Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Keith Lamar Johnson

Jan 21, 2017

Keith Lamar Johnson, 65 of Springville, Utah passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 21, 2017.  He was born on September 21, 1951 in Ogden, Utah to Jack L. and Betty Ann Johnson.  He was married to Donna Sheppard on November 17, 1971 and later divorced. He worked for Valley Asphalt driving truck for many years.  He enjoyed...

Evelyn (Reed) Robbins

Jan 18, 2017

Evelyn Reed Robbins was born October 26, 1922 in Sanford Colorado to Ralph Whitney Reed and Mary Lucille Martain, and to a big brother, Ralph.  She finished her journey on earth January 18, 2017 while surrounded by loved ones.  She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother and friend.  She lived absolutely faithfully to the very end of her 94...

Jacob Matthew Breiter

Jan 15, 2017

On Sunday, January 15th, 2017, Jacob Matthew Breiter was welcomed into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father. Jacob was born May 7th,1999 in Long Beach, California to Steven and DaraLynn Breiter. He was a great friend, brother, son, grandson, nephew and cousin. Jacob’s life would seem too short to many, but those whose lives he touched understand that the...

Wilma Nettie Tanner

Jan 14, 2017

Wilma Nettie Tanner, 91, of Springville, Utah, passed away peacefully from issue due to cancer on Saturday, January 14, 2017 surrounded by her children and grandchildren.Born on August 23rd, 1925 in Roger Mills county near Moorewood Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Graham Roberts and Elizabeth Ann Rose.

While working as a waitress in...

Ina (Sanford) Bird

Jan 13, 2017

Ina Sanford Bird, 94, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at her home. She was born to Frank J and Flossie Veneta Painter Sanford August 3,1922, in Springville where she lived her entire life. She attended Springville schools and BYU. She married Dean A. Bird November 18, 1942, in the Salt Lake Temple.

She served in many...

Colleen (Luke) Ferguson

Jan 12, 2017

Colleen Luke Ferguson 84, of Provo, Utah passed away January 12, 2017.  Colleen was born to Avon and Sadie Dudley Luke on August 11, 1932 in Salem, Utah.

Colleen graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1950. She married Allan Strong Ferguson on June 23, 1955 in the Salt Lake City Temple.

Colleen was a...

Mary Judith Pearson

Jan 10, 2017

Mary Judith Pearson aged 75 died suddenly on Tuesday January 10th 2017 in Springville UT. Judy was born February 17th 1941 in Provo UT to Ned and Zelda Mary Morgan. She graduated from Provo High School in 1959. On September 14th 1961 she was sealed to the love of her life, Richard Lawrence Pearson, for time and all eternity....

Ray Marlow Davis

Jan 10, 2017

Ray Marlow Davis, age 65 from Springville Utah passed away on January 10, 2017.  Ray was born in Price Utah on February 10, 1951 to Ray and Beula Davis.

Ray’s childhood years were spent in Orem and Wallsberg, Utah.  The family later moved to Springville, Utah.  He graduated from Springville High School in 1969.  He married Mary...

Lorna Lee Holdaway

Jan 9, 2017

Lorna Lee Holdaway, age 91, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 12:00 Noon in the LDS Chapel located at 760 North 400 East in Springville.  There will be a brief viewing at the church from 11:30 to 12:00 prior to the services.  Burial will be in Provo City Cemetery.  ...

H. Leon Clyde

Jan 4, 2017

H. Leon Clyde, born 6 August 1940 passed away on 4 January 2017. He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife: Aartje (Aty) Vanderhooft, his parents: William R. Clyde and Hazel Savage; brother Russell Clyde and sister Joan Whicker. He is survived by his six children; Ailene O’Byrne (Clarke), Johanna Miner (Sheldon), Harold Clyde (Tamlynn), Tanya Syme (Roy), Michael...

William Angus McDonell

Dec 31, 2016

On Saturday, December 31, 2016, the earth exchanged its sorrow in losing William Angus McDonell with heaven’s joy and happiness in the reunion of him and his beloved wife, Joyce.

Bill was born to Sarah Ann Waters and Ronald Angus McDonell on July 13, 1926 in Eureka, Utah - a town that he loved and referred to...

Kenneth Biggs Giles

Dec 31, 2016

Kenneth Biggs Giles, age 84, of Springville, Utah, died on December 31, 2016. He was born in Springville, Utah on August 28, 1932 as part of a large family to James Albert Giles and Ellen Biggs Teasdale Giles. In 1951 he graduated from Springville High and from 1952 to 1954 served a LDS mission to the Great Lakes mission. On...

Avis Norell Heylen

Dec 29, 2016

Avis Norell Heylen passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016, in Mapleton, Utah. She was 92. Avis was born December 12, 1924 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, Minnesota to Edward William and Selma Elida Norell.  She was the third of six children. Raised in rural southwest Minnesota, Avis spent her youth working on the family farm with her siblings. Growing...

Waldo Evan Jacobson

Dec 26, 2016

Waldo Evan Jacobson, 91, passed away December 26, 2016, in Payson, Utah, with his wife of 70 years by his side. He was surrounded by family on Christmas Eve day at a dinner and musical program in the Central Utah Veterans Administration Home. He was one of a few surviving ball-turret gunners of World War II. He was born July...

James Leslie Diamond

Dec 21, 2016

Obituary for James (Jim) Leslie Diamond Our precious father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather, and friend, James Leslie Diamond passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 98 on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Jim was born on August 3, 1918 to Sarah Mann and Earl Vaughn Diamond in Springville.  He was the second oldest in a family of...

Rulon Alvin Graham

Dec 18, 2016

Rulon Alvin Graham passed away on December 18, 2016 due to complications from his 25 year battle with Parkinsons disease.

Rulon was born in American Fork on December 9, 1935 to Alvin and Laprele Graham. He grew up in Wallsburg and Provo, graduating from B.Y. High School in 1953.

He served honorably in the U.S....

Batbileg Tippetts

Dec 9, 2016

Batbileg Tippetts, age 22 of Salt Lake City, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016.  There will be a brief memorial service held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville.  Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Eric Roy Giles

Dec 9, 2016

Eric Roy Giles passed away on the morning of December 9, 2016, at the age of 64 surrounded by his family. He was born to Bill and LuWana Giles, May 29,1952, in Payson, Utah. He grew up in Provo and graduated from Provo High. He spent his summers on a ranch in Montana owned by his Uncle and Aunt,...

Dean Bradley Warren

Dec 8, 2016

Dean B. Warren returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father and parents on Thursday, December 8, 2016. He was born on March 1, 1934 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Paul Sweet and Maria Warren. He was the youngest of 4 children. Dean married the love of his life, Carol Olsen, on April 20, 1955 in the Salt Lake...

Bonnie Beardall Decker

Dec 2, 2016

Practical. Brilliant. Generous beyond measure. Bonnie Beardall Decker, age 84, was all three. The daughter of a professional educator, Bonnie had a natural gift for teaching and learning. After graduating from Brigham Young High School in 1950, she attended Brigham Young University where she received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in microbiology. Her choice of studies not only...