Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Jay Butler

Jay Butler

Aug 25, 2017

Jay Butler passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2017 in Provo, Utah. Jay was born in Payson, Utah in 1950 to Willard Butler and Allie Houston Butler. He grew up in Redwood City, California and there graduated from Sequoia High School. Jay served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1969-1971. He received a...

Estella Brown

Estella Brown

Aug 25, 2017

Estella Kay Wiley Brown passed away peacefully at her home in Provo, Utah on Friday, August 25th of 2017 at the age of 68. After her valiant fight with cancers of the breast, bone, and blood, and congestive heart failure, she turned her gaze toward Heaven and bade us farewell. Her unwavering faith in God, strong will to live, positive...

John Helfer

John Helfer

Aug 22, 2017

Dr. John Helfer, 74, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 due to complications of polycythemia vera in the Intermountain LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City surrounded by his immediate family. John was born in Manhattan, New York to Arthur and Madeleine Louise (Taylor) Helfer and was the youngest of two boys. His drive for adventure started early with stories of...

Richard E Palmer

Richard E Palmer

Aug 19, 2017

Richard E. Palmer Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Richard Edwin Palmer, passed away suddenly on Saturday 19 August 2017 in American Fork, Utah, while involved in a service project for one of his home teaching families. Richard was born on 23 April 1948 in Farmington, New Mexico to George Elmo and Pearla Peine Palmer. He spent his childhood...

Kent S Stewart

Kent S Stewart

Aug 17, 2017

Kent S. Stewart, 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 17th, 2017 in Orem, Utah. He was born in American Fork, Utah on November 2nd, 1944 to Alma Evan "Perk" and Leah Deane Stewart. He graduated from Orem High School in 1962. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Kent...

Margene Olenik

Margene Olenik

Aug 12, 2017

Margene (Hassell) Olenik left this earth in the quiet peace of her home on August 12, 2017 in the company of her dear children, grandchildren and adoring husband. Her passing marked the culmination of a two-and-a-half year, courageous journey with cancer. Margene, more fondly known as "Honey" to her eleven grandchildren, was born May 28, 1955 in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...

Juanita Grace Stone Clark

Juanita Grace Stone Clark

Aug 8, 2017

Juanita Grace Stone Clark 1930 - 2017 Juanita Grace Stone Clark, age 87, died on August 8 at her home. She was born February 20, 1930 in Herriman, Utah to Gerald David Stone and Grace Miller Stone. She attended schools in Provo and graduated from Provo High in 1948, then attended BYU where she was a Cougarette. On August 10,...

Gay Bailey

Gay Bailey

Aug 5, 2017

GAY LYNN BAILEY July 22, 1945-August 5, 2017 Ahh, if you knew this beautiful lady, then you were the recipient of her genuine love and kindness. Her story is best told by the hundreds of people who will be forever changed by her beautiful smile, concern, a gentle hug or squeeze of the arm, and the many gifts that she...

Marie Gish Crowley

Marie Gish Crowley

Aug 4, 2017

Marie Gish Crowley, 82, of Orem, Utah, passed away surrounded by her family on August 4, 2017 due to complications following emergency open heart surgery. She was born November 12, 1934 to Albert Michael and Melba (Dalley) Gish in San Gabriel, California. Marie married Lionel Paul Crowley on August 8, 1953 in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple for time and...

Kelly Lee Johnson

Kelly Lee Johnson

Aug 1, 2017

Kelly Lee Johnson passed away from heart failure on August 1, 2017. Kelly was born in Provo, Utah September 3, 1956 and resided in Orem with his family until he served in the Canada Calgary Mission. In high school, his love of the theater blossomed and he was awarded a theater scholarship at Brigham Young University. At BYU, he earned...

Gloria Mathews Hilton

Gloria Mathews Hilton

Jul 31, 2017

Gloria Mathews Hilton 1924 ~ 2017 Gloria Mathews Hilton, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend passed away July 31, 2017 in Orem, Utah. She was born on July 5, 1924 to Ila Thompson and James Morrell Mathews in Scipio, UT. She was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of...

Beulah May Lazenby

Beulah May Lazenby

Jul 30, 2017

Beulah May Lazenby 1933 - 2017 Beulah May Lazenby, passed away in her sleep early Sunday morning July 30 at the age of 84. She was born into a loving home as the 3rd child of Theo DeVerl Clark and Beulah Josephine Chadwick Clark on May 1, 1933 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Her siblings were Ruby Ann Clark Bassett (Ralph),...

Amadeo Frixione

Amadeo Frixione

Jul 29, 2017

Amadeo Oscar Frixione (Frix), passed away peacefully with family by his side at his residence in Payson, Ut. on July 29, 2017. at age 75. He was born on April 20, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Pedro and Maria Frixione. He was the oldest of twelve siblings. He attended a private school and learned fluent English at an early...

Vera Mae Krueger

Vera Mae Krueger

Jul 29, 2017

Vera Mae Krueger, 96 of Vineyard, passed away July 29, 2017. A visitation will be Friday, August 4, 2017, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem. Interment will be in the Fort Logan Cemetery, Littleton, CO. Condolences may be offered to the family online at WalkerSanderson.com.

Cyntha Hirst

Cyntha Hirst

Jul 28, 2017

Cyntha Ann Cowan Hirst 1926 - 2017 Cyntha Ann Cowan Hirst passed away on July 28, 2017. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 31, 1926, to Lela and Almaran Cowan. Cyntha grew up in Salt Lake, graduating from East HS. She received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Utah (1947), Master's degree from the University...

Christy Goodman Yardley

Christy Goodman Yardley

Jul 28, 2017

CHRISTY GOODMAN YARDLEY 1977-2017 Christy Goodman Yardley was born January 6, 1977 in Provo, Utah to Steven Harold (Wendy) and Claudia Dayton Goodman. She married Eric Yardley, the love of her life, on April 23, 1998 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have 4 children - Alex (17), Katelyn (15), Jacie (13), and Brooklyn (10). Christy enhanced the strengths of...

Tressa Janae Foster

Tressa Janae Foster

Jul 27, 2017

Tressa Janae Foster Fischnaller Tressa was born on May 28, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tressa received her angel wings and was called to heaven on the morning of July 27, 2017. Tressa was adventurous, determined, ambitious, and excelled at everything she did. Tressa loved to spend time with her children and her family. She enjoyed life playing softball,...

Michael William Wilcox

Michael William Wilcox

Jul 27, 2017

Michael W. Wilcox was born August 28, 1958 in Palo Alto, California the son of Joel and Muriel Wilcox. He married Julie Ann Maloney June 24, 1983 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was reared and educated in Lehi UT, graduating from BYU in 1986, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He lived in Palo Alto CA, Salt Lake...

William Lewis Park

William Lewis Park

Jul 25, 2017

William Lewis Park Jr. Passed away at his home on July 25th of congestive heart failure and other health factors. Bill was born in Salt Lake City on February 21, 1930 to Lydia Walker Park and William Lewis Park. He was educated in Salt Lake School District graduating from South High in 1947. Upon graduation, Bill joined the Navy where...

Legrand Jackman

Legrand Jackman

Jul 25, 2017

LeGrand Hanks Jackman LeGrand Hanks Jackman received an unexpected assignment Tuesday, and, as was his usual pattern, he "dropped everything and ran" to the call. Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away of natural causes on the afternoon of July 25, 2017 at his home in Lindon. Dad was born on April 30, 1940 in Payson, Utah to...