Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Joan Christiansen
Nov 18, 2024
Elsinore, Utah – Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Joan Beth Anderston Christiansen, age 71, passed away at her home in Elsinore on November 18, 2024.
Joan was born March 1, 1953, in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Bud James and Mary Walker Anderton. She grew up in Tooele, where she enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing trips....
Dick Sorensen
Nov 16, 2024
Salina, Utah - Richard J. (Dick) Sorensen, age 96, passed away November 16, 2024, at his home in Salina.
He was born September 26, 1928, “over the river” by Aurora, to parents Guy and Phoebe (Dickie) Sorensen. Ten years later his sister, Gyann, was born. He married Ella Joyce Andersen on October 14, 1949. Together they had five children, Terry Lynn,...
Gary B. Curtis
Nov 15, 2024
Salina, Utah – Gary Blair Curtis, age 71, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Salina on Friday, November 15, 2024, of an apparent heart attack. He was born August 31, 1953, in Salina, a son of Blair Doyle and Shirley Peterson Curtis.
Gary grew up in Salina, where he loved riding horses. He was educated and graduated from...
Boyd L. Miller
Nov 8, 2024
Monroe, Utah - Boyd L Miller, age 75 of Monroe, peacefully passed away November 8, 2024, in Richfield Utah. He was born March 26, 1949 in Panguitch, Utah to Allen Francis and Lena Norton Miller. He married Denise Louise Williams; they later divorced. Jan 2, 1995. He married his sweetheart Clare Marie Fjeldsted Stapley and spent many happy years with...
John Gentry
Nov 6, 2024
Richfield - Rhett John Gentry, age 67, of Richfield, Utah, passed away November 6, 2024, at his home in Richfield.
John was born in Richfield, May 17, 1957, to Richard Mack and Rhea Evelyn Jensen Gentry. He married Suzanne Louise Rasmussen on July 20, 1984 in Richfield, Utah.
John was born and raised in Richfield as the 5th of 9 children in...
Mitch Kevin Nielson
Nov 3, 2024
Salina, Utah - Mitch Kevin Nielson, passed away in Richfield on November 3, 2024, at the age of 67, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Mitch was born on July 21, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Bryce and Donna Nielson.
Mitch grew up in Salt Lake City, but later moved to Sevier County, where he found his...
Brent W. LeFevre
Oct 31, 2024
Redmond, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Brent W. LeFevre, age 72, passed away October 31, 2024, at his home in Redmond.
He was born on September 21, 1952, in Henderson, Nevada, a son of Weldon W. and Venice Alene Madsen LeFevre. He enjoyed playing football, basketball, golf, track and field, riding dirt bikes and fishing with...
Jodi Ann Evans
Oct 31, 2024
Annabella, Utah - Jodi Ann Dean Evans was born on Oct 25, 1954, in Provo, Utah. She attended school and spent most of her young life in Springville with her parents Gerald and Carol Dean. She enjoyed her childhood with her brothers and sisters. She had a special relationship with her father who she really looked up to and admired....
Dallas Gene Atwood
Oct 30, 2024
Salina, Utah - Dallas Gene Atwood, passed away on October 30, 2024, in Salina, Utah, at the age of 72. He was born on March 27, 1952, in Clearfield, Utah, to Lawrence Nathan and Gladys Leona Kidd Atwood.
Dallas was a talented mechanic. He possessed a remarkable ability to design, engineer, and construct almost anything. Dallas was a fixture in Salina,...
Merlin H. Durfee
Oct 28, 2024
Aurora, Utah – Merlin Huffaker Durfee "Durf" passed away peacefully at home October 28, 2024, with his loving wife Julie at his side, at the age of 73.
Durf was born May 21, 1951, in Aurora to Emmett Vaughn and Lyla Sofia Huffaker Durfee. In Aurora he grew up milking cows and driving fast cars.
Merlin met the love of his life,...
DonnaVoy Sorenson
Oct 27, 2024
Glenwood, Utah - DonnaVoy Stoddard Sorenson, age 80, passed away peacefully with her husband Kirk by her side at their home in Glenwood, Utah in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 27, 2024. She was born July 12, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Theo Wilson and Katherine Elmira Benson Stoddard. She married her soul mate Kirk B...
Tara Riley Larsen
Oct 26, 2024
Loa, Utah - Tara Riley Larsen, a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2024, at the age of 30, in Cedar City, Utah. She was born on December 15, 1993, to Gaylen and Ramona Larsen, in St. George, Utah.
Tara faced life's challenges with courage and resilience, emerging stronger from every trial. She brought joy...
David J. "Fast Dave" Torgenson
Oct 26, 2024
Salina, Utah - David J. Torgenson, fondly known as “Fast Dave,” passed away peacefully on October 26, 2024, at the age of 71 in Provo, Utah. In his final days, he was lovingly surrounded by his devoted wife and love of his life; his children and their spouses.
He was born March 18, 1953, in Salina to Blaine J. and Lila...
Grant Albert LeFevre
Oct 23, 2024
Our beloved father Grant Albert LeFevre, age of 83, passed away peacefully on Oct 23, 2024, in Henderson, Nevada.
Grant was born in Venice, Utah on March 13, 1941 to Grant A. and Carral Vilate Cowley LeFevre.
Grant grew up on the family farm, served in the Vietnam War, worked at Geneva Steel and the Gunnison prison, as well as owning his...
Teryle Oscar Nielsen
Oct 23, 2024
Mayfield, Utah - Teryle Oscar Nielsen, our cherished husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away on October 23, 2024, at Gunnison Valley Hospital at the age of 70.
Teryle was born on July 18, 1954, in Murray, Utah to Hugh and Lila Phillips Nielsen. he grew up in Centerfield, where he developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors, particularly through riding...
Toni Darlene Barney
Oct 20, 2024
Richfield, Utah - Toni Darlene Barney, a beloved mother, at the age of 62, passed away on October 20, 2024, surrounded by her family, in Richfield, Utah.
Toni was born on April 3, 1962, in Roy, Utah, to Tony Gale Mickelson and Emma Sal Smith. She grew up in Salina, Utah, where she had fond memories of riding bikes with friends...
Diana Luella Barney
Oct 20, 2024
Diana Luella Barney, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother passed away peacefully on October 20, 2024, in Cedar City, Utah. She was born on May 29, 1937, in Richfield, Utah, daughter of Floyd Edgar and Ronelda Marie Robinson Riddle.
Diana lost her mother at the age of 10 and was raised by her grandmother, Lillie Nielson. Diana grew up in Richfield...
Doris Cox
Oct 20, 2024
Manti, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Doris Emma Hansen Cox passed away on October 20, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family.
Doris was born January 6, 1936, to Lorenzo (Ren) Hansen and Martha Andersen in Mayfield, Utah. Doris graduated from Manti High School in 1954.
She loved playing the trumpet, accompanied by her mother, and playing in...
Paul E. Brown
Oct 15, 2024
Loa, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, neighbor and friend, Paul Eugene Brown, age 73, of Loa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Richfield, Utah surrounded by his family.
Paul was born September 1, 1951, in Salina, Utah to Freeman Antone and Ethel May Hopkins Brown. He grew up in Loa, Utah where he spent...
Dora Jane Peterson Bresee
Oct 12, 2024
Richfield, Utah - Dora Jane Peterson Bresee, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully on October 12, 2024, at the age of 79.
Dora Jane was born in Salina on January 15, 1945, to Clifton Vee and Theda Jane Peterson. She lived with her family in Loa and had fond memories growing up in Wayne County, including attending dances,...
