Funeral Director
Kelly Sundberg spent his childhood at the feet of his parents Elwood and LuJean learning the ways of mortuary science. He grew up with loving parents who had a passion for helping the members of our community through this life’s transition. This passion has been handed down through four generations and continues in the hearts of the Sundberg family. In 1989, Kelly graduated from Cypress College of Mortuary of Science in Cypress, California, where he received the Melvin d. Hilgenfeld Award and the MuSigma Alpha Award for outstanding students. After graduating, he returned home to Utah with his wife Teri to carry on the tradition of personal service, integrity, and attention to detail his family established four generations ago.
Funeral Director
Teri D’Acquisto Sundberg grew up in Lakewood, California. She graduated from Cypress College of Mortuary Science in Cypress, California, in 1989. It was attending Cypress College that Teri met Kelly Sundberg. They fell in love and she made the move to Utah where they were married and joined together to serve the community. Teri’s depth of compassion and love for others sets her apart. It is with this compassion that she meets with the families of those who have lost their loved ones to plan a personalized meaningful tribute as unique as the life lived. Teri has served three times as the At Large Representative for the Utah Funeral Association. She has spoken in many capacities from Arizona to Utah. Teri and Kelly own and operate Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary at this time and hope to make this life transition a peaceful and meaningful experience.
Managing Funeral Director
Curtis has always wanted
to be a funeral director - even from the early age of 7 he remembers watching
the hearse pass him on the street headed to the cemetery knowing that someday
he would be the one driving that car. Growing up in Nephi, Utah, he is the son
of Byron and Rosalie Wilkey, and is the sixth of nine children, three of which
siblings died in infancy.
From a very young age he
learned the value of hard work from his father and learned that he was truly
happy while being in the service of others. Curtis became an Eagle Scout at age
14 and served an LDS Mission in Michigan at age 19.
In 1993, after working
various jobs, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a Funeral Director. He
packed up his family and moved to California to work for Wilson and Kratzer
Mortuaries while attending San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. This
opportunity provided him with the greatest experience on all sides of the
mortuary profession. He earned the highest scholastic achievement, the Mu Sigma
Alpha award, in 1995.
In January 1996, as a
Licensed Funeral Director, Curtis began his career at Wheeler Mortuaries,
serving the families of Springville and Mapleton, where he had been for 20
years before being made manager over Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary.
He feels it is his
"Calling" in life, not just his profession, to carry out with dignity
and honor the final services of those who have died.
Curtis is known by all
for his peaceful countenance, compassionate understanding and tender care for
those who have lost their loved ones. Directed and determined all his life, he
is now extremely accomplished in every aspect of what it takes to be an
excellent Funeral Director, father, and husband, all of which are very
important to him.
Curtis loves biking, four-wheeling and camping. He is known for his funny sense of humor and his unique and endearing love for his wife, April, and their nine children.
Telephone: 1-801-361-1631
Email: morticiancw@gmail.com
Community Outreach / Service
April Wilkey began her career here a year ago as a secretary and now has found her real love as our Community Outreach Manager. Her natural way of bringing happiness to others makes her service within our community light up all she reaches out to.
April recognizes that our aging community has many needs in which she can focus her time on. While advocating for Senior's needs, happiness, and well-being, April loves to spread her uplifting motto that we can all strive to "Live well while we are living!"
April has the opportunity of tending to those who have lost their loved ones during viewing and funeral services alongside her husband, Curtis.
Her great influence for good to those she has the privilege of serving each day has a deep and far reaching effect that is very personal to her, it is more than just a profession. In all parts of her life, April strives for the sweet, hidden rewards that serving others brings.
April especially adores and loves her husband, Curtis, and their nine beautiful children. To have the special bond of working with Curtis, together bettering the small part of the world they live in, is one of the most wonderful blessings of her life.
Telephone: 1-385-230-2208
Aftercare Family Services/Pre-Need Advisor
Marianna Adams is a devoted mother of 4 from Spanish Fork, Utah. She graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in 1997 and has a great passion for the theatre. Marianna’s career found her while she was searching out a job that she could make a difference and help others. She fulfilled that dream 5 years ago and has been devoted to helping those who wish to plan for the future and make pre-arrangements for their funerals. Her experience and compassion make pre-planning a funeral a meaningful experience. Marianna also serves as our aftercare specialist, meeting with families after they have lost a loved one to answer lingering questions and help with the many logistical changes that come with the loss of a loved one.
Telephone: 1-801-310-5147
Funeral Director
Sean was born and raised in Coos Bay, a small town on the Oregon coast. While growing up on a farm and raising beef cattle, Sean learned the meaning of a hard day’s work and service to others. Sean’s first exposure to the mortuary field was in high school where his early morning seminary class met in a mortuary. After finishing high school Sean worked at Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary as a funeral assistant.
Sean served a Spanish-speaking mission for the LDS church in Maryland. After returning from his mission, Sean attended BYU-Idaho where he met his wife Jocelyn. After graduating, they moved to Provo where Sean began working as an apprentice for a local funeral home, while pursuing a degree in Mortuary Science at Des Moines Area Community College where he graduated and earned his funeral director’s license.
Sean loves all the families that he gets to meet and visit with. Being able to help guide them through the grieving process and memorialize their loved ones brings a lot of fulfillment to his life.
Sean lives in Provo with his wife and their dog Millie. Sean enjoys hiking, camping, reading, playing board games, watching movies and TV shows. Weekly, Sean meets with a collaborative group that focuses on conflict resolution and character development.
Sean is excited to be working for Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary and is grateful for the opportunities he will have to serve the community.