Our Current Obituaries

Jul 5, 2023

Melba Fern Kirk Terry Sammie" April 17, 1928 -July 5, 2023 Our sweet and loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Sammie Terry, 95, passed away July 5, 2023 in the St. George Regional Hospital. Sammie was born April 17, 1928, to James Lisle and Lilly Fern Kirk in American Falls, Idaho. The family moved to Utah shortly after her birth...

Jul 5, 2023

Donna Marie West Faux, 94, of Murray Utah passed away in her home on July 5, 2023.

Donna was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on a snowy 10th of January in 1929 to Addie Roberts West and Dr. Walter Raymond West. She lived in Rigby, Idaho until her family moved to Idaho Falls when she was six years old. She...

Jul 4, 2023

Phillip Francom, 35, passed away on July 4, 2023, in Houston, Texas. He was born December 12, 1987 in Murray, UT to Farrel and Debra Francom.

Phillip was always the life of the party and people loved to be around him. He excelled at anything he put his mind to. Sports came naturally to him, and he always had energy...

Jul 4, 2023

Jul 3, 2023

Virginiaette Forte, 86, passed away on July 3, 2023, in Pleasant Grove, Utah with her family by her side. Virginiaette was born on December 29, 1936 in St. George, Utah to Marion Higley and Alona Wulffenstein Higley. She married David Forte on July 9, 1957 in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.

Virginiaette is survived by her brother Lawrence Higley, 11 children, Alona...

Jul 2, 2023

William Dennis Jarvis, 83, of American Fork, passed away July 2, 2023 surrounded by his family. Born January 16, 1940, the son of William Arnold Jarvis and Mary Theora Davis Jarvis. He married Beverly Anne Fordham in the Salt Lake Temple on May 15, 1964.

Bill loved fishing, gardening, woodworking, and having the best lawn in the neighborhood. He...

Jun 29, 2023

SHIRLEY RUTH ALLEN -1927-2023

Shirley Ruth Allen passed away on June 29, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Provo, Utah to Albert B. Allen and Hortense Garrett, but moved to American Fork to make her first home.

She was educated in American Fork graduating from the High School in 1945. She then attended Brigham Young University,...

Jun 24, 2023

Bruce Max Hoggard, 72, passed away in the American Fork Hospital on June 24, 2023 after several years battling many health issues.

He was born on January 31, 1951 in American Fork, Utah to Max Hoggard and Kathryn Holindrake Hoggard.

Grandparents: Vern and Emma Boley Holindrake; Earnest and Martha (Mattie) Proctor Hoggard

Siblings: Sheila Wolf, Sheldon Wolf

Wife: Terree Hoggard

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Jun 20, 2023

Jay C Wilkinson passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 20th, 2023 at age 91. He was born in Vineyard, Utah on March 21st, 1932, to Jay C Wilkinson and Florence Gadd Wilkinson, the 7th of 10 children. He grew up in Orem, Utah and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. He met his sweetheart, Fern Morrill, the...

Jun 18, 2023

Our sweet and loving mother and grandmother, Carma Newman, 89, passed away on June 18, 2023, in Alpine, Utah. Carma was born on July 25, 1933, in American Fork, Utah to Melvin Walter Grant and Leona Andreasen Grant. Carma married Walter Dennis Newman on June 1, 1951 in the Manti Temple.

Carma enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and knitting. She loved to...

Jun 15, 2023

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Patricia Angela Salerno Hazelgreen returned home on Thursday, June 15, 2023. She was born in 1946 to John and Josephine Salerno and married Henry Hazelgreen in 1970. She was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ and lived in Secaucus, NJ until she moved to Utah in 2006 to be...

Jun 10, 2023

Marsha Taylor, 77, passed away on June 10, 2023, in American Fork, Utah. Marsha was born on June 1, 1946, in Phoenix, Arizona to James A. Neil and Anna Mae Carney.

Marsha was a tomboy and enjoyed playing and watching sports. She also enjoyed cooking and shopping.

Marsha is survived by her children, Ronnie Lakey and Don Lakey; grandchildren, Johnythen,...

Jun 10, 2023

Russell $ (Sheldon) Phillips, age 50, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2023. He was surrounded by his loving family after an incredibly valiant 3-year fight with cancer. His beautiful life will be cherished by all who knew him. Russell, you will be greatly missed. It's not the size of the man in the fight, it's the size of the...

Jun 7, 2023

Our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, Rose-Marie Johns Krill, 64, of Eagle Mountain, Utah returned home to heaven on June 7, 2023. Rose was born on February 18, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Harold Carr and Phyllis Crosbie Carr. Her parents passed away when Rose was young, and she went to live with Roger and Judy Johns...

Jun 6, 2023

Dianne Ranae Hansen, 67, passed away on June 6, 2023, at her home in Clearfield, Utah. Dianne was born on November 17, 1955, in American Fork, Utah to Lawrence Heber Hansen and Thelma Bullock Hansen. She was the youngest of 5 and the only girl.

Dianne adored and loved her animals (ferrets, birds, cats). She also enjoyed camping, fishing, spending...

Jun 3, 2023

James Stephen (JS) Wright, 82, of Lehi, Utah, passed away on June 3, 2023 peacefully at home with his family. Born January 15, 1941 in American Fork, Utah, the son of Glenn Arthur Wright and Dorothy Rose Grant Wright.

He lived with his family in American Fork until June of 1957, at which time they moved to Provo, Utah. He...

Jun 3, 2023

Paul Marvin Caldwell

October 9, 1936 - June 3, 2023

Paul Marvin Caldwell, 86, of Highland, Utah, passed away on June 3, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer (though in recent months he warned us that he was destined to die of boredom).

Born the last of six children to Lorin and Loreen Caldwell, Paul spent...

Jun 1, 2023

Gaylen Hayden Holindrake passed away on June 1, 2023 at the age of 87.

Gaylen was born in American Fork to Hayden and Leah Holindrake on October 22, 1935. After graduating from American Fork High School he married Evelyn Doris Morgan.

Gaylen helped his father Hayden on the farm when he was younger working in the orchard, raising turkeys, and...

May 31, 2023

Mary Waki Kawakami spent her 110 years of life in the service of others. Mary was born December 12, 1912 to Kenshiro and Shizuko Furukawa Waki in Fort Lupton, Colorado. She was the oldest of four children and the first American citizen in her family. Mary loved her younger siblings-Teruji, George, and Smiley. She experienced loss very early in life....

May 30, 2023

Edna Faye Hansen Huntsman Newby of Lehi, Utah passed away May 30, 2023 from causes incident to age. She was born April 17, 1933 to Thormod Alexander Hansen and Erma Conder in American Fork, Utah. She is survived by her seven children, Lorin David Huntsman, Kandie Jensen (Clayton), Jill Newby, Kevin Burns Newby, Brenda Joy Ford (Steven), Rebecca Ann Newby,...