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Jeanne Christen
Nov 5, 2016
Jeanne Marie Miller Christen, 65, of Highland, Utah passed away November 5, 2016 in Provo, Utah. Born September 17, 1951, in American Fork, Utah. The daughter of John Don and Rosella Almira Koch Miller. She married Lynn Joseph Christen, August 15, 1984, in Highland, Utah. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1991. She is a...
George Vance
Nov 4, 2016
George Ertle Vance, Jr, 72, passed away November 4, 2016 in American Fork, Utah. Born February 8, 1943 in Delta, Colorado to George Ertle Vance and Susan Adline Gladden Vance. He married Mary Cecelia Carroll January 24, 1975 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple. George retired from Tooele Army Depot after...
Gary Evans
Nov 3, 2016
Gary Martin Evans, 73, passed away unexpectedly on November 3, 2016 in Provo, Utah, after a short illness. Born June 6, 1943 in Malad City, Idaho to Fay Jones Evans and Erma Willa Martin Evans. He married Mary Kathleen (Kathy) Ockey on August 14, 1964 in the Manti LDS Temple. Gary enjoyed his career as a teacher and coach. He...
Allen Welch
Nov 2, 2016
Allen Phillip Welch, 54, passed away November 2, 2016 in Provo, Utah. Born February 16, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Rondo Judd Welch and Charlene Kay Jespersen Welch. Allen was a student at the Utah State Developmental Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Lakeside 14th Ward, 2530 West 200 South...
Kedi Chen
Oct 29, 2016
Kedi Chen, age 14, passed away October 29, 2016 in Provo, Utah after an accident. Born March 23, 2002 to Wangzheng Chen and Shiyu Hao in Dalian, China. Kedi likes to play table tennis and to read especially Anime and Science Books. He loved international soccer tournaments and Baseball tournaments. He loved American Barbeque and Italian food. He won a...
Maxine Rowley
Oct 27, 2016
Maxine (Mackie) Moon Rowley passed away peacefully on October 27, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on December 23, 1934 in Mesa, Arizona to Harold K Moon and Ellen Dewitt Moon, and grew up on farms in Arizona and Idaho. She learned to drive as a young teenager on the family farm, and always took...
Rick Wheadon
Oct 19, 2016
Rick Dean Wheadon, 59, beloved husband, son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend died on October 19, 2016 in Alpine, Utah, surrounded by his family. Rick was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on April 1, 2016. He was born on July 14, 1957, in Murray, Utah, to Dean Asial Wheadon and Sherrie Helen Fitzgerald. He was raised in Provo, Utah as...
Crew Standring
Oct 12, 2016
Crew Benjamin Standring, of American Fork passed away October 12, 2016. Born September 29, 2016 in American Fork the son of James Carver and April Anita Ashby Standring. Crew was a special spirit who touched all of our lives in his short 13 days with us. Survived by his parents, Jimmer and April, his siblings: Carver, Blaze and Mazy; his...
Anthony Warnick
Oct 11, 2016
Anthony was born August 21, 1971 in St. Paul, MN. He filled his parents (Bob and Carol Warnick) lives with both joy and sorrow for 45 years until his death the evening of October 11, 2016. He is remembered for his unconditional love for family and friends, for his sense of humor, for his brilliant mind, for his creativity and...
Nicholas Herrera
Oct 10, 2016
Nicholas "Nicky" Herrera, age 36, died on Monday October 10th, 2016 while on hospice in Salt Lake City, UT due to a very short and sudden bout with an aggressive leukemia. Many of his closest friends were able to visit with him before his passing and were all grateful to have an extra bit of sunshine in their lives for...
Bonnie Benson
Oct 6, 2016
This life will most certainly be much less interesting because an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and woman, Bonnie Lisa Thomson Benson passed away in her sleep on October 6, 2016. Known as Lisa to most, those who truly knew and loved her called her Mimi. Lisa was born in Eureka, California on April 24, 1952 to Lowell Dee and...
Chase Thompson
Oct 4, 2016
On October 4, 2016, Chase Brian Thompson, our loving son, brother, father and grandson parted this mortal life too soon. His infectious spirit and humor drew others to him and made him a force on stage-a passion and talent he shared with his mom and sister. He loved his BYU cougars and sat proudly with his dad at all home...
James Chidester
Oct 3, 2016
The world has certainly lost a great man. James Reed Chidester passed away at home on Monday, October 3, 2016. The affects of Parkinson's may have taken its toll on his body, but it never once touched his spirit. Reed was born in American Fork, Utah on February 8, 1945 to James Earl and Thelma Strasburg Chidester. He grew up...
Lizette Nielsen
Oct 3, 2016
Lizette Syomara Smith Conley (Lizzy) "Pura Vida!" "'Pura Vida!' It's my new life's motto and I never want to forget it. Authentic, real, peaceful." Lizette Smith Conley returned to her loving Father in Heaven having lived a life worthy of celebration. Liz was a force of nature, a force for good, a beloved mother and wife, and a lifetime friend....
Leo Larson
Sep 25, 2016
Leo Noble Larson was called home on September 25, 2016. He was born September 6, 1948 in Provo, Utah to Ross and Elinora Larson. He grew up in Burley, Idaho and graduated from Burley High School. He attended Ricks College before serving in the New Zealand LDS mission from 1967-1969. After returning from his mission, he married his sweetheart, Cynthia...
Carol Sharp
Sep 24, 2016
Carol Crowther Sharp died, September 24, 2016 in American Fork, Utah. She was born October 28, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The daughter of Junius L. Crowther and Mary Dredge Crowther. She met Dee V. Sharp after his return from the military on a blind date then waited for him while he served a mission. They were married on...
Mary Robinson
Sep 21, 2016
Mary "Jean" Nicol Robinson went to celebrate her anniversary with Mick on Wednesday September 21, 2016 at the age of 83. She was born on June 11, 1933 in Provo, Utah to Thomas Murdock Nicol and Ellis Deloris Bethers. She married Mick Robinson on September 22, 1984 in American Fork, UT. He died October 6, 1994. She is survived...
Robert Johnson
Sep 19, 2016
Robert Vernal Johnson passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the age of 85 in his daughter's home in Highland, Utah. He was surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born March 8, 1931 in Murray, Utah to Vernal Melvin and Gwendolyn Taylor Johnson. He was the oldest of four children. Bob met his sweetheart, Leon, at a church...
Geraldine Duncan
Sep 17, 2016
Geraldine Rose Penrod Duncan Geraldine (Gerry) Rose Penrod Duncan passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the age of 86. She was born in Lehi, Utah to LeGrande Wells Penrod and Daisy Powell Penrod on August 30, 1930. She was a "blue baby" weighing under 3 pounds and was not expected to live through the night. She was put...
Thomas Gilles
Sep 17, 2016
You know the quote that says "You never know what someone is going through, so be kind"? This past year, this quote has never been truer for our family. For the last year our wonderful husband, father, sibling, friend, and exceptionally kind and generous man, Thomas Andrew Gilles, has been struggling with bi-polar with depression and psychosis. He was in...
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