Obituaries

Jilleen Ingram Dolbeare was born on September 26, 1967, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the first of four children born to Cregg and JoAnne Ingram. She attended schools in Payson, Utah, and graduated from Payson High School in 1985. During her high school years Jill enjoyed riding horses, participating on the swim team, reading all the books she could find, attending church and playing the piano and the clarinet. She loved animals and always had horses or cats to dote on – they lived far better than most humans.

After high school Jill attended Utah Technical College, Dixie Technical College, and finally Brigham Young University, where she graduated with a degree in English Language in 1991. She went on to obtain her teaching degree in Special Education with an emphasis in English. Jill taught in schools in Utah, Missouri, Oregon and Petersburg, Alaska.

An insatiable reader her entire life, she effortlessly read at least two books a week for decades. From an early age, Jill shared her dream of being a writer with her siblings and friends. In 2021 she realized her dream when she published her first series, The Shadow Winged Chronicles – 3 books! She moved on to write: Splintered Magic, 6 books; The Portlock Paranormal Detective Series, 8 books; Splintered Realms, 3 books; and The Bounty Hunter and the Assassin, 1 book. One of her series is 67th out of the 60,000,000 books listed on Amazon, so she was truly 'one in a million.' She had a sharp wit and a quick tongue that translated well into her books, where all the protagonists are strong, witty, independent women – just like Jill.

She loved all of her students, was a friend to the friendless and kind to all. Generous, thoughtful, tough, adventurous, intelligent and talented, Jill was lovely inside and out. Her friend said it best, "...the ripples of Jill's life will continue for a very long time indeed."

She was 58 when she passed away on October 24, 2025, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Her legacy of love, laughter, and learning will carry on as she rests in eternal peace.

She is survived by her husband, Chad Dolbeare, and her cat, Gus; her siblings, Dani (Todd) Olsen, Erin Rasmussen and Matt Ingram; her nieces and nephews, Kapena Olsen, Kelston Swift, Kate Olsen, Air Rasmussen, Baylee Rasmussen, Jaycie Swift, Landon Swift, Kana'i aupuni Olsen, Kahekili Olsen; and her wonderful, fun, and close-knit aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.