Our Current Obituaries

Jan 18, 2021

Arthur Fredrick Mitton, 89, passed away on January 18, 2021 in American Fork, Utah. He was born on January 13, 1932 to Alex Coyne Mitton and Bodil Lerona Piepgrass in Kalispell, Montana.

Art loved training horses and loved the thrill of watching the horses run. His expertise of picking the winner was unmatched. He also loved raising...

Jan 18, 2021

Paul LeFay Steele, age 90, peacefully completed his life’s mission on January 18, 2021 due to causes incidental to age.

Paul was born September 14, 1930 in his Grandparent’s house in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Marion LeFay and Lexi Hone Steele. He was the eldest of three children. He grew up in very humble circumstances in American...

Jan 17, 2021

Kathy Marie Owens Dobson, 45, passed away January 17, 2021 in Lehi, Utah after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Born February 22, 1975 in Provo, Utah to Jonathan Lyle Owens and Carol Ruth Owens, she spent a happy childhood with her six younger siblings. She met Arnold Fay Dobson at the BYU Bookstore; they married soon after in...

Jan 15, 2021

Richard C. Amari, 85, passed away on January 15, 2021. He was born in Queens, NY to Henrietta Hochenberger and Samuel Rosario Amari. He married Elizabeth Ann Phelan and had three children: Eileen Amari-Vaught (Wayne Vaught), Diane Amari (Andy Kolojejcheck) and Martin Amari (Suzanne).

Richard served in the U.S. Navy.  He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School...

Jan 14, 2021

Elaine (Mustos) Pappas passed away January 14, 2021 in Arkansas.  She was born May 21, 1926 to Peter John Mustos and Clara Jane (Larrabee) Mustos.  She married Lee Pappas on in 1946 in Price, UT. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple in 2000.

Elaine was loved by many...

Jan 13, 2021

Steven “Joseph” Cummings unexpectedly passed away on January 13, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 20, 1995 to Steven and Laura Cummings. Joseph brought so much joy and laughter into our lives from the day he was born. Joseph entered this world fighting for his life and left this world...

Jan 10, 2021

William John Fleming, Jr, age 45, loving Husband, Father, Uncle and friend of Lehi, Utah passed away from the corona virus on January 10, 2021. Will was born on July 10, 1975 in Lakeland, Florida, the fourth child of Joyce Ruesch Whited and Steven Lee Whited.

Will had the opportunity to move all around the US and...

Jan 9, 2021

Jerry Ned Kofford was born on the 8th of January, 1936 in his Grandparent Hudson’s home in Spanish Fork, Utah to Ned M. and Utahna Hudson Kofford. He passed away on January 9th, 2021 at his home in Highland, Utah surrounded by his family at the age of 85 after a 6 year battle with IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)....

Jan 6, 2021

Craig Chesnut, 67, joined his loving wife on Wednesday January 6, 2021. It was a long, sad 3 months without her but he proved stronger and braver than we imagined. His passing was incredibly peaceful as he was surrounded by family. We are comforted to know that they are together again. Craig was born April 14, 1953 to James...

Jan 4, 2021

Alice Wentworth Guest (nee Alice Kay Wentworth) died on January 4, 2021 in American Fork, UT. She was born on April 10, 1951 to Lyle Edward Wentworth and Kathleen Ann Geiter in Edgerton, WI.  She loved living and working on the farm, but not so much in the tobacco patch.  The family had to move off the farm when...

Jan 3, 2021

Valdean Harris Makin past peacefully through the veil on January 3, 2021. Valdean was born on October 8, 1938, in Richfield, Utah, the youngest child of Milo John and Clella Dean Norton Harris. Valdean spent her childhood in Junction, Utah, graduating from Piute High School.

She married Keith Lenard Makin on October 11, 1958, in Junction, Utah;...

Jan 2, 2021

Lisa Adams Bohne (59) passed away January 2, 2021 surrounded by her family in Highland, Utah. Lisa was born on January 16th, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah and is the youngest daughter of Beecher Dan and Marilyn Jeanne Price Adams. She was the sister of Beecher Dan Adams Jr. (Karen), Christine Lee Widtfeldt (John), and Stephen Price Adams...

Jan 1, 2021

1922 - 2021

On New Year's Day of 2021 heaven gained another angel. Margaret Krey, one of the sweetest, most loving souls on earth returned to her Heavenly Father and rejoined her beloved husband, Kenneth Russell Krey. In her nearly 100 years of living, "Grandma Krey" never faltered in her devotion to her family and the gospel....

Jan 1, 2021

On 01/01/21, Jackson (Jack) Alder Keate, our son, brother, grandson, cousin, friend, and a joyful spark in our lives passed away. He came into the world with tons of passion – a contagious passion that lifted and energized everyone who knew him. After celebrating what he said was the best month of his life, his journey came to an...

Jan 1, 2021

Our loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, and dear Friend unexpectedly returned to the arms of his Heavenly Parents on January 1, 2021.

Ray was born on February 5, 1949 in Ogden, Utah to Donald and Jorma Pollmann.  He was raised in Lindon and loved all the adventures (and trouble) he was involved in with his brothers, cousins,...

Dec 29, 2020

Alice Elaine Larson Beer, our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on December 29, 2020 from COVID-19. She was 97 years old.

Elaine was born on January 7, 1923 in American Fork, Utah to Andrew Wallace Larson and Mary Alice Peterson. The youngest of five children, she grew up in a home where she learned the importance...

Dec 27, 2020

Spencer Mark Francisco, 35, of Saratoga Springs, Utah passed away in Provo after a short but valiant fight with cancer. Born May 23, 1985 in Cedar City, Utah the son of Donald Francisco and Donna Johnson Francisco. He married Katherine Schell Francisco and had a beautiful daughter, Elouise; they later separated. Spencer graduated with his bachelor's degree in geology...

Dec 26, 2020

Rachel Vee Canfield Harper, 90, of Pleasant Grove, passed away December 26, 2020. She was born July 5, 1930 in Pleasant Grove, Utah the daughter of Parley DeWayne Canfield and Viola Jones. She married Gale Lee Harper October 10, 1947 in Pioche, Nevada. Rachel was a very creative person who loved cake decorating, gardening, flower arranging and who loved...

Dec 26, 2020

Karla Andreason Newmeyer (76) passed away on December 26, 2020 in Salt Lake City, UT. She was born on October 28, 1944 in American Fork, UT to Karl & Mae Andreason.

Karla was an amazing woman who was adored by many people. She was a mother, wife and grandmother. She loved and cherished her grandchildren so much....

Dec 25, 2020

Merrill Rieske Ewell, (89), passed away at his home in Pleasant Grove, Utah, surrounded by family on December 25th, 2020.  He was born on August 21st, 1931 in Provo, Utah to Phillip and Louise Ewell.  After graduating from Pleasant Grove High School, he served in the Utah National Guard for six years. He owned his own business, Carlisle and...