Orem, UT Obituaries

Jan 1, 2015

Douglas John Whittaker passed away 13 January 2015 in Provo, Utah of causes related to age. He was born 22 March 1921 in Benjamin, Utah to Isaac Curle Whittaker and Sarah Evangeline Hone. He was raised and educated in Garfield, Utah, graduating from Cyprus High School in 1939. He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Ogden, UT area...

Dec 29, 2014

Craig Wallace Wayman was born in Rexburg, Idaho on November 10, 1921, the oldest child of Wallace Robinson Wayman and Mary Francis Wayman. Three days after his birth, his father was called on a mission to Germany for 30 months. Craig grew up in Idaho, Price and Provo, Utah and graduated from the University of Colorado in 1943 with a...

Dec 15, 2014

Irvin "Ike" (Milo) Goodrich Wilkinson, a resident of Orem, passed away peacefully December 15, 2014. He was born May 25, 1924 in New Haven, Connecticut. He served in the Army Air Corp from 1942 to 1945 and was a World War II Veteran. He and Doris Hamann married 24 October 1945. Upon leaving the service, he moved to Orem, Utah...

Dec 15, 2014

After struggling with lymphoma for several months, Merwin L. Waite passed away peacefully in his home December 15, 2014 in Orem, Utah. A second-generation Californian, Merwin was the third of five sons born to June Harriman and Noble Waite. Born in Bell, California on August 11, 1928, Merwin attended Bell High School and served in the U.S. Navy from 1946-48....

Dec 14, 2014

Mark Ivan Larson born February 4, 1961 to Robert and Norma Gail Larson passed away December 14, 2014 after a long illness. For many years he worked as a flatwork foreman for Hadco and then with Jacobsen Construction Company. Mark loved to fish with his sons. He served an LDS mission to Manchester England and loved his family very much....

Dec 10, 2014

Joseph Charles (Chuck)Taylor died on December 10, 2014 after a long and valiant struggle with cerebral vascular dementia. He was born on June 19, 1945 in Salt Lake City to William Vaughn Taylor and Mary Dorius Wright. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from San Jose State University in 1969 and his Ph.D from the University of Utah in...

Dec 7, 2014

Jessie Christen, age 90, passed away December 7, 2014 at home of natural causes. Jessie was born June 19, 1924, the daughter of Leo and Bernice Thompson. She graduated from Payson High School in 1942. She married Paul D. Christen May 19, 1951. He proceeded her in death 7 months ago. She is survived by her children: Dan and Carla...

Dec 5, 2014

Our loving father, husband, son, and brother passed away suddenly and unexpected on December 5, 2014 at the age of 39, due to health complications. Matt was born March 16, 1975 in Provo, UT to Shauna Gurr Cartwright and David Clark Cartwright. He was married June 8, 2007 to Kristi Turner Cartwright. Matt received his degree in business and accounting,...

Dec 5, 2014

Marelda Emmons Harper Williamson, beloved wife, step mother, aunt, and sister, returned to her Heavenly Father December 5, 2014. She was born August 3, 1924, in Provo, Utah to John and Zeda Emmons. She attended schools in Provo and Orem graduating in 1942 from Lincoln High School. She married the love of her life, Ralph Harper, on November 24, 1944....

Dec 3, 2014

Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, Betty Grace Barney Rollins Cahoon, passed away on December 3, 2014 at the age of 89. She was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Delta, Utah to Charles Avon Barney and Vera Johansen Barney. Betty married Ralph L. Rollins on June 1, 1948 in the LDS Manti temple and together they reared three...

Dec 1, 2014

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Nov 30, 2014

Shirlene Butler Boswell Poulson passed away peacefully on November 30, 2014 in Orem, Utah. She was born September 21, 1935 to Noal and Ulala Butler in Spring Lake, Utah, the third of four children, Nola Rae Olson (deceased), Dawna Stewart, and Ronald Butler (deceased). She married Robert Gary Boswell of Goshen, Utah on January 25, 1951 and together they had...

Nov 27, 2014

Our loving, kind, and beautiful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Janet Laureen (Wolfgang) Dana Fry, 73, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014, after a valiant fight against cancer at her home in Punxsutawney, PA. Janet was born September 5, 1941, in Punxsutawney, to the late James and Ethelyn (Heitzer) Wolfgang. Janet was married and sealed for time and eternity...

Nov 27, 2014

Fern Mary Saunders Cox passed away Nov. 27,2014 at age 93. She was born to Reuben and Pearl Saunders on July 3, 1921, in Ogden. Fern served in the Western States Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Day Saints. She married Soren Franklin Cox Oct. 14, 1948, in the Logan Temple. They raised five children. Fern and...

Nov 26, 2014

Justin James Trowbridge passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2014 in Orem, Utah. He was born on July 5, 1995 in Provo. He lived in Orem his whole life, attending Bonneville Elementary, Orem Junior, Timpanogos, and Mountain View High Schools. He graduated last spring and has worked at A.F. Collision for the last couple of years. Justin excelled in sports...

Nov 25, 2014

Beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend, Kenneth Webster Koller, 55, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, died peacefully with his family at his side on November 25, 2014 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Ken was born on September 11, 1959 to Lyle James and Beverly Olsen Koller. Ken grew up in Edgemont, attending schools in both Orem and...

Nov 23, 2014

Donald Lee Urish, age 75, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, at the Central Utah Veteran's Home from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Don was born, August 9, 1939 in Pekin, Illinois to Howard Albert and Orvetta Smalley Urish. His earliest memories were in Illinois, but he spent most of his childhood in San Leandro, California. At the...

Nov 22, 2014

Coy Carson, age 88, died November 22, 2014, in Orem, Utah from cancer. She was born October 3, 1926 in Liberal, Kansas, to Herbert and Ruby Looney Woodward. She graduated Valedictorian from Liberal High School in 1944 and from the Kansas City Secretarial School in 1945. She then enlisted in the United States Nurse Cadet Core and entered the Wesley...

Nov 21, 2014

Alli YiYing Beus December 2, 1998 ~ November 21, 2014 Our beautiful daughter and sister, Alli Beus, age 15, left this world and returned to her Father in Heaven on November 21, 2014. Alli was born in Taipei, Taiwan, where she lived for 11 years. She was adopted into our family on Christmas Day in 2009. We traveled to Taiwan...

Nov 21, 2014

Greta Madge Olsen Bandley, 76, died peacefully at her Orem home Friday night, November 21, 2014. She had a long history of heart problems, but recently struggled with two hip fractures and associated surgeries. She has finished her work here on earth and is undoubtedly enjoying the reunion with her beloved ancestors and close family members who preceded her in...