Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
John Ephraim Nelson
Mar 17, 2013
1952 ~ 2013 John Ephraim Nelson, age 60 of Hobble Creek Canyon, Utah, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013. He was born June 28, 1952 in Orem, Utah to Farrell John and Ivadell Jepperson Nelson and grew up in Pleasant Grove. John married Molly Bee Brown in 1969, sharing 43 years of marriage. John owned his own business installing windows...
Linda Kay Eaton
Mar 15, 2013
1945 ~ 2013 On March 15, 2013 Linda Kay Eaton passed away peacefully in her sleep. Linda was born on September 27, 1945. She was a resident of Springville, UT for most of her life, where she ran Art City Lanes until 1984. Later she opened the Eaton Place Café© which she ran until 1989. Linda enjoyed painting, writing, gardening...
Heber LaVar Cloward
Mar 6, 2013
1925 ~ 2013 Heber LaVar Cloward was born November 17, 1925, to Heber C. and Sarah Myrtle Huggins Cloward in Magna, UT. His family moved a lot while he was growing up but eventually settled in Provo, UT. He learned at a young age to work hard: picking fruit, driving truck, at a garage, and in the grocery business. He...
Nancy Tolman Murphy
Mar 4, 2013
1941 ~ 2013 Nancy Tolman Murphy passed away March 4, 2013. She was surrounded by her loving family at her home in Springville, Utah. Born on November 6, 1941, in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of David Elden Tolman and Nedra Carlston Tolman. She married her sweetheart William George Murphy in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on August...
Tannett Johnson Bruce
Mar 2, 2013
1957 ~ 2013 Tannett Johnson Bruce, age 55 of Murray, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013. She was born March 11, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Milton L Dean and Jacquelline McKelvey Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., Springville. There will be a...
Louise Christiansen Clyde
Mar 1, 2013
1918 ~ 2013 Louise Christiansen Clyde, 94, passed away on 5 March 2013 in Orem, Utah. She was a woman of strength, of character, and of goodnessa�"beloved of her late husband, children, grandchildren, family, and friends. In the community she was recognized for her philanthropy and her willingness to serve others. She was born a Christmas Eve baby in Beaver,...
Ramon Sorensen McKay
Feb 28, 2013
1926~2013 Ramon Sorensen McKay passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Springville, Utah. He was born May 25, 1926 in Huntsville, Utah to Arwell McKay and Paula Sorensen, the 3 rd of 4 children. He graduated from Weber High School in 1945 and was drafted into the Army. Because of an accident, his father had, he had to stay...
LuWana Taylor Giles
Feb 26, 2013
1928~2013 LuWana Taylor Giles, 84, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Provo, Utah. She was born November 3, 1928 in Salina, Utah to Allen Merlin Taylor and Helen Tooley. She married Wilbert Anthony Giles (known as Bill) August 13, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. LuWana held many positions in her church through the years with the Enrichment Day...
Maury Allen Thomas
Feb 23, 2013
1929~2013 Maury "The Magnificent" Allen Thomas is a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was born in Provo, Utah on November 10, 1929. He served his country in the Navy during the Korean War. He married his eternal companion and sweetheart on October 15, 1954 and was sealed for time and all eternity in 1956 in the...
Dr. Norman Lee Parker
Feb 23, 2013
1922~2013 Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Dr. Norman Lee Parker, age 90, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013, in Payson, Utah. He was born April 5, 1922, in Riverdale, Utah, the son of Earl L. and Matilda Wagner Parker. He married his college sweetheart, Beth Zabriskie in 1947. They were sealed in the Provo LDS Temple. Norman was a high...
Harriett Brinton Miner
Feb 20, 2013
1915~2013 Harriett Brinton Miner, age 97, of Springville, passed away Wednesday February, 20, 2013. She was born September 24, 1915 in Springville, Utah to David Piersol Brinton and Josephine Gammell. She married Floyd Lee Miner on June 21, 1933 in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death February 2, 1991. Harriett is survived by her four children: David...
Ronella Helquist Taylor
Feb 12, 2013
1932 ~ 2013 Ronella passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on February 12, 2013 at the age of 80. She was born November 10, 1932 in Koosharem, Utah to Charles Elroy Helquist and Elmina C Hatch Helquist; attended high school in Richfield and Salina and graduated from Brigham Young University. On December 18, 1953, Ronella married...
Milan Frost Boyer
Feb 10, 2013
1936~2013 Milan Frost Boyer died Feb 10, 2013 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He was the 2nd child of 12 of Edward H. & Vesta J. Frost Boyer, born July 31, 1936, in Springville, Utah, and raised on the family farm. He attended schools in Springville and graduated from Springville High School, served a mission for the LDS Church then joined...
Merle Chapple Curtis
Feb 8, 2013
1917 ~ 2013 Merle C. Curtis, 95, passed away on the morning of Feb. 8, 2013, at the Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, Utah. She was born April 24, 1917, to Joseph William and Lilly Ann Loy Chapple in Ucon, Idaho. She attended schools in Spanish Fork, graduating from Spanish Fork High School in 1935. Upon graduation, she achieved her...
James Wesley Oliver Jr
Feb 6, 2013
1931 ~ 2013 On Sunday in the quiet of the night and with his "angel wife" at his side, James Wesley Oliver, Jr. passed on from this earthly existence into the next due to causes incident to age. He will be greatly missed but his stories, poems, and songs will live on forever in our hearts and minds. He came...
Klea Merritt Curtis
Feb 5, 2013
1920~2013 Klea Merritt Curtis passed away peacefully at her home in Springville surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Klea was born on April 12, 1920 in Alunite, Utah to Martin and Charlotte Merritt. She grew up in Thistle, Utah and graduated from Springville High School in 1938. Klea married her sweetheart John Jack Curtis on February 27,...
Kay Nelson Rasmussen
Feb 4, 2013
1927 ~ 2013 Kay Nelson Rasmussen passed away on February 4, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. Kay was born on August 7, 1927 in Redmond, Utah to Katie and Wilford Rasmussen. His mother passed away shortly after his birth and we rejoice in their long awaited reunion. Growing up, Kay was adventurous, and a little mischievous. Those qualities...
Alvin Curtis Lamb
Feb 2, 2013
1937~2013 Alvin Curtis Lamb born May 11, 1937 rode off into the sunset Thursday evening, January 31, 2013 to join the heavenly roundup with his infant son, Jerry, his sweet parents Glendon and Thelma Lamb and many of his brothers and sisters who headed out before him. Curtis loved his family and lived to make them laugh! He was always...
Kirk L Davies
Jan 30, 2013
1931 ~ 2013 Kirk L Davies, a long time resident of Springville passed away January 30, 2013; surrounded by loved ones. He was born November 3, 1931 in Duchesne, Utah to Franklin & Winona Davies. He married his sweetheart Yolonda Voorhees on July 2, 1953; later sealed for all time and eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He worked...
Henry Wells Bradford
Jan 28, 2013
1917 ~ 2013 Henry Wells Bradford passed away peacefully at his home in Mapleton, Utah on January 28, 2013. He was 95 years old. He has been a resident of Mapleton for the past 38 years. Henry was born in Spanish Fork, Utah in 1917, the son of Robert John and Mary Payzant Bradford. He married his high school sweetheart,...
