Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Gary Williams
Nov 19, 2021
Gary Shelton Williams, age 85, passed away on Friday, November 19th, 2021, with his wife, sister, and 4 children by his side. Born June 6th, 1936, Gary held a special place in the hearts of those he encountered. At a very early age, Gary developed a love for music and sports. Throughout his life he enjoyed playing the piano...
Lowana Lee
Nov 14, 2021
LoWana Egan Lee, of Provo, passed away Sunday, November 14th, 2021. She was born May 25, 1927 in Provo, UT to Howard and Vera Egan. LoWana was the 3rd of 4 children in the Egan family. Her siblings Joyce, Ralph (Bud), and Maurine all proceeded her in death.
LoWana married Floyd Olen Conner on February 7, 1945...
James Wardle
Nov 13, 2021
Our beloved son and brother James Russell Wardle unexpectedly passed away in a go-kart accident on Saturday, November 13th, 2021. James was surrounded by family and returned to his Heavenly Father peacefully. James was born on October 1st, 2007 in Murray, Utah to his parents Jeremy and Rebecca Wardle. He is survived by his parents, siblings: Emma, Abby, Jacob,...
Lexie Olsen
Nov 11, 2021
Lexie Kathleen Olsen, 82, of West Jordan, passed away Thursday, November 11th, 2021. She was born September 2nd, 1939, in Lehi Utah, to Clifford and Melba Webb. She was married in the LDS Temple to Larry Olsen. He preceded her in death on October 29th, 1997.
Lexie brought joy to everyone lucky enough to meet her. She...
Glen Petersen
Nov 11, 2021
Claudius Glen Petersen, 95, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Glen was born on June 3, 1926, in Fielding, Utah, to Claudius Niels Petersen and Jane Elma Christensen. Glen fittingly passed away on Veteran’s Day, as he was proud of his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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Myrtle Cook
Nov 10, 2021
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and sweet friend was reunited with her eternal companion and precious daughter on November 10, 2021, at the age of 93 yrs. Myrtle Call Cook, daughter of Joseph Clarence and Myrtle Elizabeth Eliason Call , was born May 28, 1928 in Bancroft Idaho. She attended grade school and high school in Bancroft....
Revoe Petersen
Nov 9, 2021
Ila ReVoe Thompson Petersen, 89, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. ReVoe was born on May 23, 1932, in Clarkston, Utah, to Glen Wendell Thompson and Lillie Pearlue Buttars. She was sealed for all time and eternity to Claudius Glen Petersen in the Idaho Falls Temple on April 26, 1950. ReVoe preceded Glen in death...
Robert Anderson
Nov 7, 2021
Robert Hugh Anderson got up and dressed for church Sunday morning November 7, 2021 but decided to go to heaven instead. Good choice, Dad! He was born in Provo, Utah on October 26, 1926 the son of Hugh Cheney Anderson and Ella Gladys Barker. He had just celebrated his 95th birthday on October 26, 2021. He lived his childhood...
Bettie Mortensen
Nov 7, 2021
Bettie Louise Adams Mortensen, 81, of Lehi, Utah, passed away November 7th, 2021. She was surrounded by her sons at the time she was called to be with her Heavenly Father. Bettie was born November 15th, 1939, in Upland, California, to Frank Powhattan Adams and Alma Greear Adams Bartholomew. Bettie married the love of her life Cecil Dale Mortensen...
Juana Lajara
Nov 4, 2021
Juana Teresa Espinal Lajara, 63, of Provo, left this Earth to be with God Thursday, November 4th, 2021. She was born April 12, 1958 in Bonao, Dominican Republic to Casimiro Espinal Placencia and Lucila Lopez. She married Miguel Lajara on April 11, 1987.
Teresa, as we lovingly called her, earned her degree in Business Administration at O...
Jackson Fackrell
Nov 4, 2021
Jackson Charles Fackrell, 47, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, was born August 21, 1974, in Provo, Utah to Christie Ann and Edward Brent Fackrell. He married the love of his life, Shar Kie, in Santa Clara, Utah on November 4, 2016. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Utah Valley University in Provo, Utah, in 2020. He...
Steven Mitchell
Nov 4, 2021
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, mentor, and friend Steven Karl Mitchell, 81, of Orem, Utah passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, November 4th, 2021.
He was born September 6, 1940 in Provo, Utah to Karl Jefferson and MaryBeth Clark Mitchell. He married Alma Farmer Mitchell on June 28, 1963 in the Salt Lake...
Betty Hill
Oct 28, 2021
Betty Jane Carr Hill, of Kendall, FL and Orem, UT, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021. She was born in Myers, Thompkins County, New York on February 7, 1930 to Martha Leona Reese and Leo Dudley Carr. She was married from 1950 to 1977 to Swanee Hill. He preceded her in death in 2011 as did one son, Jeffrey...
Bonnie Darling
Oct 27, 2021
Bonnie Mae (Sullivan) Darling, 80, of Lehi passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:40pm from stomach cancer. She was born March 24, 1941 in San Francisco, CA to LaRue Gardner Sullivan and Isabella Armstrong Sullivan. She married Leroy Warren Daring III on June 13, 1970 in the Oakland temple. She preceded him in death on May 28th, 2019....
Mary Vert
Oct 27, 2021
Our loving Mother and friend to all, Mary Ellen Gray Vert, 77, passed away on October 27, 2021. She brought light and happiness to our World when she was born on December 24th 1943 in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Her death leaves a hole in so many lives, as she uplifted and inspired everyone who met her. She was...
Penny Hardy
Oct 26, 2021
Penny Lynn Hardy, 72, of Orem, UT passed away Wednesday, Oct 26, 2021. She was born April 29, 1949, in Orange County California, to Ohmer Viggo Clawson and Venlora Taylor Clawson. She married Roger Lloyd Fletcher on June 23rd 1967, at an LDS Chapel in Newport Beach CA, and later sealed in the Salt Lake city UT temple on...
Betty Jo Page Davis
Oct 23, 2021
Betty Jo Page Davis, born August 4, 1931, died at home peacefully and surrounded with love on October 23, 2021, at the respectable age of 90. She was a rosy-cheeked farm girl from Pleasant Grove, Utah, who could milk cows and drive trucks and bake the world’s best orange rolls. She was also a polyglot globe-trotting adventurer who could...
Don Brown
Oct 22, 2021
Don Jay Brown, 78, of Orem, Utah passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on Friday, October 22, 2021, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Don was born September 1, 1943, in Provo, Utah to William Max and Bessie Bunnell Brown. He was raised in old Vineyard Utah and spent many years working in...
Leland Gappmayer
Oct 22, 2021
Leland passed away at the age of 93 in the early morning hours on October 22, 2021. He had been ill for some time. He was born to Florence Billings and Roy Henry Gappmayer on April 3rd, 1928 and grew up in the Orem, Utah area. He is survived by two younger brothers, Richard and Merrill. He served as...
Janet Gonzalez
Oct 21, 2021
Janet Lee Schaugaard Gonzalez, age 76 of Provo, Utah, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021. A viewing for family and friends will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 from 1-2 pm at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street, Orem. Graveside services will be held at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, 1997 E 400 S, Springville, UT 84663 beginning at 2:30 pm. Condolences for family...
