Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Kenneth Alden Stika
Jul 9, 2012
Kenneth Alden Stika, founder of The Great Salt Lake Guitar Company, passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 in Springville. He was born in Manti, Utah, to Kenneth E. Miller and Donna Adelia Perkins on December 21, 1948 and was later adopted by Laurance Jay Stika. He married Patricia Lee Scholder on November 7, 1978 in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Ken...
Russell Brent Downey
Jul 8, 2012
1933 ~ 2012
Russell Brent Downey, age 78 of Springville passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was born December 9, 1933 in Santaquin, Utah to Dennis Lundholm Downey and Doras Shepherd Downey. He married Anna Mae Robinson on October 6, 1968 and was later sealed in the Manti Temple August 12, 2003.
Russ served in the...
Russell Brent Downey
Jul 8, 2012
Russell Brent Downey, age 78 of Springville passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was born December 9, 1933 in Santaquin, Utah to Dennis Lundholm Downey and Doras Shepherd Downey. He married Anna Mae Robinson on October 6, 1968 and was later sealed in the Manti Temple August 12, 2003. Russ served in the Korean & Vietnam War. He...
Ila Garn Thomson
Jul 2, 2012
1922 ~ 2012
Our mother and grandmother, Ila Garn Thomson, 90, of Meridian, returned to her Heavenly Father on July 2, 2012. She passed away at Canterbury Assisted Living in Springville, Utah.
Ila was born June 6, 1922 in Milo, Idaho, to George Elmer and Eliza Bacon Garn, the fifth of seven children. Mother grew up in...
Leslie Dawn Odekirk Skidmore
Jul 2, 2012
Leslie Dawn Odekirk Skidmore, age 51, passed away July 2, 2012 in Springville, Utah. She was born in Murray, Utah on June 10, 1961 to Stanley Odekirk and Dian McDonald Mahin. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She married Paul Skidmore (later divorced) and had 2 sons, Andrew and Payton, who...
Leslie Dawn Odekirk Skidmore
Jul 2, 2012
1961 ~ 2012
Leslie Dawn Odekirk Skidmore, age 51, passed away July 2, 2012 in Springville, Utah. She was born in Murray, Utah on June 10, 1961 to Stanley Odekirk and Dian McDonald Mahin.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She married Paul Skidmore (later divorced) and had 2...
Ila Garn Thomson
Jul 2, 2012
Our mother and grandmother, Ila Garn Thomson, 90, of Meridian, returned to her Heavenly Father on July 2, 2012. She passed away at Canterbury Assisted Living in Springville, Utah. Ila was born June 6, 1922 in Milo, Idaho, to George Elmer and Eliza Bacon Garn, the fifth of seven children. Mother grew up in the Boise Valley, and was...
Wallace Patrick
Jun 28, 2012
1915 ~ 2012
Wallace Patrick passed away peacefully on June 28, 2012, at the age of 96. He was born in Springville, Utah on October 19, 1915 the second of nine children born to John and Lura Patrick.
After graduating from high school, Wallace attended classes at BYU. He was a veteran of WWII and a participant...
Wallace Patrick
Jun 28, 2012
Wallace Patrick passed away peacefully on June 28, 2012, at the age of 96. He was born in Springville, Utah on October 19, 1915 the second of nine children born to John and Lura Patrick. After graduating from high school, Wallace attended classes at BYU. He was a veteran of WWII and a participant in the Civilian Conservation Corps....
Jacquelyn Stoddard Nyhart
Jun 17, 2012
Jacquelyn Stoddard Nyhart, age 61 of Springville, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012. She was born September 9, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Keith Lavar Stoddard and Bonnie Lou Andreason. She married Randy Brent Nyhart March 29, 1968 and were later divorced. Jackie loved to crochet, sew and cross stitch. She also enjoyed camping and fishing. She...
Jacquelyn Stoddard Nyhart
Jun 17, 2012
1950 ~ 2012
Jacquelyn Stoddard Nyhart, age 61 of Springville, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012. She was born September 9, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Keith Lavar Stoddard and Bonnie Lou Andreason. She married Randy Brent Nyhart March 29, 1968 and were later divorced.
Jackie loved to crochet, sew and cross stitch. She also...
Evan LeRoy Chidester
Jun 16, 2012
1929 ~ 2012
Evan LeRoy Chidester, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather returned to our Heavenly Father June 16, 2012. He was born June 20, 1929 in Richfield Utah to David LeRoy and Ellen Sophia Jensen Chidester.
He was the youngest of a six children, with five older sisters. He spent his boyhood days hunting and fishing;...
Evan LeRoy Chidester
Jun 16, 2012
Evan LeRoy Chidester, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather returned to our Heavenly Father June 16, 2012. He was born June 20, 1929 in Richfield Utah to David LeRoy and Ellen Sophia Jensen Chidester. He was the youngest of a six children, with five older sisters. He spent his boyhood days hunting and fishing; roaming between the red hills...
Scott Patrick Pace
Jun 6, 2012
Captain Scott Patrick Pace, 33, was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 3, 1979, the son of Patrick Mack Pace and Kathryn Susan Pace. He was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving with Task Force Talon, 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army on June 6, 2012. In 1980, he moved with his parents to Brawley, California,...
Garry Lee Daywitt
Jun 6, 2012
Garry Lee Daywitt of Spanish Fork Utah passed away on the 6th of June, 2012 at the age of 65, from injuries sustained in a fall. Born August 21st, 1946 in Cedar Rapids Iowa to Melvin and Kathryn Daywitt. The oldest of four children; Dean, Ron, and Carol Jean. He grew up in Cedar Rapids, and after graduating High...
Bob Dean Long
Jun 6, 2012
Bob Dean Long, 55, of Springville, UT passed away June 6, 2012 in Montana in a traffic accident. He was born in Payson, UT, April 30, 1957 to Bob & Joyce Fausett Long. He married Stacey Boutelle on June 3, 2011. Bob loved life, was always happy and generous to others. He treasured relationships and loved being with his...
Paulette Michelle Carter Oberlander
May 31, 2012
1951 - 2012 Paulette Michelle Carter Oberlander, 60, of Ogden, UT, and formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, and Tustin, CA, passed away on May the 29th, 2012. She was fortunate to be in the loving company of her closest family. She had 60 wonderful years of life, full of many adventures with family and friends. She was born to...
Paulette Michelle Carter Oberlander
May 29, 2012
Paulette Michelle Carter Oberlander 1951 - 2012 Paulette Michelle Carter Oberlander, 60, of Ogden, UT, and formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, and Tustin, CA, passed away on May the 29th, 2012. She was fortunate to be in the loving company of her closest family. She had 60 wonderful years of life, full of many adventures with family...
Verla Marinda Butler Roundy
May 28, 2012
Springville, Utah - Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother returned home to our Heavenly Father, and loved ones beyond the veil on Monday, May 28, 2012, her 70th wedding anniversary with her eternal companion, Edmund H Roundy who preceded her in death. Verla was born February 3, 1923 to Alan Argent Butler and Margaret Christina Peterson in...
Lucille Betts Haws
May 24, 2012
Lucille Betts Haws passed away peacefully May 24, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born April 9, 1926 in Roosevelt, Utah to Clarence and Caroline Clisha Betts. Her childhood was spent at the family home in Ballard. She had many stories to tell about being raised with four sisters and six brothers. After World War II,...
