Obituaries

Aug 5, 2021

John Coons Mesquite, Nevada

John Karlos Coons II, 74,  passed away peacefully on the afternoon of August 5, 2021 in Salt Lake City. He courageously fought a battle against pancreatic cancer and was surrounded by his loving family when he passed.  He was the second child born May 4, 1947 in Richfield to John Karlos and Konnie...

Aug 4, 2021

Dick Jensen “Digger” Manti, Utah

Richard Lavar Jensen, 85, husband of Barbara Vee Jensen returned to his Heavenly Father on August 4, 2021 in Centerfield. Dick was born on June 10, 1936 in Ephraim, Utah to Bud and Mabel Jensen. In his early life he was educated at Manti Elementary and Manti High School. Dick always said,...

Aug 3, 2021

Joye Hanson Gunnison, Utah

Joye Alice Hanson, beloved wife, mother, grandma, great-grandma, aunt, and friend passed away quietly with her daughter Janet and son-in-law, Keenan, in her family home in Mayfield, Utah on August 3, 2021. Joye was born July 4, 1928, a true “Yankee Doodle Dandy”! She was born in the family home in Mayfield, Utah...

Aug 3, 2021

David Dunn Salt Lake City, Utah

David Clair Dunn passed away peacefully on August 3, 2021, at his home in Salt Lake City. David was born November 16, 1947 to Clarence D Dunn and Ruth Sophia Utley in Richfield, Utah. From an early age he became an integral part of his family farm in Joseph where he...

Aug 2, 2021

Catheryn Simmons Centerfield, Utah

Catheryn Ann Christiansen Edwards Simmons, 72, of Centerfield, UT, passed away on August 2, 2021 in St. George, from complications due to COVID-19. She was outgoing, compassionate, loving, strong, and service oriented. She was a bright light to all those who knew her. She was born and raised in Monroe on September 6,...

Aug 2, 2021

Ruth Christiansen Manti, Utah

Ruth M. Christiansen, 86, passed away August 2, 2021 in Nephi, Utah.  She was born May 31, 1935 in Castle Dale, Utah to Charles and Ada Fay Jeffs Magnuson.  She married Norman Floyd Dennis  July 3, 1954.  They had four children together: Diane, Michael Norman “Mike”, Boyd Wayne (died 1969), Louise (died 1995). ...

Aug 2, 2021

Ron Keele Ephraim, Utah

Ronald Floyd Keele entered life eternal on August 2, 2021 at the age of 63.  Ron died peacefully with family surrounding him at his home in Ephraim. He fought a courageous battle with melanoma cancer. Ron was born August 12, 1957 in Orem, Utah to Gary and Joyce Flygare Keele. He was the...

Aug 1, 2021

Norma Grffiths Teasdale, Utah

Norma Dean Griffiths, age 77, passed away August 1, 2021. She was born May 18, 1944, to Rex and LaPreal Rees Forsyth in Salina, Utah. She was the youngest of two daughters. She attended Wayne High School graduating in 1962. She then attended LDS Business College and graduated with her business degree. Norma...

Jul 29, 2021

Maxine Shepherd Ephraim, UT

Maxine Garbe Stevenson Shepherd, 93, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister and friend return to her Father in Heaven on July 29, 2021. Maxine was born on April 22, 1928 in Manti, Utah to Frank and Blanche Garbe the second of three children: older brother, Hal, (deceased) and younger brother, Doug.  She...

Jul 29, 2021

Loreen Sorensen Gunnison, Utah

Loreen Cahoon Sorensen, beloved wife of Lane Rex Sorensen, of Gunnison, Utah passed away at the young age of 66 on July 29, 2021 in her home, surrounded by family.  She fought a rare and aggressive form of cancer for the last year and a half of her life. Although she wanted to...

Jul 28, 2021

Max Otten Sterling, Utah

Max Garrett Otten, 92, of Sterling, passed away on July 28, 2021 in Centerfield.  Max was born on June 6, 1929 in Garfield, Utah to August Garrett and Alda Seeley Otten.

Max married Janet Johnson in the Manti Temple on October 14, 1949 and made their home in Sterling, Utah. He...

Jul 27, 2021

Jaden Barrow Salina, Utah

Jaden Shane Barrow, age 27, was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend. Jaden passed away in his Salina home on July 27, 2021.  Born in Richfield, Utah on July 31, 1993 to Shane Clyde Barrow and Jeanette Batty Maag.

To know Jaden was to love him. He was a kind,...

Jul 27, 2021

Richard Knowles

Marysvale, UT

Richard "Rik" Greer Knowles, 51, died after a valiant battle with Cancer on July 27 2021. He was born March26 1970, in Preston England to Anne and Dudley Knowles. Rik is survived by his beloved wife Cassie, his daughters Avery and Kathryn of Marysvale. His dad Dudley of Preston, England. His...

Jul 26, 2021

Aurissa Brookman Sevier, Utah

Alice Aurissa Jackson Brookman, 76, passed away at her son’s home in Sevier on July 26, 2021.  She was born August 22, 1944 in Willkinsburg, Pennsylvania to Robert Conway and Margaret Eleanor Burkhart Jackson. She married her sweetheart, Jack LeRoy Brookman on November 13, 1970 in Las Vegas, NV. He preceded her in death...

Jul 26, 2021

Russell Anderson Richfield, Utah

Russell Wayne Anderson, age 69, was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Russ passed away on July 26, 2021 in his hometown of Richfield, Utah. Russ was born on September 29, 1951, to Wendell Niels and Betha “Beth” Vilate Anderson. Russ was the baby of the family and often spoiled by...

Jul 26, 2021

Jeffray Carver Ephraim, UT

Jeffray Carl Carver passed away on July 26, 2021 in Ephraim, UT at the age of 64, after  battling Multiple Sclerosis since 2001.  Jeff was born on January 21, 1957 in Salt Lake City, UT to Karl Raymond and Betty Lorain Boyd Carver.  He spent his early years living on the Avenues in...

Jul 24, 2021

Dale Ambrose Chino Valley, Arizona

Dale Riley Ambrose, 57, passed in his sleep on July 24, 2021, at home in Chino Valley, Arizona. He was born August 18, 1963, in Murray, Utah to John Martin and LaNell Barnson Ambrose. He was sealed to his parents in the Salt Lake Temple, February 17, 1964. Dale never married, he...

Jul 22, 2021

Renton Barney Richfield, Utah

Renton Louis Barney passed on July 22, 2021 in Elsinore — the most powerful man in the world.  He was an eternity.  Words compiled from a hand-written obituary found on his desk the day he died and the stories he told his son, Shaun Barney, for almost sixty years are what follows.  Renton was...

Jul 22, 2021

Marlene Funk Richfield, Utah

Ruth Marlene Oyler Funk, 89, passed away July 22, 2021 in Nephi. She was born June 3, 1932 in Loa, Utah to Hans Ammon and Cleo Jacobs Oyler.  She married Bert Claude Funk on March 3, 1971 in Richfield. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple. Bert preceded her in death...

Jul 21, 2021

Linda Quinn Monroe, Utah

Linda Joy Sylvester passed away July 21, 2021 in Richfield. Linda was born March 4, 1944 to Molly and Jay Sylvester. She graduated from Piute High School.

Linda married her sweetheart Milton Quinn on May 11, 1963.  The marriage was solemnized on  April 24, 1999 in the Manti Temple.  He preceded...