Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Marlow A. Westlund
Nov 7, 2013
Centerfield, Utah - Marlow Alfred Westlund, age 85, died November 7, 2013 in Centerfield. He was born December 3, 1927 in Gunnison, Utah, a son of Carl Alfred and Elodie Christebell Sorensen Westlund. Marlow served his country during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was sent to Germany and France in 1945 for clean-up efforts. Then he...
Buster Mckinney
Nov 7, 2013
Monroe, Utah/Las Vegas, Nevada - Melvin Ernest "Buster" McKinney was born December 21, 1927 in Paola, Kansas, the third child of Stanley Russell and Pheobe Alice Jones McKinney. His older brother Gale died in a accident while still a child, leaving him with an older sister Margret and young two brothers Gene and Larry. He started working with his...
Mary Elliott
Nov 6, 2013
Mary, finally, at her home on Fish Creek, was able to let all her earthly struggles slip away. She was surely welcomed unto God's unchanging hands on November 6, 2013. She's no doubt, joyfully in the Eternities with all her loved ones. She died from metastatic colon cancer. Mary touched many lives while on her bold adventure of life....
Garr Curtis
Nov 5, 2013
Richfield, Utah - Our generous and loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, neighbor, and friend, Earl Garr Curtis, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 5, 2013 in Monroe, Utah. He was born July 3, 1921, in Aurora, Utah, a son of Earl Jabez and Myrtle Sheba Jensen Curtis. Garr was raised in the local area...
Aileen Marie Furnal
Nov 3, 2013
Monroe, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Aileen Marie Shepherd Furnal, age 84, died November 3, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Monroe. She was born August 15, 1929 in Belvadere, Illinois, a daughter of Alfred Leo and Claribelle Maude Myers Shepherd. She married William (Doug) Farrell, December 28, 1956 in Lemon Grove,...
Jack Leaming
Nov 2, 2013
Salina, Utah - John Wainwright Leaming, most fondly known as Jack, peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father on the morning of November 2, 2013. A father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Jack lived a full life of service for ninety-six years. He was born April 23, 1917 in Placerville, CO to Jonathon Tripler and Gladys Marie Merling Leaming. The oldest...
Marjorie Erickson Mott
Nov 2, 2013
Loa, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister and friend, Marjorie Bernice Brown Erickson Mott, age 95, died November 2, 2013 in Loa, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 27, 1918 in Loa, a daughter of Fredrick ElRoy and Phoebe Harriet Bastian Brown. She attended Wayne High School. Marjorie married Hearold Erickson,...
Ronnie L. Krause
Oct 30, 2013
Bicknell, Utah - Ronnie Lee Krause, age 55, died October 30, 2013 at his home. He was born September 23, 1958, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents are Dee Lyle and Lila Rodriquez Johnson. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1977. Ronnie married Patty Pace, June 22, 1985 in Loa, Utah. They were later divorced. He...
Ross Mangrum
Oct 28, 2013
Aurora, Utah - Our kind and loving husband, father, son and brother, Ross Mangrum, age 62, died October 28, 2013 of complications from an auto accident he had earlier in the week in Richfield. He was born July 11, 1951 in Salina, a son of Dale Ross and Gay Nelson Mangrum. He married Wynona Lynn Freeman, December 31, 1997...
Clint "Chavez" Peterson
Oct 28, 2013
Salina, Utah - Our loving Dad, Son, Brother, Husband and Friend, Clinton Eugene Peterson, age 28, passed away October 28, 2013 in Duncanville, Texas. He was born January 27, 1985 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Eugene Milton "Lefty" and Sherry "Toot" McIntosh Peterson. He married Noelle Kristine "Kris" Ekker, March 7, 2006 in Richfield. They were later divorced....
Donna A. Peterson
Oct 26, 2013
Herriman/Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved wife and mother, Donna Anderson Peterson, age76, of Herriman, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Riverton. She was born May 10, 1937 in Springville, Utah, a daughter of Maurice George and Helen Lassen Andersen. She married Douglas Vearl Peterson, May 18, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donna is survived by...
Linda Springer Jacobsen
Oct 26, 2013
Axtell, Utah - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Linda Springer Jacobsen, age 51, of Axtell, passed away in Gunnison, Utah on Saturday, October 26, 2013 due to complications of reconstructive surgery. She had fought a long fight with breast cancer and lymphoma. Linda was born June 23, 1962 in Washington, DC. She attended schools...
Blanche C. Nordfelt
Oct 22, 2013
Salina, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Blanche Chesnut Nordfelt, age 92, of Salina, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2013 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born November 26, 1920 in Escalante, Utah, a daughter of William and Dicey Ann Staley Chesnut. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1938. Blanche married Dee...
Kristopher M. Kassabian
Oct 22, 2013
San Pedro, California/Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved son, brother, grandson and friend, Kristopher Manouk Kassabian, age 27, of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, died October 22, 2013 in San Pedro, California in a motorcycle accident. He was born May 27, 1986 in Torrance, California, the youngest son of Manouk George and Doris Dee Peterson Kassabian. He graduated from The Century...
Nellie Hatch
Oct 17, 2013
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend, Nellie Harding Hatch, age 96, of Salina, died October 17, 2013 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born June 15, 1917 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Isaac Robins and Nellie Murphy Harding. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1936. She married Lloyd Ceral...
Pat Ritter
Oct 13, 2013
Monroe, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Patricia Irene Irwin Ritter, age 64, died suddenly and very unexpectedly at her home in Monroe on Sunday, October 13, 2013. She was born June 21, 1949 in Passaic, New Jersey, a daughter of George Addison and Mary Riley Irwin. She graduated from Central High School....
Emmett Clark
Oct 12, 2013
Grover, Utah - Emmett A. Clark passed away at his home in Grover, Utah on October 12, 2013. He was born on March 30, 1930 in Bicknell, Utah to Calvin Alexander and Wilhelmina Marie Wolters Clark. He grew up in the beautiful Fish Creek area of Wayne county and was proud that he maintained the same mailing address for...
Joe Chappell
Oct 11, 2013
Ada, Oklahoma - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Leslie Joe Chappell, age 80, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born February 21, 1933 in Delta, Utah and is the son of Jim and Rena Chappell. He grew up in Lyman, Utah and graduated from Wayne High School. He was...
Dean L. Westlund
Oct 11, 2013
Centerfield, Utah - Dean L. Westlund, age 80, of Centerfield, passed away October 11, 2013 in Gunnison. He was born May 26, 1933 in Centerfield, a son of Carl Alfred and Elodie Christebell Sorensen Westlund. Dean graduated from Gunnison Valley High School, Class of 1941. He married M. Rosalie Schofield, August 1, 1964 in Spring City. They were divorced,...
Maurice F. Rasmussen
Oct 10, 2013
Salina, Utah - Maurice Farrell Rasmussen, a loving and stalwart man from Salina, Utah, quietly slipped from this sphere of loved-ones to join those of another on Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Gunnison, Utah. Maurice was born in the family home in Salina, Utah, June 9, 1914, a son of Ira Alvin Rasmussen and Dagmar (Dey) Larsen Rasmussen. He...
