Obituaries

Sep 30, 2015

James Ogden

Ephraim, UT

Surrounded by family, James Ervin Ogden (Jim) passed away September 30, 2015 in Provo, Utah. He was 74.

Born in Richfield, Utah, April 6, 1941, to Ervin and Runa Ogden, Jim would speak fondly of the years spent with his family on the Sandy Ranch in Garfield County. After...

Sep 28, 2015

Fern Huntsman

Manti, Utah

Beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt and grandma, Fern Elaine Edwards Huntsman, 74, was called home to her Heavenly Father on September 28, 2015, in Gunnison, UT. She was born June 12, 1941 in Clawson, Utah to Archie Leo and Julia Emeline Jensen Edwards. She married Franz L Huntsman June 9, 1962...

Sep 27, 2015

LaRue Bagley

Richfield, Utah

Our precious mother, LaRue Thorpe Bagley, 98, peacefully passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Logan, Utah. She was born November 12, 1916, in Manti, Utah, the oldest daughter of Dr. W.E. and Flora May Jones Thorpe. She grew up in Ephraim with three younger sisters, June, Enid, and Helen. She...

Sep 25, 2015

John Warner

Glenwood, Utah

On the morning of September 25, 2015, in Glenwood, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, John David Warner, 90, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on June 15, 1925 in Richfield, Utah the 6 th child of William Leroy and Martha Theurer Warner.

Sep 22, 2015

Michael Jensen

St. George, Utah

Frederick Michael Jensen, 71, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in St. George. He was born March 16, 1944 in Richfield, Utah to Byron Jared and Bette Hawkins Jensen. He Married Nellie Fay Henningson, on January 26, 1963 in Manti, Utah. Nellie died on August 4, 1996. He later married...

Sep 20, 2015

Leona Ruesch

Monroe, Utah

Our beloved mother, grandma, great-grandma, Leona Spencer Huntsman Ruesch passed away on September 20, 2015, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah. For 81 years her honesty, integrity and genuine love and service to others have blessed all who know her. She was born to Austin Jabez and Hannah Elizabeth Price Spencer in Aurora,...

Sep 19, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, son, brother, and cousin, Thomas Scott Biederman, 38, passed away September 19, 2015, at his home in Richfield. Scott was born December 29, 1976, in Salt Lake City. He married Darla Jane Stewart, May 26, 1999 in Central Utah. The marriage was solemnized May 26, 2000 in the Manti Temple.

Scott is survived...

Sep 19, 2015

Susi Jenson

Richfield, Utah

After a six month battle with cancer Susi passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday Sept. 19, 2015 at Stonehenge Care Center in American Fork, UT. Susi was born in Covina, California on May 20, 1948 and grew up in Glendora California. She is survived by the love of her...

Sep 17, 2015

Paul Morgan

Circleville, Utah

Heaven gained the kindest, most loving angel, on September 17, 2015 when Alma Paul Morgan, 83, of Circleville returned to his Heavenly Home. He was born February 4, 1932 in Richfield, Utah, to Alma and Alice Gunnel Mortenson Morgan. He married Lois Pauline Dickinson, February 12, 1960 in the...

Sep 16, 2015

Kaden "K-Whit" Whitney

Centerfield, Utah

On September 16, 2015, our beautiful son, brother, uncle and friend, Kaden Dene Whitney, 20, finished his calling here on earth, passing away during his sleep at home in Centerfield, Utah.

Kaden was born June 22, 1995 in Delta, Utah to Eric and Janell Rawlinson Whitney. Shortly after...

Sep 13, 2015

Bryant Mickelsen

Redmond, Utah

"Archie" or "Butch", Bryant Evan Mickelsen, 71, passed away September 13, 2015 at his home in Redmond with his family around him. He was born November 24, 1943 in Salina to Evan Archie and Marjorie Grace Lindhardt Mickelsen. He married Linda Lou Shaw, February 8, 1964 in Aurora. The marriage was solemnized...

Sep 13, 2015

Lucille Hayes

Ephraim, UT

Margery Lucille Boley Hayes, 83, of Ephraim, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at her home. Lucille was born on August 31, 1932 in American Fork, UT to Davis and Margery Adeline Peterson Boley.

Lucille was a kind and loving individual who would help anyone in need. She...

Sep 11, 2015

George "Bud" Peterson

Formerly of Richfield

George Vernon "Bud" Peterson, Jr., 69, passed away September 11, 2015 in Fayetteville, Georgia from pancreatic cancer. Bud was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 25, 1945 to George Vernon and Virginia Erickson Peterson. He married his childhood sweetheart, Julia Ann Magleby, February 24, 1968 in the...

Sep 9, 2015

Hal Edwards

Richfield, Utah

Harold "Hal" Clinton Edwards, 86, passed away September 9, 2015, at his home in Richfield, Utah, of natural causes incident to age. Hal was born October 7, 1928, in Gunnison, Utah, to Clinton M. and Leola Edwards. He married Janet Blomquist on September 2, 1952, in the Manti, Utah LDS Temple....

Sep 8, 2015

Bruce Hill

St. George, Utah

Our beloved husband, dad and grandfather, Bruce A. Hill, 76, passed away September 8, 2015 in St. George. He was born May 30, 1939 in Fayette, Utah to Wendell Bown and Lola May Olsen Hill. He married Deanne Christenson in Gunnison on February 21, 1956 and solemnized in the Manti...

Sep 5, 2015

Mary Bell Mortenson Norris, 74, passed away at home on September 5, 2015. She was born September 12, 1940 in Ephraim to Valton and May Olpin Mortenson. She married Nyle B Norris, September 4, 1964 in the Manti LDS Temple. He preceded her in death August 12, 2004.

She was an active member of the LDS Church...

Sep 4, 2015

Kenneth Jared Griffin passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 97 on September 4, 2015 in Provo. He was born July 30, 1918 in Escalante, UT to Kenneth and Sarah Ella Griffin. He was raised and attended school in Escalante, UT where he met his sweetheart Marie Porter. They were married in Las Vegas, NV, the...

Sep 1, 2015

Talmage Lee

Utah/Montana

Our beloved and ornery father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Talmage Noble Lee , 81, passed away, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 4PM in Salt Lake City, UT, surrounded by his four loving children, due to complications from a fall he suffered in January of this year. He was a strong, tough, grumpy...

Aug 29, 2015

Janene Lund

Marysvale, Utah

Janene Ameila Jensen Lund, 65, passed away August 29, 2015 in Provo. She has suffered much these past few years and now she is at rest and has peace. She was born September 2, 1949 in Richfield to Lloyd and Pearl Jensen. She married David Lund July 31, 1976 in Jackpot,...

Aug 26, 2015

Kent Gurr

McGill, Nevada

Kent Joseph Gurr, 83, passed away August 26, 2015 in Ely, Nevada. He was born January 11, 1932 in Salina, Utah to Peter and Thelma Studebaker Gurr. He had one brother, Byron Eugene and one sister, Ennid.

Kent attended grade school in Sigurd, Utah and graduated from Richfield High...