Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Joseph Taylor Robbins

Feb 24, 2018

Dad passed away February 24th from influenza.  He was 88 years old and lived in Springville most of his life. Born October 24, 1929 to Charles Isaac Robbins and Bessie Little Brown Robbins in Santaquin, Utah. He was born 2 months early and to help him survive he was put in a shoe box near the oven. From a very...

Kevin Marvell Marett

Feb 24, 2018

Kevin Marvell Marett passed away on February 24, 2018 surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer.  He was born in Tooele, Utah on September 20, 1955, the fourth child of William Randolph and Clara Weyland Marett.

He graduated from Tooele High School before attending BYU.   He went on to earn a master’s...

Daniel Lorenzo Decker

Feb 23, 2018

Some people are lucky to like their jobs. Daniel Lorenzo Decker loved his. To him, work equaled fun. Daniel was born in Provo, Utah, on September 22, 1929. He moved to Arizona six years later where he helped with the family farm and excavating business. During his childhood, he drove heavy equipment solo across the reservation, attended a Hopi snake...

Larry Jed Ashton

Feb 17, 2018

Larry Jed Ashton passed away peacefully in his home on February 17, 2018. His strong spirit left his earthly body behind, but he took his creative and innovative mind with him. He was born on December 23, 1931 in Salt Lake City to Jed and Leone Ashton. He grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School...

LaRaye (Johnson) Gabbitas

Feb 17, 2018

The most wonderful wife, mother, sister and grandma great EVER. La Raye Johnson Gabbitas, 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on February 17, 2018 in Santaquin, UT.

Mom was born September 19, 1939 to Willis K. Johnson III and Madge Hales Johnson.  Mom grew up in Springville and was a mighty Red Devil.  Mom...

Kent Gordon Stephens

Feb 15, 2018

Kent Gordon Stephens, 79, of Mapleton, Utah, returned to his Heavenly Father on February 15, 2018. He was born on June 16, 1938 in Ogden, Utah to Wanda May Moore and Archie Vilan Hull.  He was later adopted by and sealed to his father, Allen O. Stephens. As a young child, he grew up on a ranch/bird refuge in...

Donald Paul Davies

Feb 13, 2018

Donald Paul Davies, 89 was born on March 22, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Paul ­and Veda Davies. He passed away peacefully on February 13, 2018 in Provo, Utah. Don married the love of his life Twila V Olsen on August 30, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. They celebrated over 71 years of marriage....

Nancy C (Mellor) Broadhead

Feb 7, 2018

On February 7, 2018 Nancy Clara Broadhead Mellor, returned home to re-join her parents Wilford and Dessie along with her sister Jeanie who she missed terribly. Nancy was born April 25, 1943 in a little frame house on Buckley Avenue in Springville, UT. She is survived by her 2 children and their spouses, Max (Estella) Broadhead and Christina Hundley...

Michael John Miles

Feb 6, 2018

Michael John Miles was born December 28, 1976 to Jacqueline and Jamie Miles in San Francisco California. At a young age his family moved across the country to a small town in upstate New York. He often talked about growing up in New York and considered this his home town. He worked as a phlebotomist until his health no...

Betty Belle (Matis) Packard

Feb 5, 2018

Betty Belle Matis Packard, 88, of Springville, Utah, died peacefully in sleep on Monday, February 5, 2018, surrounded by her family. She passed due to incidents of age. Betty was born December 28, 1929, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Vera McCabe Matis and Henry A. Matis. Being born to an Irish mother and a Finnish father, she was a stunning combination...

Patrizia (Marta) Holcomb

Feb 4, 2018

Patrizia Marta Holcomb was born on July 14, 1966 and passed away on February 4, 2018.  She was born in Treveglio, Italy.  She met John A. Holcomb and married him on May 7, 1987 in the Switzerland Temple. Patrizia always had a positive comment to say.  She was very giving and always found the opportunities to freely give to others. ...

Betty Nadeen Nelson

Jan 23, 2018

Obituary for Betty Nadeen Nelson Betty Nadeen Nelson passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 23, 2018 in Springville, Utah. Our Aunt Betty was the youngest child and only daughter of Fred Theodore Nelson and Matilda Pauline Hoffman. She was born on November 9, 1928 in Ogden, Utah. Her early childhood was spent in Widtsoe, Utah and at...

Norley Hall

Jan 22, 2018

Norley Hall passed away on January 22, 2018. He was born August 10, 1925 in Milford, Utah to Jasper Lanning Hall and Caroline Ferguson Hall. He attended school in Lake Shore, Spanish Fork and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1943. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the military in 1943, during World War II, serving in the Merchant...

Rachel Ellah Green

Jan 22, 2018

Rachel Ellan Green, 76, of Springville, UT., passed away, January 22, 2018.  Graveside services will be held, Friday, January 26, at 2 p.m. at the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com.

Gene Arlund Wilkinson

Jan 22, 2018

Gene Arlund (Edwards) Wilkinson of Mapleton, Utah peacefully passed away on January 22, 2018 from Cancer, caused by job related silicosis of the lungs. He was born October 15, 1938 in Orem, Utah to John Wilkinson & Ester Emily Sorensen and raised by his step-father, Melvin “Pa” Edwards. Gene graduated from Lincoln High School in 1956 with many friends...

Codi (Larsen) Lambresi

Jan 16, 2018

Codi Larsen Lambresi, age 42 of Springville passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in the LDS Chapel at 2557 S. Dalton Dr. in Springville.  There will be a visitation held at the Chapel one hour prior to the services.

Allen Starr Thorpe

Jan 15, 2018

Allen Starr Thorpe, age 69 of Orangeville, UT, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11 a.m. in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, 1997 S. 400 E., Springville.  There will be a viewing held at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., in Springville one hour prior to the graveside services.  Condolences...

Marilyn (Shaw) Powell

Jan 15, 2018

Marilyn Shaw Powell age 66, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter, and friend was reunited with her sweetheart on January 15, 2018. Born February 18,1951 to Ferris Labrum and Elaine Thorup Nielsen Shaw. Married Donald Calvin Powell in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on July 23, 1971. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Marilyn's greatest joy...

Steven Lee Tuttle

Jan 11, 2018

Steven Lee Tuttle, 57, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018.  He was born July 2, 1960 to Earl and Laurel Tuttle.  He graduated from Springville High School.  He was a talented brick mason.  He loved being in the outdoors where he loved fishing the most.  He was always so kind to share the catch of the day.  In his later...

Martha (Mason) Barker

Jan 9, 2018

Martha Mason Barker, 94, passed away on January 9 at her home.

Martha was born on April 24, 1923, in Springville to Albert Earl and Sarah Jones Mason.

She loved family, planning trips and reunions, singing and music, cooking and baking, the outdoors, and serving others. Her many hobbies included embroidery, quilting, tending her roses,...