Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas

Apr 18, 2023

Charlotte Hale Elliott, age 91, returned to her Heavenly Father on April 18, 2023, in Monroe, Utah after living a long, full life. Charlotte was born in Afton, Wyoming on October 6, 1931, the third child of Vasco Lester and Della Hoopes Hale. She was proud of her Star Valley heritage and loved sharing stories of growing up on...

Apr 15, 2023

Gunnison, Utah - Our dear Whitni Erin Payne, age 38, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Provo, surrounded by her mom and closest friends.

Whitni was born January 5, 1985, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Bradley Joe and Linda Marie Binkley Payne.

Whitni was the proud mother of her...

Apr 11, 2023

Salina, Utah – Our loving and beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Evelyn Cloward Christensen, age 99, passed away April 11, 2023, on her mother’s birthday, at her home in Salina, attended by family.

Evelyn was born in Union, Utah, at the home of her grandmother, Sarah Searle formerly Gough on October 17,...

Apr 10, 2023

Monroe, Utah – Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Roma Miller Barrus, age 87, of Monroe, Utah, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2023, at the home of her daughter in Monroe, Utah.

Roma was born July 24, 1935, in Driggs, Idaho, to loving parents, LeRoy and Ruth Engberson Miller,...

Apr 8, 2023

Kingston, Utah – In the early morning hours of April 8, 2023, Leslie George Nielsen, age 90, passed away holding hands with his sweet wife, Lena, at his home in Kingston. Leslie was born November 5, 1932, in Kingston, a son of George Anthony and Ada Adelia Nielsen Nielsen. He grew up in Kingston and graduated from Circleville High...

Apr 2, 2023

Richfield, Utah and Beaverton, OR - Linda Kay Jones Shinsel, our loving Aunt, Great Aunt, Wife, Sister, Daughter, and Friend was reunited with her beloved husband, Robert Eugene Shinsel on April 2, 2023. Being the trickster she was, our family thought she might die on April 1, but that was not the case.

Linda was...

Mar 27, 2023

Aurora, Utah - Maria Teresa Gonzalez Thompson, 88, passed away peacefully at home in Aurora, Utah on March 27, 2023. She was born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, October 28, 1934, after her mother went into labor after tripping over a log in the yard. She was the youngest of seven children born to Pablo Gonzalez and Lucia...

Mar 25, 2023

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Jackie Marie Snook Powell, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home in Richfield on March 25, 2023, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born July 24, 1946, in Fruita, Colorado, a daughter of Clarence Franklin and Wyoma Dale Dogion Snook. She graduated from Green River High School, and...

Mar 24, 2023

Linda Lou Gold Jackson, beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully at home from health complications on March 24, 2023. Linda was 83 years old.

She was born in Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama, March 19, 1940, to Everett Van and Thelma Lucille Gruber Gold. She was the oldest of six...

Mar 23, 2023

Rodney Blain Johnson, age 78 of Richfield, passed away March 23, 2023 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Rodney was born May 5, 1944, in Richfield, Utah at Sevier Valley Hospital. He was the third child born to Ila Nebeker and George Steiner Johnson. Proud big sister Carol Jeanne and big brother Steiner Neil welcomed their new brother. Rod grew up...

Mar 21, 2023

ElRay James "Jim" Young completed his mission in mortality with honor on March 21, 2023, after battling congestive heart failure for many years. He was 82.

Jim was born November 13, 1940, in Kanab, Utah, the oldest of five children in the family of Clifton and Charlotte Heaton Young. After graduating from Kanab High School...

Mar 21, 2023

Monroe, Utah - David Craig Lee had a heart of gold and dedicated himself to serving numerous family members and friends throughout his life. He left us so unexpectedly when he passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Monroe on March 21, 2023. Though quiet for now, his strong, generous, loving, selfless heart will beat within...

Mar 20, 2023

Richfield/St. George, Utah - Charles Robert “Rob” Hyde, age 71, passed away March 20, 2023, at the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins Utah. He was born May 22, 1951 to Esther and William Mormon in Boulder, Colorado and was later adopted by Calvin Hyde.

Rob grew up in Durango, Colorado, and graduated high school...

Mar 19, 2023

Ferndale, Washington - Jared Rene Van Dyke, age 44, passed suddenly and unexpectedly March 19, 2023 at his home in Ferndale of a heart attack. He was born November 8, 1978 in Richfield, Utah to Rene and Coleen Johnson Van Dyke. He was the big brother to David, Gordon, Katie, Jacob, Mary and Suzanne. Jared spent his childhood in...

Mar 11, 2023

Donald Ray Poole Jr. was born March 3, 1948 in San Antonio, Texas, a son of Patricia Lou Grubbs Poole and Donald Ray Poole Sr. He passed away March 11, 2023 at his home in West Jordan, Utah.

Don was a man of confidence and poise, and was ridiculously intelligent. He could see and solve...

Mar 8, 2023

Salina, Utah- Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor, Paulla Raylene Andreason Merchant passed away March 8, 2023 at her home in Salina at the age of 73.

She was born November 1, 1949, in Gunnison, Utah, a daughter of Ray Durndall and Verna Wyroa Larson Andreason. She and her siblings grew...

Mar 4, 2023

Bob Winters passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on March 4th, 2023 at the age of 87. He was born on September 25, 1935 in Greeley, Colorado to Reuben and Lena Winters. For a short time they lived in Wyoming and then California working to provide for the family during World War II. In California,...

Mar 3, 2023

Russell H. Kennedy, 90 years old, passed away March 3, 2023 in Richfield, UT.

Russell was born February 20, 1933 in Marysvale to Walter and Wilma Kennedy. He graduated high school in 1951 and married his high school sweetheart Norma Darlene Madsen on May 18, 1951. He then joined the U.S. Air Force June 26,...

Feb 27, 2023

Bicknell, Utah - Our kind, loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, sister, and friend, Vera Bonnie Shelton King,

passed away February 27, 2023 in Richfield Utah surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Bonnie was born on October 5th, 1931, the youngest of five children, three boys and two girls, born to...

Feb 13, 2023

Axtell, Utah - Pink Shinsel, our loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother, Neighbor, and friend, was reunited with his loving sweetheart Beth Shinsel, in his home on February 13, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Pink was the “Salt of the Earth”. There is nothing he loved more than his sweetheart, Beth who passed away in June of 2021....