Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Lola Dawn (Pyne) Liston

Jan 23, 2019

Lola Dawn Pyne Liston of Springville, Utah, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 23, 2019. She was born to Samuel and Vivian Pyne on November 20, 1945 in Provo, Utah. Family meant everything to Lola. She desired and was blessed to be a stay-at-home mother, and was as dedicated to her grandchildren as her own children. She...

Faye (Anderson) Litster

Jan 21, 2019

Faye Anderson Litster, 72, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Faye was born June 1, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 8th child of Clyde LeRoy and Constance Porter Anderson. She was preceded in death by her parents; six siblings, Mary Lou, Tom, Chris, Lorraine, Elaine, and Brian; four sibling-in-laws; son, Paul Litster; two...

Karl Gene Wiscombe

Jan 19, 2019

Karl Gene Wiscombe passed away peacefully from this life January 19, 2019.  Gene was born in Mapleton Utah on February 7, 1940 to Karl G. Wiscombe and Gladys Thomas Wiscombe (Pennington).  He married Peggy Gabbitas on June 9, 1960 in the Salt Lake City Temple. She passed away on February 26, 2009. Gene will be greatly missed by his...

Scott Chapman Craig

Jan 16, 2019

Scott Chapman Craig, 66, of Spanish Fork, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in Spanish Fork. A viewing will be from 6-8pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville, Utah. Funeral services will be held Thursday January 31, 2019 at 1:00PM with a viewing from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the LDS Chapel,...

Nyx Nevynkunane Kew

Jan 16, 2019

Nyx Nevynkunane Kew, age 23 of Springville, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Private family services will be held under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary.

Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Robert Westley Swanson

Jan 13, 2019

Robert Westley Swanson

January 20, 1932 – January 13, 2019

Robert Westley Swanson, age 82, died Sunday evening January 13, 2018, at the Abbington Senior Living Community. He was the son of Samuel and Viola Swanson of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Veloy Abrams Swanson of more than...

Jeanene Marie (Schaefermeyer) Bradshaw

Jan 13, 2019

Jeanene Marie Bradshaw, age 80, of Mapleton, Utah passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was born January 6, 1939 in Maeser, Utah to James Marquis and Etta Genevieve Schaefermeyer. She married Lawrence Stuart Bradshaw on June 6, 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He preceded her in death on May...

Arthur Dennis Gore

Jan 13, 2019

Arthur Dennis Gore, age 74 of Mapleton, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. Private family services will be held at a later date.  Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Nathan McKay Merrill

Jan 12, 2019

Nathan was the cutest, happiest, blue-eyed boy, who loved to run and jump, be spoiled by his immediate and extended family, and give hugs.  As he grew, he became a tall and handsome, tender-hearted man who loved the outdoors, running with his high school track and cross country team, playing all sorts of games, music, reading, fishing, spending time with...

Coston Lorentzen Christensen

Jan 11, 2019

Coston Lorentzen Christensen passed away on January 11 th , 2019, at the age of 100 at the Ashford Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Springville, Utah, where he was lovingly cared for by many. Coston was born to Nephi and Laura Lorentzen Christensen on August 17 th , 1918, in Blackfoot, Idaho.  He had nine brothers and...

Julian Terry Reid

Jan 9, 2019

Julian Terry Reid, Terry as everyone knew him; was born to Samuel Robert Reid & Lois Muriel Wilds in Toronto Ontario, Canada on January 12, 1944. His father was American and his mother Canadian. In 1957 when he was 13 years old, his family moved to Lynwood, California. 2 years later, they moved to Hemet, California where he graduated...

Dee Isaac Gardner

Jan 8, 2019

Dee Isaac Gardner, 60, passed away peacefully at home in Springville on January 8, 2019. His parents, Melba Isaac and Allen Gardner, instilled in him responsibility toward his community, compassion for others, and the determination to pursue meaningful goals. His father’s early death was a foundational moment in Dee’s life from which he gained an understanding of loneliness and loss...

Juanita (Rodriguez) Holman

Jan 7, 2019

Juanita Rodriguez Holman, age 61 of Springville, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019.  Services will be held under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary.  Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Joseph William Shinners

Jan 5, 2019

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Our hero, Officer Joseph William Shinners, 29, succumbed to injuries sustained in the line of duty January 5, 2019.

First and foremost, Joe was a loving and dedicated husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend.

Joe...

DeLone (Beck) Muir

Jan 4, 2019

DeLone Beck Muir passed away peacefully on January 4, 2019 in Springville, Utah at the age of 87.  DeLone was born in Ovid, Idaho on December 25, 1931 to Franklin Mitchell and Ruth Hymas Beck. She was the middle child of three. She was married to Elmo R. Muir in the Logan LDS Temple on July 29, 1952. Being raised...

Beverly Jean (Finch) Nilsson

Jan 2, 2019

Beverly Jean Finch Nilsson was born on September 12, 1930 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Fred F. Finch and Mary Isabelle Henderson. Beverly passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning of January 2, 2019 at her home in Springville, Utah. She was 88 years old. Her parents later divorced and her mother later married Herman Hiram Pawley...

Betty (Bell) Swan

Dec 27, 2018

Betty B. Swan passed away peacefully after saying goodbye to her family and friends on December 27, 2018 at the age of 88. She left strict instructions that her funeral was not to go longer than one hour because she “hates long funerals.” Her short funeral service will be held on Monday, December 31, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in...

David Paul Dibble

Dec 27, 2018

David Paul Dibble passed away Thursday December 27, 2018 at Utah Valley Hospital surrounded by his family.  Paul was born September 30, 1936 in Springville Utah to Willis Fay Dibble and Iris Tippetts Dibble.  He was raised and lived in Mapleton his entire life.  Paul graduated from Springville High School, later served in the United States Navy.  He married...

Paul Alfred Larson

Dec 23, 2018

Paul Alfred Larson, age 87 of Mapleton, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018.  Funeral services will be held Friday, December 28, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the LDS Church at 1316 S. Main in Mapleton.  There will be a viewing held at the Church from 8:45 to 9:45 prior to the services.  Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Dean Willis Young

Dec 23, 2018

Dean Willis Young passed away peacefully on December 23, 2018 surrounded by his family.  Dean was born on June 29th, 1936 in Mona, Utah to Willis Bernell and Donna Pickering Young.  He graduated from Payson High School and served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He married Sadie Emma Miller and they are the parents of five children: ...