry Hansen
Feb 8, 2015
Sterling, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Larry Hansen, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Provo, Utah, surrounded by his loving family, after suffering a major heart attack. He was born November 11, 1954 in Gunnison, Utah, a son of George E. and Phyllis Mae Cowley Hansen. He graduated from Manti High...
Ilene R. Christensen
Feb 6, 2015
Richfield, Utah - Ilene Rindlisbacher Christensen, age 84, of Richfield, died February 6, 2015 from complications of congestive heart failure. Surrounded by her family, Ilene quietly passed into the arms of her Savior and loved ones on the other side of the veil. Ilene was born in humble circumstances in Millville, Cache County, Utah, on March 8, 1930, the...
Dottie Weaver
Feb 3, 2015
Torrey, Utah - Dorothy "Dottie" Weaver was a native New Englander who found her home in Utah. She was born in New Haven, CT, April 29, 1930, and died of natural causes on Feb. 3, 2015, in Torrey, Utah. Dottie studied medicine and nursing at the University of Virginia, and after graduation worked in Boston. She headed west to...
Fonda Shaw Kennedy
Jan 25, 2015
Aurora, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Fonda Shaw Kennedy, age 85, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at her home in Aurora. She was born August 10, 1929 in Aurora, a daughter of William Hartley and Mary Jeanette Shaw. She graduated from North Sevier High School. She married the love of...
Larry W. Rees
Jan 22, 2015
Sandy, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Lawrence Waldemar Rees, age 73, passed away January 22, 2015 at his home in Sandy. He was born July 8, 1941, in Murray Utah, a son of Waldemar and Olive Lena Johnson Rees and the oldest of five children. He graduated from Cypress High School and Brigham Young University....
Iva May Hickman
Jan 17, 2015
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Iva May Pace Hickman, age 76, of Torrey, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in Provo, Utah, of complications from surgery. She was born July 10, 1938 in Torrey, Utah, a daughter of Don William and Clella Mary Cook Pace, in the same house she lived in today....
Melvelene S. Worthen
Jan 16, 2015
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Melvelene Sparks Worthen, age 78, of Centerfield, passed away January 16, 2015 in Centerfield. She was born November 5, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Melvin Hyrum and LaVina Wardle Sparks. She married Neils Earlin Worthen Sr., March 16, 1950 in Granger, Utah. Their...
Nola J. Julander
Jan 13, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Nola Jensen Peterson Julander, age 93, of Monroe, passed away January 13, 2015 in Provo, Utah. She was born at the family home in Richfield on September 1, 1921, the fifth of seven children born to Loral and Deborah Anderton Jensen. She married Jay Grant Peterson, December 12, 1937. He died August 14, 1945. She met...
Charlene M. Comstock
Jan 6, 2015
Elsinore, Utah - Charlene Mae Comstock, age 70, of Elsinore died January 6, 2015 at her home in Elsinore. She was born October 11, 1944 in Santa Ana, California, a daughter of Edwin V. and Pearl E. Husted Comstock. She was educated in California and worked for the U.S. Air Force at Hill Field in Ogden, Utah, as a...
Lucille Jackson
Jan 6, 2015
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Mildred Lucille Linford Jackson, age 79, of Gunnison, died January 6, 2015 in Centerfield, Utah, from complications due to Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 20, 1935 in Spry, Utah, a daughter of Joseph Denny and Mildred Doty McClarey Linford. She married Sterling David Jackson, July 20, 1952 in...
Una B. Pace
Jan 3, 2015
Bicknell, Utah - Una Lucy Barron Pace, age 90, of Bicknell, died of causes incident to age in the Richfield Rehabilitation and Care Center, January 3, 2015. She was born June 19, 1924 in Vermillion, Utah, (now part of Sigurd Town) a daughter of Homer Hezekiah and Anna Lucile Strange Barron. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of...
Steven R. Johanson
Jan 2, 2015
Old truckers never die. They just get a new Peterbilt. Salina, Utah - Steven Johanson was the first baby born on New Year’s Day, 1951, In Sevier County Utah. Lila and Ralph Johanson were rewarded with a new baby boy and a whole case of baby powder. Steven was the only boy in a family that eventually included four...
Karnell K. Durfey
Dec 31, 2014
Emery, Utah - Karnell King Durfey, age 83, died December 31, 2014 at the home of his daughter in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born May 1, 1931 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of George Lawrence and Clea King Durfey. Karnell grew up in Wayne County and attended the local schools there. He served his country in the United States...
Garn Nelson
Dec 30, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, Family Patriarch and Mentor, Joseph Garn Nelson, age 84, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014 at his home in Richfield, with his loving wife and family at his side. He fought a brave and valiant battle against multiple myeloma for the past 30 years, enduring to the end,...
Darwin G Anderson
Dec 30, 2014
Aurora, Utah - Darwin Glen Anderson, age 83, of Aurora, passed away peacefully at the Gunnison Valley Hospital, December 30, 2014. He was born June 22, 1931 in Salina, Utah to Samuel Glen and Alta Spencer Anderson. He was raised on their family farm in Aurora, Utah. He married Leona Beth Colby from Vermillion, Utah on April 18, 1949....
Raquel Bird Redington
Dec 21, 2014
Central Valley, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, daughter, sister and friend, Raquel Bird Redington, age 46, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on December 21, 2014 in Richfield. She was born November 24, 1968 in Richfield, a daughter of Thomas O. and Helen Young Bird. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1987. She married Martin Gallegos...
Mae E. Peterson
Dec 19, 2014
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Mae Ethel Slade Peterson, age 90, of Aurora, passed away December 19, 2014, in Richfield, with her family at her side. She was born March 4, 1924 in Salina, a daughter of William Benjamin and Elizabeth Anderson Slade. She married Clifford Peterson, January 6, 1940 in Aurora. Their marriage...
Dr. Lemoyne Petersen
Dec 19, 2014
Morgan/Torrey, Utah - Alma LeMoyne Petersen, age 95, of Morgan, Utah, passed away December 19, 2014 in South Ogden, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born April 14, 1919 in Huntsville, Utah, a son of Alma Lind and Meta Eliza Schade Petersen. LeMoyne served his country during World War II in the United States Army. He married Winifred...
