All Obituaries

Our beloved and humble Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and Friend, David Leon Nielsen, passed away on December 28, 2020, in Orem, Utah. He was called home to Heaven sooner than we were ready to let him go. David (Grandpa Dave) was born in Provo, Utah, on August 4, 1941, to Mary Ardith Olsen and Eugene Leon Nielsen. He attended Franklin Elementary, Dixon Junior High School, and Provo High School – graduating in 1959. He then attended Brigham Young...

Our beloved Father and Grandfather,  David Quiroz, age 79, returned to his Heavenly Father on January 10, 2021. His family will deeply miss his kind heart, grand example of service, and enthusiasm for life. David was born on March 31, 1941, in Arequipa, Peru to Rosario and Roque Quiroz. David grew up and studied in Arequipa, but spent a few years of his primary schooling in Bolivia. As an adult, he pursued a religious career but then decided to study accounting instead at a university...

Tamara Adell Hair Herman, 56, Born November 25, 1964 in Provo Utah to Lenard Dee and Alice Pace Hair. Passed away January 10,2021 at UVRMC from Covid Pneumonia and Chronic Health Issues. Tami was raised in Provo. Attending Franklin and Maeser Elementary, Dixon Junior High and Provo High Schools she left school after the 10th Grade. She later got her GED and Travel Agents degree. She worked as a Maid at Roadway Inn in Provo, she met many actors and actresses while working there. She was...

Jeffrey John Leavy, age 63, passed away January 9, 2021, in Provo, Utah, from complications of a 30-year battle with early-onset Parkinson’s disease. He was born December 14, 1957, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Max Daniel and Terese Kuehl Leavy. His early years were centered around family, model trains, and hockey. He also enjoyed spending numerous hours with his father collecting treasured stamps and baseball cards. Jeff was a devoted son and brother. In the summer of 1975 when he was...

Vida (Bonnie) Grace Dalley Prestwich, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Bonnie Dalley Prestwich, passed away peacefully on January  6, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 16, 1930 in Burley Idaho. She is the daughter of Warren And Alta Nelson Dalley. The 2nd youngest of 5 children. She has three Brothers and one sister. Bonnie moved to Springville when she was 7 years old, to live with her aunt and uncle on there farm. Here she...

It is with heavy hearts, but great comfort that we announce the joyful reuniting of our beloved father, Gordon Clayborn Casper, to his sweetheart Carolyn, on January 5, 2021 in Orem, UT at the age of 86.  Gordon was born on December 22, 1934 in Bandon, Oregon to Joe F. and Nan Casper. He was raised by Joe F. and Ethel Casper in Bandon, Oregon, but his adventure began as an inquisitive teen when he left home. This eventually led him to a job working in the Grand Canyon where he met dear...

(Lucy) Beth Terry Cox was born on January 13,1921 to Chasta Mariah and Charles Alphonzo Terry in McKinnon, Wyoming. She died of natural causes on January 3, 2021 just 10 days shy of her 100th birthday. Beth grew up in McKinnon the second youngest of 9 children. She lost her father when she was just 4 years old to a work accident. When she was about 8 or 9, she met the new boy, Billy Cox, seeing him for the first time atop a hay stack. They had a friendship that turned into a courtship when...

Daniel Alan Wakefield, 53, of Orem, UT was tragically taken from this world in a vehicle accident on Wednesday December 30, 2020. He was born on March 15th, 1967 in Redwood City, CA to Paul and Bonnie Wakefield. Daniel was more affectionately known as Dan, Danny, Danno or the names he loved the most Dad, Grandpa Dan and Uncle Danny. Since birth Dan lived larger than life bringing joy, laughter, and love into the lives of every person he met along the way. Dan’s bright soul and...

James LaMont Wright, Sr., 83, of Orem, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020. He was born September 24, 1937, in Seminole, Oklahoma to George Campbell (Tobey) Wright and Leatha Vignia Winfrey. He married Janet Tanner on June 28, 1963, in the Los Angeles Temple. James served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960 with training in Chinese language at Yale University and training in cryptanalysis at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California, prior to his assignment to the...

Irene Excell Reeves, age 77, of Orem, Utah, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend passed away on December 28, 2020, surrounded by her family. Irene was born on September 19, 1943, in Preston, Idaho to Earl and Donetta Hooker Excell. Her father was killed in combat in 1944. When she was 5 years old, her mother married Horace Statham, who adored her as his own. Throughout her childhood in Idaho Falls, she cultivated her love of reading and adventure with her...