Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Kay Baker
Oct 2, 2017
Kay Lewis Baker, cherished husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully in his home in Provo, Utah, on October 2, 2017, at the age of 87. Kay was born April 24, 1930, in Annis, Idaho, to Harold Ray Baker and Mary Donnetta Lewis Baker. He married Carol Genevieve Hansen in the Manti Utah Temple on September...
Robert (Bob) Roberts
Sep 30, 2017
Bob Roberts, 97, passed away September 30, 2017. He was born on January 4, 1920, in Los Angeles, California, to Robert Roberts and Irene Giordani Roberts. He married Marjorie Maxine Kropf Littell, on November 19, 1937, in Yuma, Arizona. Their marriage was solemnized in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple on March 8, 1997.
His...
Ross Davis
Sep 28, 2017
Ross Roosevelt Davis of Mapleton, Utah, age 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of September 28, 2017, on the birthday of his beloved wife, Mary Lyn Carter Davis, who preceded him in death in 2005. Ross was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lorenzo Roosevelt Davis and Winona LaVon Davis on January...
Robert Lawton
Sep 27, 2017
Robert Arthur Lawton, 85, passed away September 27, 2017, in Provo Utah. He was born July 2,1932 in Sanford, Colorado, to Joseph Clymer Lawton and Mattie May Johnson. He married Ritva A. Kangaspunta on September 25,1957, in the Cardston Alberta Temple. She preceded him in death on July 14,1991. He married Ann Marie Doty on February 18,1994, in the...
Darlene Berrett
Sep 23, 2017
Darlene Hamilton Berrett, age 86, passed away peacefully on the evening of September 23, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.
Darlene was born December 19, 1930, in Murray, Utah, to Eldred Reuben Hamilton and Florence Violet Page. She is the oldest of six daughters raised in Riverton, Utah, and grew up working on...
Vila Warner
Sep 23, 2017
Vila Jenks Warner, 87, of Orem, passed away in her home on Saturday, September 23, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Surrounded by family that took turns holding her hand and sitting by her bedside, she peacefully made the transition home to a host of friends and family, who eagerly awaited her...
Jaquelina Filippelli
Sep 23, 2017
Jaquelina Pamela Filippelli, age 51, passed away peacefully on the evening of September 23, 2017. She was surrounded by her loving husband Omar Filippelli, mother Alcira Ardura, and children Pamela (John) Johnson, Justin Filippelli, and Nicole Filippelli. Jackie was born in Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 29, 1966. She is the oldest of two sisters. She is...
Gladys Carter
Sep 15, 2017
Gladys Leona Olsen Carter, 86, of Orem, passed away peacefully Friday September 15, 2017. Gladys was born in Brigham City, Utah to Marvin Alfonzo Olsen and Della Johnston.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Carter, two sons, Scott and Elwood, a grandson Zachary Carter, brothers: Junior, Jerry, Jack and Larry Olsen. She is survived...
Luis Gonzalez Puga
Sep 15, 2017
Luis Fernando Gonzales Puga, 19, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017. Funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 12 noon at St. Francis Assisi Catholic Church, 65 East 500 North, Orem, UT. Viewings will be held on Monday, September 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem,...
Candace Castagna
Sep 12, 2017
Candace Lea Castagna, 57, of Cedaredge, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. She was born April 21, 1960, on a U.S. Air Force base in Japan to Charles and Gwynneth Castagna.
Candace married Randy Nyberg and they worked together for years and will always...
Connie Harris
Sep 12, 2017
Connie Rachel Williams Harris, 86, the beloved, quick-witted, five-foot tall, feisty, and fiercely independent daughter, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandma, great-grandma, great-great-grandma, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s which slowly took her from the family she loved.
Connie was born...
John Kelly
Sep 7, 2017
John Brian Kelly, beloved husband, father, son, and brother, passed away in Orem, Utah, on September 7, 2017. He was born August 18, 1976, in Provo, Utah, the first-born son of Bruce Elvin and Phyllis Delores Calkins Kelly. Though born in Provo, Brian has lived all of his life in Orem except for the two years serving...
Robert Jensen
Sep 7, 2017
Robert Gardner Jensen, 92, of Orem and St. George, Utah, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017. He was born to John Henry and Eva Gardner Jensen in Ephraim, Utah. He married his sweetheart Lola Drage in 1947 in the Manti LDS Temple.
Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps in WWII and...
Bernice Joyner Bawden
Sep 7, 2017
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother Bernice, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully in her home on September 7, 2017, at the age of 96.
Bernice was born in Provo, Utah, on August 12, 1921, the daughter of John Leonard and Pearl Druscilla Leetham. She grew up in Provo and attended...
Jay Neeley
Sep 6, 2017
Jay Miller Neeley, 80, of Orem, Utah, and formerly of Porterville, California, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2017, just 6 days before his 81st birthday. He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 12, 1936, the youngest son of John Wesley and Annie Pearl Francis Neeley. He married Phyllis Joan Nielson on July 16, 1965, in...
Kirk Harrison
Sep 1, 2017
Kirk Dee Harrison, age 62, of Orem, Utah County, Utah, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, September 1, 2017. He was born on March 3, 1955, in Logan, Cache County, Utah to Blair Herbert Harrison and Barbara Jeanne Kirk. He married Julieta Gomez Garcia on November 15, 2003 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, and they...

Logan Bendio
Sep 1, 2017
Logan Bendio, 59, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017. A celebration of his life will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at the LDS Chapel located at 1000 North Main St, Orem, Utah.
Condolences may be expressed to the family here on this site.
...Jenny Liu
Aug 30, 2017
Jenny Sue Liu, 10, of Orem, Utah, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017. She was born in West Jordan on December 29, 2006, to Wayne Woon and Ruifang Cai Liu. She attended Orchard Elementary for Kindergarten. She has been in the Cascade Elementary Chinese Immersion program since then. Jenny was an A student, who excelled in her...
Amos Chin
Aug 30, 2017
Amos B. Chin, son of Edward and Cecilyn Chin concluded his earthly mission on Monday, August 28, 2017. Health maladies, which lead to his departure, did not diminish his faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ or his resolve to endure challenges with dignity. He enjoyed life to the fullest, as was possible. Born March 31, 1959,...

Luciano Garcia
Aug 30, 2017
Luciano Gutierrez Garcia, 35, of Provo, Utah, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 1, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary located at 495 South State Street in Orem, Utah. A funeral mass will follow the visitation beginning at 4 through 6 p.m. at the St. Francis...