Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Melvelene S. Worthen
Jan 16, 2015
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Melvelene Sparks Worthen, age 78, of Centerfield, passed away January 16, 2015 in Centerfield. She was born November 5, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Melvin Hyrum and LaVina Wardle Sparks. She married Neils Earlin Worthen Sr., March 16, 1950 in Granger, Utah. Their...
Nola J. Julander
Jan 13, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Nola Jensen Peterson Julander, age 93, of Monroe, passed away January 13, 2015 in Provo, Utah. She was born at the family home in Richfield on September 1, 1921, the fifth of seven children born to Loral and Deborah Anderton Jensen. She married Jay Grant Peterson, December 12, 1937. He died August 14, 1945. She met...
Charlene M. Comstock
Jan 6, 2015
Elsinore, Utah - Charlene Mae Comstock, age 70, of Elsinore died January 6, 2015 at her home in Elsinore. She was born October 11, 1944 in Santa Ana, California, a daughter of Edwin V. and Pearl E. Husted Comstock. She was educated in California and worked for the U.S. Air Force at Hill Field in Ogden, Utah, as a...
Lucille Jackson
Jan 6, 2015
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Mildred Lucille Linford Jackson, age 79, of Gunnison, died January 6, 2015 in Centerfield, Utah, from complications due to Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 20, 1935 in Spry, Utah, a daughter of Joseph Denny and Mildred Doty McClarey Linford. She married Sterling David Jackson, July 20, 1952 in...
Una B. Pace
Jan 3, 2015
Bicknell, Utah - Una Lucy Barron Pace, age 90, of Bicknell, died of causes incident to age in the Richfield Rehabilitation and Care Center, January 3, 2015. She was born June 19, 1924 in Vermillion, Utah, (now part of Sigurd Town) a daughter of Homer Hezekiah and Anna Lucile Strange Barron. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of...
Steven R. Johanson
Jan 2, 2015
Old truckers never die. They just get a new Peterbilt. Salina, Utah - Steven Johanson was the first baby born on New Year’s Day, 1951, In Sevier County Utah. Lila and Ralph Johanson were rewarded with a new baby boy and a whole case of baby powder. Steven was the only boy in a family that eventually included four...
Karnell K. Durfey
Dec 31, 2014
Emery, Utah - Karnell King Durfey, age 83, died December 31, 2014 at the home of his daughter in Taylorsville, Utah. He was born May 1, 1931 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of George Lawrence and Clea King Durfey. Karnell grew up in Wayne County and attended the local schools there. He served his country in the United States...
Darwin G Anderson
Dec 30, 2014
Aurora, Utah - Darwin Glen Anderson, age 83, of Aurora, passed away peacefully at the Gunnison Valley Hospital, December 30, 2014. He was born June 22, 1931 in Salina, Utah to Samuel Glen and Alta Spencer Anderson. He was raised on their family farm in Aurora, Utah. He married Leona Beth Colby from Vermillion, Utah on April 18, 1949....
Garn Nelson
Dec 30, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, Family Patriarch and Mentor, Joseph Garn Nelson, age 84, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014 at his home in Richfield, with his loving wife and family at his side. He fought a brave and valiant battle against multiple myeloma for the past 30 years, enduring to the end,...
Raquel Bird Redington
Dec 21, 2014
Central Valley, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, daughter, sister and friend, Raquel Bird Redington, age 46, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on December 21, 2014 in Richfield. She was born November 24, 1968 in Richfield, a daughter of Thomas O. and Helen Young Bird. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1987. She married Martin Gallegos...
Mae E. Peterson
Dec 19, 2014
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Mae Ethel Slade Peterson, age 90, of Aurora, passed away December 19, 2014, in Richfield, with her family at her side. She was born March 4, 1924 in Salina, a daughter of William Benjamin and Elizabeth Anderson Slade. She married Clifford Peterson, January 6, 1940 in Aurora. Their marriage...
Idonna Bird
Dec 19, 2014
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Sina Idonna Neilson Bird, age 73, of Salina, passed away December 19, 2014 in Ogden, Utah. She was born August 2, 1941 in Richfield, a daughter of Alma Anton and Margie Loretta Robinson Neilson. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1959. She married Glenn Robert Bird January...
Dr. Lemoyne Petersen
Dec 19, 2014
Morgan/Torrey, Utah - Alma LeMoyne Petersen, age 95, of Morgan, Utah, passed away December 19, 2014 in South Ogden, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born April 14, 1919 in Huntsville, Utah, a son of Alma Lind and Meta Eliza Schade Petersen. LeMoyne served his country during World War II in the United States Army. He married Winifred...
Kelli Jo Nielsen
Dec 18, 2014
Mayfield, Utah — Our kind and beloved daughter, aunt, granddaughter, cousin, neighbor and friend, Kelli Jo Nielsen, age 39, of Mayfield, died Dec. 18, 2014, at her home in Mayfield. She was born April 25, 1975, in Richfield, a daughter of Teryle Oscar and Jean Lewis Nielsen. She grew up in Mayfield and graduated from Gunnison Valley High School,...
Jean Secrist
Dec 15, 2014
Koosharem, Utah - Carmen Jean Friley Secrist, age 86, passed away December 15, 2014 in South Ogden, Utah. She was born July 16, 1928, in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of Emanuel Everett and Florence Jane McGarvey Friley. She was the second of two daughters. She was raised in East Sparta, Ohio, and graduated from high school in 1946. She...
Anna E. Omps
Dec 14, 2014
Torrey, Utah - Anna Elaine Omps, age 72, of Torrey, passed away December 14, 2014 in Loa. She was born September 8, 1942 in Hagerstown, Maryland, a daughter of James Ray and Maxine Brown Omps. Anna had received two master Degrees and was an English Teacher. She taught English in various schools across the United States for many years...
Judy Ann Taylor
Dec 12, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Judy Ann Stewart Hunt Taylor, age 70, died December 12, 2014 in Richfield, Utah. She was born March 17, 1944 in Adamsville, Utah, a daughter of Albert DeLoy and Hazel Parks Stewart. She married Duane Rulon Hunt, February 1, 1962 in Grover, Utah. They were later divorced. She...
Junior Torgersen
Dec 6, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Woodruff Junior Torgersen, age 84, of Richfield, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Richfield. He was born December 31, 1929 in Monroe, Utah, a son of William Leonard and Audrey Ann Hicks Torgersen. He married Shonna Rae Pierce, February 13, 1959 in...
Nadine M. Harter
Dec 5, 2014
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Nadine Mitchell Coleman Harter, age 89, passed away on Friday, December 5, 20 14 in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 21, 1925 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, a daughter of Alfred Leeroy and Ollie Florence Boydstun Mitchell. She married Ellis Gleave...
Chris Hawkes
Dec 2, 2014
Pleasant View, Utah - Our kind and loving son, brother, uncle and friend, Chris Hawkes, age 51, passed away December 2, 2014 at his home in Pleasant View. He was born June 29, 1963 in Ogden, Utah, a son of Lloyd and Donna Jeanette Prisbrey Hawkes. He graduated from Weber High School, Class of 1981. He served an honorable...
