Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Julie Penrod

Julie Penrod

Jun 17, 2026

Julie Nicol Penrod, 85, passed away peacefully at Intermountain Health Hospital in Provo on June 17, 2026, surrounded by her husband and family. 

Julie was born on December 29, 1940, in Heber City, Utah to Ned and Doris Nicol. Julie lived a full life marked by faith, dedication to family, a love of travel, and an exceptional work ethic. She was...

Judith Johnson Hunsaker

Judith Johnson Hunsaker

Jun 16, 2026

Judith Johnson Hunsaker, 86, of Provo, Utah, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 16, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born on April 6, 1940 in Logan, Utah, and lived a life devoted to faith in God, family, music, learning, and quiet service.

Judy was raised in Honeyville, Utah as the second of six remarkable children born to Conrad...

Susan Taylor Sorenson

Susan Taylor Sorenson

Jun 14, 2026

Obituary for Susan Lucille Taylor Sorenson

Susan Lucille Taylor Sorenson passed away on June 14, 2026, after only four short months apart from her beloved husband, Steven. We take comfort in knowing that the separation they so deeply felt was brief and that they are together once again. She will be dearly missed and remembered as our fiercely loyal, courageous, witty,...

Kenneth Vaughn Guymon

Kenneth Vaughn Guymon

Jun 14, 2026

Kenneth Vaughn Guymon Sr. (“Ken”)

Kenneth Vaughn Guymon Sr., affectionately known as Ken, passed away at the age of 78 on Sunday June 14, 2026.

Born on July 24, 1947, in Cortez, Colorado, Ken was the son of Willard Grant Guymon and Alice Lillian Grubb. He was raised in Mancos, Colorado until he was 6 and spent the rest of his life...

McKenzie Lea Ward

McKenzie Lea Ward

Jun 13, 2026

McKenzie Lea Stanley Ward was a loving wife, a devoted mother, and an adored daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She was smart, sassy, tenacious, incredibly resilient, beautiful, and she loved with her whole heart. After a long, courageous fight with cancer, McKenzie moved on from this earthly life. She was 39 years old and passed peacefully at her home in...

Ray E Hill

Ray E Hill

Jun 12, 2026

Ray Ekins Hill was born March 21,1949 in Provo Utah to Minnie and Burrows Hill, a few minutes after his twin brother Jay.

He grew up in Orem, Utah, graduating from Orem High School in 1967.  Having a low draft number, he chose to enlist in the Air Force during the Viet Nam War. He was a jet engine mechanic,...

Lanett Palmer Kummer

Lanett Palmer Kummer

Jun 12, 2026

Lanett Palmer Kummer passed away on June 12, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was a deeply devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who loved unconditionally and was profoundly loved by all who knew her. 

As a single mother, Lanett raised her three children with a quiet resilience. They remain forever grateful for her immense strength, unwavering work ethic, and ability...

Joan Haycock Watson

Joan Haycock Watson

Jun 11, 2026

Joan Watson, 86, passed away on June 11, 2026, receiving a joyful reunion with loved ones who preceded her in death. She was born on June 1, 1940, the eldest child of Shepard Hal and Lucy Haycock. She was a beloved sister and friend to her siblings, Roland, Paul, and Carole.

Joan married Johnny W. Butt in Pleasant Grove, Utah on...

Stefan Ronald Wilson

Stefan Ronald Wilson

Jun 9, 2026

Stefan Ronald Wilson, age 40, of Lehi, Utah, passed away on June 9, 2026.

Stefan was born on April 18, 1986, in Provo, Utah to Ronald and Connie Wilson. He grew up in Orem, Utah and also spent time living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas.

As a child, Stefan loved maps and globes and learning about the...

Linda Ann Filippi

Linda Ann Filippi

Jun 4, 2026

Linda Ann Filippi, age 68, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, in Provo, Utah, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Linda was born on August 6, 1957, in Melrose, Minnesota. Throughout her life, she was known for her resilience, strong spirit, and ability to connect with people from all walks of life. She worked as a commercial bus driver...

Frank Jacob Frederick Polifka

Frank Jacob Frederick Polifka

Jun 1, 2026

Frank Jacob Frederick Polifka Jr., 74, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 6, 1952, in El Paso, Texas to Zetta Marie Andrews and Frank Jacob Frederick Polifka Sr.

Frank was proud to be an Army brat and spent much of his childhood moving throughout the country...

Ada Stephens

Ada Stephens

May 30, 2026

Ada Ellen McCurry “Granny” Stephens was born in Collbran, Colorado, on August 9, 1939, to Elbert Sidney McCurry and Mary Elizabeth Pattee. She passed away from kidney failure on May 30, 2026, at the age of 86 in the home of her son, Berin Stephens, in Orem, Utah.

Ada grew up on a ranch near Collbran and loved her time growing...

Suellen Stone Webb

Suellen Stone Webb

May 29, 2026

Suellen Stone Webb, 85, died at Summerfield Assisted Living in Orem, Utah, the evening of May 29, 2026.

Suellen was born December 31, 1940, in Lubbock, Texas, daughter of William Venable Stone and Violette Marie Beaudreau. She lived in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado while growing up and graduated high school in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1959. She met her...

Wayne Pinegar Andrus

Wayne Pinegar Andrus

May 28, 2026

Wayne Pinegar Andrus, 60, passed away on May 28, 2026, in Timpanogos Hospital in Orem, Utah. Wayne was born December 17, 1965, in Payson, Utah, the ninth child and seventh son of Elden and Lucille Andrus. Wayne grew up in a home filled with a love of music, a love of the gospel, and a love of sports. It is...

Wayne Robison

Wayne Robison

May 28, 2026

Kenneth Wayne Robison

Kenneth Wayne Robison, age 76, passed away on May 28, 2026.

Wayne was born on January 3, 1950, in Delta, Utah, to Brooks and Dorothy Robison. He was raised in Orem, Utah, where he spent most of his life building memories and friendships.

Wayne was known for his kind spirit and his fun, loving personality. He was always willing to...

Debara Jane Rule

Debara Jane Rule

May 27, 2026

Debara Jane Cook Rule, 73, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, after a brief battle with ovarian cancer.

Debi was born in Nampa, Idaho on February 8, 1953 to Douglas Merlin Cook and Barbara Hess Cook. She was raised on her family’s farm, where she learned the value of hard work by helping in the apple orchard, sorting eggs,...

Katherine Louise Holdaway

Katherine Louise Holdaway

May 26, 2026

Katherine Louise Olson Holdaway passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on May 26, 2026, after being diagnosed with cancer eight days prior.

Kathie was born on March 5, 1946, in Middletown, Connecticut, to Carl Hakan Olson and Katherine Louise Dahl Olson. She was the middle of three children and had two brothers, Carl Olson Jr. and Johnny...

Deanne Woolf Sanchez

Deanne Woolf Sanchez

May 22, 2026

Deanne Woolf Sanchez passed away on May 22, 2026 at her home in Manti, Utah. She is remembered by her family and friends as loving, kind, and fun loving with an infectious laugh. She was born into the world on November 28, 1964 to Ella Rae Adamson and Richard Mark Woolf in Anaheim, California. She had a slow childhood in...

Mary Ellen Edmunds

Mary Ellen Edmunds

May 21, 2026

Mary Ellen Edmunds 

March 3, 1940 – May 21, 2026

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (Proverbs: 17:22)

Mary Ellen Edmunds, 86, lovingly called “Melon” and “MEE” returned joyously to her heavenly home, surrounded by her loving family, on 21 May 2026. To know Mary Ellen was to feel loved. Her presence filled rooms with laughter, faith, and light. She is...