Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Genevieve Wilson Morris
Apr 27, 2025
Genevieve Wilson Morris, age 88 of Orem, Utah, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the LDS Chapel located at 1700 South 400 East, Orem, with a viewing held that morning from 9:30-10:30 at the church prior to the services. Interment will be in the Orem...
Diane Perry Kapp
Apr 24, 2025
Diane Perry Kapp of Provo, Utah, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Diane was born on March 27, 1946, to Rolland and Miriam Perry in a field hospital in Los Alamos, NM, where her father worked as a nuclear physicist on the Manhattan Project. She had two older brothers, Douglas and David, and an older...
Carolyn Odessa Hart Gross
Apr 21, 2025
Carolyn Odessa Hart Gross, 81, of Orem, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, from complications following a stroke. She was born August 26, 1943, in Warren, Ohio, to Jane Bridget May Lindgren and Herbert Mearle Hart. Her husband, Bruce L Gross, 6 children, 26 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and other family and friends miss her terribly.
Carolyn was in banking for nearly...
Jack Charles Ledyard
Apr 17, 2025
Jack Charles Ledyard, 88, of Orem, Utah, passed away April 17th, 2025. He was born May 9, 1936, in Oregon City, Oregon to Jack C Ledyard and Nellie Minerva Lyon. He married Myra LaVerne Allen on December 23, 1960, in a ceremony at home in Chico, California. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on July 8, 1963.
Jack served...
Paul Robert Oldroyd
Apr 17, 2025
Paul Robert Oldroyd, 1934–2025
June 29, 1934 – April 17, 2025
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Paul Robert Oldroyd, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the age of 90.
Paul was born June 29, 1934, at Crane Maternity Hospital in Provo, Utah, to Terry James Oldroyd and Josephine Herman Oldroyd. He thoroughly enjoyed his childhood growing up...
Norman Edward Wright
Apr 12, 2025
Norman Edward Wright — 1925-2025
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, early computer pioneer, faithful Latter-day Saint, teacher of youth, husband of 70 years, father of seven, outdoorsman, inveterate reader, amateur historian, faculty member at Brigham Young University, mentor and friend to all — these are some of the things that describe Norman Edward Wright, who died peacefully in...
James Vincent Flaherty Jr.
Apr 11, 2025
James Vincent Flaherty Jr., age 67 of Orem, Utah, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025. An evening viewing for family and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home, 495 South State Street. Funeral services will be Friday, May 2, at 11:00 a.m., also at Wheeler-Sundberg with a viewing held that...
Erica Suzana Araujo Seipert
Apr 10, 2025
Our amazing warrior, Erica Seipert, 29, died April 10th, 2025, after a four-year battle with breast cancer. Erica was born on July 18th, 1995, in Provo, Utah, to Catia and Kevin Seipert and was a big sister to Alexandra Seipert. Erica graduated from Orem High School and attended college, both in Utah and South Dakota, where she resided at the...
Merta Rae Sorensen Anderson Hansen
Apr 10, 2025
Merta Rae Sorensen Anderson Hansen, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the age of 85 in Logan, Utah. She was born on March 22, 1940, in Provo, Utah, to John Raymond Sorensen and Sallie Palmer Sorensen, who preceded her in death.
Merta’s journey through life was marked by love, commitment, and a deep...
Ralph Irving Pinkham
Apr 10, 2025
Ralph Irving Pinkham (84) of Orem, UT passed away peacefully at home on April 10th, 2025, with his wife Linda by his side. He was born on December 15, 1940, in Lyndon, Vermont to Clarence Dewey Pinkham and Dolores Learnore Smith. On June 23, 1962, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On September 5,...
Owen Richard Bae
Apr 5, 2025
Owen Richard Bae, 91, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 80 South 280 East, Orem, UT.
Owen Richard Bae: son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Owen was born on September 4th, 1933, in Yuba...
Gordon Von Reeves
Apr 2, 2025
Gordon Von Reeves
December 8, 1940 – April 2, 2025
Gordon Von Reeves, born in Provo, Utah, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the age of 84. He was the son of Jay Conrad Reeves and Evelyn Myrtle Reeves, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister Lois and his beloved son, David.
At...
Elaine Michaelis
Apr 2, 2025
Elaine Michaelis
April 18, 1938 — April 2, 2025
Elaine Michaelis, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of April 2, 2025, in Orem, Utah.
Elaine was born on April 18, 1938, in Tremonton, Utah, to Arthur Ralph and Leatha (Corbett) Michaelis. She was the second of three children. She loved her parents and two brothers, Max Corbett and Arthur...
Rickie R Atkin
Apr 2, 2025
Rick R Atkin
12.28.1954-04.02.2025
Rick R. Atkin, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the age of 70. Born on December 28, 1954, in Provo, Utah, he was the son of George and Hazel (Boren) Atkin. Rick lived a life full of love, laughter, joking and dedication to his family, and his...
Melinda Reynolds
Apr 1, 2025
Melinda Liechty Reynolds, 56, of Provo, Utah, passed away on April 1, 2025. She was born on December 30, 1968, in St. George, Utah, to Carolyn Christensen and Edgel Liechty.
Melinda dedicated much of her adult life to being a homemaker while also spending many years as a general contractor and designer. She had a passion for design and construction, always...
Ellen Jane Carter
Mar 25, 2025
Ellen Jane Tafoya Carter, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the age of 92 in her home in Orem, Utah. Ellen was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 23, 1933, to Bernabe and Maria Hilaria Elisa “Lala” (Lucero) Tafoya. She was previously widowed (first husband:...
Gregory Nyal Schouten
Mar 19, 2025
Gregory Nyal Schouten, a devoted disciple of Christ, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and true go-giver, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2025.
Born on February 17, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Fred and Maurine Grover Schouten, Gregg was raised in Hayward, California. After high school, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ...
Gregory Gilbert Ferran
Mar 18, 2025
Greg Ferran, 69, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully in his home on March 18, 2025. He was born on April 11, 1955, in Provo, Utah, to Gilbert and Eunice Ferran.
Greg loved the outdoors and could always be found gardening, camping or fishing whenever he had the chance. He had faith that could move mountains and loved Jesus with all...
Daphne Berl Lee Rico
Mar 18, 2025
Daphne Berl Lee Rico, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on March 18th, 2025, at 2:28 PM, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 71 years old. Daphne was born on August 6th, 1953, in St. George, Utah, and was raised in Mesquite, Nevada by her beautiful parents Berl and LaFaye Lee where...
Christina IJlst Van Oostendorp Sigman
Mar 17, 2025
Christina IJlst Van Oostendorp Sigman, 98, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025, in Provo, Utah, surrounded by her husband, Al, and three generations of her beloved family.
Born on July 31, 1926, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Christina was the seventh of eight children born to Eege and Maria IJlst. Her four eldest siblings were from her mother’s first marriage,...
