Annelina Esther Ellwood

Annelina Esther Ellwood

2009 ~ 2026

With deepest regret, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Annelina ‘Lina’ Ellwood of American Fork, Utah. Lina was born December 29, 2009, in Provo, Utah, to Alex and Priya Ellwood. She was the second youngest of five children.

The original energizer bunny and a social butterfly, Lina was a master at gathering people together. She regularly organized youth groups to attend the temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and championed countless group hikes, parties, and hangouts. She brought ferocious competition, joy, and boundless energy to everything she did, earning her the reputation of being a true "force of nature" and “sunshine in human form”—with an outsized dose of incredible stubbornness.

Lina loved to help people and deeply appreciated her teachers at Legacy Elementary, American Fork Junior High, LDS Seminary, and American Fork High School (AFHS). Passionate about music, she aspired to be a band director and took every music class available. At the time of her passing, she had played or was studying eight different musical instruments, sharing her talent in school plays, several high school bands, the marching band, and at home. She inspired her family by doggedly practicing her singing and piano at home. Competing with the AFHS Cavemen Mountain Biking team and placing 8th in the nation with the AFHS Marching Band, as well as her relationships with the wonderful people there, were high points in her life.

Lina lived life to the absolute fullest. In recent weeks alone, she was hiking with friends, preparing to play at high school graduation, beginning marching band rehearsals, attending prom, studying for her AP Physics exam, readying her mountain bike for competition and visiting the temple. She loved playing chess, enjoying family game nights, and fishing with her uncle Bruce, aunt Marilyn and cousin Landen. She also held big dreams for the future, planning a mountain bike trip along the Continental Divide Trail from Canada to Mexico with her mother, and speaking often of her desire to serve a full-time LDS mission.

On Tuesday, May 19, Lina made a heartbreakingly permanent choice reacting to a temporary struggle. We will miss her terribly until we are all reunited. In her memory, we urgently plead with parents and children to speak searchingly with one another about how they are truly feeling. Prevention resources are available at www.sprc.org. Our relationship with Heavenly Father, and knowing his plan for us, has been the only way we could bear this. Please ask us about the Lord’s plan for you or investigate at www.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Lina is survived by her parents, Alex and Priya Ellwood; her siblings, Cassandra (Matt) Hilbig, Briona, Alexander, and Mariska as well as her "second mom" Liane Hunsaker, her "honorary grandparents”, Kirk and Shannon Magleby and Shirley Russon, aunt & uncle Marilyn and Bruce Aston, and many beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse located at 320 N. 100 E., American Fork, Utah. A viewing will begin at 10:00 AM, followed by the funeral service at 12:00 PM. Interment will take place immediately following the service at the American Fork Cemetery south end (26 west 600 N st, American fork). Family and friends are invited to return to the church at approximately 3:00 PM for a wake to eat, gather, and share stories celebrating Lina’s life. Please share your memories of Lina with us at the wake or online at the www.Warenski.com website. In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to the American Fork HS Cavemen Mountain Biking Team via Venmo to @cavemenMTB.

If you want to do something for Lina, please talk with those you love regularly about whether you/they are considering self-harm. Then post a photo online of you/them having fun, with a sign that reads, “We talk about it.” Lina wanted to experience EVERYTHING in life. Please take joy in your lives, and talk about it.

Funeral services for Lina will be held on Thursday May 28, 2026 at 12:00 pm in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel located at, 320 North 100 East American Fork, Utah. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday morning from 10:00 – 11:45 am prior to service at the church.

For those not able to attend the Funeral service a zoom link has been provided below: https://zoom.us/j/98245071415?pwd=LlnAXCtavnHpHeGNI8vS98PJInP0x2.1

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