Verna Christine Viklund Richards passed away peacefully at home Saturday, December 18, 2021. She was born in Dividend, Utah, April 13, 1932, to Hans Oscar and Lucy Muhlestein Viklund.
Verna married William (Bill) Dean Richards in 1951 (deceased).
Verna was a long-time singing member of the Sweet Adelines chorus and quartet. She also loved camping, hunting, and fishing with her husband and family, and gardening at home, and feeding and watching the birds that would visit her in her garden. She was also an avid sports fan, enjoying watching Utah Jazz games, all BYU sports, and just about any other televised football or basketball games. She loved the outdoors, always admired the beauty of the Wasatch Mountains and driving through the canyons and mountains to picnic and see the autumn colors.
She was a member of the LDS Church.
Verna was known for her strength and perseverance in life, her love of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren with whom she loved playing Chinese Checkers.
Verna’s husband, Bill; her son, Gary; and her sister, Lucy May, preceded her in death. Verna is survived by four of her children: David, Vicki (Mark), Fred, and Christine. She is also survived by her sister, Ardis Cook of Spanish Fork; eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. with a viewing that morning from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., all at Walker Funeral Home, 187 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660. Burial will follow at Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
Please return to this obituary just prior to 11 o’clock a.m. on December 21, 2021, to view the livestream the funeral service.
3 Condolences for Verna Viklund Richards
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EARLENE Drake says
December 20, 2021 at 7:12 pmI loved your mom and was so happy I was able to know such a special woman!
Roger Cook says
December 20, 2021 at 7:37 pmLove my cousins. My heart is broken for you. Your mom is part of my very makeup. Her “common sense” calm voice and gentle giggle rings in my ears. I miss her, and always will. I see her with Bill, her sweetheart, loving his gentle “twinkle in his eye” tormenting, and her loving it all. And even how, with Gary, her mom, Lucy May, and others catching up on lost time. Let’s keep our hope, OK? Somebody bigger than us all is in charge, thank goodness.
Chuck Sheffield says
May 20, 2022 at 2:17 amI have nothing but fond memories of the entire Richards family and Verna was always so kind to me. My condolences to her wonderful family.