Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
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...
Bryce Edward Boring
May 14, 2008
Bryce Edward Boring, age 21 of Provo, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008. He was born November 17, 1986 in Brindisi, Italy to Michael Thomas Boring and Suzanne Marie Coletti. He married Sadie Jo Versluys in Provo, Utah on July 6, 2007. Bryce was a family man. Most of all, he loved being with his wife and playing with...
Marjorie Houtz Larsen
May 9, 2008
Marjorie Houtz Larsen, age 87 of Mapleton, died 9 May 2008, in Springville, Utah. She was born in Springville, 7 Nov 1920 to Heber Hall and Calista Isabell Robertson Houtz. She married Andersen Reed Larsen 28 April 1960, in the Salt Lake Temple. Reed died 10 June 1994. She grew up on the East Bench in Springville and attended...
Britton Craig Dalley
May 7, 2008
Britton Craig Dalley, 18, passed away on May 7, 2008 from complications due to the surgical removal of a brain tumor. Britt was born on April 19, 1990, in American Fork, Utah to Craig and Lisa Dalley of Highland, Utah. He was the oldest of five children. Britt spent a happy childhood in Provo and moved to Springville at...
Leola Beardall Hamann
May 6, 2008
Our loving, caring, sweetheart, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, sister and friend to all Leola Beardall Frandsen Hazel Hamann passed peacefully surrounded by her extended family into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father and family that were waiting her arrival, May 6, 2008. She was born March 30, 1920 to Alvin Romanzo and Sarah Scott Beardall...
Karen Ann Rowan
May 3, 2008
Karen, 62 died May 3, 2008 at her home in Provo, Utah. She passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was born to Joseph and Ann Dimonde (deceased) in Charleroi, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1945. She moved to Alaska as a young girl. She loved Alaska and was famous for telling stories of growing up in the "boonies". Her...
John Ray Nielsen
Apr 14, 2008
John Ray Nielsen, 34, passed away suddenly on April 14, 2008 in Provo, leaving a lifetime of pain and suffering behind. He loved everyone he met and gave to all. He loved fishing and video games. John is survived by his mother, Ruth Hardy Nielsen; brother, David Carl; sister, Diana (Paul) Hawes; grandmother, Ida Beardall Hardy; aunts, Linda Hardy,...
Michael Roy Casper
Apr 10, 2008
Michael Roy Casper died April 10, 2008 at his home. He was born October 22, 1954 in Provo, UT to Richard W. and Myrna Mayberry Casper. He married Sherry Rowley, Nov 25, 1973 in Springville, UT. They were later sealed in the Provo Temple. Michael loved his family and was a wonderful husband and grandfather. He has passed on...
Robert Roller Sullivan
Apr 7, 2008
Robert Roller Sullivan passed away April 7, 2008, in Provo, Utah, at the age of 83 years. He was born in San Fernando, California, on January 20, 1925, to Harry Gazaway Sullivan and Gladys Wilber Sullivan. After graduating from North Hollywood High School, he joined the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed in Norman, Oklahoma,...
Phyllis Weight Crowder
Apr 7, 2008
Phyllis Weight Crowder, 88, formerly of Springville UT, died of causes incident to age, Monday April 7, 2008. She was born on February 8, 1920, in Springville, Utah to Ernest Gilbert and Belva Diamond Weight. Phyllis, the oldest of six children, grew up in Springville where she attended Springville High School. She later went on to earn her Bachelor...
Phyllis Weight Crowder
Apr 7, 2008
Phyllis Weight Crowder, 88, formerly of Springville UT, died of causes incident to age, Monday April 7, 2008. She was born on February 8, 1920, in Springville, Utah to Ernest Gilbert and Belva Diamond Weight. Phyllis, the oldest of six children, grew up in Springville where she attended Springville High School. She later went on to earn her Bachelor...
Robert Thayne Murray
Apr 5, 2008
Our husband, father, son and friend Robert Thayne "Bob" Murray returned home to his heavenly father April 5, 2008. Bob was born in Provo, UT to Thayne Ellis and Mary Mitchell Murray. He attended school in Springville and at Provo High. After high school Bob volunteered for the Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was stationed in Heidelberg Germany....
Janet Mills Carnesecca
Apr 3, 2008
Vivian Janet Mills Carnesecca, died April 3, 2008 in Mapleton, Utah. She was born to Mattye Bayley and Walter Francis Mills October 31, 1926 in Salisbury, Maryland. She attended and graduated from Mardela High School, later attending Business College. She married Joseph Carnesecca May 12, 1945 during World War II and traveled with him to various Navel bases, returning...
Colleen Frost Bird
Apr 2, 2008
Colleen Frost Bird, age 72 of Springville, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008. She was born March 14, 1936 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Darrel LaMar Frost and Zelphia Greenhalgh Frost. She married John (Jack) Bird on June 22, 1955 in Spanish Fork. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple. Colleen was raised and attended schools in...
