Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Barbara C. Pace
Feb 5, 2021
Teasdale, Utah - Barbara Coombs Pace, beloved and known to all as “Grandma” passed away peacefully in her home on February 5, 2021. Barbara was born November 9, 1921 in Teasdale, Utah to George Lewis and Mae Williams Coombs. She graduated from Wayne High School in 1940 and attended Utah State University until she married Guy Grigg Pace June...
David M Pola
Feb 2, 2021
On February 2, 2021, David Michael Pola, age 49, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones, due to complications from a COVID-19 related stroke. David was born on October 28, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mary Elizabeth Pettit. David was born with substantial medical, physical, and intellectual challenges. He required vigilant and constant care which his...
Keith N. Sorensen Sr.
Jan 31, 2021
Salina, Utah - Keith Neil Sorensen Sr., 83, of Salina, passed away January 31, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1937, to Howard Soren and Erna Minnie Sorensen in Ephraim Utah. He married Marina Ann Gardner on June 22, 1956, in Whitney Oxforshire England. They had five children Linda, Julie, Keith Jr., Jonathan, and Scott. Keith graduated from...
Jim Gehrke
Jan 29, 2021
Torrey, Utah - James (Jim) Gehrke left this world peacefully at his home in Torrey, Friday morning, January 29th, 2021 after a 2+ year battle with cancer. He was born December 20th, 1946 in Anaconda, Montana, the oldest of four children born to Warren and Kay Gehrke. He grew up moving from Montana to North Dakota, then to Maryland...
Michaeleen T. Butterfield
Jan 25, 2021
Salina, Utah - Michaeleen Wright Butterfield, 73, of Salina, Utah passed away peacefully Monday, January 25, 2021, in the comfort of her home in Salina, Utah. Michaeleen was born on December 7, 1947, in Los Angeles, California to Helen and Paul Wright. She grew up in California and lived in several different towns. She wrote in a journal how...
Kay Hales
Jan 20, 2021
Redmond, Utah - Calvin Kay Hales was born in Axtell, Sanpete County, Utah 02 February 1935, to Charles Kenneth and Una Bernice Neilsen Hales. He died 20 January, 2021 in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah. He married Jenett Christensen 23 September 1955, in the Manti LDS Temple. She died 11 June 2000. Together they raised their five children in Redmond,...
Laurie Aaron Danise
Jan 19, 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada – Our beloved wife, mother, sister, neighbor, and friend, Laurie Alice Aaron Danise, age 53, passed away January 19, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada from complications related to COVID-19. Laurie was born September 29, 1967, in Richfield, Utah to James Ramon and Barbara Brewer Aaron. She attended Richfield High School, graduating with the class 1985. Education...
Marva Taylor
Jan 18, 2021
Marva Jean Simonsen Taylor passed away January 18, 2021 in Monroe at almost 94 years old. Marva was born March 2, 1927 in Monroe. She was the seventh of eight children born to Thomas Christian and Edith Deseret Meldrum Simonsen. She grew up in Monroe tending to chickens, pigs, and minks on the family farm and helping care for...
Milen Torgersen
Jan 15, 2021
Aurora, Utah - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, neighbor and friend returned home to his Heavenly Father January 15, 2021 at his home in Aurora. Milen was born September 25, 1932 in Koosharem, Utah the middle of seven children born to Elmer Levi and Leona Winget Torgersen. Milen married Velma Louisa Albrecht of Fremont, Utah...
Earl John "Stig" Steiger
Jan 13, 2021
Salina, Utah - Earl John Steiger “Stig” died peacefully at his home in Salina, Utah in the early morning hours of January 13, 2021. He was 93 years old. He was born on August 14, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Yme John and Ruby Rosella Benson Steiger. He was the second of two children. His mother died...
James Kay Taylor
Jan 13, 2021
Hanksville, Utah – James Kay Taylor, age 54, passed away January 13, 2021 at his home in Hanksville, surrounded by his dog, Cisco, his cousins and friends. He was born June 27, 1966 in San Gabriel, California, a son of Roland James and LaPreal Jackson Taylor. James grew up in Murray, Utah. His Dad died when he was four...
George P. Larson
Jan 12, 2021
St. George, Utah - George Phillip Larson passed away peacefully at the Richfield Care Center in Richfield, Utah on January 12, 2021 at the age of 90. George was born on October 14, 1930 in St. George, Utah to Reuben and Rose Riding Beacham Larson. He considered himself a resident of the St. George and he spent most of...
Sherrill Torgerson
Jan 11, 2021
Lyman, Utah - Sherrill Torgerson died peacefully at his home in Lyman, Monday morning, January 11, 2021 after a hard-fought fight with Parkinson's disease. He was born May 2, 1948 in Richfield, Utah, the fifth of six children born to Robert LaVerl and Theda Janice Oldroyd Torgerson of Lyman. He grew in Lyman and graduated from Wayne High School,...
Donald Oliver Larmore
Jan 9, 2021
Gunnison, Utah – Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and neighbor, Donald Oliver Larmore, age 92, of Gunnison, passed away January 9, 2021 in Gunnison. He was born June 22, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, a son of Robert Nelson and Sarah Elizabeth Oliver Larmore. He attended Alhambra High School in Alhambra, California. Don married Virginia Mary Archer September...
Scott Hermansen
Jan 8, 2021
Scott Wayne Hermansen passed away January 8, 2021 at the age of 87. He was born October 21,1933 in Elsinore, Utah to Herman Christian and Ireta Nielsen Hermansen. Scott was always a hard worker. He loved helping his family any way he could. He graduated from South Sevier High School and attended the College of Southern Utah. He married...
Red Norcross
Jan 5, 2021
Glenwood, Utah – Ellison Lon Norcross Sr. “Red” passed away peacefully at his home in Glenwood on January 5, 2021 at the age of 73. He was born August 1, 1947 in Miami, Arizona, a son of Warren Henry and Margrett Louise Olson Norcross. He was the youngest of 4 boys and probably the most rambunctious. He kept everyone...
Brooks Fred Curtis
Jan 5, 2021
Aurora, Utah. Our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Brooks Fred Curtis, age 83 passed away in Gunnison, UT on January 5, 2021. Dad was born April 4, 1937, in Salina, Utah, a son of Alfred Lloyd Curtis and Maxine Morrison Curtis. Dad was swept off his feet by the love of his life; Joan Martin Curtis. Dad...
Jackie Lee Scovil
Jan 4, 2021
Joseph, Utah – Our beloved Jackie Lee Watkins Scovil age 81, passed away January 4, 2021 at her home in Joseph of cancer. She was born January 31, 1939 in Belleville, Kansas, a daughter of Charles w. and Vivian Delveen Hiddleston Watkins. She graduated from high school in Yokohoma, Japan in 1955. Jackie married the love of her life,...
Leiloni Patrick
Jan 4, 2021
Providence, Utah – Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend, Carren LeiLoni Hatch Patrick, age 51, passed away January 4, 2021 in Logan. She was born October 22, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a daughter of Gilbert Dale and Karen LaReen Johnson Hatch. LeiLoni graduated from Rancho High School, Class of 1988. She married William Anthony...
Colleen M. Hayden
Jan 4, 2021
Sandy, UT—Colleen Mickelson, the only child of Ralph Mickelson of Manti, Utah and Delilla Stark of Marysvale, Utah was born on September 7, 1933 in Salina, Utah. Their small family lived in Marysvale where Colleen attended school through the second grade. Ralph worked on the state roads driving heavy equipment. During that time the family would travel during the...
