Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Justin William Whiting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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