Winona Susan Chipman Obituary (1940 - 2024)

Our beloved mother, Winona Susan McCormick Chipman, 84, peacefully passed away April 30, 2024, knowing she was loved. She valued being a wife, a mother, grandmother, friend and most of all a disciple of Christ. Her willingness to serve others with delight and empathy set a great example for her posterity. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on January 27, 1940. She met Bruce Squire Chipman on a blind date and married him in Pennsylvania on April 29, 1967. Together they built the most magical haven in Pleasant Grove, Utah filled with a cozy home, beautiful trees and flowers, a pasture for racehorses to graze and green grass for dogs to explore. Nestled below Mount Timpanogos our sweet mother found comfort sitting in her breezeway admiring God’s gifts to the earth. Her talent to play the guitar, piano and sing brought joy to many, especially her grandchildren. She poured her heart and soul into spending time with them and always surprised them with treats, gifts and lots of back scratches. Her playful sense of humor brought laughter to us all. For those of you who visited the Chipman home on any given holiday you would of been introduced to her intricate decorated fake tree she left up all year. She made every holiday special by cooking up corn beef and sauerkraut for Saint Patrick’s Day, on Christmas morning would surprise her girls with new barbies that were strategically placed, like in the mouth of a toy shark in the Sunshine families pool, taped masks over our eyes in family photos with cut out ghosts and bats taped everywhere for Halloween and always prepared elaborate picnics to enjoy in American Fork canyon for Easter dinner. If a dog ever needed a loving home, Susan was the one to provide it. She even gave them voices that volunteered advice at any time to humans. Susan will always be remembered, by her girls, as a loving, present, fun, vivacious and supportive mother. Much of her life was spent working hard as an operating nurse for 42 years, juggling her busy family life and full filling her church callings. She always went out of the way to help anyone in need. Susan was smart and observant which spurred many spirited conversations. She will be remembered by her co-workers, friends and family as a great debater who was passionate about her ideologies. Left to mourn but knowing they will see their mother and grandma again are her daughters Julie Anne Hunter (Kurt L Hunter) and Kimberly Mayeski (Mark Mayeski), five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Jozef B Hunter (Mia M Hunter, Benjamin Bruce and Remington Lyn), Zyon S Hunter, Madelyn A Mayeski, Izaak L Hunter and Maya K Mayeski. She was born of goodly parents and loved her eight brothers and sisters. A celebration of life will be held Monday, August 12 (time tbd). Friends and family will receive an invitation. In lieu of flowers, we request that you donate to plant a tree. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.