Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Larry Pierce

Larry Pierce

Nov 24, 2019

Larry Lee Pierce of Provo, Utah, born November 17, 1945 in Gunnison, Utah to Sylvester Lee and Beulah Baxter Pierce, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 74 of natural causes on November 24, 2019. Larry graduated from Lehi High School in 1964, and graduated from Hollywood Beauty School in 1965. He went on to have a long a fulfilling...

Garry Hardy

Garry Hardy

Nov 24, 2019

Garry Ray Hardy passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 24, 2019. Garry was 86 years old. Garry had a passion for teaching. He received a bachelor's degree from Utah State at Cedar City, a master's degree from Brigham Young University, and a doctorate from the University of Houston, all in education. He taught for 10 years in the...

Donna Davidson

Donna Davidson

Nov 23, 2019

Donna Rae Larson Davidson 1937 – 2019 Donna Rae Larson Davidson, 82, passed away peacefully in Mesa, Arizona on November 23, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Donna was born September 10, 1937 in Ontario, Oregon to Effie Jane Moyes Larson and Lloyd Tolman Larson. She received her Bachelor's in nursing degree from Brigham Young University in 1960....

Christine Lewis

Christine Lewis

Nov 21, 2019

Christine Collard Lewis peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family, in her home on November 21, 2019. Christine was born in Nephi, Utah on October 5, 1952 to Emery Gene Collard and Shirley Jean Jenkins Collard. She married Ralph Lewis on December 26, 1970 and they had 3 children, Corey, Lance and Lisa. She had 7 grandchildren and 1...

Elvin Harward

Elvin Harward

Nov 19, 2019

Elvin S Harward "The Man", 82 passed away peacefully, November 19, 2019. Born November 5, 1937 to Devoyal Harward and Noma Howarth Harward. Survived By children, Elvin L (Sandy) Harward, Ricky Harward, Julie (Doug) Shelley, Lisa (Morgan) Black, Michael (Bobbie) Harward, Kathrine Harward, Clara Sue (Mike) Salazar, sister in law Joyce Craig. 29 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and numerous nieces,...

Linda Mcewen

Linda Mcewen

Nov 19, 2019

Linda Carolyn McEwen, 73, passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2019 while visiting family in Texas. "I was born to Ralph Grant Bissey & Carolyn Ott Bissey on January 18, 1946 in Kimball Nebraska. I was the baby sister to three older brothers; Grant, Robert, & Ronald. In my younger years, I enjoyed being a member of the 4H club...

Norine Forsgren

Norine Forsgren

Nov 17, 2019

Norine Patsy Nowell Forsgren 1939-2019 Norine Patsy Nowell Forsgren, 80, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, and friend passed away suddenly from pancreatic cancer, Sunday, November 18, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Norine was born March 30, 1939, in Bell, California to Norman Arthur and Mattie Ekstedt Nowell. She grew up an only child in Huntington Park, California, and graduated...

Ashley Ostraff

Ashley Ostraff

Nov 17, 2019

Ashley Ann Ostraff, 30, of Taylorsville, UT, passed away November 16, 2019. A Celebration of Ashley's life will be Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home of Provo, 85 East 300 South, Provo. Family and friends may visit prior from 3:00-7:00 p.m. The family would like to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support...

Norman Sorensen

Norman Sorensen

Nov 17, 2019

Norman Allen Sorensen passed away at home in Provo, Utah on November 17th, 2019 at the age of 80. Norm was born September 1, 1939 in Price, Utah. He was the baby of the family, and entered this world at the tail end of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. When just a toddler the family...

William Huish

William Huish

Nov 17, 2019

William Floyd Huish 1925-2019 Orem, Utah - Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather William (Bill) Floyd Huish, 94, passed away on November 17, 2019. He was born on September 1, 1925 to Albert Floyd and Rena Choules Huish. Bill married Louise Marie Arave, the love of his life, on June 5, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. Bill served in World War...

Nola Delange

Nola Delange

Nov 14, 2019

Nola Veloy Cox DeLange was born February 7, 1944 to William Arthur and Lucy Beth Terry Cox in McKinnon, WY, and was the eldest of five children—Arthur (Karen), Jim (Mary), LuAnne (Mike) Liljenquist, and MaryBeth (John) Wald. Her family moved from McKinnon to Orem, UT where she graduated from Orem High School in 1962 and where she met and married...

Rosie Bristow

Rosie Bristow

Nov 14, 2019

Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Rosie Marie Bristow, age 91, of Orem, Utah passed away on November 14, 2019. She was born January 28, 1928 in Springfield, Oregon. She is a daughter of Anton and Rosalia Minnie (Kolar) Uchytil. She was the youngest of 10 children. She has 5 sisters and 4 brothers. She graduated from Springfield High...

Cheryl Bingham

Cheryl Bingham

Nov 11, 2019

Cheryl Louise Cunningham Bingham was called home from this mortal life on November 17, 2019 just before her 41st birthday. Cheryl's shortened life exemplified that she was among the noble and great ones who was born for a wise and glorious purpose. She arrived on December 6, 1978 in Provo, Utah to James Robert and Debra Louise Novikoff Cunningham. Cheryl...

David Braithwaite

David Braithwaite

Nov 10, 2019

David Kay Braithwaite "I have a HERO, I call him DAD!" Heaven regained one of its mightiest soldiers, as our sweet father recently returned home. David Kay Braithwaite, AKA Poppers, age 73, passed away peacefully, after a life-long struggle with health problems, surrounded by his loving family in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. He was born to David...

Janice Piccolo

Janice Piccolo

Nov 4, 2019

Janice Marie Piccolo, 82, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2019 due to complications from surgery. She was born February 5, 1937 in Newton, MA to Dorothy Marie Julian and Frank Piccolo. She was the oldest of four children. Janice graduated from Katherine Gibbs Business School in Boston and was a superb and highly sought-after administrative assistant. She worked for...

Lazell Druce

Lazell Druce

Oct 31, 2019

LaZell was born June 21, 1927 in Springville, Utah to Jacob and Permelia Felix, the youngest of six children LaZell said "after mother raised the older children, she was too tired to teach me anything, so we had a party all the time, it was a ball." LaZell loved traveling from a young age. Because her father worked for the...

Candace Miller

Candace Miller

Oct 31, 2019

Our sweet mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Candace Lee Miller left this earthly existence on October 31, 2019, after a short illness. She was born on November 7th, 1956 to Louis Lee Miller and Dolly Avis Morgan Miller in Big Springs, Texas. She grew up as an Air Force Brat, as she would say, Before settling in Orem, Utah where she...

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis

Oct 30, 2019

On Wednesday October 30, 2019 our loving son and brother died peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.  Matt was born in Orem in 1979 and graduated from Orem High School.  He attended Utah Valley University and spent most of his career working in the fuel industry.  His life was full of adventure with his family, friends,...

Colleen Platt

Colleen Platt

Oct 27, 2019

Colleen Johnson Platt, 75, passed peacefully on October 27, 2019, in Lehi, Utah, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born on March 9, 1944, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to George U. and Betty Ann Phelan Johnson. Raised in California, she graduated from Merced High School, and then went on to receive her bachelor's degree in Humanities from Brigham...

Dick Paulsen

Dick Paulsen

Oct 24, 2019

Dick Ray Paulsen, 77, our treasured husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away at home on October 24, 2019 surrounded by his wife and children after his courageous fight against bladder cancer. Dick was the third child of a family of four boys and one girl born to Ray and Mae Paulsen of Ephraim, Utah on December 2, 1941....