Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Ruth O. Hallows
Apr 22, 2021
Loa, Utah - Ruth Oldroyd Hallows, 95, passed away on April 22, 2021 in Monroe, Utah. She was born August 24, 1925, in Loa, Utah, to Edwin Archibald and Alberta Okerlund Oldroyd. Ruth grew up in Loa and graduated from Wayne High School and Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City, Utah. Ruth married Lorenzo Duane Hallows on September 15,...
Marty L. Brannagan
Apr 12, 2021
Gunnison, Utah - Our father, grandfather, friend and neighbor, Marlow “Marty” Leroy Brannagan, age 85, passed away on April 12, 2021 at his home in Gunnison. Marty was born in Hastings Nebraska on January 24, 1936 to Leroy Brannagan and Bertha Osborn. He spent his childhood in Nebraska and later Idaho. He earned his GED at Chemeketa College in...
Lavina Horne
Apr 6, 2021
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and neighbor, LaVina McBroon Horne, age 75, passed away unexpectedly on April 6, 2021, at her home in Salina. LaVina was born in Ferron, Utah on May 8, 1945, to Allen and Lucile Akelund McBroon. She grew up in Emery and graduated from Emery High with the class of...
David K. Caldwell
Apr 5, 2021
Walnut Creek, CA - David Kenneth Caldwell, age 53, passed away on April 5, 2021 at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, CA. He was born the son of Morris and Kathryn Caldwell on December 28, 1967 in Gunnison. He was the youngest of 2 children and grew up in “Crowleyville” (Centerfield), UT on the family farm. He graduated...
Aaron M. Blake
Apr 1, 2021
Eagle Mountain/Richfield, Utah – Our beloved son, brother, grandson and uncle, Aaron Mark Blake, returned home to Heavenly Father April 1, 2021 at his home in Eagle Mountain. He was born May 17, 1989 in St. George, Utah to Mark Richard and Shaunna Carr Blake. Aaron grew up in Richfield and graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 2007....
Shirley D. Rasmussen
Mar 22, 2021
Fort Collins, Colorado - Shirley Draper Rasmussen, age 99, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 in Fort Collins, CO where she had spent the last nine and a half years living with her daughter Nancy and son-in law Richard Johnson. Shirley was born to Arthur Draper and Mary Ellen Riding Draper on January 18, 1922 in Redmond,...
Delma Tucker
Mar 21, 2021
Salt Lake City, Utah - Delma Christena Sterling Tucker was born January 2, 1941 in Murray, Utah and passed away peacefully at home in the early morning of March 21, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Delma was the oldest of 5 children born to DelMar C. Sterling and Coral Blackburn. Delma attended Granite High School where she met...
Robert J. Fillmore
Mar 19, 2021
Fremont, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Robert John Fillmore, age 75, passed away at Utah Valley Hospital on March 19, 2021. Robert was born in Richfield on December 8, 1945 to Keith William and Julia Morrell Fillmore. He was raised in Wayne County and learned to work hard from a young age, which...
Collin M. Hansen
Mar 15, 2021
Elsinore, Utah - Collin Michael Hansen was a fine young man whose life was taken on March 15, 2021 at the early age of 16. He was born on May 23, 2004 in Richfield, Utah to Michael Geoffrey and Kathryn Gardner Hansen. He was a devoted son, brother, and friend. Collin had a zest for life. He loved the outdoors....
Deneece O. Simpson
Mar 15, 2021
Salina, Utah – Our kind and loving Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma, sister and best friend, DeNeece Okerlund Simpson, age 78, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after a very brief illness on March 15, 2021 in Provo. She was born April 5, 1942 in Salina, a daughter of Orson Dent and Thelma E. Nielsen Okerlund. She graduated from North Sevier High...
Harold H. Hiskey
Mar 15, 2021
Cedar City, Utah - Harold Harrison Hiskey, age 89, passed through the veil and into the arms of our Heavenly Father on March 15, 2021, at his home in Cedar City, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on October 8, 1931, in Bicknell, Utah, to Joseph Benjamin and Luva Forsyth Hiskey, the fifth of six children. Harold’s early...
Gene'E J. Stewart
Mar 14, 2021
Venice, Utah - Our loving mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, March 14, 2021. She was born August 11, 1940 in Salina, Utah to Sam A. and Idona Jorgensen. She married N. Whitney Stewart on December 13, 1957 in Salina, Utah and spent 63 wonderful years...
Coralee Hansen Thurgood
Mar 13, 2021
Provo/Gunnison, Utah – Our beloved Mother Coralee Hansen Keifer Thurgood, age 86, passed away March 13, 2021 in Orem. She was born February 6, 1935 in Centerfield, Utah at home. Her parents were Glen Lamont and Grace Minnie Peterson Hansen. She was one of six children, LaVay, (Coralee), Del, Faris, Nancy, and Kathy. Born in the time of The...
Russel A. Nelson
Mar 8, 2021
Elsinore, Utah – Russel A. Nelson died peacefully in Springville, Utah, on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was born in North Dakota in 1933, the second of four children born to Vernon Levi and Bernice Arvilla Hunkins Nelson. He spent what he called “the best part of his childhood” in Colorado. When he was eight, his parents moved to...
Ted R. Yowell
Mar 3, 2021
Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, Theodore Ross Yowell, age 90, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Richfield on March 3, 2021. He was born July 17, 1930 in Hutchinson, Kansas, one of two children born to Theos Ross and Nellie Opal Kennedy Yowell. He graduated from Delores High School, Class of...
Doug O. Jones
Mar 3, 2021
Our father and brother, Doug Jones, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at his home in Bicknell, Utah. He died as he lived, by his own terms. Born on June 8, 1954 in Richfield, Utah, Doug was the youngest child of Ted and Romola Jones. Doug always marched to the beat of his own drum. He sluffed his first day...
Marvin Schubert
Feb 26, 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada - Marvin “Hap” Keith Schubert, Jr. was born January 26, 1961, to Marvin Keith and Beverly Jean Gohn Schubert Sr. in Burlington, Iowa. His family moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1969 where he attended school and graduated from Ed W. Clark High School in 1979. Hap married Tammy Jo Hanson in 1988 in Las Vegas....
Laree D. Lowry
Feb 26, 2021
Manti, Utah – Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, LaRee Dennison Lowry, age 87, of Manti, passed away February 26, 2021 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born October 4, 1933 in Gunnison, Utah, a daughter of Joseph Lamont and Vera Barney Dennison. She attended schools in Gunnison. She married the love of her life, Dale J. Lowry July 5,...
Bob Jepson
Feb 16, 2021
Richfield, Utah - On February 16, 2021, our beloved father, grandpa, and friend departed from this earth after a long battle with cancer. Robert “Bob” Kelly Jepson was born July 1, 1943 in Cedar City, Utah to Woodrow and Louise Jepson and died peacefully in his home in Richfield, Utah. He was raised in Hurricane, Utah on a farm....
Danny G. O'Neil Sr.
Feb 13, 2021
Redmond, Utah – Danny Gene O’Neil Sr., age 61, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Redmond on February 13, 2021. He was born April 21, 1959 in Rexburg, Idaho, a son of Michael “Dean” Louie and Ruby Jean Zwiefel O’Neil. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1976. Danny married Julie Ann Meacham November 30,...
