Obituaries

Dale Kenneth Roberts: June 3, 1964 ~ January 4, 2022

Dale Kenneth Roberts went to Heaven on January 4, 2022. Dale was born on June 3, 1964 in Cortez, CO. He grew up moving back and forth between Blanding, UT and the nearby Navajo Reservation. Many glorious days were spent on the “Rez” herding sheep, rolling sheep-pies, digging for wild onions,...

Leonard Riley Howe, Sr.

January 1, 1931 ~ December 31, 2021 Leonard Riley Howe, Sr., born January 1, 1931 in Kane, WY during a blizzard that is famous for that area, passed away December 31, 2021 during a blizzard in our area. His parents are William Louis Howe and Lita Grant Howe. Known by most people as Riley, he joined...

David A Gillette

March 3, 1981 ~ December 22, 2021 David Gillette and his beloved niece, Lorelei Johansen, passed away unexpectedly, December 22, 2021. David was born in St. George, UT, on March 3, 1981 to Benjamin Aaron Gillette and Erlene Suhr. He was raised in Fort Wayne, IN. He later moved to Utah to live and...

Royal J. Rigby

September 19, 1929 ~ December 18, 2021 Royal J. Rigby, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2021, in Layton, UT, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Alta, WY on September 19, 1929, the fourth of seven children, to Elmer Eckersley Rigby and. Myrl Amanda Dabell Rigby. Royal is...

Joe F. Lyman

Marchl 21, 1936 ~ December 17, 2021 Joe F Lyman has fought the good fight and slipped quietly away to the next life under the tender care of his dear wife Marilyn in the wee morning hours of December 17th. Joe was an educator remembered fondly by many students whose life he touched. True to his...

Marilyn Redd Rowley

May 30, 1932 ~ December 15, 2021 Marilyn Redd Rowley, 89, died December 15, 2021. She was born May 30, 1932 in Moab, UT to L. Frank and Nettie R. Redd. From them she learned to prize education and the arts, enjoy hard work, have faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, and adore San Juan County’s wild...

James Harold Garmhausen

June 5, 1944 ~ November 6, 2021 James Harold Garmhausen was born in Lima, OH on June 5, 1944. His parents were Harold J. Garmhausen and Marjorie Bowsher. He had one older brother, Tom, who passed away in 2006. Jim graduated from Lima Senior High. While teaching at a high school in Delphos, OH, he...

Richard Earl Neff

November 22, 1940 ~ December 7, 2021 Richard Earl Neff, age 81, passed away December 7, 2021 due to a severe stroke. Richard was born on November 22, 1940 in Yates Center, KS to Everett Neff and Isabel Saunier Neff. He moved to Mexican Hat in 1957 and graduated from Blanding High School in 1958...

Rex Willard Peterson

May 10, 1943 ~ November 28, 2021 Rex Willard Peterson went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 28, 2021, after his courageous battle with Lymphoma. Rex was born on May 10, 1943 in Bingham Canyon, UT to Ray Leander Peterson and Sarah June Peterson, both of whom precede Rex...

Dan Christian Barfuss

May 27, 1936 ~ November 30, 2021 Our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and humble hero, Dan Christian Barfuss, peacefully passed from this life on November 30, 2021 in Richfield, UT. He was born to Roy Barfuss and May Forsberg on May 27, 1936, in a wood-framed home in River Heights near...