Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Juan Polinar Sanchez
Jul 23, 2009
Juan Polinar Sanchez age 85 of Springville, died Thursday July 23, 2009 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was Loved by all. Juan was born July 23, 1924 in Arroya Seco, New Mexico to Antonio and Basila Sanchez. He married his true love, Katie Ortega, August 11, 1944. After 56 years of marriage Katie passed away in 2002....
Steven Layne Tanner
Jul 18, 2009
Steven Layne Tanner, born Feb. 18, 1954 to Joseph Dale and Delores Tanner in Murray, Utah passed away at home from complications of diabetes after a long battle. He passed away on July 18, 2009. He was sealed to his High School Sweetheart on Aug. 11, 1972 in the Salt Lake City L.D.S. temple. He is survived by his...
Merlin John Fox
Jul 14, 2009
Merlin John Fox, 84 of Springville passed away peacefully on July 14, 2009, in Provo, Utah. He was born in Springville, Utah on April 16, 1925 to John A. Fox and Margaret Chloe Boyer. He Married Jean Miner on December 18, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. After graduating from Springville High School, he spent several years farming and...
Calista Rene Jones Fowkes
Jul 12, 2009
Calista Rene (Jones) Fowkes, 23, passed away Sunday July 12, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. Our sweet wife, daughter, sister and friend was born January 2, 1986 to John and Jody Jones in Ellensburg, WA. Cali earned the name "Bossy Boots" from her four brothers being the only girl. She graduated from Seminary, Box Elder High School,...
Alejandro Correa Riebeling
Jul 12, 2009
Alejandro Correa Riebeling, age 44 of Springville, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009. He was born December 12, 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico to Francisco Correa and Ofelia Riebeling. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 1 p.m. in the LDS Chapel at 1627 W. Cadbury Lane in Springville. There will be a viewing held Friday...
Anna Loeen Nemelka
Jul 10, 2009
Anna Loeen Nemelka returned to her Heavenly Father on July 10, 2009, after her courageous struggle with chordoma tumors. Anna was born January 23, 1999, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Joseph and Christy L. Nemelka. She came into this world a talented, independent, and beautiful gift to her family and Anna utilized all her gifts to inspire and touch...
Kristine Anderson Johnston
Jul 8, 2009
Our cherished wife, mother, sister, and grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Elk Ridge, UT on July 8, 2009 at the age of 58 after battling cancer. Kris was born April 2, 1951 in Springville UT and was the third of seven children born to Mays and Orpha Anderson. She is remembered by her siblings as being...
Gerald Albert Allan
Jul 5, 2009
Gerald "Jerry" Albert Allan age 69 of Springville, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009. He was born October 17, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Albert Alvis and Verna Clark Allan. Jerry married Linda Loucille Waterman February 28, 1987 in the Oakland LDS Temple. Jerry played varsity basketball in San Mateo, CA and graduated high school there. He worked...
Rosella Banks Arrington
Jul 5, 2009
Rosella Banks Arrington passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2009 with her sweet husband Paul by her side. Rosella was born in Milford, Utah to Joseph Peter and Alberta Banks. Rosie married Paul Arrington in 1975 and they were later sealed in the Provo, LDS Temple. She was a delightful part of our family and played the piano by...
Brent Winters
Jun 28, 2009
Brent passed into the arms of our Heavenly Father on the morning of June 28, 2009 due to unexpected heart failure. He was born February 24, 1951 in Provo, Utah. He was the son of Woodrow and Lydia Winters, and was the brother of Renee (Heilesen) Jimmy and Steven. Brent graduated from Springville High School, and went on to...
Helen Tew Gutke Stirland
Jun 28, 2009
Our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend passed away from cancer on June 28, 2009 with her two daughters by her side. She was born in a log cabin in Leslie, Idaho on May 25, 1918 to William Thomas Tew Jr. and Jennie Maud Houtz she was the third of seven children. Helen's growing up years were spent...
Helen Scott Tyler Roney
Jun 27, 2009
Helen Scott Tyler Roney, age 91 passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009. She was born September 14, 1917 in Camden, New Jersey to William Penn Tyler and Helen Emeline Scott. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Juanita Beesley Mellor
Jun 22, 2009
Springville - Juanita Beesley Mellor passed away peacefully at the age of 83, at her sons home on Monday, June 22, 2009 surrounded by her family. She was born to Emma Brailsford and Richard Tucker Beesley on November 25, 1925 in Provo, Utah. She married her sweetheart in 1944 and was later sealed in the Manti Temple. Juanita spent...
Claris Cameron Matheson
Jun 19, 2009
"Sweet Mother" Claris Cameron Matheson, 94, died June 19, 2009. Born in Panguitch, Utah, March 17, 1915, to James Parley and Audria Cornelia Pehrson Cameron, the last surviving member of her birth family. Married March 7, 1938, in the Manti Temple to James Connell Matheson. Survivors include: her loving companion and children Audria Buchanan (Lovell) Lehi, UT, James C....
Afton Merle Lindsey
Jun 15, 2009
Afton Wonnacott Lindsey was born October 8, 1912 to Frank and Pearl Wonnacott in Salt Lake City, UT. She passed away in her sleep on June 15 at age 96. As a young woman, Afton moved to southern California where she married and raised her family. She returned to Utah with her family in 2007 to live in Mapleton....
Nilda Beth Bunce
Jun 15, 2009
Nilda Beth Talbot Bunce, age 80 of Springville, passed away Monday, June 15, 2009. She was born August 20, 1928 in Montana to Mark and Elizabeth Buckley Talbot. She married Joseph C. Bunce on August 6, 1948 in Benjamin, Utah and later divorced. She married Lee Phillips July 10, 1981. Lee preceded her in death February 18, 1985. Nilda's...
Colleen Harrison Bushnell
Jun 11, 2009
Our Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Colleen Harrison Bushnell, age 74 from Mapleton, Utah, passed away Thursday June 11, 2009 with her loving husband by her side. She was born May 12, 1935 in Castle Gate, Utah to Thomas and Agnes Thorpe Harrison. Colleen grew up in Castle Gate and moved to Mapleton during her senior year...
Dr. Clyde Duane Larsen
Jun 8, 2009
Dr. Clyde Duane Larsen passed away peacefully on June 8, 2009, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. The son of the late Clyde "W" Larsen and Myrtle Henderson Larsen, Duane was born on February 20, 1935, in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah, in 1953, and attended Utah State University and Brigham Young...
Ryan James Close
Jun 4, 2009
Ryan James Close, age 23, gracefully concluded his final set on June 4, 2009. He was born November 25, 1985 in Mission Hills, CA, the youngest of 6 children, and the only son of Rebecca Wilson and Richard Close. Ryan graduated from Folsom High in Folsom CA where he lived with his mom and stepdad, David Berg. He attended...
Linda Lou Petersen
May 28, 2009
Linda Lou Petersen, age 60 of Springville, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009. She was born May 5, 1949 in Provo, Utah to Jack Bach and Georgette Filimon Petersen. Linda graduated with honors from BYU with a major in math and a minor in chemistry. After graduating, she worked as a school teacher in Green River, Utah from 1972...
