Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Mary Judith Pearson

Jan 10, 2017

Mary Judith Pearson aged 75 died suddenly on Tuesday January 10th 2017 in Springville UT. Judy was born February 17th 1941 in Provo UT to Ned and Zelda Mary Morgan. She graduated from Provo High School in 1959. On September 14th 1961 she was sealed to the love of her life, Richard Lawrence Pearson, for time and all eternity....

Ray Marlow Davis

Jan 10, 2017

Ray Marlow Davis, age 65 from Springville Utah passed away on January 10, 2017.  Ray was born in Price Utah on February 10, 1951 to Ray and Beula Davis.

Ray’s childhood years were spent in Orem and Wallsberg, Utah.  The family later moved to Springville, Utah.  He graduated from Springville High School in 1969.  He married Mary...

Lorna Lee Holdaway

Jan 9, 2017

Lorna Lee Holdaway, age 91, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 12:00 Noon in the LDS Chapel located at 760 North 400 East in Springville.  There will be a brief viewing at the church from 11:30 to 12:00 prior to the services.  Burial will be in Provo City Cemetery.  ...

H. Leon Clyde

Jan 4, 2017

H. Leon Clyde, born 6 August 1940 passed away on 4 January 2017. He was proceeded in death by his beloved wife: Aartje (Aty) Vanderhooft, his parents: William R. Clyde and Hazel Savage; brother Russell Clyde and sister Joan Whicker. He is survived by his six children; Ailene O’Byrne (Clarke), Johanna Miner (Sheldon), Harold Clyde (Tamlynn), Tanya Syme (Roy), Michael...

William Angus McDonell

Dec 31, 2016

On Saturday, December 31, 2016, the earth exchanged its sorrow in losing William Angus McDonell with heaven’s joy and happiness in the reunion of him and his beloved wife, Joyce.

Bill was born to Sarah Ann Waters and Ronald Angus McDonell on July 13, 1926 in Eureka, Utah - a town that he loved and referred to...

Kenneth Biggs Giles

Dec 31, 2016

Kenneth Biggs Giles, age 84, of Springville, Utah, died on December 31, 2016. He was born in Springville, Utah on August 28, 1932 as part of a large family to James Albert Giles and Ellen Biggs Teasdale Giles. In 1951 he graduated from Springville High and from 1952 to 1954 served a LDS mission to the Great Lakes mission. On...

Avis Norell Heylen

Dec 29, 2016

Avis Norell Heylen passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016, in Mapleton, Utah. She was 92. Avis was born December 12, 1924 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, Minnesota to Edward William and Selma Elida Norell.  She was the third of six children. Raised in rural southwest Minnesota, Avis spent her youth working on the family farm with her siblings. Growing...

Waldo Evan Jacobson

Dec 26, 2016

Waldo Evan Jacobson, 91, passed away December 26, 2016, in Payson, Utah, with his wife of 70 years by his side. He was surrounded by family on Christmas Eve day at a dinner and musical program in the Central Utah Veterans Administration Home. He was one of a few surviving ball-turret gunners of World War II. He was born July...

James Leslie Diamond

Dec 21, 2016

Obituary for James (Jim) Leslie Diamond Our precious father, grandfather, great grandfather, great-great grandfather, and friend, James Leslie Diamond passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 98 on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Jim was born on August 3, 1918 to Sarah Mann and Earl Vaughn Diamond in Springville.  He was the second oldest in a family of...

Rulon Alvin Graham

Dec 18, 2016

Rulon Alvin Graham passed away on December 18, 2016 due to complications from his 25 year battle with Parkinsons disease.

Rulon was born in American Fork on December 9, 1935 to Alvin and Laprele Graham. He grew up in Wallsburg and Provo, graduating from B.Y. High School in 1953.

He served honorably in the U.S....

Batbileg Tippetts

Dec 9, 2016

Batbileg Tippetts, age 22 of Salt Lake City, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016.  There will be a brief memorial service held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South in Springville.  Condolences may be sent at www.wheelermortuaries.com

Eric Roy Giles

Dec 9, 2016

Eric Roy Giles passed away on the morning of December 9, 2016, at the age of 64 surrounded by his family. He was born to Bill and LuWana Giles, May 29,1952, in Payson, Utah. He grew up in Provo and graduated from Provo High. He spent his summers on a ranch in Montana owned by his Uncle and Aunt,...

Dean Bradley Warren

Dec 8, 2016

Dean B. Warren returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father and parents on Thursday, December 8, 2016. He was born on March 1, 1934 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Paul Sweet and Maria Warren. He was the youngest of 4 children. Dean married the love of his life, Carol Olsen, on April 20, 1955 in the Salt Lake...

Bonnie Beardall Decker

Dec 2, 2016

Practical. Brilliant. Generous beyond measure. Bonnie Beardall Decker, age 84, was all three. The daughter of a professional educator, Bonnie had a natural gift for teaching and learning. After graduating from Brigham Young High School in 1950, she attended Brigham Young University where she received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in microbiology. Her choice of studies not only...

Jay Lewis Diamond

Nov 30, 2016

Jay Lewis Diamond, 89 of Springville, Utah passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 30, 2016. Jay was born in Springville on January 13, 1927 to Lewis Burton and Violet Moulton Diamond.  Jay married his sweetheart, Shirley Allan on March 10, 1948.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple September 20, 1950.  They enjoyed 59+ years...

Linda (Erickson) Henrie

Nov 28, 2016

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend Linda Jean Erickson Henrie passed away peacefully at her home in Springville, November 28, 2016. She was born in Logan, Utah April 21, 1943 to Quentin and Georgia Erickson. She graduated from Springville High School class of 1961. She was married to Gary Johnston and they were later divorced. They had 3...

Kathryn June (Rogers) Carter

Nov 28, 2016

Kathryn June Rogers Carter passed away peacefully on November 28, 2016 at Mountain View Hospital. Kathy was born on June 3, 1951 to Betty June Kappas and Ben Leavitt Rogers. She was raised in Mapleton, UT and graduated from Springville High School. She enjoyed her time working as a nanny, especially in Kissimmee, FL where she was able to...

Leon Elliot Fish

Nov 27, 2016

Leon Elliot Fish, 73, of Springville Utah, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and three children on Sunday evening November 27th 2016, in Provo Utah due to complications from respiratory failure.  Leon was born January 13, 1943 to Howard Leon and Bessie Beatty of Toquerville Utah. Leon lived in Toquerville until the age of 13 when his father...

Patrick Edward Lake

Nov 20, 2016

Patrick Edward Lake age 69 died November 20, 2016 in Springville, Utah. He was born May 19, 1947 to Vera B. England and Edward C. Lake in Arcata California. He married Sandra L. Scott on September 20, 1975 in Pleasanton, California. On April 6, 1989 he and Sandy were sealed for time and eternity in the Los Angeles Temple...

Mary Ellen (Christensen) Snow

Nov 17, 2016

Mary Ellen Christensen Snow, beloved sister, mother, grandmother,  great grandmother and friend passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016 in Provo, Utah. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the eldest of 4 children, on July 3, 1925. Mary Ellen was named after both of her grandmothers.

Her youth and teenage years were spent in Flushing, New York...