Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Linda Lamoreaux

Linda Lamoreaux

Dec 26, 2018

Linda Longman Lamoreaux passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 26 th after celebrating the Christmas holiday with her cherished family. Linda was born on April 29 th , 1942  in Provo, Utah to Leslie Longman and Doris Thatcher Longman. In 1960 she graduated from Orem High School in Orem, Utah. On September 12 th  1963, she was...

Katherine Dorius

Katherine Dorius

Dec 24, 2018

Katherine (Kay) T. Dorius Katherine (Kay) T. Dorius Kay was born in New York City in 1927 to an Irish-American immigrant family. She was the middle child of three girls. They lost their parents at an early age and were raised by their loving Irish-born grandmother. Kay met a small-town Utah boy, Keith, a Navy Pharmacist Mate who was stationed...

Phoebe Peterson

Phoebe Peterson

Dec 23, 2018

Phoebe May Peterson , 27, of Orem, Utah, passed away Dec. 23, 2018. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 E. 800 North, Orem. Friends and family may visit prior to services from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the same location. Condolences may be offered to the family online...

Daryl Rodemeyer

Daryl Rodemeyer

Dec 22, 2018

Daryl Bruce Rodemeyer entered into this world on October 24th, 1951. He left us unexpectedly on December 22nd, 2018 surrounded by all of his loved ones. He was born to his loving mother Virginia Christensen in St. Helena, California. (in  the sanitarium) Daryl spent most of his childhood in the St. Helena and San Diego area. Being one of five...

Kelly Losee

Kelly Losee

Dec 19, 2018

Kelly Rex Losee, age 39 passed away December 19, 2018, as loving Angels came for Kelly "on the ships of Heaven", to escort him back to his Heavenly Home. Kelly was creative in writing songs, stories, and poems. He loved sharing his drawings and paintings with others which brought him great joy and accomplishments. He was very kind hearted with...

Dennis Eugene Thorne

Dennis Eugene Thorne

Dec 19, 2018

Dr. Dennis Eugene Thorne, 84, of Provo, UT, passed away on December 19, 2018, unexpectedly, but peacefully in his home. The world has lost an amazing man. He was a tough guy with a tender heart. He was a man known by many names, all of which represented the many lives he lived during the eighty-four years he had on...

Arnold Booth Johnson

Arnold Booth Johnson

Dec 18, 2018

Arnold Booth Johnson , age 94 passed away December 18, 2018. Family will gather together, Friday, December 21, 2018 to celebrate his life. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.walkersanderson.com .

Alice Montgomery

Alice Montgomery

Dec 17, 2018

Alice Mae Graden Montgomery 1926-2018      Alice Montgomery peacefully returned home into the arms of her loving Heavenly Father on 17 December 2018. A Seattle native, she moved to Provo, Utah in 2011 to spend more time with her daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.      She was an avid genealogist and spent over 60 years of her life researching, writing family histories, taking...

Maugatuli Tuinei

Maugatuli Tuinei

Dec 16, 2018

I can imagine the wonderful reunion my father is having with our mother. They are together again and reunited. Maugatuli Poasa Tuinei left this mortal existence on December 16, 2018. He missed his wife too much. Siaa Tuala Salima Tuinei passed away 5 days prior on December 11, 2018. They both passed away in Provo. His parents are Taliilaglevaioaopo Alofipo...

Susan Swalberg Sabey

Susan Swalberg Sabey

Dec 15, 2018

Susan Swalberg Sabey passed away peacefully from this life the afternoon of December 15 , 2018. With her hand being held by her loving husband, Paul, and surrounded by all of her family as she returned to her Heavenly Father. Susan was born in Payson, Utah and attended school in Spanish Fork, where she enjoyed dancing, being on the pep...

Dorothy Ormsbee

Dorothy Ormsbee

Dec 15, 2018

Dorothy Maria (Urban) Ormsbee, a devoted wife, and mother, and grandmother/great grandmother/great great grandmother of many descendants, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2018. Dorothy was born June 10, 1924 in South Weber, Davis County, Utah. Growing up during the Great Depression gave her a perspective that enabled a spirit and and ethic of hard work and self-reliance, which she...

Maria Burk

Maria Burk

Dec 15, 2018

Maria Cristina Burk, 97, died on Saturday, December 15, 2018 in Mapleton, Utah from causes incident to age. She was the widow of Ural Morris Burk, Sr., who passed away on October 12, 2017. She is survived by her son William A. Burk; her sisters, Irma Snasel and Haydee West; her brother Rene Sosa; thirteen grandchildren and many great grandchildren....

Robert Craig Brooks

Robert Craig Brooks

Dec 14, 2018

Robert Craig Brooks returned to his long-awaited heavenly home on Dec 14, 2018 after a valiant and courageous journey. "Rob" was born in Provo, UT on March 22, 1972 as the first child of Craig Melvin Brooks and Debra Jean Clinger. While Rob's physical body was severely limited by Cerebral Palsy, his courageous spirit transcended his condition. His infectious smile...

Brenda Blackwell

Brenda Blackwell

Dec 11, 2018

Brenda Anderson Blackwell of Orem passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2018 at the age of 76. She was born in Provo, Utah on November 21, 1942. Her parents were G. Lowry Anderson and Mercedes Poulsen Anderson. She excelled in studies and graduated from Springville High School, following which she attended Brigham Young University on a full scholarship, and graduated...

Caz Lupus

Caz Lupus

Dec 8, 2018

Heaven is rejoicing at the return of warrior Caz Gregory Lupus who passed away on December 8, 2018. He was born June 11, 1982. Our blessed daddy has returned to kiss the feet of our Savior and hold the hand of his baby girl, Autumn Faith. We are honored and blessed to call this faithful man Daddy. He has fulfilled...

Kent Gamette

Kent Gamette

Dec 8, 2018

Kent R. Gamette, a cheerful, caring, and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 8, at the age of 75 with all of his family by his side. He was born on March 8, 1943, in American Fork, Utah, the second child born to Don V. and Ruth Robbins Gamette.  He grew up in Pleasant Grove...

Vern Bailey

Vern Bailey

Dec 7, 2018

Vern L. Bailey passed away peacefully on Friday December 7, 2018, at age 73.  Vern was born February 6, 1945, to Wesley Parker and Vivian Lamb Bailey in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.  He was the third child in his family, joining older brothers Arthur Allen Bailey (Kay), both deceased, and David Bailey (Connie).  Younger brothers are Daniel Bailey, deceased, (Kay), Michael...

Floyd Melvin Murphy

Floyd Melvin Murphy

Dec 7, 2018

Floyd Melvin Murphy was born in Seattle, Washington in 1935 to parents Erwin G. Murphy and Florence (Horman) Murphy. He expired and became an ancestor on December 7, 2018. He attended Webster Elementary School, James Monroe Junior High and Ballard High School in Seattle. He graduated from Brigham Young University (1958/1966) where he met his wife Kathleen Keeler. They were...

Joanne Barfuss Kelly

Joanne Barfuss Kelly

Dec 5, 2018

JoAnne Barfuss Kelly 1928 - 2018 Our dear Mother passed away on Dec. 5, 2018 of heart failure. JoAnne's greatest joys were her faith and her family. She was born on August 11, 1928 in Pocatello, Idaho to Raymond David and Mary Thelma Stones Barfuss. She married Burton Cleveland Kelly in the Idaho Falls Temple on Aug. 15, 1952. She...

Jeanne Montgomery

Jeanne Montgomery

Nov 26, 2018

Jeanne Elizabeth Emmett Montgomery, age 69, of Orem, Utah, died peacefully at home the afternoon of Monday, 26 November, 2018.  She was born at Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland on 18 July, 1969 to Virginia Elizabeth Robertson and Wilfred Sherman Emmett.  A large part of her early years was passed in South Africa while her father was an Army Attaché. ...