Orem, UT Obituaries

May 12, 2022

Robert B. Olsen

March 23, 1929 – May 12, 2022

Robert B. Olsen, the Patriarch of the Olsen Clan, was born March 23, 1929 in Orem, Utah, to William Jennings Olsen and Marcella Hawkins Olsen, the sixth of seven children. He attended schools in Orem, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1948. It didn’t take...

May 8, 2022

Virginia Moody Wright passed away on May 8, 2022, due to the effects of covid after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Virginia was born in Annapolis, Maryland on March 7th, 1942 to Alton B. Moody and Ruth Leah Isbell Moody. Her childhood home was in Camp Springs, Maryland in the Washington D.C. area where her father was...

May 3, 2022

Lanford Hyrum Woodward, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Klamath Falls, OR on May 3, 2022.  Lanny was born May 27, 1937 in Frenchtown, MT to Hyrum J. and Dorothy Nuhn Woodward.  His father was a civil engineer for the government, so the family moved frequently while Lanny was growing up.  The family lived in Montana...

May 2, 2022

Betty LaVon Marriott Winter, 91, passed away May 2, 2022. She was born in Coronado, California to Ren Donaldson Stewart and Blanche LaVon Brown Stewart. She married Frank Manford Marriott September 6, 1946 and Rulon Don Winter September 20, 2014. They both preceded her in death.

Betty worked in a dental office as an office manager. She...

May 1, 2022

Betty Louise Alcorn Harrison, age 89 of Orem, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 11:00 am at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street in Orem with a viewing held that morning from 9:30-10:30 am prior to the services.  Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.  Condolences for the...

May 1, 2022

Craig Alan Davis, 63, of Pleasant Grove, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born August 21, 1958 in Long Beach, California, to Ross Roosevelt Davis and Mary Lyn Carter Davis.

Craig grew up in Long Beach, CA where he once skipped school and rode his bike to Disneyland with his friends. When he came home...

Apr 30, 2022

Vera Elizabeth Smith, age 92, passed away on April 30, 2022, from kidney failure. She was a devoted wife, mother of four, grandmother of 19, and great-grandmother of 18. From age 16, she was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Vera (“Liz”) was born July 10, 1929, in Columbus, Georgia, the...

Apr 29, 2022

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Timothy Keith Anderberg. Tim returned to his heavenly home on April 29, 2022, surrounded by his loving children.  He passed away from an aggressive form of cancer.

Tim was born in Provo, Utah on November 7, 1957, to Keith Lavon Anderberg and Esther Fetterley Anderberg.  He was...

Apr 28, 2022

Dorothy Louise Anderson Porter Hanks passed away peacefully on April 28, 2022.  She was born March 29, 1931, in Cordova, Alaska to Carl Louis Anderson and Gertie Youngedyk.  The oldest of 3 daughters born to Carl and Gertie.  She married G. Wayne Porter in the Logan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on November 20,...

Apr 28, 2022

George Eric Nielsen, 59, passed away in his Orem home on April 28th, 2022. George was born on October 2, 1963, in Orem, UT to Mel Jarvis Whiting Nielsen & Max George Nielsen. He was the youngest of Mel and Max’s five children.

In his youth, George (better known in those days as Eric) enjoyed the orchards...

Apr 26, 2022

Gayle C Maxfield Clay, 90, passed away from this mortal life peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. She was born March 14, 1932 in Bountiful, Utah to George P. Clay and Dorothy Anna Cliff. She married Gerald (Jerry) J. Maxfield on November 20, 1951 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple who preceded her in death.

Apr 25, 2022

Angelina Salene Tafoya Pacheco, 91, our precious and devoted mother, wife, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away at home on Monday, April 25, 2022, and was surrounded by her family throughout her struggle and final moments.  Angie was born on January 23, 1931, in Denver, Colorado to Bernabe Tafoya and Hilaria Lucero. She had a happy childhood...

Apr 24, 2022

Zoe Kathleen Danielson Coomes, age 82 of Orem, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022.  Zoe was born on April 6, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Carl Alfred and Wenonah Clair Bigham Danielson.  She graduated from high school in Minnesota and Brigham Young University in Utah.  She loved music, gardening, handwork, Temple service, her family and served an LDS Poland...

Apr 20, 2022

Eric Jensen Tuttle, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, among many other titles, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on April 20, 2022.

Eric was born on July 5th,1947 in Gunnison, Utah, the first of Ruth and Wayne Tuttle’s five children. His early years were spent in New Castle, Colorado, where he learned to love hard work and...

Apr 19, 2022

Harvey Lorenzo Simons returned to the loving arms of our Father in Heaven on April 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. He died from complications following surgery.

Harvey was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 9, 1943, to Harold Earl Simons and Fredda Mable Olson Simons. Harvey was the youngest of 10 children, 6 boys...

Apr 13, 2022

Susan Diane Lunceford Anderson 76, of Orem Utah, passed away on April 13, 2022, of natural causes after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Susan was born on April 8, 1946, to Beulah and Gerald Lunceford in Tooele Utah. She grew up in Orem Utah the middle of three children and loved her siblings Russell and Carma...

Apr 7, 2022

Gareth (Garth, Gus) William Seastrand, beloved patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away April 7, 2022, having lived 97 years and 3 months on this beautiful earth. A lifetime of service earned him the love and respect of family, friends and community.

Gareth was born on New Year’ Day, January 1, 1925 in...

Mar 30, 2022

Dr. Paul Orin Berrett of Orem, UT passed away after a peaceful last day in his home, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.  He was born at his family home in Riverton, UT, March 1, 1928, to Orin and Nellie Roote Berrett. His father passed away when he was 8 years of age and his mother remarried (Mahonri Butterfield) when he...

Mar 28, 2022

Albert Richard Long jr., 82, of Orem, passed away March 28, 2022. He was born on Sept. 3, 1939, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Richard and Juanita Long. He married Yvonne Amos in 1960, she preceded him in death in 1972. He then married Mildred Louise Davis.

Albert served in the Navy and the Army. He loved to...

Mar 28, 2022

Annie Joy Pinegar Jones, 90, of Orem, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022. She was born March 25, 1932, in Latuda, Carbon County, Utah, (now a ghost town) to Edward Levi Pinegar and Mary Adeline Jolley Pinegar. She married James Richard Jones in the Salt Lake Temple on June 2, 1953.

She was the fourth of...