Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Illa McClellan Johnson
Feb 7, 2014
1922-2014 Illa Johnson, age 91 of Springville passed away February 7, 2014. She was born July 28, 1922 in Loa, UT to Fanny Potter and Ernest McClellan. She married Max Johnson on June 25, 1940. He preceded her in death December 17, 1976. Illa had a life long love of caring for her family. Her joy in life was cooking...
Paul Leonard Larsen
Jan 21, 2014
1928 ~ 2014 Paul Leonard Larsen was born September 13, 1928 to Anderson Reed Larsen and Jessie Wing Larsen. He returned to his Heavenly Father on January 17, 2014. He married his sweetheart Lorraine Maland on August 16, 1950, in the Manti temple. They had nine children (five sons and four daughters), 26 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Paul was...
Patricia Barney Thompson
Jan 20, 2014
February 19, 1957- January 20, 2014 Pat was born to Reid L and Janean Barney in Ogden Utah. At a very early age, it became apparent that she would excel in everything she set her mind to. She was a great athlete and played almost everything she could. She was a member of the NRA and was an award winning...
Richard Blaine Turnbow
Jan 18, 2014
1941 ~ 2014 Richard Blaine Turnbow, 72, passed away January 18, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born September 6, 1941 in Murray, Utah to Reva E (Lazenby) Turnbow and LaVerl F Turnbow. He grew up mostly in Tabiona and Orem, Utah, often sharing stories with friends and family of his childhood experiences on 12 th south in Orem....
Elden Ray Lowe
Jan 18, 2014
1932 ~ 2014 Elden Ray Lowe, surrounded by his loving family, passed from this world on Wednesday, January 15, at 6:43 p.m. Ray was born on December 9, 1932 to caring and devoted parents, Sarah Spafford Lowe and William Elden Lowe, and died at 81 years old in that same bedroom he was born in. Ray had a rough life...
Ashlan Christianne Kendall
Jan 11, 2014
1997 ~ 2014 Our beautiful Ashlan returned to her Heavenly Father on January 11, 2014. She was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin and friend. Ashlan was born on September 6, 1997 in American Fork, UT to Russell & Christianne Kendall. Ashlan is loved and missed by her sister Maya (9), and brothers Jordan (17) Braedon (14) and Ari Wulf...
Amos LeRoy Riding
Jan 10, 2014
1925~2014 Amos LeRoy Riding, 88, passed away January 10, 2014 in Provo, Utah. Roy was born July 24, 1925 in Provo, the third child and only son of Amos and Ruby May Riding. At the age of three his father passed away and his mother remarried Oliver Ward a year later, gaining six new siblings. He married his sweetheart Eula...
Afton Claire Bowen Brown
Jan 9, 2014
1932 ~ 2014 Afton Claire Bowen Brown passed away January 9, 2014 at her home, after a long illness. Claire was born May 26, 1932 to Grant R. and Sibyl Spande Bowen in Salt Lake City. She spent her childhood there except for a few years spent in Syracuse, New York, while her father attended graduate school. Her mother passed...
Joyce Lee Whiting
Jan 6, 2014
1921 ~ 2014 Joyce Lee Whiting passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, JoAnne Woolley, on January 6, 2014 joining her eternal companion. She was born on August 11, 1921 in Mapleton, Utah to William Frank Lee and Iva May Bradford. She lived in Mapleton until age 11 when her family moved to Spanish Fork. She graduated from...
Kent B. Palfreyman
Jan 6, 2014
1921~2014 Kent B. Palfreyman was born on October 3, 1921 to Bert and Loeen Palfreyman in Springville, Utah. Kent attended primary schools in Springville. He attended U.S.U. then enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942. He was a pilot and attained the rank of 1 st Lieutenant. He graduated from BYU in Economics. He married Anna Marie Creer (deceased)...
William Bill Everett Mitchell
Jan 4, 2014
1937 ~ 2014 William Everett Mitchell passed away peacefully on January 4, 2014, surrounded by his wife and children. Bill, as he was known during his lifetime, was born August 7, 1937 in Provo, UT to Brig and Mary Mitchell. He is the oldest of eight children, Jan (Bud) (deceased) Bentley, Joyce (Frank) Sumner, Virginia (deceased) (Jack) Hansen, Duff (Cathi)...
Jeannette Lauritzen Knight
Jan 1, 2014
1974~2014 Our beloved Jeannette Lauritzen Knight joined her Heavenly Father and her earthly mother on January 1, 2014. She passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah. She was born January 26, 1974 in Panama City, Florida, to Michael and Susan Lauritzen. Jeannette was a self-proclaimed Air Force brat, which provided her opportunities to live in Florida,...
Christophor LeRoy Isaacson
Dec 31, 2013
1979~2013 Christophor LeRoy Isaacson passed away December 31, 2013 at 34 years old. He was born February 27, 1979 in Payson, Utah to Tammy Sauvageau and Randy Isaacson. He married Kara Grace White on July 2, 2013. They had four children. He had four sisters and three brothers with whom he was very close and he was a good friend...
Robert Grant Bird
Dec 29, 2013
1927 ~ 2013 Born Feb. 11, 1927 in Springville, Utah to Guy Harrington and Norma Showell Eddy Bird. Died peacefully on Dec. 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He watched us take our first breath into life, we watched him take his last breaths. Now a new journey begins. Dad, married is sweet heart of 64 yrs....
Grace Florence Stone Sears
Dec 28, 2013
1925~2013 Grace Florence Stone Sears, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep Dec 28, 2013, in Spanish Fork, UT, following many years of debilitating illness. She was born in Ogden, Utah, on Dec. 3, 1925, the third child of Jay Gould and Florence Priscilla Middleton Stone. Surrounded by wonderful examples, she was reared in a tightly knit and loving circle...
Iris Kay Johnson Holliman
Dec 27, 2013
1944 ~ 2013 Our dear mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Iris Kay Johnson Holliman passed away on 12/24/13, after a courageous battle with inflammatory breast cancer. She remained strong and positive for her family and friends throughout. She loved the Christmas season, so Christmas Eve was the perfect time for her to return to her Heavenly Father. Iris enjoyed...
Venell Fredrick Stoney Wall
Dec 25, 2013
1928 ~ 2013 Venell Fredrick (Stoney) Wall, 85 of Springville, Utah returned to his heavenly father on Christmas Day December 25th 2013, surrounded by his family. Venell was born December 9, 1928, to Lionel and Edris Wall of Santaquin, Utah where he spent his childhood. He served in the Korean War in 1951, earning a purple heart. On October 11,...
Elaine Dunn Staheli
Dec 19, 2013
1930~2013 Elaine Dunn Staheli, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on December 19, 2013 in Provo, Utah. In her last hours, she was able to say her last good-bye's to her children, grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and her loving husband Mel Staheli of 62 years. Elaine was born on December 27, 1930 in Logan, Utah to...
Edward "Daddy Ted" Beach
Dec 18, 2013
1931~2013 On December 18, 2013, Edward LaVair Beach peacefully passed away, surrounded by his family and wife of 56 years, Marcia. Edward was born on August 2, 1931 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Freda and LeRoy Beach (a rascal from Logan, UT). He was raised in Burbank, California along with his brothers Roy and Fred. Duty called and Ted proudly...
Hal Chamberlain Brinkerhoff
Dec 18, 2013
1946 ~ 2013 Hal Chamberlain Brinkerhoff, age 89 of Mapleton, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Hal was born September 27, 1924 to Bert and Leola Brinkerhoff in Orderville, Utah. He married Kathryn Lambson March 24, 1946 in Ely, Nevada and they were later sealed in the Manti LDS Temple. Hal grew up in Junction, Utah and attended Piute High...
