September 26 1948 July 3 2019
AnnaMarie’s Obituary AnnaMarie Carpenter, 70, passed away on Wednesday, July 3rd of complications after surgery in St. George, Utah. Anna resided in Cedar City, UT with her husband, Jerald Carpenter of 52 years. Jerald was by her side until her last moments. Anna was born to Joseph V. Terranova and Frances Doppieri Terranova on September 26th, 1948 in St. Louis, MO. After her family moved to California, AnnaMarie graduated from Artesia High School in 1966 and married the love of her life, Jerald Carpenter, on May 12th, 1967. They would soon start a family and welcome their first daughter, Ginamarie and shortly after they welcomed their second daughter, Tina Ann. They then would move to St. George, UT and spend 5 years there before moving back to Southern California to raise their family. AnnaMarie’s passion in life was her family and friends. She put all of her time and energy into trying to make others happy. If you knew her you knew the beautiful, infectious smile that she greeted everyone with. She loved going to the casinos and making friends with everyone. She also loved doing arts and crafts and home improvements on their new home in Cedar City when they moved back in April 2018. Anna loved hosting parties and making sure everyone ate and had a good time. Her signature dish was her famous cannolis. AnnaMarie was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Frances Terranova. She is survived by her spouse, Jerald T. Carpenter. Her oldest daughter, Ginamarie Forgit (Rod Schmidgall) and youngest daughter, Tina Suihkonen (Andrew Suihkonen). Her grandchildren, Cassandra O’Neill, Christopher O’Neill, Katelyn Suihkonen, Emily Westphal (Sebastian Westphal) and her great-granddaughter, Aurora Jade Westphal. She is also survived by her sister, MaryAnn Burley, her brothers, Larry Terranova and John Terranova (Denise Terranova) and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Rick and Stephanie Carpenter who have been a tremendous support system and have gone above and beyond. A celebration of life is being planned in California on July 13th and Utah on July 20th. More details to follow. Read More
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of AnnaMarie Carpenter September 26 1948 July 3 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Beaver, state: Utah