OBITS: Daily Herald 24 Dec 2004; Provo, Utah co., Utah

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Brewer, Wilford Junior
Wilford Junior Brewer July 3, 1929 - December 22, 2004 Wilford Junior Brewer,
age 75, of Delta, Colorado died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at Delta County
Memorial Hospital, Delta, CO. He was born July 3, 1929 in Santaquin, UT to
Wilford and Rhoda (Robins) Brewer. He married Marie Gates, the love of his
life on May 15, 1949, and was sealed to her on June 2, 1968, in the Salt Lake
Temple. He loved his wife and was devoted to her. He especially loved spending
time with his family. He liked being in the outdoors and loved to fish. He
served in the Army Medical Corp. He was a shining example to all who knew him.
He was a kind and gentle man, and a wonderful father and will be missed by us
all. He is survived by his wife Marie of Delta, CO; 4 sons and their wives,
Blaine & Pamela Brewer and Mark & Gaylynn Brewer of Delta, CO, Tom & Zaida
Brewer of Guantanimo Bay, Cuba and Jeff & Connie Brewer of Collinville, VA; a
brother and his wife, Charles & Jeanne Brewer of Nephi, UT; a sister and her
husband, Marla & Gary Jackson of Mona, UT; 19 grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two
sisters, one grandson and a great great grandson. Funeral services will be
held on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Delta with Bishop Valley Mulford officiating. Burial
will follow at the Delta City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at LDS Church
in Delta, CO on Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Please sign the guest registry
and memory tribute at the on-line memorial at www.mesaview.net. Funeral
arrangements are being handled by Mesa View Mortuary-Cemetery, 682 1725 Road
Delta, Colorado 81416. (970) 874-8633
Published in the Daily Herald on 12/24/2004.

Hiatt, Mary Petersen
Mary Petersen Hiatt Our dearly beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Mary
Anderson, Petersen, Hiatt, 83, of Springville, passed away peacefully on
December 20, 2004 at her son's home in Orem. She was born in Glendale, Utah on
January 31, 1921 to John Sven and Minda Lucinda Harris Anderson. She married
Mart Joseph Petersen on May 28, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple. Four children
were born to this union of whom she dearly loved. She especially loved her
precious grandchildren who came along in her latter years. Mary was an active
member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Throughout her life
she received many callings in her church of which she gladly accepted, one of
which was to serve a mission with her husband in the South Carolina Colombia
mission. She was a member of the Daughter of the Utah Pioneers; she being a
granddaughter of one of the early Mormon pioneers. She loved flowers,
gardening, music and dancing. She spent many long hours in her beautiful
flower gardens. Her and her husband enjoyed singing. Her husband Mart passed
away in May of 1991. In April of 1994 she met and married Darold Vernon Hiatt.
They had ten beautiful years together filled with joy and happiness. She is
survived by her husband Darold, 3 sons and a daughter, Garry Elvin (Carol)
Petersen of Provo; Paul Mart (Rosalind) Petersen of Orem; Nadine Brown of
Bountiful; John Riley (Lenore) Petersen of Salem, 3 stepsons and a
stepdaughter, Clay (Lynda) Hiatt of Sandy, Craig (Kathy) Hiatt of Payson,
Edith (Mark) Wolf of Salt Lake City, Mason (Susan) Hiatt of Springville, 13
grandchildren, 15 step-grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 15 step-great
grandchildren. Her Mother, Father, two sisters, two brothers, first husband, a
son-in-law; Ray Brown, a granddaughter and a great granddaughter preceded her
in death. Funeral will be held Monday, December 27, at 12:00 p.m. at the
Hobble Creek West Stake Center 555 S. 600 E. Springville. Friends may call at
the Wheeler Mortuary 211 E. 200 S. Sunday 6-8 p.m. and Monday at the church
prior to the services from 10:45-11:45 a.m. Burial Springville City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to www.wheelermortuary.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 12/24/2004.

Johnson, Dee F.
Dee F. Johnson 1938~2004 Dee Frank Johnson was born January 17, 1938 in Salt
Lake City Utah, to Vaughn and Mary Johnson. After a long courageous battle
with cancer, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on December 21,
2004. Dee was employed at Mountain States Supply from January 1957 to present.
He enjoyed 46 years of employment beginning as a truck driver and progressing
to stock holder/manager. He enjoyed the friendships of fellow employees,
friends and customers throughout the years. Dee had many hobbies related to
the plumbing and heating industry such as building burners, moldings,
castings, and machine work. He spent many hours getting the correct air flow
through these burners in order to get proper melting of the metals. Dee also
enjoyed building replacement parts and restoring his six International Farmall
Super A tractors. Dee was happiest when surrounded by his family and
grandchildren. He enjoyed polishing his vast collection of rocks on the
polisher he built from scratch. Dee loved to build things and plan out the
steps he would take to make them. Dee was never too busy to help people and
was always thinking of others, even when his health was in decline. Dee is
survived by his wife, Jacquella (Jackie) Aime Johnson; children, Paula( Rich)
Pemberton, Pam (Garn) Jensen, Bryan (Sonja) Johnson, Brenda (Hud) Fullmer,
Joanna (Troy) Sargent, Jeff Johnson ; his 17 grandchildren, Jayson & Tauni
Pemberton, Caci, Josh, Megan & Amanda Jensen, Alyssa, Nathan & Nicole Johnson,
Skyler, Jessica, Samantha & Ali Fullmer, Gavin, Emeree, Treven & Livia
Sargent; brother, Jerry (Cynthia) Johnson; sisters, Donna Price, Rhonda (Rex)
Snyder; many nieces, nephews and cousins; aunts, Afton Huggard, Dorothy
Huggard, Blanche Ovard, Rae Huggard ; and uncle, Glen James (Norma Jean)
Huggard. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the
American Cancer Society, 941 E. 3300 So., Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Funeral
services will be held Friday, December 24, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Belview
Ward, 300 East 6300 South. Family and friends may call Thursday from 6-8
p.m.at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State St. and Friday one hour prior to
services at the Belview Ward. Interment will be at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950
East 10600 South. Funeral Directors: Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary.
Published in the Daily Herald from 12/23/2004 - 12/24/2004.

Wakefield, Leland B.
Leland B. Wakefield, of Provo, Utah was born March 1, 1919 to Marion Elroy and
Zella Ballard Wakefield in Butte, Montana. He returned to his Heavenly Father
on December 20, 2004. Leland was a long-time owner-operator of Wakefield's,
Inc. - an independent piano, music, electronics, and appliance store, which he
founded in 1947 and ran for 43 years. After retiring and closing the store,
Leland was a small business development advisor for the US Small Business
Administration. Leland also distinguished himself by serving in the Army Air
Corps in World War II, stationed in Egypt and Italy. Leland was awarded the
Bronze Star. Following the war, he attended BYU where he graduated with a
bachelor's degree in business. At BYU, Leland met and married a beautiful
young secretary, Anna Stucki. Their marriage took place on June 21, 1946 in
the LDS Idaho Falls Temple. Leland held a variety of positions in the LDS
church. He was a long time executive secretary and ward clerk, in the Oak
Hills 1st Ward. He also served as a High Councilor and as Bishop of the BYU
1st Ward for 8 years. He also worked in the Provo LDS Temple. Leland was well
known for his expertise at two hobbies he loved: gardening and carpentry. He
grew champion roses, and was often sought out for gardening advice and plant
rescue. He was an ingenious handyman who could "fix anything". He loved to
build furniture and make sure his yard was always blooming magnificently.
Leland's family and friends will fondly remember his never ending supply of
cute anecdotes and jokes, and his twinkly blue eyes. He is survived by his
long-time sweetheart and wife, companion, helpmate and the love of his life,
Anna , three children: daughters: Susan - a marketing consultant and writer in
Chicago, Illinois, and her husband Rick, and children, Michael and Kellie;
Annalee - a music coach and choir director in Portland, Oregon, and her
children, Daniel, Matthew, Jessica and Ryan; and son: Neil - a
business/marketing teacher at Orem High School, and wife Suzy and children,
Kolby, Ashley (Nate), and Lauran. Funeral services will be held Monday,
December 27, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., at the Pleasant View 5th Ward Chapel, 1060
East 2400 North, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo,
185 East Center Street, Sunday evening, from 6-8 p.m., or Monday morning, at
the Ward Chapel one hour prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, please send donations to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund.
Published in the Daily Herald from 12/24/2004 - 12/26/2004.