Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Don Welch
Aug 3, 2009
Lyman, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Donald Frank Welch, age 77, of Lyman, died August 3, 2009 in Richfield, Utah. He was born November 1, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Frank Carter and Alice Lauretta Smith Welch. He graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City. Don serve...
Jack H. Taylor
Jul 28, 2009
Teasdale, Utah - Our kind and beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Jack Hiskey Taylor, age 67, died July 28, 2009 at his home in Teasdale. He was born January 30, 1942 in Salina, Utah, a son of Lorenzo Keith and Rosanna Hiskey Taylor. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1960. He served in the United States...
Junior Serrano
Jul 25, 2009
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father and brother, Celerino “Junior” Serrano, age 70, of Salina, died July 25, 2009 in Provo, Utah, of complications from a stroke. He was born July 1, 1939 in Coyote, New Mexico, a son of Juan and Eufelia Ortega Serrano. He graduated from Coyote High School Class of 1957 and served...
Dorothy S. Blackham
Jul 17, 2009
Mesa, AZ/Salina, UT - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Dorothy LaRee Shepherd Blackham, age 83 of Mesa, Arizona and formerly of Salina, died July 17, 2009 in Mesa. She was born May 9, 1926 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, a daughter of Marlin Ardell and Tina Matilda Nielson Shepherd. She graduated from North Sanpete High School...
Doan B. Burgess
Jul 11, 2009
Torrey, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father and grandfather, Doan Berdoyle Burgess, age 74, died July 11, 2009 at his home in Torrey. He was born June 5, 1935 in Price, Utah, a son of Arther Nelton and Ruth Leavitt Burgess. He attended Wayne High School and Utah Trade Technical College. He served his country in the...
Margaret P. Breese
Jul 11, 2009
On July11, 2009, at the age of 96, our kind and beloved mother and grandmother, Margaret Johanna Breese, went to be with her Lord, and her husband of 73 years, Donald Breese. Margaret celebrated her 96th birthday on July 10, 2009. She was born in White River, South Dakota, the oldest of nine children to Peter and Katherine Petersen....
Mike Wood
Jul 8, 2009
Mesa, AZ/Lyman, UT - Our kind and beloved son, brother, uncle, father and grandfather, Michael Wood, age 69, died July 8, 2009 at his home in Mesa, Arizona. He was born, March 16, 1940 in Lyman, Utah, a son of Ivan and Mildred “Millie” Chappell Wood. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1958. He attended a technical...
Leland B. Allen
Jul 1, 2009
Taylorsville/Lyman, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Leland Buchanan “Deacon” Allen, age 74, died July 1, 2009 at his home in Taylorsville. He was born July 25, 1934 in Lyman, Utah, a son of Samuel Fay and Helen Amelia Oldroyd Allen. He married Ronalee Gleave, June 23, 1956 in Richfield, Utah. Deacon drove truck...
James Franklin Ogle
Jul 1, 2009
Richfield, Utah - James Franklin Ogle, age 80, died July 1, 2009 in Richfield. He was born November 3, 1928 in Mecca, Indiana, a son of Benjamin Franklin and Marie G. Gossett Ogle. He served in the United States Navy from November of 1945 to October of 1947. He married Betty Lucille Griffin and they were later divorced. He...
Stephen K. Taylor
Jun 27, 2009
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband and father, Stephen Kenneth Taylor, age 48, died in a hiking accident on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Mellor Canyon in Sanpete County, Utah. He was born February 5, 1961 in Newfane, New York. Stephen started studying Martial Arts in 1973 and continued to study various forms of self defense until...
Ken Payne
Jun 26, 2009
Salt Lake City/Salina Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, Kenneth Maurice Payne, age 69, died June 26, 2009 in Salt Lake City. He was born October 22, 1939 in Mangum, Oklahoma, a son of Clarence Maurice and Mable Mildred Bowles Payne. He married Sheila Dee Clark, September 2, 1989 in Virginia City,...
Joelane Chidester
Jun 23, 2009
Redmond, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother and sister, JoeLane Mary Peterson Lewis Nelson Chidester, age 83, died June 23, 2009 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born March 4, 1926 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Adley Everett and Fawn Floren Jorgensen Peterson. She attended school at North Sevier High. She married Clarence Lewis, July 22, 1944...
Robb Adkins
Jun 23, 2009
Henrieville, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, brother and uncle, Robert (Robb) William Adkins, age 48, was tragically taken from us on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Robb was born February 6, 1961 in Boise, Idaho, a son of Ivan Dean and Sharon LaVene Call Adkins. He graduated from Borah High...
Lorna C. Brown
Jun 18, 2009
Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Lorna Ruth Coleman Brown, age 78, after a short separation from our Dad, was reunited on June 18, 2009 in Gunnison, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Mom was born to loving parents, Charles Ellis and Ruth Allen Coleman on March 5, 1931 in Loa, Utah. She graduated...
Eris Rees Paskett
Jun 17, 2009
Tooele/Loa, Utah - Eris Fontella Redford Rees Paskett, age 98, died June 17, 2009 in Richfield, Utah. She was born February 11, 1911 in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Joseph and Eliza Rudd Redford. She married Heber John Rees, February 5, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, June 7, 1940....
Helene Summers
Jun 10, 2009
Lyman, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Helene Margaret Goris Summers, age 85, of Lyman, and formerly of Murray, Utah, died June 10, 2009 in Loa, Utah, after a short illness. She was born December 14, 1923, a daughter of William and Jean Marie Bennie Goris of Bingham Canyon, Utah. She married Joseph Albert Summers, March 27,...
Fern Malmgren Nielsen
Jun 4, 2009
Centerfield, Utah - Fern Anderson Malmgren Nielsen, age 96, passed away June 4, 2009 in Price, Utah, with her daughter, Faye, by her side. She was born June 29, 1912 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Melvin Wallace and Ludell Tollestrup Anderson. She married Edwin Lawrence Malmgren April 3, 1931 in Junction, Utah. He died September 16, 1958. Their...
Earlin Worthen
May 31, 2009
Centerfield, Utah - Neils Earlin Worthen, Sr. age 78, of Centerfield, left us the morning of May 31, 2009 to go to that big fishing hole in the sky. He was born April 16, 1931 in Panguitch, Utah, son of Charles Grow and Sara Lena Neilson Worthen. He was the 3rd of 5 children. He married Melvelene Sparks, March...
Kenneth D. Christensen
May 27, 2009
West Valley City/Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Kenneth Dewey Christensen, age 75, of West Valley City and formerly of Richfield, was tragically taken from us on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 as the result of an auto/pedestrian accident in West Valley City. Ken had just been visiting his wife in the care center...
Alan D. Jacobson
May 17, 2009
Elsinore, Utah - Our kind and beloved son, brother, uncle and cousin, Alan D. Jacobson, age 41, of Elsinore, died May 17, 2009 in Salt Lake City from burns that he received in an accident while camping. He was born July 24, 1967 in Richfield, Utah, a son of DeLoy Evan and Barbara Utley Jacobson. He graduated from South...
