Obituaries
Orem, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Orem & UT County area
Ray Crowther
Jun 20, 2018
Ray Sheldon Crowther passed away June 20, 2018 in Orem, Utah. He was born in Malad, Idaho, September 11, 1933, son of Junius L. Crowther and Mary Dredge Crowther. He married Sharolyn Adkins from Logan, West Virginia, June 5, 1956 in the Logan, Utah Temple.
Ray was and Eagle Scout and worked at Crowther Brothers Mill while...
Reed White
Jun 18, 2018
Reed Franklin White of Orem Utah was called home by his Heavenly Father, June 18, 2018. He passed through the veil peacefully after suffering from illnesses for 18 years. Reed was born to Arvilla Olsen-White and Reed Adolphus White, September 24, 1939 in Reno Nevada.
He was the eldest of three kids, with two younger sisters, Lana...
Neva Taylor
Jun 5, 2018
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Neva Waldron Taylor passed away June 5 just a few weeks before her 93rd birthday. She was born June 20, 1925, at Gwenford, Idaho, a daughter of Thomas John and Hannah Griffiths Waldron. She was educated in Samaria and Malad, Idaho. Three of her four grandparents were from Wales so she learned some of the Welsh...
Wallace Norton
May 31, 2018
Wallace “Wally” Henry Norton, 92, of Lindon, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018. He was born on November 9, 1925, in Zurich, Montana, to Henry L. Norton and Lavinia Hurst. He married Lois Nedra Whittaker on January 31, 1987, in the Oakland LDS Temple.
Wally served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne...
Arva Dean Squire
May 30, 2018
Arva Dean Ellett Squire, 82, of Orem, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in her home after battling cancer. She was born October 11, 1935 in Bicknell, Utah, to Freeman and Eva Ann Baker Ellett. She married her sweetheart, Scott O. Squire on June 10, 1961, in the Manti LDS Temple.
Arva Dean, “Deanie”,...
Carolyn Call
May 29, 2018
Carolyn Braby Call, 83, passed away in Provo, UT. May 29, 2018. Private family services will be held, and directed by Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary. Friends and family who would like to pay respects to our father and family with regards to the loss of our mother Carolyn, we will be at the church on 1960 N. 1500 E., Provo, UT...
Shirley Twitchell
May 20, 2018
Shirley Mae Bullock Twitchell, our wonderful Mother, Grandmother, and Sister passed-away peacefully on Sunday, May 20th, 2018. She was 87. Shirley was born in Salt Lake City on October 23rd, 1930, to Samuel and Ila Shafer Bullock. Shirley loved to tell stories of her childhood and looked back fondly on her memories of growing up in Bacchus Village.
...Spencer Johnston
May 19, 2018
Spencer Leishman Johnston, age 25, was born on September 8, 1992 in Falls Church, Virginia and tragically died in a motorcycle accident in Provo, Utah on May 19, 2018.
Spencer grew up in Virginia and graduated from Brooke Point High School where he played Lacrosse, ran cross country, and sang with the Madrigals. He enjoyed kayaking, camping,...
Elizebeth Manzanaras-Wilde
May 13, 2018
Elizebeth Ann Manzanares-Wilde passed away May 13th 2018. She was born December 9th 1977 to Gabriel and Debra Manzanares in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Robert Tuttle and had 3 of the most beautiful little girls the world has seen. Shae, Kamry and Sarah. They later divorced. Liz met the love of her life Amy Wilde They had...
Deetta Eunice Ferran
May 13, 2018
Eunice was born February 01, 1939 in Heber City to Floyd Milton Humes and Maxine Isabell Condie. At the tender age of 14, she met and married her soulmate, the love of her life Gilbert Joseph Ferran dancing at the Chalet. From that moment on they were inseparable. Instead of two, they became one, they were not referred to...
"Aj" Arlyn Hansen
May 13, 2018
Arlyn Joan Hansen, "AJ", 83 passed away peacefully Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Orem, UT. AJ was born July 24, 1934 in Salt Lake City, UT to Howard and Dora Hanks.
AJ is survived by her four sons: Brent Hansen, Marty (Sandy) Hansen, Terry (Maria) Hansen and Kelly (Denise) Hansen. 9 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 2 great,...
Joy Denton
May 11, 2018
Joy Berry Denton, 78, passed away peacefully, Friday morning, 11 May 2018 in Provo, UT. Joy was born 7 July 1939 in Batesville, MS. Joy was an avid seamstress and worked, from time to time, sewing everything from infant pajamas, baby dolls, employee uniforms, and motorcycle seat covers. Joy was a hard worker who always did what was needed...
Quinn Starks
May 9, 2018
Our Hero, Quinn Alan Starks (age 33), a resident of Orem, passed away in the early morning hours on May 9th, 2018 during his second battle with brain cancer, after being cancer free for 26 years. He refused to give up and leave until he united his entire family, as well as a community of friends and even complete...
Ruth Zubeck
May 6, 2018
Ruth was born in Cleveland, Emery County, UT on 14 April 1925, and passed away at age 93 on 6 May 2018, in Orem, UT. She was the youngest of five children born to William Peace Stokes and Grace Elizabeth Cox, and loved her life on a small farm even though times were tough during the depression and war...

Maria Navarro
May 2, 2018
Maria Navarro, age 70 of Orem Utah, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A rosary service will be held on Monday, May 7. 2018 at 6:00 pm at the Sundberg-Olpin Funeral Home, 495 South State street in Orem. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic church,...
Jonathan Taylor
May 2, 2018
Jonathan Martin Taylor 17 years old of Orem Utah passed away on Wednesday May 2nd 2018. Jonathan was born July 9, 2000 in San Antonio, Texas to Alfred and Jolynn Taylor.
Jonathan (JT) was an energetic, strong person with so many gifts. He loved sports. Watching, playing, and talking about them. His favorites were Football and Basketball....
Edward Wolsey
Apr 29, 2018
On April 29, 2018 A beautiful Sunday morning, Ed loaded up his clubs and set out to play his last 18 holes of golf. With the love of his family, he finished the round of his life. Ed had a few holes-in-one in this life and will have many more in the life to come. Ed was a great...
Sandra Nordblad
Apr 29, 2018
Sandra West Nordblad, age 83, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Janie Jones, in Highland, UT on April 29, 2018. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho on February 18, 1935 to Henry G. and Helen C. West. She had a very happy childhood growing up with her older brother, Henry Jr. (Hank), and her best friend...
Shauna Kuykendall
Apr 28, 2018
Shauna Griffith Kuykendall (68) passed away peacefully in her home in Provo on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Born August 12th, 1949 in Ray, Arizona as the fifth of six children to Byron Naylor Griffith and Francis Muriel Sadler.
Shauna was a dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and a friend to many. She was dedicated to...
Gordon Flikeid
Apr 27, 2018
Gordon Arne Flikeid, age 91, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2018 in Orem, UT. He was born October 22, 1926 to Alice B. (Kinzel) & Arne Flikeid in Minneapolis, MN.
He was from Norwegian and German heritage. He grew up on Wentworth Avenue with his parents, siblings, and paternal grandparents. His maternal grandparents and three aunts...