All Obituaries

Arthor W Nielsen Kingston, Utah Arthor Wells Nielsen, 83, passed away August 19, 2018 in Beaver, Utah. He was born February 13, 1935 in Kingston, Utah where he grew up. He married Sharlene Duggins, they later divorced. He married Mary L. Steorts, she preceded him in death in 1985. He married Joeleen Ostler in 1986. Art spent most of his life in and around Kingston. He was an avid sportsman who loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He was a woodsman, a miner and retired from the Piute...

Garth Hawley Annabella, Utah Ray Garth Hawley, 100 years old, passed from this life to the next quietly in the afternoon of August 18, 2018. Born May 7, 1918 in Inverury (Central Valley), Utah to Charles Henry and Nellie Rostron Hawley, he was the youngest of nine children. Garth’s early childhood was spent on a farm in Inverury, after which work took the family to the Uintah Basin before moving to Price where he attended school. Obtaining his first job at a bakery while in the...

Nyle Matthews Richfield, Utah Nyle J. Matthews, 86, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2018 in Monroe. He was born on December 17, 1931 in Liberty, Idaho to Jesse and Eva Hymas Matthews. Nyle grew up on a sheep ranch and loved working with animals, leading him to study Agriculture at Utah State University. He left the University to serve an LDS mission and in the Korean War. After returning to Utah State, he married Karen Ashman in the Logan Temple on July 1, 1958. Nyle graduated from...

Charlene Hunt Sigurd, Utah Early in the morning hours of August 14, 2018 with her hand softly held by a loved one, Charlene Bastian Powell Hunt moved from her body to fly free. At once she was joyfully embraced by the light of a new dawn to be reborn into her new life. Like the Red Tailed Hawk uses the power of the wind to hold them aloft while they soar, Charlene relied upon her faith in the love and power of Jesus Christ to hold her aloft while she journeyed through this earthly...

Jerry "Arky" Flanigan Elsinore, Utah Jerry W. Flanigan, 71, left this world on August 13, 2018 to be with his beloved wife for her birthday on August 14th. Jerry was born on May 12, 1947 in Blytheville, AR to James and Betty Jo Burns Flanigan. Leaving school and family early to start his life, he joined the Navy for a short time, but left from a medical honorable discharge. He met Diana Jo Bodtcher and fell in love. They were married on November 16, 1968 in Santa Barbara, CA....

Sandra Greenhalgh Richfield, Utah Our loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Sandra Dean Greenhalgh, 74, passed away August 12, 2018 at her home in Richfield due to health complications. A Valentine’s baby, she was born in 1944 in Richfield, the daughter of LaMar G and Carma Herring Perkins. She married Jay Greenhalgh. He preceded her in death March 6, 1984. Sandra graduated from Richfield School High School and lived in many areas of the United States before returning to...

Bob Hacken St. George, Utah Robert John Hacken, 74, passed away August 11, 2018 in St. George. Bob was born in Sacramento, CA on November 20, 1943. His father, Nephi Rudolph Hacken, was a civil engineer working on the dikes and river projects for the government. His mother, Leola Baldwin Jones, was a homemaker. Bob had one brother, Richard; and three sisters: Joan Sainsbury, Sue Thornton, and Carolyn Dean (deceased). Bob went to Encina High School in Sacramento and then served an LDS...

 Dale Bagnell St. George, Utah Robert Dale Bagnell, 63, passed away August 9, 2018 in St. George. He was born December 17, 1954 in San Diego, CA to Jake H and Peggy Lorraine Miller Bagnell. He married LouAna LeFevre, March 12, 1977 in Panguitch. The marriage was solemnized August 23, 1997 in the St. George Utah Temple. He was a cobbler, photographer, worked at Kaibab Sawmill, worked as a receiving clerk for Quality Pork Products, owned and operated a Spanky Clean Window Cleaning...

Sydney DeLeeuw-Richards 1956 - 2018 Sydney Rasmusson Beckstead DeLeeuw-Richards, 62, passed away peacefully at home on August 7, 2018 after years of ill health. Syd is married to Rich Richards and they made their home in West Jordan, Utah. Syd was born January 21, 1956 in Logan, Utah, the first child of Juel and Ann Shand Rasmusson. She has four younger sisters and two younger brothers. The first years of her life were spent in Logan, Montana and Wyoming. When she was seven years old,...

Velma Christensen Toquerville, Utah Velma Charlotte Andersen Christensen, 100, passed away August 6, 2018, in Hurricane, Utah. She was born January 2, 1918 at Inverory, Sevier, Utah to Otto Frederick and Vera Bell Christensen Anderson. She married Horace Alden Christensen from Annabella. They were the parents of 3 children: Susan, Jena, and Laurence. They lived for several years in Sevier County, then in the Salt Lake area, before moving to St. George in 1955. A few years later they went...