Obituaries
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Virginiaette Forte
Jul 3, 2023
Virginiaette Forte, 86, passed away on July 3, 2023, in Pleasant Grove, Utah with her family by her side. Virginiaette was born on December 29, 1936 in St. George, Utah to Marion Higley and Alona Wulffenstein Higley. She married David Forte on July 9, 1957 in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.
Virginiaette is survived by her brother Lawrence Higley, 11 children, Alona...
William Jarvis
Jul 2, 2023
William Dennis Jarvis, 83, of American Fork, passed away July 2, 2023 surrounded by his family. Born January 16, 1940, the son of William Arnold Jarvis and Mary Theora Davis Jarvis. He married Beverly Anne Fordham in the Salt Lake Temple on May 15, 1964.
Bill loved fishing, gardening, woodworking, and having the best lawn in the neighborhood. He...
Shirley Allen
Jun 29, 2023
SHIRLEY RUTH ALLEN -1927-2023
Shirley Ruth Allen passed away on June 29, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Provo, Utah to Albert B. Allen and Hortense Garrett, but moved to American Fork to make her first home.
She was educated in American Fork graduating from the High School in 1945. She then attended Brigham Young University,...
Bruce Max Hoggard
Jun 24, 2023
Bruce Max Hoggard, 72, passed away in the American Fork Hospital on June 24, 2023 after several years battling many health issues.
He was born on January 31, 1951 in American Fork, Utah to Max Hoggard and Kathryn Holindrake Hoggard.
Grandparents: Vern and Emma Boley Holindrake; Earnest and Martha (Mattie) Proctor Hoggard
Siblings: Sheila Wolf, Sheldon Wolf
Wife: Terree Hoggard
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Jay C Wilkinson
Jun 20, 2023
Jay C Wilkinson passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 20th, 2023 at age 91. He was born in Vineyard, Utah on March 21st, 1932, to Jay C Wilkinson and Florence Gadd Wilkinson, the 7th of 10 children. He grew up in Orem, Utah and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. He met his sweetheart, Fern Morrill, the...
Carma Newman
Jun 18, 2023
Our sweet and loving mother and grandmother, Carma Newman, 89, passed away on June 18, 2023, in Alpine, Utah. Carma was born on July 25, 1933, in American Fork, Utah to Melvin Walter Grant and Leona Andreasen Grant. Carma married Walter Dennis Newman on June 1, 1951 in the Manti Temple.
Carma enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and knitting. She loved to...
Patricia Hazelgreen
Jun 15, 2023
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Patricia Angela Salerno Hazelgreen returned home on Thursday, June 15, 2023. She was born in 1946 to John and Josephine Salerno and married Henry Hazelgreen in 1970. She was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ and lived in Secaucus, NJ until she moved to Utah in 2006 to be...
Marsha Taylor
Jun 10, 2023
Marsha Taylor, 77, passed away on June 10, 2023, in American Fork, Utah. Marsha was born on June 1, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona to James A. Neil and Anna Mae Carney.
Marsha was a tomboy and enjoyed playing and watching sports. She also enjoyed cooking and shopping.
Marsha is survived by her children, Ronnie Lakey and Don Lakey; grandchildren, Johnythen,...
Russell Sheldon Phillips
Jun 10, 2023
Russell $ (Sheldon) Phillips, age 50, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2023. He was surrounded by his loving family after an incredibly valiant 3-year fight with cancer. His beautiful life will be cherished by all who knew him. Russell, you will be greatly missed. It's not the size of the man in the fight, it's the size of the...
Rose-Marie Krill
Jun 7, 2023
Our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, Rose-Marie Johns Krill, 64, of Eagle Mountain, Utah returned home to heaven on June 7, 2023. Rose was born on February 18, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Harold Carr and Phyllis Crosbie Carr. Her parents passed away when Rose was young, and she went to live with Roger and Judy Johns...
Dianne Hansen
Jun 6, 2023
Dianne Ranae Hansen, 67, passed away on June 6, 2023, at her home in Clearfield, Utah. Dianne was born on November 17, 1955, in American Fork, Utah to Lawrence Heber Hansen and Thelma Bullock Hansen. She was the youngest of 5 and the only girl.
Dianne adored and loved her animals (ferrets, birds, cats). She also enjoyed camping, fishing, spending...
James Wright
Jun 3, 2023
James Stephen (JS) Wright, 82, of Lehi, Utah, passed away on June 3, 2023 peacefully at home with his family. Born January 15, 1941 in American Fork, Utah, the son of Glenn Arthur Wright and Dorothy Rose Grant Wright.
He lived with his family in American Fork until June of 1957, at which time they moved to Provo, Utah. He...
Paul Caldwell
Jun 3, 2023
Paul Marvin Caldwell
October 9, 1936 - June 3, 2023
Paul Marvin Caldwell, 86, of Highland, Utah, passed away on June 3, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer (though in recent months he warned us that he was destined to die of boredom).
Born the last of six children to Lorin and Loreen Caldwell, Paul spent...
Gaylen Holindrake
Jun 1, 2023
Gaylen Hayden Holindrake passed away on June 1, 2023 at the age of 87.
Gaylen was born in American Fork to Hayden and Leah Holindrake on October 22, 1935. After graduating from American Fork High School he married Evelyn Doris Morgan.
Gaylen helped his father Hayden on the farm when he was younger working in the orchard, raising turkeys, and...
Mary Kawakami
May 31, 2023
Mary Waki Kawakami spent her 110 years of life in the service of others. Mary was born December 12, 1912 to Kenshiro and Shizuko Furukawa Waki in Fort Lupton, Colorado. She was the oldest of four children and the first American citizen in her family. Mary loved her younger siblings-Teruji, George, and Smiley. She experienced loss very early in life....
Edna Newby
May 30, 2023
Edna Faye Hansen Huntsman Newby of Lehi, Utah passed away May 30, 2023 from causes incident to age. She was born April 17, 1933 to Thormod Alexander Hansen and Erma Conder in American Fork, Utah. She is survived by her seven children, Lorin David Huntsman, Kandie Jensen (Clayton), Jill Newby, Kevin Burns Newby, Brenda Joy Ford (Steven), Rebecca Ann Newby,...
Nichole Bernal
May 27, 2023
Nichole Bernal, 23, passed away May 27, 2023, in Taylorsville, Utah. Nichole was born July 1, 1999 in Orem, Utah. She was born to Jennifer Bernal and taken in by Randy Ripple, her late father.
Nichole's greatest accomplishment was her daughter, Jayla Bernal. She lit up any room she went into. Nichole was a jokester and could make anyone laugh...
Kenneth Bruce Gardner
May 26, 2023
Kenneth Bruce Gardner passed away on May 26, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 77 years old. Ken was born in Afton, Wyoming, to Bruce Gardner and Ressa Astle Gardner. Ken married Frances Irene Marchant on February 3, 1968, in Reno, Nevada. Ken and Fran solemnized their marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake...
John R. Gillilan
May 25, 2023
John Robert Gillilan
July 4, 1942 – May 25, 2023
John Robert Gillilan known to many as coach passed away peacefully in Reno, NV after a valiant fight against a respiratory illness on May 25, 2023. He was 80 years old.
John was born in San Diego, CA to Gibson Gillilan and Amelia Marietti Gillilan. John loved all forms of...
Mary Marshall
May 24, 2023
Mary LaVee Marshall, age 87, went to sleep in Jesus at her home in Pleasant Grove, Utah on May 24, 2023. Mary was born on June 4, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Francis David Halladay and Lilly Pearl Roberts Halladay.
Mary joined in marriage to Harris Luther Marshall on April 4th, 1953 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mary was...
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