Leta Coleman Oyler

On April 3, 1933, in the town of Teasdale Utah, Evan Coleman and Eva Washburn Coleman added a new daughter to their family. They named her Mary Leta. She was welcomed by her sister Juana Orlean and brother Rotas Evan. Leta was proud to say she was raised in Teasdale and wrote “I grew up knowing all my dad’s family and all my cousins. We seemed to be close because we didn’t have any way to go anywhere, only by horse and buggy.”

On October 27, 1951, she married Ernest Oyler, a young man she saw at a basketball game and knew at that moment she would marry him. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple September 18, 1975. Together they raised seven children, Eva Eunice, Ramona, Dwight Ernest, Douglas, Roger, Leisa, and Ricky Lynn. Later in life they lovingly cared for their granddaughter Amy and adopted granddaughter, Mericha Ann.

Leta for 74 years was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who was loved and adored by her family. Every child, grandchild, and great grandchild thought they were her favorite, she loved us all unconditionally.

Leta learned to sew from her mother, and it was a lifelong talent she willingly shared. She made dresses, formals and wedding gowns for people in the county. She altered clothes for missionaries, never accepting payment for her services. Her hands were always busy cooking, baking, canning, sewing, and creating a warm loving home. The quilts, potholders, dish towels and crocheted rugs she made for us remind us of her love. No one ever left her home with an empty stomach or empty hands.

Leta was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church was a great part of her life. She served as a Primary President and in the Stake Primary and Relief Society Presidencies. She loved reading her scriptures, church books, and the Church News. She faithfully watched her ward meetings online and enjoyed every minute of General Conference.

She was saddened at the loss of her mother at the tender age of 18 and her father in 1977. Again, Leta was saddened with the passing of daughter Leisa in 2001, her husband Ernest in 2014, and son Dwight in 2016.

Leta’s mind was clear and her memory sharp. On June 7, 2025, she passed away peacefully at her home in Loa, Utah returning to her Heavenly Father, her eternal companion and two of her beloved children. She was 92 years old. She will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered.

She is survived by her children: Eunice Oyler (Johnny Beard) of Loa, Ramona Peterson of Richfield, (Wanda Oyler) of Loa, Douglas (Merlyn) Oyler of Loa, Roger (Luana) Oyler of Torrey, Rick (Melanie) Oyler of Loa, Mericha (David) Hafen of Bicknell, twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son-in-law Don Peterson; children: Dwight Oyler and Leisa Oyler; siblings: Rotas (Beth) Coleman, Juana (Orson) Adams.

Funeral services for Leta will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, June 13, 2025, in the Fremont LDS Ward Chapel, 24 South 100 West, where friends may call for viewing from 11-12:30 P.M. prior to the services.

Live Streaming of the services can be found at springerturner.com underneath Leta's obituary about 15 minutes prior to the service.

Burial will be in the Loa Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Homes of Richfield and Salina, Utah.