St. George, UT Obituaries

Arleen Gray

Sep 29, 2016

In the early morning of September 29, 2016, after enduring years of illness and debilitating pain, Arleen was reunited with her cherished husband Ed. Arleen was born in Long Beach, California on April 25, 1937 to Don Carlos Monson and Olive Arline Wilson.

Arleen married her sweetheart Edwin “Ed” in Long Beach California on October 13, 1956. They...

Albert Bland

Sep 18, 2016

New Harmony, UT- Al Bland, 74, September 18, 2016 died in St. George, UT.

Al was born to Claude and Ardith Bland in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was married to Shana Bland and had been married for 33 years.

Al was raised in Salt Lake City and would later call Colorado and California home...

William "Gene" Rigdon

Sep 12, 2016

Gene passed away peacefully on September 12, 2016 at his home in Central, Utah with his family, friends and nurses by his side. He was born June 22, 1943 in Grand Prarie, Texas to Chester and Vadaha (Hayes) Rigdon. He had two brothers, Dwayne and Marshall.

Gene was in the Army from 1968 to 1970 and served his country...

Leroi Merrill

Sep 12, 2016

LeRoi Smith Merrill passed away on September 12, 2016. He is the son of Leonard Mouritsen Merrill and Edith Marie Smith. He was born October 26, 1930 in Tooele, Utah. When he was fourteen years old his family moved to Thomas, Idaho. He attended Ricks College, and served a LDS mission in Western Canada. He later met Marie Meldrum,...

Sherlia Weston

Sep 2, 2016

Sherlia Merle Lund Weston was born in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 1924 to Wallace Erastus Lund, and Venice Deborah Robinson. On September 2, 2016, she passed away in St. George, Utah. Sherlia was raised in the Los Angeles area where she met her future husband, Floyd Elmer Weston, during World War II. She and Floyd enjoyed an...

Rosaland Thornton

Aug 26, 2016

Rosaland Bergeson Thornton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on Friday August 26, 2016, surrounded by family at her home.  Rosaland was born May 31, 1925 in Smithfield, Utah to Abraham & Asia Bergeson and was the 2nd of 5 children.   Raised in Logan, Utah, she attended Utah State, where she graduated with a...

F. Norman Cornell

Aug 23, 2016

F. Norman Cornell, 89, passed on August 23, 2016 in St. George, Utah.  His older siblings born to Pauline Stromness and Thomas Custer Cornell were Afton, Netta, Charles, Paul, and Dean.   Norm grew up in the shadow of the University of Utah where he went to Stewart School K-9.  He then went to East High where shortly before...

Ruperd "Bud" Cameron Jr.

Aug 18, 2016

Ruperd George “Bud” Cameron, Jr., our amazing husband, father and grandfather, passed away early on Thursday, August 18, 2016.

Bud was born June 2, 1924, in Schenectady, New York, to Ruperd George and Bessie Cameron. He loved learning, and loved people. His curiosity sent him to many places and people, leading him to a rich, full life....

Lee Griffin

Aug 18, 2016

Lee Griffin, age 85, passed away on August 16, 2016 in the Southern Utah Veterans Home.

He was born on October 13, 1930 to William and Sara Sheliah Griffin in Sparta, Tennesee.

He was married to  Judy Painter.

Family Services were held.

Peggy Cornell

Aug 16, 2016

Peggy Lou Butkovich Cornell, 64, passed away on August 16, 2016 in Washington, Utah.  She was born October 22, 1951, in Burbank, California, to Beverely Lott and Thomas Edward Butkovich. She was married to Dennis Keith Cornell on October 3, 1981 in La Habra, California. Peggy was raised in Pico Rivera California and graduated from El Rancho High school in Pico...

Levi Elzey-Hirschi

Aug 15, 2016

Levi Gregory Elzey-Hirschi was born November 3, 2013 in Yuba City, California to a loving and caring family that knew they would not be able to meet all of his special needs and because they loved him so very much they chose to have Richard & Lisa adopt him into their loving family to raise him.  Levi spent the...

Marva Ray

Aug 13, 2016

Marva Bracken Ray, 87 passed away peacefully August 13, 2016 at the home of her daughter in St. George, Utah after a very courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 8, 1928 in St. George to Marcellus Bracken and Ellen Matilda Bowler.

Mom married J Stanley Ray of Santa Clara, Utah December 1946 in Las Vegas,...

Karen Virginia Soderholm

Aug 8, 2016

Karen Virginia Angell Maxfield Soderholm, 78, passed away at her home in Washington, Utah surrounded by her loved ones on August 8, 2016.

She was born September 29, 1937 in Hurricane, Utah to Clyde and Hattie Angell. She lived in La Verkin, Utah until she married Stanley P. Maxfield on December 1, 1954 at the age of...

Cheri Nielson

Aug 5, 2016

Cheri Adele Nielson (age 75) returned home August 5, 2016.  She was born May 21, 1941, the first of seven children to Keith and Arvadele Ward in Provo Utah.

Cheri loves her family and will be greatly missed by all. She is truly a daughter of God and a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ...

Kona Marshall

Aug 2, 2016

Kona Sione Marshall was born on August 2, 2016 at 6:15 am. He was with us in this world for just a few fleeting hours and passed at 9:03 am. His family believes that his heart was too pure to stay in this world for much time. He passed in the arms of his mother, Miriam Ika Marshall, and...

Dale Sorensen

Jul 31, 2016

Dale Edward Sorensen, 45, passed away at his home in St. George, Utah on July 31, 2016. He was born September 12, 1970 in Ogden, Utah, to LaMont and Jean Stade Sorensen.

In 1986 they moved to Santa Clara and he attended Dixie High School. He is survived by his mother and step father Jean and Mel Como,...

George Brinkerhoff

Jul 29, 2016

George Howard Brinkerhoff, 86, passed away on July 29, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born on October 22, 1929 to Peter Brinkerhoff and Marjorie Zina Howard in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family moved to Spring Canyon, Utah, where Peter worked in the coal mines for many years. They returned to Salt Lake City, where he attended...

Wilbert Skinner

Jul 19, 2016

Our beloved Wilbert Skinner, 90, died July 19, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 16, 1926 in Bedford Wyoming to Joseph Alma and Anna Fluckiger Skinner. He was the eighth of eleven children. He married Relia Marie Roos September 5, 1944.  They are the parents of eleven children.

Wilbert grew up on a farm/ranch...

Nancy Hospodarsky

Jul 11, 2016

Nancy Ann Hospodarsky, age 65, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 in St. George, Utah.

Nancy was born July 23, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa to Edwin and Ruth Hospodarsky, the third of  five children. She grew up on the family farm in Iowa. She enjoyed all the animals, especially the dog and cats. She graduated from the...

Maria Van Wagoner

Jul 7, 2016

Maria Sophia (Riet) Sieverts Van Wagoner our sweetheart wife, mother and grandmother passed July 7, 2016 at home holding her eternal companion’s hand in Washington, UT.  Riet was born November 4, 1935 to Sophia Maria Souer and Arnoldus Sieverts in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  She loved life and enjoyed serving others and was well loved in return. She married Brent J Van Wagoner on Nov....