Orem, UT Obituaries

Marian Monson

Jun 4, 2015

Marian Hintze Monson, 89, of Provo died peacefully early in the morning of June 4th, 2015. The youngest of five children, Marian was born to Ferdinand F. and Henrietta Jones Hintze in Denver, Colorado on August 17th, 1925. While she was still young, Marian's family moved to Salt Lake City. She grew up near the University of Utah where her...

Robert Reeder

Jun 3, 2015

Robert Lee Reeder, beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, teacher and friend passed from his life on earth to the loving arms of his parents on June 3, 2015. Bob was born November 9, 1925 to Robert William and Agatha Eva Sturm Reeder in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. They lived on a ranch just outside of Cardston. He rode...

Dolores Brown

Jun 2, 2015

Dolores Louise Beard Hall Brown passed away at Jordan Valley Medical Center on June 2, 2015, due to natural causes. She was 85. She was born September 10, 1929 in St. Louis, MO to Ferdinand Joseph and Grace Elidie (Morris) Beard. She lived in St. Louis and Webster Groves, MO, until she graduated from high school in 1947. She then...

Udell Westover

May 27, 2015

"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."

--Invictus, William Ernest Henley

Surrounded by his children, our dad, grandpa, and grandpa-great stayed true to his plan and peacefully passed shortly after his 85th birthday; we will always hold a special place in our hearts for the wonderful privilege of having...

Nancy Houten

May 26, 2015

Nancy Marie Forbes Van Houten, 85, of Provo, passed away on May 26, 2015, at her home. She was born on July 4, 1929 to Joseph David Forbes and Pearl Leonia Elsmore in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mom grew up in Las Vegas, where she attended Las Vegas High School. She worked at the Union Pacific Railroad as a telephone operator....

Clela Harris

May 26, 2015

Clela Fae Nelson Harris, age 80 of Orem Utah, passed away peacefully May 26, 2015 from illnesses incident to age. She was born November 24, 1934 at Doc Rigby's home in Fairview Utah to Laurel and Martha Nelson of Manila Utah near Flaming Gorge. Clela grew up in Manila and on the Nebeker Ranch a few miles west of town....

Mona Anderson

May 24, 2015

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Mona Jean Quinn Muller Anderson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, during the early morning of May 24, 2015 in Orem Utah. She was born April 26th, 1937 in Mount Pleasant Utah to Lola Fay White and Joseph Durfey Quinn. She was raised and received her education in Mount Pleasant, and Springville,...

Henry Meeves

May 18, 2015

Henry Conrad Meeves, 91, died peacefully May 18th, 2015 in Orem, Utah. He was born on November 10, 1923, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Henry H. Meeves and Alta G. Bearnson. He attended East High School in Salt Lake City. After graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corp, serving during WWII. Upon honorable discharge he returned to the University...

Byron Gassman

May 17, 2015

Byron Walter Gassman, loving parent, professor, and longtime resident of Orem, passed away May 17, 2015. He was born June 24, 1929, in Ephraim, Utah, the oldest of three children born to Walter Edward and Alta Thompson Gassman. After the unexpected death of Byron's father in 1936, Byron's mother moved her young family from Lovell, Wyoming, to Ephraim, where Byron...

Emma Moesser

May 15, 2015

Emma J. Lyon Moesser, 74, passed away on May 15, 2015, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on October 7, 1940 in Firth, Idaho--the third of nine children--to Charles C. Lyon and Hazel M. Peterson. She grew up in Basalt, Idaho, then lived in Salt Lake City after high school, where she worked at the LDS Genealogical library,...

William Olsen

May 12, 2015

Our sweet dad, Bill Olsen, passed away into the next life on May 12, 2015. He is now reunited with our mom, his eternal companion, Mary Alice Berry Olsen, who died exactly 13 years ago on that same day. He was completely devoted to her and has missed her terribly. He was born December 15, 1929, and was raised in...

Koven Bale

May 11, 2015

Thursday May 7th our beautiful baby boy returned home to be surrounded by his Father in Heaven and his family who has gone before him.

For those of you that had the opportunity to meet our son understand just how lucky we felt when we met Koven James Bale the morning of November 27th 2014. Koven had a...

Robert Burgi

May 9, 2015

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Robert George Burgi, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Orem Utah at the age of 83. Robert (Bob) Burgi was born July 21, 1931 in Mapleton, Utah County, Utah. Robert grew up in Provo and later moved to Orem where he has spent most of his life. In 1949, Robert began active service...

Rachel Jensen

May 8, 2015

Rachel Ann Jensen, beloved daughter of Marvin W. Jensen and Doris M. Andelin passed away at the Hospice House in Stockton, California on May 8, 2015 of long-term effects of Aicardi Syndrome. Rachel was born on March 2, 1976 in Provo, Utah. She lived at home with her family in Orem for four years until they accepted an assignment with...

William Partridge

May 3, 2015

William "Bill" Partridge, 72 passed away May 3, 2015. He was born October 27, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Earl and Lucy Gibson Partridge. He served honorably in the United States Navy from November 1959 to August 1965. While in the Seabees he began working at the Toole Army Depot in munitions. Here is where he gained his...

Leila Horne

May 2, 2015

Leila Rae Welling Horne graduated peacefully from this life on May 2, 2015 to be reunited with her sweetheart Phyll after a 35 year separation. Her love of music, family and the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ provided the backdrop of a life defined by her desire to serve and uplift others. Leila was born June 10, 1923, in North...

Christopher Delange

May 1, 2015

On April 29th, 2015 our Beloved Christopher Clark DeLange passed away suddenly at the age of 45. He was a Very Loving, Kind and Patient Husband and Best Friend to Deanna Lynn DeLange. A Wise and Wonderful Father to Ayesha Rai DeLange, Dennae Marie Rash, Neil Allan Rash and Christopher Joe Rash. Adoring and Proud Grandfather to Sean Christopher Rash...

Margaret Mcdonald

Apr 30, 2015

Margaret (Maggie) Crook McDonald, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away after a short battle with cancer on April 30, 2015. Maggie was born January 18, 1947 in Payson, Utah to parents, Roy Lyndon Crook and Blanche Hill. She was married to Norm McDonald. Together they raised 5 children in Provo and Orem. Maggie grew up in Colorado in...

Frank Briscoe

Apr 26, 2015

Our husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Frank Edward Briscoe, graduated from this life on April 26, 2015 at his home in Orem, UT after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61. We will miss him. Frank was born on December 11, 1953, to Lewis Samuel Briscoe and Catherine Rose Frustaci, in Denver, Colorado. He attended schools in...

Laverl Aston

Apr 25, 2015

LaVerl William Aston beloved father and husband passed away on April 25, 2015 with his wife by his side. LaVerl was born March 1, 1921 in Carterville, Utah - Then called Provo Bench to William and Hilda Richins Aston. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Orem. He then graduated from BYU after 1 year and went to work for...