Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Joyce Gardner Bae
Oct 4, 2025
Joyce Gardner Bae, 86, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 365 South 900 East, Orem, UT.
Joyce was born on November 10th, 1938, to Hugh Raymond Gardner and Alverta...
Orvin LeRoy Shepherd
Sep 27, 2025
Orvin LeRoy Shepherd, 91, passed away on September 27, 2025, in Orem, Utah. He was born on May 30, 1934, in Levan, Utah. On December 8, 1956, he married Doris Adell Hall in Yuma, Arizona. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple.
Orvin served 20 years in the United States Navy, including during the Vietnam conflict. After...
Bonnie Grace Valek
Sep 27, 2025
Bonnie Grace Valek (born McKinlay), a beloved mother, devoted disciple, and bold adventurer, returned to her Heavenly Father on September 27, 2025, at the age of 69, following a short but courageous battle with cancer.
Bonnie was born on June 8, 1956, in Mud Lake, Idaho, to Blaine Ford McKinlay and Thelma Grace Zweifel. She later moved to Merced, California, where...
Mark Lawrence Layton
Sep 26, 2025
Mark Lawrence Layton, 75, of Orem, Utah, died in his home Friday, September 26, 2025, after a short battle with metastatic lung cancer.
He was born March 25, 1950, in Lynwood, California, to Ruby Ethel Rauch and Homer Lawrence Layton. They raised him on Locust Avenue in nearby Compton with his five siblings. He enjoyed an adventurous youth riding his bicycle...
Maxwell Jordan Miller
Sep 24, 2025
Max Miller
May 12, 2011 – September 24, 2025
With hearts full of love and sorrow, we announce the passing of Max Miller, age 14, who returned to his Heavenly Father on September 24, 2025.
Max was born on May 12, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. From the moment of his birth, he brought light and joy into the lives of those around...
Bradly Dean Reynaud
Sep 23, 2025
Son of Dean and Deanne Reynaud, born in Provo, Utah, on February 1, 1957. He had one sister, Vickie, and is survived by his five children: Shawn, Casidy, Cortney, Austin, and Dylan.
Bradley grew up in Orem, Utah, where he played baseball and roamed the orchards with friends until dark. He became an Eagle Scout, and while he enjoyed church, he...
Robert Abbott Edmunds
Sep 23, 2025
In Loving Memory of Robert (Bob) A. Edmunds
Robert (Bob) A. Edmunds was born in 1934 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Clarence Widdicombe Edmunds and Phyllis Marjorie Abbott. He lived a life marked by adventure, service, and deep devotion to family and faith. As a teenager, Bob found purpose and camaraderie in the Boy Scouts of America, earning the rank of Eagle...
Marja-Liisa (Maisa) Tuominen Simpson
Sep 20, 2025
Marja-Liisa (Maisa) Simpson, 83, of Orem, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loved ones on Saturday, September 20, 2025. She was born March 7, 1942, in Tampere, Finland, to Lauri Arvid Tuominen and Aune Mirjam Tuominen. She married Ronald West Simpson on August 28, 1965, in the Oakland LDS Temple.
Maisa was a vivacious, sharp, and loving individual with...
Darlene Borget
Sep 18, 2025
Alice Darlene Brown Borget, 85, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025. She was born on December 13, 1939, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Archie and Elaine Brown. On December 20, 1957, she was sealed to her eternal companion, John David Borget, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Darlene lived...
Dorothy June Yeager
Sep 15, 2025
Dorothy June Jopling Yeager, aged 89, residing lately in Orem, Utah, passed peacefully from this life on September 15, 2025, at the Orem Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility of old age.
Dorothy was born on February 15, 1936, in Olton, Texas, to parents Ruby and Freeman Jopling and 3 older siblings: Billie, Royce, and Mary. After graduating high school in 1954,...
Eleanor Adell Zuppann Johnson
Sep 9, 2025
Eleanor (Ellie) Adell Zuppann Johnson, 88, died September 9, 2025, at 8:10 pm, with family at her side at the Covington in Orem, Utah.
(Ellie penned her own obituary years ahead, with amendments as life added experiences.)
She was born March 30, 1937, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, first daughter of William Earl and Elma Irene Fitzgerald Zuppann. She married Richard Evans...
Ronald Kay Farrimond
Sep 6, 2025
Ronald K. Farrimond returned to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 6, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Born on August 10, 1954, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, to Remor and George Farrimond, Ron lived a life of deep faith, selfless service, and unwavering devotion to his family and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
On April 23, 1977, Ron was sealed for time and...
Chloe Elaine Hales
Sep 3, 2025
Chloe Elaine Jenkins was born on April 22, 1932, to William Sanders Jenkins and Betsy Luceen Cook Jenkins. She passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the age of 93 with family members near. She was the 12th child and youngest in her family. She was born in Springville, Utah. She lived there, then some time in Idaho and...
Francis Stokes Boren
Aug 27, 2025
Francis Elaine Fullmer Stokes Boren, age 94, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on August 27, 2025. Born on July 27, 1931, in Bingham Canyon, Utah, she was the eldest of two children born to George Myron Fullmer and Patsy Bessie James. Fran attended Bingam Central Elementary and Bingham High School, where she was a student council member,...
Arthur Kent Young
Aug 23, 2025
Our “wise and wonderful” husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Arthur Kent Young, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2025, after a valiant battle against leukemia.
Kent was born May 17, 1952, in Heber City, Utah, to Arthur B and Ardeth Fern Giles Young. Kent was the third of six children and was raised in Heber City with his...
Jenice Kristine Allred Watson
Aug 21, 2025
Jenice Kristine Allred Watson, age 40, of Bountiful, Utah, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. at the Lindon City Cemetery, 600 North 200 East, Lindon, Utah, 84042.
Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.
Zane Allen Chartrand
Aug 20, 2025
Zane Allen Chartrand, born July 9, 1972 in Englewood (Denver), Colorado passed away on August 20, 2025 in Provo, Utah of coronary artery disease at age 53. He is survived by his wife Catherine Spangler Chartrand, father Zane Mason Chartrand, siblings Keri Knorpp (John), Jonathan Chartrand (Brianda), and Timothy Chartrand (Kate), son, Ethan Chartrand (Sadie), daughters, Madison and Caitlin Chartrand,...
Monta Rae Forsyth Jeppson
Aug 20, 2025
Monta Rae Forsyth Jeppson, age 92, from Orem, Utah, died August 20, 2025, with her three daughters at her bedside. She was born November 25, 1932, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Joseph Frank Forsyth and Rachel Ackroyd Forsyth. She married Eldon Glade Jeppson on December 8, 1950, in the Logan LDS Temple. He preceded her death on March 23, 2014.
Monta...
'Afa Kehaati Palu
Aug 19, 2025
'Afa Kehaati Palu, 61, of Provo, Utah, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Services will all be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel located at 1305 North 100 East, American Fork, Utah. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. A bishop service...
Clyde Richard Naylor
Aug 11, 2025
Clyde Richard Naylor, age 88, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, August 11, 2025, from causes incident to age.
Clyde was born on January 3, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John R. and Rosella Naylor. Clyde was the second of seven children and spent his childhood in Provo, Utah, on...
