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Maxine Peay Forshee
Apr 2, 2023
Maxine Peay Forshee passed away on April 2, 2023, at the age of 98, from causes incident to old age. She was born on October 18, 1924, in Provo, Utah, to Sterling G. Peay and Eva Hardy Peay. She was the third of three daughters. She was raised in Provo, attending Franklin elementary, Dixon Jr. High school, graduated from Provo...
Cresencio "Chris" Velasquez Jr.
Apr 2, 2023
Cresencio Velasquez Jr. (Chris) was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He left this world peacefully on Sunday April 2, 2023, at the age of 80, in Ivins, Utah. He was born to Cresencio Velasquez Sr. and Vicenta Castillo on January 15, 1943.
After graduating from high school, Chris enlisted into the Navy in 1962 and was honorably...
Barbara Marion "Poppie" Teague
Apr 1, 2023
Barbara Marion Teague, known by her nickname ‘Poppie,’ of West Haven, Utah, peacefully passed away in Scenic, Arizona on April 1, 2023, at the age of 88 years.
Poppie is survived by her five children, Sherri (Steve) Clarke, Donna Sharer, Kevin (Renata) Teague, Deborah Kelley, Deanne (Wade) Chandler, her twelve wonderful grandchildren, Kristy Guyer, Lisa Sharer, Kelly Sharer, Amanda Sharer,...
Kurt Boyd Holyoak
Apr 1, 2023
Washington, Utah – Kurt Boyd Holyoak passed away on April 1, 2023, after a long hard battle with (PSP) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was strong, upbeat, and still maintained a sense of humor to the end. Anyone that asked him how he was doing he would respond by saying, “I’m still alive”. There will forever be a void in our...
Gwendolyn Gooch Nies
Mar 29, 2023
Our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend Gwendolyn Gooch Nies, 82, quietly passed away at her home Tuesday, March 29, 2023, after losing the battle of cancer. She leaves behind family and friends that will treasure all memories of her love and her smile.
Gwen was born April 19, 1940, to Loyal Erwin and Isabel Suzannah Wade Gooch in Boise,...
Lynn Glen Losee
Mar 28, 2023
Lynn Glen Losee, 81, passed away on March 28, 2023, after an incredible life of teaching people how to truly hear themselves and others. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend who will be deeply missed.
He was born in Delta, Utah to Ruth and Glen Losee, and was also a high school graduate of the Utah School...
Brady MacPherson
Mar 22, 2023
Brady MacPherson, 41. Brady was born on Dec. 2, 1981, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the third of four sons of Marilee Johnson MacPherson and Bradford Earl MacPherson. Brady spent his early days with his toes in the Florida beaches, then spent his childhood in Sandy, Utah. He graduated with his Eagle Scout award and with Honors from Jordan High School,...
Lt. Colonel Harold (Hal) Dean Coleman
Mar 16, 2023
Lt. Colonel Harold (Hal) Dean Coleman, Army, Retired, age 84, passed away Thursday March 16, 2023. He was born September 22, 1938, in Provo, Utah to Arthur and Viola Coleman. He married Karen Crane June 16, 1962, in Salina, Utah.
Harold was raised in Orem, Utah and graduated from Lincoln High School. He then attended Westminster College where he played...
Keri Lynn Anderson Paget
Mar 14, 2023
Keri Lynn Anderson Paget, age 56, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, after an accidental fall. Keri was born January 17, 1967, in St. George, Utah, to Tom Anderson and Wanda Lee Tolbert Anderson. Keri married Clay Holman and had 3 children. Two sons, Clay Ashley, Shawn Riley, and daughter Kassie Lynn. They later divorced. Keri then married Michael Paget...
Salvatore Robert Mangerpan
Mar 12, 2023
Mr. Salvatore Robert Mangerpan, of St. George and previously Santa Clara, Utah, went home to Heaven on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the age of 92.
Salvatore was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 19, 1930, to Dorothy Comparetto (nee Spina), the first of four surviving children. Raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, the family moved to Jersey City,...
Joyce Blatter
Mar 12, 2023
Joyce Blatter, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2023, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 82.
Joyce was born to Hank and Betty Flynn on February 20, 1941, joining her older brother, Leroy. Joyce grew up in Cody, Wyoming. At the age of 17, while working in a café,...
Coleene Coleman Neerings
Mar 11, 2023
Coleene Coleman Neerings passed away March 11, 2023, and was welcomed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. She was born January 21, 1938, to William Raymond and Leta Nielsen Coleman in Logan, Utah. Coleene loved life and the people in her life. She was a friend to everyone she met and was “a people person”; because she used...
Lawrence Devon Barr
Mar 10, 2023
St. George, Utah –
Lawrence Devon Barr, 76, passed away March 10, 2023, at home. He was born December 17, 1946, to Harold and Antonia Barr. He married Renee Howe, January 3, 1983, in Lucas County, Ohio.
Larry was raised in Middleton, Michigan through his primary school education. He briefly attended Michigan State University before enlisting in the US Navy for 4...
Charles Ellis Lang
Mar 8, 2023
Charles Ellis Lang passed away on March 8, 2023, at 73 years of age, Charles was born on December 11,1949 to Jeter and DeLue Lang in St. George Utah. Charles was the oldest of 10 siblings, Jetta (Daniel) Christian, Baby Adam (deceased), Jeff (Jamie) Lang, Zara McMullin, David (Alleen deceased) Lang, Smith (Hamby) Lang, Clarissa (Monte deceased) Larsen, Glen Lang,...
Daniel Flickinger
Mar 7, 2023
Daniel Flickinger, aged 30343 days, passed away peacefully at home in Saint George, Utah on March 7, 2023. He was born February 8, 1940, to Maynard Kurtz Flickinger and Evelyn Spitzer Newton, in Hudson, Ohio.
Daniel attended Harvard University, class of 1962. He also had a long love of flying both fixed and rotary wing aircraft, which led to him...
Mary Patricia Ackley
Mar 5, 2023
Our beloved Mary Patricia Ackley, 82, known by friends as Patsy or Pat, was called home March 5, 2023, after a short and unexpected illness.
Her friends describe her as loyal, self-assured, and precise. She was beautiful and opinionated, polite yet firm, classy, and fashionable. Her impeccable memory and adventurous life made her a great storyteller and a resource for...
Treena Ruth Holm
Mar 5, 2023
Treena Ruth Holm, 74, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Centennial Park, Arizona. She was born April 26, 1948, in Short Creek, Arizona, to Carl O. N. Holm and Rachel Black.
She graduated high school in 1966 and began her lifelong career at the U.S. Post Office in Salt Lake City in 1968. She loved her work in...
Ronald Leonard Hardy
Mar 4, 2023
Ronald Leonard Hardy, 92, passed away March 4th in Cedar City, Utah. He was reunited with his beloved wife, Leslie Cottam. They were married and sealed on December 27, 1952, in the St. George Utah temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They shared 58 years of marriage and life until her sad passing on February 13,...
J Wayne King
Mar 4, 2023
J Wayne King went on his heavenly trip on Saturday March 4, 2023, in St. George, Utah at the age of 86 years young. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. He was born November 16, 1936, to W. Ronald and Elizabeth J King in Malad, Idaho, Oneida County.
When J Wayne was 8 years old,...
Angela Gwen-Gutierrez
Mar 2, 2023
Angela Gwen-Gutierrez March 8, 1965 to March 2, 2023
Angela was born an optimist with an innate love for humanity. Her love and concern for others always put the interest and needs of others first. She makes it all about “you,” as her children will testify.
Angela loved life to its fullest. She invested in lifelong learning through education, seminars...
