Syvilla Isabell Johansen
Marriages
Neldon Ross Johansen - 1948
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6C - May 14, 2023
Syvilla Isabell Johnson
Johansen of Clifton, CO,
passed away peacefully
on May 10, 2023, at the
HopeWest Hospice. She
was 92.
Syvilla was born in
Roosevelt, UT to Irvin William and Vera Johnson on
March 27, 1931. She married Neldon Ross Johansen
in 1948. Together they had five children. They moved
from Utah to Grand Junction, CO, in 1956 and later to
Clifton. Syvilla loved and raised their children on her
own after the tragic accidental death of Neldon in 1968.
Syvilla was an active member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, and held many positions in
the church including director of the local family history
center and temple worker in the Vernal, Utah temple.
She was an avid genealogist and was thrilled to find
family members throughout the world. You could find
her gardening and sharing her bounty with friends and
neighbors. She made beautiful quilts that she shared
with her children and grandchildren. She touched the
lives of many people through service and kindness.
Syvilla is preceded in death by her husband, Neldon;
her parents, Irvin and Vera Johnson; a brother,
Clyde Johnson; a sister, Beverly Underwood; and
granddaughter, Lindy Sue Johansen. She is survived by
her sister, Hazel Gabbard; brother, William Johnson;
and her children: Connie Heaton (Greg), Layne Johansen
(Margaret), Fayann Lewis (Lamar), Sharene Chatterton
(Dale), and Tamee Newitt (Mark). She is also survived
by 22 grandchildren, 83 great-grandchildren, and 2
great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3076
E 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO, at 11:00 a.m., with a
visiting hour beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to HopeWest Hospice.
