Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Terry J. Hunt
Jul 20, 2016
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved, Terry James Hunt, age 34, passed away at his home in Gunnison on July 20, 2016. He was born September 5, 1981 in Payson, Utah, a son of Jimmy Ivan and Juanita Sophia Rigby Hunt. Terry was a very outgoing person who enjoyed the outdoors, hiking and camping. He always found time for his...
Larry A. Gammill
Jul 19, 2016
Annabella, Utah - Lawrence Gammill, age 83, passed away on July 19, 2016, surrounded by his loving family in Richfield, Utah. He was born March 28, 1933 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, son of Rass Lawrence and Ruth Alleyne Halford Gammill. He graduated from Mesa High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. He met the love of his life, LaDonna Ruth Gibbons,...
Luella H. Kralka
Jul 18, 2016
Redmond, Utah - Our loving mother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, friend and example, Luella Hampton Kralka, passed away July 18, 2016 in Novato, California. Luella was born in Sevier, Utah, June 13, 1923, a daughter of Charles and Una C. Dorius Hampton. Luella was married to Leonard Kralka August 19, 1950. He preceded her in death in January, 1970. Left...
Wilmoth D. Nielson
Jul 18, 2016
Salina, Utah - Our beloved Wilmoth Deaton Nielson "Grandma Willie" passed away peacefully on July 18, 2016 at her home in Salina at the age of 95. She was born February 25, 1921 in Salina, a daughter of John W. and Jennette Harding Deaton. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1939. She married Arlon Junius Nielson,...
Elaine O. Chesnut
Jul 15, 2016
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Elaine Okerlund Curtis Chesnut, age 83, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2016 at her home in Torrey. She was born November 5, 1932 in Lyman, a daughter of Rulon Ole and Zelda Sophia Albrecht Okerlund. She attended Wayne High School and graduated in the Class of 1950. She...
Nora Lee Koeven
Jul 12, 2016
Centerfield, Utah - Nora Lee Lowe Koeven, age 86, returned home to our Heavenly Father July 12, 2016.The setbacks in Nora Lee's life only strengthened her resolve to volunteer her help. She was born on March 1, 1930 the 13th of 16 children, a daughter of LeRoy Doney and Anna Laura Allen Lowe, in the lonely hamlet of Wapello,...
Jerry Cherry
Jul 9, 2016
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Geraldine "Jerry" Fairbanks Cherry, age 96, of Salina, died July 9, 2016 in Richfield, of complications from Alzheimer's Disease. She was born August 4, 1919 in Burrville, Utah a daughter of Vern Morse and Cleo Hanchett Fairbanks. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1939 and attended Brigham...
Winifred J. Petersen
Jul 8, 2016
South Ogden/Torrey, Utah - Winifred Jennens Petersen, age 92, of South Ogden, Utah, passed away July 8, 2016 in South Ogden, Utah, surrounded by her family. She was born November 29, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of Arthur Emil and Winifred Parkinson Jennens. She graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit at the age of 16, after being...
Katie W. Chappell
Jul 7, 2016
Loa, Utah - When Katie was a girl, if her Mother couldn’t find her, all she had to do was step to the kitchen door, pause and listen. Katie was often found sitting in one of the tall cotton wood trees in the yard. Katie born 17 June 1922 in Loa, Utah, the daughter of James Edwin and Mae...
Alton Lewis Sudweeks
Jul 1, 2016
Circleville, Utah - Alton Lewis Sudweeks, age 80, passed peacefully away at his home in Circleville, July 1, 2016. He was born July 26, 1935 in Richfield, Utah a son of Alton D. and Olive Lewis Sudweeks. He graduated from Piute High School, Class of 1955 and attended Utah State University for one year. He served his country during...
Daniel Lee Lowman
Jun 21, 2016
Redmond, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, neighbor and friend, Daniel Lee Lowman age 72 of Redmond, passed away in Provo on June 21, 2016. Daniel was born on March 22, 1944 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, a son of Henry Clyde and Genevieve Rose Millar Lowman. He married Patricia Jean Frost on June 10,...
Luana P. Larsen
Jun 20, 2016
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved, mother, grandmother, sister and wife, Luana Peterson Larsen, age 82, of Aurora, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2016 in West Jordan, Utah. She was born March 21, 1934 in Salt Lake City, the oldest of four children born to George Victor and Thelma Chidester Peterson. Luana grew up in Beaver and Fillmore, Utah....
Bruce George Morrell
Jun 7, 2016
Fremont, Utah – Our dear father, brother, uncle, and friend, Bruce George Morrell, passed away in Murray, Utah on June 7, 2016, at the age of 53. Bruce was born on August 28, 1962 in Salina, Utah, a son of George Loen and Arda Mae Sorenson Morrell. Bruce graduated from Wayne High School class of 1980 and loved to...
Deanna Chappell Maxfield
May 30, 2016
Deanna Chappell Maxfield passed from us suddenly and peacefully on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016 with many family members by her side in Bicknell, Utah. Deanna was born Sept. 10, 1942 in Loa, Utah, a daughter of Blain Mansfield and Katie Fearl Webster Chappell. After graduating from Wayne High School, she immediately immersed herself in formal beautician training in...
Faye Taylor Behunin
May 29, 2016
Torrey, Utah - Faye Taylor Behunin, age 98, passed away May 29, 2016 in Torrey. She wa born July 16, 1917 in Fremont, Utah, a daughter of Glen Ellison and Dorothy May Morrell Taylor. After graduating from high school, she fell in love with Clyde Earl Behunin and they were married June 29, 1940 in Torrey. Their marriage was...
Kim Blackett
May 27, 2016
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, George Kimberly Blackett, age 82, of Richfield, passed away May 27, 2016 in Richfield. He was born April 24, 1934 in Cedar City, Utah, a son of George Walter and Jessie Irene Salisbury Blackett. He graduated from Cedar City High School Class of 1952. Kim married Marie Henrie,...
Jack Linfor
May 24, 2016
Elsinore, Utah - John Eugene "Jack" Linfor, age 87, of Elsinore, passed away on May 24, 2016 in Richfield, Utah. He was born October 9, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa, a son of Charles Arthur "Art" and Gladys Irene Maynard Linfor Jr. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II from 1944 to 1946. He married Ardeth...
Donald Alvin Holgate
May 24, 2016
Monroe, Utah - Donald Alvin Holgate, age 81 of Monroe, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. He was born in Tempe Arizona on December 6, 1934, a son of William Alvin and Agnes Hansen Holgate. He married his beloved sweetheart, Val Jean Barney, September 7,. 1952 in Elsinore, Utah. Their...
Alden Torgersen
May 21, 2016
Salina/Koosharem, Utah - Alden "Tilt" Torgersen, age 75, passed away May 21, 2016 in Centerfield, Utah. He was born September 2, 1940 in Salina, Utah, a son of Elmer Levi and Leona Winget Torgersen. He was raised in Koosharem, where he milked a lot of cows and worked on the family farm. He like to hunt and fish and...
Bradley Thomas Johnson
May 13, 2016
Aurora, Utah - Former State Legislator, Bishop and beloved husband, father and grandfather, Bradley Thomas Johnson, age 81, passed away May 13, 2016 at his home in Aurora. He was born April 10, 1935, a son of Thomas Floyd and Gladys Ogden Johnson in Richfield, Utah. He was the oldest of four boys. He graduated from North Sevier High...
