Lee Mackelprang

Lee Mackelprang was a private individual from Kane County, Utah, remembered by his family as a quiet, kind and generous man with a playful sense of humor. He was not a public figure in the conventional sense, and no biography of him exists beyond the obituary published by his family through Mosdell Mortuary. This page draws only on that obituary and on publicly available records, and it says plainly where details are not known.

He was born on May 23, 1959, in Kanab, Utah, to Gayneld Julius Mackelprang and Rose Marie Anderson Mackelprang. He grew up in a large family and attended Fredonia Elementary School and Fredonia High School in Fredonia, Arizona, where he played baseball and football. As a young man he was active in Boy Scouts, and he was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.

According to his obituary, Lee enjoyed hiking and the outdoors, had an interest in electronics and technology, read Western novels and followed sports. He lived at various times in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona, in St. George and Cedar City, Utah, and most recently in Provo, Utah. His family described him as quiet by nature but with a playful sense of humor, especially toward his nieces and nephews, and as someone who was generous and always willing to help others.

In his later years Lee received care at the Utah State Hospital in Provo, and his family specifically thanked the caregivers there for the kindness and support he was given. The obituary does not specify the nature of his long term illness or disability, and that information has not been made public.

Lee Mackelprang died on October 9, 2026, in Provo, Utah, following what his family described only as a long illness, at the age of 67. He was mourned by his surviving siblings and a wide extended family, and his death was announced through an obituary released by Mosdell Mortuary in Kanab, Utah, two days later.