Ivins, Utah – Pauline Mertlich Mumford, 80, passed away June 9, 2023, at her home in Ivins, Utah with her family.  She was born January 15, 1943, to Paul and Ruth Mertlich in Murray, Utah.  She was married for 56 years to the love her life Bryan Max Mumford who preceded her in death.

Pauline is survived by her daughter Lori Good, her husband Bret and their daughter Amelia, Pauline's son Erik Mumford, his wife Barbara and their children Kayla and Alek.

Pauline grew up in Holiday, Utah.  She went to Jordan High School in Sandy Utah.  She met her husband in 1961 and they were married in 1963. Pauline worked with her husband at M&M Meat Company in Sandy, Utah for over 40 years.  She also was an amazing artist that wrote over 30 books on how to toll paint.  She taught classes for many years on toll painting at Provo Craft and painted up until the last year of her life.  She was an avid gardener and prided herself on having a beautiful yard. Pauline lived in Cottonwood Heights, Utah for 52 years where she raised her family and lived on Creek Way next to neighbors of which many are still in the neighborhood.  Her garden was a show place with a pond that held her prized koi fish. She lived up the street by her son, Erik and his wife Barbara and spent many summers with their children Kayla and Alek which were some of the best years of her life.

Upon retirement Pauline and Bryan traveled mostly to visit their daughter Lori and family in Mission Viejo, California which she considered her second winter home.  Her grandkids, Kayla, Alek, and Amelia were her pride and joy and she loved being a Nana. When her husband, Bryan, passed away in January of 2020, Pauline joined her daughter Lori and family in Ivins, Utah where she lived in Padre Lakes by a pond that she enjoyed watching the fish, turtles and ducks but mostly sitting in the warm sun and not having to deal with snow.

Pauline will be interred at the Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy, Utah next to her husband Bryan.  She asked that there not be any funeral services but that there be a celebration of her life in a private dinner with her children.