Obituaries

Jun 28, 2014

Barbara Smith

Monroe, Utah

On June 28, 2014, Barbara Rae Oyler Smith, 83, our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and sister, peacefully passed away in Monroe with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Loa, Utah to Hans and Cleo Oyler and graduated from Wayne High School. She married Joseph "JC" Smith on August...

Jun 26, 2014

Dean Despain Buchanan died of conditions incident to age on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the home of her daughter Rosalee in Richfield, Utah. She had recently celebrated her 97 th birthday on May 24 th . Born in 1917, Dean’s long life spanned an amazing array of events beginning with the birth of her and their twin sister...

Jun 26, 2014

Lynne Larsen

Manti, UT

Lynne Larsen, 73, of Manti, passed away on June 26, 2014 in Provo, UT. She was born on November 10, 1940 in Gunnison, UT to Farland and Camille Rosenvall Nielson.

Lynne loved the outdoors, traveling with her family and was an avid sports fan. In her younger days she...

Jun 26, 2014

Carma Hansen

Central Valley, Utah

Carma Payne Hansen, 75, passed away June 26, 2014 in Provo, surrounded by her family. Born August 8, 1938 to J. Elgie and Ruth Harmon Payne in Richfield, where she grew up and spent most of her life. She married Marvin D. Hansen, November 4, 1955, in Richfield and the...

Jun 25, 2014

David LeFevre

Panguitch, Utah

David Jay LeFevre, 57, passed away June 25, 2014 in Panguitch. He was born April 15, 1957 in Panguitch to Dan J. and Cora Lou Neilson LeFevre.

David is survived by his siblings: Colleen (John) Curtain, Albuquerque, NM; LouAna (Dale) Bagnell, St. George; Kerrie V. LeFevre, St. George; and...

Jun 24, 2014

Irene Cooper

Panguitch, Utah

Lissa Irene "Breezy" Harris Cooper, 92, passed away June 24, 2014 in Panguitch. She was born January 3, 1922 in Junction to Edward C. and Loa Price Harris. She married Dell J. Cooper November 10, 1945 in Parowan. He preceded her in death October 15, 1980.

Irene was most...

Jun 23, 2014

Niles O. Manwill

Central Valley, Utah

Niles O. Manwill, 75, passed away June 23, 2014 on his mountain property at Accord Lakes from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born September 9, 1938 in Richfield to Burton C and Velma Holt Manwill. He married Glenna Hansen, July 19, 1957 in the Manti...

Jun 20, 2014

Ed Ellis

Monroe, Utah

Edward Lawrence Ellis, 80, passed away June 20, 2014 in Provo. He was born January 6, 1934 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Lester Edward and Kathryn Martha Walter Ellis. He married Thelma June Blystone, December 15, 1955, in Ripley, New York.

Ed was a long-time teamster member operating heavy equipment....

Jun 19, 2014

Norma Day

Sandy, Utah

Norma Anderson Day, age 90, passed away from natural causes incident to age on June 19, 2014 in Sandy. She was born June 28, 1923 in Monroe, Utah to Joseph and Emma A. Mansor Anderson.

Norma was always very headstrong and fiercely independent. She left home right out of...

Jun 18, 2014

Leslie McEwen

Panguitch, Utah

Leslie Diane Kirby McEwen, 61, passed away June 18, 2014, at her home in Panguitch, Utah. She was born June 4, 1953, in Santa Barbara, California to Calvin and Beverly Jacobs Kirby. She married Steven McEwen on November 18, 1978 in Choteau, Montana.

She is survived by...

Jun 18, 2014

Marva T. Fletcher

Cannonville, UT

Mary Marva Thompson Fletcher, 96, passed away June 18, 2014 in Cedar City, Utah. She was born January 9, 1918 in Hillsdale, UT to Joseph Wallace and Rachael Wilson Thompson. She married John Clele Fletcher September 1, 1937 in the Manti LDS Temple. He preceded her in death August 18,...

Jun 16, 2014

Carolyn Davis

Richfield, Utah

Carolyn Davis, 79, of Richfield, passed away on June 16, 2014 in Richfield, Utah. Carolyn was born in Lehi, Utah on June 6, 1935 to Adolphus and Thelma May Petersen Pulley.

Carolyn was raised and educated in American Fork, Utah. She enjoyed being a member of the American Fork...

Jun 14, 2014

Jean Frischknecht

Manti, Utah

Donna Jean Madsen Frischknecht, affectionately known as "Jean", peacefully left this earth life on June 14, 2014 at her home in Manti. She lived a full life for 90 years as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Jean was born in Manti,...

Jun 11, 2014

John Vernieu

Formerly of Richfield

Judge John Thomas Vernieu, 91, former resident of Richfield, died peacefully at home in Murrieta, California on June 11, 2014 after a tireless fight with infirmity following a cardiac arrest in 2009.

John Thomas was the firstborn child of John Godfrey and Elsie Lucille Thomas Vernieu. He grew...

Jun 10, 2014

Phil C. Jensen

Glenwood, Utah

Phil Casto Jensen, 91, passed away June 10, 2014 in Richfield. He was born April 27, 1923 in Glenwood to James Louis and Ella Casto Jensen. He graduated from Richfield High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Following his military service he attended Colorado State University.

Returning...

Jun 9, 2014

Werner Verharren

Richfield, Utah

Werner Louis Verhaaren, 95, peacefully passed away June 9, 2014, to be reunited with his wife whom he has missed for 13 years. He was born September 12, 1918, in Hamburg, Germany to Theodore J. H. and Dorthora A. Fett Verhaaren. He was the third of six children. In September of...

Jun 8, 2014

Roscoe Tuft

Monroe, Utah

Roscoe Bert Tuft, 92, passed away on June 8, 2014 in Orangeville, Utah. He was born on August 13, 1921 in Leslie, Idaho to Lora Lisonbee and Olaf LeRoy Tuft. He grew up in Centerfield and Monroe, Utah, graduating from South Sevier High School and earned his Accounting Degree from Branch...

Jun 5, 2014

Bill Overall

Escalante, Utah

Delmas J. "Bill" Overall, 71, passed away June 5, 2014 in Panguitch, following an motorcycle accident, doing what he loved. He was born March 30, 1943 in Burnsville, West Virginia to Clarence and Macel Blake Overall. He married Linda Norman, June 28, 1966 in Escalante.

Bill loved the outdoors:...

Jun 4, 2014

Stan Morrill

Central Valley, Utah

Stanley George Morrill, 64, passed away June 4, 2014, at his home in Central Valley. He was born November 24, 1949 in Richfield to Max McKinley and Clarica Cloe Barlow Morrill.

He married Sherolyn Jensen October 11, 1968. They had a son, Clinton and later divorced. He married...

Jun 3, 2014

Alma Wanlass

Manti, Utah

Dearly beloved Alma Anderson Wanlass, age 94, passed peacefully from mortality on June 3, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Sandy, Utah, sealing a legacy of love for God, family, and all humanity. She was born, a beautiful gift, on Easter morning, April 4, 1920, in Garland, Utah to...