Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Ronald V Wheeler
Apr 3, 2016
Ronald V. Wheeler passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 3, 2016. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Ronald was born August 6, 1934 in Milburn, Utah to Henry Vance and Ethel Marie Bills Wheeler. He had a happy childhood growing up on the family farm in Milburn. Ronald married his high school sweetheart, Enid...
Julia (Staheli) Rowland
Apr 2, 2016
Julia Staheli Rowland, age 92, of Springville, Utah passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2016. She was born January 13, 1924, in Payson, Utah to George and Agnes Douglas Staheli. She was the seventh of eight children. She married Jack H. Rowland, June 6, 1941. They were later sealed in the Provo LDS Temple on March 10, 1979....
David Randy Hillstead
Mar 27, 2016
David Hillstead passed away on March 27, 2016 in Springville, Utah. He was born June 3, 1972 the first child of Randy L. and Lana Pendleton Hillstead. He has one sister, Julie Hillstead Taylor and one Brother, Alan Pendleton Hillstead. He grew up in Lyman, Wyoming where he learned to love the outdoors. David graduated from Lyman High School...
Craig Allen Parker
Mar 27, 2016
Craig Parker, 63, passed away on March 27, 2016 in Provo, Utah. He was born 21 Nov 1952 Walla Walla, Washington, to John and Josephine (Jo) Parker, who had four sons, John Jr., Van, Craig and Mark. Craig grew up in Kennewick, Washington attending public schools and graduating from Kennewick High School, the class of 1971. Craig attended various...
Lila Marolyn (Severe) Muhlestein
Mar 25, 2016
Lila Marolyn Muhlestein, 81, of Springville, Utah. Marolyn was surrounded by her husband & family as she peacefully graduated & moved on to her next estate, on March 25, 2016. She was born in Twin Falls ID, on Sept 14, 1934 to Hyrum (Buck) Harrison & Lila Dahlquist Severe. When her mother, Lila, passed away, Marolyn was adopted &...

Sara Gascas
Mar 14, 2016
Sara Gascas, 90, of Springville, Utah, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016. Memorial services where held on Monday, March 14, 2016.
Karl Joseph Monney
Mar 13, 2016
Karl Joseph Monney, Jr. age 86 of Springville passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born September 22, 1929 in Edinburg, Texas to Karl Joseph Sr. and Olive Mae Ballard Monney.
Graveside services will be held Friday, March 18, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery with military rites by the American Legion.
...Brittany Lynn Christensen
Mar 11, 2016
Brittany Lynn Christensen, 26, of Springville, Utah, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the Springville 9th Ward Chapel, 878 West Center, Springville, Utah. Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church prior to the services.
Warren Joseph Kunkel
Mar 10, 2016
Warren Joseph Kunkel, better known as Joe, passed away March 10, 2016 at the American Fork Hospital after many years of poor health, surviving cancer and having numerous other health concerns. He was a fighter until the end just like he fought throughout his life. Joe was born July 3, 1933 in Pea Green, Colorado to Warren Samuel and Aileen...
Berdean E "Dean" Oldroyd
Mar 9, 2016
Berdean E "Dean" Oldroyd went to his Heavenly Father surrounded by family in his beloved Springville home. Born and raised in the small southern Utah farming community of Glenwood, Sevier County, Utah, he received his early education there with perfect attendance through high school. He then attended Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. When at Snow College he...
Roger Dee West
Mar 5, 2016
Roger Dee West passed away peacefully on March 5, 2016. He was proud to have been born at home in Springville, Utah in 1934 to Bert and Leone West. Leone passed away when Roger was a boy, and he was raised by his new mother, Ida West, after his father remarried. He loved his siblings LaRee, Kenneth, and Carolyn....
Glen B. Coats
Mar 3, 2016
Glen B. Coats, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016, after many years of battling heart disease. He was born on February 12, 1936, in Murray, Utah, to James H. Coats and Edith Breeze Coats, and grew up in Granger, Utah. He married his lifetime sweetheart, Dona Lee...
Eric Glenn Orton
Feb 25, 2016
Eric Glenn Orton, 65, passed away February 25, 2016 at his home due to complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was born in Payson, UT to Dr. Glenn B. and Iris Orton. He was raised in Springville and graduated from Springville High School. He received his Associates Degree from UVU. Eric married his high school sweetheart, Joan Crandall in the...
Annette Kate (Ewell) Nichols
Feb 21, 2016
Annette Kate Ewell Nichols age 79 left this life on February 21, 2016. She is survived by her husband Myron Ray Nichols and her children, Kenneth Ray Nichols (Pat), Mark Lee Nichols (Lisa), Cindy Phillips (Brian), Robert William Nichols and his sweetheart Linda, Jane VanVactor (Larry), Joy Wheeler (Jason), David Nichols (Becky), Korena Heath (Joshua), and many grandchildren and...
Martha Mae Vickers Vallentine
Feb 21, 2016
Martha Mae Vickers Vallentine successfully completed her earthly mission and peacefully returned home to her Heavenly Father, family and friends on February 21, 2016.
Martha was born on October 15, 1931 in Houston, Texas as the youngest daughter of Herman Gilbert and Mary Lucy Gwinn Gilbert. She came from a long line of proud Texans and a...
Miriam (Raddon) Freeborn
Feb 21, 2016
Miriam Sutton Raddon Freeborn passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. Miriam was born November 20, 1926 in Alhambra, California to Emma Sutton and Lawrence Harold Raddon. She had a wonderful childhood, growing up with her younger sister, Susie. Miriam attended Ramona Elementary School, Alhambra, and Whittier College, where she received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. Her love of children inspired...
Lauralee Lansing Jackson
Feb 18, 2016
Lauralee Lansing Jackson, age 75 of Mapleton, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016. She was born February 4, 1941 in Provo, Utah to James Peter William Lansing and Ila Johnson Lansing. She married RJG and later divorced. She married Larry Lee Jackson May 24, 1991. Laura worked as a lunch lady for many years. She enjoyed fishing, going on long...
Jean Miner (Miner) Fox
Feb 16, 2016
Jean Miner Fox, age 89, of Springville, Utah passed away peacefully on February 16, 2016. She was born on December 2, 1926 to Alma and Cleonda Miner. After graduating high school, she married Merlin John Fox on December 18, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. She worked many years as a medical assistant for Dr. Clair Judd. In 1966 she...
Merrill Duane Willis
Feb 16, 2016
Merrill Duane Willis, Spanish Fork, UT, passed away February 16, 2016, in Provo, UT. He was born on June 20, 1940 in Twin Falls, Idaho. His parents were John Howard Willis and Melva Hartley. He grew up in Idaho, Montana and Utah. He married Diane Lockard, they were later divorced. He then married Joyce Jones.
He worked...
Gene L Mock
Feb 6, 2016
Gene L. Mock passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday Feb. 6th in Sandy surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at Wheeler Mortuary, Springville, Utah on Friday, February 12th at 11:00 am. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service.
Gene lived in his home in Springville until this past...