Obituaries

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Nolan Howes

Nolan Howes

Jan 29, 2015

Our beloved husband and father, Nolan Dale Howes, passed away peacefully at home in American Fork, Utah, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 21, 1933, in Monroe, Utah, to Arnold and Ruby Conder Howes. Nolan was the oldest of 4 children. He married the love of his life, Daisy Darling Hale, on June 1, 1953, in...

Helen Dillman

Helen Dillman

Jan 25, 2015

Helen Harris Dillman, 86 years of age, of American Fork, Utah passed away on January 25, 2015. She was born November 11, 1928 to Daniel Dee Harris and Jennie Caroline Anderson in Layton, Utah. She married Allen Miles Dillman June 9, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their home in Provo, Utah where they raised 12 children...

Philip Morgan

Philip Morgan

Jan 24, 2015

Philip Leslie Morgan Sr., 73, of American Fork passed away January 24 2015 in the American Fork Hospital. Born June 27, 1941 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado the son of Leslie Ray Morgan and Theda LaRue Blakeman. He married Mary Ann Rose Marconeri on June 6, 1964 in Oak Creek, CO. Phil loved to golf and bowl with his wife of...

Linda Olsen

Linda Olsen

Jan 21, 2015

Linda Kay Olsen was born February 22, 1950 to Phillip and LaJuan Olsen. Passed away at her home in Murray, Utah on January 21, 2015. Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Linda graduated from American Fork High School and earned an Associate's Degree from Trade Tech in Provo, Utah. Her employment was as a billing clerk...

Dennis Long

Dennis Long

Jan 20, 2015

Dennis Ray Long died peacefully at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Chicago, Illinois on January 20, 2015 at the age of 64. Dennis is survived by his wife, Cindy, of Batesville, Indiana, daughters Lara (Bryan) Washington of Lindon, Utah, Cami (Rob) Smith of Orem, Utah, Crystal (Steve) Smith of Alpine, Utah, and eight grandchildren. He is also survived...

Lila Hunter

Lila Hunter

Jan 17, 2015

Our beloved mother, sister and grandmother, Lila Virginia Hansen Hunter, passed away on January 17, 2015. Mom was born May 5, 1927 at home in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mahlin Sirus Hansen and Bertha Delilah Ohran. She was oldest of 5 children. Virginia moved to Speedway, Indiana at age 3 and returned to Utah in 1942. She attended American...

Donald Mower

Donald Mower

Jan 17, 2015

Donald Lee Mower (82) passed away peacefully on January 17, 2015 at his home in American Fork, Utah surrounded by his family. He was born July 17, 1932 in Spring Canyon, Utah. He grew up in Springville and American Fork. Don was the seventh of nine children born to Clarence and Leona Mower. He is survived by four of his...

Lewis Garrett

Lewis Garrett

Jan 17, 2015

Lt. Col. Lewis Eugene Garrett (Ret) left his earthly existence to join his eternal companion on January 17, 2015. He was born on May 22, 1934, to Amy Buchanan and Dean Garrett in Venice, Utah. His early years were spent in Los Angeles, California. At age 10, his family moved to American Fork, Utah where he first met Shirley Richards....

LaRae Adams

LaRae Adams

Jan 16, 2015

LaRae Pectol Adams, born on 10/23/1951, life time resident of American Fork passed away Sunday 1/11/15. She is survived by her husband Edmund Adams. LaRae is the child of Melvin and Ramona Pectol. She has no surviving siblings or children. At the age of 8 LaRae was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints....

David FAckrell

David FAckrell

Jan 14, 2015

David Max Fackrell, 89, passed away January 14, 2015 in Highland, Utah. Born April 3, 1925 in Hunter, Utah to Leo Parley and Mary Eusebia Smith Fackrell. He married Vonetta Maurine Hardman May 26, 1944, in Magna, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Max worked at Kennecott for 33 years. He owned and operated Fackrell...

Wilford Nelson

Wilford Nelson

Jan 14, 2015

Wilford Osmond Nelson Jr. Wilford [Bill] Osmond Nelson Jr. was born in American Fork, Utah on August 21,1921. He was the second son of Stella and Wilford Osmond [Ossie] Nelson, Sr. Bill married Ellen [Jo Ellen]Maurice Richins on December 26,1942. They were sealed in the Mesa, Arizona LDS temple. He was a veteran of World War II and served in...

LaVon Hansen

LaVon Hansen

Jan 10, 2015

LaVon Harrington Bennett Hansen passed away peacefully at her home January 10, 2015 surrounded by the family she loved so much. She was born December 23, 1924 in American Fork. (The city that her great-grandfather Harrington was the first mayor.) She was the only child of LaVon Harrington Bennett and Jonathan Eslie Bennett. She met and married the love of...

Helen Steffen

Helen Steffen

Jan 10, 2015

Helen Evans Steffen passed away January 10, 2015 at her home in American Fork in the loving care of her family. She was born June 20, 1927 in Provo, Utah the daughter of Lamar Stanford and Fern Curtis Evans. She married Walter Eugene Steffen January 24, 1949 and they were later sealed on October 16, 1958. Many people were enriched...

Verlon Thomas

Verlon Thomas

Jan 7, 2015

Verlon Eugene Thomas, 87, passed away quietly at home on January 7, 2015. He was born in tiny Castle Gate, Utah. He and his ten siblings grew up with lots of love and fun in a little house across from the leafy Spanish Fork central park. He married Clara Lenora Irvine on September 29, 1954 and remained amazed and grateful...

Jacquetta Cook

Jacquetta Cook

Jan 6, 2015

Jacquetta (Mona) Barrus Nelson Cook Born on June 15, 1927 in Provo, Utah to her parents Lester M. and Leora Barrus. Married Neal A. Nelson and had two children, Roy David and Cheryl Jenene. Later divorced. Worked at the Utah Press Association from 1953 to 1972 and left there to marry John Call Cook and moved to Dallas, Texas where...

Rachel Wilde

Rachel Wilde

Jan 5, 2015

Rachel Aileen Wilde passed away peacefully in American Fork, Utah on January 5, 2015 at the age of 53, after a long illness. Rachel is survived by her sisters, Lillie Hare of American Fork, Utah; Linda Davis of Manti, Utah; and Ann Stauffer of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Ruth Wilde, her mother...

Reva White

Reva White

Jan 4, 2015

Reva Elizabeth Myers White passed away peacefully at age 93 on January 4, 2015 in Sandy, Utah. She was born April 19, 1921 in Highland, Utah to Elizabeth Grace Kitchen Myers and Gilbert Yost Myers, the second of 5 children. She was raised in Highland, Utah and went to school in Highland and American Fork where she was active in...

Robert Weight

Robert Weight

Jan 3, 2015

Robert Hogan Weight, age 96, died at the Bel Aire Senior Living Center in American Fork, UT, January 3, 2015. Robert was born Oct 1, 1918 in Springville, Utah; the first of 8 children to Willis Alfred and Mary Jane Hogan Weight. He grew up farming with his dad in Springville, UT and the family homestead ranch. Having strong mathematics...

Kent Walter

Kent Walter

Jan 2, 2015

Kent Walter, of Alpine, Utah, passed away January 2, 2015 in Salt Lake City due to complications from bladder cancer. He was born January 3, 1948 in Billings, Montana, the son of Alvin Samuel and Laurue Nelson Walter. Kent married Diane Brinkerhoff November 25, 1972, in the Provo LDS Temple, Provo, Utah. Kent enjoyed horse riding, road biking, hunting, playing...

Lorilee Rowley

Lorilee Rowley

Dec 21, 2014

Lorilee Ellertson Rowley, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on December 21, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born October 24, 1955 in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Richard Lee and Dana Boswell Ellertson. She married Creig C. Rowley on March 3, 1978 in the Salt Lake Temple. Her loving disposition blessed the lives of everyone...

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