Orem, UT Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

“Life is life,” Matthew once wrote. “Everybody should be open to the world, and all it has to offer is infinite knowledge and experiences. You only got one chance to live it.”

Matthew Ryan Adams lived an extraordinary life before and as a Marine: with honor, courage, and commitment—from his first breath on July 25th 2000 to...

Jan 10, 2020

Gene Michael (Mike) Grosskopf of Orem, Utah entered eternal life on January 10, 2020. He was born September 3,1944, in Appleton, Wisconsin to Victor and Doris Grosskopf.

Mike joined the United States Marine Corps in 1963. He was deployed to Viet Nam as a machine gunner and then volunteered to be a door gunner on a medevac...

Jan 9, 2020

Bessie Dawn Huntsman Park, 94, passed away peacefully, after suffering a stroke, on January 9, 2020, surrounded by her family.  She was born July 8, 1925, to Vern & Grace Huntsman in Woodville, Shelley, Idaho.  She was born 8 minutes before her twin brother, Boyd; she was the second of 8 children.  She loved playing the trumpet with her...

Jan 5, 2020

Anna Beth Larson Taylor passed away peacefully on January 5th, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends. The oldest of five children, Beth was born to Carl Victor Larson and Anna Marie Dittmer Larson in Ferron, Utah on August 15, 1927. She grew up in a loving, rural home surrounded by the goodness of a small, close-knit community....

Jan 4, 2020

Beth Clark Bird, 80, of Orem, Utah, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, returned to her heavenly home on Saturday, January 4, 2020.

Beth was born March 20, 1939, in Newdale, Idaho, to Ruth Widdison Clark and Ray Philemon Clark. She was the sixth of eight children born to this family. She married her high school sweetheart,...

Jan 4, 2020

Marion Pack Dimond, 84 passed away peacefully and quickly at Covington Senior Living Center in Orem, Utah on January 4, 2020, after suffering a fall a few days before.  She was born in Grace, Idaho on September 24, 1935, to John Terrell and Mardean Izatt Pack. She graduated from Grace High School and attended LDS Business College where she...

Jan 2, 2020

Carol Lyn Nelson, 74, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Carol was born to the late Cleo and Rex Scofield on March 31, 1945 in Salem, Oregon.

She lived with her grandparents until their death, and later lived with her late Aunt Louise and Uncle Cecil Schaefer. She married Vernon Nelson on March 20, 1968 in...

Jan 1, 2020

Shane Lee Millett was born September 7, 1969 to Barbara and LeGrande Millett. He passed away on January 1, 2020. Shane was greeted in heaven by his dad, LeGrande, where they are sure to be fishing or working on classic cars.

Shane grew up in Orem, Utah. One of Shane’s biggest accomplishments was receiving his high school...

Dec 31, 2019

Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother passed away Dec 31, 2019 peacefully with her family around her. Deone was born August 27,1929 to Ernest Tolley, and June Chandler Tolley, in Rigby Idaho. Deone was raised in Rigby where she met and married Kenneth W Cuthbert on May 5, 1948 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Together they raised 5 children...

Dec 28, 2019

Doran Frane Wilkes, our beloved "Papa", loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, educator, patriot, and friend has joined his loved ones in the great beyond. He passed peacefully on December 28, 2019.

Doran was born February 26, 1929, in Afton, Wyoming to Otto Frane and Jeanne Wollenzien Wilkes. Raised on a sprawling dairy farm in Star Valley, Wyoming...

Dec 28, 2019

Florence Johnson Rapier Age 86 Passed away Saturday, Dec. 28th in her home. Florence was born in Santaquin, Utah on September 24, 1933.  Florence is preceded in death by her husbands, Argul Dale Rapier who was killed in action in the Korean war, and Clarence Eugene Rapier. Florence had been living in Lindon Utah and had recently...

Dec 28, 2019

Marilee was born in Salt Lake City on August 26, 1942 to June Macfarlane Forsha and Donna Done Forsha. She was the second of four children. Because her father worked in the Passenger Traffic department of the Union Pacific Railroad, every time he was promoted the family moved to a different city, including Boise, Idaho; Kansas City, Missouri; Chicago,...

Dec 27, 2019

Thora Nelda Hardman Martinez, 88, of Orem, Utah passed away, Friday, December 27, 2019.

Dec 23, 2019

Selena Bowen Keller, 92, of Orem, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2019, after a long struggle with Lupus. Her loving, devoted husband of 67 years was by her side. She was born March 7, 1927 in Logan, Utah, to Raymond Judd and Sylvia Hunt Bowen. She married Alan Evans Keller for Eternity in the Salt...

Dec 21, 2019

Johnnie DeLong Banks (John), 77, of Elko, NV  passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at his home.  He was born September 16, 1942 in Delta, Utah to Rosalie A. and Alma DeLong Banks.  He was a 1960 graduate of Orem High school.  He served in the Utah Army National Guard. He married his high school sweetheart Dalleen Thacker on...

Dec 17, 2019

Mary Helen Hassell, daughter of Percy William Hanks and Rowena Hanks and longtime resident of Orem, passed from this life on December 17, 2019 in Flagstaff, Arizona after a lifetime of service to church, community, and family. She was 97 years of age. Helen was born in Eureka, Utah on December 27, 1921. She grew up in Eureka and...

Dec 12, 2019

Jay Arnold Young, 84, passed away peacefully December 12, 2019 in Orem, Utah. He was born March 31, 1935, in Provo, Utah, to Ivan L. and Della Chauvie Young. He married Marlene Layton Young on June 26, 1954 in Layton, Utah and later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on Jan 8, 1964.

Jay served in the...

Dec 12, 2019

Beth Bishop Sainsbury Jensen, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 12, 2019. Born November 23, 1927 at home in Sandy, Utah, she was the 10th of 11 children born to Edwin Francis and Lillian Clark Bishop. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She married Charles Bailey Sainsbury on July...

Dec 11, 2019

Don Edward Hunter, a gentle and loving patriarch, educator, neighbor, and friend to all, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Don was born on February 6, 1944, in Lake Shore, Utah, to William Hayden Hunter and Afton Davis Williams.

Don married his sweetheart and best friend, Mary Sheila Hunter, on September 7, 1963 in the...

Dec 10, 2019

Samuel (Sam) Rich Worley, 90

Samuel Rich Worley, age 90, of Provo, Utah passed away peacefully on December 10, 2019 after a long battle with the complications of aging.

Sam is survived by his children; Alice Hayes (Robert), John Clyde Worley, Susan Satchwell (Tony), Jill Carter (Jay), Rachelle Rowberry (Darrin); 15 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren....