Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Clark E Varney

Clark E Varney

Jan 20, 2023

Clark E. Varney, beloved husband and father, of Orem, Utah passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 20, 2023. He was born on February 24, 1933 to LeRoy and Paza Maud Clark Varney in McGill, NV. He graduated from White Pine County High School in 1953 in Ely, NV where he drove the school bus for athletic events...

Vera Sorensen Whiteley

Vera Sorensen Whiteley

Jan 19, 2023

Vera Sorensen Whiteley

1927 – 2023

Vera was born in Mammoth Utah on July 30, 1927 to Vinnie Stewart Sorensen and Henry Elias Sorensen. She died January 19, 2023 at home in Indianola in the care of loving family. Vera grew up in Utah County, the middle of three sisters that remained best friends throughout...

Cheryl Kay Whiteley Fleming

Cheryl Kay Whiteley Fleming

Jan 11, 2023

Cheryl Kay Whiteley Fleming

1947 - 2023

Cheryl was born in Provo, Utah on February 18, 1947 to Vera Sorensen Whiteley and Kay Otten Whiteley. She passed away on January 11, 2023 at home in Oxford, Alabama. Cheryl grew up in Spanish Fork, Utah the oldest sibling of 2 brothers, Dennis Whiteley and Michael Whiteley...

Peggy Belliston Orton

Peggy Belliston Orton

Jan 7, 2023

Peggy Lee Belliston Orton, 85, passed away January 7, 2023, in her home in Provo, Utah. She was born November 6, 1937, In Rupert, Idaho, to loving parents J. Boyd Belliston and Letha Lora Glenn. She especially enjoyed homemaking, music, and dance classes, as well as Pep Club, at Pendleton, Oregon High School, where she graduated in 1955. Her...

Walter Henry Hills Iii

Walter Henry Hills Iii

Jan 6, 2023

Walter Henry Hills III

March 5, 1956 - January 6, 2023

Wally passed away January 6th due to complications following heart surgery that became too much for his body to bear. He was born to Walter Hills Jr. and Vicki Natter Hills in Murray, Utah.

Wally's heart was so full from all those...

Rhoda Louise Haynie

Rhoda Louise Haynie

Jan 6, 2023

Rhoda Louise Haynie, age 89, passed away on January 6, 2023. She was born on December 8, 1933 to Francis Melton and Marcella (Sex) Melton. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Modena (Melton) Cox. Rhoda had six children, two of whom, Gloria (Woodworth) Bottom and Deena (Forney) Siebken, also preceded her in death. Her surviving children...

Morris J Adams

Morris J Adams

Jan 3, 2023

Morris J Adams, 94 of Provo Utah was called home to his Father in Heaven on the morning of January 3rd, 2023. He was born in Orem Utah on September 29th, 1928, to William Dee Adams and Nettie Rhea Brady Adams. Morris was child number 5 out of 11 children. He and his siblings shared in a lot of...

Julio Cesar Ruiz Martinez

Julio Cesar Ruiz Martinez

Jan 1, 2023

Julio Cesar Ruiz of Orem, UT passed away at home at age 35 on January 2, 2023. He was born September 12, 1987 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was the fifth of six children born to Victor Manuel Ruiz Rios and Jacqueline Martinez Ruiz, both now living in Orem, UT. His parents were truly diligent as they cared for...

Joshua Harry Bonner

Joshua Harry Bonner

Jan 1, 2023

Even though we only had Joshua with us for 9 months, our lives have forever been blessed. He left a legacy of love and joy that will remain in our hearts. We will be forever grateful for having him in our family.

Joshua Harry Bonner (March 30, 2022—January 1, 2023)

Surviving are his parents Conlon...

Nancy Lynne Phillips

Nancy Lynne Phillips

Dec 31, 2022

On December 31, we lost our beautiful mother, sister, grandma, and aunt, Nancy. She is survived by her sons, Tyler (Jeniffer), Nathan, and Kalin; her Granddaughter, Jakota; two brothers, six sisters, and numerous nephews and nieces. Her husband Zan passed away in 2021.

Nancy Lynne Phillips was born to Charles and Doris Hardy on July 31, 1957,...

Kathrine Mary Woolf

Kathrine Mary Woolf

Dec 30, 2022

Kathrine Mary Quilter Woolf passed away under the watchful care of her children on Friday, December 30, 2022. She was born on March 9, 1951 to Glen and Mary Quilter in American Fork, Utah. Kathy married Wayne Kirk Woolf in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 17, 1976....

Theodore Alton Wight

Theodore Alton Wight

Dec 29, 2022

Theodore "Ted" Alton Wight, provider, exemplar, father, and patriarch to a posterity of over 75 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 29, 2022, from complications resulting from an accidental fall during a nocturnal craving and pursuit of ice cream. He was 90 years old.

Ted's life was an arc from...

Ruth Ann Vreeken

Ruth Ann Vreeken

Dec 29, 2022

Ruth Ann Bennett Vreeken lovingly known as Ruthie, 71 of Provo, passed away December 29, 2022, at her home in Provo. She was born January 11, 1951 in Provo, Utah to Alfred Seniour Bennett and Mary Ann Adams Bennett. She attended Orem High, was involved in 4H, and graduated as one of the top in her class in Seminary....

Bernadean Cox

Bernadean Cox

Dec 28, 2022

Bernadean (Bernie) Cox of Provo, Utah passed away peacefully on December 28th 2022 after a short illness.

Bernie was born on June 27, 1933 in Provo, UT to Elva Baum Barney. Shortly after birth her mother passed away from appendicitis.

Bernie was adopted by an older couple when she was just a baby. She attended...

Marian Andrew Magnusson

Marian Andrew Magnusson

Dec 25, 2022

Marian Andrew Magnusson, 96, of Orem, UT, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022 of causes incident to age. Born on May 2, 1926 in Portland, OR, to Walter and Florence James Andrew, she had an older brother and a younger brother and sister. As a youth, she navigated the public transportation of Portland day and night to get...

Georgia Elga Teichert

Georgia Elga Teichert

Dec 23, 2022

Georgia Elga Larsen Teichert passed away Friday, December 23rd at her home in Orem. She was born on July 28, 1936 in her childhood home in her hometown of Ephraim, Utah. She grew up in Ephraim, graduating from Snow High School and Snow College, where she became an accomplished actress, appearing in a number of plays. Her experiences acting...

Wilma Johansen Butler

Wilma Johansen Butler

Dec 21, 2022

Wilma Johansen Butler was born on May 5, 1931, in Ogden, UT, to Theo Matilda Grow and Edgar Andrew Johansen. She passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 91 on the evening of December 21, 2022, with her daughters present. She was a strong and fierce woman all her life. Through her, we have a beautiful...

Dixie Leilani Ortiz

Dixie Leilani Ortiz

Dec 21, 2022

Dixie Leilani Ortiz passed away peacefully in the early minutes of December 21, 2022, in the loving presence of her devoted husband Jerry. She gifted her children and grandchildren 8 days of sacred experiences that will comfort them in the coming days, weeks, and years of missing her until reunited.

Dixie was born August 19, 1944, in...

Julie Anne Sorensen

Julie Anne Sorensen

Dec 20, 2022

Julie Anne Wirth Sorensen (Julie, Jules) passed away Wednesday, December 28th at her home in Orem. She was born in Baker, Oregon on July 11th, 1951, daughter of Arlene and Lewis Wirth. She was the oldest and only girl among her siblings Scott, Blaine, and Jeff. Her childhood was well spent on a ranch in Medical Springs, which she...