Jon Absey

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Larkin Mortuary - Salt Lake City

Posted events

February 5, 2026

Feb

Service

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

South Mountain Community Church

14216 S. Bangerter Parkway, Draper, UT

Feb

Celebration of Life

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

South Mountain Community Church

14216 S. Bangerter Parkway, Draper, UT

Larkin Mortuary - Salt Lake City

Posted an obituary

February 5, 2026

Jon Absey Obituary

Jon Absey, the beloved and original Utah Jazz Bear, peacefully passed away in the comfort of his home on January 31, 2026, after a heroic and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 58 years old. Jon was raised on a farm in East G... Read Jon Absey's Obituary