All Obituaries

Max W. Petroff, 93, of Springville, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020, in the care of the Richfield Care Center. He was born on December 9, 1926, in Provo, Utah, to Mike and Cecilia Petroff. He married Bonnie Fox, June 7, 1953. She preceded him in death. He resided with Evelyn Fox, also preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Lila Petroff, married on August 9, 2012.    Max served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a long time member of the Eagles...

Melvin LeGrande Heaps, 81, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, in Ogden, Utah.  He was born on July 14, 1938 in Teasdale, Utah, to Joseph Melvin Heaps and Norma Grace Heaps.  He married Nancy Jean Daugherty in 1961 and they were married for 35 years.  He then married JoAnne Harrington Rigtrup in 2002.  Both Nancy and JoAnne preceded him in death.   Melvin retired from Hill Airforce Base after working for the United States Department of Defense for over 30 years....

Emily Mellor Brown of Springville, Utah passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 after a 3-year courageous battle with breast cancer.  She was head strong and fought hard until the very end.  She will be deeply missed by her grandma, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and friends.   Emily was born on April 8, 1977 to Louis Edward “Eddie” and Margo Mellor.  She was the youngest of three children.   She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Jason Douglas Moore was born on October 13, 1972 in Provo, Utah.  He graduated from this life on February 13, 2020 in Orem, Utah, from end-stage melanoma, at the age of 47. Jason was a happy, active, curious, intelligent child.  He moved with his family multiple times, living in Provo, Ft. Lee, VA, Bradley Beach, NJ, Eatontown, NJ, Pomona, CA, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and Alta Loma, CA, where he graduated from high school.  He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Richard Miller McQueen passed away on January 22, 2020, at the age of 85.   He died on his own terms: at home, surrounded by the family he loved and always kept as his priority.   Richard was born in Salt Lake City in 1934 to Mary Priscilla Miller and William Lawrence McQueen; he was the youngest of two boys.  The family moved to Wendover, Nevada and then Greenville, Utah during WWII before settling in Richland, Washington where Richard’s dad helped build the city...

Ervin Mason was born in Aurora, Utah May 28, 1931 and passed away on January 20th, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones.    He is survived by his wife Katherine Mallard Mason and his four children Karrie Kathrine (Jeff) Clark, Scott Ervin (deceased), Curt E (Sylvia) and Tawnia (Michael) Glidewell. Ervin was the 2nd youngest of 11 children.    Ervin spent his childhood in many locations around Utah but mainly in the Aurora and Fishlake areas. He lived a life of service...

Meredith Wilhelmsen was born June 11, 1924 in St. Charles, Idaho to Ray Charles Rich and Mattie Maria Bair. She was born into a family with four older brothers, Lothair, Vernon, Asael and Vearl. Meredith grew up on a farm in St. Charles, Idaho. She and her family knew hard work and never wanted for anything, even during the depression. She attended school in St. Charles where she met her future husband, Bruce Wilhelmsen. After graduating from high school, Meredith went on to attend the...

Gordon LeRoy Bodily, age 66, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Payson, Utah.  He was born March 30, 1953, in Preston, Idaho, to Lawrence Cole Bodily and Mary Henderson Bodily.  He was the fifth of six children.   He graduated from Preston High School in 1971.  He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Minnesota-Manitoba Mission.  Gordon graduated from Rick’s College in 1977.   Gordon married his...

Byran Elmer Longmore was born on Feb 21, 1946, at home in Salt Lake City, Utah. As in birth, he also died at home in Mapleton Utah, on Jan 10, 2020 at 73-years-old from complications of Parkinson’s disease.   Byran demonstrated artistic talent at a young age. He had a sketch of the prophet Joseph Smith published in the December 1956 edition of the Friend. He enjoyed all sports and won a marble competition at his school in the 6th grade. (He informed us that he only won because...

On Jan 14, 2020, a powerful and influencing earthly life was completed by our beloved matriarch Ruth Ann Haug of Mapleton, Utah.  In her eighty-third year, she gracefully crossed the veil of mortal life and returned to her Heavenly Home while surrounded by her three children.   Ruth Ann was born October 5, 1936 in Freedom Wyoming and later resided in Afton, Wyoming where she learned love of God, family, and neighbor (everyone is a neighbor) from loving parents - these values...