Obituaries

Bruce J. Barton

Feb 11, 2017

Bruce  Barton

Manti, Utah

Bruce Jessen Barton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at his home in Manti. He lived an accomplished life for 88 years as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, musician, sheep rancher, and friend to many.

He was born June 22, 1928, in Manti, Utah, the son...

William Allen McKinlay

Feb 10, 2017

William Allen McKinlay, 66, passed away suddenly at his home in Richfield, February 10, 2017.  He was born July 3, 1950 in Richfield to William Brent “Bill” and Lois Montgomery McKinlay. Allen was a great guy with a big heart who always looked out for those less fortunate than himself.  He worked as a car salesman at McKinlay Chevrolet...

Maxine Orrock Lorensen

Feb 10, 2017

Maxine Lorensen

Richfield, Utah

We celebrate the ascension of Richfield, Utah resident Maxine Orrock Lorensen, having passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 10, 2017, in Monroe, at the age of 95.

Maxine Orrock was born September 26, 1921 to Joseph and Fannie Gottfredson Orrock in Richfield. At 19 years of age,...

Athel Marion Gardner

Feb 10, 2017

Athel Gardner

Sherman, TX/Formerly of Monroe

Athel Marion Gardner passed away February 10, 2017 in Denison, TX. He was born on August 13, 1939, in Kanab to Merritt and Verl Gardner.

Athel grew up in Monroe, Utah, where he learned the ethic of hard work from his father, who was a cowboy. He...

Morris Eugene Squire

Feb 7, 2017

MORRIS EUGENE SQUIRE, 93, OF MANTI, UT, passed away on February 7, 2017 - husband of the late Beverly Squire - father of Doug, Gaylen, Kim and Terry Squire, all of Manti - FUNERAL SERVICES will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Manti Tabernacle - FRIENDS MAY CALL prior to services at the...

Charles "Chuck" Parker Werts

Feb 5, 2017

Chuck Werts

Joseph, Utah

Charles Parker Werts, most recently of Joseph, Utah, was proud to represent both the Parker family through his mother Jackie Parker and the Kansas Werts family through his dad Jack Myers Werts, of Joseph. He died February 5, 2017 in Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah, after a short illness.

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LaMont L Bennett

Feb 5, 2017

LaMont L. Bennett

Richfield, Utah

LaMont L. Bennett, 95, our dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away February 5, 2017 in Richfield. He was born June 15, 1921 in Deseret, Utah to Joshua Laurence and Elizabeth Arlean Bennett.

LaMont grew up in Deseret and graduated from Hinckley High School where he was involved...

Clayton August Washburn

Feb 5, 2017

Clayton Washburn

Monroe, Utah

Clayton August Washburn, 102, died at his home in Monroe, Utah on February 5, 2017. He was born in Monroe on August 21, 1914, to Jesse and Christy Olson Washburn. He married Helen Constance Watters on June 25, 1943 in Bridgewater, MA.

A graduate of the University of Utah,...

Grant John Anderton

Feb 5, 2017

Grant Anderton

Marysvale, Utah

Grant John Anderton, 87, of Marysvale, passed away February 5, 2017 in Richfield. He was born February 4, 1930 in Marysvale to Alma Wesley and Geneva Christina Anderson Anderton. He married Leona Marie Pehrson on November 17, 1948 in Richfield. Their marriage was solemnized July 1, 1963 in the Salt Lake...

Paul Peter Dyreng

Feb 5, 2017

Paul Dyreng

Gunnison, Utah

Paul Peter Dyreng, 88, passed away suddenly on February 5, 2017 in Gunnison, Utah surrounded by family. Paul was born September 22, 1928 in Manti, Utah to Ray Peter and Nettie May Wintch Dyreng. He was one of eight children including a twin sister. He grew up in Manti and graduated...

Coreen Quinney

Feb 5, 2017

Coreen Quinney

Central Valley, Utah

Our beautiful mother, Coreen Nielson Quinney, 82, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Cedar City. We are so grateful to have been able to talk to her one last time in this mortal life. She was born January 16, 1935 in Smithfield, Utah to Levi Kenneth and Hazel Izatt...

Norma Jensen

Feb 2, 2017

Norma Jensen

Monroe, Utah

Our dear, sweet mother, Norma Lundgreen Jensen, 93, passed peacefully away February 3, 2017 in Richfield. She was born November 11, 1923 in Monroe to Peter Charles and Louine Staker Lundgreen. She married Harry McKay Jensen, November 16, 1946 in Elko, NV. After 65 years together, he preceded her in death,...

Eldora Johnson

Jan 31, 2017

ELDORA BARNSON JOHNSON, 60, OF ELY, NEVADA FORMERLY OF JUNCTION. The mother of Erin Johnson, Eric Johnson, Cleola Johnson. The sister of Julie West, Maida Simms, Randy Barnson. SERVICES ARE PENDING. BURIAL WILL BE in the Junction Cemetery. FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Ricardo Rey Valencia

Jan 31, 2017

Ricardo Valencia

Centerfield, Utah

Ricardo Rey Valencia, 21, of Centerfield, passed away January 31, 2017 in Gunnison. Ricardo was born August 13, 1995 in Provo, Utah to Mario Valencia and Jennifer Mann Santos. He is the step-son to Jesus Santos and Sarah Valencia.

Ricardo enjoyed music and loved drawing. He loved his family...

Mary Shumway

Jan 30, 2017

Mary Shumway

Escalante, UT

Our beautiful, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mary Bybee Shumway, 82, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2017 in Richfield. Mary, along with her twin brother, Mark, was born July 6, 1934 in Tropic to Levi Marion and Ella Riding Bybee. She was the 13th child of 14 children, which...

Howard Leavitt

Jan 30, 2017

Howard Leavitt

Cannonville, Utah

Howard Leavitt, Sr., 92, passed away on January 30, 2017, in St. George, Utah. He was born on November 28, 1924, in Mesquite, Nevada to Edgar and Bertha Hafen Leavitt.

During World War II, Howard enlisted in the United States Army and fought valiantly for his country in North...

Kenneth Dwayne Henderson

Jan 30, 2017

Kenneth D Henderson

Richfield, Utah

Kenneth Dwayne Henderson, 76, passed away at his home in Richfield on January 30, 2017 from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was born September 26, 1940 in Craig, Colorado to David Eilert and Evelyn Marie Poulson Henderson.

He married Sally Terrill, they were the parents of six children,...

George Samuel Stermer

Jan 29, 2017

George Stermer

Richfield, Utah

George Samuel Stermer, 73, a resident of Richfield, passed away January 29, 2017, in Richfield. He was born July 3, 1943, to Mary Cassianni and George Samuel Stermer Sr. in Covina, California. He married Carol Payton October 13, 1962, in San Diego, California. They were divorced February 23, 1983. He married...

Jimmy Dean Frost

Jan 29, 2017

Jim Frost

Elsinore, Utah

Jimmy Dean Frost, 76, rode off to his final sunset on January 29, 2017 at his home in Elsinore. He was born February 10, 1940 in Pritchett, Colorado to Tim Fount and Hazel Mort Frost. He married Geraldine Mitchell in 1959, they later divorced. He then married Arlene Horrocks, June 18,...

Betty Lou Cooper

Jan 28, 2017

Betty Lou Vavra Cooper died Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Brigham City, Utah, of natural causes. She was 91. She was born July 21, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Luke and Bertha Sappingfield Vavra.

Betty spent her childhood in Walthill, Nebraska, and moved to Utah at age 18. She married John Henry Wickham, II on...