Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Avon Anderson

Avon Anderson

Jul 4, 2019

Avon Lucille (Peterson) Anderson August 25, 1935- July 4, 2019 Avon Anderson passed away peacefully on the 4th of July in Alpine, Utah. She was born in Weiser Idaho, the fourth of five sisters and lived in Salmon, Idaho and Nyssa, Oregon as a girl. After high school she graduated from the BYU nursing program and worked as an RN...

James Jensen

James Jensen

Jul 4, 2019

James C. "Jim" Jensen — a phenomenal family man, friend, neighbor, and mentor to those who loved him dearly — passed away on July 4th at his home in Lindon. Jim "The Old Boy" filled our lives with an abundance of love, compassion, words of wisdom, and laughter, leaving those he knew feeling appreciative, humbled, and better for having known...

Jillian Robinson

Jillian Robinson

Jul 1, 2019

Jillian Nicole Robinson has been a joy in our lives since the day she was born September 26, 2000 to Steven and Rebecca Robinson. From a young age she loved everyone she met and was always reaching out to others in need.  Being too concerned for the safety and feelings of both teams she never excelled at any particular sport...

Morris Gardner

Morris Gardner

Jul 1, 2019

Morris David Gardner was born July 31, 1926, in Logan, Utah, the youngest of 3 children of Anthony Snow Gardner and Almeda Stowell Hill.  The family moved to King City, California the next year, as his father Anthony accepted a position working for the California Orchard company.  At age 7, the family moved back to Utah, settling in Coalville, where...

Bryan Kennedy

Bryan Kennedy

Jun 26, 2019

Bryan Trevor Kennedy, born to Kurt and Vickie Kennedy on June 12,1980, returned home to proud and loving Heavenly Parents on June 26, 2019, due to complications of Cardiomyopathy. He is loved fiercely by his eternal wife, Danielle (Raynes) Kennedy and their three children: Charlotte, Oliver, and Josephine.  Bryan created a happy, peaceful, and meaningful life by treasuring every moment...

Mark Terpenning

Mark Terpenning

Jun 23, 2019

MARK LEE TERPENNING (Grandpa, Gramps, and PaPa) age 65 passed away peacefully on June 23, 2019 at Utah Valley Hospital due to complications of Leukemia. MARK was born April 26, 1954 at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. He is the second child of Marion L. Terpenning and Jacqueline D. Gates. MARK is predeceased by his parents and younger sister Rory Lynn...

Terry Pritchett

Terry Pritchett

Jun 22, 2019

Terry Pritchett passed away June 22 nd peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and family. Terry fought a long hard battle with cancer and was finally able to leave this life peacefully knowing he had done all he needed to do. Terry was born on August 6 th , 1940 in Long beach, California to Maureen Pritchett, unfortunately...

Darin Richins

Darin Richins

Jun 21, 2019

Darin Wayne Richins, 54, passed away June 21, 2019 in Orem, Utah due to health complications. He was born January 21, 1965 in Provo, Utah to Arthur and Thelma Richins and was the youngest of 5 children (Maureen, Brenda, Lisa, Randy). Darin graduated from Orem High School and attended Brigham Young University where he was a member of the marching...

Lloyd Davis

Lloyd Davis

Jun 18, 2019

Lloyd F Davis passed away peacefully on June 18, 2019.   Lloyd was born on November 18, 1931 to Lloyd and Emma Davis in Boise, Idaho, the youngest of three children.  On December 6 th , 1957 Lloyd married his sweetheart, Judith Nielson in the Salt Lake Temple.  Together they raised three children in Orem.  They were also proud grandparents of...

Salote Veamatahau

Salote Veamatahau

Jun 15, 2019

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Salote Pilolevu Veamatahau, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 50. Salote was born on June 29, 1968 in San Mateo, CA to Samuela and Foncet Alusa. On December 2, 2004, Salote married Ulima Veamatahau. They raised two beautiful daughters, Luisa and Christine. Salote had a passion for her Primary...

James Siebach

James Siebach

Jun 14, 2019

James Leslie Siebach passed away on June 14, 2019, after a short, yet characteristically fierce, battle with cancer. He was born to Ralph Ernest Siebach and Muriel Audrey Percy Young on March 22, 1957 – although he claimed to have been born on March 21, coincidentally Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. He spent much of his childhood in Ford City and...

Sheryle Cloward

Sheryle Cloward

Jun 12, 2019

Sheryle Ladine Allred Cloward, our beautiful and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2018. Sheryle was born on April 21, 1944, to Golden and Josephine Allred in Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada. She moved to Utah when she was 4 where she attended Provost and Maeser Elementary schools, Farrer Junior High and Provo High School....

Dorothy Davey Mcmeen

Dorothy Davey Mcmeen

Jun 8, 2019

Our dear almost 94 year old mother/grandmother/great-grandmother quietly and peacefully slipped into immortality on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Redmond, (WA).  Dorothy Elizabeth Jacobs Davey McMeen was born June 27, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mary Naillon and Carl (Khoren Shilhagopian) Jacobs, the third of seven children.  She graduated from West High School in 1943 and began studying...

Tara Elliott

Tara Elliott

Jun 8, 2019

Tara Marie Elliott (Tall Tara)  Left this world and her struggle behind on June 8th, 2019.  She was proceeded in death by her mother April Draper, her dad Ronald Cook, and all 4 grandparents.  Tara is survived by her 2 amazing children, Kage and Carson, her siblings Joseph, Elizabeth and Micah and the countless children who called her auntie,  Nicolas,...

Abbie Lee Riggs Stewart

Abbie Lee Riggs Stewart

Jun 6, 2019

Abbie Lee Riggs Stewart passed away in her sleep at about 11:30 PM on June 6, 2019 . She was 85 years old. Abbie was born in Independence, Kansas on June 25, 1933 , the fourth child of Ben and Rachel Riggs. Abbie moved with her family to Eugene, Oregon when she was 14 years old and joined the Church...

William Preston

William Preston

Jun 4, 2019

Dr. William Preston died June 4, 2019, of ALS. He was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 16, 1950, to William D. Preston and Vivian Scoville Preston. Bill grew up in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, and graduated from high school in 1968. He then attended the University of Lethbridge for three years and graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton...

Gaylen Tolman Harmon

Gaylen Tolman Harmon

Jun 3, 2019

Gaylen Tolman Harmon passed peacefully at the age of 92, on June 2, 2019. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones.  Gaylen was born on May 13, 1927 to Walter Sperry Harmon and Laprele Tolman in Afton, Wyoming, the sixth of 14 children. He married Nelda Jean Merrell on June 2, 1951 and they had nine children.  He...

Ralph Benson

Ralph Benson

Jun 2, 2019

Robert Ralph Benson passed away on June 2, 2019 at his home just a few hours shy of his 91 st birthday.  He was born on June 3, 1928 in Parowan, Utah to William Roy Benson Sr. and Klea Gunn, and was the fourth of seven children; Sheldon, Lynn, Chester, Ralph, Eugene, Mary, and Roy.  Ralph graduated from Parowan High...

Darlene Amott

Darlene Amott

May 29, 2019

Our dear aunt, Darlene Amott, 89, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2019.  She was born April 12, 1930 to Charles Ralph Amott and Edith Lyall Eddington. Her growing up years were spent in the mid-west; Indianapolis, Chicago, and Cleveland.  These years were filled with many good times with her three big brothers.  She especially enjoyed time spent with her...

Meredith Williams

Meredith Williams

May 28, 2019

Our delightful, loving, and loved Meredith Barbara Williams passed away May 28, 2019, age 46, after an unexpected cardiac arrest. She spent her last moments, both conscious and unconscious, with beloved family members, exactly as she would have wanted. Meredith was the sixth of seven children born to Glenn and Barbara Williams. They were her greatest friends and defenders. She...