Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Sep 16, 2020

Maya Luna Lagunes, infant daughter of Juan Antonio Lagunes and Lorena Aiime Zepeda Lagunes, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 12:00 in the Provo City Cemetery.  There will be a viewing at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville from 11:15 to 11:45 prior to the...

Sep 15, 2020

James Sherrill Duncan, age 83, a resident of Springville, Utah, passed away on September 15th, 2020.  He departed this life in his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Jim possessed a tender heart and a happy personality that made everyone around him smile.  His zest for life was fueled by his deep love for his family and...

Sep 11, 2020

Randall Edwin Draper, age 66 of Springville, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020.  Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 10 a.m. in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.

Sep 10, 2020

Teri Windley Averett, of Springville, UT, passed away September 10, 2020. She was born May 7, 1954, to Charles Jack Windley and Carol Ann Sumsion. She married Jerry Averett, the love of her life, July 14, 1972. They were sealed in the Provo Temple July 20, 1973.

Teri was brave, fun-loving, and fiercely loyal. She...

Sep 9, 2020

Don Robertson, Founder of Robertson’s Marine, Salt Lake City, Utah, our loving father, hero, best friend and mentor, passed on to the big lake in the sky on September 9, 2020.  Don was 89 years old. Don Edwin Robertson was born on April 20, 1931, in Provo, Utah to the late John Edwin Robertson and Elsie Fern Harker Robertson.  He...

Sep 8, 2020

Carl Prokop, 70 of Springville, passed away at home Tuesday, September 8, 2020.  He was born October 29, 1949 in Norwich, Connecticut to Henry and Lilly Prokop. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and marksman.  Carl served in the Navy in Vietnam.  He worked mor that 40 years in the gun industry working up to a supervisory position.  Preceding his...

Sep 8, 2020

August 1950 - September 2020 Springville, Utah Our family lost one of the brightest lights in our lives and now she is truly our shining star. Iris was born in August 1950 in Price, Utah to Jack and Barbara Graves.  She was the second child and first daughter of five children.  Jack Jr. and Iris were born 14 months apart...

Sep 6, 2020

John Thomas “JT” Morgan, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020, after a two year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. He was born in Price, Utah on November 23, 1957. John grew up in Provo and Orem, Utah. He graduated from Orem High in 1976. He was a member of the Pipefitters, Welders, and Plumbers Union, as well as a member...

Sep 5, 2020

John Anton Schmitt, age 80, a long-time resident of Springville Utah, died there on September 5, 2020, following a brief illness. John, the third of three children, was born August 31, 1940 in San Jose, California to Earl O. G. Schmitt, M.D. and Isabelle McChrystal Schmitt. His oldest sibling and much loved and admired brother Greg Schmitt of Aptos, California,...

Sep 1, 2020

Gloria "Nana Green Van" Arrowwood, 70, of Spanish Fork, Passed away 1 Sept 2020. She was born 17 Sept 1949 in Spanish Fork to Carl H Lofthouse and Marian Lucille Hatfield. Gloria loved spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchild as much as possible. She loved going for rides up the canyon to see all the colors. She...

Aug 31, 2020

Taylor Lewis Thorpe, 84, died Monday, August 31, 2020. He was born in Spanish Fork to Lewis and Birdie Thorpe and grew up in Springville. As a young boy Taylor started working with his father and uncle at Thorpe Burial Vaults. He enjoyed running equipment and this is where his love for construction started.

Taylor married Barbara...

Aug 28, 2020

Javier D. Hernandez was born June 2, 1976 in Denver, Colorado to Roberto Hernandez and Maria Sandoval. After moving from New Mexico to Las Vegas, Nevada as a teenager, Javier spent most of his life there working in construction. In his free time Javier spent time with his children and family who remember him as a fun, easy-going, and very...

Aug 27, 2020

Margaret (Peggy) Ann Kemp Mountford Murphy died on August 27, 2020 at the age of 75 in Utah from complication due to dementia. Peggy is survived by her 7 children: Colleen Stephenson (Zachary), Eric Mountford, Lydia Ruttenbur (Evan), Sarah Hancock (Val), Evan Mountford (Emily), Nathan Mountford, and Lenora Moore (Tim).  She also has 9 grandchildren and was preceded by...

Aug 25, 2020

Orpha Dee Bird Johnson passed away at the age of 95, on August 25, 2020 having witnessed an era of history with unparalleled change.  Born June 3, 1925 shortly before the Great Depression, she started life in a time when horses were still the main mode of transportation. Her mother, Lenore (Banks) Bird, died when Orpha Dee was 11 months...

Aug 25, 2020

Elliot Joel Goldman, 75, of Springville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. He was born March 6, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jack and Mae Goldman. He married Glenda Jean Bowles on January 9, 1982 in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. The family moved to Inglewood, California, when he was 9. He graduated from California State University, Fullerton, majoring...

Aug 20, 2020

Donald Roy Craft Sr., 48, of East Carbon, Passed away Thursday August 20, 2020. He was born June 26, 1972, in Taft California to Loren Craft and Lila Jane Dorman Craft Petroff. He was married to Brandy Craft for 20 years then they separated, and he was in a committed relationship with Jill Lehemberg for almost 4 years.

Aug 18, 2020

Thomas Howard Tippetts passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, surrounded by his family, after a long fight with Parkinson’s, compounded ultimately by cancer. Tom was born on March 13, 1952 to Geraldine Greenall and LaVere Tippetts. Geri taught him the way of things; LaVere taught him that to live long in the way of things was to find another...

Aug 18, 2020

Dorothy Cranmer Peterson, 91, died August 18, 2020 in Copperton, Utah.

Born in Springville, Utah, to Joseph Frank Cranmer and Marie Wheeler, she grew up and attended schools in Springville. She spent many good times with her brother, Joe, and her cousin, Jack Parker.

Dorothy played softball for many years and was active all of...

Aug 18, 2020

Robert “Wells” Wentz of Spanish Fork was born Dec. 15, 1936, in Orem, Utah, to Charles Mastin Wentz & Belva Hills Wentz. He passed away at his home Aug. 18, 2020.  The 6th of 9 children, he had 7 sisters (Myrtle, Belva, AnnJanet, Charlene, Donna, Marie, Ruth) and one older brother (Charles). They lived in Vineyard and moved to Mapleton...

Aug 16, 2020

Paul Eugene Gottfredson was reunited with the love of his life on Sunday, August 16, 2020 .  He passed away at the Bennion Veterans Home in Payson.  He was born on January 23, 1932 in Springville, Utah, one of four sons born to Merrill Edward Gottfredson and Martha Melva Henrie.  He built a full life of memories in his short...