Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Barbara Jeanne Harrison
Sep 15, 2024
Barbara Jeanne Kirk Harrison, 92, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024. She is survived by her Husband Blair H Harrison. Three sons and a multitude of grandchildren.
Barbara had an active life, was a loved and respected mother of 5 boys. Barbara was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held...
Launa Rae Malone
Sep 14, 2024
Launa Rae Malone
July 13, 1947--September 14, 2024
Launa Rae Houskeeper Malone, aged 77, passed away on September 14th, 2024. Launa was born in Inglewood, California, to Boyd and Myrtle Houskeeper. She graduated from South Gate High School in South Gate, California. Launa then attended BYU in Provo, Utah where she met the love of her life, Jim, The two were married...
Jeffrey Carl Meyers
Sep 13, 2024
Jeffrey Carl Meyers, age 51, passed away on September 13th, 2024, after a short battle with stomach cancer. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend to all who had the honor of knowing him. Jeff is survived by his wife, Kim, and children (and spouses): Brianna (Michael), Braden, Jenna (Nick), and Kate.
Jeff was born on March...
Barbara Jean Turner
Sep 13, 2024
Barbara Jean Hughes Turner died September 13, 2024, in Orem, UT with her family present.
Barbara was born October 30, 1932, in Woodland, California to parents Charles Arthur Hughes and Eleda Belle Roos, the youngest of six living children. The family moved to northern Idaho when Barbara was five, she grew up in Orofino, Idaho, and graduated from Orofino High School...
Takimahu Taoho
Sep 12, 2024
On the 12th of Sept, 2024 Takimahu Taoho passed away from stomach cancer. He was born in Huntley New Zealand on Nov 12th, 1957 to Maata Wirahiko and TeOrtinga Johnson Taoho. He was very proud to be a "kiwi".
Taki spent his first 30 years of his life in New Zealand and it was there he met and married his first...
Geraldine Davis
Sep 12, 2024
Geraldine Brady Lystrup Davis, 93, of Orem, Utah, attended a heavenly reunion when she peacefully passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, with her three daughters and a granddaughter by her side. Gerrie was born on June 3, 1931, to Elvas Lionel “Bud” Brady and Hazelle D. Knowles in Newman, California, but moved to the Ogden, Utah area when she...
Betty Jane Freek
Sep 10, 2024
Betty Jane “Janie” Freek, 62, passed away September 10th, 2024 in Provo, Utah surrounded by her siblings.
She was born May 5th, 1962 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Mary Alta Berry and Roy Henry Freek, Jr. Janie’s exemplary fortitude & strength were forged from birth, resulting from multiple challenges Amniotic Band Syndrome presented. Over several years, repeated trips to...
Dixie Lila Newell
Sep 6, 2024
Dixie Lila Warthen Quigley Newell age 86 of Washington, Utah Passed away peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2024. She was born on November 3, 1937, in Park City, Utah to William Paul Warthen and Zola Mary Taylor. She grew up in Benjamin, Utah. She later met and married Joseph Quigley on April 20, 1959. He brought 2 sons from a...
Laura Louise Wirthlin
Sep 2, 2024
Laura Louise Mills Wirthlin, 87, of the greater Dallas, Texas area, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2024. She was 87 years old. She joins her beloved husband, Ralph Joseph Wirthlin, of 63 years, who preceded her in death on December 2, 2008, and her daughter, Emily Laural Wirthlin Byrd, who preceded her in death on February 14, 2011.
Laura...
David Scott Anderson
Aug 30, 2024
David Scott Anderson, 63, of Orem, passed away Friday, August 30, 2024. He was born September 14, 1960, in Downey, California to George Ronald Anderson, and Betty Lou Thurman Tetley Anderson, the youngest of eight siblings.
David loved growing up in South California with some of his favorite times going with his family to Huntington Beach, Lake Gregory in Crestline, CA...
Reed Stanley Hall
Aug 23, 2024
Reed Stanley Hall passed away peacefully at his home in Provo, Utah on August 23, 2024. He was born July 29, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son of Reed Leroy Hall and Melba Stevens. He had one brother, Edward “Ted” Hall, who previously passed away. He grew up in southern Idaho, attending school in Aberdeen and Buhl. In January...
Tiffany Allan Taylor
Aug 18, 2024
Tiffany Taylor, 48 of Orem City passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2024. She was born October 17, 1975, in San Dimas, CA to Howard Jerry Allan and Nancy Livingston Allan. She married James William Taylor on October 2, 1999, in the Fern Grotto in Kauai.
Tiffany was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She worked...
Michael Robert Terry
Aug 18, 2024
On the 18th of August, 2024, Michael Robert Terry, a resident of Orem, Utah, passed away after a valiant battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was born on the 15th of July, 1959, in San Francisco, California to Irene Pearl Buckley and Robert Hunt Terry. On the 11th of August, 1989, he married Gwenna Jepperson in the...
Jerry L Provost
Aug 17, 2024
Jerry L. Provost took his last earthly breath at Noon on Saturday, August 17, 2024, surrounded by family. Jerry was the second child born to Floyd Everest and Mary Edler Provost. He was born on August 13, 1942, in Heber City, Utah. He had just celebrated his 84th birthday. He was married to the love of his life, Lou Ann...
Ila May Huff
Aug 15, 2024
Ila May Naylor Huff was born May 27, 1929, on her oldest brother Joseph's 10th birthday in beautiful Cache Valley on Providence South Bench to Charles Arthus and Lily Helen Vaterlaus Naylor.
Her grandfather was one of the first settlers of Providence Bench in Cache Valley. She lived there until she was a teenager and then moved to Ogden, Utah.
She had...
Jill Marie Underwood
Aug 15, 2024
Jill Marie Underwood of Orem, Utah passed away on August 15, 2024. She was born November 3, 1988, in Provo, Utah to John and Jeanene Underwood. Jill’s mother preceded her in death 11 days earlier on August 3, 2024. In life, they were not divided, and in death, they were not separated.
Jill had a passion for crocheting and loved making...
B. Kent Harrison
Aug 14, 2024
Bertrand Kent Harrison, age 90, passed away on August 14, 2024, in Provo, Utah, of natural causes incident to age. He was a brilliant scientist, kind man, and loving father.
Kent was born to Bertrand Fereday and Lorna Jensen Harrison on July 21, 1934, in Provo, Utah. The oldest of four children (Linnaea Lindstrom, Chris, Philip), Kent grew up in Provo,...
Betty Mae Wyckoff
Aug 14, 2024
Betty Mae Wyckoff, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2024, at the age of 85. Born in Ele'ele, Kauai, Hawaii, Betty was the first of six children to Adolph and Lydia Brun Kruse. Her early years were marked by the joys and challenges of growing up in a large family. As the...
Herman Kent Hatch
Aug 13, 2024
Herman Kent Hatch passed away at the age of 90 on August 13, 2024 of natural causes. He was born on January 13, 1934, in Bancroft Idaho to Asa Foulds Hatch and Emma Elizabeth Whitworth Hatch. He was the third of 5 sons.
He grew up on a ranch where he learned the value of hard work and early rising. He...
Linda Diane Millet
Aug 10, 2024
Linda Millet, passed away far too soon on August 10, 2024, leaving behind cherished memories and a legacy of compassion and kindness. Born on February 14, 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Linda was the loving third child of Clark Elmer Fullmer and Donna Jean Fullmer. On June 30, 1983, Linda married the love of her life, David Millet, in the...
