OBITS: Daily Herald 7 Apr 2005; Provo, Utah co., Utah text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: Daily Herald http://www.daily-herald.com Brown, Robert Adamson Robert Adamson Brown Robert Adamson Brown, 66, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at his home in Provo, Utah. He was born May 10, 1938 in American Fork, Utah to Robert John and Lorraine Adamson Brown. He married Cleo Baadsgaard on April 10, 1958 in Lake Shore, Utah. They were later divorced. Robert graduated from Spanish Fork High School. He was employed by Rio Grande for 25 years, and was an insurance agent. He enjoyed golfing and bowling. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by his children: Carlene (Von) Dansie, Douglas Robert (Karen Thomas) Brown, and Annette (Rick R.) Peterson, all of Spanish Fork; and ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Elaine Johnson. Graveside services will be Friday, April 8, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery, 420 South 400 East. Friends and family may call at Walker Family Mortuary, 187 South Main, Spanish Fork, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the services. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Christensen, Luella Afton Luella Afton Nielson Christensen Luella Afton Nielson Christensen, named after her mother's twin sister, Luella, was born November 4, 1918 in Ephraim, Utah. She passed away on April 3, 2005 of causes incident to age. She had a happy childhood growing up in a family with three sisters and one brother and her beloved parents, Ernest and Castella Nielson. Her sisters are Veone Hunter (Earl), now deceased, Doris Larsen (McCoy), and Shirley Kilgore (Earl). Her brother Vertis (LaRue) is also deceased. Afton married Dean Christian Christensen on June 1, 1944 and they were a united team, accomplishing many things during their lifetime. She supported Dean in his career in Education and they lived in Moroni, Logan, Duchesne, and Salt Lake City, Utah, Eugene, Oregon, Beirut, Lebanon and Provo and Orem, Utah. She was an excellent typist and typed Dean's Masters Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation on her old manual typewriter, word perfect. When Dean retired in 1978 they served a mission as Directors of the Hawaii Temple Visitor's Center. They loved Hawaii and the people and returned many times for prolonged visits. Afton had many friends because she loved others and made them feel important. She was always doing nice things for other people, especially young mothers and those in need. She adored babies and always made a fuss over them. Her daughters remember her selfless service when she came to help them when they had new babies. She never complained but went about lifting the burdens of others whenever she could. Afton has always accepted and fulfilled church callings efficiently and willingly in the various organizations of the LDS Church. One of her favorite callings was Relief Society Secretary. Afton was an avid reader and belonged to the Acacia and other book clubs through the years. She loved to recite poetry and sing songs to her children and grandchildren. She also inherited, from her father, a love of flower gardens. Her husband, Dean, once wrote about her: "Afton is conscientious, concerned and interested in people. She is personable, well-groomed, tender, sympathetic and shares her material and spiritual talents generously. She walks in the Savior's footsteps. She works overtime to win and merit affection and forgives freely. She is a meticulous seamstress, having fashioned clothing for herself and her children as they grew. An excellent homemaker, she enjoys cooking and entertaining friends. She never forgets birthdays. She is extremely capable but worries about her competency. Afton is admired and loved by all, even her sons-in-law. I am fortunate and happy that the Lord helped me find Afton to be my earthly and eternal companion. I love and appreciate her for what she is and stands for - a true daughter of our Heavenly Father." She is survived by her 5 children, Jed (Kathy), Napa, CA, Sherrie Wiseman (Rick), Santa Rosa, CA, Kim (Lynette), Springville, UT, Laurie Maynes (Alan), Price, UT, and Wendy Frahm (Dave), Orem, UT. She and Dean have 27 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren in whom she took great delight in teaching and helping through life. The family expresses their thanks to the staff at Courtyard at Jamestown for their loving kindness this past year. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sunset Heights 2nd Ward Chapel, 400 West 1260 South (University Pkwy), Orem, Utah. Friends may call Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center Street and Saturday morning at the church from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com. Published in the Daily Herald from 4/7/2005 - 4/8/2005. Cowley, Cynthia Cynthia Cowley Cynthia Joyce Probasco Cowley, 50, of Mendon, Utah, died April 5, 2005. Cynthia was born on February 23, 1955 in Ogden, Utah to Ivan and Thea Probasco and raised by her mother and step father, Croft Workman. She graduated from Orem High in 1973. She married her best friend and love of her life, William Mark Cowley, in the Provo Temple on October 4, 1974. The greatest joy in her life was her family. She loved to spend time with them, whether it was camping, boating, playing cards, or just hanging out. She also loved singing, scrapbooking, crafting, and home making. She was involved in many church callings and always put her heart and soul into them. She was active with the youth in her wards and loved them greatly. She is survived by her husband, Mark Cowley; their children: Kristina (Chris) Ure, Kamas, Utah; Derrik (Kisten), Logan, Utah; Braydon (12), Shalyn (9) and three grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings: Mary (Gordon) Butler, Carolyn Gallinghouse, Robert (Angie) Workman, John (Debbie) Workman, Dell (Lisha) Workman, David (Karen) Workman, Claudia (Lloyd) Mayes, Wayne (Janis) Workman, Howard (Jeanette) Workman, Blair (Lisa) Cowley, Dale (Annette) Cowley, Karen (Ed) Payne; parents-in-law, William H. and Marilyn Cowley, and many nieces and nephews. She was joined in death by her parents Ivan, Croft and Thea; her brother Kenneth and sister, Linda. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Mendon 3rd Ward Chapel, 476 South 100 East. Friends and family may call Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan and Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be at the Orem City Cemetery, 1550 North 800 East at 2:30 p.m. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Perry, Russell Albert Russell Albert Perry 1962 - 2004 I love you Daddy! Love, Your Little Monkey (Jessica Ann) Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Roberts, Wanda Ruth Andrus Wanda Ruth Andrus Roberts Wanda Ruth Andrus Roberts passed away March 31, 2005. She was 90 and a blessing to the end -- and still. Born Nov. 6, 1914 in Holladay, Utah, to Clarence Loyal Andrus and Ruth Viola Christensen, she was the eldest of nine children. Wanda attended Irving Grade School, Granite High, (she was the first female "cheerleader," there) and graduated from BYU in 1939. On June 6, 1940 she married her BYU sweetheart, Charles Henry Roberts. The couple raised 6 children and taught school for 39 years in the Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming, before retiring to Lehi. Wanda is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and always served faithfully in church organizations and in the community. These past few years she agonized over her memory loss, but she never forgot her testimony of Jesus Christ. She never forgot to keep His commandments and express gratitude. She never forgot her positive attitude and cheerful disposition. Proverbs is true. "... for her price is far above rubies . . . Strength and honour are her clothing;" Survived by children, Duane (Susan) Roberts, Springville; Kurt (Jackie) Roberts, American Fork; Ruth (Jim) Dunn, Orem; Reese (Diane) Roberts, Kaysville; Maralee (Zeke) Francis, Moab; Gerald (Candice) Roberts, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; 32 grandchildren (3 serving LDS missions); and 22 great-grandchildren; brothers, Clarence Andrus, of Draper; Willis Andrus, of Murray; James Andrus, of Glenwood; and Jay Andrus, of Price. Preceded in death by her dear Charlie, brothers Roger, Doug and Stan, sister, Vaudis Swenson, and a grand-daughter, Danielle Roberts. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lehi 17th Ward Chapel (851 N. 1200 E.) Viewing at Wing Mortuary, (118 E. Main, Lehi), Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. and an hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, donate to the charity of your choice. Interment, Lehi City Cemetery. Published in the Daily Herald from 4/6/2005 - 4/7/2005. Stock, Inez Inez Stock September 23, 1914 ~ April 5, 2005 Inez Stock, 90, of Green River, Utah passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in Provo, Utah. She was born in Payson and was a longtime Spanish Fork resident. She married Joe Koyle and he preceded her in death. She then married Jack Stock. He too, preceded her in death. She was a mother, farmer, house mover, business woman, camp host, and senior companion She was a resident of Green River from 1996 to 2003. She is survived by her son and daughter, Lenard and Irene Johnson; a brother; four sisters; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Walker Family Mortuary. Friends may call at the mortuary on Friday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuaries. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Van Pelt, Frances Geneva Frances Geneva Eddinger Van Pelt Klokker Geneva Klokker, 95, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in Trinity Care Center where she was living in Provo. She was born on February 8, 1910 in Berwick, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Jacob Ivan Eddinger and Minnie Agnes Mensinger. She grew up in Berwick and first married Edward Van Pelt. They had one child, Richard Edward Van Pelt and were later divorced. She was then married to Barney Klokker on August 19, 1966 in Woodstock, Illinois. They moved together to Utah in 1990 where they resided in Spanish Fork. Geneva was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 1998 and was sealed to her husband, Barney Klokker on March 18, 1999 in the Provo Temple. Survivors include her daughter-in-law and husband, Shirley V. and Paul K. Bradford of Spanish Fork; three grandchildren and their spouses: Dane Richard and Cindy Van Pelt of Lindon, Kim Diane and James R. Johnson of Orem, and Scott Kevin and Alanna Van Pelt of Spanish Fork; great-grandchildren: Aubrey Ann Van Pelt, Rachel Marie Van Pelt, Ryan Dane Van Pelt, all of Lindon; Emily Kummer and Jacob Kummer of Orem; Whitney Rose Van Pelt, Cassie Marie Van Pelt, Zachary Scott Van Pelt, and Nicholas Joseph Van Pelt, all of Spanish Fork. She was preceded in death by her son Richard in 1993, and her husband Barney in 1996. Funeral services will be Friday, April 8, 2005 at 1 p.m. at Walker Family Mortuary, 187 South Main, Spanish Fork. Friends may call at the mortuary from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to the services. Interment will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Wagstaff, Glen P. Glen P Wagstaff Our beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Glen P Wagstaff, age 74, passed away April 5, 2005 unexpectedly at his home. Glen was born June 13, 1930 in American Fork, Utah to William I. and Hilda Payne Wagstaff. He graduated from American Fork High School in 1948. He married Beth Leanore Jolley on October 4, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple. His life was an example of hard work and caring for his family. He worked at Utah Power and Light for 37 years. When he retired he was Chief Dispatcher. Work never stopped there. Many people have benefitted from his continuing hard work and selfless service. His favorite hobbies were fishing and gardening and sharing the fruits of those with everyone. He will be greatly missed. He served in many callings in the church. He was a devoted home teacher. He and Leanore served as missionaries at the Bishop's Storehouse. His most recent calling was that of an ordinance worker at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple which he enjoyed. Glen was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years and son Craig Glen. He is survived by his children, Charlotte (Brent) Larson, Brent (Robbyn) Wagstaff, Diane (Mark) Hardman, Karen (Bryant) Kettle, Steven (Susan) Wagstaff, and Amy (Joseph) Jacob; 20 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ruth (Leland) Peterson, Noreen (Paul) Taylor, and Frank (Nola) Wagstaff; in-laws, John E. (Joanne) Jolley Jr., Carma Jolley, Bill (Sharlene) Jolley, Ronald (Arlene) Morgan, Donald (Colleen) Jolley, Julie (Gil) Van Wagoner. Funeral services will be Saturday, April, 9, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. in the American Fork 33rd Ward 1305 North 100 East, American Fork. Friends and family may call Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson & Sons Mortuary 49 East 100 North and Saturday from 11:45 to 12:45 prior to the services at the church. Interment, American Fork City Cemetery. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005. Williams, Ruth Ruth Williams Ruth Williams, age 85, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in Payson, Utah. Ruth was born on September 12, 1919 to Harry and Eliza Ann Harvey Williams in London, England. The youngest of 9 children, she was preceded in death by her parents, 6 sisters and 2 brothers. Ruth was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, later immigrating to the United States in 1959. She lived all but the last two years in Provo, Utah. She received a BA in Art from Brigham Young University in 1972, graduating Cum Laude. Her love of art was evidenced not only by her talents as a portrait artist, but also by her appreciation for the beauty and art in nature and the world around her. Ruth's career was spent largely as an accountant and financial secretary, including personal secretary to former BYU President Ernest L. Wilkinson. She will be missed dearly by many friends who will remember her for her faith, kindness, compassion, love for learning and knowledge, and generous spirit. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 8th at 10:00 am at the LDS Provo North Park 2nd Ward chapel, 1066 W 200 N. Interment will follow at the Provo Cemetery. Published in the Daily Herald on 4/7/2005.