Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Stanley Taylor
Nov 1, 2016
Our loving husband and father, Stanley Taylor, passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him, at the age of 98, on November 1, 2016, in Orem, Utah. He was born May 22, 1918, in Loa, Utah, as one of fourteen children to the family of Allen and Lula May Taylor. He and his brothers and sisters were raised on...
David Lammersen
Oct 29, 2016
David (Eskimo) Alfred Lammersen earned his angel wings on October 29, 2016 after a long and hard-fought battle with addiction. He had an immense passion for music and enthusiastically played the guitar frequently. David had many friends who enjoyed his warm smile and kind eyes. His mother, having been raised in Anchorage, AK and growing up fishing at a...
Bert Anderson
Oct 28, 2016
Beloved Father, Husband, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, Bert Olsen Anderson, 85, passed away peacefully from pulmonary fibrosis on October 28, 2016 in Orem, Utah.
Bert was born in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah on December 4, 1930 to Farrel Niels Anderson and Reva Olsen Anderson. He attended Manti High School and the Radio Institute. He married Nancy Wilmott...
Caroline Prohosky
Oct 26, 2016
Caroline Jean Prohosky, age 68, of Orem, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016. She was born January 31, 1948, in Dillon, Montana to Anna May Hardy and John Prohosky.
Caroline was a talented artist with her life's work focused on dance, film and writing. Originally an English major, Caroline started taking dance classes on the side, and...

Leora Johnson
Oct 24, 2016
LeOra Lorraine Knuteson Johnson, 76, of Stansbury Park, UT formerly of Orem, UT, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 12 Noon in the Provo City Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem UT at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, prior to the...
Nyal Merrell
Oct 24, 2016
Nyal Andrus Merrell, our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away quietly in her sleep on October 24, 2016 at the Cove Point Assisted Living facility in Provo, Utah. Mom's passing was related to issues of age and dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. Her family is comforted in knowing she is now free of her earthly body and can now serve,...
Reed Nixon
Oct 24, 2016
Northborough – Reed Brown Nixon, 38, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 24, 2016, after enduring 21 years of being paralyzed from the neck down and having to use a ventilator as a result of a spinal cord injury.
Reed was born on March 3, 1978, to Mark Reed Nixon and Sheryl Brown Nixon in...
Collin Thomas
Oct 22, 2016
Collin Lee Thomas, 31, of Orem, Utah, passed away on the evening of October 22, 2016. Collin was born on June 22nd, 1985, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The only boy amongst 5 children, Collin brought great joy, love, and laughter to his family. He was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4, but was...
Karman Bastian
Oct 16, 2016
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son and Brother Karman "C" (KC) Bastian, age 61, of Orem, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, surrounded by his family at the Utah Valley Hospital due to a sudden illness. KC was born May 16, 1955 in Salina, Sevier, Utah to Leo Hannig Bastian and Karma Christiansen. Karma passed away three days after his birth and...
Beatrice Payne
Oct 13, 2016
Beatrice Robison Payne, 107, passed away peacefully October 13, 2016 at her beautiful Courtyard at Jamestown home. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 24, 2016, at 1 pm at the LDS Chapel Located at 145 E. 2000 S., Orem. A viewing will be held prior to the services starting at 10:30 am. Please express your condolences and share your...
Sharon Lewis
Oct 13, 2016
Sharon Gail Lewis was born in Salt Lake City on May 24th, 1958. She was born into a family of 4 children, where she was the oldest. On Oct. 14th, Sharon Gail Lewis died in the evening, while staying with her son and his family. She leaves behind her husband of 38 years, Gary D. Lewis, and that is...

Victoria Tello
Oct 11, 2016
Victoria Elsi Tello, infant daughter of Edwardo Tell and Lilia Valencia of Orem, passed away on October 11, 2016. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 3 p.m. in the Lehi City Cemetery. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.SundbergOlpinMortuary.com
Susan West
Oct 6, 2016
Susan Diann (Sorensen) West, age 62, passed away peacefully at her home in American Fork, Utah after a long courageous battle with cancer, with her loving sister, Darlene (Sorensen) Draper, and Mother, Faye (Turner) Sorensen, by her side on October 6th 2016. Susan was born July 13, 1954 in Salina, Sevier County, Utah to Richard James Sorensen Sr. and...
Raymond Verbeck
Sep 30, 2016
Raymond Andrew Verbeck, age 79 of Orem passed away Friday,September 30,2016.He was born May 6,1937 in Duluth,MN to Carroll Thorne Verbeck and Helen Shafer. He married Helen Humphries on June 23, 1966 in Orem, Utah He joined the United States Air Force on March 28, 1958. He served in Vietnam proudly. He served his time as a Crew Chief...
Anita Raymond
Sep 30, 2016
Anita Wiser Raymond passed away on Friday, September 30th, 2016 in Provo, Utah. She was surrounded by her family, and asked us to express her love and appreciation to all who have helped her in so many ways the past few months.
Anita was born on May 9, 1931 to Erwin Douglas and Wanda Thompson...
Harold Hawkins
Sep 29, 2016
Harold Johnson Hawkins, age 81 of Centerville/Orem passed away September 29, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Harold lived a great life and will be greatly missed by his dear wife, children, grandchildren, and friends! He was born April 3, 1935 in Davenport, Iowa, a son of Karl and Josephine Hawkins. He married LaRae Kirk July 3, 1959 and...
Grant Neilsen
Sep 28, 2016
Grant Elwood Neilsen was born in Mona, Utah on December 14, 1928, the tenth of 13 children. He died on September 28, 2016 in Provo, Utah. After graduating from Juab High School in Nephi, he attended and graduated from Utah State University in the Spring of 1951. He then married Roberta Reese on June 8, 1951 in the Logan...
Flora Spendlove
Sep 27, 2016
Flora May Young Spendlove, age 98, of Orem, Utah, died September 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Sundberg Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State St., Orem, Utah. A viewing will be one hour prior to the funeral from 12 – 12:45 p.m. Graveside Service will be held Monday, October 3,...

Pamela Hansen
Sep 26, 2016
Pamela Hansen, age 63, passed away September 26, 2016. She was born October 25, 1952. She was dearly loved and will be missed. Services are pending. Please extend your condolences and share your memories of Pamela with the family here on our website.
Alta Rowley
Sep 26, 2016
Alta May Aitken Rowley, age 91, passed away Sept. 26, 2016, peacefully and quietly, and surrounded by love. She was born in Lake Shore, Utah on Jan. 22, 1925, the second of eight children to James Aitken and Mary Stoker. She married her sweetheart and love of her life, on May 20, 1942 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Alta's...