Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Jake Edward Ekker
Oct 10, 2011
Green River/Salina, Utah - Our precious son, brother, grandson and friend, Jake Edward Ekker, 12 days old, died October 10, 2011 at the home of his aunt in Salina, Utah. He was born September 28, 2011 in Price, Utah, a son of Lynn Harris and Melissa Ann O’Neil Ekker. Little Jake is survived by his loving parents, Lynn and...
Philomeme Demeter
Oct 10, 2011
Rosa Philomene Demeter, age 87, died October 10, 2011 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born November 6, 1923 in Tulare, California, a daughter of William John and Elisabeth Ann Moon Reeder Payette. She attended schools in Salinas, California and graduated from Salinas High School. Philomene married Duane Jack Stanton, June 15, 1940 in Salinas. They were later divorced. She...
Cherie Lee Palmer
Oct 7, 2011
Turon, Kansas – Our kind and loving wife, daughter and sister, Cherie Lee Jackson Palmer, age 48, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at her home in Turon, Kansas. She was born July 14, 1962 in Murray, Utah, a daughter of Donald Dean and Diana Lee Erickson Jackson. She graduated from Richfield High School Class of 1981, Richfield, Utah. Cherie...
Elmo Procell
Oct 6, 2011
Elsinore, Utah - Elmo Procell, age 96, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, died October 6, 2011 in Richfield, Utah. He was born October 20, 1914 in Zwolle, Louisiana, a son of James and Lucia Martinez Procell. He married Oma Wooley June 10, 1938 in Escalante, Utah. They were later divorced. He was a member of the LDS...
Frank A. Brinkerhoff
Sep 30, 2011
Bicknell, Utah - Frank Allen Brinkerhoff, age 91, passed away Friday, September 30, 2011, in Loa, of natural causes. He was born June 23, 1920 in Bicknell, Utah a son fo Willard Duain and Mary Allen Brinkerhoff. Frank was raised in Bicknell and spent most of his life on the mountains herding sheep with his father and brothers. When...
Renee S. Nielson
Sep 29, 2011
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Doris Renee Shaw Nielson, age 82, died September 29, 2011 in Richfield. She was born January 30, 1929 in Aurora, Utah, a daughter of Lawrence W. and LaPrell Hendrickson Shaw. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1947. She married Phillip Ray Nielson, August 20, 1947...
June L. Crowther
Sep 27, 2011
Axtell, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend, June Long Crowther, age 86, of Axtell, died September 27, 2011 in Richfield, Utah. She was born June 2, 1925 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of George Emery and Lois Arnetta Harding Long. She married Thomas Clarence Crowther, September 28, 1943 in the Manti LDS Temple. He died...
Bennith Rae Oldroyd
Sep 26, 2011
Austin, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Bennith Rae Taylor Oldroyd, age 63, of Austin, died September 26, 2011 in Richfield, Utah, surrounded by her family. She was born October 24, 1947 in Richfield, a daughter of Gail Lavor and Wanda Rose Lott. She married David Peter Oldroyd April 7, 1965 in Elko, Nevada. Bennith enjoyed...
Della D. Brian
Sep 20, 2011
Loa, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Della DeLeeuw Brian, age 91, died September 20, 2011 at her home in Loa. She was born June 11, 1920 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Hyrum and Anna Kristine Torgerson DeLeeuw. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1938 and attended Snow College in...
Wanda B. Kocherhans
Sep 16, 2011
Richfield/Salt Lake City, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Wanda Barney Kocherhans, age 88, died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Friday, September 16, 2011 at Garden Terrace, where she had been a resident for the past five years. She was born May 10, 1923 in Joseph, Utah, a daughter of Elias and...
Wilma M. Barney
Sep 10, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Wilma May Collins Barney, age 85, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at her home in Salina, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. She was born May 25, 1926 in Salem Springs, Missouri, a daughter of William Perry and Lucy Elizabeth Stubbs Collins. She married...
Paul L. Braithwaite
Aug 24, 2011
Salina, Utah - Paul LeRoy Braithwaite, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away August 24, 2011 at his home in Salina, at the age of 69. He was born July 30, 1942 at his grandmother’s house in Manti, Utah, a son of Homer Ray “Dude” and Helen Larsen Braithwaite. Due to his family’s frequent moves as a...
Wilford D Pace
Aug 23, 2011
Woodland Hills, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and best friend, Wilford Don Pace, age 76, returned to his Heavenly Father after just completing a session at the Logan LDS Temple. He passed quickly and painlessly from a massive heart attack. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends as family and friends were his whole...
Raymond Richard Blakely
Aug 10, 2011
Circleville – Raymond Richard Blakely age 80, passed away peacefully at the Sevier Valley Hospital on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. He was born in Peabody, Kansas, a son of Leo and Carrie Lee Johns Blakely, February 2, 1931. He married Patricia Marie Turney, September 20, 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later divorced. He married Syble Wilson, September...
Robert Burton White
Aug 9, 2011
Beaver / Salina – Robert Burton White Jr, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away August 9th, 2011. He was 87 years old. He was born March 2, 1924 in Beaver, Utah a son of Robert Burton, and Martha Isabelle White. He grew up in Beaver and graduated from Beaver High School. Robert served his country...
Blaine Prince Prisbrey
Aug 8, 2011
GUNNlSON—The light has dimmed.from the eyes of our dearest husband, father,grandfather, brother, and friend. A noble Spirit, he rejoined loved ones beyond the veil on Monday, August 8, 2011, due to the ravages of lung cancer. Blaine Prince Prisbrey, known as the “Candy Man” for the peppermints he passed out to those he met from one end of the...
Norma S,. Robins
Aug 5, 2011
Salina, Utah - An elect lady left this mortal existence peacefully surrounded by her family on August 5, 2011. Norma Scovil Robins was born August 11, 1925 in Aurora, Utah, a daughter of Jesse Richard and Effie Lewis Scovil. She loved being an “Aurora girl” and always thought of it as home. Norma graduated from North Sevier High School...
Lila Torgenson
Aug 5, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Lila Rae Ivie Torgenson, age 80, died August 5, 2011 in Gunnisoni, Utah. She was born June 29, 1931 in Salina, a daughter of Dewey and Tirza Marie Bastian Ivie. She married Blaine J. Torgenson, June 26, 1948 in Salina, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti...
Lester J. Hill
Aug 4, 2011
Gunnison, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Lester James Hill, age 86, died August 4, 2011 in Centerfield, Utah, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 2, 1925 in Fayette, Utah, a son of Return Richard and Sarah Jane Bown Hill. He graduated from Gunnison Valley High School, Class of 1943. He...
Tina D. Bates
Aug 3, 2011
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, daughter and sister, Tina Denise Bates, age 39, of Salina, was tragically taken from us on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at her home in Salina. She was a dedicated mother, sister, daughter and friend. Tina was born August 9, 1971 in Granger, Utah, a daughter of Joseph Arnold and Sheradeen Ranay Eden Bates....
