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Brian Frank Wall
Sep 6, 2022
Brian Frank Wall, 52, of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away peacefully on the morning of September 6 surrounded by his family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Brian was born July 23, 1970, in Provo, UT, the eldest son of Frank and Diane Wall.
Brian grew up in Salem, Utah and graduated from Spanish Fork High...
Diane Elaine Taylor Trageser
Sep 5, 2022
Diane Elaine Trageser (nee Taylor), 78, of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family on September 5, 2022. Diane was born on January 25, 1944 to Orvel Edward Taylor, Jr. and Donna Mae Taylor (nee Vaughn) in Cedaredge, Colorado.
Diane graduated from Downey High School in Downey, California. She continued her...
Sandra Jean Butler Kuester
Sep 4, 2022
Sandra Jean Butler Kuester, 75, passed away in the early morning hours of September 4, 2022, after battling cancer for several months. Sandra was born in Payson, Utah on December 7, 1946, to Thomas and Aroha Butler as the youngest of four children.
Sandra grew up in Spring Lake, Utah, and attended the old Spring Lake School...
Glen Ford Thorpe
Sep 3, 2022
On Saturday, September 3, 2022, our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, Glen Ford Thorpe, passed away at his home in Benjamin, Utah, surrounded by his family.
Glen was born October 7, 1953, in Payson, Utah, to Ford Edwin and Twyla Johns Thorpe. He frequently recounted his memories of growing up in Lander, Wyoming as well as...
Karen Raye Lowther Rupper
Sep 1, 2022
Karen Raye Lowther Rupper 17 December 1949 – 1 September 2022
Karen graduated this life on 1 September 2022. She lived 72 years, 8 months, 15 days, 19 hours, and 19 minutes. A true accomplishment since she has battled with diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. She beat cancer, but later she would fight with congestive heart failure...
James Hyland Brughelli
Aug 31, 2022
James “Jim” Hyland Brughelli, 76, passed away the morning of August 31, 2022, at his home in Payson, Utah. He was born November 21, 1945, in San Francisco, California to Cyril James Brughelli, Sr. and Thelma R. Mangini Brughelli. He grew up with two brothers, C.J. (Bud) and Michael, and a sister, Jan. He served his country as a...
Betty Jean Broadbent
Aug 31, 2022
Betty Jean (BJ) Broadbent, 64, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. BJ was born to Dorothy Gordon November 1, 1957, in Mission Texas.
BJ graduated high school with honors and continued to go to college to study nursing. She became an excellent Registered Nurse and over many years, provided empathetic...
Mary Ellen Juchau
Aug 28, 2022
Mary Ellen Juchau of Spanish Fork passed away August 28 2022 after a short illness. She was the daughter of Opal Jackson Smith and Ruby Mae Haywood and was born in Dardanelle, Arkansas. Her parents moved to Idaho and she spent most of her growing up years on farms near Eden, Idaho. On November 20, 1956 she married Vern...
Evelyn Hansen Fugate
Aug 27, 2022
Evelyn Hansen Fugate, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at age 92 in St. George, Utah on August 27, 2022. She was attended by family and caring hospital staff at the St. George IHC Hospital after contracting pneumonia. She was born May 31, 1930 at her home in Palmyra, Utah to Finley Reed Hansen and Catherine...
Miriam Amaya Gonzalez Ortega
Aug 26, 2022
Estoy en Casa, en el Cielo
Estoy tan feliz y con tanta luz
Aqui en un regosijo y uno belleza
Perfecta enesta luz interminable
Toda la pena y el dolor han terminado
Todo el consancio y sufrimiento han pasado
Pues yo he Ganado una bienaventuranza
...
Melinda Reynolds Porter Jacobsen
Aug 26, 2022
Melinda “Mindy” Jacobsen. After living a physically challenging pain-filled life, Melinda triumphantly returned to our loving Heavenly Father on August 26, 2022. Born to Harold and Nancy S Reynolds in Provo, Utah, on September 7, 1974, she grew up in Orem, Utah; Kansas City, Missouri; Hemet, California; and Snowflake, Arizona. She loved every place she lived, and so many...
Charlotte Faith Mckay
Aug 25, 2022
Our sweet Charlotte Faith McKay passed away on August 25, 2022, leaving behind her loving parents; Monson and Katherine McKay, and grandparents; Lucia and Jan Newman and Leland and Amy McKay.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. located at the church building, 99 North 920 West, Spanish Fork, Utah....
Alice Louisa Swain
Aug 25, 2022
Our dear mother and grandmother Alice Louisa Swain returned to her Father in Heaven Thursday, August 25 th 2022 at the age of 84. After several years of enduring many health-related trials, Louisa was able to be released from her pain peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones.
After losing her father at the age of three...
Larry Leon Smith
Aug 23, 2022
Larry Leon Smith, our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend left this world on August 23, 2022 at the age of 69. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Larry was born June 9, 1953 to Leon and Norma Smith. He grew up on the west side...
Craig Roy Smith
Aug 22, 2022
Craig Roy Smith, 76, of Salem, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2022, from complications of a stroke he suffered nine days earlier. Craig was born in Provo on September 15, 1945, to Roy and Elsie Smith and was the youngest of 4 children and the baby brother to three sisters.
He attended Joaquin Elementary School and...
Marolyn Young Leetham
Aug 20, 2022
Early in the morning of August 20, 2022, Marolyn Young Leetham, our “Grams” passed away in Centerville, Utah with her family near. She was born June 24, 1935 in Payson, Utah, to William Floyd Young and Ellen Warner Young. She grew up with a sister, Christine, and two brothers, Myron and Delbert. She was married to James Leetham; later...
Beverly Young Zabriskie
Aug 19, 2022
Our angel mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Beverly Young Zabriskie, passed from her mortality into her eternity at the sweet age of 94 ½ years on August 19, 2022. She died from a life well lived! She was surrounded by all those who love her, both here, and on the other side of the veil.
Beverly was born...
Carol Dee Cluff Rowley
Aug 18, 2022
It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our mother, Carol Dee Cluff Rowley, 85, of Elk Ridge, UT. She passed away in her home on August 18, 2022.
Carol was born to William and Bernice (Brown) Cluff on June 21, 1937, in Superior, AZ. Carol married the love of her life, Shirl Elvis Rowley,...
Jana Whitby Spencer
Aug 16, 2022
Born to George and June Whitby on August 17, 1953. Our sweet Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Sister, Aunt passed peacefully at home one day before her birthday.
Jana was just plain tough. She worked many jobs in construction across the country throughout her life and really enjoyed her work as a bail bondsman.
She was well...
Anna Marie Mellor
Aug 15, 2022
Our loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Anna Marie Talbot Mellor, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, in her home in Lake Shore, Utah. She was born on November 20, 1935, in Paragonah, Utah, to James Orson Talbot and Annie Gale Talbot.
Anna grew up in Paragonah and had four older siblings and four younger siblings....
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