Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Eric Helgesen
Nov 8, 2019
Eric David Helgesen, 48 of Missoula MT, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019. Memorial services will be held at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 1 p.m. Condolences may be expressed to the family on this page.
Kerry Martin
Nov 5, 2019
Kerry Daniels Martin, 65, died November 5, 2019, in Spokane, Washington, of causes incident to younger-onset Alzheimer’s. He was a gentle, compassionate man who will be greatly missed.
Kerry was born in Provo, Utah, September 9, 1954, to Merrill Melvin and Dona Marie (Daniels) Martin. As a young man, he served a mission for the Church of...
John Balser
Nov 1, 2019
John Kenneth “Ken” Balser passed away on November 1, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Ken was born on May 27, 1928 in Provo, Utah to Gladys Anna Munk Balser and Leo Steed Balser. He grew up on the family farm in the Grandview area of Provo and lived an adventurous life. In high school he was a star athlete...
Bonnie Ashby
Nov 1, 2019
Bonnie Christina Ashby, 78, of Orem, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019. She was born August 29, 1941, in Price, Utah, to Phyllis Mulligan and Gerald Allred. Bonnie was lived and was raised with her grandmother, Christina “Tania” Krebbs. They had a special bond. Bonnie lived with her grandmother until about the age twelve at which time she moved...
Nida Middleton
Nov 1, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Nida Mae Clodfelter Middleton on Nov. 1, 2019 in Orem, Utah at the age of 94. Nida was born Oct. 24, 1925 in Spokane, Washington to Benjamin Watson and Amelia Augusta (Seeba) Clodfelter. The youngest child in her family, Nida attended Lewis and Clark High School in...
John Fitts Jr.
Oct 31, 2019
John Edward Fitts Jr., passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. He attended Independence High School in Provo and recently received a culinary arts degree.
JR was born in Roswell, New Mexico on 23 January 1980 to John Edward Fitts and Rose Mary Freek. He was Rose Mary's first child,...
Ralph Barnes
Oct 27, 2019
Ralph DeVere Barnes, age 90, of Orem, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.
Ralph DeVere was born December 23,1928, in Nephi, Utah to Joseph Ralph Barnes and Della Grace. He married Nadine Bills on December 14,1949, in Provo and later sealed in the Manti Temple.
Ralph DeVere is survived by...
Lucy Ercanbrack
Oct 27, 2019
Lucy Maria Sanchez Ercanbrack, 78, passed away on October 27, 2019. She was born on February 1,1941 in Monte Vista, Colorado to Lee Sanchez and Flora Cortez Sanchez. She married David L. Ercanbrack on April 8,1973 in Ely, Nevada.
She was a waitress in the early years of her marriage and later she was a wonderful homemaker...
Joella Christensen
Oct 27, 2019
JoElla DeWolf Christensen passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019. She was born on October 28, 1936 in Santa Monica, CA to Eldred LaDue DeWolf and Thora Clark DeWolf. She shared her growing up years with her brother Clark DeWolf in California. They later moved to Utah as teenagers. She attended Provo High School and graduated in 1954.
...Fay Rowley
Oct 27, 2019
Fay Griffiths Rowley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, left her earthly home to continue her eternal journey October 27, 2019. She was born in Provo, Utah, January 20,1934, the third child of James Rex and Ora Freckleton Griffiths.
Fay was raised in Provo, Utah attending Timpanogos Elementary, Dixon Junior and Lincoln High School. While...
Martin Jenkins
Oct 26, 2019
Martin Glen Jenkins, 63, of Arizona City, Arizona, and formerly of Orem, Utah, passed away suddenly on October 26, 2019, at his home of an aortic dissection and cardiac tamponade.
Martin was born January 7, 1956, in Provo, Utah, to Glen L. and Jean R. Jenkins. He grew up in Orem, Utah, where he played Little League...
Nita Bone Park
Oct 23, 2019
Our beloved Mother, Waunitha (Nita) Bone Park, of Orem, UT, passed peacefully on October 23, 2019, one week shy of turning 99. Nita was born to John Wesley and Judik Noorlander Bone in Provo, UT on October 30, 1920. Nita and Richard Dean Park were married in the Logan, UT temple on July 19, 1939. They had 5 children....
Phyllis Deuel
Oct 23, 2019
Phyllis Deuel, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed peacefully in her sleep on October 23, 2019 at her home in Orem, Utah. She was born to Clarence and Lorena Oviatt Christensen on May 21,1935 in Ephraim, Utah. After graduating from Davis High School, she met and married her sweetheart Jay L. Deuel on January 28, 1955 in the Salt Lake LDS...
John Atebata
Oct 22, 2019
John Ifekoyi Atebata, 67, passed away in Provo, Utah on October 22, 2019. He was born on May 25, 1952 in Evboesi in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria to Mr. and Mrs. Oahimijie Atebata. He married Theresa Ibadin in April 1978 and they had eight (8) children. She preceded him in death on August 14, 2002....
Neal Hatch
Oct 15, 2019
Neal Norton Hatch was born on June 19,1975 and died at the age of forty-four on October 15, 2019 in Provo, Utah. He loved his childhood years in Elk Ridge, Utah, and frequently told funny stories about his adventures growing up with his brothers, sisters, and well-loved friends.
Neal’s teen years found him working at Gladstan golf...
Neil Thueson
Oct 14, 2019
Dr. Neil Cooper Thueson died on October 14, 2019, in Orem, Utah.
He was born to Ivan O Thueson and Venise Cooper Thueson on 24 November 1936 in Nephi, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Allien Ruth Dunster Thueson, five children – Debra Jackson, Dara White, Diane Reich, Derek Thueson, Damon Thueson, and twelve grandchildren, one sister...
Harold Yost
Oct 11, 2019
Harold Layton Yost passed away peacefully at the age of 81 in his home in Orem, Utah, Friday October 11th, 2019 at approximately 1:00pm, following a gradual decline in his health.
Harold leaves behind an abundance of adoring family and friends, all of whom will love and miss him dearly. His wife Terese Condon Yost, whom he...
Earl Jacob
Oct 8, 2019
Earl Isaac Jacob was born on December 12, 1923 to Isaac Ellis and Nellie Maud Badger Jacob in Hinckley, UT in the home of his grandparents, Nathan Bradley and Nellie Jane Theobold Badger. He passed away peacefully on October 8, 2019. Earl was the last survivor of his family which included one sister and two brothers one of which...
Frances Watkins
Oct 7, 2019
Frances Gardner Watkins, age 89, of Orem, passed away October 7, 2019 at the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. She was born May 16, 1930 in Salem, Utah a daughter of Frank Lynn and Anna Marie (Abildskov) Gardner.
She was raised in Salem, attended Spanish Fork High School and graduated from BYU with a BS Degree.
...Evelyn Olson
Oct 4, 2019
Evelyn Louise Olson, 96, of Orem passed away quietly on October 4, 2019 with family at her side. She was born on February 13, 1923 in Ransom, Kansas to Albert Charles and Ida Susan Kraus. She married Carl Victor Olson on June 18, 1946 in Monte Vista, Colorado. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1971.
Evelyn...