Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Karen Jean Matheson
Jul 1, 2015
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Karen Jean Kerr Matheson, age71, of Salina, passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2015 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born July 28, 1943 in Hawthorne, Nevada, a daughter of Milo Lealand and Geraldine Spain Kerr. She graduated from Springville High School, Class of 1961. She went to nursing school...
Hal R. Miller
Jul 1, 2015
Koosharem, Utah - Hal Robert Miller, age 77, passed away July 1, 2015 at his home in Koosharem of Esophageal Cancer. He was born January 24, 1938 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a son of LeRoy and Ruth Malmberg Miller. He graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, Class of 1956, with friends to the end, from there....
Jim G Burr
Jun 30, 2015
Salina, Utah - James G Burr, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, died on June 30, 2015 in Payson, Utah after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was surrounded by loved ones as he left this life on his way to Heaven. He was born July 13, 1943, in Salina, Utah, a son of Myron...
Delos L. Julander
Jun 30, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Delos Laurell Julander, age 92, of Monroe, passed away June 30, 2015 in Richfield, Utah. He was born October 4, 1922 in Sevier, Utah, a son of Neal Melvin and Adrane Stewart Julander. Delos served his country during World War II in the United States Army Air Corp. After his return home, he met and married...
John Richard Anderton
Jun 29, 2015
Monroe, Utah - John Richard Anderton, age 87, of Monroe, died June 29, 2015 in Richfield. He was born June 9, 1928 in Elsinore, Utah, a son of John Benjamin and Ida Delilah Hermansen Anderton. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1946 and then attended Heneger Business College for two years. He married Coleen Pearson, October 1,...
Larene M. Sorensen
Jun 27, 2015
Mayfield, Utah - Larene Miller Sorensen — wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and queen of her kingdom — died Saturday, June 27, at Gunnison Valley Hospital in Gunnison, Utah, five years after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was 65. She was born Larene Ann Miller on June 19, 1950, to Donald and Ramona (Warner) Miller in Salt Lake City....
Curtis R. Nelson
Jun 24, 2015
Elsinore, Utah- Curtis Richard Nelson, age 83,of Elsinore, died June 24, 2015 in Richfield, Utah. He was born September 19, 1931 in French Camp, California, a son of Curtis Alfred and Ruth Elizabeth Nelson Nelson. He attended schools in Long Beach, California. He joined the United States Navy in 1948 and served his country during the Korean War. He...
Joann Betts
Jun 22, 2015
JoAnn Betts, age 82, of Richfield, died June 22, 2015 at her home in Richfield. She was born September 25, 1933 in Salt Lake City, a daughter of John Forster and Josephine Picco Betts. She graduated from South High School and the University of Utah. She served a full time LDS Mission to the Southern States. She taught school...
Randy Austin
Jun 17, 2015
Teasdale, Utah - William Randall Austin, age 66, died peacefully in the home he loved in Teasdale, Utah on June 17, 2015. He was born January 21, 1949 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a son of James Granison and Gertrude Mable Hart Austin. He married Shirley Jean McClimek, January 29, 1965 in Randolph, Utah. They were later divorced. He...
Shirley Ann Colby
Jun 12, 2015
Sigurd, Utah - Shirley Ann Torgersen Colby, age 66, of Sigurd, passed away peacefully June 12, 2015 in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 8, 1948 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Kyle W. and Shirley Kunz Torgersen. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1967. She married Keith Lee Sorenson, September...
Lane R Ellett
Jun 11, 2015
Bicknell, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Lane R. Ellett, age 84, died June 11, 2015 in Loa, Utah, after a brave battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Lane was born July 28, 1930 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Joseph Alonzo and LaVerda Marie Rasmussen Ellett. He graduated from Wayne High...
Milton Baker
Jun 9, 2015
Nibley, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, A. Milton Baker, age 74, of Nibley, passed away peacefully at his home in Nibley, surrounded by his loving wife and family on June 9, 2015. He was born November 11, 1940 in Teasdale, Utah, a son of Alfred and Marva Mary Williams Baker. He graduated from Wayne High...
Colleen B. Cowley
Jun 9, 2015
Venice, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Colleen Barney Cowley, age 80, of Venice, passed away June 9, 2015 in Richfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 12, 1935 in Annabella, Utah, a daughter of Eugene and Ada Lowe Barney. She graduated from South Sevier High School, Class of 1953. She...
Wayne M. Hebertson Md
Jun 9, 2015
Torrey, Utah - Wayne Madsen Hebertson was born on February 19, 1926 to Thorit Charles and Susan Elmina Madsen Hebertson in Provo, Utah. He attended elementary school in Vineyard, Utah until his father, a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, was activated – transferring the family to Northern California. Wayne attended Modesto High School where he excelled in science,...
Rile Dutton
Jun 3, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Rile Dutton, age 83, of Monroe, slipped quietly away on June 3, 2015, in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born October 30, 1931 in Cannonville, a son of William Henry and Lily Francis Mangum Dutton. He served his country from 1953 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army. Rile...
Jean T. Taylor
Jun 3, 2015
Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Jean Torgerson Taylor, age 92, passed away June 3, 2015 at her home in Loa, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 19, 1922 in Lyman, Utah, a daughter of Wilford Andrew and Lucy Matthea Sorenson Torgerson. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class...
Frances K. Hickman
Jun 1, 2015
Torrey, Utah - Frances King Hickman, age 78, of Torrey, died June 1, 2015 at her home in Torrey. She was born November 13, 1936 in Fruita, Utah, a daughter of Oral and Eliza Alice Heaps Chesnut King. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1955. She married her sweetheart, Kay Hickman, July 15, 1954 in Torrey, Utah....
Gloria L. Minjarez
May 29, 2015
Salina, Utah - Gloria L. Minjarez, age 88, passed away May 29, 2015 at her home in Salina. She was born December 4, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, a daughter of Peter Grijalva and Consuelo Lujan Lares. She graduated from Lincoln High School, Class of 1941. She married Manuel Pina Minjarez, June 25, 1944 in Los Angeles at the...
Kysen Zee Allen
May 29, 2015
Spanish Fork/Redmond, Utah - Our little fighter, Kysen Zee Allen, age 2 1/2, slipped into eternity on May 29, 2015 at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, after enduring a lifetime of health problems. He was born September 28, 2012 in Murray, Utah, a son of Derrick James and Karissa Pickett Allen. Kysen was a fighter and fought...
Rockne N. Lee
May 29, 2015
Richfield, Utah - Rockne "Rocky" Nolan Lee, age 63, of Richfield, returned home to his Heavenly Father on May 29, 2015 in Provo, Utah. He will be missed by his loving wife of 42 years, Marlene; and his sons, Rockne and Russel. His daughter, Roxanne, stood waiting to embrace him when he returned to his eternal home. Rocky was...
