Obituaries

Feb 2, 2025

Laurie Gedicks Bevan died peacefully on Sunday morning, February 2, 2024, from the effects of myotonic dystrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy which she battled most of her adult life.

Laurie was born April 2, 1961, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, near her parents' home in Haddonfield. She was the youngest of four children, and five years...

Jan 31, 2025

Douglas (Doug) Gordon Garbe passed away at the age of 88 on January 31, 2025, at his home in Orem, Utah. He was born on May 2, 1936, to Frank and Blanche Garbe in their Manti, Utah home. He is preceded in death by his wife Jane Olson and daughter Mary. He is survived by children Daniel, David, Deborah,...

Jan 30, 2025

Karen Peterson Benzley, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully at her home on January 30, 2025. She was born on March 9, 1943, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Vaughn J. Peterson and Inez Brough Peterson. Karen was a beacon of kindness, faith, and service throughout her life, touching the hearts of all who knew...

Jan 30, 2025

Orem, UT - Dr. Stanley Larson Welsh, Ph.D., passed away on January 30, 2025, at the age of ninety-six. He was a devoted father, grandfather, husband, brother, uncle, son, and friend.

Stan was born in Rockport, Utah on September 7, 1928 to David and Amanda Welsh. He married Stella L. Tree on June 23, 1949, in the...

Jan 30, 2025

Carol Jean Conover Ferguson (94)

Carol was born August 30, 1930, in Provo, Utah to Richard (Dick) and Fawn Conover and passed away on January 30, 2025. She grew up in Springville, Utah but later resided in Orem for most of her life.

During her school years, she was the 1st chair clarinet player all...

Jan 30, 2025

Con profundo pesar, anunciamos el fallecimiento de Leonel Carrillo, 57 años, quien nació el 19 de abril de 1967 en Zapotillo, Sinaloa, y falleció el 30 de enero del 2025 en Provo, Utah. Amado hijo de Eduardo y María de Jesús Carrillo, padre amoroso de Mía Yeraldin Carrillo, y querido hermano de Teodora Rivera, Mario Carrillo, Martha Carrillo, Maribel...

Jan 29, 2025

Lindalie Melba Austin LeBaron Benson

Lindalie Melba Austin was born February 1, 1938 in Provo, Utah to Harold Austin and Melba Riser Austin. She was the second of three sisters.

As a child, Lindalie spent a lot of time with her father, learning beekeeping, training hawks and falcons, rock hunting, and accompanying him on medical...

Jan 27, 2025

Joan Pratt Hill, 80, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2025, in Springville, Utah. She leaves a legacy of love, devotion, and service.

Joan was born on April 26, 1944, in Artesia, California, the youngest of three children, to Victor Thomas Pratt and Leona Maxfield Pratt. After attending schools in Southern California, she transferred to Brigham Young...

Jan 25, 2025

Morgan Russell Slaugh

March 24, 1940 — January 25, 2025

Saint George, Utah

Morgan Russell Slaugh, age 84, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, in St. George, Utah. Morgan held many titles throughout his life: son, brother, husband, author, hard worker, and cherished community member, but above all, he was a devoted...

Jan 22, 2025

Lee Taylor Cox, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, passed away

peacefully on January 22, 2025. Dad was born on May 1, 1929 in Provo, Utah, the second son of

Orville Stanely Cox and Alice Richards Taylor. Dad was the third of five children. Dad attended

Provo High School, and Brigham Young University....

Jan 21, 2025

Wendy Gish, beloved daughter and sister, passed away peacefully at her home in Provo, Utah, on January 21, 2025, after a lifelong battle with complications of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. She was 54 years old.

Wendy was born on January 2, 1971, to Melvin Paul and Myra (Campbell) Gish in San Bernardino, California. In 1977, her...

Jan 19, 2025

Marilyn Irene Smith Wilkin Cooper was born January 21, 1936, at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah to Franklin Richards Smith and Irene Davis Smith. She passed away January 19, 2025, just 2 days before her 89th birthday. She was residing at Spring Gardens Senior Living in Lindon, due to challenges from a cognitive stroke that left her...

Jan 16, 2025

James William Taylor

1952-2025

James William Taylor, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025 in his home at the age of 72. James was born May 9, 1952, in Tula Rosa, New Mexico to Annie Laurie Crossley Taylor and Joseph Onzel Taylor. He was one of eleven children, and spent...

Jan 15, 2025

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Venetta Hullinger Probst, passed away peacefully in the morning of January 15, 2025. Surrounded by her children, she waited until the all- night family gathering came to an end before quietly slipping out of the party. She was 83 years old.

Venetta was born the youngest child, and only daughter to...

Jan 15, 2025

Marjorie W. Winter graduated with highest honors from mortality on January 15, 2025, at the age of 92. She was born on April 16, 1932, in Folkestone, Kent, England. She had a joyful reunion in heaven with her husband Maurice A. Winter and two of her grandchildren, Courtney Johnson and Marcus Rittmanic. She is survived by her daughters, Medina...

Jan 13, 2025

Our dear mother, Barbara Katherine Munroe Bowen, peacefully passed away in the early morning on January 13, 2025. Barbara was born January 22, 1933 in Provo, Utah to Emily Hanson Munroe and Albert Chester Munroe. Her father died when Barbara was just four years old. She was raised by her hard-working mother who provided for her only child, the...

Jan 11, 2025

Mark Edward Birchett "Ogre"

August 24, 1966 – January 11, 2025

Mark Edward Birchett, known affectionately as "Ogre" to friends and loved ones passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, January 11, 2025, due to congestive heart failure caused by Type 2 diabetes.

Born on August 24, 1966, at Fort...

Jan 8, 2025

Orem, Utah — James "Jim" Ross Lee, of Orem, Utah, and formerly of Jerome and Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2025, at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah, at the age of 84. His children and grandchildren surrounded him with gratitude and love as he continued his mission on the other side with his eternal companion,...

Jan 8, 2025

Our bright light, Lorie Ann Christiansen Pearson, cherished as a gentle soul and pillar of strength, passed from this life to the next on January 8, 2025, and is now resting in the arms of Jesus.

Lorie was born May 22, 1967, in Provo, Utah, to Robert Boyd Christiansen and Dorothy M. Sisneros.

She is...

Jan 7, 2025

Our beloved Wilford "Wid" Judson Tolman, 95, peacefully left this earth on his eternal flight January 7, 2025, while held in a circle of love by his surviving children. Brigham Young University professor, husband, father, grandfather, pilot, Air Force veteran, youth leader, adventurer, and storyteller. Wid will continue to burn brightly in the hearts of the many he touched....