Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Norman Edward Wright
Apr 12, 2025
Norman Edward Wright — 1925-2025
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, early computer pioneer, faithful Latter-day Saint, teacher of youth, husband of 70 years, father of seven, outdoorsman, inveterate reader, amateur historian, faculty member at Brigham Young University, mentor and friend to all — these are some of the things that describe Norman Edward Wright, who died peacefully in...
Merta Rae Sorensen Anderson Hansen
Apr 10, 2025
Merta Rae Sorensen Anderson Hansen, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the age of 85 in Logan, Utah. She was born on March 22, 1940, in Provo, Utah, to John Raymond Sorensen and Sallie Palmer Sorensen, who preceded her in death.
Merta’s journey through life was marked by love, commitment, and a deep...
Ralph Irving Pinkham
Apr 10, 2025
Ralph Irving Pinkham (84) of Orem, UT passed away peacefully at home on April 10th, 2025, with his wife Linda by his side. He was born on December 15, 1940, in Lyndonville, Vermont to Clarence Dewey Pinkham and Dolores Learnore Smith. On June 23, 1962, he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On September 5,...
Owen Richard Bae
Apr 5, 2025
Owen Richard Bae, 91, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 80 South 280 East, Orem, UT.
Owen Richard Bae: son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Owen was born on September 4th, 1933, in Yuba...
Gordon Von Reeves
Apr 2, 2025
Gordon Von Reeves, age 84 of Orem, Utah, passed away Wednesday, April 02, 2025. Services are under the direction of Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home.
Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.
Elaine Michaelis
Apr 2, 2025
Elaine Michaelis
April 18, 1938 — April 2, 2025
Elaine Michaelis, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of April 2, 2025, in Orem, Utah.
Elaine was born on April 18, 1938, in Tremonton, Utah, to Arthur Ralph and Leatha (Corbett) Michaelis. She was the second of three children. She loved her parents and two brothers, Max Corbett and Arthur...
Rickie R Atkin
Apr 2, 2025
Rick R Atkin
12.28.1954-04.02.2025
Rick R. Atkin, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the age of 70. Born on December 28, 1954, in Provo, Utah, he was the son of George and Hazel (Boren) Atkin. Rick lived a life full of love, laughter, joking and dedication to his family, and his...
Melinda Reynolds
Apr 1, 2025
Melinda Liechty Reynolds, 56, of Provo, Utah, passed away on April 1, 2025. She was born on December 30, 1968, in St. George, Utah, to Carolyn Christensen and Edgel Liechty.
Melinda dedicated much of her adult life to being a homemaker while also spending many years as a general contractor and designer. She had a passion for design and construction, always...
Ellen Jane Carter
Mar 25, 2025
Ellen Jane Tafoya Carter, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the age of 92 in her home in Orem, Utah. Ellen was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 23, 1933, to Bernabe and Maria Hilaria Elisa “Lala” (Lucero) Tafoya. She was previously widowed (first husband:...
Gregory Nyal Schouten
Mar 19, 2025
Gregory Nyal Schouten, a devoted disciple of Christ, loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and true go-giver, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2025.
Born on February 17, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Fred and Maurine Grover Schouten, Gregg was raised in Hayward, California. After high school, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ...
Gregory Gilbert Ferran
Mar 18, 2025
Greg Ferran, 69, of Orem, Utah, passed away peacefully in his home on March 18, 2025. He was born on April 11, 1955, in Provo, Utah, to Gilbert and Eunice Ferran.
Greg loved the outdoors and could always be found gardening, camping or fishing whenever he had the chance. He had faith that could move mountains and loved Jesus with all...
Daphne Berl Lee Rico
Mar 18, 2025
Daphne Berl Lee Rico, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on March 18th, 2025, at 2:28 PM, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 71 years old. Daphne was born on August 6th, 1953, in St. George, Utah, and was raised in Mesquite, Nevada by her beautiful parents Berl and LaFaye Lee where...
Christina IJlst Van Oostendorp Sigman
Mar 17, 2025
Christina IJlst Van Oostendorp Sigman, 98, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025, in Provo, Utah, surrounded by her husband, Al, and three generations of her beloved family.
Born on July 31, 1926, in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Christina was the seventh of eight children born to Eege and Maria IJlst. Her four eldest siblings were from her mother’s first marriage,...
Ellen Marlene Goodman Larson
Mar 15, 2025
Ellen Marlene (Goodman) Larson, age 72, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, in Provo, Utah. She was born October 10th, 1952, in Provo, Utah to Beverely Joy Olsen and Shirley Dale Goodman. She married John Owen Larson on July 25th, 1980, in the Provo LDS Temple.
Marlene served as an LDS Missionary in the California, Anaheim Mission....
Jeannine Bench Gordon
Mar 11, 2025
Jeannine Bench Gordon was born on September 30, 1937, in her grandmother Alice’s house in Manti, Utah. She lived in that house cared for by her mother (also Alice) and many aunts and uncles until her grandmother passed away when Jeannine was a young child. After that time, she lived with her Uncle Reed and Aunt Gwen in Orem, Utah....
Roger Burnham McFarland
Mar 9, 2025
On March 9, 2025, Roger Burnham McFarland enjoyed his last hours visiting with his kids and his grandkids in his hospital room, laughing and telling them he loved them. Then, at 10:18 pm, he laid back to rest and passed from this world into the next.
Roger was no stranger to hospitals. At the tender age of seven, he was diagnosed...
Gordon Arthur Radford
Mar 3, 2025
Gordon Arthur Radford
June 1, 1943 – March 3, 2025
Gordon Radford passed away March 3rd in Orem, Utah.
Gordon was born in 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father Arthur was a carpenter in the Canadian armed services during the war, serving in the Yukon Territories and Vancouver Island and then eventually settling in Edmonton, Alberta. Gordon relocated to Utah in his...
Charlene Mower
Mar 1, 2025
Charlene Dearing Mower, at the age of 73, passed away on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, peacefully at her home in Orem, UT with her family surrounding her. Charlene was born to Charles J. and Arthella N. Dearing on January 3rd, 1952. Charlene married Gary Earl Mower in June of 1972.
Charlene is survived by two daughters, Mandy (David R.) Wolters of...
Salvador Hernandez Rosas
Feb 28, 2025
Salvador Hernandez Rosas, age 56 of Spanish Fork, Utah, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 634 Caveman Blvd., American Fork, Utah, with a viewing held at the church from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm prior to the services.
Condolences for the family may be expressed on this...
Robert Jay Van Dam
Feb 26, 2025
Robert Jay Van Dam passed away peacefully in his home on February 26, 2025. He is survived by his daughter Paula Van Dam Thurston (Zack), stepdaughter Jennifer Workman Bingman (Anson), and his sister, Claudia Cook. He is preceded in death by his wife, Linda Workman Van Dam, his mother, Lois Erickson Van Dam, and his father, Jay Louis Van Dam.
He...
