Marti Frankovich, age 88, passed away peacefully, with family at her side and the support of IHC Hospice and the caring nursing and doctors at St. George Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah on November 21, 2022. While Covid-19 Pneumonia took her from us, it was exacerbated by her ongoing fight with Primary Progressive Aphasia, a form of dementia which took her ability to speak but not think, or to win the speed racer award with her blue 3 wheeler walker, take up painting, enjoy visits from her family & friends, brighten everyone with her smile, harass the love of her life, Tony, husband of 59 years to eat, or tap her toes to music which was the heart and soul of her life.
Her Mother, Blanche Violet Plummer Lyman and Daddy, Dwight Arthur Lyman predeceased her. Her husband, Tony; children and their spouses, Bruce (Sharon), Shannon, Mat (Mecell), Tony (Connie) and Kim; grandchildren Dana, Daniel, Anton, Victoria, Anthony IV; great grandchildren Brooklyn, Aria, Lily, Grayson, Brexton; sisters, brothers and their spouses, Kathryn (George), Helen (RIP Alan), Don (Judy) and Duane (Pat) and a number of nieces and nephews, will manage to carry on keeping the faith, raising a glass to ‘juice it up’, and tapping their toes to Marti’s favorite music until they join her again.
The family intends to have a celebration of her life and music in Salt Lake City, Spring 2023. Marti’s final resting place will be with Tony when the time comes, in his home state of Pennsylvania.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests you consider a donation in Marti’s name to the National Aphasia Association (
https://www.aphasia.org/donate/), Special Olympics (
https://support.specialolympics.org), orFeeding America (
https://give.feedingamerica.org). A special thank you to her speech therapist at St. George Medical Center and the staff at Southgate Senior Living, Alliance Home Health, her physical therapist and Home Helpers who helped care for Marti in the last few years.