Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

David Gordon

David Gordon

Apr 21, 2019

1946 – 2019 David John Gordon, beloved father, grandfather and husband, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, of causes related to Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).  He had just celebrated his 73 rd birthday. Dave was born to Merrell Gordon and Emma Dora Clark on April 17, 1946, in Provo, Utah.  As the youngest of four children, he spent many...

Tava Toland

Tava Toland

Apr 19, 2019

On April 19, 2019, our mother, grandmother and friend Tava Lee Toland passed away. Her husband Donnie Ray Toland had proceeded her death one day shy (actually 11 hours) 47 years ago. None of the grand kids had ever met him, but she always made sure they knew him. Tava was widowed very young in life, she finished raising five...

Md Rumbaugh

Md Rumbaugh

Apr 15, 2019

CALVIN LOUIS RUMBAUGH, MD Calvin Louis Rumbaugh, MD, a recent resident of Provo, UT, passed away in, 15 April 2019, with his two sons present at his side. Calvin was born in Rochester, NY, 30 August 1925, the only child of Leo Calvin Rumbaugh and Gertrude Frevert. Calvin was raised in Albion, Noble County IN, in a modest farming community,...

Shannon Gowans

Shannon Gowans

Apr 14, 2019

Shannon Louise Hepworth Gowans passed away Sunday, April 14 th at her home at the age of 84, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 12, 1934 in Brigham City, Utah to George William and Phyllis Smurthwaite Hepworth. Shannon was raised in Star Valley, Wyoming, and although she eventually left, she always had a special place in her...

Zana Chee Racquel Anderson

Zana Chee Racquel Anderson

Apr 12, 2019

Zana Chee Racquel Anderson , infant daughter of Brandon James & Ana Rowland Anderson passed away April 12, 2019. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 19, 2019, 1:00 p.m, Orem City Cemetery, 1520 North 800 East, Orem. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.walkersanderson.com .

John W Flygare

John W Flygare

Apr 11, 2019

At the end of a beautifully full life, John William Flygare graduated to Heaven to be with his loving wife Flora, supported by his family the evening of April 11, 2019. To know John, was to love him. Most knew him as a good friend, storyteller, joke cracker, lawn mower, BYU fan, and someone who served his family, God and...

Judith Ann Harris Benedict

Judith Ann Harris Benedict

Apr 8, 2019

Judith Ann Harris Benedict University of Mortality Certificate of Distinction Having completed the requirements of Graduation With Honors Judith Ann Harris Benedict Will be honored for her accomplishments as a Mother, Wife, Daughter and Friend and her outstanding service as a professional and humanitarian. Sunday April 14, 2019 Reflective Reception 6:00-8:30 pm Walker Sanderson Mortuary 85 East 300 South Provo,...

David Niels Cheney

David Niels Cheney

Apr 6, 2019

David Niels Cheney, 69 of Orem, passed away April 6, 2019.  He was born April 4, 1950 in Blackfoot, Idaho to James Enoch Cheney and Rose Sorensen Cheney Mackley. Both parents preceded him in death. David is survived by his wife Shirley, daughter Mandy Cheney, sons, Chris Cheney, John Cheney (Michelle) and grandchildren, James and Caroline Cheney. He is also...

Dusty Ray Harris

Dusty Ray Harris

Apr 5, 2019

Dusty Ray Harris, age 49, passed away April 4, 2019. Funeral services will be held, Saturday April 13, 2019, 2:00 p.m., Alpine 2nd Ward, 1125 East Alpine Boulevard, Alpine, Utah. Family and friends may visit Saturday, April 13, 2019 prior to services from 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. at the church. Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.walkersanderson.com .

Stephany Ricci

Stephany Ricci

Apr 4, 2019

Stephany Susan Ricci (May 29, 1962 – April 4, 2019) Stephany Susan Ricci, 56, passed away April 4, 2019, surrounded by family at her parents' home in Springville, Utah due to complications from prior health afflictions. Stephany was born in Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1962, the first child of Dr. Cecil and Joyce Jacobson. Stephany was a lifelong, faithful...

Kory Sorensen

Kory Sorensen

Apr 3, 2019

Kory Edward Sorensen (64) of American Fork, UT and Grand Terrace, CA died on April 3rd, 2019.  Son of Helen and Wilson Sorensen, and husband to Roxann Gleave Sorensen, Kory passed away after a multi-year battle with Multiple System Atrophy (sometimes labeled as Atypical Parkinson's disease). He is survived by his loving wife as well as 6 children; Trevan (Alexis)...

Eva Bradford

Eva Bradford

Mar 31, 2019

Eva Gloria Miner Bradford, our loving mother and grandmother passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019. She was 93 years young. Born on September 10, 1925, Eva grew up in Pasadena, California. In 1954 she married Dr. Mark Day Miner and they raised a family in Long Beach, California. Following Mark's passing in 1992 Eva served as a temple ordinance worker...

Leslie Newren

Leslie Newren

Mar 26, 2019

Leslie Stewart Newren was born on 7 May 1936 in Spring Canyon, Utah, to Charlotte Stewart and Clair Alfred Newren. He married Louise Brown in Maywood California 6 January 1956 and was later sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple 12 January 1957. Les graduated from Carbon High, Price, Utah in 1954. He attended BYU for a year and worked...

Anita Berlin

Anita Berlin

Mar 25, 2019

Anita Cook Berlin, Age 72, of Orem, Utah passed away on Monday March 25, 2019 in Lehi, Utah due to complications associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Anita was born in Vancouver, Washington on January 6, 1947 to the late Lillian Betts Cook and the late Ervin Cook. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Terry Cook and Oscar...

David Brent Henderson

David Brent Henderson

Mar 21, 2019

David Brent Henderson , age 79, passed away March 21, 2019. A Graveside Service with full Military Honors by Veterans of Foreign War will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Elysian Gardens, 1075 East 4580 South, Millcreek, Utah. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.walkersanderson.com .

Dean Olsen

Dean Olsen

Mar 16, 2019

Our loving Husband, father and grandfather Dean Lamar Olsen passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Orem Utah. Dean was born in Victor, Emery County, Utah on May 14, 1923 to John Alma and Emily Wells Olsen. He married Ruth Mildred Camp August 21, 1948 and their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City Temple. Together they had...

Ruby Hartvigsen Wilson

Ruby Hartvigsen Wilson

Mar 15, 2019

Ruby Hartvigsen Wilson, 97, passed away March 15, 2019 in American Fork, Utah. She was born June 22, 1921 in Downey, Idaho, to Ellen Amelia Eilertsen and Joakim Ferdinand Hartvigsen, both emigrants from Norway who met and married in Idaho. Ruby, proud of her Norwegian heritage, was the youngest of 9 siblings along with her twin brother Reed, and she...

Lloyd Christensen

Lloyd Christensen

Mar 15, 2019

A life well lived, Lloyd D. Christensen passed away Friday, March 15, 2019, at the age of 92. Born in Mount Pleasant, Utah to Calvin Nathan Christensen and Juanita Elsie Sanderson in 1926, Lloyd grew up in the middle of three brothers and two sisters. Rural life presented Lloyd with a variety of jobs as a youth including a paper...

Jean Johnson Archuleta

Jean Johnson Archuleta

Mar 13, 2019

Jean Johnson Archuleta , age 66 of Provo, passed away on March 13, 2019. A memorial service will be held later in the spring and will be announced by Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem. Memories may be shared, and condolences offered to the family online at www.walkersanderson.com .

Linda Larson

Linda Larson

Mar 12, 2019

Linda Lane Kiesel Larson, age 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the Orem Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Home, where she had resided for the past 9 months while fighting Parkinson's disease and health challenges incident to age. Linda is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Lynn Davis Larson, of Orem, UT; her three daughters,...