Orem, UT Obituaries

Mavis Worley

Dec 12, 2016

Mavis Garrard Worley, age 85, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2016, at her home in Provo Utah from age related illness.  Mavis was born July 7, 1931, in Lake Point Utah, to Warren Joseph Garrard and Eva Shirley Garrard.

Mavis attended elementary and middle school in a one room schoolhouse in Lake Point, followed by high...

Derek Cordon

Dec 11, 2016

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Derek Nolan Cordon of Springville, Utah passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, FL at the age of 2½.

Derek was born on April 15, 2014 to Nolan and Hana (Doggett) Cordon. He will always be remembered for his cheerfulness, enthusiasm, and zest...

Vaun Finlinson

Dec 11, 2016

Oran Vaun Finlinson, 76, of Provo, Utah, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Provo. Memorial services are being planned for a later date.

John Anderson

Dec 9, 2016

John R “Johnny” Anderson passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on Friday, December 9, 2016. He was 89 years old.

Johnny was born on June 20, 1927 to Andrew and Jennie (Larsen) Anderson in Fountain Green, Utah. The Anderson/ Larsen families were direct descendants of Swedish pioneers called to settle the Fountain Green Valley....

Ellen Blair

Dec 9, 2016

Our sweet wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Ellen Bench Blair passed away peacefully at her home in Cedar Hills, Utah on December 9, 2016 (53 years young), after a hard fought battle with a rare cancer, which she endured with grace.

Ellen was born on July 18, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah to...

Sueann Newell

Dec 4, 2016

SueAnn was born in Provo Utah to Becky Jensen and Dan Newell.

SueAnn was the baby in the family of 4 kids. She is survived by her mother Rebecca Adele Jensen and Dan Newell and stepmother Norma Newell, and her grandfather Gilbert M. Jensen and grandmother Ruth Newell. She is also survived by one Brother Danny Newell...

Annie Kitchen

Dec 4, 2016

Our dear mother and grandmother, Annie Elizabeth Shepherd Kitchen, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 4th, 2016.  What a happy reunion to be with her beloved husband again, whom she has greatly missed these past 15 years, as well as her parents and other family members. She had a great heart which finally gave out after almost 99 years of loving and...

Daryl Means

Dec 2, 2016

Daryl Anthony Means, also known as Tony, age 31, of Orem, passed away on December 2, 2016 (glioblastoma brain cancer). He was born December 29, 1984, in Orem, Utah to Daryl Von Means and Sharese Thompson Means. Tony married his eternal companion, Erica Alyse Kendall Means on June 8, 2007 in the Nauvoo LDS Temple.

Tony completed...

Ruth Sandgren

Nov 29, 2016

Ruth Tillotson Sandgren, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully slipped away from her mortal life at the age of 96 into a better place, greeted by welcoming loved ones, on November 29, 2016  in Provo, UT.  She was born Dec. 4, 1919 in Ogden, UT, to Charles Ephraim and Alta Lenora (Shurtliff) Tillotson, the second of five...

Manuela Hernandez

Nov 28, 2016

Manuela Trejo Hernandez, 82 of Orem, UT, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary chapel. A viewing will be held at 2 p.m., prior to the services at the mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family here.

Flora Cooper

Nov 22, 2016

Flora Minnie Cooper, 89, of Orem, UT, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the Orem Community Church, 130 North 400 East, Orem, UT. A viewing will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Burial will be in...

Shari Wilson

Nov 17, 2016

Shari Lee Flygare Wilson, age 47, of Midvale passed away Thursday November 17th, 2016. She was born March 7, 1969 in Provo, Utah to John Kay and Shari Flygare. She married Mike Wilson on May 20th, 1998.

Shari excelled as an athlete growing up. She lettered in Volleyball and Basketball at Mt. View High School in Orem...

Roxanne Fowler

Nov 17, 2016

Roxanne Marie Fowler (Brown) passed away November 17,  2016 in Provo, Utah.

Roxanne was born in Evanston, Illinois at St. Francis Hospital in Cook County on June 20, 1985.

She was a free spirit who loved everyone unconditionally and with her whole heart. She had a smile and a laugh that could light up a...

Edith "Edie" Lenington

Nov 15, 2016

Our beloved wife, mother, and friend Edith "Edie" Evelyn Lenington passed away peacefully on November 15, 2016 at Timpanogos Hospital in Orem, Utah.  She was 77 years old.  Edie was born on November 28, 1938 in Warminster, beautiful Buck's County, Pennsylvania.

Edie was a classy lady with good taste.  She loved the good things in life:  good...

Earl Mcintire Ii

Nov 14, 2016

Earl Henry “Hank” McIntire, II, passed away peacefully November 14, 2016, from the long-term effects of a stroke. He was born June 10, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Earl Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Hunt McIntire.

Hank is survived by his wife Beverley, his children Hank (Lori), Tanise (Kaiwi) Chung-Hoon, Tara (Russell) Fryer, Tracie (Jared) Fillerup, Tana (Nathan)...

Wesley Graff

Nov 13, 2016

Wesley C Graff passed quietly to be with his beloved wife Melba on November 13th 2016.

Wesley was born September 14, 1925 in Enterprise, Utah to Chester and Winnie Terry Graff.  He was the oldest of 4 brothers and 1 sister.  Wesley is an honored Veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart for his service in the...

Lee Van Houten

Nov 13, 2016

Lee Morton Van Houten, 86, of Provo, passed away on November 13, 2016, at his home.  Lee was born on June 12, 1930 to Ross Elmer Van Houten and Ruth Alice Spencer in Humboldt, Kansas.

Dad grew up on a farm outside of Humboldt, Kansas.  He attended Humboldt High School.  He joined the US Air Force right...

Clyde Beardall

Nov 11, 2016

Our beloved, ever-optimistic father, Clyde LaVoy Beardall, age 88, passed away November 11, 2016 of causes incident to age.  We lost our loving and devoted father, and when his heart stopped, a part of each of ours stopped too.

He was born April 10, 1928, in Provo, Utah to Jasper Jay Beardall and Raisa Johanna Jacobson. Clyde...

Robert Karpowitz

Nov 9, 2016

Robert Kent Karpowitz, age 63, of Orem, passed away Wednesday, November 9th, 2016. He was born in Provo on May 8th, 1953, to Robert Karl and Barbara Jean Karpowitz. He married Sylvia Ramirez on March 6th, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Robert was a hard-working, committed man and many buildings across the country stand tall because of him....

Mary Fennell

Nov 1, 2016

Mary Rose Fennell passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was 90 years old. She was born to Joseph and Adelina DeGiorgio. Mary was the youngest of seven children, all of whom preceded her in death. Mary spent most of her youth living, playing, and working on her father's farm in Lava Hot Springs, ID. While in high...