St. George, UT Obituaries

Nov 24, 2018

Esther Ruth Martin was born December 10, 1934 in a little red house just across the river for Santa Paula, California to Robert Clinton and Hazel Ruth McMillan.  Married to James Darrell Martin on June 27, 1953 at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA.

Esther was raised in Ventura, California where she attended Ventura Junior High,...

Nov 23, 2018

Robert L. Konkright passed away in St. George, UT on Nov.23, 2018 from heart failure at age 85. He was born to Floyd & Adelheid Konkright on February 17, 1933 on a ranch near Forsyth, MT.  In younger years Bob was a talented standup bass player in Pop Konk's family dance band after racing horses during the day.  He...

Nov 19, 2018

Grace Marguerite Buckley age 57 passed away November 19, 2018 in St. George, Utah.. She was born July 19, 1961 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Noel R. and Maurine Goodwin Buckley.   She married Don Harvey in the Salt Lake Temple on December 2, 1984.

Margie grew up in Idaho Falls till junior high school, and then...

Nov 18, 2018

Our mother, Ruth Mary Caldwell, passed away November 18, 2018 in her sleep at The Retreat at Sunbrook, where she has lived since April, 2017.

She was born in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 16, 1919 to John Moffitt Williams and Catherine Roberts.  She grew up in Vancouver, Washington with her two older sisters Eleanor and...

Nov 8, 2018

Laile L. Afualo, 80, passed away November 8, 2018 in St. George, Utah at his home. He was born July 18, 1938 in Sauniatu, Western Samoa.

He is survived by his wife Salaevalu Afualo, his five children, Laile Afualo Jr (son), Daniel Afualo (son), Liat Tofa (daughter), Tait Afualo (son), Aaron Afualo ( son) and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral...

Nov 6, 2018

Born on March 10, 1922 in Salt Lake City to William Russell and Mignon Romney, she was challenged with her health at a very early age with celiac disease.  She passed away on November 6, 2018 in St. George, Utah.

Jean married twice in her life. First near the end of WWII to Frank Kay Shaw.

Nov 2, 2018

LaRue Kunz Spencer (96)

She left this earth surrounded by her loving family on November 2, 2018. She was born on July 6, 1922 in Bern, Idaho to Parley and Hilda (Stoor) Kunz. She was the second of 13 siblings.

She spent the greater part of her life with her dance partner Jay P. Spencer....

Oct 22, 2018

Kendall Wayne Gardner, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2018. Kendall was born in St. George, UT on December 16, 1955 to Melvin Hyrum and Belva Sue Hunting Gardner. He was the 2nd of 8 siblings.

Kendall grew up in Beryl, UT and graduated from Enterprise High School. After high school he earned an automotive certificate...

Oct 17, 2018

John Clair Willie, 81, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2018. John was born in Brigham City, Utah on September 28, 1937 to Vernal and Dorothy Bird Willie. John grew up in Brigham City, helping on the family farm in Fielding, Utah, and taking care of the livestock in Brigham City. John graduated from Box Elder High School and...

Oct 16, 2018

Wendy Pollock, “Aunt D”, age 24, passed away tragically in a car accident on Oct 16, 2018.  Wendy was born in St. George, UT on January 6, 1994 to Merril Keith and Glenda Farnsworth Pollock.  She was the youngest of 5 siblings. She was the proud aunt of 8 nieces and nephews who affectionately called her Aunt D. They...

Oct 11, 2018

Linda Carol Barlow McMillan, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, October 11, 2018 after an eleven-year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Linda was born in Ogden, Utah on June 15, 1944, the first of five children born to Elwyn and Helen Harris Barlow. Linda had a happy childhood and grew up surrounded by family and friends in Ogden...

Oct 11, 2018

Carolyn Lyn Jakubczak passed away at the age of 83, in St. George, Utah. She was born on October 7, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa to Ronald and Carolyn Woodke.

She graduated high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and went on to become a registered X-ray technician. She started her career in Hazelcrest, Illinois where she met...

Oct 6, 2018

Eric Bruce Barnett, 52 passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018, at home in Washington, Utah.  Born March 28, 1966, in Decatur, IL.  Eric was preceded in death by his parents Leland Bruce Barnett and Armi Kaarina Saarka Barnett.  Eric was Married to Carmen Marie Hartvigson Branch, the love of his life on March 28, 2009, in Palmer, Alaska and...

Oct 4, 2018

LaRee Terry Gardner was born July 13, 1938 in Cedar City, UT to Ila and Durward Terry of Enterprise. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 4, 2018 at her home in Enterprise. LaRee grew up in Enterprise with 3 siblings: Theron Terry, Larry Terry, and Colleen Terry Randall.

She was a graduate of Enterprise...

Sep 29, 2018

Ross Merrill Perry, 85, of St. George, Utah left his beloved family September 29, 2018. He was the son of Ross Leo and Leo Grace (Doering) Perry, and was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Merrill is survived by his wife, Peggy, two sons Greg (Patricia), Doug (Tracie), and two daughters, Sherrill (Don) Gray, Brenda (Rick)...

Sep 22, 2018

Nació en la Ciudad de Mexicali B.C. Ejido Nuevo Leon Mexico y muy pronto fue llevado por sus padres a radicar a Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit lugar donde creció. En el año de 1973 decidió ir a residir a la Ciudad de Tijuana B.C. lugar donde se estableció por muchos años y en el año de 1995 se mudó a St....

Sep 21, 2018

Kennedy Hansen our special daughter, sister, granddaughter, and friend passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the young age of 15.

She was born December 3, 2002 in St. George, Utah. Her parents are Justin and Stacey Anderson of Sidney, Montana and Christopher J. Hansen of Page, Arizona. She was the younger sister of MaKall and...

Sep 20, 2018

Frank Kerkhove, age 80, passed away Thursday. September 20, 2018 at home in Central UT.  He was born September 7, 1938 in Minneapolis, MN to Frank Sr. and Margaret Kerkhove.  He married Lynn Nelson November 28, 1981 in Lake Elmo, MN.

Frank was a tanker in the army and married and had a son Francis in his...

Sep 19, 2018

Virginia Ruth Mersberg Harrison was born September 5, 1939 in Kaunakaka, Hawaii on the island of Molokai. She was born to Stanley Henry Mersberg and Eva Joao who have both preceded her in death.  Virginia was fortunate to has a second set of parents who raised her, John and Irene Kalua who have also both preceded her in death....

Sep 18, 2018

Robert Laurence Miller, 82, died September 18, 2018 in St. George, Utah. Robert was born May 18, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to Renda Miller (nee Olschevske) and Samuel Arthur Miller. Robert married Evelyn (nee Modrow) in Chicago on 23 Sept 1960.

Robert was born and raised by a single mother with five other siblings in a poor neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois....