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Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas

Michael D. Mellor

Michael D. Mellor

Dec 21, 2024

On December 21, 2024, Michael Dennis Mellor returned peacefully to his Heavenly Father’s loving arms. He left a legacy of faith, love, family, ambition, integrity, charity, humor and acceptance. He was born April 7, 1956, in Gunnison, Utah to Melvin Guy and Betty Bartholomew Mellor.

Michael grew up in rural Fayette, Utah, with the love and genuine comradery of two older...

Rachel T. Olsen

Rachel T. Olsen

Dec 21, 2024

Rachel Tychsen Olsen, 81, of Richfield, Utah passed away peacefully on Saturday December 21, 2024, from complications of a stroke.

She was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada on May 31, 1943. She was the third of four children and the only daughter of Richard and Gertrud Tychsen. She was raised in Canada but came to the states to attend Ricks College....

Nyala B. Zufelt

Nyala B. Zufelt

Dec 13, 2024

Glenwood, Utah – Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Nyala Hilda Bredsguard Zufelt, age 75 of Glenwood, passed away December 13, 2024, in Delta, Utah. She was born July 21, 1949, a daughter and the only child of Nyals Edward and Cleo Verlene Nielson Bredsguard in Richfield, Utah. Her father passed away before Nyala was born and...

Beth Marie Chappell Christensen

Beth Marie Chappell Christensen

Dec 9, 2024

Gunnison, Utah - Beth Marie left this life peacefully at the age of 74 on Dec. 9, 2024, in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was born in Salina, Utah on February 14, 1950, a daughter of Wendell Holden and Burla Shurtz Chappell. Beth loved growing up in her small-town Lyman, Utah where she attended and graduated from Wayne High School. After...

Ronald Gilcher

Ronald Gilcher

Dec 2, 2024

Great Falls, Montana - Ronald Gene Gilcher passed away at the age of 80 in Great Falls, Montana, on December 1, 2024. He was born February 16, 1944, in Great Falls, Montana, to Darrell Lee Gilcher and Hazel Johnson. He spent most of his life in Great Falls until he joined the Air Force during the Vietnam era. Washington, Florida,...

Garry L. Jensen

Garry L. Jensen

Dec 2, 2024

Glenwood, Utah – Garry L. Jensen, age 89, passed away December 2, 2024, at his home in Glenwood. He was born January 10, 1935, in Kingston, Utah, a son of Ward L. and Sada Dorthea Nielsen Jensen. He grew up on the family farm in Kingston along with his three brothers, where they enjoyed hunting pheasants with their Dad. He...

Lee Myers

Lee Myers

Nov 30, 2024

Billings, Montana - Lee Myers was an extraordinary man. It’s hard to paint a picture of the larger than life character he was. 

Owen Lee Myers was born on April 11, 1936, to Marvin Edwin and Lily Roosevelt Howard Myers in Greenville, Missouri. He was the fourth of five children who grew into adulthood; Lee’s twin brother Oran Jay died at...

Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams

Nov 30, 2024

Teasdale, Utah – Dwight S Williams, age 96, of Teasdale, passed away on November 30, 2024, in Teasdale, Utah. He died at home in the house where he was born 96 years ago.

Dwight was born April 12, 1928, in Teasdale, Utah, to Gustavious and Duella Dance Williams. He was the youngest of 7 siblings, who he was very close to,...

Margaret Kyhl

Margaret Kyhl

Nov 30, 2024

Margaret Ann Gardner Kyhl, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2024, at the age of 69, after a courageous seven year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Margaret was born on October 26, 1955, in Richfield, Utah, to Hart and Jane Gardner. She grew up surrounded by love, faith, and a spirit of service that defined...

Oscar Taylor

Oscar Taylor

Nov 27, 2024

Lyman, Utah – Our beloved family Patriarch, Oscar K. Taylor, age 87, passed away November 27, 2024, in Lindon, Utah. He was born April 19, 1937, in Lyman, Utah, a son of Floyd Pratt and Ethel Amelia Sorensen Taylor. He grew up in Lyman, where he enjoyed fishing with his siblings and cousins, playing baseball, basketball, townball, tennis and horseshoes,...

Wilma Kay Dutton

Wilma Kay Dutton

Nov 25, 2024

Panguitch, Utah – Our kind and loving, mother, grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, Wilma Kay Benner Dutton, age 82, passed away November 25, 2024, in Panguitch, Utah. 

Wilma was born December 27, 1941, in Keota, Colorado, to William and Helen Elizebeth Smith Benner. She grew up in Keota, where she enjoyed spending time on her family’s farm. She graduated from Grover High School,...

Gordon S. Coleman

Gordon S. Coleman

Nov 21, 2024

Monroe, Utah - Gordon Samuel Coleman, aged 94, passed away on November 21, 2024, at his home in Monroe, Utah. Born on December 1, 1929, in Teasdale, Utah, a son of Albert Jay and Frances Ellen Moosman Coleman. 

Gordon dedicated much of his life to serving his country, family and community. Gordon had a distinguished career in the United States Navy,...

Joan Christiansen

Joan Christiansen

Nov 18, 2024

Elsinore, Utah – Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Joan Beth Anderton Christiansen, age 71, passed away at her home in Elsinore on November 18, 2024. 

Joan was born March 1, 1953, in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Bud James and Mary Walker Anderton. She grew up in Tooele, where she enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing trips....

Dick Sorensen

Dick Sorensen

Nov 16, 2024

Salina, Utah - Richard J. (Dick) Sorensen, age 96, passed away November 16, 2024, at his home in Salina.

He was born September 26, 1928, “over the river” by Aurora, to parents Guy and Phoebe (Dickie) Sorensen. Ten years later his sister, Gyann, was born. He married Ella Joyce Andersen on October 14, 1949. Together they had five children, Terry Lynn,...

Gary B. Curtis

Gary B. Curtis

Nov 15, 2024

Salina, Utah – Gary Blair Curtis, age 71, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Salina on Friday, November 15, 2024, of an apparent heart attack. He was born August 31, 1953, in Salina, a son of Blair Doyle and Shirley Peterson Curtis. 

Gary grew up in Salina, where he loved riding horses. He was educated and graduated from...

Boyd L. Miller

Boyd L. Miller

Nov 8, 2024

Monroe, Utah - Boyd L Miller, age 75 of Monroe, peacefully passed away November 8, 2024, in Richfield Utah. He was born March 26, 1949 in Panguitch, Utah to Allen Francis and Lena Norton Miller. He married Denise Louise Williams; they later divorced. Jan 2, 1995. He married his sweetheart Clare Marie Fjeldsted Stapley and spent many happy years with...

John Gentry

John Gentry

Nov 6, 2024

Richfield - Rhett John Gentry,  age 67, of Richfield, Utah, passed away November 6, 2024, at his home in Richfield. 

John was born in Richfield, May 17, 1957, to Richard Mack and Rhea Evelyn Jensen Gentry. He married Suzanne Louise Rasmussen on July 20, 1984 in Richfield, Utah.

John was born and raised in Richfield as the 5th of 9 children in...

Mitch Kevin Nielson

Mitch Kevin Nielson

Nov 3, 2024

Salina, Utah - Mitch Kevin Nielson, passed away in Richfield on November 3, 2024, at the age of 67, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Mitch was born on July 21, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Bryce and Donna Nielson.

Mitch grew up in Salt Lake City, but later moved to Sevier County, where he found his...

Brent W. LeFevre

Brent W. LeFevre

Oct 31, 2024

Redmond, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Brent W. LeFevre, age 72, passed away October 31, 2024, at his home in Redmond. 

He was born on September 21, 1952, in Henderson, Nevada, a son of Weldon W. and Venice Alene Madsen LeFevre. He enjoyed playing football, basketball, golf, track and field, riding dirt bikes and fishing with...

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