Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
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...
Chad R Howes
May 26, 2009
Chad R Howes, 57, passed away on May 26, 2009 in Provo, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Cathy Biggs, children, father, and brothers and sisters. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on June 6th at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Faye Cowdell Scott
May 17, 2009
Faye was born November 8, 1925 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to parents Everard James Cowdell and Polly Estella Draper. She passed away on May 17, 2009. Faye lived her youth in Copperton and graduated from Bingham High School in 1943. She married Keith Timothy. They later divorced. Following her marriage to Rulon Scott they were sealed in the Salt...
Lorna Faye Searle Carter
May 15, 2009
Lorna Faye Searle Carter, 83 of Springville, Utah passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at her home of cancer. She was born on March 5, 1926 in Payson, Utah to Franklin E. and Dora Maude Memmott Searle. She married O. Eldridge Carter in Nephi, Utah on July 12, 1943. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple....
Henry Taylor Reynolds, III
May 13, 2009
Henry Taylor Reynolds III (Taylor) age 88, our dear husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died May 13, 2009. Taylor was born on February 24, 1921 to Henry Taylor Reynolds II and Vilate Knudsen Reynolds. He grew up in Springville, a town that he loved and his great-grandparents helped to settle. Taylor graduated from Springville High School where he was...
Byron Lorin Cottam
May 8, 2009
Byron Lorin Cottam was born on January 22, 1927 in Escalante, Utah, the son of Lorin and Meleta Shirts Cottam. He passed away on Friday, May 8 from bone cancer. He graduated from Escalante High School in 1945. He then served in the United States Army from 1945-1946 in Germany. He then served a LDS mission to the North...
LaPreal Ludlow Harward Mower
Apr 30, 2009
La Preal Ludlow Harward Mower, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2009 from complications associated with age. She was born July 5, 1918 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Francis Raymond Ludlow and Edith Jones Ludlow. She loved her family and her Father in Heaven; relished life. La Preal enjoyed music and performed the lead part in...
Addison Lee Andreason
Apr 29, 2009
Loved daughter of Eric Andreason and Annie Church. Sister of Kyler and Conner Andreason. Held for a day, loved for life. Survived by parents and brothers of Salem; grandparents Gary & Teresa Church, Katherine Brockbank all of Provo, David (Connie) Andreason of Springville; many aunts, uncles and cousins. All friends are invited to attend the graveside services being held...
Earl Alvin Nielson
Apr 26, 2009
Earl Alvin Nielson passed away peacefully and quietly on Sunday April 26th at the North Canyon Care Center in Bountiful, Utah. Earl has been a resident at North Canyon since the first of the year. As his family, we are greatly saddened to not have him with us, but feel the calm and peace of knowing his spirit is...
