Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Aug 25, 2020

Elliot Joel Goldman, 75, of Springville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. He was born March 6, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jack and Mae Goldman. He married Glenda Jean Bowles on January 9, 1982 in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. The family moved to Inglewood, California, when he was 9. He graduated from California State University, Fullerton, majoring...

Aug 20, 2020

Donald Roy Craft Sr., 48, of East Carbon, Passed away Thursday August 20, 2020. He was born June 26, 1972, in Taft California to Loren Craft and Lila Jane Dorman Craft Petroff. He was married to Brandy Craft for 20 years then they separated, and he was in a committed relationship with Jill Lehemberg for almost 4 years.

Aug 18, 2020

Thomas Howard Tippetts passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, surrounded by his family, after a long fight with Parkinson’s, compounded ultimately by cancer. Tom was born on March 13, 1952 to Geraldine Greenall and LaVere Tippetts. Geri taught him the way of things; LaVere taught him that to live long in the way of things was to find another...

Aug 18, 2020

Dorothy Cranmer Peterson, 91, died August 18, 2020 in Copperton, Utah.

Born in Springville, Utah, to Joseph Frank Cranmer and Marie Wheeler, she grew up and attended schools in Springville. She spent many good times with her brother, Joe, and her cousin, Jack Parker.

Dorothy played softball for many years and was active all of...

Aug 18, 2020

Robert “Wells” Wentz of Spanish Fork was born Dec. 15, 1936, in Orem, Utah, to Charles Mastin Wentz & Belva Hills Wentz. He passed away at his home Aug. 18, 2020.  The 6th of 9 children, he had 7 sisters (Myrtle, Belva, AnnJanet, Charlene, Donna, Marie, Ruth) and one older brother (Charles). They lived in Vineyard and moved to Mapleton...

Aug 16, 2020

Paul Eugene Gottfredson was reunited with the love of his life on Sunday, August 16, 2020 .  He passed away at the Bennion Veterans Home in Payson.  He was born on January 23, 1932 in Springville, Utah, one of four sons born to Merrill Edward Gottfredson and Martha Melva Henrie.  He built a full life of memories in his short...

Aug 15, 2020

Don Lee Rogers, Sr.

1931 – 2020

Veteran Korean War, United States Air Force Don Lee Rogers, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home in Mapleton, Utah, on Saturday, August 15, 2020. He was born in Garland, Utah on March...

Aug 14, 2020

Beloved son, father, and brother Joshua Brian Phillips, 31, of Spanish Fork, passed away Friday, August 14th, 2020 of complications due to Type 1 Diabetes. He was born to Brian and the late Cindy Phillips November 24th, 1988. Joshua was an incredible artist and writer. He has tons of sketch books filled with his art and poetry that he shared...

Aug 12, 2020

Michael Ray Patrick, born May 3, 1955 to Barbara Johnson and Raymond James Patrick left our world to join his parents on the other side on August 12, 2020 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Michael worked most of his life for Geneva Steel where he was a foreman until they closed.  He went to high school and most...

Aug 10, 2020

On Monday, August 10th, 2020, Kenneth Morris Wilkins of Springville, Utah, loving husband and father of four children was called back to live with his Heavenly Father at the age of 84. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and held the office of High Priest. Kenneth was born on August 7, 1936 in...

Aug 9, 2020

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Alene Bjarnson of Mapleton, Utah who passed away peacefully at her home on August 9, 2020 at the age of 89, leaving to morn many family members and friends. Alene was born in Spanish Fork, Utah to Soren Sorenson and Jennie Peterson Sorenson on November 14, 1930.  She married...

Aug 5, 2020

Rosanne Agnes Holt Softley, age 72 of Provo, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020.  Cremation services will take place under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary.

Aug 1, 2020

Our beloved father, brother and son, passed away unexpectedly due to medical reasons on Aug 1st, 2020 at the age of 44, in his home state of Utah.  He was born on December 21, 1975 to Steve and Gayla Claybrook.  He was a nature enthusiast and loved more than anything his son Dawson.  After graduating high school, Jared went on...

Jul 29, 2020

Morrell D. Dean passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.  He is the father of five children.  Larry (Ronnalynn) Highland, John, Springville, Ronald (Jennifer) American Fork, and Joanne (Brent-Deceased) Stone, West Point, Julie (Deceased).  Dad has two living siblings, Janice Mayne (Doug), American Fork, and Robert McManus Cheshire, Oregon. Morrell was preceded in death...

Jul 29, 2020

Daniel Boone Evans, 78, of Springville, Utah died July 29, 2020 of heart failure.  Married Mary “Jo” Gongaware May 27, 1967 in the Idaho Falls Temple.  Son of Dean E. Evans and Camilla M. Olsen Evans, born October 3, 1941 in Pocatello, Idaho. Dan taught math at Springville High School for 32 years and was an excellent teacher.  He loved...

Jul 29, 2020

William Robert “Bob” Boone, 84, of Mapleton, Utah passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born March 20, 1936 in Toledo, Oregon to Raymond and Verla Massie Boone.  He married his sweetheart, Stephanie Ann Priddy on June 4, 1960 in Portland, Oregon.  They were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Oakland California Temple on January...

Jul 24, 2020

On Friday, July 24, 2020 our dear Patricia Dawn Bliss, passed from this life into the next surrounded by her family at her home in Mapleton, Utah. Patricia was born February 9, 1933 to Russell Sheppeard and Hazel Marsh Sheppeard and was raised by her mother and loving stepfather Milton Passey.  She was born and raised in Tooele, UT and...

Jul 19, 2020

Heaven gained another fisherman on July 19, 2020.  Steve VanWagenen was born in Provo Utah to parents Jess VanWagenen and Readele Swapp May 17,1947.  Provo is where he spent his childhood and eventually graduated from Provo High School.  He later went to tech school specializing in welding and spent most of his career working at Geneva Steel.  After Geneva closed...

Jul 15, 2020

Lila Jane Dorman Craft Petroff, age 78 of East Carbon, Utah passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 11 a.m. in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.  There will be a viewing at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville from 10:00 to 10:45 prior to the graveside services.

Jul 15, 2020

The families of Earl Fitzgerald Dunn of Lindon, Utah unite to grieve his death and remember his life. He passed away due to heart failure on July 15, 2020 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Earl was born into his first family on February 18, 1964 in Payson, Utah to James Webb and Carolee Hone Dunn.  He was greeted by...