Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

Nora Lemmon

Nora Lemmon

Jan 1, 2018

Nora Ellen Lemmon from Provo, Utah was born on April 7, 1950 in Price, Utah to Glenn William Lemmon and Thelma Alminda Heath. She lived in Green River, Utah until the age of 8 when she moved to the American Fork Training School in American Fork, Utah. She lived at the training school for nearly 20 years and in 1977...

Richard Elliott Hawkins

Richard Elliott Hawkins

Dec 31, 2017

Richard Elliott Hawkins (Dick), age 92, passed peacefully from mortality on the evening of December 31, 2017, of causes incident to age. He was surrounded by family who are grateful for his reunion with loved ones who've gone before. Dick was born on June 23, 1925, in Edgemont, UT, the eldest of four children born to Ray O. and Montez...

Eddie Jolley

Eddie Jolley

Dec 28, 2017

Eddie Dean Jolley, 71, formerly of Orem passed away December 28, 2017 in Batesville, AR. Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 5, 2018, 12:00 p.m., Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem. Family and friends may visit prior to services from 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. at same location. Interment will be in Springville City Cemetery. Condolences may...

Leah Pearson

Leah Pearson

Dec 24, 2017

Leah May Prince Midgley Pearson Our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away peacefully on December 24, 2017. Leah was born October 14, 1929 in Salt Lake City to May Prince and George Midgley. She was raised in Yorkshire England, Los Angeles, and New York City. She is survived by her sister Cathy Cardillo of Portugal. She attended the University of...

Robert Parkin

Robert Parkin

Dec 23, 2017

Robert James Parkin (Bob), 71, of Provo and Springville passed away Saturday December 23rd, 2017 due to complications of a stroke. Bob was born in Crookston, Minnesota and he was raised in Euclid, MN. He graduated from Central High School in Crookston, MN in 1965. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1965 and served his Country in Vietnam. He was...

Vaughn Douglas Becker

Vaughn Douglas Becker

Dec 20, 2017

Vaughn Douglas Becker, 73, of Orem passed away December 22, 2017. Services are pending. Condolences may be offered to the family online at WalkerSanderson.com.

Karen Mcbride Wilson

Karen Mcbride Wilson

Dec 11, 2017

On December 11th, 2017 our Heavenly Father called our spunky, sassy, spikey-haired grandma home. Karen Ruth McBride Wilson was born in Provo, UT on November 27th, 1955. She grew up in Lindon and Pleasant Grove where she had many wonderful friends. She spent her childhood riding bikes, sledding, fishing, and just being cheerful and happy. Karen graduated from Pleasant Grove...

Gilbert M Bertelson

Gilbert M Bertelson

Dec 7, 2017

Gilbert M. Bertelson (75) completed his mortal journey Thursday morning, December 7, 2017 after a brief but sudden illness. He was born in Provo, UT on August 9, 1942 to Bryce and Luzon (Fjeldsted) Bertelson. He attended Granite High School, the University of Utah, and completed an LDS mission in California. He served for 24 years as a pilot in...

Buzz C Moss

Buzz C Moss

Dec 6, 2017

Carlyle C. "Buzz" Moss. A long time resident of Orem passed away peacefully on December 6, 2017. He was born October 3, 1037 in Rushville, Nebraska to Walter & Opal Moss. He married his great love Delores Reynolds on September 8, 1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada and a year later again in St. Joseph Catholic Church of Los Angeles, California....

Vena Rose Wren

Vena Rose Wren

Dec 3, 2017

Vena Rose (Keefer) Wren died peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living in Provo, Utah. She was 97. Ms. Wren is survived by her three children (and their spouses) Patricia (Ambrose) Potrzebowski of Herndon, PA, Christine (Joe Schaut) Wren of Provo, UT, and Douglas (Heather) Wren of Virginia Beach, VA; five grandchildren Alina Potrzebowski of...

Mary Knowles

Mary Knowles

Dec 2, 2017

Mary Helena Hunt Knowles graduated from this mortal life on December 2, 2017 into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father. A joyous reunion with her sweetheart William James Knowles, beloved parents David and Zelma Hunt, Sister Maretta Jones and granddaughter Jessica Perkins awaited her. Mary was born to goodly parents on July 21, 1936 in Baker City Oregon. She...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Dec 2, 2017

Kenneth Starr Smith, age 84, died peacefully at the Orchard Park Care Center in Orem, Utah where he was a resident, on Saturday December 2, 2017. He was born May 22, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lester Kenneth and Edna Mable Goodlad Smith. He served a mission to Eastern Canada under President Thomas S. Monson. He married Thelma...

Lee Bamgartner

Lee Bamgartner

Dec 2, 2017

Lee Emil Bamgartner, 93, passed away in Provo Utah on Saturday December 2, 2017 from causes related to a fall. He was born August 28, 1924 in Providence Utah to Emil & Loretta Jessop Bamgartner. He married Maxine Louise Howes June 27, 1952 in the St. George Utah Temple. Lee grew up in McGill NV & graduated from White Pine...

Maxine Hoggan Williams

Maxine Hoggan Williams

Dec 1, 2017

The day after her 89th birthday, Maxine Hoggan Williams passed away peacefully on December 1, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The fifth daughter of Ivin Hoggan and Elizabeth Ann (Ririe) Hoggan, she was born November 30, 1928 in Ririe, Idaho, a small town named after her grandfather. In 1930, the family moved to Burley, Idaho, where Maxine grew up and attended...

Jack Richard Burton

Jack Richard Burton

Nov 30, 2017

Jack Richard Burton Jack Richard Burton, 92, formerly of La Grande, Oregon and Boise, Idaho, moved on from this life to his next adventure on November 30, 2017. Jack was born in Baker, Oregon on February 18, 1925, son of James Pled and Mildred Rose Burton. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Lime and graduated from Imbler High School. In...

Joyce Ilene Stumphy

Joyce Ilene Stumphy

Nov 30, 2017

Joyce Ilene Jensen Stumphy was born September 23, 1930 in Salt Lake City, UT, daughter of Edgar C. and Isabella Proctor Jensen, and passed away peacefully on November 30. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother Robert John and sister Janis Fleming. Her funeral service will be conducted on December 12 at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home...

Fay Steele

Fay Steele

Nov 27, 2017

Fay Etherington Steele, of Orem, died peacefully in her home on November 27, 2017. She was born November 19, 1927 in Salt Lake City to Mary Bartholomew and Robert Etherington. She was raised in Santaquin, where she attended Santaquin Elementary School. She graduated from Payson High School in 1945 and attended Chilicothe Business College in Chilicothe, Missouri. She married Larry...

Susan Lewis

Susan Lewis

Nov 26, 2017

Susan Faye Reeve Lewis 1952 - 2017 Susan Faye Reeve Lewis, died Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was born September 21, 1952 in Provo, Utah to Robert "Bruce" Reeve and Faye Ferguson Reeve. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and owned her own beauty salon for over 10 years. She enjoyed genealogy, sewing, baking, swimming, camping, fishing and spending...

Melva Sorensen

Melva Sorensen

Nov 25, 2017

Melva Kay Sorensen, 75, passed away November, 25, 2017. Born December 4, 1941 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Kenneth Archie Baum and Dora Melva Peterson. She was the wife of Robert C. Sorensen and they spent 52 years building their life together and raising a family. Children include Teri (Bret) Davis, Todd (Lainie) Sorensen, Dana (Rick) Coates and Keni (Jarrod)...

Earl Vanus

Earl Vanus

Nov 24, 2017

Earl Ernest Vanus Earl Ernest Vanus passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the age of 89 in Orem, Utah. Earl was a recent resident of Orem and resided at the Lake Ridge Senior Living center. He will be sorely missed by his friends there including residents and staff. His family wishes to thank them all for their...