Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
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...
Idonna Bird
Dec 19, 2014
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Sina Idonna Neilson Bird, age 73, of Salina, passed away December 19, 2014 in Ogden, Utah. She was born August 2, 1941 in Richfield, a daughter of Alma Anton and Margie Loretta Robinson Neilson. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1959. She married Glenn Robert Bird January...
Kelli Jo Nielsen
Dec 18, 2014
Mayfield, Utah — Our kind and beloved daughter, aunt, granddaughter, cousin, neighbor and friend, Kelli Jo Nielsen, age 39, of Mayfield, died Dec. 18, 2014, at her home in Mayfield. She was born April 25, 1975, in Richfield, a daughter of Teryle Oscar and Jean Lewis Nielsen. She grew up in Mayfield and graduated from Gunnison Valley High School,...
Jean Secrist
Dec 15, 2014
Koosharem, Utah - Carmen Jean Friley Secrist, age 86, passed away December 15, 2014 in South Ogden, Utah. She was born July 16, 1928, in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of Emanuel Everett and Florence Jane McGarvey Friley. She was the second of two daughters. She was raised in East Sparta, Ohio, and graduated from high school in 1946. She...
Anna E. Omps
Dec 14, 2014
Torrey, Utah - Anna Elaine Omps, age 72, of Torrey, passed away December 14, 2014 in Loa. She was born September 8, 1942 in Hagerstown, Maryland, a daughter of James Ray and Maxine Brown Omps. Anna had received two master Degrees and was an English Teacher. She taught English in various schools across the United States for many years...
Judy Ann Taylor
Dec 12, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Judy Ann Stewart Hunt Taylor, age 70, died December 12, 2014 in Richfield, Utah. She was born March 17, 1944 in Adamsville, Utah, a daughter of Albert DeLoy and Hazel Parks Stewart. She married Duane Rulon Hunt, February 1, 1962 in Grover, Utah. They were later divorced. She...
Junior Torgersen
Dec 6, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Woodruff Junior Torgersen, age 84, of Richfield, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Richfield. He was born December 31, 1929 in Monroe, Utah, a son of William Leonard and Audrey Ann Hicks Torgersen. He married Shonna Rae Pierce, February 13, 1959 in...
Nadine M. Harter
Dec 5, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Nadine Mitchell Coleman Harter, age 89, passed away on Friday, December 5, 20 14 in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 21, 1925 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, a daughter of Alfred Leeroy and Ollie Florence Boydstun Mitchell. She married Ellis Gleave...
Chris Hawkes
Dec 2, 2014
Pleasant View, Utah - Our kind and loving son, brother, uncle and friend, Chris Hawkes, age 51, passed away December 2, 2014 at his home in Pleasant View. He was born June 29, 1963 in Ogden, Utah, a son of Lloyd and Donna Jeanette Prisbrey Hawkes. He graduated from Weber High School, Class of 1981. He served an honorable...
Barde Howard Beckstead
Nov 24, 2014
Redmond, Utah - Barde Howard Beckstead, age 77, of Redmond, died November 24, 2014 in Draper, Utah. He was born February 16, 1937 in Bluffdale, Utah, a son of Issac Harold and Sarah Edna Turner Beckstead. He graduated from Murray High School, Class of 1955. He married Karen Marie Anderson, May 20, 1994 in Kearns, Utah. Howard was an...
Caroline Taylor
Nov 24, 2014
Fremont, Utah - Our kind and loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Caroline Taylor, age 47, of Fremont, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born September 29, 1967 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Philip Alvin and Audrey DeHon Fenstermaker Taylor. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1985. She attended Southern Utah...
Donna A. Blackburn
Nov 24, 2014
Fremont, Utah - Donna Albrecht Blackburn, age 92, of Fremont, passed away peacefully at Sevier Valley Hospital on Monday, November 24, 2014. She was born December 11, 1921, in Fremont to Earl LeRoy and Evalina "Eva" Balle Albrecht. Donna enjoyed living in Fremont with her loving husband of 72 years, Lewis Blackburn. They were married in the Manti LDS...
Jay L. Allred
Nov 24, 2014
On November 24, 2014, in Cedar City, Utah, Jay Loren Allred, age 90, journeyed home to his wife, Wilma Lue. Both from Wayne County, they forged a strong friendship and love for each in their early years, and throughout the sixty-five years of their marriage. Wilma learned to value Jay's witty sense of humor, hard work and empathetic nature....
Ada Osborn Crawford
Nov 23, 2014
Ada Harriet Crawford (nee Osborn) passed away on November 23, 2014 in Sacramento, California where she had recently moved. She was born in the tiny, rural town of Salina, UT on September 9, 1915. After the death of her father, Robert Osborn, Ada and her mother, Joyce Heath Osborn, went to work for the Mountain Bell telephone company in...
Geneve D. Turner
Nov 17, 2014
Loa, Utah - Our wonderful, kind, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Geneve Duncan Turner, passed away peacefully at home in Loa, on November 17, 2014, at the age of 92. Geneve was born August 16, 1922, in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Afton Kenneth and Geneve Baker Duncan. Geneve's mother passed away shortly after her birth....
Polly T. Callaway
Nov 15, 2014
Loa, Utah - Ruthaleen “Polly” Tanner Knezek Callaway, age 74, of Odessa, Texas was called back to her heavenly father the morning of November 15, 2014 in Odessa. Polly was born December 19, 1939 in Loa, Utah a daughter of Ruthaford Orden and Nina Painter Tanner. Polly was a retired grandma. Polly was a “do unto others” kind of...
Melanie L. Layton
Nov 13, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt and friend, Melanie Lynn Daniels Layton, age 46, was tragically taken from us September 11, 2014 in Sevier County, Utah. Our hearts are troubled, but now we know she is at peace. She was found November 13, 2014. Melanie was born April 14, 1968 in Hayward, California, a...
