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Baer, Virginia
In loving memory of Virginia Reeves (Brown) Baer, born January 31, 1922 in
Noble, Texas and died Saturday night, October 30, 2004 in Provo, Utah.
Virginia was able to live in her own home in Midway, Utah until her passing at
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center on October 30, 2004.
She was loved by all, known for her great story telling, and she will be
greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Thomas Scott Baer. She
is survived by three daughters, Coleen Oltrogge, Mt. Pleasant, UT; Scotty
Renslow, San Ramon, CA; and Laurie Ivers, Orem, UT; three sons-in-law, ten
grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren and
twenty-one step-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Kirby Lee Brown, Gilliam,
LA; William (Buddy) Brown, Mesquite, TX; and Dudley (Jack) Brown, Crowley, TX.
She is survived by many other relatives and friends, too numerous to mention.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 10:00 a.m.,
in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, 185 East Center Street, Provo. Friends may
call from 9:30 until 10:00 a.m. Interment and dedication of the Grave to
follow in the Orem City Cemetery, 1500 North 800 East. Condolences may be sent
to www.BergMortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 11/2/2004.

Brailsford, Bert Orvil
Our Dad, Bert Orvil Brailsford, returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly
Father and his wife on October 30, 2004. Dad was born on August 30, 1925, to
Bert and Augusta Hill Brailsford, and was raised in Springville, Utah, where
he met many of his life-long friends.
Dad married the love of his life, Arletta Clements, on May 16, 1947. On June
24, 1964, they were sealed together as a family for all time and eternity in
the LDS Temple, in Manti, Utah. Bert and Arletta raised their five children in
Orem and were married 54 years.
Dad joined the Navy and served in WWII. In his lifetime, Dad served as a Mst.
Sargent in the Air Force Reserves where he received an Accommodation Medal and
a Merit Award. Dad also served as a Reserve Provo Police Officer and owned and
operated his own business for many years.
Dad will always be remembered for his quick wit and family pranks. He always
loved to tease his grandchildren.
We will love and miss you, Dad, until we meet again.
Bert is survived by his son, Orval (Deania) Brailsford, Pleasant Grove, his
daughters, Kathleen A. Pitts, Orem, Jeanie (Charlie) Moore, Pleasant Grove and
Nancy (David) Krippner, Lehi; his brothers, William Brailsford, American Fork,
James Brailsford, Spanish Fork and sister, Elsie (LaVerl) Aston, Orem. Adopted
into the family were Dan and Irene Tafoya of Orem. Bert had 14 grandchildren
and 9 great-grandchildren, and his pet companions, Junior and Callie. Bert was
preceded in death by his wife, Arletta C. Brailsford, daughter, Bonnie Dudley
and grandson KJ Crompton.
The family would like to extend their gratitude and appreciation to Irene &
Dan Tafoya for their loving care, and to little Shay Tafoya for being Dads
morning ray of sunshine.
Funeral Services will be Friday, November 5th, 2004 at 11:00 a.m in the Walker
Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem. Family and friends may call
Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m prior to the
services. Interment will be East Lawn Memorial Gardens of Provo, with full
military rites.
Published in the Daily Herald from 11/2/2004 - 11/4/2004.

Brereton, Morris Austin
Our father, grandfather and great-grandfather Morris Austin Brereton passed
away Sunday, October 31, 2004 at the age of 97, after a short illness. He was
born February 17, 1907 in Provo, Utah to John Austin and Sarah Jane Cook
Brereton. He was the oldest of ten children, having seven brothers and two
sisters.
He married his high school sweetheart Opal Lillian Hansen June 3, 1926 in
Provo, Utah. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple November 5,
1947.
They lived in the Edgemont area and purchased a 16-acre farm in 1939. There
they raised their family of eight children.
His first job was working 13 years for his Uncle Will Brereton at the Utah
Timber and Coal Company in Provo, Utah in the carpenter shop. When World War
II started he worked on the construction of the Small Arms Ammunitions Plant
in Salt Lake City, then worked on the construction of the Tooele Army
Ordinance Depot in Tooele. Later he worked on the Construction of Geneva
Steel, working as foreman in the carpenter shop and also as a millwright
installing heavy machinery.
He returned to the farm toward the end of the war, where he raised a variety
of fruits and row crops. For many years Morris was secretary and later
President for the Timpanogos Canal Company.
The fall was his favorite time of year. He was always looking forward to
trucking and selling his fruit in Nebraska where he made many friends over the
years. Fall was also the time for the deer hunt he enjoyed with family and
friends. He looked forward to the opening of fishing season in the spring of
the year and always talked about the 18 1/2 lb. trout he caught at Fish Lake.
He subdivided his property and constructed the Brereton Gardens Subdivision,
building many homes over the years. Also he was responsible for getting the
county to re-zone two city blocks of property along Canyon Road as commercial
property and in 1944 built the first grocery store in the Edgemont area. He
operated the store for two years, and then leased it out for over 30 years.
Morris and Opal were snowbirds and enjoyed going south to Arizona for the
winter before Opal died in 1991.
Survivors include his eight children: daughters, Maruine B. Pulley, of Salem,
UT, Karen (Don) Ungerman of Springville, UT, Sherlyn (Dick) Smith of Apopka,
FL and sons, Garn (Karma) Brereton, Glade (Belva) Brereton, Grant (Donna)
Brereton, Ronald (Shirley) Brereton, all of Orem, and Norman Brereton of
Provo. Morris is also survived by 34 grandchildren, 89 great-grandchildren,
and 32 great-great-grandchildren; his brother Lynn Brereton of Provo and
sister Lucille Phillips of Provo. Preceded in death by his parents, seven
brothers, one sister and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Edgemont 7th Ward Chapel, 555 East 3230 North, Provo. Friends may call
Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center
Street, as well as Thursday morning at the chapel, one hour prior to services.
Interment, East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to
www.bergmortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald from 11/2/2004 - 11/4/2004.

Colvin, Ruth Stott
Ruth Stott Colvin, age 88, passed away October 29, 2004.She was born August
31, 1916, the daughter of F. Earl and Ida Fisher Stott, in Fillmore, Utah. She
attended school in Fillmore and graduated from Millard High School. She lived
in Meadow, Utah 3 years while attending high school. After graduation she
lived with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Asael H. Fisher, in Provo and
attended BYU.Ruth was employed as secretary at Provo High School for 2 years.
She was secretary in several medical offices at the University of Minnesota
for 9 months while her husband attended school there.
Ruth married Harold Ashton Colvin 65 years ago on September 7, 1939, in the
Manti Temple.She has been an active member of the LDS Church, serving as a
Sunday School and MIA teacher, organist for her ward, and in the Primary
organization.She was an MIA counselor and president, a Relief Society
counselor and president, and an ordinance worker and clothing supervisor in
the Provo Temple for 20 years. She served as a member of the Daughters of the
Utah Pioneers and the Culturettes club for much of her life.She and her
husband served 18 months in the Canada Calgary Mission.
Ruth was a loving foster mother to 3 Lamanite children under the LDS Indian
placement program.She also mothered 3 girls under the LDS Welfare Services
organization.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Harold A. Colvin, of Provo; 2 sons and 2
daughters: Nan (W. Marquess  Dusty ) Hale of West Valley City, Dennis H.
(Kathi) Colvin of Mapleton, J. Lee (Tera) Colvin of West Jordan, and Kaye
(Warner) Woodworth of Provo; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Her
parents, 2 sisters and 2 brothers preceded her in death.
Appreciation is extended to Spanish Fork Nursing and Rehab for their help with
Ruth.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the
Pleasant View 1st Ward Chapel, 650 E. Stadium Ave., Provo. Friends may call
Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center
Street, as well as Thursday morning at the church one hour prior to services.
Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on 11/2/2004.

Johns Jr., Allen Lee
Allen Lee Johns, Jr., age 86, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2004 at Mountain
View Hospital in Payson, Utah. He was born July 9, 1918 in Anacortes,
Washington to Allen Lee Johns, Sr. and Juanita Margaret Jenkins. He married
Helen Lorene Cobain on October 31, 1942 in Queen Ann, Seattle, Washington.
Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple in 1970.
Allen graduated from Anacortes High School in Washington and attended the
University of Washington. He served his country during World War II at the
Pier 91 Naval Station in Seattle. He was employed at a cannery in Alaska,
Boeing, US Steel, BYU, and owned and operated Allor Electric. He served as an
officer in the Independent Order of Foresters (IOOF).
Allen loved to work. He liked to serve and help people. He enjoyed fishing and
loved to sing. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints where he served a mission in Tonga and Samoa. While in Tonga he served
as Patriarch. He was also involved with the scouting program, served in the
Provo LDS Temple, and was a High Priest, and Ward and Stake Missionary.
Allen is survived by his wife, Helen of Spanish Fork; a son and three
daughters: Allen Lee (Tash) Johns III of Star Valley, Wyoming, Bonita Lorene
(Clyde) Wilson of Redmond, Washington, Jeanette Irene (Robert) Ball of
Seattle, Washington, Colleen Maria Johns of Provo, Utah; 21 grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Margaret Ellen Johns
of Bothell, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a
brother, Edward Horton Johns.
Funeral services will be Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 1 p.m. in the Spanish
Fork Stake Center, 1006 East 200 South, Spanish Fork. Friends may call on
Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Walker Family Mortuary, 187 South Main,
Spanish Fork, and on Thursday at the stake center from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. Interment is pending.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 11/2/2004.

Nieman, Gilbert O.
Gilbert O. Nieman, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 31, 2004 in
Orem, Utah.
He was born August 13, 1914, to Walter and Ida Liebemann Nieman in Wausau,
Wisconsin. His early school years were spent in Wisconsin and he graduated
from the University of Wisconsin in Mining Engineering. He worked for a group
of construction companies that were building Naval bases in the Pacific
Islands.
While in Honolulu he met his life long sweetheart, Virginia. He was
transferred to Midway Island and was there during the attack on Pearl Harbor
in 1941. He later returned to Honolulu and he and Virginia were married in
1942. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Hawaiian LDS Temple. She died
July 27, 2003.
After the war they moved to Santa Cruz, California and later settled in San
Jose, California, to raise their family. He has been a very active member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many church
callings. He was the Bishop of the San Jose First Ward for many years. He also
served as a Stake High Councilman and Sealer in the San Diego Temple. In the
early 1960s he was called to serve on the LDS Church Building Committee. He
supervised the building of many chapels in Australia from 1961 to 1964.
After returning to the states he worked for Wester States Cast Stone and Ennis
Steel in San Diego.
He did not retire until the age of 76. He was a hard worker all of his life.
In 1997 he moved to Utah where he has spent the last seven years near family
and friends. He was a wonderful father and grandfather, being very generous
throughout his life.
He was survived by his children, John W. (Pat) Nieman, Clayton, California;
Edward J. (Ged) Nieman, Perth, Australia; Jeanne (Scott) Harrison, Orem, Utah;
16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; and his sister, Ruth Boehm, Green
Bay, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his brother, Harold Nieman.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 4th, at 11 a.m. in the Sharon
Fourth Ward Chapel, 545 South 800 East, Orem.Friends and family may call from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Orem City
Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald on 11/2/2004.

Peterson, Ena Christiansen
Ena Christiansen Peterson, beloved mother, grandmother and sister passed away
early Friday morning, October 29, 2004, at a local hospital due to an extended
illness. She was surrounded by her family.
Ena was born July 22, 1918, in Centerfield, Utah, the oldest daughter of
George Peter and Mearl Merinda Jensen Christiansen. She attended school in
Centerfield and Gunnison, graduating from Gunnison Valley High School. She
married Clarence Marlin Peterson on June 15, 1939 in the Manti Temple. He
passed away March 6, 1992. She lived in Ephraim, Utah, Centerfield, Utah and
for the past 54 years in Orem, Utah. Ena was active in the LDS Church serving
in the Primary, Sunday School, Young Women and Relief Society. She enjoyed
gardening, cooking, keeping a neat tidy house and especially her children and
grandchildren.
She is survived by a son, Clarence Marlin (Linda) Peterson, Monroe, Utah; four
daughters, Venna LaRee (Lamont) Utley, Provo, Utah; Maridean (Richard)
Proctor, Spanish Fork, Utah; Ena Valene (John) Whetten, Pocatello, Idaho;
Ronda Phenes, Brigham City, Utah; one sister, Merna (Ray) Nielsen, Salt Lake
City, Utah; three brothers, Jarl Christiansen, Sinclair, Wyoming; Bard
(Charlene) Christiansen, Redmond, Utah; Cline (Lana) Christiansen, Provo,
Utah; a sister-in-law, Faye Christiansen, Salt Lake City, Utah; twenty-two
grandchildren, forty-one great-grandchildren and nine
great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
a daughter, MarNaeOrpa Hard; a son-in-law, Kenneth Hard; three grandchildren,
Rashelle and Richard Proctor, and Tommy Hard; three brothers, Lenoy, Ralph and
Earl; and two sisters, Karma and Edra.
Enas family would like to express their love and appreciation to the care
givers at Crestview Care Center and to the staff at Timpanogos Regional
Hospital ICU unit, especially Tyler her nurse, for their tender, loving care
of our mother and grandmother.
Funeral services will be Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the LDS
Geneva Heights Second Ward, 590 North 900 West, Orem, Utah, with Bishop
Clinton Harris officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday
evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Walker Mortuary, 85 East 200 South, Provo, Utah,
and also at the Church from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Thursday prior to the
services. Burial will be in Orem City Cemetery.
To send condolences to the family, please visit
www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com.

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Rollins, Ralph Lowell
Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, Ralph
Lowell Rollins, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2004, at the age of 85.
Ralph was born August 21, 1919, in Greenville, Utah, to Perley Freeman and
Esther Berthada Morris Rollins. He married Betty Grace Barney on June 1, 1948,
in the LDS Manti Temple and together they reared three sons and a daughter.
They instilled testimony, a strong work ethic, and an optimistic attitude by
their examples, and established a home full of music and learning.
Ralph received his BS in Civil Engineering from Utah State in 1941, and then
served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in WWII. Upon his
return, his love of learning led him to earn an MS degree from Utah State in
1949 and a Ph.D from Iowa State in 1954. After teaching at Colorado State
University and the University of Utah, Ralph joined the Civil Engineering
faculty at BYU in 1958, where he established the geotechnical engineering
program. Ralph served as department chairman for two years, 1960-1962. He was
honored by an engineering fellowship in his name and retired from BYU in 1987.
Ralph received the prestigious BYU Emeritus Alumni Award in 2004.
Ralph founded the consulting firm of Rollins, Brown and Gunnell, Inc. in
Provo, in 1965, and served as principal until his retirement, at the age of
79, in 1999. Licensed in five states, he personally performed soil and
foundation investigations for over 5000 structures throughout the
intermountain west, including a majority of the high-rise buildings in Salt
Lake, several hundred LDS chapels, buildings on every college campus in the
state, and numerous bridges and commercial buildings. Ralph performed design
work for over 80 earth dams in the intermountain west, and served as a
consultant to the World Bank, reviewing design plans and inspecting earth dam
construction in Korea for three summers. He was President of the Utah Chapter
of the American Society of Civil Engineers from 1965-66. In 1972, he received
the Outstanding Professional Engineer Award for Technical Competence and was
named Utah Engineer of the Year in 1988.
Ralph was devoted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
served as Bishop of the Cottonwood 2nd Ward in Salt Lake City. He served on
high councils in the Cottonwood and BYU 11th Stakes, was a volunteer
consultant to the LDS Church Engineering Department, and received their
Outstanding Professional Service Award in 1980. Ralph was a member of Provo
Kiwanis, served one term as President, and received the Kiwanis Outstanding
Service Award.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Betty; his children: Craig Rollins (Vancouver,
WA), Kevin Rollins (Austin TX), Kyle Rollins (Provo, UT) and Anita Rollins
Blackwood (Austin, TX); his brother, Arden Rollins (Salt Lake City, UT); 12
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 3rd, at 10 a.m., at the
Edgemont North Stake Center at 4295 North Canyon Road in Provo. Family and
friends may call one hour prior to services. A viewing will also be held from
6-8 p.m. on November 2nd, at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street,
Orem. Interment will be at the Orem Cemetery.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Courtyard at Jamestown for their
caring devotion to Ralph.
Published in the Daily Herald from 11/1/2004 - 11/2/2004.

Titus, Janet Grace Cressall
Beloved Mother, Nana, Sister, Aunt & FriendJanet was reunited with her Lord
and Savior on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 2:09 p.m. after fighting a long
and courageous battle with esophageal/ stomach cancer.
Born in Mapleton, Utah, July 24, 1932 at 12:10 a.m. to Roscoe Farnes Cressall
and Emma Eliza Lee. Married Richard Gaige Titus, December 2, 1953; later
divorced.
She is survived by her three children, Matthew Titus, Susan Titus and an
especially loved daughter Jennifer (David) Jones, whose love and support made
fighting the cancer bearable. Janet is also survived by her grandchildren, who
were the light of her life; Adam Lee Hunter, Alexander Gaige Titus, Spencer
Grace Jones and Jett Matthew Jones. Other survivors include 3 sisters, 2
brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to give special thanks to M.D. Anderson of Houston,
Texas for giving Janet hope and the best treatment available. And to Odyssey
Hospice for their love and care, as it made Janet feel safe and loved. Love
and appreciation also go out to all of those who came to visit and stayed to
help out.
Mom, I love you more than words can express and I will miss you all the days
of my life. Remember the promise. Love, Jennifer.
A viewing will be held, Wed. November 3, 2004 at Grovecreek 5th Ward, 475 N.
700 E. Pleasant Grove, Utah, from 6   8 p.m. Funeral service will be Thursday,
Nov. 4th, 2:00 p.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 S. Redwood Road, with a
viewing one hour prior to services. Interment, Redwood Memorial Cemetery.
Published in the Daily Herald from 11/2/2004 - 11/3/2004.

Winters, Jeremy Roberts
Jeremy Roberts Winters, 28, of Pleasant Grove passed away Sunday, October 31,
2004. He was born November 14, 1975 in American Fork, Utah to Larry and Terrie
Roberts. Jeremy was adopted by his grandparents, Gary and Brenda Collings
Winters in 1990.
Jeremy grew up in Pleasant Grove and attended school there. He loved the
outdoors and enjoyed camping, hunting, and fishing with family and friends.
Jeremy enjoyed riding his 4-Wheelers and loved anything with wheels and an
engine.
He is survived by his wife Christy of Pleasant Grove; children: Jeremy Draye
Winters, Zackary Winters, and Casey Winters; father, Larry Roberts, Provo;
sister, Jenny (Rob) Oliver, Pleasant Grove; brothers: Danny Roberts, Jared and
David Bowers, all of American Fork; grandparents, Gary O. & Brenda Winters.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Terrie Jenkins Roberts and daughter,
Darian Marie Winters.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 12:00 noon in
the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, 500 North 100 West, Pleasant Grove under the
direction of Olpin Family Mortuary, Pleasant Grove. Condolences may be sent to
the family at www.olpinfamilymortuary.com.
We love you Jeremy and we will miss you!
Published in the Daily Herald on 11/2/2004.