All Obituaries

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...

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...

Our beloved Shirley Mae Miller Creer passed away January 11, 2020, at the age of 95 and was joyfully reunited with her husband, Kenneth “Doc” Creer, who passed away just over one month ago, and her two sons, Kent and Paul. She was born to William Wallace and Maud Bowen Miller on May 18, 1924, in Whittier, California, and moved to Spanish Fork with her parents and two brothers, Bill and Paul, at the age of 8. She attended Spanish Fork schools, graduating from Spanish Fork High...

LaRhea Nielson Twelves, 96, of Springville, Utah, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 31, 2019. LaRhea was born on July 24, 1923 in Mapleton, Utah to James Clarence and Elda Peterson Nielson. She had three treasured brothers, Grant, Earl, and Oran. LaRhea graduated from Springville High School in 1940. She enjoyed school and many extracurricular activities, including serving as the high school band drum majorette and leading the band in parades. She served on the...

Sterling Erastus Ottesen passed away in Springville, Utah January 3, 2020.  Sterling was born to Lester Erastus and Ina Larsen Ottesen March 7, 1930 in the bedroom of his parents’ home.   He was a chap-wearing, cap-gun toting boy with a love for adventure and the great outdoors.  As a boy, he worked summers on his Grandfather Erastus’ farm in Palmyra gathering eggs from chickens and getting chased by the rooster.  He had a special relationship with his...

Patricia “Patti” Reese Miner passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at her home in Springville.  She was born December 31, 1949 in Panguitch, Utah to Aaron Allen and Iris Rose Cox Reese. Patti grew up in Orderville making wonderful memories she cherished surrounded by her extended family.  The Reese family moved to Mapleton in her teen years where she went on to graduate from Springville High School in 1968.  She met her sweetheart, John Miner and they were married on...

Lesley Aileen Hales Clyde died December 24, 2019, after battling metastatic breast cancer. Aileen was born in Springville, Utah, May 18, 1926 to G. Ray and Minnie Lesley Grooms Hales. Aileen attended grade school in Spanish Fork before moving back to Springville where she attended Junior High School and graduated Springville High School in 1944, where she was the Utah State Champion extemporaneous speaker. Aileen attended BYU, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English with high honors....

Springville - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Juanita Mower, age 94, passed through the veil into the arms of our father in heaven on Saturday December 28, 2019.   Juanita was born on May 16, 1925 in Springville Utah to Elial Duval and Mary Ann Hughes Curtis. She was the youngest of 6 brothers and sisters; Don Duval, Lewis Lavon, William Hughes, Ileen, Kenneth Courtland, and Lucille, all of whom have preceded her in passing. She graduated from...

Theora Anderson Nelson, age 100, passed away on December 25, 2019 in Springville, Utah.  She was born on July 22, 1919 in Logan, Utah to John and Ella Early Anderson.  She had three older brothers and a younger sister.  Her father died of pneumonia when she was just two-years-old.  As a child she spent many summers in Round Valley with her grandparents on their farm.  Theora married Lee Russell Nelson, also from Logan, and they later divorced.  They had four...