Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah
Lynn Lowry
Sep 17, 2019
Lynn Tanner Lowry passed away September 17, 2019. He was born August 23, 1927 in Pago Pago American Samoa while his parents were serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was raised in Canada and Provo, Utah and at the age of 17 he joined the USCG-Merchant Marines then served in the U.S. Army....
Leighton Weber
Sep 17, 2019
Leighton Peter Weber returned home to his Heavenly Father September 17, 2019. He was born August 8, 1955 to Raymond and Christine Miller Weber. He married the love of his life June 27, 1991. Leighton was named after his grandfather Leighton F. Miller. He was employed for a short time at Geneva Steel, but realized his true passion was in...
Richard Schelin
Sep 15, 2019
Richard Mark Schelin, Lehi, Utah, passed away September 15, 2019 at the Salt Lake City VA Hospital. Beloved second son born to the Irving Mosiah and Mary Liddell Schelin family on Friday the 13 th of September 1935 in the McKay-Dee Hospital, Ogden, Utah. The family then moved to Sparks, Nevada where he grew up. Richard served a 30-month LDS...
Alta Giles
Sep 10, 2019
Alta Thomas Giles, our beloved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2019. She was born February 22, 1940 in Bridgeland, Utah to Ray and Erma Clayburn Thomas. In her childhood she was always helping with the family chores, working in the fields and milking many cows. She loved riding...
Kristy Phillips
Sep 9, 2019
Kristy Silver Phillips age 65 died September 9, 2019, in Provo, Utah, of causes related to ALS. Kristy was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 28, 1953, the oldest of four daughters born to Roy Richards Silver and LaRae Weight Silver. Her sisters are Laurie (Harold) Pergler, Sherilyn (Gregory) Sorensen, and Melinda (Moises) Silver. Kristy was raised in...
Ronald Wilson
Sep 8, 2019
Ronald Ellis Wilson, 69, passed away September 8, 2019 in Orem, Utah. He was born July 16, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruby Hartvigsen and Robert Folsom Wilson. He spent most of his childhood in Bountiful, Utah with his three sisters and two brothers. He served an LDS mission in Argentina after which he completed a degree at...
Dorothy Robertson
Aug 30, 2019
Dorothy Moore Robertson passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at the age of 83. Born May 6, 1936 to John William and Gertrude Irene Bankhead Moore in Moab, Utah she eventually moved to Provo where she graduated from Provo High School and attended Brigham Young University. On November 17, 1958 Dorothy married Owen O Robertson in the Salt Lake Temple...
Thayne Arbon
Aug 29, 2019
Thayne Staker Arbon passed away in a tragic accident on Thursday August 29th. Thayne is a loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend. He was born August 8th, 1990 in Provo, UT to Scott and Marla Arbon. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and soon after joined the Marine Corps. Upon returning from deployment met the love of his...
Lovell Killpack
Aug 26, 2019
Lovell Albert Killpack, Jr., 94, of Orem, UT passed away peacefully in his home on August 26, 2019. Born on April 30, 1925 in Provo, UT, he is the eldest son of Lovell Albert and Hazel Foote Killpack. Lovell has always had an inquisitive mind and thirst for learning. He graduated from BYU Academy and went on to earn a...
Darlene Marshall
Aug 24, 2019
Darlene Morrill Marshall, passed away Saturday August 24, 2019. She was born in Sego, Utah, April 22, 1926 to Edwin Samuel and Violet Holderman. Darlene married Shirl Morrill March 19,1948. They raised four children, Walter Lynn (deceased), Craig McKinley (Tanya), Shirlene Kaye (Richard Robbins), Marilyn (Gary Walton). Shirl passed away in 1994. She later married Lee Marshall and was married...
Anne Hawkins
Aug 24, 2019
Our most beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Anne Briscoe Johnston Hawkins formerly of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully the morning of August 24, 2019, at her home in Highland, Utah. She valiantly fought a rare form of cancer. Anne was born on January 15, 1947, to James E. and Mary Dotson Johnston at Hamilton Air Force Base, Marin...
Gwen Bjerregaard Sanderson
Aug 23, 2019
On Friday August 23, 2019 Leah Gwendolyn Bjerregaard Sanderson, wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at the age of 95 at her home in Orem, Utah Born May 22, 1924 in Christianburg, Utah to Fergus and Ellareve (Shand) Bjerregaard. Completed her schooling in Ephraim, Utah. Gwen worked in the parachute factory during the war. She married Bud...
Maeser Okerlund
Aug 22, 2019
Maeser D Okerlund passed from this world August 22, 2019. He was born in Loa, Utah on July 23, 1925, to Dalton H. and Luva Sorenson Okerlund. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II, and attended Brigham Young University, receiving bachelor and master degrees in geology. He married Dorene Hartley on June 19, 1952 in the...
Wade Walker
Aug 22, 2019
Wade () X ( ) Walker age , of in passed away Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 at . A native of , she was the daughter of and . Walker was a veteran of the . his service record included . Survivors include . The family will receive friends from to at . Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August...
Jane Cassady
Aug 21, 2019
Erma Jane Cassady passed away on Wednesday August 21, 2019 surrounded by her family in Lehi, Utah. Born March 13, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas, Jane was fortunate to be born a twin with her beloved sister, Emma June Lee, and was raised by her adopted parents James and Jewell Olson. Jane and her family were baptized members of The...
Kyle Jackson
Aug 20, 2019
Kyle Eiji Jackson, age 26, was born May 4 th 1993 in Provo, Utah. Kyle died in a tragic automobile accident on August 20 th , 2019. He was the 4 th son of Jim and Thea Jackson. Kyle grew up in American Fork. He was an avid mountain biker, and had a wide variety of interests including snow boarding,...
Robert Andrews Foote
Aug 17, 2019
Robert Andrews Foote, 1945 - 2019, passed away on August 17th in Orem, UT at 04:05 P.M. Born September 30th, 1945 in Salt Lake City, UT to Ammon Leeone Foote and Sarah Lucille Andrews Foote, he was the youngest of 5 children. He married the love of his life, Virginia Eileen Deem Foote on December 4th, 1973 in the Provo...
Ivan Holt
Aug 14, 2019
Ivan Karl Holt, 81, passed away Wednesday August 14 2019. He was born in Oakley Idaho the son of Ivan W. Holt and Ruth Clarissa Parry. He was the 7th child in a family of eight and grew up loved and cosseted by his sisters. Ivan attended BYU Provo for two years then served an LDS mission to Uruguay and...
Colleen Liufau
Aug 9, 2019
Colleen Purcell Liufau , age 73 of Orem, passed away August 9, 2019. A family service will be Saturday, August 24, 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., followed by a visitation from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. and Bishop's Service will follow starting at 12:00 p.m., Orem 9th Ward, 80 South 280 East, Orem. Interment will be in Orem City Cemetery, 1520...
William Wainwright
Aug 8, 2019
William Jared Wainwright, 12, passed away on August 8, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. William is survived by his devoted parents Mark William and Emily Louise (Smith) and sisters Julia Grace and Jenevieve Maia Wainwright who loved him deeply. Grandparents William Barclay and Christine (Snow) Wainwright; Chris Larkin and Julie Elizabeth (Gerber) Smith. Great-Grandparents Bruce and Juanita (Barclay) Wainwright,...


