All Obituaries

LaVerl R. Johnson, 91, of Orem, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. He was born June 28, 1927, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Clarence Peter Johnson and Altha Mamie Johnson. LaVerl was the second of 3 children; he loved spending time with his older brother, Dallas, and his younger sister, Jane.  From a young age, LaVerl learned the value of hard work. He frequently recalled stories of waking up before sunrise to help milk cows and complete other chores around...

Albert Leon “Lee” Hagen, 91, of Provo passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. He was born on April 14, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Albert and LaVon Hagen. He married the love of his life, Margaret “Marge” Ford on January 4, 1952 in Sacramento, California, and they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on April 16, 1954. She preceded him in death on April 27, 1989. Lee graduated from South High School at the age of 17 in May 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy; he...

George LaVon Stokes, 87, of Orem, Utah, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Heather Ridge Stake Center, 450 E. 2000 N., Orem, UT. Friends may visit with the family from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street, Orem, UT. and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday prior to the services at the church. Burial will be at the Orem City Cemetery with Military Honors by the American Legion...

Velma “Bunny” Payne Millet On Saturday February 16, 2019, Velma Payne Millet passed away peacefully at her home in Provo, Utah. She was 87. Velma was born to Clarence Alvin Payne and Lucy Zelda Manning on August 7, 1931, in Trenton, Utah.  She was the 6th of nine children.  She was raised in Trenton, Logan and Brigham City, Utah where she attended school and graduated from Box Elder High School.  She was involved in various school activities, was a cheerleader,...

Nancy Ann Bennett, 77, of Provo, passed away in the early hours of Saturday February 16, 2019. She was born October 14, 1941, in Provo, to Leslie P Bennett and Geneve Wilkins Bennett.  Nancy was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and cousin. In her youth she lived California and had a love for the beach. She would later move to Salt Lake City where she would meet many life long friends. The room would light with her smile and she had a sense of humor that was remarkable. As a member of...

LeGene Bay Hutchings finished his mortal ministry February 14, 2019, passing away peacefully due to incidents of age,  10 days short of his 91st birthday. Beloved ‘Gene’ was known for his kindness, passion for music, and service to family, community, country, and God. Born February 24, 1928, in Beaver, Utah, Gene was the fifth of six children to Ethel Del Bay and Samuel Ralph Hutchings. During his elementary and high school years he excelled in academics and music, becoming...

Clara Walters Bair Baugh, 99, of Orem, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2019 with family at her bedside.  She was born in Wellsville, Utah, on October 25, 1919. She was the 7th of 11 children of Julian and Ida Bair. She was married to Evan A. Baugh on March 7, 1941 in the Logan LDS Temple. They moved to Orem in 1948. She graduated from Logan High School and attended Utah Agricultural College (USU) for 1 year and worked at the Bluebird Restaurant in Logan.  Clara was very...

On February 7, 2019, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Siale Tali’ehe Lolohea, 70, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Orem, Utah. Tali was born May 7, 1948 to Siosifa Po’ulikae’eva Lolohea and ‘Ilaisaane Mohenoa in Tu’anuku, Vava’u, Tonga, the oldest of seven children. Tali served a full-time mission in Tonga. He arrived in America on January 24, 1978. Tali was sealed to ‘Aselika Takuvaka on March 18, 1978 in...

LaPriel Kocherhans Louder (an amazing woman) passed away Wednesday morning February 6, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Orem, Utah four days after celebrating her 100th Birthday with over 300 family and friends. She was born February 2, 1919 in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming the 5th child of William Gideon and Viola Perry Kocherhans. She moved to Utah with her family when she was 5, living first in Provo and then her father built them a home on the Provo Bench (Orem). She attended Sharon...

Paul Taylor Johnson, 86, of Orem, Utah passed away in his home on February 4th 2019. The Funeral Services will be as held Saturday February 9th at 11 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 730 East 400 South Orem, Utah 84097 with Randall Bills officiating. Burial will follow at East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery 4800 N 650 Provo Utah. A viewing will be held Friday, February 8th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary 495 State Street, Orem, Utah and again on Saturday,...