Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
JoDeen Nielson Marrott
Aug 22, 2023
JoDeen (Nielson) Marrott, of Orem, UT, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2023, following a brief two-year decline caused by dementia. Born August 7, 1955, JoDeen spent most of her life living, working, and building her family in Utah County. As the daughter of Calvin Nielson and Von Deen Crane, JoDeen was part of a family of seven children—Steve Nielson...
LaRee Duke Bell
Aug 20, 2023
LaRee D. Bell, age 94, passed away in her home in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, August 20, 2023. She was born on January 31, 1929, in Provo, Utah to Leo Duke and Agnes Priscilla (Stevens) Duke. She married Lynn Clyde Bell on November 16, 1949, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on August...
Marlene Layton Young
Aug 18, 2023
Marlene Layton Young, 86, passed away peacefully August 18, 2023, in Orem, Utah. She was born on September 20, 1936, in Ogden, Utah, to Sherman D. Layton and Helen Gailey Layton. She married Jay A. Young on June 26, 1954, in Layton, Utah and was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on January 8, 1964.
Marlene was a...
Daryl Berlin
Aug 14, 2023
Daryl Berlin, 82, “headed to the home corral” on August 14, 2023, passing peacefully at his home in Orem, Utah, covered in his Willie Nelson blanket. He was born April 14, 1941, in Torrance, CA, to Zepha Mae (McClurg) Berlin and Louis Berlin. At the age of five, the family moved to Perris, CA.
Daryl graduated from Perris High...
Jay Wayne Burr
Aug 11, 2023
Jay W. Burr (79) of Provo, UT, passed away on August 11, 2023. He was born on November 30, 1943, in Provo, UT. Jay was a proud father, a dog lover, an adventurer, and a schemer. If you received a gift from Jay, you knew it would be memorable.
Jay is survived by his daughter Dani Burr, his sisters Barbara...
Louise Magdalena Webb
Aug 8, 2023
Louise Magdalena Webb, 72, of Orem, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023. She was born March 22, 1951, in Coos Bay, Oregon, to Morris Howard Webb and Clema Alberta Chastain.
In her younger years Louise loved to travel. She made many trips to Hawaii. Loved visiting Australia, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Mexico, and all throughout the United States and...
Shelba Williams Tingley
Aug 7, 2023
Shelba Williams Tingley passed away on August 7, 2023, at the age of 95, at her daughter’s home in Orem, Utah.
She was born on July 22, 1928, in Malad, Idaho. As a teenager her family moved to Salt Lake City, and she was raised by her amazing mother, along with her two brothers and two sisters.
She married...
Willard Morgan Hirschi
Aug 5, 2023
Willard Morgan Hirschi was born July 27, 1934, at home in his family's two-room house in Rockville, Utah, to Myrtle Dalton Hirschi and Daniel Alma Hirschi. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 5, 2023, at the age of 89.
Willard’s childhood home was just outside of Zion National Park. He loved growing up as a...
William Kay Cronquist
Aug 5, 2023
William “Bill” Kay Cronquist passed away on August 5th, 2023 at the age of 90. He was born August 4th, 1933 to Heber Carl and Celia Cronquist in Benson, Utah. Bill was a devoted and loving husband, and father. He had great love for his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He was born in his parents’ home because in those...
Savannah "Skyler" LuRee Johnson
Aug 2, 2023
Skyler McKinlay Johnson, 18, of Provo, Utah, passed away on August 2, 2023, at Primary Children's Hospital surrounded by family. Born January 3, 2005, Skyler was born with Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart defect.
Because of this, Skyler has had a very long and arduous history of doctors visits and being in and out of hospitals,...
Linda Lee Currey
Aug 2, 2023
Linda Lee Currey passed away after a long illness on August 2, 2023, one day before her 80th birthday, at Abbington Manor Memory Care in Lehi, Utah. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho, August 3, 1943, to Alvin Partridge and Doris Shelman Partridge. She spent many happy hours with the family of Colleen and Donald Shelman, her aunt and uncle...
Judith Wilson Sherwood-Bachelder
Aug 2, 2023
Judith “Judie” Wilson Sherwood-Bachelder
April 9, 1942 – August 2, 2023
Judie was born April 9th, 1942 to her loving parents, Howard Grigg Wilson and Ardell Humphries. Judie was welcomed into her family by her loving older sister of three years, Shirlynn Wilson Campbell. These two sisters were the best of friends all their lives.
Judie married Arlan Robert...
Devin Francis Merrill
Aug 1, 2023
On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Devin Francis Merrill, loving husband, father, uncle, brother, and friend, passed away in Orem, UT, due to a sudden heart attack at age 56.
Devin was born the second of six children to Bruce and Beth Merrill, in Castro Valley, CA on August 5, 1966. Devin grew up in Pleasanton, CA and graduated from Amador...
Kenneth Ray Norris
Aug 1, 2023
Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Norris, 77, passed away in his home on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, after being surrounded by his loving family. He went to sleep after a wonderful day and did not wake up again. He was born on November 16, 1945, in the Rexburg Maternity Home, to Nephi Wells Norris and Uella Faye Loosli. He married Katherine Treva...
'Aselika Takuvaka Lolohea
Jul 31, 2023
On July 31, 2023, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend ‘Aselika Takuvaka Lolohea passed away at the age of 72 at her home in Orem, Utah.
‘Aselika was born in Haakame, Tongatapu, Tonga, on November 18, 1950, to Sione Vaioleti Takuvaka and Ana Tu’ipulotu. She was number 10 of 11 children. She grew up on the land...
Ronald West Simpson
Jul 30, 2023
Ronald West Simpson, 83, of Orem, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023. He was born July 1, 1940, in Seattle, Washington, to Charles Jerry Simpson and Venice West Simpson. He married Marja-Liisa (Maisa) Tuominen on August 28, 1965, in the Oakland LDS Temple.
Ron grew up in Palo Alto, California, but spent the bulk of his professional life in...
Donna Lynn Nelson Smith
Jul 29, 2023
Donna Lynn Nelson Smith, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023. Because she is the epitome of all that is good in life, her passing has left a void for all who loved her.
Donna was born November 20, 1948 in Brigham City, Utah, to Paul Cazier and Reta Richman Nelson. Her...
Cathleen M. Larson
Jul 26, 2023
Cathleen Marie – “Cathy” Larson, 74, of Orem, died Wednesday, July 26, 2023, surrounded by her family after a long trial with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Leland and Sara Bean and grew up as one of four children in Pocatello, Idaho. From a young age, Cathy loved singing, dancing, skiing,...
Arwen Jackson
Jul 16, 2023
Arwen Jean Jackson was born in Provo, Utah on Friday, July 14th, 2023, at 26 weeks gestation. Arwen fought valiantly for two days in the NICU where doctors and nurses cared for her with the utmost skill and compassion. Serious complications arose and she passed on Sunday, July 16th in the arms of her parents Scott and Aubrey Jackson....
Gary Dayton
Jul 16, 2023
Gary D. Dayton passed away. peacefully at home on July 16, 2023 with family by his side at the age of 88. He was born May 14, 1935 in Heber City, Utah to Bert G. and Dortha Duke Dayton. He always appreciated being raised in Heber Valley and enjoyed so many good friends there. He loved Mount Timpanogos and...
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