Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Russell Evan Frandsen
Jul 26, 2008
Russell Evan Frandsen, 89, passed away peacefully July 26, 2008 at his home in Springville, Utah. Russell was born in Redmond, Utah to Vance Edwin and Pearl Jorgenson Frandsen. He graduated from North Sevier High School, where he was active in athletics. He was a member of basketball and track teams that competed in state tournaments. In 1941 Russell...
Bessie Marie Johnson
Jul 24, 2008
Bessie Marie Juggert Johnson, age 84 of Springville, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008. She was born April 13, 1924 in Hastings, Nebraska to George Gilpin and Laura Bell Kelso Gilpin. Bessie loved to quilt and play bingo. She enjoyed trips to the cabin at Strawberry and going fishing. She is survived by her children: Dianna (Kevin) Kezerian, Michael...
Lois Esther Child
Jul 23, 2008
Lois was born November 27, 1920 in Benjamin, Utah, to Carl Edwin and Esther Adamson Johnson. She passed away peacefully at her home in Springville on July 23, 2008. She grew up in Springville, Utah, where she graduated from Springville High School and also attended BYU. She married her high school sweetheart, Earl S. Child in the Salt Lake...
Melvina Gividen Johnson
Jul 22, 2008
Josephine Melvina Gividen Johnson, 94, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in Orem, Utah. She was born on July 12, 1914 to Joseph Gividen and Mary Alice Stone Gividen in Mapleton, Utah. She married Wilford Martin Pulley July 9, 1930. They had a daughter, Janis Mary. Wilford died April 21, 1946. She then married Parley Boyd Johnson in the Salt...
Michael Ray Witherell
Jul 13, 2008
Michael Ray Witherell, age 53 of Orem, passed away due to a lingering illness Sunday, July 13, 2008 exactly 32 years after the death of his father, Ray Harvey Witherell, who died July 13, 1976. He was born February 9, 1955 in Payson, Utah to Ray Harvey Witherell and LaRee D. Gottfredson. He married Jennifer Bailey and later divorced....
Gloria Alice Bodeker
Jun 28, 2008
Gloria Alice Malrose Bodeker passed away June 28, 2008 at 6:17 p.m. in Payson, Utah. She was 91 years old. She is survived by 2 children, 17 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. She will be loved and missed by all who were lucky enough to know "Tiger".
Bert Charles Andersen
Jun 26, 2008
Bert Charles Andersen Springville, UT, slipped quietly through the veil on Thursday June 26, 2008. He passed at home with his family at his side, following a long valiant battle with colon cancer. He was born November 23, 1937 in Provo, Utah to Clarance LeRoy Andersen and Olive (Dolly) Simpson Andersen. He married Lois Jean Sorensen on April 19,...
Irene Barclay
Jun 20, 2008
Irene Judd Barclay graduated from earth life Friday, June 20 at the age of 92 years and ten days. She was born in Burdett, Alberta Canada on June 10, 1916 the last of 11 children of Thomas and Emma Clark Judd. In 1942 she married Martin R. Koplin who was stationed at Fort Lewis. They were sealed in the...
Helen DeSantis Tanner
Jun 17, 2008
Helen DeSantis Tanner, age 91 of Springville, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008. She was born February 19, 1917 in Frontier, Wyoming to Henry DeSantis and Elvira Vennarucci. She married John Tanner on May 16, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Helen was raised and attended schools in Wyoming, moving to Utah in 1942 and has lived in Springville...
Connie Robison Allan
Jun 15, 2008
Connie Robison Allan age 76 of Springville, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008. She was born April 30, 1932 in Magna, Utah to Joseph Burdell Robison and Gladys Madsen. She married Leland Edward Allan on July 21, 1950. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple before Leland passed away in November of 1967. Connie loved reading, crocheting, dancing,...
Lofter Clair Bowen
Jun 11, 2008
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, gr-grand father, and gr-gr-grandfather, Lofter Clair Bowen, passed away at home, Wed., June 11, 2008, after 81 years of a happy and fulfilling life. He was born in Spanish Fork, Utah, March 28, 1927, to William Jones and Gudrun Dena Bjarnason Bowen. He was the youngest of nine children: Ellen (Isaac) Taylor, Lois (Sherman)...
Merlin Severe Collins
Jun 10, 2008
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Marvin Laird Naylor
May 28, 2008
Marvin Laird Naylor was born in Rexburg, Idaho, July 8, 1917 to Frank Sefton Naylor and Rhoda Lois Laird Naylor. He passed away May 28, 2008. Marv served honorably for two years in W.W.II for the United States Army. He was always proud of his country. Marv was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Isabell Martin Sorensen
May 26, 2008
Isabell Martin Sorensen (83) passed away peacefully, May 26, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her daughters at her side. Isabell (Bell) was born July 6, 1924 to Alfred and Minnie Martin in Salina, Utah. She graduated from North Sevier High School where she enjoyed being the newspaper editor, a twirler in the band, and an accomplished pianist...
Dennis J. Dalton
May 23, 2008
Dennis J. Dalton, age 53, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at his home in Provo. He was born January 8, 1955 in Payson, Utah to J D. Dalton and Connie Medved Dalton. He married Bonnie Zeeman and they later divorced. He married Jeanette McDaniels and they were also divorced. Dennis was best friends and companion to Lori Hensan....
Rowena Hutchings Rigtrup
May 22, 2008
Rowena Hutchings Rigtrup, age 95, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Art City Nursing Care in Springville, Utah. Rowena was born July 31, 1912 in Springville, Utah to Chester and Elizabeth Smith Hutchings. She was the youngest of nine children, 8 brothers and sisters. She married Reed Lewis Rigtrup August 30, 1933 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple....
Jennifer & Daniel Lopez
May 18, 2008
Jennifer Rebecca Lopez age 9 and Daniel Lopez age 7 passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008, the result of a tragic car accident. There will be a rosary held at 5:30 p.m. followed by a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville. Funeral mass will be...
Shauna Christine Ryser
May 16, 2008
Shauna Christine Ryser, 45 of Springville, UT, died May 16, 2008 in Springville, due to Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, a rare genetic illness she developed as a young adult. She was born September 24, 1962 in San Gabriel, CA. and raised by her parents, John H and Linda Hampton-Varley Shepherd. Over her lifetime Shauna lived in CA and for the last...
Bernice J. Westergard
May 15, 2008
Bernice J. Westergard, 88, passed away May 15, 2008 at Art City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Springville, Utah. Born on July 8, 1919, at Rose, Idaho, to Sidney Alfred and Elizabeth Hale Judd, she was the seventh and youngest child. She married Elden Denning Westergard on January 3, 1945, in the Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus...
Betty Jane Shockley
May 14, 2008
Betty Jane Millard Shockley, 84, died May 14, 2008, of complications following a stroke. She was born Nov. 30, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, to Harold Joseph and Rose Martha Weight Millard. Betty married Robert Jackson Shockley April 30, 1947. They were sealed in the Provo Temple in September 1988. Bob and Betty loved to work together. They built...
