Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Marvin L Butcher
Dec 5, 2011
Mayfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, Marvin Leroy Butcher, age 86, died December 5, 2011 at his home in Mayfield, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1925 in Granger, Utah, a son of Charles Monroe and Levina Stevenson Butcher. He married Elizabeth Collage, November 17, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah....
Kenyon D. Ogden
Dec 5, 2011
Richfield, Utah - Kenyon D Ogden, 51, passed away December 5, 2011 at his home in Richfield, Utah due to a heart attack. He was born September 11, 1960, in Richfield, Utah a son of Dea Ward “DW” Ogden and Florence Ann Underwood Ogden. He grew up and attended school in Richfield. He graduated high school from Provo Canyon...
Slugger Slagowski
Dec 5, 2011
Aurora, Utah - Elwyn Lyle “Slugger” Slagowski, age 54, unexpectedly returned to the arms of our Heavenly Father on December 5, 2011 at his home in Aurora of a massive heart attack. He was born September 14, 1957 in Evanston, Wyoming, a son of Alfred Lind and Beulah Ryer Slagowski. He graduated from Mountain View High School and served...
Gene Meeker
Nov 29, 2011
Salina, Utah – Gene Allen Meeker, age 82, of Salina, died November 29, 2011 in Centerfield, Utah. He was born February 18, 1929 in Great Falls, Montana, a son of Glen Allen and Melvina Bravner Meeker. He graduated from Estacada High School in Estacada, Oregon, Class of 1946. He married Carletta Drysdale, February 8, 1965 in Estacada, Oregon. Gene...
Jorgen Lewis Madsen
Nov 24, 2011
Manti, Utah - Our dear beloved brother Jorgen Lewis Madsen age 60, passed from this earthly world to reunite with his best friend and brother Seth, his parents Spencer Jorgen and Dagney Madsen, and other family members on November 24, 2011. Lewis was born on March 22, 1951. He grew up in Manti, and graduated from Manti High School...
Naomi Ross Taylor
Nov 22, 2011
Richfield - Our loving Mother, Grandmother, sister and Aunt, Naomi Berniece Lott Ross Taylor, 92, died Nov. 22, 2011, in Richfield, surrounded by her family. She was born May 31, 1919 in Joseph, a daughter of John Taylor and Bertha Jane Wells Lott. Mom graduated from Monroe High School and fell in love with our father Elmo Grant Ross....
Betty N. Upchurch
Nov 21, 2011
Marysvale, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Elisabeth Niemann Upchurch, age 77, died November 21, 2011 in Provo, Utah. She was born May 10, 1934 in Meisenheim, Germany, a daughter of Herman and Johanna Katrina Edinger Niemann. She graduated from Volksschule High School, Class of 1948 in Meisenheim, Germany. She married Gilbert B. Upchurch,...
Charlie Moore
Nov 11, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Charles “Charlie” Edward Moore, age 63, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at his home in Salina, after a very brief, but valiant battle with brain cancer. He was born February 5, 1948 in Bakersfield, California, a son of William Selmer and Geneva Murphy Moore. He graduated from Piute...
Willadean Olsen
Nov 11, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Willadean Peterson Olsen, age 79, died November 11, 2011 at her home in Salina. She was born March 3, 1932 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Sidney Niels and Fern Christine Jensen Peterson. She grew up in Redmond and graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1950. She...
Shirley T. Smith
Nov 9, 2011
Bicknell, Utah – Shirley Taylor Smith, age 86, died November 9, 2011 in Holladay, Utah, of natural causes. She was born September 5, 1925 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Francis Preston and Emma Baker Taylor. She lived in Bicknell virtually her entire life and had a deep love for its people. Mom graduated from Wayne High School, fell...
Deloy Shaw
Nov 3, 2011
Koosharem, Utah/Beaver Dam, Arizona - Virgil Deloy Shaw, age 80, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, died November 3, 2011 at his winter home in Beaver Dam. He was born August 7, 1931 in Aurora, Utah, a son of Lawrence W. and Dora LaPreal Hendrickson Shaw. He married Helen Gleave July 19, 1950 in Richfield, Utah. Their marriage...
Ila Manwill Jorgensen
Nov 1, 2011
Our dear, sweet, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Ila Manwill Jorgensen, age 90, of Gunnison, died early Tuesday morning, November 1, 2011 at the hospital in Gunnison, Utah. She was born August 19, 1921 in Manti, Utah, a daughter of Orson Leray and Ellen Henningson Manwill. She grew up in Manti. She married Budd Jorgensen...
Claude (Red) Rowe
Oct 31, 2011
Elsinore, Utah - Claude (Red) Rowe, age 86, our beloved father passed away peacefully on October 31, 2011 in his home in Elsinore. He was born in Mona on July 11, 1925 to Sidney Lorenzo and Ruth Eleanor Rowe. During WWII Claude served in the U.S. Navy. He married Lavern Stears in 1944, and they had four children together....
Marcheta C. Dial
Oct 29, 2011
Ogden / St. George – Marcheta Hatch Crabb Dial, age 87, passed away quietly in her sleep on Saturday, October 29, 2011. She was born on June 29, 1924 to Louis and Emily Christensen Hatch. Marcheta married Charles Dean Crabb on May 6, 1943. They were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple on January...
Jay E. Anderton
Oct 26, 2011
Monroe, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Jay Eugene Anderton, age 79, died October 26, 2011 in Richfield. He was born January 15, 1932 in Monroe, a son of Charles and Edna Jean Christiansen Anderton. He graduated from South Sevier High School, Class of 1950 and then he attended Carpenter School. He joined the United States...
Lenore Hunt Peterson
Oct 25, 2011
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Lenore Hunt Peterson, age 85, died October 25, 2011 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born September 22, 1926 in Torrey, Utah, a daughter of Floyd Albert and Elsie Anna Laura Ostberg Hunt. She married Arthur Thomas “Bud” Hunt and they had 3 children: Patsy, Tom and Richard. Lenore...
Cheryl H. Huntsman
Oct 19, 2011
Aurora, Utah - On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, our beautiful and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Cheryl Mae Haskins Huntsman, lost her valiantly fought battle with cancer. She died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in St. George, Utah. Cheryl was born May 19, 1957 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of James and Cloma Woolsey...
Guy L. Coombs
Oct 18, 2011
Teasdale, Utah - Guy Lewis Coombs, age 93, died October 18, 2011 at his home in Teasdale. He was born August 20, 1918 in Teasdale, a son of George Lewis and Mae Williams Coombs. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1938. He attended Utah State University in Logan. He served an LDS Mission in the Western States...
Elaine Orrock Harris
Oct 16, 2011
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Elaine Orrock Wegener Harris, age 78, of Gunnison, slipped away peacefully and returned to the arms of her Heavenly Father, October 16, 2011 in Levan, Utah. She was born May 28, 1933, in Elsinore, Utah, a daughter of Joseph Clair and Lila Rose Christensen Orrock. She married Wilfred K....
Helenbeth B. Smith
Oct 12, 2011
Fremont, Utah - Our beloved Mom peacefully joined our Father in Heaven, and the love of her life, her beloved husband, Heber Brown Smith, Sr., on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in Salt Lake City, surrounded by her family. She was born July 4, 1925 in Lyman, Utah, a daughter of Wallace and Thelma Alzina Cook Blackburn. She married Heber...
