Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Richard B Dickerson
Oct 28, 2025
Richard B Dickerson, 89, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2025. He was born on January 27th, 1936, in Ogden, Utah. Richard was the son of Udy Anderson Dickerson and Ona Elizabeth Dickerson. He was the 8th and last living sibling of 10 children.
He married Dianne Thompson in the Logan LDS temple on August 23,...
Larry Earl Gardner
Oct 26, 2025
Larry Gardner, son of Myron and Mildred Gardner, our beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Born in Caliente, Nevada, Larry was a long-time resident of Provo, Utah, where he built a life centered on faith, family, and service.
Larry grew up among the fruit orchards on Grandview Hill and remained there most of...
David Eugene Bell
Oct 23, 2025
David Eugene Bell passed away in his home on October 23, 2025. He was born on September 18, 1936, to Clifford James Bell and Susan Arline Wallace Bell. He was the youngest of four siblings, one sister, Elizabeth (Beth), and brothers Wallace and John Robert. He grew up in Salt Lake City, living in the same house on 17th South...
Robert Dale Durrans
Oct 31, 2025
Robert Dale Durrans, age 95 of Provo, Utah, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home of Orem.
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Dennis Melvin Lea
Oct 22, 2025
Dennis Melvin Lea, age 83 of Orem, Utah, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Services are under the direction of Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home of Orem.
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Kevin Scott Wood
Oct 20, 2025
Kevin Scott Wood, age 66 of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Services are under the direction of Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home of Orem.
Kevin was born in Alhambra, California and grew up in Monrovia and Arcadia, California. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 1977, where he was active on the wrestling team and in the...
Vanae Rowley Robinson
Oct 20, 2025
Vanae Rowley Robinson
Residence- Orem, UT
DOB - 12/14/1939
Death - 10/20/2025
Vanae was born the first of 10 children to Arden LaVar and Alene Terry Rowley in Provo, UT, and was the best big sister ever!
Later in life she met Jim Robinson through his sister Margaret Kitchen. Although it was not love at first sight, Vanae’s feelings quickly grew, and she and Jim...
Rene' Saralynne Pfund Murdock
Oct 14, 2025
Rene’ Saralynne Murdock of Provo passed on to the other side on the 14th of October 2025 at the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. She was born on the 5th of March, 1955, in Portland, Oregon, to Jacob Pfund and Jean Ellen Edwards. She was a third-generation Portlander. She was married in the Provo Temple to Estel Bradley Murdock...
Robert Wayne Coomes
Oct 12, 2025
Robert Wayne Coomes, 73 of Provo, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 12, 2025. Bob was born August 4, 1952, in Orem, Utah, to George and Lola Mae Coomes. He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters.
Bob received his education at Westmore Elementary School, Lincoln Junior High and Orem High. He worked at the old Conoco gas...
LaRae Fry Hayward
Oct 10, 2025
LaRae Fry Soulier Hayward passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at the age of 90.
She was born on March 14, 1935, in Provo, Utah, at Crane Maternity Hospital to Charles Lerwill Fry and Elizabeth Westoby Fry. LaRae was the youngest of twelve children.
She graduated from Springville High School in 1953 and married Bert S. Soulier on March 19, 1953....
Nancy Kaye Carter Jackson
Oct 10, 2025
Nancy Kaye Carter Jackson (84), beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at home surrounded by family members. She was born in Lehi on June 15, 1941, to Edward F Carter Jr. and Maurita Crossley. Nancy grew up in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Provo High School in 1959.
Nancy married her husband, Paul M...
Val Taylor Duncan
Oct 8, 2025
Val Taylor Duncan, age 83 of Lindon, Utah, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
He was born June 17, 1942, in Fremont, Utah, to Homer and Tressa Duncan.
He was a mischievous student infamous for tipping over outhouses. One of his treasured memories from growing up was his horse.
He completed a course in auto mechanics at Utah Trade Technical School.
On September 21,...
Irene Joyce Krancher
Oct 8, 2025
Irene Joyce Krancher, beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was 83 years old.
Irene was born on May 15, 1942, in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, Indonesia, to Cornelis Otto Rudolph Hauber and Corrie De Lannoy. From a young age, she was known for her gentle spirit, her strength,...
Karen Lee Andelin
Oct 7, 2025
Karen Andelin, 79, of Orem, Utah passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025. She was born July 4, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York to George Joseph Levine and Jetta Sylvia Markowitz. She moved from New York to Santa Monica, California in 1959. She married Lars Linwood Andelin on February 3, 1967 in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. He preceded her in...
Veva Jean Sego
Oct 4, 2025
Veva Jean Sego, known to her family as “Jean,” died at the age of 84 years old, in Orem, Utah, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in the Cascades at Orchard Park Care Center. She was born in the San Luis Valley in Romeo, Co, in Conejos County on March 19, 1941, to Neva (Wilson) and Raymond Sego. Her life, until...
Kathryn Garlick Clements
Oct 4, 2025
Kathryn Clements
December 3, 1952 – October 4, 2025
Kathryn Clements, 72, of Lehi, Utah, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on December 3, 1952, in Provo, Utah, to Reid and Beth Garlick. Kathryn married Lyle Rodger Clements on September 25, 1971. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo Ut. temple. Rod...
Joyce Gardner Bae
Oct 4, 2025
Joyce Gardner Bae, 86, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 365 South 900 East, Orem, UT.
Joyce was born on November 10th, 1938, to Hugh Raymond Gardner and Alverta...
Orvin LeRoy Shepherd
Sep 27, 2025
Orvin LeRoy Shepherd, 91, passed away on September 27, 2025, in Orem, Utah. He was born on May 30, 1934, in Levan, Utah. On December 8, 1956, he married Doris Adell Hall in Yuma, Arizona. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple.
Orvin served 20 years in the United States Navy, including during the Vietnam conflict. After...
Bonnie Grace Valek
Sep 27, 2025
Bonnie Grace Valek (born McKinlay), a beloved mother, devoted disciple, and bold adventurer, returned to her Heavenly Father on September 27, 2025, at the age of 69, following a short but courageous battle with cancer.
Bonnie was born on June 8, 1956, in Mud Lake, Idaho, to Blaine Ford McKinlay and Thelma Grace Zweifel. She later moved to Merced, California, where...
Mark Lawrence Layton
Sep 26, 2025
Mark Lawrence Layton, 75, of Orem, Utah, died in his home Friday, September 26, 2025, after a short battle with metastatic lung cancer.
He was born March 25, 1950, in Lynwood, California, to Ruby Ethel Rauch and Homer Lawrence Layton. They raised him on Locust Avenue in nearby Compton with his five siblings. He enjoyed an adventurous youth riding his bicycle...
