Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah
Justin William Whiting
Apr 4, 2024
Justin was the youngest of six children. He was raised in Orem, Utah in the home where his parents Lynn and Marilyn still reside. His siblings Wade, Amber, Jolyn, Jill and Jeremy welcomed him home. He grew into a man who cared how others felt and listened when people shared their stories. He loved and supported his wife, Beth....
Judith Hatch Guymon
Apr 4, 2024
Judith Hatch Guymon (Judy), 84 years of age, passed away peacefully on April 4th, 2024.
Judy was born on September 27, 1939 in Murray, Utah to Erle Brimhall Hatch and Stella Ethel Petersen. She was the eldest of five kids. Her siblings are Colleen Pollitt, Brent Hatch, Mary Ross and Fern Law.
Judy graduated from...
Val Elizabeth Greaves Gividen
Apr 1, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Val Elizabeth Greaves Gividen, who left us on April 1, 2024. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, kindness, and cherished memories.
She was born on February 14, 1936 in Ephraim Utah to Gwendolyn Anderson Greaves and Sheldon...
Tess Elizabeth Gardner
Mar 30, 2024
Our sweet, beloved Tess Elizabeth Gardner finished her mission and ministry here on earth and returned home to the loving arms of our Savior and Heavenly Parents on March 30th, 2024 at the exact age of 18 months. She was born September 30th, 2022 in Heber City, Utah.
Her life was a heavenly gift to her family...
Jolene Munson Bruckman
Mar 29, 2024
Jolene Munson Bruckman (66) passed away on March 29th, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born August 12, 1957, to Annette and John Munson. Jolene lived her quiet childhood in Springville, Utah with her six siblings: Carol, Corey, Eric, Stephen, Robert, and Alan. Jolene was an adorable, mild-mannered girly girl. She loved all things pink and had...
Chelsea Lynn Tavares
Mar 28, 2024
Chelsea Lynn Tavares
(1972 – 2024)
Chelsea Lynn Hacking Tavares, our loving friend, daughter, sister, wife and miraculous mother passed away tragically from cardiac arrest in her home in Apollo Beach Florida on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at the age of 51 with her husband, Arthur at her side. The oldest of four, Chelsea was...
Carole Blackhurst
Mar 28, 2024
Carole Blackhurst, 79, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 15th, 1945, in Provo, Utah, to Shepard Hal and Lucy Haycock.
Carole, the youngest of four siblings, was undeniably a daddy's girl. Her childhood was filled with horses, a passion she nurtured from an...
Grant Court
Mar 23, 2024
Owen Grant Court, 84, returned to his Heavenly Father on March 23rd, 2024, lovingly surrounded by his four children and their spouses. He was born on January 20, 1940 in Garfield, Utah to Byron Owen Court and Bertha Ann Brown Court. Grant's lifelong, fun-loving nature was evident throughout his formative years of life, but he also learned early on...
Helen Sorensen Carbine
Mar 22, 2024
Helen Sorensen Carbine (94) passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024, surrounded by loving family members.
Helen, the second child of Erastus Mayo and Vera Petrine Anderson Sorensen, was born on Wednesday, August 14, 1929, in a small rental house in Manti, Utah. Helen arrived before the doctor came and was born without medical assistance. A local...
Kristie Lee Russell
Mar 21, 2024
Kristie Lee Russell, 54, of Saratoga Springs passed away unexpectedly on March 21st, 2024. Kristie was born on December 26th, 1969 in Ogden, Utah. Kristie was blessed with four parents: George and Linda Russell of Moab, Utah who adopted her at birth; her biological parents Teresa McGuire of Ogden, Utah, and Gerald Neil of Terra, Utah.
She...
Melody Lynn Hoki
Mar 21, 2024
Melody Lynn Shegrud Hoki, 65, of Orem, UT, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Melody was born on September 9, 1958 in Seattle, Washington to Grover Shegrud and Karen Shegrud Sipes. The oldest of her siblings, Melody took pride in being a good sister, a good daughter, and a great student.
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Luis Alberto Pezoa Caceres
Mar 20, 2024
Luis Alberto Pezoa Cáceres, 93, has passed away Wednesday March 20, 2024 in his Springville home surrounded by his loved ones. He was preceded in death by his son Luis Patricio and three grandchildren, Melissa, Robert, and Yurito, who he loved very much. We are sure that they have seen each other again and that it was a wonderful...
Kimberly Suzanne Topham
Mar 13, 2024
Kimberly Suzanne Reveal Topham unexpectedly passed away on March 13, 2024. She was born on March 7th, 1963, in Logan, Utah. She is the daughter of Caroline Powell McCaffrey, who raised her with Donald J. McCaffrey, Kim's stepfather.
Kim married Roger Gaisford in 1979. They blessed this world with two beautiful babies. They later divorced.
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Jill Hodgkinson
Mar 13, 2024
Jill was born on July 15th, 1966 in Bremerton, Washington, and was adopted by her loving parents Adrian J and Evelyn Hodgkinson, of Orem Utah. Jill's early life was filled with adventure, which brought to life her love for music and football. After living in Las Vegas and Seattle she ultimately settled down close to home in Utah County,...
Linda E Prows
Mar 13, 2024
Linda E. Prows – Surrounded by family, took her last breath on March 13, 2024 after a tragic fall and then a major stroke.
Linda was born March 29, 1947 in Vernal, Utah and attended Lehi High School. Her parents, Clifford Elmo Lee and Arla Cox Lee, and Grandparents, Jacob Gardner Cox and Martha Ann Taylor, and...
Melba Rose Turner
Mar 12, 2024
Melba Rose Richman, 93 years old, died March 12, 2024. Melba was born August 19, 1930, in Neola, Utah, to Elmer John Richman and Florence Morrilla Woodward.
Melba was preceded in death by her parents, 6 brothers, and 3 sister-in-laws:
Alma John Richman (Jeanne Goodrich Richman)
Weldon James Richman
Joseph Arvon...
Kent Leon Jolley
Mar 11, 2024
In loving memory of our cherished husband, devoted father, beloved grandpa, dear brother, caring uncle, and treasured friend, Kent Leon Jolley, who passed away peacefully on March 11th, surrounded by his loving family.
Kent's journey began on April 16, 1939, in Provo, Utah, when his parents Andrew Sproul Jolley and Afton Warner Jolley welcomed their first of...
Timothy Jordan Boone
Mar 10, 2024
Timothy (Jordan) Boone
May 14, 1985 - August 2021
Jordan was born May 14, 1985 in Provo, Utah. He was the 1st born but was 2 weeks late so his arrival was greatly anticipated by his parents and family. He was very inquisitive and loved books and being read to. He spent his early childhood...
Thelma Black Soares
Mar 9, 2024
Thelma Black Soares (85) of Orem, Utah died from complications of dementia on Saturday March 9, 2024. A graveside services is scheduled for Friday March 15, 2024 at 11:00AM at the Orem City Cemetery.
Thelma was born May 14, 1938 in Delta, Utah to Nels Clayton Black and Agnes Lavina Ludlow. She was the fourth and last...
Miki Brett
Mar 8, 2024
Miki Brett started life in Toledo, Ohio as Clara Belle Margaret Frybarger, but by the time
she was a young girl her fellow stick-ball players had named her Mickey after the title of
a popular song. She has been known as Miki ever since, though the spelling has
evolved over time.
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