Local Obituaries for Families in Spanish Fork & Utah County

Mar 31, 2019

Mary Rita was born on May 23, 1927 in Tell City, IN to Charles and Ellenora Bezy. She was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus and her eternal home on March 31, 2019.Rita married the love of her life, Stuart Whitney Palmer on February 17, 1946 in Kentucky. Rita and Stuart moved to California where they bought their first...

Mar 29, 2019

Mark Allen Johnson passed from this life on to his next adventure on March 29, 2019. He was surrounded and loved by his family during this transition.Mark was a courageous warrior with battle scars to prove it. Since 2000, he struggled against numerous and varied heart issues, initiated by complications during surgery to replace a deformed and injured heart valve....

Mar 28, 2019

Terry Gene Michaelis age 74, died peacefully in his home in Salem,Utah the morning of March 28th 2019. He was born in Logan, Utah to Eugene and Helen Michaelis On December 16th, 1944. Terry dedicated his life to the service of God, family, and his fellow man. Shortly after finishing high school, Terry served a mission for The Church of...

Mar 26, 2019

Marilyn Ruth Headman Collings, age 81, of Payson, Utah passed away March 26, 2019 in Orem, Utah.Marilyn was born on October 18, 1937 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Jesse and Ruth Headman, She was the oldest of 4 children. She was raised in Spanish Fork, Utah to Jesse and Ruth Headman where she attended Spanish Fork High School.Marilyn married Ronald...

Mar 26, 2019

Donald Astin Macfarlane, age 78, passed away at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah on March 26, 2019, after a period of declining health. He was born in Cedar City, Utah on September 27, 1940 to Keith Matheson and Lucile (Astin) Macfarlane.From an early age, Donald loved art (especially drawing), performing, and humor, and spent time developing these talents. As...

Mar 25, 2019

Thomas Edward Aust, age 79, of Spanish Fork, UT, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Utah. He died of complications to advanced Parkinson's, Stroke, and being unable to swallow.He was born August 15, 1939 in Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado to Donald Feldner and Vera Charlotte Phillips Aust. He attended Eckert Elementary School, then...

Mar 22, 2019

Ricky James Giles Jr. "R.J." was born Saturday, June 28, 1997. R.J., our angel flew away Friday, March 22, 2019.R.J. was quiet, kind, honest, loving, smart, dependable, hardworking and adventurous. He was everyone's "little buddy". Everyone who came in contact with R.J. was immediately drawn in by his heart, integrity and loyalty. If you were lucky enough to spend time...

Mar 22, 2019

Danny Jack Erekson, 71, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Payson, UT. Danny was born in Payson, UT on October 20, 1947.He was the first of 12 children born to Harold Keith Erekson and Vilda Josepha Hatch. Danny was raised in Payson where he learned the value of hard work and the necessity to work to provide...

Mar 10, 2019

Charles Denzil Tilton II - known as Denny to his family and friends growing up, Charlie in the military and with co-workers, and Charles in later life and at church; came into this world on February 14, 1947 and departed it, surrounded by family and friends, on March 10, 2019 after suffering an aortic dissection. Born in San Bernardino, CA...

Mar 8, 2019

Erika Nicole Thorn was born on the 21st of October in 1999 at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, and she was the cutest baby girl. The first years of her life she lived with her immediate family in their home near the Provo river. Around 8 years old, her family moved to Springville, there, she blossomed and made so many...

Mar 2, 2019

Carol Mae Nelson was born in Chicago to George & Doris Nelson September 29, 1933. Her sister, Arlene, joined the family May 18, 1939. The family moved to the Seattle area in 1945.She met her first husband, Les Kramer, where they both attended classes at Central Washington University. Married in March, 1954, they made their home in Kennewick, Washington, and...

Mar 2, 2019

Feb 28, 2019

Cindy Lou Pierce Wilkin, age 64, returned back home on Thursday, February 28, 2019 while surrounded by her children Angie, Billie Jo, and Jake, after battling cancer.She was born May 6, 1954 in Provo, Utah to Verl Larry Pierce and Nada Laverne Young Pierce. She attended school in Payson. She was raised in West Mountain.As a youth, Cindy loved to...

Feb 28, 2019

Kathleen Alois Clement (63), beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister,returned to her heavenly home on Thursday, February 28, 2019 in Provo, Utah due to complications from a pulmonary embolism. She departed this earth surrounded by family and we trust she was immediately embraced by family on the other side. Kathy was born November 13, 1955 to Ronald Earl Glenn and...

Feb 28, 2019

Feb 26, 2019

Joyce Holdaway, 71, passed away at Utah Regional Hospital on February 26, 2019. She was born on December 1, 1947 to Max and Margie Olsen. Joyce was raised in Spanish Fork. She had two children, Terry Bruce Holdaway and Lisa Bellows (Keith). She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joyce's greatest joy was her...

Feb 13, 2019

Norman Carver Van Ausdal, 90, passed away on February 13, 2019 in Spanish Fork, Utah, justone day before the anniversary of his wife's passing on Valentine's Day, 12 years ago.Norman was born July 23, 1928 in Eureka, Utah to Robert Carl and Norma Carver Van Ausdal.He was the fourth of ten children. He married Norma Dorene Sperry on August 6,...

Feb 9, 2019

Van Canann, 77 of Payson, died February 9, 2019 after a lingering illness. "Hello, My Friend" was Van's phone greeting to everyone for over 40 years.Van was born October 28, 1941 in Santa Monica, California, as the eldest child of Howard Van Pelt and Gae Sorensen Canann. His full name is Howard Van Pelt Canann II. He spent the first...

Feb 1, 2019

Kathleen "Kathy" Ellen Sheets, 57, passed away peacefully in her home on February 1, 2019. She was born September 18, 1961 in Bradford, Pennsylvania to Charles and Hazel Cox and grew up in northeast Oklahoma.Kathy was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd Sheets, her father and mother, and daughter Melissa. She leaves behind her son, Samuel (Stephanie) Webb and...

Jan 29, 2019

Harold Derrell Smith, of Payson, Utah, passed away at the age of 77 on January29, 2019 at the Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Utah from pneumonia and complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.Hal was born on May 12, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents are Harold Oscar Smith and Clare Lorraine Wiseman. Hal attended Salt Lake City schools and...