Orem, UT Obituaries

George Blake

Aug 11, 2016

George Rowland Blake 1918 - 2016

George Blake, 98, of Provo, passed away August 11, 2016. Son of Samuel and Annie Bevan Blake, he was born March 14, 1918 in Vineyard Utah and graduated from Lincoln H. S., BYU (B.A. 1943), and Ohio State U. (Ph.D. 1949).

In 1937-1939, George served an LDS mission to Germany...

Helen Smith

Aug 11, 2016

101 Years Young

Helen Mary Goule Smith, our angel mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother passed away peacefully on Thursday August 11, 2016, at the age of 101.  She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on June 21, 1915 to Harry T. Goule and Hazel Hunter, the oldest of five children.

She later moved...

Gayle Reese

Aug 10, 2016

Gayle Manwell Reese of Orem, Utah passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2016 at the age of 80. She was born on February 3, 1936 in Provo, Utah to Bertram and LaVerl Snyder Manwell.  She married Blair T. Reese on October 10, 1958 in Elko, Nevada after knowing each other for three weeks and remained...

Mary Seamons

Aug 9, 2016

Mary Louise Madsen Seamons

11 April 1930 – 9 August 2016

Mary Louise Madsen was born to Willis Neil (1903-1934) and Louise Dolorus Frandsen Madsen (1907-2002) in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, on 11 April 1930.

Mary Louise’s father died when she was 4 ½ years old.  Her mother remarried when she was 6...

Andrew Nordloh

Aug 7, 2016

Andrew James Nordloh, age 36, of Springville, Utah passed away August 7, 2016 in Timpanogos Regional Hospital, Orem, Utah.

Leland Gray

Aug 5, 2016

1930 - 2016

Leland James Gray, our beloved husband, dad, grandpa, grandpa great, and friend went on to a greater work on the evening of August 5, 2016, surrounded by his loving and adoring family.

Leland was born in Lehi, Utah to Clarence and Fern Armstrong Gray, on August 21, 1930.  He was...

Phillip Kresge

Jul 31, 2016

Phillip Eugene Kresge, of Orem, Utah, passed away early Sunday morning, July 31, 2016 at the age of 79 due to complications after surgery.

Phil and his twin sister, Phyllis, were born in Elmira, New York, July 16, 1937 to Bert and Margaret Kresge. He spent his mischievous youth in upstate New York with his rambunctious siblings...

Nancy Christiansen

Jul 30, 2016

Nancy Worthington Christiansen passed away peacefully in her home on July 30, 2016 in Orem, UT after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 55 years old.

Nancy was born the fifth of six children to Thomas and Jane Worthington on May 10, 1961 in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Orem High School in...

Mary Tuttle

Jul 25, 2016

Mary Hafen Tuttle passed away July 25, 2016 at Utah Valley Hospital. Born on July 4, 1949 to Joseph and Marry Harris Hafen in Provo, Utah, Mary was the last of eleven siblings. Raised in Provo, Mary attended Provo High where she graduated in 1967. She graduated from BYU in 1971 with a degree in Elementary Education and taught...

Brooklyn Reynolds

Jul 22, 2016

Brooklyn Jade Reynolds, age 14, of Provo passed away July 22, 2016 at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.  She was born January 20, 2002 in American Fork, Utah.  She is the daughter of Shiree and James Adams of Provo and Jason Todd Reynolds and Jalynn Telford of Spanish Fork.

Brooklyn excelled in academics and was on the Honor Roll...

Kimberly Hill

Jul 17, 2016

Oh Death Where is Thy Sting?

On Sunday July 17, 2016 at 10:08pm, Kimberly Marjorie Hill shook off the earthly chains that bound her. Before passing, Kim was able to visit her family and friends. After laughing, crying and reminiscing for hours, Kim walked bravely toward the eternities and took one more step toward ultimate victory.

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Melbourne Jensen

Jul 13, 2016

Melbourne H. Jensen, 100, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Orem, Utah.  He was born in Rockland, Idaho, March 16, 1916 to Henry H Jensen and Laura Ivy May.  He married Elva Smith on August 26, 1941 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.  She preceded him in death February 22, 2006.

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Herman Whitenight

Jul 12, 2016

Our dear father and grandfather, Herman David Whitenight, joined his sweetheart in heaven on July 12, 2016.  Born to Mary Elizabeth Smith Whitenight and Herman David Whitenight, Sr. on May 23, 1930 in Homestead, Pennsylvania. The Dunn family moved next door to the Whitenights when Herman was 12 years old. Their daughter, Margie Ann was his “Honeybunch” and he...

David Schaalje

Jul 10, 2016

David Shane Schaalje was born in Provo, Utah on November 23, 1977 to Bruce and Lois Schaalje. He served a mission in the Czech Republic where he loved the people and their language. Shane was married on April 24, 1999 to Alma Selk in the Provo Temple. Shane graduated from College with his RN BSN after which he went...

Alan Bailey

Jul 8, 2016

Alan Kent Bailey, 53, passed away on July 5, 2016 in Provo, Utah. Alan was born on May 24, 1963 in Salt Lake City to Donald and Mildred Bailey. When he was eight, his family moved to Mexico for two years, after which they moved to Rigby, Idaho, where he spent the rest of his childhood exploring and getting...

Bonnie Rouze

Jul 7, 2016

Bonnie Yvonne Rouze, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully from heart failure on July 7th, 2016 at the age of 77.

The youngest of five children, Bonnie was born to Andrew and Mary-Lou Bourne, a poor family of sharecroppers, on October 10th, 1938 in Robertson County, Tennessee. Her parents were struck hard by the effects...

Clyde Asay

Jul 6, 2016

Clyde Wortham Asay passed away on July 6, 2016. He was born on November 10, 1921, in Lovell, Wyoming, and spent his early years in southern and central Utah. After graduating from Orem High School in Orem, Utah, he proudly served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.

While serving in the war, he kept...

Duane Davis

Jul 5, 2016

Duane Ellis “Doc” Davis, 86, passed away peacefully in St. George at 7:05 on 7/05, accompanied by family, surrounded by images of loved ones and his beloved Mount Timpanogos, and with the inspired words of Handel’s Messiah echoing in his ears.

Duane was born in 1930 in Provo, Utah, the second of five boys born to Boyd...

Glennes Nelson

Jul 3, 2016

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Glennes LeeMaster Nelson, age 95, returned home to the loving arms of her eternal companion on July 3, 2016.

She was born October 15, 1920 in Moab, Utah to Jessie and Sarah LeeMaster. She was the last surviving child in a large and loving family of 8 children.

She...

Marion Drummond

Jul 1, 2016

Marion Aileen Drummond, 81, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016. She was born on March 6, 1935 to Melle and Chad Davis in Provo, Utah. She married Dale Drummond on January 24, 1954. She loved her family very much and looked forward to returning with her beloved husband and son.

She is survived by Roxiann (Brent)...