Paula Marie Weimer Stuart

Paula Marie Weimer Stuart, beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, of multiple myeloma.

Paula was born April 25, 1952, in Jackson, Michigan, to Norris Russel Weimer and Marie Grimm, the third of four children.

Paula served in counterintelligence for the U.S. Army in Germany during the Cold War, where she met her husband, Alvin Louis Stuart. They married February 12, 1976, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations from Brigham Young University in 1979.

A Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, Paula taught piano from her own studio for more than 40 years, specializing in young children, including many with special needs. She played a key role in developing the Achievement in Music (AIM) program, the official evaluation curriculum of the Utah Music Teachers Association, and continued as a member of its board until her death. She volunteered for the Jordan River Chapter of the National Federation of Music Clubs.

Paula taught herself to sew as a child and worked as a professional seamstress in her younger years. She was a member of the Salt Lake Chapter of the American Sewing Guild for 25 years, serving as its secretary for several years.

Paula was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and contributed her time and talents in many capacities, including as a president of the young women organization, teacher, pianist, and family history advisor. She and her husband served together in the Salt Lake Inner-City Mission, and she later completed an individual mission with the Salt Lake City Family History Mission.

Paula will be remembered for her fierce compassion, generous heart, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. She filled her children’s lives with music, books, and wilderness adventures; instilled in them a love of learning; and taught them to approach problems with ingenuity and resourcefulness. She was a source of advice, encouragement, and steadfast support to her family throughout her life.

She is survived by her husband, Alvin; her children, Michael Louis (Boise, Idaho), Benjamin Russell (Millcreek, Utah), Deborah Christine (Cottonwood Heights, Utah), and Elizabeth Marie (Tripoli, Libya); 10 grandchildren; and her siblings, Norris Weimer, Wanda Corry, and Pamela Darby.

The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026, followed by funeral services at 11:00 a.m. at the Brighton Hills Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2925 E. Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Interment will follow at the Four Seasons Mausoleum at Memorial Mountain View Cemetery.

Flowers may be sent to Cannon Mortuary at 2460 E. Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah.