Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Geraldine Joy Gathercoal
Dec 30, 2011
Longtime Springville, Utah resident, Geraldine Joy Gathercoal passed away on Dec. 30th 2011 at Orchard Park Care Center. She was 88 yrs. Mrs. Gathercoal was born to William & Lova (Glines) Petersen in Salt Lake City, Utah on Dec 27th 1923. On July 13, 1941 she married Jesse (Jack) R. Gathercoal in Las Vegas, NV. She was a lifelong...
Robert Freeman Bird
Dec 28, 2011
Robert Freeman Bird (Bob) age 95, from Springville, Utah died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 from Kidney failure. He was born March 28, 1916 in Mapleton, Utah to Freeman Crandall Bird and Eva Marchbanks Bird. He married Larell F. Thurman (Lorrie) on November 10, 1943 in the Salt Lake Temple. At the time of his death, they had been married...
Vickie Jean Myers Mowrey
Dec 24, 2011
Vickie Jean Myers Mowrey passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011, from Kidney failure. She was born on November 29, 1946 in Denver Colorado, to Homer LeRoy and Mable Erekson Myers. She grew up in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and then attended BYU, majoring in mathematics, where she met Daniel Mowrey. They were married on April 4th, 1968 in the...
John William Tanner
Dec 23, 2011
John William Tanner, age 94 of Springville, Utah, passed away Friday December 23, 2011. He was born December 18, 1917 in Kemmer, Wyoming, to George Wilder Tanner and Myrtle Peterson. He married Helen DeSantis on May 16, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. John spent his early years in Kemmer and moved to Utah in 1942. He helped in...
Edward William Holmes
Dec 17, 2011
Edward William Holmes was born November 19, 1936 in Springville, Utah to Frank Leo and Norma Marie Phillips Holmes. He died on December 17, 2011 in Provo, Utah. Ed graduated from Springville High School in 1955. He excelled in many sports including football, basketball and baseball. He was Senior Class President-a true Red Devil. Ed met his sweetheart and...
Alice Brereton Hansen
Dec 14, 2011
"Whoops! Times Up!" Alice B. Hansen (Alie-Gus) was reunited with her sweetheart Wayne L Brereton for time and all eternity on Wed., Dec. 14, 2011. Alice was born on Oct. 23, 1931 to Louis and June Bigler Gustin in Fairview, UT at the Poor Farm building. Alice married Wayne L. Brereton on Oct. 9, 1951 in Evanston, WY. They...
Bernell Jensen
Dec 13, 2011
Bernell Jensen, 98, of Mapleton, UT, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his home. He was born June 15, 1913 in Mapleton to Niels Christian and Ovilla Whiting Jensen. He married Lola Smith, June 18, 1941. She passed away in 2008. Bernell was a farmer, school bus driver, a water master in Mapleton and the secretary of the...
Britton Kieth Ivie
Dec 3, 2011
Britton Kieth Ivie passed away on December 3, 2011 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Britton was born on December 28, 2003 in Provo Utah. Britton's sister Morgan says he was a great kid and we all agree. He loved to be with his families and friends. Britton loved to ride his bike, play with his toys, and make...
Frank T Loftin
Dec 3, 2011
Frank T. Loftin, age 72 of Springville, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011. He was born June 15, 1939 in Salina, Utah to Frank Theodore and Gail Kennedy Loftin. He married Coleen Robbins in Las Vegas, NV on October 11, 1982. They were sealed November 20, 2004 in the Provo LDS Temple. Frank attended schools in Springville and graduated...
Ray Lamar Llewellyn
Dec 1, 2011
Springville - Ray Lamar Llewellyn, 84, died December 1, 2011 in American Fork, UT. He was born Nov. 19, 1927 in Springville the son of Leo M and Annabelle Frost Llewellyn. He married Jennie Brown in 1964. She preceded him in death in 1996. Ray attended Springville High School and served in the US Army from 1946 to 1947....
Jammie Curtis Fraughton
Nov 29, 2011
Jammie Curtis Fraughton passed away peacefully in her home on November 29, 2011. She was born July 14th, 1970, in Provo, to Phil J. and Connie Mendenhall Curtis. She married Jon Craig Fraughton on September 14, 1991. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple. Jammie loved spending time with her family, and had a special relationship with her...
James Elden Greenhalgh
Nov 27, 2011
A Legend Has Passed Away James Elden Greenhalgh (Chick), age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Delta, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born to James William Greenhalgh & Ida Tew, on Oct. 17, 1918 in Santaquin, Utah. He married his sweetheart, Wanda C. Jensen in the Manti Temple on Dec. 23 1938. They were married...
Curtis Wade Tucker
Nov 27, 2011
Our beloved father and son passed away on November 27, 2011. Wade was born August 19, 1964. He was the son of Ray Tucker and Joie and Duaine McKenzie. He married Polly Ryan in 1988, they were later divorced. They had three wonderful sons Christopher Ryan, Joshua Aaron, and Austin Cale. They were his life and he loved them...
Cleo Yvonne Doty
Nov 23, 2011
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, died November 23, 2011 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of Geneva Phipps and James Abbott. She grew up in South Salt Lake and graduated from Granite High in 1955. Cleo married Daniel Doty and they were together over 53 years. Cleo was a homemaker and had...
Gosvani Nochebuena
Nov 23, 2011
Gosvani Nochebuena, passed away at the age of 31, in his family's home in Springville, Utah on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Born July 28, 1980, in Mexico City, Mexico, he came to the United States with his Mother, Estela Bellenfant, at the age of 11 years old. Gosvani attended High School at Narbonne High School, in Lomita, California, and...
Leon Gourdin Bjarnson
Nov 19, 2011
Leon Gourdin Bjarnson, our dear father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, the 19th of November, 2011. Courageous in life and death, he was born May 17th, 1923 to Ingimund Ray and Flora Gourdin Bjarnson in Springville, Utah. On June 12th of 1946 he married his "lovely sweetheart" Eva Jane Smith, who preceded...
Brandon Todd Richins
Nov 18, 2011
Brandon Todd Richins, age 39, of Springville, Utah died November 18, 2011. He was born August 7th, 1972 in Provo, Utah, The son of John Richins and Mary Ann McFadden Earl. He was the youngest of 5 siblings. He is survived by his Mother, Mary Ann Earl and Father, John Richins; his soul mate, Christie Houghton and 4 brothers:...
Harriett Miner Strong
Nov 14, 2011
Harriett Miner Strong, 95, died peacefully at her home in Springville on November 14, 2011 of causes incident to age. She was much loved and will be missed by many. Harriett was born March 22, 1916. She was the middle of five children born to Floyd Lee and Margaret Amelia Johnson Miner. She was a graduate of Brigham Young...
Joan Ottis Pehrson
Nov 12, 2011
Joan Ottis Pehrson, 69, of Springville passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 26, 1942 in Yuba City, California to Joe and Edith Ottis. She married Lloyd Pehrson on June 3, 1965. They were later divorced, but remained lifelong friends. Joan received her LPN from Utah Valley Technical...
Raechelle Lynn Young
Nov 11, 2011
Raechelle Lynn Young ("Shell Bells"), our beloved daughter, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at the Art City Nursing Home in Springville, Utah. After a lifelong battle with Dystonia, she was welcomed home by her loving family, Christina Marie (sister), Otto and Wanda Green (Maternal Grandparents) and George Anderson (paternal Grandparent). Raechelle was born October 31, 1978 in Rock...
