Obituaries
Alan Hyrum Olmstead
May 9, 2023
Alan Hyrum Olmstead, of St. George, Utah passed away May 9, 2023. He was born in Ogden on Sept. 24, 1943 to Howard Olmstead and Ruby Thurgood Olmstead. He grew up in Roy, Utah and graduated from Weber High School. Alan was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served as a missionary to the Western Canadian Mission. He...
Ronald Phillippe Lambert
May 5, 2023
Washington, Utah - Ronald Phillippe Lambert, 73, passed away at home on Friday, May 5, 2023, surrounded by loving members of his family. He was born on February 14, 1950 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Lucien and Yvette (Belair) Lambert. He married Mary Bader on December 18, 1971 in West Swanzey, New Hampshire.
Ron was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire,...
Joy Dial Olson
May 5, 2023
Surrounded by family, Joy Dial Olson passed away, as per her heavenly request, on her 82nd birthday, May 5, 2023, in St, George, Utah from pancreatic cancer. Joy, who was one of nine children, was born May 5, 1941, in Pocatello, Idaho to Aaron Burriss and Rozena Hansen Dial. She spent most of her life in Utah and attended Payson...
Tamera Sue Burton
May 4, 2023
Beloved daughter, sister, aunt & animal mom. Animal, nature, adventure and travel lover. Professional chef who loved creating and teaching her love of food. Creator/owner of Cafe Soleil in Springdale, UT and mother figure to all her girls at the cafe. She said Zion was the most beautiful place she had ever seen. She is entering into her new spiritual...
Lauretta Swansborough
May 3, 2023
St. George, UT - Lauretta Jeffery Jacobsen Swansborough, 68, passed away the morning of May 3rd in her home surrounded by family.
Lauretta was born to Edgar Hale Jeffery and Laura Wyora Hunter on May 10, 1954 in Delta, Utah. She met and married George Patrick Swansborough on December 10, 1993. They were sealed in the St. George temple for...
Steven William Reese
May 3, 2023
The world lost a bright, shining star and heaven gained a valiant angel as Steven William Reese passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with ALS and its affects.
Steve was born on January 8, 1956 in Dragerton, Utah. He was raised by his father, John William Reese, whom he loved and adored,...
Jesse Gray Williams
May 3, 2023
Jesse Gray Williams 96, passed away peacefully at home in St George, Utah, surrounded by family, including the love of his life and wife of seventy-five years, Charlotte. Jesse was born on April 23, 1927 in the wood framed family home in Axson, Georgia, the second child born to Jesse Green Williams and Bertie Cole Williams. His mother died...
Martha Simkins Veater
May 1, 2023
Martha Veater passed away on May 1, 2023 at Red Cliffs Health and Rehabilitation in St. George, Utah.
Martha was born in Circleville, Utah on October 2, 1928, the youngest of 12 children to Rosten Lundblad Simkins and Mary Mandana Dalley. Her siblings include Welba, Alene, Nellie, Alta, Welden, Mary, Ella, Allen, Howard, Charlotte and Douglas.
She married Clark R....
Evelyne May Silva Stratton
Apr 29, 2023
Evelyne May “Nanie” Silva Stratton
Nanie was the last of the Silva tribe. She was born to Manuel and Maria Silva, (who were immigrants from the Azores Islands), in Los Alamos, CA on May 12th, 1932. She was the youngest of six children. Born and raised on a ranch in the central coast before it became boujie wine country.
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Mildred Elizabeth Bowman
Apr 27, 2023
Mildred “Millie” Bowman Price/Washington, Utah
On the evening of April 27, 2023, Millie passed away at the age of 92, due to complications from a fall in Hurricane, Utah where she had resided for the past three years. She was born February 21, 1931 in Hammond, Indiana to Louis and Mary Anna Lehman. She later grew up in...
Mona Lynn Litster
Apr 27, 2023
Mona Lynn Litster passed peacefully in the morning on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at her home in St. George, Utah.
Mona was born on April 4, 1951 to Bill and Bernice Campbell in Pocatello, Idaho. Ten years later, the family, including her two sisters Kim and Tammy, relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. There she attended grade school, junior high, and...
Robert Calvin Stucki
Apr 25, 2023
Robert ‘Dob’ Calvin Stucki passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 25th. He was born on July 17th, 1940 in St George to Calvin John Stucki and LaVerne Eardley Stucki.
He was married to Sandra Talbot on February 2nd 1962 in the St George Temple. Dob was raised in Santa Clara where he made great memories with his twin brother...
Teryl Lea Kimball
Apr 23, 2023
February 16, 1942-April 23, 2023
Teryl was born in Elko, Nevada to Lawrence E. Gilbertson and Marjorie Harmer Gilbertson. On April 23rd, Teryl left this world to join her husband Robert (Bob) Kimball and the Lord Jesus in Heaven. Her husband, Bob and Teryl were married for almost 60 years and Bob preceded her in death on September 17, 2021.
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Evelyn Mae Dull
Apr 17, 2023
Evelyn Mae Dull, born on January 5, 1924 in Coeur d’ Alene, ID, passed away April 17, 2023. She was 99 years old.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Emil B. Modine and Claudia M. (Dale) Modine, Coeur d’Alene, ID; sisters: Myrl I. (Modine) Myers, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, and Lucile V. (Modine) Schmidt, Seattle, WA; husband for 54...
Jane Carter James
Apr 17, 2023
Jane Carter James was born August 10, 1928 in Provo, Utah to Elwood LeRoy Carter and Jennie Margaret Wood Carter.
She attended School at Measer Elementary, Farver Jr High and graduated from Provo High in 1946.
Jane married Armond James on May 4, 1946 and then they were sealed for time and all eternity on November 7, 1947 in...
Genevieve Lake Green Mackey
Apr 16, 2023
Genevieve Lake Green Mackey, a loving mother, grandmother, and wife passed away on April 16, 2023, at the age of 93. Genevieve was born December 24, 1929, to Lawrence Lake and Marguerite Young Lake. She grew up on a farm in Layton, Utah alongside her four sisters.
Throughout her childhood, she cherished working outdoors with her father, learning various...
Gayle Thomas Smith
Apr 14, 2023
St. George, Utah- Gayle Thomas Smith, 86, passed peacefully on to her next mission on Friday, April 14, 2023. Gayle burst into mortality January 14, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, to James Thomas (“J.T.”) and Anne Moreland Smith.
Gayle graduated from Cranbrook Kingswood School, where she earned championship awards in Tennis, basketball, Badminton & field hockey.
Gayle went on...
Myrna Louise Gordon
Apr 13, 2023
Myrna Gordon passed away April 13, 2023 at the age of 92. She was born in Bell, California and lived most of her life there. However, she moved to beautiful St. George in 2018.
She graduated with a BA from Pepperdine University and a MA from California State University at Fullerton. She taught school for over 30 years. First in...
Richard Leroy Beeston
Apr 8, 2023
On April 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at age 92, Richard Leroy Beeston left his mortal existence and entered an eternal realm where we believe he was greeted by loved ones in a joyful reunion. It must have been a special moment for Dick to meet his earthly father who passed away when Dick was only 7 months old. We will...
Chad Christopher Hermsen
Apr 4, 2023
Chad Christopher Hermsen of St George, UT passed away unexpectedly on April 4, 2023, at the age of 45. He was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1978 to Judith Lynn Hartzell (Smith) and Christopher Mark Hermsen (deceased) in Tacoma, WA.
Chad was raised in and around the Tacoma area. His parents divorced when he was four. His...