On April 2, 2026 our angel Angela Lee Chantrill passed from this world into the arms of loved ones who have passed on before her. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born in Provo, Utah on January 17,1986 and thanks to the LDS Family Services she was eagerly adopted and welcomed to their home in Salina, Utah by Allen and Georgia Chantrill and her older brother Chris, who had been adopted six years earlier. Seven months after joining the family, Angela, her parents and brother Chris, all dressed in white, joined hands across an alter in the Manti Temple and were sealed for time and eternity as a family, never to be separated even by death. It was a spiritual heavenly experience never to be forgotten.
From early childhood Angela wanted to be more grown-up and was always exploring something new. She learned to walk already at nine months, she was off and running and has never stopped. Although her brother Chris was six years older than her, he allowed her to tag along with him and his friends. He even created a little seat on the back of his bike that she could ride on and more easily participate in his adventures. She enjoyed trying to keep up with her brother Chris who would comment that she always had an entrepreneurial spirit and that she would ask lots of questions and ask for advice on new projects she became interested in.
In her early years she enjoyed piano lessons, voice lessons and clogging. Her clogging team performed at the Lagoon Amusement Park and even went on a cruise to perform. She won the title of Little Miss North Sevier in a beauty pageant singing “If They Could See Me Now!” She loved to perform.
After living in Salina, the family moved to Santa Clara, Utah. Angela enjoyed living in Santa Clara where she had a multitude of friends, most of which have remained friends throughout her life. At age 15, while still attending high school, Angela started babysitting and eventually started working for Dr. Coleen Andruss as a nanny for her two children, Lindsey and Cody. She became an integral part of their life. Once the children grew up and didn’t need childcare, Angela worked as a medical assistant for Dr. Andruss in her medical office.
Eventually, the adventurous side of Angela brought her to New York for a few years. Initially she worked for a door-to-door pest control company and then for a magazine company in New York City for some time. Angela enjoyed New York but wanted to be closer to home. She moved to Las Vegas and worked with an insurance company there, but her heart eventually brought her back to the St George area.
In 2012, Angela and Bobby Crosby welcomed into the world their daughter Ayla Harlee Crosby. Ayla was the apple of her eye and the most important thing in Angela’s life. Angela was a very loving but doting mother as she closely monitored her daughter’s schoolwork, school activities, soccer practices and soccer games. Bobby, a great father, along with Angela, an amazing mother, have co-parented their daughter for the past 13 years.
Ayla spoke of her mother’s sense of humor. One day they got home really late and Ayla tried to open the garage door but couldn’t because it seemed to be locked. They were freaking out because they were trying to be quiet to not wake up papa and dada but also wondering how to get into the house. Angie reminded her that she left her window open so they went and climbed in the window and they were just laughing the whole time. When they went into the house they checked the door to see why it was locked (because it’s never locked) and found out it had been unlocked the whole time!
Angela worked hard at getting a degree in Information Technology through the University of Phoenix and Western Governors University. She accomplished this goal shortly before passing. Angela also worked hard at keeping track of her parents in making sure they were safe and taken care of. Though she was not active in church, she made sure to have family prayer with her parents at night. She supported her mother’s work at the St George temple knowing that it was essential and important.
Angela became ill on December 30, 2025 and presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and ended up staying three weeks. It was during this hospitalization, that Angela was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. From that time on, she was between the hospital and home, putting up a fight to survive for her family and her daughter Ayla. Three months later Angela lost the battle to cancer. She has left a big hole in the hearts of her family and friends with her passing and she will be greatly missed by many.
The family has a firm belief that she is now with loved ones including her Savior Jesus Christ and that they will again warmly and lovingly embrace each other. She is survived by parents, Allen and Georgia Chantrill, her daughter Ayla Harlee Crosby, Bobby Crosby, her brother Chris Chantrill and his wife Ami Chantrill, and many cousins, friends and aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at the Santa Clara Heights Stake Center, 1705 Desert Dawn Drive, Santa Clara, Utah. A visitation will be held from 11:30 am – 12:45 pm, prior to the service. Following the funeral services the interment will be at the Santa Clara City Cemetery, Ancestor Way, Santa Clara, UT 84765.
Funeral services may be viewed at the time of service at McMillanMortuary.com
