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Bradshaw, Karen Louise Lee
Karen Louise Lee Bradshaw 1933 - 2005 Separated for a moment Karen Louise Lee
Bradshaw died in Salt Lake City on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005 after a long
struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Logan, UT on December 12,
1933 to Lawrence and Donna Benson Lee. Her mother said that Karen was a very
happy and cheerful child with a quick and active mind. She exhibited this
cheerfulness throughout her life even during her mental decline. Karen's
growing years were spent in small towns of Southern Idaho, Western Wyoming and
Northern Utah as her father looked for a small farm to supplement his high
school music-teaching career. The family eventually settled in Vernal, UT
where Karen graduated from Uintah High School in 1951. Karen entered the
University of Utah that year, and met Jerald Sherwin Bradshaw, her soul mate
and eternal companion, in the high-stepping U of U marching band. She
transferred to Utah State University and graduated in Elementary Education,
before her marriage to Jerald in the Logan LDS Temple on August 6. 1954. She
taught first-grade or kindergarten in 1954 - 1957 in Salt Lake City, in
Alameda, CA and in Washington, DC. After Jerald finished a tour of duty in the
US Navy in 1959, Karen and Jerald moved to Southern California for Jerald's
graduate education at UCLA. Karen earned a Master's degree in Elementary
Education with a minor in Library Science at UC Berkeley in 1966. (Karen was
thrilled when her granddaughter, Karen Webster, became a student at Berkeley
in 2002.) The family moved to Provo in 1966 when Jerald joined the Chemistry
Faculty at the Brigham Young University. Karen became a superb homemaker in
her home on Oak Lane so that everyone in the family called her "Mrs. America."
She delighted in preparing gourmet meals for two, four or twenty people. For
over twenty-five years, she prepared a special Sunday evening dinner every
week for all her family including her mother and all her nephews attending
BYU. Often, children and grandchildren of other relatives joined these festive
times. Karen also loved to prepare yearly gourmet meals for members of
Jerald's research group and their partners. Those dinners were much enjoyed by
the young BYU students. Karen became one of the most accomplished quilters in
Utah Valley. All members of her extended family and friends of her daughters
are enjoying that "special quilt" which Karen made especially for them. She
started quilting in 1955 when Jerald was aboard ship in the Pacific. Their
apartment at UCLA during the 1959 - 1962 years was so small that they opened
the front door and crawled under the quilt in progress to enter their front
room. Three of Karen's quilts earned high honors - "Best of the Show" and
"Blue Ribbon" at the Utah State Fair and "Best of the Show" at the Utah County
Fair. Karen also created many pieces of art and jewelry for friends and family
over the years. She painted beautiful ceramic Nativity figures for herself and
her siblings along with a fifty-piece Christmas village that she enjoyed each
Christmas season. Karen enjoyed traveling to chemistry meetings and
universities throughout the world with her husband. Their travels took them to
Ljubljana, Slovenia; Sheffield, England; and Townsville, Australia for
extended stays while on Sabbatical leaves. Their daughters and granddaughters
accompanied them on many of their travels. They traveled extensively through
Europe, Israel, Japan, China, New Zealand and Australia. Karen would read
travel books on the places they would be going so she could see all the
interesting sites while Jerald was busy lecturing. Even though she enjoyed all
her trips, she always said the best part of traveling was entering Utah Valley
on the way home. Activity in the LDS Church was the most important part of
Karen's life. She was particularly active in Relief Society especially in the
homemaking area. She was ward homemaking counselor or work director in nearly
every ward in which she lived. She was Ward Relief Society President twice and
Stake Homemaking Counselor for five years. She greatly enjoyed working with
the women of the wards and stake. Karen is survived by her husband, Jerald,
daughters Donna Maree Webster of West Jordan and Melinda Caroline Waterman of
Salt Lake City, granddaughters Karen Marlene Webster of Berkeley, CA and Amber
Melinda Webster of West Jordan; her brother Lawrence B. Lee and his wife
Marilyn, of Orem, sister Patricia Fae Russell and her husband Bob, of St.
George, and brother-in-law Larry Hartman and his wife Diane of Springville,
and by many members of her extended Lee and Bradshaw families. She was
preceded in death by her parents, sister Zetta Hartman and niece Ticia Lauri
Hartman. The Bradshaw family wishes to thank the capable and caring medical
staff at CareSource for their loving care of our beloved wife and mother.
Funeral services for Karen will be held on Thursday March 31, 2005 at 3:00
p.m. at the Oak Hills Fourth Ward chapel, 925 E North Temple Drive, Provo, UT.
A viewing will be held Wednesday, 6 - 8 p.m. at the Berg Mortuary, 185 E
Center Street, Provo, UT and Thursday at the church, 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Interment at the Orem Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to
www.BergMortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald from 3/29/2005 - 3/30/2005.

Casper, Richard Wallace "Dick"
Richard "Dick" Wallace Casper, age 77 of Mapleton, Utah, died March 27, 2005.
He was born January 1, 1928 in Heber, Utah to Wallace and Dora Danner Casper.
He married Myrna Marie Mayberry February 4, 1949 in Provo, Utah. Dick was
raised and attended schools in Heber City. During his life, he performed the
jobs of two men. Holding a full time job at Geneva Steel for over 30 years
while at the same time building and remodeling approximately 80 homes as a
general contractor. His building talent was extraordinary by performing all
aspects of building, rarely using subcontractors. He lovingly cared for his
ailing wife for seven years until her death in 2003. In his own illness of
malignant melanoma, he showed courage and humor until the end, putting other's
feelings and concerns first. His family felt blessed to care for him in his
home until God called him to heaven. God, family and work were his life
passions. Dick and his family would like to thank everyone for their prayers
and support, and Sterling and Carol Ottesen for being his angels on earth.
Dick is survived by his children, Steven Casper of Garrison, UT, Jackie
Schneider, Los Angeles, CA, Michael Casper, Provo, UT, Barry Casper, So. Lake
Tahoe, CA, Tammy Plante, Nephi, UT, Danny Casper, Springville, UT, and Jared
Casper, Provo; 23 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and sisters Joann
Harding of Ogden, UT and Marva Hardy of Sandy, UT. He was preceded in death by
his wife Myrna, and his daughters Colleen and Ruth. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Berg Mortuary Drawing Room
Chapel, 185 E. Center Street, Provo, UT. Friends may call at the mortuary
Wednesday afternoon, one hour prior to services. Interment will be at East
Lawn Memorial Hills. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Ethington, Lois Evelyn Clark
1921 - 2005 Lois Evelyn Clark Ethington, 83, of Orem, Utah, a marvelous
beautiful eternal companion for over 52 years passed away after a long siege
with Alzheimer's 27 March 2005. She was born 24 August 1921 in Vowell's Mill,
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana to A. V. and Delia Mae Clark. She graduated
from the Provencal High School in June 1938 and later attended Business
College in Shreveport, LA. She met her future husband, Martin "L" Ethington,
September 1951, who was serving in the Air Force at Barksdale AFB, LA. They
were sealed 9 July 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to Orem 15 Aug
1970. She compiled a history on her parents and authored the book Creative
Wheat Cookery, which led to many lectures on bread sculpturing at BYU. She
loved the neighborhood youth, giving much of her time showing them how to make
bread from scratch - they loved her sculpturing. She was an avid Genealogist
and served in the BYU Genealogy Library for 12 years. She delighted in serving
in the Relief Society and Primary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints and did so in Fairbanks, AK; Ajo, AZ; and Montgomery, AL.
Additionally one of her favorite places to serve was with the Young Women in
Bozeman, Montana. She is survived by her husband; 4 children: Loretta (Doug
Crosby), of Kanab, UT; Layne of San Francisco, CA; Brent (Traci Newell) of Bay
City, TX; Paul (Carolyn Hudson) of Salt Lake; 12 grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren. A special thanks to Hearts for Hospice - their services have
been much appreciated - THANK YOU. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, 31 March 2005 at the Orem Sharon 1st LDS Ward Building, 641 South
400 East, Orem. Friends may call at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646
East 800 North, Orem, Wednesday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. or at the Church
Thursday morning 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be at the
Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at:
www.walkerfamilymortuaries.com
Published in the Daily Herald from 3/29/2005 - 3/30/2005.

Griffin, Marie Porter
Provo, Utah Marie Porter Griffin, 85 of Provo, Utah, passed away at her home,
March 26, 2005. She was born July 28, 1919 to Roland and Mina Haws Porter in
Escalante, Utah. She married Kenneth Jared Griffin in Las Vegas, Nevada and
were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. She was an extraordinary woman
with a passion for life and her family. Many people benefitted from her
crocheted blankets, beaded icicles and many other handiwork items. In the last
4 years, she made over 160 leper bandages for the LDS Humanitarian Services.
She was loved greatly by everyone and will be missed by all those that knew
her. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Jared Griffin; children, DeLoa
Fillmore; Jerald (VaLynne) Thompson; Trudy (David) Dickerson; Marlene (Kevin)
Richman; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Velma Boulter; Maxine (Floyd) Horrocks;
and Yoland (Dave) McInelly; brothers, Vergean (Carolyn) Porter; Bobby (Sandra)
Porter; sister-in-laws, Janet and LeNor Porter . She was preceded in death by
her parents and two brothers, Merrial and Haws Porter. Funeral Services will
be held Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in the Provo North Park LDS
Stake Center, 1066 West 200 North in Provo. A viewing will be held at the
Stake Center on Wednesday from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. Burial will be in the
Escalante Cemetery on Wednesday at 4:30 PM . Funeral directors, Magleby
Mortuary, Richfield. Online guest book@www.maglebymortuary.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Horsley, Patricia Brown Hayes
Patricia Brown Hayes Horsley 1907-2005 Our beloved mother, Pat Horsley, age 97
passed away March 23, 2005 of causes indicative of age. She was afforded the
luxury in her last days to share the company of her children and grandchildren
who rallied around her to share their love and memories of her, and many there
were. The greatest gift she gave us was her strength. We witnessed her success
which taught us how to be string and never give up. She was born December
14,1907 in Salt Lake City to George Samuel and Parilee Brown Hayes. She met
the love of her life, Rilon David Horsley and they married Oct. 12, 1927 in
the Salt Lake Temple. Together they were a dynamic team. They operated many
businesses' in the Salt Lake area, later moving to Afton, Wyoming. She was an
active member of the L.D.S. church holding many callings. At the age of 75 she
served her mission in the Fort Lauderdale, FL are. She was a devout Temple
worker. Pat is survived by her children Dave (Betty) Wyoming; Edward
(Margaret) Salt Lake; Richard (Shirley) Provo; Pauline (Bill deceased) Salt
Lake; Patricia (Dave) Idaho; Carol (Richard) Sandy; John, Salt Lake. She had
28 Grandchildren, 80 Great-Grandchildren, 8 Great Great Grandchildren. Funeral
Services will be held Wednesday March 30 at 2:00 PM at the Mill Creek Stake
Center 3103 E. 3600 S. Salt Lake. A viewing will be held 1 hour prior to the
service. A viewing will be held Tuesday night from 6PM to 8PM at the Larkin
Sunset Lawn, 2350 E. 1300 S. Salt Lake. Entombment will be directly after the
service in the Mausoleum at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 E. 1300 S. Salt Lake. In
lieu of flowers a donation to the Rocky Mountain Hospice 5250 S. Commerce Dr.,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107.
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Johnson, Jeanne Ruth Hardy
St. George, Utah - Jeanne Ruth Hardy Johnson passed away on Friday, March 25,
2005, at her home in St. George, Utah, following a long illness. She was born
October 19, 1922, in Price, Utah, a daughter of John and Adeline Oviatt Hardy.
She married Sylvan Palmer Johnson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on March 16,
1942. They had just celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. Sylvan and
Jeanne lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, Colorado Springs, CO, Bellville, IL, New
Haven, CN, Alpine, UT, Blanding, UT, and St. George, UT. She was a faithful
and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is
survived by her: husband, Sylvan; daughters, Diana McClellan, of Henderson,
NV, Sylvia (Allen) Palmer, of Spring Lake, UT, and Laurel (Tim) Reed, of
Blanding, UT; son, Jaren Wayne Johnson, of Blanding, UT; 14 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She is preceded in
death by her: parents, Adeline and John; sons, Sylvan Layne and Glen Ryan;
granddaughter, Kasha Rae Oliver; as well as three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at the
LDS North Chapel in Blanding, UT. Visitations will be held Wednesday, March
30, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the San Juan Mortuary in Blanding, and Thursday
from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., prior to services, at the Chapel. Interment will be
at the Blanding City Cemetery. Arrangements are made under the direction of
Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT, (435) 673-2454.
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Lane, Loretta
Loretta Ann Lane- Born November 11, 1934 and returned home to our Father in
Heaven on March 26, 2005. Loretta married her eternal companion in the Salt
Lake Temple May 28, 1963. She never met a stranger, just a friend she had not
made yet. She is survived by her loving husband Raymond P. Lane; and her
children, David Lane, Renee Moon, Debbie Myers, Tanya Purser, Cory Lane, 22
grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and her twin sister Lorraine West.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. in the
LDS Chapel located at 575 South 400 West in Orem. There will be a viewing
Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South
State in Orem and also Wednesday from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at the ward chapel. We
will love and miss you until we meet again. Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.sundbergolpinmortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Oliver, Michael LaVar
1947-2005 Michael LaVar Oliver, beloved son and brother, passed away
peacefully in his sleep March 25, 2005 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. His
terminal blood disease, Polycythemia Vera, finally exacted its toll on his
earthly body. Michael was born Jan. 9, 1947 at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo,
Utah to LaVar and Carma A. Oliver. He grew up in Orem, Utah where he received
his early schooling, graduating in 1965 from Orem High School. He then
attended Utah Technical College where he earned a degree in Electronic
Technology. It was during the Vietnam War that Michael enlisted in the Air
Force and was assigned to an overseas base at Bienhoa Air Force Base near
Saigon, Vietnam. After the war, he was released with the rank of Sergeant and
was given an "Outstanding Achievement Award" in the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing
of the 625st Trans. Squadron. In 1973, he continued his education in Forestry
at the College of Southern Utah and Brigham Young University. In 1974, he
returned to the College of Southern Utah where he graduated with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Administration with a minor in Economics. Michael
worked with the Electrolux Company before he became manager of Videoland in
Provo. He stayed with this firm for a few years, and then moved to Las Vegas,
Nevada in 1986 where he was employed at the Palace Station. There he met a
very kind, gentle friend, Patti Grossi, who helped him through his illness. In
his youth, Michael loved animals and the outdoors. He rescued many stray dogs
and cats and then would bring them home for adoption by his family. His love
for the outdoors would find him spending many summers working for his father
and grandfather on their watermelon farm in Green River, Utah. He also loved
prospecting with his father's family. The trips to the hills of southern Utah
would take him on many adventurous trips. Passing through the veil, Michael
left behind his loving father, mother, sister Susan Oliver, his beloved friend
Patti Grossi, as well as a large extended family. He was greeted with joy by
his grandparents, uncles, aunts, two nephews, and his niece, Chelsea Anne
Oliver, who had passed away just a few years ago. Funeral services will be
held Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. at the Sundberg Olpin Mortuary, 495
S. State St., Orem Utah. Visitation time will begin at 11:45 A.M. before the
service. Burial will be held with full military rites in the Orem City
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Michael's name to the
Utah Humane Society, 4242 S. 300 W. in Murray, Utah 84107. Condolences may be
sent to the family at www.sundbergolpinmortuary.com
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.

Parker, Mary Ilene Mitchell
Mary Ilene Mitchell Parker was born 27 of March 1930 in Eureka, Utah to Roy
Jefferson Mitchell and Ethel Ferrell Orr. She returned to her Heavenly Father
on March 25, 2005, two days short of her 75th birthday. Ilene was an
accomplished artist and entered many exhibits, winning several prizes - many
of them 1st place. She served in church positions as Young Women's counselor
and Relief Society counselor. Ilene loved the outdoors, especially camping and
fishing at Strawberry Reservoir. She also loved animals. She had a love for
people and made others feel comfortable and welcome. She had a great sense of
humor. Ilene was loved very much by her family. She spent many hours finding
out about her ancestors and doing genealogy. She is survived by her husband
Dee of Provo; children Dale Dee (Cheryl) Parker, Hurricane, Utah, Kathleen
(Hal) Kelley, Provo, Utah and Patty (Collin) Cox, Clawson, Utah;
step-daughter, Linda Burrows of Tacoma, WA; 16 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; and sister Betty Jo (Richard) Christensen of Springville,
Utah. Ilene was preceded in death by her parents, and her siblings Karl,
Elwin, Kenneth, Ethelyn and Eugene. Funeral services will be held Thursday,
March 31, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Berg Mortuary Drawing Room Chapel, 185 E.
Center Street, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the mortuary Wednesday evening
from 6-8 p.m. as well as Thursday morning, one hour prior to services.
Interment will be in the Alpine City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to
www.BergMortuary.com.
Published in the Daily Herald on 3/29/2005.