All Obituaries

Sherril Porter Escalante, Utah Sherrill DeRell Porter, 84, has returned to the arms of our Heavenly Father on September 15, 2021 at his home in Escalante, UT surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on July 9, 1937 to DeRell and Twilia Schow Porter in Escalante, UT.  His parents later divorced. He married Shirley Iris Northrup on November 20, 1956 in Salt Lake City. He served in the U.S Army as a medic. He worked for Salt Lake County as a land surveyor, May Machine as a...

Pearl Walker Panguitch, Utah LaPreal Pearl Veater Walker passed away September 15, 2021 at her home in Panguitch. She was born on July 31, 1937 in Richfield to James LeRoy and Pearl Ruby Veater. She married Edgar Royce Walker on October 20, 1954 in the St George LDS Temple. Family was always very important to Pearl. She was very close with her brothers and sisters. One of her joys was her yearly family reunion. Annette, Toni, and Pearl were proud members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers....

Marie Niemann Tropic, Utah Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and best friend returned home to her Heavenly Father on Monday, September 13, 2021, in St. George, at the age of 59. Marie Hall Niemann was born on February 17, 1962, to Fred and Ellen Hall.  She grew up in Washington Terrace, UT and attended Bonneville High and Weber State College.  On May 15, 1992, Marie married John F Niemann III of Tropic and relocated there where she embraced the...

Lou Mongreig Monroe, Utah Louis Rene Mongreig, 81, passed away September 12, 2021 at his home in Monroe. He was born September 22, 1939 in Schoolcraft, Michigan to Harry and Carietta Epps Mongreig. He married Susan Lynn Carvey on April 26, 1985 in California. Lou’s artistic ability reached many facets of his life. From art work to cars, he left his unique stamp on everything he touched. Up until his death, he faithfully served as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and looks forward...

Kevin Farnsworth Aurora, Utah Kevin Bill Farnsworth, 63, of Aurora, passed away September 10, 2021 in Murray. He was born January 14, 1958 in Spanish Fork to Verl Steven and Carol Anne Cox Farnsworth.  Kevin married Susan Butler in Santaquin in 1985. Kevin was an amazing father, son, brother, grandfather, husband, and friend. His eyes and face would light up when talking about his kids and grandkids. He was extremely proud of them and all their accomplishments. If you met Kevin you...

Merriel Wathen Ephraim, UT On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1938, Merriel Jr. Wathen was born at home in Lehi, Utah to Merriel “Matt” Wathen and Gudrun Johnsen Wathen.  He was the fourth of four children.  While attending Lehi High School he participated in basketball and tennis.  He received a tennis scholarship to Utah State Agricultural College and later transferred to Brigham Young University where he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in...

Ted R. Behunin Redmond, Utah  Ted Raymond Behunin, 67, passed away September 7, 2021 at his home in Redmond.  He was born November 16, 1953 in Price, Utah to Homer and JoAnne Marie Bowser Behunin. Ted grew up in Redmond where his family owned a rock shop.  He enjoyed rock hounding with his family where they spent a lot of time on the desert collecting all kinds of different things. He had a great love for his country.  In the spring of 1972, he aced his GED test so...

Darwin Brady Richfield, UT The family of Darwin Reed Brady is saddened to announce his passing on Tuesday, September 7th at the age of 79. He was born Nov 8, 1941, in Salt Lake City Utah to Lloyd Frank Brady and Bertha Howell Brady. The day he was blessed, Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was the oldest of 6 children: two sisters, Diana Coleman (Harold) and Tanya Bender (Doyle), and 3 brothers, Frank (Lynette), Scott (Carolyn) and Ned. The family moved to Fairview, UT, where he started school,...

Loren “Sonny” Kelley Ephraim, UT Loren “Sonny” Kelley, 70, of Ephraim, UT, passed away on September 6, 2021 in Mt Pleasant, UT.  Sonny was born on August 15, 1951 in Los Angeles, California to John Herman and Joyce Sharon Baker Kelley. Sonny married Naomi Stevens and together had 5 children.  Sonny worked in the construction industry as a master drywaller. He is survived by his wife, Naomi; children, Melissa (James) Salter, Angel (James) White, Beau...

Max Curtis Monroe, Utah Max Errald Curtis,92, passed away September 4, 2021 in Sierra Vista, AZ.  He was born to McDonald and June Moody Curtis on October 4, 1928 in Thatcher, Arizona at home.  As a young boy, he loved to tinker with things like watches. He would take them apart, then try to put them back together again. He was well acquainted with the hard tasks of farm work. For fun he played football in high school. He attended Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher.  As a...