Orem, UT Obituaries

Jan 30, 2018

Scot Richard Backus passed January 30, 2018, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He fought valiantly to the end.

Scot was born January 7, 1956, in Provo, Utah, to Dale and Hallie Backus. He was the second child of four.

Scot was an avid...

Jan 30, 2018

Conner David Knight, 16, passed away January 30, 2018, with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018, at The Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary located at 495 South State Street, Orem, Utah, at 11 a.m. A viewing will be held from 9 - 10:30 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment will be at...

Jan 29, 2018

Our much-loved Mary Gay Hatch, 83, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2018, surrounded by her closest friends Elaine Michaelis and Lu Wallace and other loved ones.

Mary Gay was born on April 6, 1934 in Springville, Utah, to William Arthur Hatch and Mary Ellen Ott. She was the...

Jan 29, 2018

Eldon Ray Zeller, age 79, of Orem, Utah, passed away at home Monday, January 29, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born March 2, 1938, in Lovell, Wyoming, to Ludean & William Zeller. He was married to Nina Lee Boren on November 21, 1958, in the LDS Salt Lake temple.

Eldon graduated...

Jan 29, 2018

At the age of 87, our dear, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Sarah Jane Gee Barton, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at her home with her devoted family at her side.

She was born in Oakley, Idaho, to Earl Gee and Winona Tolman. She was the second of five children. She was married...

Jan 27, 2018

Margaret May “Maggie May” Bigler Whatcott, 85, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, January 27, 2018. She was born the youngest of three children on August 12, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Mark Davis Bigler and Nila Vernessa Hunter Bigler. She married Don Keith Whatcott in the Salt Lake Temple in 1952,...

Jan 26, 2018

Ivan Barry Thompson, age 88, of Provo, Utah, graduated with honors from this school called life on Friday, January 26, 2018.

Barry was born December 31, 1929, in Logan, Utah, to Ivan Hall and Ella Margaret Lundquist Thompson of Weston, Idaho. He grew up on a farm in beautiful Cache Valley. There he developed...

Jan 25, 2018

Lorne Dee Wiberg, age 48, of Provo passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. He was born March 7, 1969 in Provo to Lynn Delbert Wiberg and Barbara Marie Chavez.

Lorne was an avid musician. He played guitar in a band with his cousin Donald Chavez for many years. He raced BMX bikes from his youth into adulthood....

Jan 21, 2018

While we face the loss of our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather with deep sorrow, it is with great peace that we recall his uniquely full and varied life of enriching experiences and his loving service to family, friends, church, community, and nation. We are comforted and joyful as we recognize with faith that he...

Jan 20, 2018

Alan Hopwood Grey was reunited with the love of his life Patricia Ann Barney on January 20, 2018. He passed away from complications related to the flu at the age of 85 with his family by his side.

Alan was born to Arthur Philip Grey and Edith Dorothy Eve Grey on October 8, 1932, in...

Jan 11, 2018

Kristine Harding Spurlock returned to her Heavenly Father on January 11, 2018, at her home in Orem, Utah, after courageously battling stage-4 lung cancer for two and a half years. She was surrounded by her loving family at her passing.

Kristine was born Aug 21, 1961, in Provo, Utah, to Val D. Harding...

Jan 6, 2018

Marsha Sutton of Orem, Utah, has passed away on January 6, 2018. She was born on July 6, 1946, in Murray, Utah.

Marsha loved to hang out with her friends and family. She loved her two dogs very much. She loved to go to the mountains, even if it was for a drive.

Jan 5, 2018

Barbara Elaine Davis Burr, age 75, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. She was born August 1, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William "Bill" Nelson Davis and Ruth Ann Wilkins Davis. She married Rodney Morris Johnston. They had four children. They later divorced. She then married Michael Theodore Burr on August 29, 1985, in the Manti Temple. He...

Jan 5, 2018

Cathie Brooks Sampson McCoy, age 68, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Friday, January 5,2018. She was born in Richfield, Utah, to Melvin Richard Brooks and Mary Richmond—the first of five children—on May 27, 1949.

Cathie had a love for music, education, and family. She attended Brigham Young University, earning her master's degree...

Jan 4, 2018

Marilyn Jean (Rasmussen) Cox returned to her Heavenly Home on January 4, 2018, to be with the love of her life. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was born October 19, 1941, to Mary Jean Hansen and Frederick Cecil Rasmussen. She was the oldest of four children. She married Jerry Cox on June 15, 1957. They had six children,...

Jan 3, 2018

Stephen L. Gardner, age 80, of West Valley City, Utah, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, due to incidence of age.  He was born May 9, 1937, to Louis Gardner and Norma Hansen Gardner.

Stephen was very educated and taught economics at a number of universities throughout the country.  He had a...

Jan 1, 2018

Our dear Chesley William Walker, age 70, of Orem, passed away Monday January 1, 2018. He was born August 7, 1947, in Payson, Utah, to Chesley Price Walker and Ruth Marie Hall. He married Maile Boman on August 5, 1971, in the Salt Lake City Temple.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing with family...

Dec 31, 2017

Seth Ethan May, age 44, passed away December 31, 2017, at his home in Orem, Utah, after a long battle with drug addiction. He was born in Provo, Utah, on September 9, 1973, to Randy and Pamela Allen May.

Seth is survived by his children Kortnee Spencer and Ethan May; his parents Randy and Linda May...

Dec 29, 2017

Kristen Gae Tangren Coughlin, 36, of Lindon, UT, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 11:15 a.m. in the Orem City Cemetery. A viewing will be held Thursday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem,...

Dec 28, 2017

Betty Jayne Crawley Headman, 89, passed away on December 28, 2017, at the home of her son Chip (Janette) Headman in San Tan Valley, Arizona, as a result of a stroke. She was born August 10,1928, in Huntington Park, California, to Loraine Thomas Crawley and Jayne Elizabeth Hibbert.

While attending BYU majoring in art, Betty met...