Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Sheila Marilyn Gardner Jorgensen
Dec 13, 2025
Sheila Marilyn Gardner Jorgensen, age 92 of Orem, Utah, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025. Sheila Marilyn Gardner was born on November 9, 1933, in Auburn, California, to Ernest Lewin and Meletia Elizabeth Gardner. Sheila grew up as an only child until the age of 16, when she was blessed to add a sister, Gynell, to the family. Sheila’s young...
Glenn Curtis Rowland
Dec 28, 2025
Glenn Curtis Rowland completed his life journey on December 28, 2025, at age 97. He enjoyed a long, vibrant life and will be missed by his family and friends, who find solace in the understanding that his passing will bring him the comfort and joy of a long-awaited spiritual reunion with those he missed and loved so dearly.
Glenn was born...
Kenneth Boyd Martinez
Dec 29, 2025
Kenneth Boyd Martinez passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, peacefully in his home with his family and puppies.
Ken was born on August 17, 1950, to Thora and Dale Martinez. The Oldest of 4, he grew up in Orem. After graduating from Orem high he enlisted in the army and proudly served from 1969 to 1971.
After his service duty, he...
Cathryn Jo Andersen Shearer
Dec 26, 2025
Our beloved, sweet, precious Cathryn Jo Andersen Shearer passed away on December 26, 2025, in Orem, Utah, as a result of an infection. She was received into the arms of her Savior and her loving parents, Elvira Ward Andersen and Lester V Andersen. Cathryn was born to Lester and Elvira on April 10, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Her siblings...
Thomas William Mackay
Dec 22, 2025
Thomas William Mackay was born to Janette and Wendell Mackay on February 26, 1940, in Los Angeles, California. With his two older brothers, Ian and Ron, Tom grew up in Tujunga, California (an outlying Los Angeles suburb at the northeast end of the San Fernando Valley).
On November 13, 1951, their family was sealed in the Mesa, Arizona, Temple. In large...
Virginia Rae Meservy Hepworth
Dec 18, 2025
With deep gratitude for a life filled with love and service, the family of Virginia Rae Meservy Hepworth announces her passing on December 18, 2025, at her home in Orem, Utah. Known for her generous and adventurous spirit, Virginia Rae extended her family far beyond blood relations - if you knew her, you belonged to her. She expressed her care...
Marlyn Stout Pollard
Dec 17, 2025
Marlyn Stout Pollard, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home of Orem.
Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.
David Orion Schade
Dec 16, 2025
David Orion Schade, 86, of Lindon, Utah, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He was born on December 18, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Christian Frederick Schade and Dagny Bergstedt Schade. He married Marilyn Elizabeth Bunjes on November 8th, 1963, in the Westwood Hills Christian Church in Los Angeles, California, and then they were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple...
John Owen Larson
Dec 15, 2025
John Owen Larson, age 70, passed away in Provo, Utah, in the early hours of December 15, 2025. He was born on January 29, 1955, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Everett G. Larson and Eleanor Rawson, where he also grew up.
John served a faithful mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington, D.C. Following his...
Jill Smith Danley
Dec 9, 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, surrounded by those who loved her. Jill Ann Bateman Smith Danley, 74, of Orem, Utah, was born on March 29, 1951, in Murray, Utah, to Earl Ray Bateman and Joy Player Bateman.
Jill grew up on a dairy farm in West Jordan, Utah, alongside her parents,...
Jean Elizabeth White Howe
Dec 8, 2025
Jean Elizabeth White Howe of Lindon, Utah, passed away on December 8, 2025. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on November 12, 1949, to Robert Nelson White and Frances May Meidlinger. She was sealed for time and all eternity to Gilbert Paul Howe on April 12, 1974, in the Salt Lake City, Utah, Temple.
True to her Midwest roots, she was...
Jennifer Lynn Underwood
Nov 24, 2025
Jennifer Lynn Underwood passed away on November 24, 2025, after a long battle with a rare genetic disorder.
Jennifer was born on March 8, 1987, in Provo, Utah, to John and Jeanene Underwood.
Jennifer made friends easily. Her bubbly and outgoing personality, her infectious laugh, and her entertaining stories drew people to her. She loved to have fun with whoever she was...
Reid Floyd Minster
Nov 21, 2025
Reid Floyd Minster, 76, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning, November 21, 2025. He was born on August 1, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the only son of Norma Reid and Floyd Edward Minster. Reid was raised in Garfield and Kearns, Utah, with his three sisters, Peggy, Deanna, and Cheryl....
Ilene Karren Harrison
Nov 20, 2025
Ilene Karen Harrison returned to the loving care of her Heavenly Father and Mother on November 20, 2025. She lived a long and full life, finding joy in many of the blessings this earth has to offer.
Ilene was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sealed to her beloved husband, Max Harrison, in...
Charlene Chipman
Nov 14, 2025
Our sweet angel, Charlene Chipman, left this earthly existence on Thursday, November 14, 2025, at the age of 57.
Born September 2, 1968, in Provo, Utah, to Ardath K. Chipman and Diane Wilson Chipman, Charlene grew up in Springville and attended Oakridge School in Provo, graduating in 1990. She loved every minute of school and threw herself into extracurricular activities with...
Elaine Wood
Nov 13, 2025
Elaine H. Wood, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on November 13, 2025, at the age of 78. Born on November 23, 1946, in Springville, Utah, Elaine lived a life full of love, kindness, and unwavering dedication to her family and her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Elaine and her eternal sweetheart, Bud, were married in the Salt Lake Temple...
Reisa Dawn Riggs Obispo
Nov 9, 2025
Reisa Dawn Riggs - Mother, Grandmother, and dear friend, passed away November 9, 2025, surrounded by those she loved, in Orem, Utah, at the age of 59.
Reisa was born July 28, 1966, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was adopted shortly after by loving parents Robert E. and Hazel-Dawn Riggs. She was one of 7 children, the only girl. She was...
Sui Ying Chan Lew
Nov 7, 2025
Sui Ying Chan Lew, 98, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Chan Yat’tung and Lui Cheehong; husband, Jimmy Shear Sin Lew; older brother, Chan Lungho; younger sister, Chan Wanchang; son-in-law, Dwight Inouye; and great-grandson, Isaiah Schumann. She is survived by...
Sharon Gaye Sego Gubler
Nov 7, 2025
Sharon Gaye Sego Gubler (83), our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday morning, November 7, 2025, in Orem, Utah. She was born April 9, 1942, in Romeo, Colorado, to Raymond Rexford Sego and Neva Wilson.
Sharon was raised in a large family in various towns, primarily in Colorado, and she...
Robert Dale "Bob" Durrans
Oct 31, 2025
Robert Dale “Bob” Durrans, age 95 of Provo, Utah, passed away peacefully at home on October 31, 2025. He was born July 9, 1930, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ross Inman Durrans and Clea Merle Reynolds. He married Ruth Leone Rose in the Salt Lake City Temple on June 5, 1953.
As a youth growing up in rural Idaho, he...
