Obituaries

Oct 30, 2023

James Anthony Martinez, (also known as Jim, Jimmy, and Mijo) passed away on October 30, 2023 at 7:17pm. James Martinez passed away at the age of 52, in St. George Regional hospital due to kidney and liver failure. Loved ones surrounded him as he took his last breath. James Martinez was born June 22, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, and...

Oct 28, 2023

Jane Elizabeth Robison (Liz), passed away on Saturday, October 28th at the age of 52. She was born on November 23, 1970 in Salina, Kansas to Tom and Karalee Austin and was the second of three children. 

Liz spent the first eight years of her life in Minneapolis, Kansas surrounded by family near the family farm. At the age of...

Oct 26, 2023

Fay Davis, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, October 26, after many months of enduring breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. Most of Fay’s life was a battle of one kind or another, and now that she is safely wrapped in the loving arms of the Savior, her soul can rest and be reunited with family and...

Oct 24, 2023

St. George, UT – A. Lee Petersen, 93, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2023. Born June 6, 1930, inRiverton, Utah, to Franklin Petersen and Myrtle (Jensen) Petersen, he grew up on a farm with his olderbrother and sister.

Lee learned to speak fluent Spanish and served a mission for the LDS church in Uruguay. He thenattended Brigham Young University...

Oct 20, 2023

After a life filled with love, family, and friends, Nadine Tait Johnson died peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023. Nadine was born on March 29, 1935, to Sylvia Gibson and Orson D. Tait in Cedar City, Utah. She had five siblings: Robert Tait, Joy T. Murphy, Deniece Tait, Karren T. Johnson, and Shirleen T. Draper. Nadine attended Cedar High School,...

Oct 18, 2023

Klair Edward Mendenhall, 88, of St. George, Utah passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Klair was born on June 25, 1935 in Safford Arizona.

He is survived by his wife Bertha Mendenhall, 6 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great granddaughters. He is preceded in death by his daughter Kelly Plautz.

Klair was a devout Christian. He spent much time reading...

Oct 17, 2023

Dennis Nephi Darger, 71, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023. He was born August 20, 1952 in Salt Lake City, UT to David Brigham and Celesta Robertson Darger.

He was the eleventh child of his mother’s children. He was raised in Short Creek, Arizona. He graduated from Southern Utah University in 1981, then taught school for the next twenty...

Oct 15, 2023

Curtis Allen Blake, 38, passed away October 15, 2023 at 9:32 p.m. after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia for nearly a year.Curtis was born the oldest of six children in St. George, Utah on January 22, 1985 to John and Michele Blake. He shared approximately a decade of marriage with Karli Antczak with whom he shares two beautiful daughters, Brynlee and...

Oct 12, 2023

Our beloved mom, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend passed in the comfort of her home on October 12, 2023.

Jacqueline was born April 13, 1936 to John Alford (Jack) and Virginia Fisher Moss. She grew up on her family farm in Syracuse, Utah. She and her two older brothers, Paul and Steven, helped with the many chores on their...

Oct 11, 2023

In Loving Memory of Linda Jean Jones

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Linda Jones, a remarkable woman who touched the lives of many. She left this world on October 11, 2023 in her home, surrounded by her family, at the age of 64, leaving behind a legacy of love, faith, and cherished memories.

Linda...

Oct 7, 2023

In loving memory of our dear beloved father and grandfather David Allen Cook. He was born June 6, 1941 to Alfonzo Laker Cook and Clela Stokes Johnson. He passed away October 7, 2023.    When dad was 2 years old his mother Clela married Warren Elmer Johnson, whom he called his Pa. He was the wonderful father that raised him...

Oct 6, 2023

Jessica was born to Lori Tanya Williams (Jewkes) and Billy Joe Williams in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up in Salt Lake with her mother, Lori, step father, Marcus Fenton, and her cherished younger brother, Skylar Fenton.  Jessica spent a large portion of her youth and adult life with her devoted grandparents Tom and Loretta Jewkes, her uncle Joe,...

Oct 5, 2023

Janet Anderson Leming (78) of St. George, Utah, passed away in her home on Wednesday October 4th , 2023.    Janet was born on September 27th , 1945, in Logan, Utah to Verl H. Anderson and Madge Earl. She grew up in nearby Fielding, Utah. On December 21 st , 1974, she was married to Jerry Harrison Leming and on...

Oct 3, 2023

Oct 3, 2023

Hurricane, Utah - Finn Duane Stubbs, 11 years old, passed away Tuesday October 3rd, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 27th, 2012 in Rochester Minnesota to Daniel and Pamela Stubbs. 

Finn lived 100 lives in the short 11 years he walked this earth.  Born with a trach defect at birth, Finn lived a life...

Oct 3, 2023

Carol Dale Chatelain Clifford passed away on the afternoon of October 3rd, 2023 in St. George, Utah after a long struggle with dementia.

Carol was born on February 3rd, 1943 to Lloyd Dale Chatelain and Elda Cooper Chatelain. She was the older sister to two brothers, Paul Chatelain, who passed away as an infant, and Allen Chatelain. She was born...

Oct 2, 2023

Don Stricklin, who dedicated his life to wife Debbie, his cats and the Texas criminal justice system, left gently with the angels on October 2, 2023.

Born Donald Richard Stricklin on September 20, 1943 in Baytown, Texas to Sammy Bowie Stricklin and Pauline Neiderhofer Stricklin, Don was a quintessential gentleman, best described as a cross between John Wayne and Perry...

Sep 30, 2023

Lynn Agnes Espinoza of Hurricane, Utah passed away on September 30, 2023 at 10am. She was 85 years old. She is survived by her children: Brian Ernest Schmuck (and his wife Autumn) of Goldendale, Washington; Michael Allen Bryant (and his wife Yolanda) of Provo, Utah; and Rhonda Renee Kondas (and her husband Shawn) of Kendallville, Indiana. She has 8 grandchildren...

Sep 27, 2023

Patricia LaDawn Olsen Apalos “Patti” was born on May 4, 1965. Patti passed away at the age of 58 on September 27, 2023 in St. George, Utah.

Patti was born in Seattle, Washington to Don and Carmen Olsen. She grew up in Layton, Utah and graduated from Layton High School in 1983.

Patti has lived in St. George for the...

Sep 27, 2023

Catherine "Cate" Maas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Southgate Senior Living in St. George, UT. She was 78 years old. Cate was born May 26, 1945, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter and 4th child of Richard and Virginia Sheehan Maas. She was a graduate of St. Robert School (1959), Holy Angels Academy (1963), and Marquette University...