Obituaries

Nov 16, 2014

Alaska Richards

Tropic, Utah

Our sweet loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Alaska Smith Richards, 83, returned to her eternal sweetheart on November 16, 2014. She was born November 8, 1931 in Henrieville, to Thomas W. and Minnie Clark Smith. She married Floyd D Richards, December 15, 1949 in Las Vegas, NV. The marriage was later...

Nov 15, 2014

Joel Frandsen

Elsinore, Utah

Alma Joel Frandsen, 75, passed away peacefully November 15, 2014 in Provo, from complications due to a stroke. Joel was born March 28, 1939 in Elsinore to Alma Warren and Ida Conder Frandsen. He was an alumnus of South Sevier High School and Utah State University. He married Kerry Allred of...

Nov 13, 2014

Patti Lou Carstensen Haslam, passed away November 13, 2014, at her home in St. George, UT. She was the daughter of C.O. and Mary Lynn Jones Carstensen. She grew up in Richfield. Patti married Richard P. "Has" Haslam, August 8, 1952 and they had four sons.

Patti was a very devoted wife, helping Has while he taught...

Nov 11, 2014

Vaughn Twitchell

Cannonville, Utah

Vaughn Tyler Twitchell, 91, of Cannonville, passed away November 11, 2014 in St. George. He was born November 5, 1923 in Cannonville to Loren Elroy and Ethel Tyler Twitchell. He married Mae Arjean Goulding on September 21, 1943 in the St. George Temple.

Dad was an extraordinarily hard worker...

Nov 11, 2014

Dick Allred

Richfield, Utah

Charles Richard "Dick" Allred, 80, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2014 in Richfield.

There are three things that should be said about Dick. He was still passionately in love with his wife Diane. He loved his kids and family unconditionally. He loved the mountains. When he had the...

Nov 10, 2014

Jane Griffiths

Venice, Utah

Virginia Jane Taylor Griffiths, 87, passed away November 10, 2014 in Richfield, Utah. She was the daughter of Earl Eaves and Virginia Josephine Klasen Taylor and was born August 12, 1927 in Cleveland, OH. She married James Sydney Griffiths on August 14, 1948 in Lakewood, OH. The marriage was solemnized on...

Nov 9, 2014

Oscar "Dee" Peterson

Ephraim, UT

Oscar "Dee" Peterson, 71, of Ephraim, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 in St. George. Dee was born on August 29, 1943 in Ephraim, to Webley Lewis and Marge Peterson Peterson.

Dee was a life long resident of Ephraim. He served an LDS mission to Australia and...

Nov 4, 2014

John Busk

Elsinore, Utah

John Nielsen Busk, 79, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at his home in Elsinore. He was born September 5, 1935, in Bingham, Utah, the son of Stiner and Golda Pectol Busk. He was the loving husband of Patricia Christiansen for 54 years. They were married January 24, 1959, in the...

Nov 2, 2014

Karen Rasmussen

Redmond, Utah

Our beloved mother, grandma, sister, and aunt, Karen Hatch Rasmussen, 73, left this life for her eternal one, on November 2, 2014, after a long battle with dementia. She passed with her loving family at her side at the Community Living Center in Centerfield. Karen was born on May 25, 1941...

Nov 2, 2014

Annette Bowen

Las Vegas, Nevada

Annette Hoover Bowen, 47, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2014 in Marysvale. She was born December 29, 1966 in Richfield, to Kenneth and Beverly Young Hoover.

Annette is survived by her children: Alisha (Steven) Saulter, Marysale; Travis Gibson and Kenneth Bowen, both of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren:...

Nov 1, 2014

Kip Leland Wilson passed away in his home in Richfield on November 1, 2014, after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was born on April 15, 1954 to Duane and Tex Conder Wilson.

He grew up in Richfield and graduated from Richfield High School (Class of 72) where he participated in football, basketball, baseball...

Oct 31, 2014

Troy Hawley

Richfield, Utah

Troy Kenneth Hawley, 47, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2014 in Richfield after a short illness. He was surrounded by his family who love him. Troy was born July 3, 1967 to Herb and Connie Nielson Hawley in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Troy spent his early childhood in Reno,...

Oct 31, 2014

Florence Grimshaw

Richfield, UT

Florence Estelle Davis Grimshaw, 66,  passed away on October 31, 2014 at her home in Richfield. Florence was born in Richfield on November 12, 1947 to Reed William and Wilma Arla Yankey Davis.

Florence graduated from Richfield High School. She married Barry James Peterson in October 1966, they later...

Oct 28, 2014

Leah Johnson

Richfield, Utah

Leah Olson Johnson, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother passed away peacefully on October 28, 2014 in Richfield, Utah at the age of 91. She was born on October 17, 1923 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Orissa Hansen and Ole Olson. She was the third of five children.

On...

Oct 28, 2014

Katherine Staples

Formerly of Richfield

Our dearly beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Katherine Elna Stanford Staples, 92, died peacefully October 28, 2014, in Greensburg, PA. She was born February 7, 1922, in Carey, Idaho, to Joseph Sedley and Pearl Ivie Stanford.

Katherine spent her early childhood in Ithaca, N.Y., her later...

Oct 27, 2014

JACK A. BETTS, 83, OF MONROE, UTAH – The companion of Jean Imig of Monroe. The father of Vonnie VanHoose, Colorado; Michael Betts, Arizona. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Monroe City Cemetery with military rites provided by the Monroe American Legion Post #37. FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina...

Oct 23, 2014

Brooks Poulson

Richfield, Utah

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Brooks Henry Poulson, passed away October 23, 2014, at the age of 87 at his home in Richfield. He was the youngest child of Henry Christian and Jessie Brooks Poulson, born January 24, 1927, in Richfield.

Brooks grew up in Richfield....

Oct 22, 2014

Mary Chynoweth

Henrieville, Utah

On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Panguitch, our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Mary Alice Baugh Chynoweth, 82, returned to her eternal sweetheart. She was born April 23, 1932 in Tropic, the daughter of Benjamin James and Elizabeth Imlay Baugh. She married the love of her life, Wade Leo Chynoweth,...

Oct 22, 2014

Ruby Black

Ephraim, Utah

Ruby Beth Olsen Black of Ephraim, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on October 22, 2014 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah at the age of 88. She was born on June 15, 1926 in Ephraim, to James G. and Bellmay Bessey Olsen. She was the seventh of eleven children....

Oct 21, 2014

Alan LeRoy Peterson Manti, Utah Alan LeRoy Peterson, 73, passed away on October 21, 2014 in Manti.  He was born July 18, 1941 to Ivan LeRoy and Ethel Larsen Peterson. Alan grew up working hard as a farmer along side his father and younger brother, Steven.  He graduated from Sanpete High School in 1959 and served his country in the Army...