Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
John T. Hetrick
Dec 29, 2011
Taylorsville, Utah - John Thomas Hetrick, age 61, passed away on December 29, 2011 in Sevier County, Utah. He was born October 26, 1950 in Newberry, Michigan, a son of Gerald Kenneth and Louise Pauline Robinson Hetrick. His mother, Louise, later married Raymond Mattson. He moved west to Casper, Wyoming and met the love of life, Molly Anderson. With...
Mel Lowe
Dec 28, 2011
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Melvin Jean Lowe, age 84, slipped peacefully away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the home of his daughter in St. George, Utah. He was born July 6, 1927 in Richfield, a son of Thomas Cephus and Clara Louisa Anderson Lowe. He...
Tony Hafen
Dec 21, 2011
St. George, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Anthony Paul “Tony” Hafen, age 80, a St. George native, peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born August 5, 1931 in St. George, a son of Paul Adolph and Helen Forsha Hafen. He grew up...
Hal A. Nielson
Dec 18, 2011
Victorville, CA/Richfield, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Hal Arland Nielson, age 79, died December 18, 2011 in Fontana, California. He was born October 26, 1932 in Elsinore, Utah, a son of Walter Orian and Erma Eldora Salisbury Nielson. He served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Navy. Hal married Linda...
Marvin R. Price
Dec 18, 2011
Monroe, Utah - Marvin Ray Price, age 60, died December 18, 2011 at his home in Monroe. He was born August 8, 1951 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a son of Richard Macy and Beth Leavitt Price. He graduated from Barstow High School in Barstow, California, Class of 1969. Marvin served in the US Army in Germany, where he worked...
Kenna Deanna Simpson
Dec 14, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Kenna Deanna Keisel Simpson, age 70, of Salina, died December 14, 2011 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born September 23, 1941 in Manti, Utah, a daughter of Kenneth Lamar and Devona Anderson Keisel. She married Bobby J. Simpson, September 8, 1962 in Ely, Nevada. He died September 29, 2009....
Lucy R. Powell
Dec 13, 2011
Loa, Utah/Lovell, Wyoming - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Lucy Robertson Powell, age 90, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Loa, Utah. She was born April 21, 1921 in Lovell, Wyoming, a daughter of Cyrus Snell and Florence Harriet Burnham Robertson. She was one of five children: Roma, Marlo, Jean and...
Laurine "Mickee" Mickelsen
Dec 13, 2011
St. George/Salina, Utah - Our loving, giving Aunt Mickee died December 13, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 21, 1925 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of James Claude and Jesse Murphy Mickelsen. Mickee graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1943. She received a BS Degree from BYU and a MS Degree from the U...
Clyde P. Okerlund
Dec 7, 2011
Salina, Utah - At age 93, Clyde Pershing Okerlund, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 of causes incident to age. He was born in Salina, Utah on September 8, 1918 a son of Charles Hicks and Mary Jane Crane Okerlund, giving him a great pioneer heritage. He is...
Duane O. Turner
Dec 6, 2011
Pleasant Grove, Utah - Duane O. Turner, our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend passed away peacefully in the loving arms of his wife and family on December 6, 2011 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Duane was born May 18, 1920, the 3rd of 6 children, to David Ernest and Hulda Artimisha Allen Turner in Lyman, Utah. Growing up...
Kenyon D. Ogden
Dec 5, 2011
Richfield, Utah - Kenyon D Ogden, 51, passed away December 5, 2011 at his home in Richfield, Utah due to a heart attack. He was born September 11, 1960, in Richfield, Utah a son of Dea Ward “DW” Ogden and Florence Ann Underwood Ogden. He grew up and attended school in Richfield. He graduated high school from Provo Canyon...
Marvin L Butcher
Dec 5, 2011
Mayfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, Marvin Leroy Butcher, age 86, died December 5, 2011 at his home in Mayfield, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1925 in Granger, Utah, a son of Charles Monroe and Levina Stevenson Butcher. He married Elizabeth Collage, November 17, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Slugger Slagowski
Dec 5, 2011
Aurora, Utah - Elwyn Lyle “Slugger” Slagowski, age 54, unexpectedly returned to the arms of our Heavenly Father on December 5, 2011 at his home in Aurora of a massive heart attack. He was born September 14, 1957 in Evanston, Wyoming, a son of Alfred Lind and Beulah Ryer Slagowski. He graduated from Mountain View High School and served...
Gene Meeker
Nov 29, 2011
Salina, Utah – Gene Allen Meeker, age 82, of Salina, died November 29, 2011 in Centerfield, Utah. He was born February 18, 1929 in Great Falls, Montana, a son of Glen Allen and Melvina Bravner Meeker. He graduated from Estacada High School in Estacada, Oregon, Class of 1946. He married Carletta Drysdale, February 8, 1965 in Estacada, Oregon. Gene...
Jorgen Lewis Madsen
Nov 24, 2011
Manti, Utah - Our dear beloved brother Jorgen Lewis Madsen age 60, passed from this earthly world to reunite with his best friend and brother Seth, his parents Spencer Jorgen and Dagney Madsen, and other family members on November 24, 2011. Lewis was born on March 22, 1951. He grew up in Manti, and graduated from Manti High School...
Naomi Ross Taylor
Nov 22, 2011
Richfield - Our loving Mother, Grandmother, sister and Aunt, Naomi Berniece Lott Ross Taylor, 92, died Nov. 22, 2011, in Richfield, surrounded by her family. She was born May 31, 1919 in Joseph, a daughter of John Taylor and Bertha Jane Wells Lott. Mom graduated from Monroe High School and fell in love with our father Elmo Grant Ross....
Betty N. Upchurch
Nov 21, 2011
Marysvale, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Elisabeth Niemann Upchurch, age 77, died November 21, 2011 in Provo, Utah. She was born May 10, 1934 in Meisenheim, Germany, a daughter of Herman and Johanna Katrina Edinger Niemann. She graduated from Volksschule High School, Class of 1948 in Meisenheim, Germany. She married Gilbert B. Upchurch,...
Charlie Moore
Nov 11, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Charles “Charlie” Edward Moore, age 63, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at his home in Salina, after a very brief, but valiant battle with brain cancer. He was born February 5, 1948 in Bakersfield, California, a son of William Selmer and Geneva Murphy Moore. He graduated from Piute...
Willadean Olsen
Nov 11, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Willadean Peterson Olsen, age 79, died November 11, 2011 at her home in Salina. She was born March 3, 1932 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Sidney Niels and Fern Christine Jensen Peterson. She grew up in Redmond and graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1950. She...
Shirley T. Smith
Nov 9, 2011
Bicknell, Utah – Shirley Taylor Smith, age 86, died November 9, 2011 in Holladay, Utah, of natural causes. She was born September 5, 1925 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Francis Preston and Emma Baker Taylor. She lived in Bicknell virtually her entire life and had a deep love for its people. Mom graduated from Wayne High School, fell...
