Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Joyce Johnson Farnsworth

Joyce Johnson Farnsworth

May 23, 2022

Joyce (Jackie) Johnson Farnsworth (1931-2022)

Joyce "Jackie" Johnson Farnsworth, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away May 23, 2022 in Orem, Utah with her family by her side. She was born April 12, 1931, in Taber, Alberta, Canada—the 8th of 11 children of Leith and Myrtle Johnson. She graduated from Taber High School and attended Brigham Young...

Jared Wynn Hemmert

Jared Wynn Hemmert

May 22, 2022

Jared Wynn Hemmert passed peacefully and surrounded by family on May 22, 2022. Jared was born to Dr. Wynn Howard Hemmert and Joyce Duffin Hemmert at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 6, 1975. He spent time exploring the beaches and wind-swept hills of Pacifica, California, until his family moved to Orem, Utah in 1978. His early...

Nancy Helen Haag

Nancy Helen Haag

May 20, 2022

Nancy H. Stauffer Haag. Beloved Wife, Mother Grandmother and Great Grandmother Born Sept. 07,1942 returned peacefully home to her Father in Heaven surrounded by family on May 20, 2022. Nancy was born in Buffalo New York to Helen Baldwin Stauffer and Paul Hoyt Stauffer. She was raised by her grandparents from the age of 2 yrs old to 7 yrs...

Sandra Kirk Sawaya

Sandra Kirk Sawaya

May 20, 2022

Sandra Kirk Sawaya was born on November 28, 1942, to Wayne and Phyllis Ford Monk in Provo, Utah. She lived courageously with Ovarian cancer for the last two and a half years until passing away peacefully at her home in Pleasant Grove, Utah on May 20, 2022, surrounded by her adoring family. Sandra married Lary James Kirk in the...

William Thomas Jones

William Thomas Jones

May 20, 2022

William Thomas Jones (Tom), passed away on May 20, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 18, 1941 to Thomas and Alice Jones. He graduated from Orem High School, after which he went into the Navy and served in the Vietnam War.

After returning from the service he had many adventures working in...

Robyn Adair Williams

Robyn Adair Williams

May 18, 2022

Robyn Adair Williams, 69 , of Orem Utah passed away on May 18, 2022 in Provo Utah due to complications of emphysema and Covid 19. Robyn was born April 9, 1953 in Cedar City Utah to ValJean and Martha Ellen (Carlton) Williams. He is survived by his children Owen (Emma) Williams, Shannon (Shane) Farley and Kemmer (Suzanne) Williams. Brother Terry...

Colleen Cranmer

Colleen Cranmer

May 15, 2022

Colleen Schilling Cranmer, age 86, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Colleen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1936. Her parents were Ramona Williams and Harry Schilling. She grew up in Salt Lake City until her senior year in high school when they moved to Logan, Utah. She worked at the candy...

Elizabeth Ann Shipp

Elizabeth Ann Shipp

May 10, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Shipp passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Elizabeth "Beth" was born on Friday, December 21, 1934, to Edith Sanders Abstein and William Russell Abstein in Tallahassee, Florida.

Around the age of five, Beth moved with her family to Jacksonville, Florida where she grew up with her five...

Karen C Larsen

Karen C Larsen

May 2, 2022

Karen Cooper Albrecht Larsen

January 17, 1938- May 2, 2022

(Karen wrote her own obituary)

Karen was born in the old Salina, Utah hospital to Don L. and Otheya Crowther Cooper on January 17, 1938. She was a much-awaited baby after ten years of childless marriage. She was raised in Aurora, Utah, where...

Clark L Cox

Clark L Cox

May 1, 2022

Clark L. Cox, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on May 1, 2022. He was born on September 20, 1927, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the son of David Marriner Cox and Veda Belle Leavitt Cox. Clark attended schools in Moapa, Las Vegas and Bunkerville, Nevada, graduating in the Class of 1945 from Virgin Valley High School,...

Denise Haag

Denise Haag

Apr 30, 2022

Denise Wiley Haag passed away, peacefully at her home on April 30, 2022. Denise was born on November 12, 1950, the second child, of Joseph LaVon and LaRue Mower Wiley. She spent her childhood living near 800 North in Orem where she had many fond memories with siblings and friends playing in their fun backyard. Denise graduated from Orem...

Alissa Marie Tanner

Alissa Marie Tanner

Apr 30, 2022

Alissa was a true, loyal, and caring daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and friend.

She was witty, sensitive, and fun.

She loved the babies of our family.

She had earthly struggles that were very difficult for her, but now she is out of pain mentally and physically.

She is now at peace...

Barbara Jean Burnside

Barbara Jean Burnside

Apr 29, 2022

Barbara Jean Burnside 87, of Orem, Utah, went back into the arms of her eternal love on Friday, April 29th. She was born on October 6, 1934 to Elton Mecham and Florence Merillene Mecham. She grew up in Provo, Utah, and later raised her family in Orem, Utah.

She graduated from Provo High School.

On...

Larry Lee Kitchen

Larry Lee Kitchen

Apr 28, 2022

Larry Lee Kitchen passed from this mortal existence April 28, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

Larry was born September 15, 1925 in Lovell, Wyoming to Thomas Lee Kitchen and Myrtle Asay Kitchen. Thomas and Myrtle had 7 children: Norval, Hazel, Arlo, Josephine, Larry, Levora and Beverly. Wanting to give their family a better life Thomas and...

Clifford Don Crompton

Clifford Don Crompton

Apr 27, 2022

Clifford Don Crompton, 98, of Orem, Utah passed away on April 27, 2022. He was born March 13, 1924 in Evanston, Wyoming to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Annie) Herring Crompton.

Clifford joined the Navy soon after he graduated from High School in Evanston, Wyoming. He served in WWII for three and a half years. He was a mechanic...

Braydean Dale Christensen

Braydean Dale Christensen

Apr 26, 2022

Braydean D Christensen of Provo passed away April 26, 2022 tragically due to a fatal motorcycle accident. He was the youngest warrior to Christine (Myrup) Larsen of Clifton, Colorado, and Andrew Christensen of Orem, Utah. He was a devoted son, brother, cousin, friend, nephew, grandson, and boyfriend (Abby Asay).

He graduated from Mountain View High School in...

Maxminio Rafael Carrillo

Maxminio Rafael Carrillo

Apr 25, 2022

Maxminio Rafael Carrillo, 75 of Pleasant Grove, passed away April 25, 2022 in Orem at Timpanogos Hospital from heart and respiratory problems.

He loved the warm weather and wished he could have stayed in Las Vegas where he really loved to be. He was a hard worker and took wonderful care of his brothers and sister that...

Doris Elaine Freestone Nielsen

Doris Elaine Freestone Nielsen

Apr 21, 2022

Doris Elaine Freestone Nielsen

October 28th, 1938 - April 21st, 2022

Doris Elaine Freestone Nielsen passed away early Thursday morning surrounded by loved ones. She was born October 28, 1938 to Emery Lind & Ida Vilate Crouse Freestone in Vernal, Utah. She has 4 brothers and 2 sisters whom have all passed on from this...

Shirley Rae Mangum

Shirley Rae Mangum

Apr 20, 2022

Our darling mom, Shirley Rae Arnold Mangum, passed peacefully from this life, in the home she loved, and into the arms of her sweetheart whom she had so sorely missed these past four and a half years. She left us on April 20, 2022. She was 93 years old at the time of her passing.

Mom was...