Machelle Young Pace, 61, passed away on May 1, 2020. Machelle was born November 28, 1958, in Provo, Utah, to Melvin Jesse Young and Zeda May Emmons. She was born and raised in the Provo/Orem area. She married her loving husband, Brent M Pace, on February 14, 1981, and then was later sealed in the Manti Utah Temple on August 10, 1988.

They chose to raise their five children in Payson, Utah. (Tait, Brook, Shane, Misty and Megan.)

Machelle held various jobs throughout her earlier years, first as a homemaker, followed by working in a sewing factory and then she worked as a bus aide for the school district before finding her true passion in helping others as a CNA. During this time, Brent worked at Klemp as a machine operator, until he decided to go back to school to get his nursing degree; and, to this day is continuing to work in the healthcare field as a registered nurse.

As a family, they enjoyed camping, the annual family reunion at Fishlake, Springville and Mapleton Canyon, as well as many memorable family road trips (oh, the memories made on those road trips will last in the minds of many and are joked about often).

Machelle was a very outgoing, friendly, social person, who loved animals, and spending time with friends and neighbors. She was the type of person who made friends wherever she went, even the grocery store. She could always find something to talk about or something in common with another person, which always put others at ease and made them feel welcome, no matter the event or family gathering.

She was a very creative person and was often found at her sewing machine, where she would make everything from aprons for her grandkids, or create an entire homemade costume without even using a pattern. She has made many beautiful quilts that her family continues to love and enjoy to this day, and will for years to follow. She was able to share her knowledge for sewing, as well as canning, both at which she excelled. She would happily spend a weekend sharing her knowledge, helping and teaching her daughters and daughters-in-law the art of canning.  She was the first they would call anytime they had a question about sewing or canning and 9 times out of 10 knew the answer to their question. They will greatly miss her picking up the phone and all her patience while teaching them new skills.

One thing no one could argue with is Machelle’s love for her animals and pets, and often she would give them the privilege of riding in the front seat of the car while her children rode in the back seat; but, to her, they weren’t just pets or animals, they were her “other children” and her love for them was undying. She also loved yard work, whether it was picking out new additions to her fairy garden from Olsen’s Gardens, and planting new plants flowers and trees in her yard. She just loved being outside!

Machelle loved her church callings: Young Women’s in which she loved participating at girls camp teaching the girls various skills and doing crafts; Scouting, where she was able to spend time with her grandkids watching them accomplish all their goals. Machelle also enjoyed working in the church library, where she had the opportunity to visit with everyone who stopped by.

Machelle and Brent always had a new project in the works and she loved stopping by and finding treasures at the Re-Store that she could incorporate into her projects.

Machelle is survived by her loving husband, Brent (they just celebrated their 39 ^th wedding anniversary); she is also survived by their five children and their spouses, as well as 15 beautiful grandchildren.  She is survived by her parents, Zeda Emmons, Melvin and Deanna Young, her mother-in-law, Helen Pace; and her 9 siblings, and many more family members she loved dearly.

She is preceded in death by her father-in-law, Charles Pace; and her grandparents.

A private family service will be held.