Richfield, Utah - Carol Jean Jensen, age 92, passed away in her home in Richfield on October 12, 2026. She was born October 13, 1933, in Richfield, the youngest of 6 children to Loral Jensen and Deborah Anderton.

Carol married Lt. Don Beutler in Ramstein, Germany, May 20, 1955. As a military spouse she followed Don when stationed in Texas, Nevada, Florida, Michigan, and Utah. She also supported Don and her sons through his two tours as a pilot in Vietnam and a deployment to Korea. They divorced in 1975. Carol later met Thomas Haley in Richfield, and they created a life together.

Displaying a lifelong entrepreneurial spirit, Carol started many businesses displaying her prowess, as an art and frame store owner, in Clearfield, Utah. While there she served on the Clearfield City Planning Commission and instituted Arts in the Park, an annual July 4th event. She was a prolific oil painter whom often employed her beloved Southern Utah backdrop as inspiration. She also worked as a Realtor, land developer, Broker and a Licensed Financial Planner.

Carol is survived by two sons, Kevin Beutler, Layton, Utah, and Stanley Beutler, Panama City Beach, Florida, 17 grandchildren, and her partner Thomas Haley of Richfield.

She was preceded in death by her siblings: Olive (Charles Varlin Pinney), Loral Elvin (Dick) Jensen (Emma), Hannah Clista (Chris) Boyd (Bill) Levie Utley), Nola D. (Delos (Doss) Laurell Julander), Kenneth J. Jensen (Peggy Margene McGarry.)

A short visitation will be held at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 260 North 400 West, Richfield, at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Followed by Graveside Services that will be at the Richfield City Cemetery, 800 North Main Street, Richfield at 12:30 P.M. 

Burial will be in the Richfield Cemetery under the care of Springer Turner Funeral Homes of Richfield and Salina, Utah.