Emily Jean Underlin Anderson

In Loving Memory of Emily Jean Underlin Anderson Emily Jean Underlin Anderson, our beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, graduated from this life on August 22, 2025, after a valiant battle with translocation renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer). Born on September 21, 1989, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Peter and Kathleen Underlin, Emily’s radiant spirit and steadfast faith touched countless lives. She fought her fight, finished her course, and kept the faith, moving on to a higher and holier sphere. Raised in Sandy, Utah, Emily nurtured a love for learning early on. After graduating from Jordan High School, she earned a biochemistry degree from Utah State University. Her passion for medicine led her to work as a research study coordinator at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Murray for two years. Emily joined the Navy, which gave her the ability to achieve her life-long dream of becoming a physician. This led her to completing an internship in Portsmouth, Virginia, and attending flight school in Pensacola, Florida, before serving her country as a Navy flight surgeon. She and her husband, Kolton, cherished their time in Florida and later moved to beautiful Kaneohe, Hawaii, for her first Naval assignment. There, she served with a Marine unit in the Philippines. After her diagnosis, Emily and Kolton relocated to Kaysville and Farmington, Utah, to be near Huntsman Cancer Institute. In July 2024, they joyfully settled in St. George, Utah, a place they had long dreamed of calling home, surrounded by dear neighbors, friends, and family. Emily’s life was defined by her determination to achieve her goals. She mastered the piano, danced en pointe in ballet, earned academic honors, hiked mountains, and pursued knowledge with relentless effort. An adventurer at heart, she loved traveling and exploring new places with Kolton, camping with her family, and hiking. Her creativity shone through in exotic, delicious, recipes that delighted those around her, as well as in decorating her homes and coordinating outfits. Emily’s courage was evident from childhood—whether tubing down hills, accompanying choirs on the piano, or enduring survival training in the Navy, where she humorously noted, “The Navy tried to drown me.” Above all, her meekness, kindness, and empathy, paired with her deep faith in God and love for the Savior, inspired her to serve others and emulate Christ. Emily served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Independence, Missouri, teaching the Gospel in Spanish and English at church historical sites. It was there she met an elder who later became the love of her life. Emily and Kolton married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 25, 2013, building a life filled with love and adventure. We extend heartfelt gratitude to family, friends, neighbors, and even strangers for their overwhelming support through kind thoughts, meals, cards, flowers, visits (some traveling hundreds of miles), and prayers. These acts of love sustained Emily and her family, bringing countless miracles over the past two years. Special thanks to Dr. Sumati Gupta and her nurse, Kendra, at Huntsman Cancer Institute, for their compassionate care and unwavering dedication. Emily’s life was a testament to faith, courage, and love. May her memory continue to inspire us all. Emily is survived by her devoted husband, Kolton; parents, Peter and Kathleen Underlin; sister, Rachel (Lance) Jensen; nieces, Bethany, Izzy, Olivia, Abigail, and Vanessa; parents-in-law, Roger and Sherry Anderson; brothers- and sisters-in-law; foster siblings; and her beloved dog, Henry (“Fluffernutter”). Her sweet smile, gentle yet deliberate nature, sense of humor, fortitude, tenacity, and quiet goodness will be deeply missed. Yet, her legacy inspires us to “let God prevail” as we look forward to reuniting with her. A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., with the funeral starting at 2:00 p.m. Services will be held at her local LDS church building located at 1068 Chandler Dr., St George, UT. Military Honors will follow. Family and friends are invited to share tributes online at www.SerenityStG.com Arrangements are under the direction of Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah 435-986-9100.

Emily Jean Underlin Anderson

September 21, 1989 - August 22, 2025