Lydia Pauline Erwin passed away August 25, 2004, in Logan, Utah, at the age of 97. Pauline was born July 29, 1907, in Midway, Utah, to Lydia Rosetta Bigler and Jeremiah Robey Springer, the second of six children. She attended school in Midway, the Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, and Utah State University.

Pauline married Joseph Bray Erwin August 29, 1928. Joe was a talented musician and they moved to California where he formed a western band that played at Columbia Studios where they became friends with many Hollywood personalities. In the mid-forties they purchased Luke's Hot Pots in Midway, Utah. They were visited by many of their movie industry friends including Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, The Riders of the Purple Sage, Charlie Starrett, Virginia Mayo, and Eugene Jackson (an original" Little Rascal".) Pauline and Joe were instrumental in the formation of the Midway Boosters Club which created Swiss Days. They later returned to California where Joe died in 1961. In 1974 Pauline retired and moved to Logan to live near her sister Floris Olsen Henderson and niece, Kathie (Tony) Wegener and her family.

Pauline loved learning. Her books were her greatest earthly treasure. She was a voracious reader and continually took classes and attended lectures in the Los Angeles area. She loved to travel and toured Mexico, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Pauline loved people and they loved her. She was a "Favorite Aunt" and will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and friends.

Pauline was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Jay (Fanny) Springer, Beryl (Tura) Springer, and Frank (Louise) Springer and two sisters, Amy (George) Whitley and Floris (Lee) Henderson. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Louise Springer, and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 28, 2004, at 1:00 PM at the Olpin-Hoopes Funeral Home, 288 North Main Street, Heber City, Utah where friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Midway City Cemetery. Many thanks for the kind, loving care given to her in The Cottage of Logan House Assisted Living and Alpine Hospice. Local arrangements by Allen-Cranney Mortuary, North Logan, Utah.