Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Wilbur Lennial Snelson
Feb 14, 2015
On Valentine's Day, surrounded by his loving family, Wilbur "Bish" Snelson peacefully returned to a loving Father in Heaven. He was born October 21, 1924 in Payson, UT, to Thomas and Margaret Snelson. Growing up during the depression he learned to work hard, milking cows, gathering eggs and working at the local grocery store starting at age 13. Following...
David Eames Gledhill
Feb 13, 2015
1927~2015 David Eames Gledhill passed away peacefully at his home in Springville on February 13, 2015. He was born May 24, 1927 in Richfield, Utah to Dr. Thomas Ray Gledhill and Rebecca May Eames. He grew up in Richfield, the youngest of seven children. David graduated early from Richfield High School to join the Navy during WWII. His time in...
Bruce Ray Nilsson
Feb 7, 2015
Bruce Ray Nilsson passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the age of 91. He was born on May 4, 1923 in Raymond Alberta Canada to Arthur C. Nilsson and Rhoda Irene Ransom. He spent most of his life in American Fork, Utah where he attended school and graduated from American Fork High School in...
Janet Liza Holmes
Jan 27, 2015
1932~2015 In memory of Janet Holmes A loving mother who sacrificed everything for her children and loved them unconditionally. Her selflessness and goodness will be a timeless example that we will always cherish. She was preceded in death by her husband Tom over 40 years ago. She leaves behind five children, Paula, Blaine, Shauna, Jason and Bryan, ten grandchildren and...
Rowena McClain Haran
Jan 24, 2015
1933~2015 Rowena McClain Haran, our sweet mother and grandmother passed away on January 24, 2015 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Rowena was born on May 7, 1933 to George Albert and Mollie Dalton McClain in Spanish Fork, Utah. She grew up in Springville and lived there until the year 1998, when she moved to Provo. She was married to Tom Haran...
Jae Kelly Baxter
Jan 15, 2015
1957 ~2015 Jae Kelly Baxter passed away January 15, 2015 as a result of a heart attack. Jae was born on September 10, 1957 to Calvin J and Rae Wright Baxter in Provo, Utah. Jae was raised in Springville, Utah and graduated in 1975 from Springville High School where he was active in athletics and academics. After high school Jae...
Margaret Theresa Peterson
Jan 11, 2015
1921 ~ 2015 Margaret Theresa Peterson passed away January 11, 2015 at the age of 93. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 22, 1921, the youngest of four children. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from West Tech High. She married Louis Reeves, the father of her two sons; Randall and Louis, and divorced him and...
Lawrence John "Jack" Child
Jan 10, 2015
Lawrence John Child was born October 8, 1920 in Springville, Utah. Jack died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the age of 94. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert W. (Sharon) Ridinger; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter all of California. Jack's wife Shirley and two sons, Redginald Lawrence and Kim Kay preceded him in death. Funeral...
Jimmy Dale Blackett
Jan 9, 2015
Jimmy Dale Blackett 81 of Springville passed away January 9, 2015. He was born June 7 1933 to Robert Earl and Edna Knudsen Blackett of Springville. He married Loretta Giles Blackett June 4, 1953. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time with his family. He taught his children and grandchildren to love and respect the outdoors, he found serenity...
Hazel Joy Olson Hulse
Jan 9, 2015
1932~2015 Hazel Joy Olson Hulse, age 82, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015, in the early hours of the morning. She was born April 24, 1932 on her parents' farm, near Heyburn, Idaho, to Leo Peter Olson and Vera Card Olson. She married Clarence Ray Hulse on December 21, 1951 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He preceded her in...
Floyd Williams "Brigg" Stewart
Jan 3, 2015
1922 - 2015 Floyd Williams "Brigg" Stewart, beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather graduated from this life Saturday January 3, 2015 quietly at home, surrounded by family and in the care of his loving wife Joanne Morse Stewart. Floyd was born March 16, 1922 in Spanish Fork Utah, the son of Bertha Williams and Floyd LaVar Stewart. His siblings were...
Karen Burnett Watson
Jan 3, 2015
1967~2015 Karen Burnett Watson, born in Rehobeth, New Mexico on April 29, 1967 to Charles and Nadine Burnett, passed away peacefully January 2, 2015 at her home in Springville surrounded by family. She married Brian Lee Watson on February 21, 1987 in St. George, Utah; they were later sealed on December 10, 1991 in the Salt Lake Temple. Karen enjoyed...
Doris Rowley Thompson
Jan 1, 2015
Doris Rowley Thompson was reunited with her loving husband, family members and Heavenly Father on the 27th of January 2015. She was born January 8, 1933 to Nello James and Gladys Zella Giles Rowley. She married her sweetheart, Cyril Peter Thompson, on March 16, 1951. Together they raised seven children, James (Jan), Allan (Valerie), Linda (David), LynnAnn, Michael (Chris), Steven...
Boyd Goodrich
Dec 31, 2014
1927~2014 Boyd Goodrich, 87, from Springville, Utah loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, dedicated teacher, exemplary education administrator and friend to all died December 31, 2014 surrounded by his family. Boyd was born July 16, 1927, at home in his beloved Bluebell, Utah to Alfred Slade and Sylvia Ann Hancock Goodrich. He was the youngest of nine children. He...
Laurel Jean Lowe Dansie
Dec 31, 2014
Laurel was born in Springville on October 17, 1930 to Earl and Jessie Snow Lowe. She passed away at home on December 30th from heart failure. She was the oldest of seven children. Her brother Richard Lowe and sister Carol Lowe Elder preceded her in death, but she is survived by her brothers Douglas, Lynn, James (Jim) and Russell. She...
Glenna Kennedy Bird
Dec 31, 2014
Glenna Kennedy Bird died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on September 26, 1928, in Springville, Utah, to Glenn Donloe Kennedy and Emma Bryan Kennedy. Her siblings, all deceased, are Don, Keith (Bud), Gail and Edna. Glenna is a remarkable wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. No one loves her family more or is...
Calvin Johnson Sumsion
Dec 28, 2014
Calvin Johnson Sumsion passed away December 28th, 2014. He was born March 4th, 1942 in Provo, Utah to LaCelle Alleman Sumsion and Julia Johnson. He was raised in Springville and graduated from high school in 1960. He served an honorable mission in the Northeast British Mission where Grant Thorne was his mission president. He married Nolene Hjorth on June 6th...
Evan Paul Gundersen
Dec 27, 2014
1948~2014 Evan Paul Gundersen passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Paul was born in Salt Lake City, UT to Evan and Audine Westman Gundersen on September 6, 1948. He lived in Springville most of his life. He attended school in Springville and graduated from Springville High School. He served in the US Army. Paul was marred to Trish Luder...
Madge Gardner Truman
Dec 27, 2014
Madge Gardner Truman, 87, completed her work on earth, and joined her family in Heaven on December 27, 2014, passing peacefully at home. Born in Birdseye, Utah at the family farmhouse to Earl Guy Gardner, and Maggie Rigby Gardner on December 5th, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings Blaine Gardner, Dean Gardner, Von Gardner, Odetta West,...
Roland F. Hansen
Dec 25, 2014
1918~2014 Roland F. Hansen, 96, of Mapleton passed away peacefully in his home on December 25, 2014. He was surrounded by his family, and will be dearly missed by those that knew and loved him. Roland was born January 18, 1918 to Christian and Hattie Hansen of Park Valley, Utah. He was the fifth of nine children, survived by his...
