OBITS: The Spectrum 30 Dec 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Betty Kiernan Gabler

LOS ANGELES - Betty Kiernan Gabler, age 81, passed away Friday, December 9 at
Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Betty was born May 15, 1924
to Ambrose Kiernan and Bernice Schurman, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Daughter of a police captain, Betty and her three sisters grew up in
Sheboygan. After graduating from the Sheboygan County Normal School, Betty
taught elementary school in rural Sheboygan County, "schoolmarm" to 12
students in eight grades, all in a one-room schoolhouse. In 1946, Betty
married Donald Gabler. With three children, and a fourth on the way, Betty and
Don moved to Los Angeles, California in 1952.

In addition to being a terrific mom to six children, Betty was an accomplished
seamstress. When her children were young she made most of their clothes and
over the years she developed her talent into designing and sewing custom
clothing for friends and acquaintances. She was a fine baker as well, and a
passionate golfer. As her children grew up, Betty returned to teaching,
spending 15 years teaching 6th grade at St. Martin-In-the-Fields Day School in
suburban Los Angeles.

Drawn by the beautiful country, clean air, uncrowded living, and great golf,
Betty and Don moved to St. George in 1989. They were members of the
Bloomington Country Club, where Betty and her circle of friends enjoyed
golfing together. Betty continued to create custom clothing for her friends,
and was a tireless volunteer worker at the St. George Thrift Shop. Devout
Catholics, Betty and Don were long-time members of St. George Catholic Church.
After Don's death in 2004, Betty's uncertain health led her children to ask
her to return to the Los Angeles area.

Betty is survived by her three sisters, Mary Ann Gebler, of Sheboygan,
Wisconsin; Kathyleen St. Louis, of Tucson, Arizona; and Pat Majerus, of Cedar
Falls, Iowa; as well as by her six children, Rob, of Louisville, Kentucky;
Mark (Pat), of Placentia, California; Penny (Craig) Kellogg, of Reno, NV; Katy
(Dan) Funicello, of North Hills, California; Don (Erin), of Valencia,
California, and Liz (Ron) Howard, of Simi Valley, California; eleven
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at St John Eudes Catholic Church in Chatsworth,
California on Monday, December 12 at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations be made in Betty's name to Providence Holy Cross
Foundation, 15031 Rinaldi Street, P.O. Box 9600, Mission Hills, CA 91346.

Originally published December 30, 2005

Dale Tohonnie

LAS VEGAS - Dale Tohonnie, age 60, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005, in
Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on December 13, 1945, in Jacob Lake, Arizona,
to Thomas and Marie Tohonnie Freeman.

Dale was born in Jacob Lake, Arizona, and was raised in Tuba City, Arizona. He
graduated form West Jordan High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. After
graduation, he returned to Tuba City. In 1969, he was drafted into the U.S.
Army. He was stationed in Ft. Bluff, TX, and served a year in Vietnam. After
receiving an honorable discharge in 1971, he returned home, from Ft. Lewis,
WA, to Tuba City. He worked at Peabody Coal Company and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs for five years. He then moved to Enterprise, UT, where he married
Katherine Littleman in 1983. While living in Enterprise, Dale worked for
Bracken Farms for 30 years.

Surviving family include his: wife, Katherine Littleman Tohonnie, and their
children, Cassie, Landell, Chandra, Shannon, and Kayleen, all of Enterprise,
UT; children, Luchelle Tohonnie, of Reno, NV, Timothy Joseph Tohonnie, and
Renelle Tohonnie both of Tuba City, AZ; and brothers, Raymond Tohonnie, of
Ivins, UT, Ernie Freeman, of Apple Valley, UT, Franklin Freeman, and LeRoy
Tohonnie, both of Tuba City, AZ. Dale is preceded in death by his: father,
Thomas Tohonnie; mother, Marie Freeman; brothers, Frankie Tohonnie, and Frank
Tohonnie; and sister, Regina Tohonnie.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 31, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., at
the Assembly of God Church, in Tuba City, AZ. There will be a viewing Friday,
December 30, 2005, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the Enterprise 4th and 5th
Ward Chapel, 620 E. Main, Enterprise, UT. Interment will be in the Tuba City
Cemetery, Tuba City, AZ. Arrangements are made under the direction of
Spilsbury Mortuary, (435) 673-2454.

Friends and family are invited to offer their condolences at
www.spilsburymortuary.com. Click on the dove. Obituaries are also available at
our website. Click on the rose.

Originally published December 30, 2005

Christine Fulmer

CEDAR CITY - Christine Fulmer, 56, died December 28, 2005, in Cedar City. She
was born November 11, 1949, in Chula Vista, Calif. She was married to William
David Fulmer.

She is survived by her husband, David; her children: Rebecca Done of Cedar
City, and Jeremy Fulmer of San Diego; two brothers: Robert and Michael McGhen;
and two grandchildren: Mackenzie and Dylan Done.

Services will be in San Diego at a later date.

Originally published December 30, 2005