Our Current Obituaries

Karl Fugal

Feb 15, 2025

Karl Alan Fugal, husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and Utah State Aggie, passed away on February 15, 2025, in American Fork, Utah at age 85.

Karl was born December 3, 1939 to Jennie Burch and Bryan Christian Fugal, the second child and oldest son of what would become a family of eight children. He grew up in the Monkey Town...

Carie Jean Johnson

Feb 14, 2025

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Carie Jean Perrenoud Johnson, was called home to her Heavenly Father on February 14, 2025.

Born on November 1, 1947, in Rexburg, Idaho, Carie Jean was the oldest daughter of Zella Maxine Briggs and Keith H. Perrenoud. She grew up in Rexburg until the age of 12, when her family moved to Price, Utah. It...

Derek Mortensen

Feb 13, 2025

Derek James Mortensen beloved father, son, brother, and friend passed away on February 13, 2025, at the age of 48, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Born in Provo, Utah, on May 24, 1976, Derek was the oldest of four siblings, one sister and two brothers. Growing up in Kearns, he attended Thomas Jefferson Jr. High where he played both...

Brad Brown

Feb 12, 2025

Delbert Bradley "Brad" Brown passed away unexpectedly while swimming with turtles in Barbados on February 12, 2025, at the age of 57. Born on September 1, 1967, in Provo, Utah, Brad was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend.

Brad married the love of his life, Dorothy Thomas Brown, on June 1, 1989. They were the ultimate complement to...

Bonnie Lyon

Feb 12, 2025

Born Bonnie Lee Fernsler, daughter of John and Freda Fernsler, on July 16, 1947 in Camden, New Jersey, this beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed into eternity on February 12, 2025 in Alpine, Utah.

Bonnie grew up in New Jersey and Florida, graduating from Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She received her Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young...

Liselotte Schmidt

Feb 9, 2025

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away on February 9, 2025, at the age of 95. She dedicated her life to her family and faith. She was born in Stuttgart Germany on July 11, 1929 and made Utah her second home. Even though she faced many challenges, she overcame them through her faith in Jesus Christ. Her...

Nancy Gardner

Feb 9, 2025

Nancy Meredith Wotton Gardner, 81, passed away peacefully this week due to complications from the flu and dementia.

She was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Florence "Flossie" Alma Sanders and Joseph Richard Wotton, and spent happy years there, growing up alongside her four siblings, including a twin brother. Her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints when she...

Jim Holley

Feb 6, 2025

James Cannon Holley 8/8/1939 - 2/6/2025

James (Jim) was born August 8th, 1939 in American Fork, Utah to Harold and Leah (Cannon) Holley. Jim was the oldest of five siblings, Jim, Janet, Anne, Steve, and Mindy. Jim had a wonderful and loving childhood. In 1954, the family moved to Spanish Fork for five years where Jim graduated from High School after...

LaRene Drew

Feb 6, 2025

LaRene Beck Drew passed away peacefully on February 6, 2025, in Alpine, UT. She was born April 30, 1933 in Alpine, daughter of Verland and Leland Beck, who were both descended from multi-generational Alpine families. She was raised in the small, familiar, secure community where she spent her entire life surrounded by her 6 sisters, one brother, and numerous relatives...

Douglas Goodrich

Feb 4, 2025

Douglas Glenn Goodrich, 33, passed away suddenly on February 4, 2025. Douglas was born in Berkeley, California on December 12, 1991. His early years were spent exploring and adventuring in the hills of Northern California. His love for the outdoors only deepened after moving to Alpine, Utah with his family in 2001. In Utah he grew into an avid outdoorsman,...

Maryl Richards

Feb 3, 2025

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Maryl Ingersoll Richards left this world peacefully, surrounded by those who loved her on February 3, 2025 at the age of 89. Born on December 4, 1935, Maryl lived a life full of enthusiasm, joy, and service that touched everyone she encountered.

She was born to D. Grant and LaBelle Ingersoll in the historic...

Dixie Fraughton

Jan 31, 2025

Dixie Lee Rhone Fraughton

Our beloved matriarch, Dixie Lee Rhone Fraughton, 89, of American Fork, peacefully passed from this earth on January 31, 2025, in her home, surrounded by her children. Although Dixie would have liked to join her loved ones across the veil sooner, we are all grateful for the extra time we had with her!

Dixie was born on July...

Debra Robinson

Jan 31, 2025

Debra Arlene Richter Robinson was born March 23, 1957 to Bob and Verna Richter in Corona, California. Mom's childhood was marked by her father's military carrier. She was always very patriotic and she proudly wore the badge of military brat as they moved all over the country. Her favorite stop was Hawaii were she learned to hula dance as a...

Joel Woods

Jan 29, 2025

It is with heavy hearts yet fond memories that we celebrate the remarkable life of Joel Henry Woods. Joel passed peacefully at home, hand in hand with the love of his life, after an evening surrounded by his loved ones on January 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Born on March 5, 1954, in Canton, New York to Harold...

Isaac Child

Jan 27, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing while in his sleep of our precious son and brother Isaac Robert Child, age 20, who left us too soon on January 27, 2025 at his home in Highland, Utah. He brought immeasurable joy and light into our lives with his kind heart, radiant smile and boundless love. Our whole world has...

Ann Sharp Lystrup

Jan 27, 2025

Ann Sharp Lystrup, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, peacefully passed away on Jan. 27, 2025, after giving her absolute all to fighting cancer. She was surrounded by her devoted and loving family.

Ann was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on Feb. 27, 1957, to Doctor Merrill Sharp and Winnie Hendricks Sharp. She was the youngest of five children and a beautiful...

Stephen Davis

Jan 26, 2025

Stephen Herbert Davis, loving husband, father, grandfather, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully from natural causes on January 26, 2025, at the age of 66. Born on July 31, 1958, in Long Beach, California, Stephen had a heart as vast as his love for family, which always brought him back home to those he adored.

Stephen dedicated over 30...

Patricia Cherry

Jan 26, 2025

Patricia Ann Casey Cherry, age 79, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2025, in Highland, Utah. Patricia was born on January 31, 1945, in Price, Utah to Eddie and Pearl Casey.

Patricia happily spent her childhood in Helper, Utah where she took lunches to her dad in the nearby rail yard, played with her favorite Saucy Walker Doll, and learned to...

Louise Davies

Jan 25, 2025

It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Louise Emma Davies, beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished friend, who left this world on January 25, 2025, at the age of 93. Born on August 14, 1931, in Provo, Utah, Louise was the third of five children born to Emma Emery and Merrill Lewis "Curly" Olsen. Her childhood was...

Onalee Reeve Wood

Jan 21, 2025

On January 21, 2025, Onalee Reeve Wood passed away peacefully in the company of her loving husband Steve, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, trust, and service. 

She was born September 26, 1945 to Perc Albert and Verda Parkin Reeve in Saginaw, Michigan. Onalee was a high energy child who loved to jump on a pogo stick and who required...