Obituaries

Jun 11, 2014

John Vernieu

Formerly of Richfield

Judge John Thomas Vernieu, 91, former resident of Richfield, died peacefully at home in Murrieta, California on June 11, 2014 after a tireless fight with infirmity following a cardiac arrest in 2009.

John Thomas was the firstborn child of John Godfrey and Elsie Lucille Thomas Vernieu. He grew...

Jun 10, 2014

Phil C. Jensen

Glenwood, Utah

Phil Casto Jensen, 91, passed away June 10, 2014 in Richfield. He was born April 27, 1923 in Glenwood to James Louis and Ella Casto Jensen. He graduated from Richfield High School and served in the U.S. Navy. Following his military service he attended Colorado State University.

Returning...

Jun 9, 2014

Werner Verharren

Richfield, Utah

Werner Louis Verhaaren, 95, peacefully passed away June 9, 2014, to be reunited with his wife whom he has missed for 13 years. He was born September 12, 1918, in Hamburg, Germany to Theodore J. H. and Dorthora A. Fett Verhaaren. He was the third of six children. In September of...

Jun 8, 2014

Roscoe Tuft

Monroe, Utah

Roscoe Bert Tuft, 92, passed away on June 8, 2014 in Orangeville, Utah. He was born on August 13, 1921 in Leslie, Idaho to Lora Lisonbee and Olaf LeRoy Tuft. He grew up in Centerfield and Monroe, Utah, graduating from South Sevier High School and earned his Accounting Degree from Branch...

Jun 5, 2014

Bill Overall

Escalante, Utah

Delmas J. "Bill" Overall, 71, passed away June 5, 2014 in Panguitch, following an motorcycle accident, doing what he loved. He was born March 30, 1943 in Burnsville, West Virginia to Clarence and Macel Blake Overall. He married Linda Norman, June 28, 1966 in Escalante.

Bill loved the outdoors:...

Jun 4, 2014

Stan Morrill

Central Valley, Utah

Stanley George Morrill, 64, passed away June 4, 2014, at his home in Central Valley. He was born November 24, 1949 in Richfield to Max McKinley and Clarica Cloe Barlow Morrill.

He married Sherolyn Jensen October 11, 1968. They had a son, Clinton and later divorced. He married...

Jun 3, 2014

Alma Wanlass

Manti, Utah

Dearly beloved Alma Anderson Wanlass, age 94, passed peacefully from mortality on June 3, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Sandy, Utah, sealing a legacy of love for God, family, and all humanity. She was born, a beautiful gift, on Easter morning, April 4, 1920, in Garland, Utah to...

Jun 2, 2014

Angela Gudmundson

Torrey, Utah

Do not grieve for me, for I am free. Angela Marie Edwards Gudmundson, 40, passed away June 2, 2014 in Bicknell, due to liver disease. She was born July 9, 1973 in Anchorage, Alaska to Evan One and Rose Marie Edwards John. She married Ronald Gudmundson, July 29, 2007 in Anchorage,...

Jun 1, 2014

Jeremy L. Reiter

Richfield, Utah

Jeremy Lee Reiter, 23, passed away June 1, 2014 in Richfield. He was born to Chauntel Gilchrist and Gary Lee Reiter in Richfield, April 2, 1991. He married Kaitlin Kay Price, June 5, 2013 in Richfield.

He was a mechanic at the Cove View Golf Course and had...

May 30, 2014

Doug Haws

Hurricane, Utah

William Douglas "Doug" Haws, 79, cherished husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014. He was born on October 6, 1934 in Panguitch, Utah to William "J" and Myrtle Sargent Haws. He married his high school sweetheart and best friend, Thelma "Maxine" Orton on June 17,...

May 27, 2014

Barbara Dickinson Sroufe, 83, passed away May 27, 2014 in Richfield. She was born January 17, 1931 in Panguitch to James and Mary Winsor Dickinson. She married Stephen Lee Sroufe, he preceded her in death.

She is survived by a son, Stephen L. Sroufe Jr. of Richfield and daughter, Trudy Butler of Grover Beach, CA; 4 grandchildren;...

May 25, 2014

Janet F Dimick

Monroe, Utah

Janet Farnsworth Dimick, 99, of Monroe, Utah, passed away May 25, 2014, in Richfield, Utah. She was born April 25, 1915, in St. George, Utah to Franklin Wilson and Hazen Bracken Farnsworth. She spent most of her childhood in southern Utah before her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where...

May 24, 2014

Suzanne Peterson

Annabella, Utah

Eva Suzanne Gardner Peterson of Annabella Utah, age 64, was called home to Heavenly Father after a short, but courageous battle with brain cancer on May 24, 2014. She was and is surrounded by family and loved ones. Born March 29, 1950 in Richfield, Utah to Hart and Jane Gardner. Sealed...

May 24, 2014

Our loving husband, father and grandfather, Elwood Vest Eddy, passed away at his home in Manti, Utah on May 24, 2014 with his loving wife Louise, and their children by his side.

Elwood was born on October 31, 1930 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, to Christiaan and Mildred Vest Eddy.

In 1947, at the age of...

May 22, 2014

John Nowers

Richfield, Utah

John Robert "Bob" Nowers, 85, passed away May 22, 2014 at his home in Richfield. He was born April 7, 1929 in Beaver to Seldon and Delia Staley Nowers. He married Laura Leavitt, February 26, 1953 in Tucson, Arizona. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple on June 25, 1957....

May 22, 2014

Brent Orion Gottfredson, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Marysvale May 22, 2014, after a long illness. He was born January 31, 1928 in Kelso, Washington to Orion and Gwendolyn Furbish Gottfredson. He married Lola Dawn Smoot, April 14, 1954 in Kelso, Washington.

Brent was raised in Circleville and graduated from Piute High School in...

May 19, 2014

Joseph Frederick Sturdy, 85, of Sterling, Utah passed away May 19, 2014 of natural causes in Provo, Utah.

Joe was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 1928 to Cyril Crossman and Harriet Virginia Sturdy. He was the oldest of three children; brother, Harry David Sturdy and sister, Katherine Elizabeth Whitman. Joseph joined the military as a...

May 18, 2014

Margaret Mecham

Tropic, Utah

Margaret Mackay Mecham, 97, passed away May 18, 2014 in Panguitch. She was born September 30, 1916 in Granger to Vernal and Vera Elizabeth Bawden Mackay. She married David Benton Mecham, October 18, 1943 in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death, September 14, 1978.

Margaret was...

May 18, 2014

Kruse Bullard

Salina, Utah

Our dear, sweet son, brother, grandson and friend, Kruse Lee Bullard, 18, unexpectedly returned to live with his Father in heaven. He passed away May 18, 2014 at his home in Salina. He was born September 20, 1995 in Gunnison to Kevin Levi and Kasie Christensen Bullard.

Kruse loved...

May 17, 2014

Marilyn M. Larsen

1929 - 2014

Marilyn Mae Larsen, 84, passed away May 17, 2014 in Payson, Utah. She was born November 15, 1929 in Monroe, Utah to Daniel Jones and Gladys Eola Tuft Larsen, the sixth of nine children.

She was a member of the LDS Church and was able to receive...