Obituaries

Tamera Sue Burton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jeanette Norma Jensen

Jeanette Norma Jensen

Apr 4, 2023

Jeanette "Jan" Norma Jensen of Mesquite, NV, died on April 4, 2023 at the Saint George Regional Hospital in St. George, UT, after a brief illness, at the age of 83. Jan was born on January 14, 1940 in rural Fredonia, North Dakota and raised in Enderlin ND, where she graduated from High School in 1958. She attended Interstate Business...

Harlan Eugene Jacoby

Harlan Eugene Jacoby

Apr 1, 2023

Harlan Eugene Jacoby passed away peacefully on April first, 2023, at the age of 76. Harlan was a resident of St George, Utah. He was born Feb 20, 1947 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Mabel A Dodrill Jacoby and Henry F. Jacoby.  

Harlan enjoyed his years growing up on the family farm outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. He was an eagle...

Pala Talaia Laumatia

Pala Talaia Laumatia

Apr 1, 2023

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Lealamanu'a Pala Laumatia, has graduated from his earthly journey on April 1, 2023 at 3:08am. He is survived by his eternal companion Eliza Strickland Laumatia, his four handsome son's, Leota Eric (Ursula), Nathan (Flora), Benson (Rashida), Cyrus (Nicolette) and his heart, his grandchildren: Leatoanaunatuitoga, Lezais, Si'iva, Taitus, Siolosega, Melana, Benson, Oaklyn, Zeus,...

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