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Show Thursday, July 21, 2005 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Page 1 3 Obituaries Jeff Chruma LEHI Arthur S. "JefT Chruma. 94, longtime resident of Lehi, Utah passed peacefully away Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in the presence of his loving family at the American Fork hospital after respiratory complications due to pneumonia. pneu-monia. He was born Febru ary 8, 1911 in Phillips, Wisconsin and married Donna J. Nelson on December 23, 1940 in Redding, California. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Utah Valley. Jeff served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, afterwhich he had a long career - , i Zm in construction and iron work, primarily at Geneva Steel, until retirement in 1976. Jeff will be remembered as a beloved family patriarch who loved camping, fishing, hunting, baseball, reading, and just being with his family. He will be sorely missed. Jeff is survived by his wife of 64 years, Donna, two sons Jerry and . Jack, and two daughters, Vicki Thomas and Jillian Conder, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. grand-children. The family wishes to thank the medical and nursing staff of American Ameri-can Fork Hospital for their care and kindness during the past few weeks. Farewell and funeral services were held Saturday, July 16. 2005 at the Presbyterian Church of American Ameri-can Fork. Phyllis June Hilton Holien Phyllis June Hilton Holien, 88, of Pleasant Grove passed away peacefully peace-fully on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. She was born May 7, 1917 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Joseph Clarence and Gladys Muriel Richins Hilton. She married Raymond Richard Rich-ard Holien on September 28, 1947 in Sand- point, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Phyllis loved to travel and lived with her family in Germany and many states in the U. S. She was an accomplished pianist who played in dance bands and served as organist in her ward. She worked in several capacities as a secretary and was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Phyllis loved the beauties of nature and enjoyed the birds and plants of her desert and 1 1 v.l I I r mountain homes. Our mother, grandmother, and sister was loved by all who met her. She had a beautiful beau-tiful sweet spirit which served as an example to all. We will miss her more than she could know. She is survived by her three children: Julie Peel, Salt Lake City, UT; Richard (Deborah) Holien, Queen Creek, AZ; Raymond Scott (Deborah) Holiea LaVerkin, UT; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; siblings: Barney Hilton, Salt Lake; Claire Huish, Provo; Joseph, John and Glade Hilton all of Pleasant Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond in 2004. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 18, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Oipin Family Mortuary Chapel Cha-pel 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove where family and friends may call from 12:30-1:45 p.m. Interment Inter-ment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpin-familymortuary www.olpin-familymortuary .com. The family wishes to thank the ICU Nursing Staff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for their expert compassionate care. Leslie Alan Wilson 1969 2005 Leslie Alan Wilson, 36, died July 14, 2005 as the result of an industrial industri-al accident working on the Greenville Green-ville Bridge across the Mississippi Mis-sissippi River. Alan was born February 12, 1969 to Gerald Lee Wilson and Jackie Vaughn. His mother. Jackie Vaughn Wilson, preceded pre-ceded him in death. He loved fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He was a skilled welder, a loving father, brother, son and uncle. He was an optimist and loved life. He will be missed. He is survived by his father, Gerald L Wilson, a step mother Lee Wilson, his sons, Joshua Wilson of Salt Lake City, Steven Dudley, Colby, Cob on and Bryson Wilson of Wallsburg, 2 brothers, Philip (Jen-nee (Jen-nee Millet) Wilson of Logan, Daniel (Lisa) Wilson of Lehi, a sister Marie (Jim) King of Provo, 3 step sisters, Kali (Larry) Lee of Ogden, Laura Thornton of American Fork, Rebecca Rebec-ca (Dan-ell) West of Rigby, Idaho, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. Viewing Thursday July 21 from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Anderson & Sons Mortuary, 49 E 100 N, American Fork. Viewing Friday, July 22, 10 to 10:45 am prior to the funeral services at 11 am in the American Fork Central Stake Center, 320 N 100 E Interment, American Fork Cemetery. Bud Holmes A special thanks of gratitude and appreciation is extended to the aides and staff of Greenwood Manor for their compassionate and excellent care given to Bud (Ross Dee) Holmes who passed awav Jury 13, 2005. The family members of Julia Wing, his daughter, and Julia Smith, his sister, wish to express sincere appreciation ap-preciation and a big heart felt thank you. He was so very well cared for. Thank you. Appreciation also goes to Hospice Hos-pice First Choice staff members for their careful and considerate care. yliitary Christopherson Cpl. Jared Young graduates basic reports for duty Air Force Airman David D. Christopherson Chris-topherson has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, mis-sion, organization, and military customs cus-toms and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, marksman-ship, field training exercises, and special spe-cial training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community Com-munity College of the Air Force. He is the son of Robert Christopherson Christo-pherson of Highland. The airman is a 2002 graduate of Lone Peak High School Highland. Marine Corps Cpl. Jared P. Young, son of Linda J and David W. Young of Lehi, Utah, recently reported re-ported for duty with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Young is a 2001 graduate of Provo High School and joined the Marine Corps in December 2002. CHEAP STEEL PRODUCTS!!! Immediate Will Calls Welcomed! 7 am Early Bird Service Mon. - Fri. TUBE PIPE PLATES SHAPES MJUTiar 768-3332 5 'r.VTTo o i we accept Q " ?? 181 South 1200 East lehi Store Hours: M-F 7-5 SAT 8-NOON Flying through fear, fire and smoke eteransi Editor's note: The following fol-lowing story is the first of a two-part series prepared by Jeanine Ehat, of Lindon. who interviewed her father, Ja Johnson, on his World War II experiences. "It was especially poignant for me to review my father's experiences the week we celebrated America's birthday (the Fourth of July). I was struck again at how much we owe the people like my father who were willing to give so much for freedom. Without these interviews, many of these stories would be lost." Sets of questions to pose to veterans, as well as guidelines to recording equipment and techniques, are available for men and women who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. For copies, phone Don Norton (225-8050) or e-mail e-mail him at donjxortonbyu.edu. Jay Johnson was a tail gunner on a B-24 flying missions out ofLecci, Italy. On an early mission to the Germany's critical oil fields in Ploesti, Romania, Jay's plane was attacked by German fighters, and he was wounded in the leg. y job in the tail turret was to fire on anything that came my way. We flew in a box forma tion, two planes in front, then three, then two behind, so we could protect each other but be in the line of fire if we needed to fire. I'd flown two sorties (three missions) to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, and one to Frankfurt, Germany. They weren't too bad a lot of flak, but no fighters. The next mission mis-sion was to Ploesti. You lived every day as if you were going to die. Different people lived different. Some lived "eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die," and some lived so that if they died, they would meet their maker. It was a day-to-day thing. I read my Book of Mormon every day and kept the church standards. I was reading when we were waiting to take our turns to take off for Ploesti. And I knew positively that something was going to take place that day. As we took off, one plane never even made it off the ground. It exploded at the end of the runway, and we had to keep going and fly right over it, even though we were carrying carry-ing all the bombs and fuel we could carry. We went clear over our target, and the flak was very bad. When anti-aircraft shells explode, there's a black puff of smoke. There was so much of it that it looked like you could have got out and walked home on it We dropped our bombs and got out of there as quick as we could. We had fighter escorts es-corts that day, a colored squadron squad-ron that was flying P-38's. When we got over Bulgaria, we got hit with ME-109's that came out of a cloud, even though we had not expected any enemy aircraft that day. They hit us with a complete suiprise. They would strafe a plane, starting with the nose, and as the bomber went Jay Johnson and the crew of his B-24. forward, they would come back and concentrate on the tail which is where I was. The life expectancy of a tail gunner was figured at 18 seconds. I got a direct hit in my turret, probably with a 20 mm cannon. The turrets had half -inch armor down below our knees. In front of us was about two inches of Plexiglas, where our sights were. It was supposed to stop a .50-caliber bullet. I was hit just below the knee. Then the pilot gave the order to bail out. I got out of the turret but didn't take my parachute with me. The crew thought I was a little "flak happy." hap-py." Sometimes when you lack oxygen, you do funny things. One of the crew went back to the tail, got my chute, and fastened it to me. The others determined that I was going to be the first one out, becaust they were going to throw me out. They thought I was scared, but I wasn't. I just knew thai we were all right. There was fluid all over the bomb bay, and at first we thought it was gas. but it turned out to le hydraulic fluid. The pilot said, "We're going to try to make it back." Next week: a scary flight back, wounded aboard. These excerpts from Orem veterans ure courtesy of the Orem Heritage Committee. Complete stories of the veterans will eventually be put on the Orem City Web site, www. orem. org. Readers aware of any veterans who have v ritten about their military service are asked to arrunge to have these arc hives in the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress. Phone Don Norton (225-H050) on how to do this. 'Annie Warbucks Weal McCoy and more ALPINE COMMUNITY THEATER 'Annie Warbucks' features large cast The Alpine Community Theater The-ater has assembled more than 140 volunteers for its production produc-tion of the Broadway musical "Annie Warbucks." There are more than 90 children chil-dren in the production, with many adult actors and volunteers. volun-teers. The show will run Aug. 1 to 8 at Timberline Middle School in Alpine. Director Laura Snyder said she intentionally chose a big production. "We wanted to involve as many people from the community com-munity as possible," she said. In order to allow for more performers, Snyder also double cast most of the parts, alternating alternat-ing actors with each perfor-man.e. perfor-man.e. Auditions were held in early May and the cast has been rehearsing re-hearsing since early June. Paul Bingham is Daddy Warbucks, and the part of Annie is played by Ariana Atwood and Taylor Valdez. "A production like this is an immense amount of work," Snyder said. "The show was a year in preparation before we even held auditions." Tickets are available by calling the ticket hotline at 318-2495, 318-2495, or online at www.alpin-ecommunitytheater.org. www.alpin-ecommunitytheater.org. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. Curtain is 7:30 for evening performances per-formances and 2 p.m. for the Saturday matinee. Discounted tickets are available for Aug. 3 and a matinee will be presented on Aug. 6. SCERA Neal McCoy to perform Two-time country music "Entertainer of the Year" Neal McCoy will make a one-night "If V' briefs appearance at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem on Monday at 8 p.m., along with opening act Brenda Burch and other special guests. General admission tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children (age 3-11), students (wID) and seniors (age 65 and older). Tickets are available in advance from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays at the SCERA Center, Cen-ter, 745 S. State, Orem, or by calling (801) 225-ARTS. Tickets will also be available at the Shell box office beginning begin-ning 90 minutes prior to the concert. The Shell is located in the middle of SCERA Park at 699 S. State, Orem. McCoy has performed nine times on USO tours with his friend and fellow entertainer, Wayne Newton, and made numerous nu-merous television appearances on CBS, NBC, TNN and CMT. He received the Robert J. Burton award for "Wink," his million-selling hit that was the most performed song on radio the year of its release. He also has raised millions for the East Texas Angel Network, Net-work, where he works with his wife, Melinda, to provide financial finan-cial assistance for families with children suffering from serious illnesses. HIGHLAND ARTS COUNCIL "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will be presented by the Highland City Arts Council July 28 to 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the American Fork High School auditorium, 510 N. 600 East, American Fork. There will be will a half-price preview on Wednesday night at 7:30. Tickets will only be available at the d(xr for the preview. The performance will be directed by Neal Johnson and choreographed by Katie Millar. Musical direction is by Cathy Jolley. Playing the title role of Joseph Jo-seph is Ben Henderson. Kori-anne Kori-anne Johnson is the narrator. Others in the cast include Dan Mangelson as the Pharaoh, Bret Millar as Potiphar, and Harold Henderson as Jacob. They are supported by a cast of 24 singers and dancers from Highland, American Fork and Alpine. Tickets are S5 per person or S20 per family. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at Kohler's Store in Highland or the Highland City Building. More information is available avail-able from Kittie Tennev at 756-7944. PAYSON CIVIL CHORALE Chorale invited to Carnegie Hall The Payson Civic Chorale has been invited to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. John Rutter, English composer com-poser and director will conduct the concert of his own "Gloria" "Glo-ria" and Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms." The performance will be June 25, 2006, preceded by several days of rehearsal. To raise money for this trip, the Chorale will spoasor an auction on Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. in Payson. The auction will be of items donated by Utah Valley businesses, busi-nesses, performances by kx:al and other groups, and singing by the Payson Civic Chorale. The Payson Civic Chorale was organized in 1981. The founder and music director is David C. Dahlquist, renowned choir director for 30 years at Payson High School. The group is comprised of some 80 members traveling from northern Utah County on the north to Sanpete County on the south each week to Pay-son Pay-son for rehearsal. Since its inception in 1981, the group has performed throughout the western United States, earning earn-ing first place in the community commu-nity choir division of the Jackson Jack-son Hole Music Festival in 1993. They represented Utah in performance at the World's Fair in New Orleans in 1984 and responded to an invitation by Ramon Noble and the Chorus Cho-rus of the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City, to perform in and around Mexico City in 1987 where they appeared, among other places, in the Palace of l ire Arts and on Mexican National Television. The Chorale, along with the Spanish Fork Community Choir and the Gioral Arts Society, So-ciety, will be erforming for the 24th of July celebrations on Monday in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square at 7 a.m. PCC will also erform with the Payson City Band in the Memorial Park at 7 p.m. on July 31. PLEASANT GROVE ARTS COMMISSION Sunday concertto feature Hardman Family Pioneer band Sunday's Concert in the Park will feature a performance perfor-mance of the Hardman Family Pioneer Band. Joan and Ken Hardman. with daughter.. ...n-nie ...n-nie and Susan, will pei lorm a variety of folk songs and tunes from the pioneer-era on at !0 p m. on the east lawn of the Pleasant Grove Rec. Outer, on the corner of KK) East and 200 South. "Most of our music is mid-1800 mid-1800 style; British Island and Early American." said Joan Hardman. The Hardmans, who live in Pleasant Grove, began performing in 1997 for a pioneer pio-neer Sesquicentennial in the Grove Creek LDS Stake. No two homes alike! 15 great floorplans. Main floor master suites. Just 48 homes in a prime location. Private fenced yards. HOA maintained. Close to everything, far from ordinary. Heirloom Cottages 800 Cast yO 5outh American i ork 801-369-0428 Brett Affiliated Realty GOORGiri'OWN A WORK STYLE TO FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE Flexible Hours Day & Night Shifts TELEPHONE INTEI Join one of the largest and fr 'est growing market research nrms in the world. $7 to $12Hour $100 BONUS No Selling Required Immediate Interviews. 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