All Obituaries

Sally Lee Helzen Wilkin, 73, of St. George, Utah passed away peacefully on May 24, 2021. She was born on October 9, 1947 in Vernal, Utah to Vincent Bernard (Bob) Helzen and Opal Mae Mors Petersen. She spent her childhood years in Elko, Nevada then moved with her mother to Lincoln County, Nevada in 1962 following her parents’ divorce. Upon moving to Lincoln County, she met and fell in love with James (Jim) Wilkin. The two of them were married in 1964 just before her senior year. She...

Cleo Caroline Smith slipped peacefully from this life in the arms of her loving parents on April 30th, 2021 after 7 short weeks of life. Cleo entered this life with a tiny, quiet cry March 9th, 2021 in Salt Lake City, UT. Born to her parents Kevin and Michele Smith of Panaca, NV, Cleo started her mortal journey with several heart defects. She fought valiantly through two open heart surgeries and countless procedures. Cleo is survived by 4 siblings, Keziah, Greta, Keaton, and Millie. Her...

Dan Pilchard, 72, passed away April 4, 2021 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born March 25, 1949 in Long Beach, California to June and George Pilchard.  He grew up in Caliente, Nevada and graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1967. He joined the Army after graduation and served in Vietnam, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart.   He had jobs with the Teamsters Union, the Union Pacific Railroad, the BLM, and he retired from the Nevada...

Walter Emmett Wilcox, 84, passed away March 28th, 2021 in Caliente, NV.  Walter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to his parents Walter Richard Wilcox and Sarah Mae Collett.  He grew up in Pittsburgh until the age of 13, before he moved out west with his father who worked the Union Pacific Railroad.  Walter attended Lincoln County High School.  Walter married the love of his life Carolyn Wilcox on February 13th, 1988 and were blissfully married for 27...

Wayne Lee LeBaron, 61, passed away March 18, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah.  Lee was born on January 28, 1960 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Wayne and LaWana (Cox) LeBaron. Lee is the oldest of 5 children. In his childhood he lived in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. He was very athletic and involved in sports and music. He grew up in Boy Scouts, enjoyed the outdoors, and worked on the honey farm. He married Carol (Adams) LeBaron in 1978 in Richfield, Utah. Lee joined the military in...

Our wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Kathleen Jo Hunt, age 71, passed away on February 2, 2021 in St. George, Utah with her husband by her side. She was born on January 19, 1950 in St. George, Utah to Leland Orson and Thelma Stratton Lamoreaux. She married Jonathan Dale Hunt December 20, 1967 in Henderson, Nevada and they were sealed in the St. George, Utah Temple for time and all eternity on March 18, 1972. Kathleen belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Dorothy Fruend, 82, passed away on January 4, 2021 in Cedar City, Utah surrounded by family. She was born January 25, 1938 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Alfonso Hernandez and Aurora Perea. Dorothy grew up in Albuquerque and married her sweetheart Paul Fruend on November 10th, 1955.   Our beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma Dorothy was pure love, and her love was unconditional. She was a giver, and always said she wasn’t happy unless she was giving to others. She was the ultimate...

Ronald Carl Foremaster, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2020 in Alamo, NV. Ron was born on January 11, 1951 to Robert Carl Foremaster and Helen Truman in Las Vegas, NV. Ron graduated from Pahranagat Valley High School, Alamo, NV, in 1969.  He enjoyed playing basketball during high school and spent some time at college at SUU in Cedar City, Utah.  Ron tragically lost his dad at the age of 19 and returned to Alamo to help run the family business, The Alko...

On July 30, 1940 an angel came to earth.  Born to Carl James Pulley and Margaret Rohde Pulley, they named their first daughter, Bonnie Ellen.  She was born in Caliente, NV where her parents lived and worked.  They ran the Blue Front Mercantile on Caliente’s main street.  Three more sisters. Janet, Sally, Carla, and little brother Carl James Pulley Jr. joined their family in the years that followed.  Bonnie’s older brother Patrick made an even half...

Cheryl Ann Kozacki, age 71, passed away on November 1, 2020 at her home in Panaca, Nevada.  She was born December 25, 1948 in Pasadena, California to Wolfram II Schmedding and Gwendolyn Schmedding. She loved showing dogs and was passionate about horses, becoming quite the equestrian.  She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Cheryl is survived by her only child, Lindsay Schmidt (Bunker) and her husband Ken Schmidt. Her grandchildren McKenzie Cowan,...