Obituaries

David Mitchley

David Mitchley

Jan 1, 2025

DAVID MITCHLEY, of Panguitch, passed away January 1, 2025 – CREMATION in the Magleby Mortuary Cremation Center— MEMORIAL SERVICES will be held at a later date — FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Lana Sue Blackham

Lana Sue Blackham

Dec 31, 2024

Lana BlackhamEphraim, Utah

     Our dear wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Lana Sue Peterson Blackham, returned to our loving Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at her home in Ephraim. Lana was born to Thelma and Frank Peterson on November 7, 1947 in Seattle, Washington. A short time later, the family moved back to Salt Lake City to be...

Sue Ann Francks

Sue Ann Francks

Dec 31, 2024

Sue Ann FrancksEphraim, Utah

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Sue Ann Faatz Francks, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to all who knew her. Sue Ann passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, at the age of 80, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born on January 2, 1944, in Mayfield,...

Charlene Jones

Charlene Jones

Dec 30, 2024

Charlene Ronnell Hall JonesApril 27, 1945 - December 30, 2024

Charlene Ronnell Hall Jones passed away on December 30, 2024, in her home in Monroe, Utah, after a difficult battle with Parkinson's disease. She was born on April 27, 1945, near the red rocks of St George, Utah, to Lewis DeVere Hall and Rachel Farraway. She grew up the baby girl...

Kathleen Hansen

Kathleen Hansen

Dec 30, 2024

 When the spirit of Kathleen John Hansen took flight on December 30th, 2024, the earth grew quieter, yet the heavens sang. At 78 years of age, Kathleen departed this world peacefully, leaving behind a legacy as boundless as her love. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, beloved friend, and a guiding light to all who knew her.

 Born on April...

Lance A Warme

Lance A Warme

Dec 30, 2024

LANCE WARME, passed away December 30, 2024 — CREMATION in the Magleby Mortuary Cremation Center— MEMORIAL SERVICES will be held at a later date — FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Patricia Anne Fairbanks Brown

Patricia Anne Fairbanks Brown

Dec 29, 2024

Patricia BrownWenatchee/Marysvale

Patricia Ann Brown passed away December 29, 2024 in Wenatchee, Washington. Patricia was born in Salina, Utah to Philip Ralph Fairbanks and Auburn Elva Fairbanks on February 13, 1932. She went to Bear River High School and graduated in 1950. 

Patricia enjoyed searching for antiquities and had businesses in Wenatchee, WA and Ogden, UT. 

She was an excellent cook and made...

Spencer Lynn Nunley

Spencer Lynn Nunley

Dec 29, 2024

Spencer NunleyMonroe, Utah

Spencer Lynn Nunley passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on December 29, 2024 in Monroe, Utah. He was born September 15, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Isaac Raymond and Rosemoyne (Smith) Nunley. Lynn grew up in a large family and was taught at an early age how to cook by helping his mother...

Heather Elizabeth Naas

Heather Elizabeth Naas

Dec 29, 2024

HEATHER ELIZABETH NAAS, passed away December 29, 2024 — wife of Dan Naas — CREMATION in the Magleby Mortuary Cremation Center— MEMORIAL SERVICES will be held at a later date — FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Irva Sudweeks

Irva Sudweeks

Dec 29, 2024

Irva SudweeksKingston, Utah

Irva Maud Gleave Brindley Sudweeks, 105, a long-time resident of Kingston, passed away December 29, 2024 — our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Irva lived through two worldwide pandemics, a century apart. The first was the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-1920; the other was COVID-19.

Irva was born in the now-ghost town of Widtsoe, in Garfield County, Utah on...

Robert "Bobby" Montoya

Robert "Bobby" Montoya

Dec 26, 2024

Bobby MontoyaWashington State/Sterling

This world lost its best friend on December 26, 2024. 

Bobby Montoya, a happy-go-lucky friend to everyone he met, was born October 10, 1981 to Debra Braithwaite and Mike Montoya. 

Bobby was proud to call Sterling home and despite extensive travel and many places he laid his head at night, his roots remain in Sterling. 

Bobby never met a stranger, making...

Edith McInelly Barker

Edith McInelly Barker

Dec 26, 2024

Edith BarkerHenrieville, Utah

     Our mother, grandmother, and friend, Edith McInelly Barker, 96, of Henrieville, passed away in the late afternoon on December 26, 2024, at the Long-Term Care Center in Panguitch.       Edith was born on August 9, 1928, to Lester and Golda Woolsey McInelly in Escalante, as the third of eight siblings. She married Amon Loy Barker...

Ilene Asay Julander

Ilene Asay Julander

Dec 26, 2024

Ilene Asay JulanderPanguitch, Utah

Ilene Julander, 102, passed away on December 26, 2024 in Panguitch, Utah. She was born November 18, 1922, in Monroe, Utah to Joseph Lawrence and Nellie Barney Asay. She spent her early years growing up in Monroe and attending school there. When she was a teenager, she was working as a waitress in the local cafe and...

Ronald Everett Hansen

Ronald Everett Hansen

Dec 25, 2024

Ron HansenRichfield, Utah

Ronald Everett Hansen, 90, peacefully passed away at his home in Richfield on December 25, 2024. He was born May 10, 1934 in Richfield to Alfred Everett and Manetta Peterson Hansen. He graduated from Richfield High School and served in the Air Force. He married Betty Lou Christensen in Las Vegas on June 22, 1952. The marriage was...

Francie Mickelson

Francie Mickelson

Dec 25, 2024

Francie MickelsonElsinore, Utah

Francie Lorraine Sorensen Mickelson, age 60, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 25, 2024 in Provo, Utah. Francie was born June 30, 1964 to Marlin and Lorraine Miller Sorensen. She graduated high school and went to Sevier Valley Tech for Cosmetology.

Francie married Gregory R. Mickelson in 1989 and divorced September of 2005. She had four children...

Lowell Nilsson

Lowell Nilsson

Dec 25, 2024

Lowell NilssonManti, Utah

Lowell Alma Nilsson (1931-2024), beloved husband and dad, age 93, passed away at his home in Manti, Utah, on December 25, 2024 after brief hospice care following a stroke. He is survived by his loving wife, Gayle Pitts Nilsson, and all eight of his children: Diane (William Sparks), Patricia (Steven LeSueur), Mike (Christine), Karen (James Griffin), Suzanne (Dan...

Oliver C Sequeira

Oliver C Sequeira

Dec 24, 2024

OLIVER SEQUEIRA, 86 of Manti, passed away December 24, 2024 — GRAVESIDE SERVICES will be Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12:00 Noon at the Manti Cemetery — FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Robert James Morey

Robert James Morey

Dec 24, 2024

Robert MoreyElsinore, Utah

Robert James Morey was born on June 19, 1947 in Bloomington, California to Joseph and Bonnie (Bird) Morey. He passed away peacefully in his home in Elsinore on December 24, 2024 and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

From the age of eight, Bob began a life-long passion for music, learning to play...

Ryan Elliott Cheney

Ryan Elliott Cheney

Dec 23, 2024

Ryan CheneyManti, Utah

We are beyond devastated to announce the passing of our beloved father, Dr. Ryan Cheney, on the 23rd day of December in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty Four. In his short 51 years of life, Ryan touched the lives and hearts of so many people, beyond what we can count. 

Of all the things that...

Irene Hinckley Gardner

Irene Hinckley Gardner

Dec 23, 2024

Irene Gardner Richfield, Utah

     Irene Hinckley Gardner, formally of Richfield passed away December 23, 2024 in Washington City, at the age of 93. Born April 30, 1931 in Springville. She lived in Salem but later moved to the avenues in Salt Lake. Irene was blessed with a sharp mind and was able to graduate from East High school at the...