Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Mar 20, 2023

Maxine Nielson, known to friends and family as “Mickey”, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023, at the age of 86.  She was born in Springville, Utah in 1936 to Sherman and Florence Bringhurst Nielson.

Mickey grew up in the Brookside community and attended Springville High School.  She held a number of jobs in her youth, including...

Mar 19, 2023

Mathew Scott Nielsen, 46, of Springville, Utah passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023. He was born March 15, 1977, in Provo, Utah.  Beloved son, father and brother, Mat is survived by his son; his mother; and his six siblings.  He was preceded in death by his father who welcomed him to his heavenly home. Condolences for the family may...

Mar 18, 2023

Gideon Jacob Fudim, age 16 of Spanish Fork, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023.  Funeral services will be held Friday, March 24, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the Palmyra Stake Center at 505 East 900 North in Spanish Fork with a viewing from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. prior to the services.  Burial will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery...

Mar 15, 2023

Naomi Kathleen “Kitty” Johnson, 88, passed away peacefully March 15, 2023, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Kitty was born January 22, 1935, in North Ogden, Utah to George Albert Lyon and Edna Caroline Berrett. She married Eugene Menzies Johnson on September 24, 1954, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on March 22, 2013.

Mar 12, 2023

Mother we love you, mother we do, Father in Heaven has sent us to you, Mother we love you, mother we do, now you’re in Heaven and we will miss you! Our sweet Mother, Patricia Ann Murdock Spencer returned home on March 12, 2023. During the later years of her life, she faced many different health problems including cancer. She...

Mar 12, 2023

Elroy Kunane Roberts, 80, of Springville passed away March 12, 2023. Elroy was born on January 31, 1943 to Earnest Roberts and Lillie Kaialii Bailey. Elroy married his one true love Kara Lee Clements in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 6, 1963. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo Temple.

Elroy was a lineman for the...

Mar 12, 2023

Leah Burningham Measom, 93, passed away on March 12, 2023, in Springville, Utah. She was born in her parent’s home on December 5th, 1929, in Vineyard, Utah to Francis Elmer and Afton Shumway Burningham.  Her parents and sisters: Lawana, Alene, Frances and Joyce were all there to greet her at her passing, along with her husband, Jack Ira Measom, whom...

Mar 11, 2023

John James Egbert, age 88 of Springville, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023.  Interment will be in Mission Memorial Park in Seaside, California.

Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.

Mar 11, 2023

Dutton Allan Dastrup came into this world with the extra help of science in the early morning on Friday, March 10, 2023, to his eagerly awaiting parents, Dyllon Allan Dastrup and Kylie Antonino Dastrup. Dutton stayed with us for just over 28 hours with the help of modern medicine and a whole lot of love. He peacefully slipped back into...

Mar 9, 2023

Veleen Blonqist Scovil, 92, of Springville passed away March 9, 2023. Veleen was born to George and Ethel Blonquist in Upton, Utah on July 18th, 1930. Her parents were so happy to finally have a little girl. She joined her 3 brothers, all of whom she loved dearly. She was loved and spoiled by them. She grew up on the...

Mar 8, 2023

Javotte Webster Turner, age 90, of Springville, Utah, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on December 5, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Alma Francis Webster and Luther Albert Turner.

Javotte was an accomplished business woman and used her professional skills in many ways including working for the University...

Mar 7, 2023

Joseph Tanner Prince, Tanner, 26 finished his work here on earth and was called home on March 7, 2023. He was welcomed into the loving arms of his Dad and Grandparents. Though Tanner’s time here was short he learned lifes lessons faster than most. He persevered through many struggles and was always more concerned with protecting others less fortunate.  ...

Feb 22, 2023

Elaine Fry DeFreese, age 85 of Provo, Utah, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  A viewing will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 2:00 -3:00 pm at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South, Springville. Interment will be in the Tahoma National Cemetery.  Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.

Feb 20, 2023

Tatiana Marina Popof Tuohy, 66, of Springville, Utah, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, after a six year long battle with cancer. It was a valiant fight which she faced with unflinching courage. Always positive, she never once complained or felt sorry for herself.  She was born on October 21, 1956, in Norfolk, Virginia to Valentine George...

Feb 20, 2023

Leslee Henson Rasmussen, 67, of Sandy, Utah, passed away Monday, Feb 20, 2023 after a courageous and graceful battle with breast and liver cancer. She was born August 4th, 1955 in Provo, Utah to Don Bird and Colleen Thatcher. She married her high school sweetheart, David Henson on May 16, 1975 in the Manti temple. They had...

Feb 19, 2023

Leann Despain Binks was born April 9th, 1968, in Melbourne, Australia.  She was adopted by Donley and Gloria Despain at just five days old.  Leann’s parents were on a building mission for the LDS Church.  They returned two years later to Orem, Utah, where she attended Scera Park Elementary and graduated from Orem High School.

Leann had...

Feb 18, 2023

Lonnie Ray Oman passed away on February 18, 2023—his 78th birthday. He spent the last five and a half years valiantly fighting prostate and small-cell cancer. He endured years of chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatments at the Huntsman Cancer Institute all to spend more time with the people he loved. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family while...

Feb 15, 2023

Tamra JoEll Swenson Cobbley of Mapleton, Utah, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, surrounded by her family after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

She was born April 22, 1951, to John Carl and JoEll Meyrick Swenson in Provo, Utah. She grew up in Springville and loved to socialize, play the piano, dance, and sew. She married her...

Feb 15, 2023

James Edward Kallbacka of Provo, Ut, Passed away February 15th, 2023. He was born August 1st, 1956, in Provo, Ut to Faye Golden Kallbacka and Arthur Carl Kallbacka.

He married Christina Christen March 11th, 1978, later divorced December 1996.

He graduated from Provo High and was certified in Power Generation while working for Tooele Army...

Feb 14, 2023

Robert Richard Van Dyke, age 88, our beloved father and grandfather, peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father and to a joyous reunion with his eternal sweetheart, Kay, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Springville, Utah. Bob was born on May 2, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, to Jacob Sjirk and Gladys Richardson Van Dyke. He grew up helping his father...