Orem, UT Obituaries

Nov 29, 2016

Ruth Tillotson Sandgren, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully slipped away from her mortal life at the age of 96 into a better place, greeted by welcoming loved ones, on November 29, 2016  in Provo, UT.  She was born Dec. 4, 1919 in Ogden, UT, to Charles Ephraim and Alta Lenora (Shurtliff) Tillotson, the second of five...

Nov 28, 2016

Manuela Trejo Hernandez, 82 of Orem, UT, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 4 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary chapel. A viewing will be held at 2 p.m., prior to the services at the mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family here.

Nov 22, 2016

Flora Minnie Cooper, 89, of Orem, UT, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the Orem Community Church, 130 North 400 East, Orem, UT. A viewing will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Burial will be in...

Nov 17, 2016

Roxanne Marie Fowler (Brown) passed away November 17,  2016 in Provo, Utah.

Roxanne was born in Evanston, Illinois at St. Francis Hospital in Cook County on June 20, 1985.

She was a free spirit who loved everyone unconditionally and with her whole heart. She had a smile and a laugh that could light up a...

Nov 17, 2016

Shari Lee Flygare Wilson, age 47, of Midvale passed away Thursday November 17th, 2016. She was born March 7, 1969 in Provo, Utah to John Kay and Shari Flygare. She married Mike Wilson on May 20th, 1998.

Shari excelled as an athlete growing up. She lettered in Volleyball and Basketball at Mt. View High School in Orem...

Nov 15, 2016

Our beloved wife, mother, and friend Edith "Edie" Evelyn Lenington passed away peacefully on November 15, 2016 at Timpanogos Hospital in Orem, Utah.  She was 77 years old.  Edie was born on November 28, 1938 in Warminster, beautiful Buck's County, Pennsylvania.

Edie was a classy lady with good taste.  She loved the good things in life:  good...

Nov 14, 2016

Earl Henry “Hank” McIntire, II, passed away peacefully November 14, 2016, from the long-term effects of a stroke. He was born June 10, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Earl Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Hunt McIntire.

Hank is survived by his wife Beverley, his children Hank (Lori), Tanise (Kaiwi) Chung-Hoon, Tara (Russell) Fryer, Tracie (Jared) Fillerup, Tana (Nathan)...

Nov 13, 2016

Wesley C Graff passed quietly to be with his beloved wife Melba on November 13th 2016.

Wesley was born September 14, 1925 in Enterprise, Utah to Chester and Winnie Terry Graff.  He was the oldest of 4 brothers and 1 sister.  Wesley is an honored Veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart for his service in the...

Nov 13, 2016

Lee Morton Van Houten, 86, of Provo, passed away on November 13, 2016, at his home.  Lee was born on June 12, 1930 to Ross Elmer Van Houten and Ruth Alice Spencer in Humboldt, Kansas.

Dad grew up on a farm outside of Humboldt, Kansas.  He attended Humboldt High School.  He joined the US Air Force right...

Nov 11, 2016

Our beloved, ever-optimistic father, Clyde LaVoy Beardall, age 88, passed away November 11, 2016 of causes incident to age.  We lost our loving and devoted father, and when his heart stopped, a part of each of ours stopped too.

He was born April 10, 1928, in Provo, Utah to Jasper Jay Beardall and Raisa Johanna Jacobson. Clyde...

Nov 9, 2016

Robert Kent Karpowitz, age 63, of Orem, passed away Wednesday, November 9th, 2016. He was born in Provo on May 8th, 1953, to Robert Karl and Barbara Jean Karpowitz. He married Sylvia Ramirez on March 6th, 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Robert was a hard-working, committed man and many buildings across the country stand tall because of him....

Nov 1, 2016

Mary Rose Fennell passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was 90 years old. She was born to Joseph and Adelina DeGiorgio. Mary was the youngest of seven children, all of whom preceded her in death. Mary spent most of her youth living, playing, and working on her father's farm in Lava Hot Springs, ID. While in high...

Nov 1, 2016

Our loving husband and father, Stanley Taylor, passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him, at the age of 98, on November 1, 2016, in Orem, Utah.  He was born May 22, 1918, in Loa, Utah, as one of fourteen children to the family of Allen and Lula May Taylor. He and his brothers and sisters were raised on...

Oct 29, 2016

David (Eskimo) Alfred Lammersen earned his angel wings on October 29, 2016 after a long and hard-fought battle with addiction. He had an immense passion for music and enthusiastically played the guitar frequently. David had many friends who enjoyed his warm smile and kind eyes. His mother, having been raised in Anchorage, AK and growing up fishing at a...

Oct 28, 2016

Beloved Father, Husband, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, Bert Olsen Anderson, 85, passed away peacefully from pulmonary fibrosis on October 28, 2016 in Orem, Utah.

Bert was born in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah on December 4, 1930 to Farrel Niels Anderson and Reva Olsen Anderson. He attended Manti High School and the Radio Institute. He married Nancy Wilmott...

Oct 26, 2016

Caroline Jean Prohosky, age 68, of Orem, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016.  She was born January 31, 1948, in Dillon, Montana to Anna May Hardy and John Prohosky.

Caroline was a talented artist with her life's work focused on dance, film and writing. Originally an English major, Caroline started taking dance classes on the side, and...

Oct 24, 2016

LeOra Lorraine Knuteson Johnson, 76, of Stansbury Park, UT formerly of Orem, UT, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 12 Noon in the Provo City Cemetery. A visitation  will be held at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem UT at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, prior to the...

Oct 24, 2016

Nyal Andrus Merrell, our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away quietly in her sleep on October 24, 2016 at the Cove Point Assisted Living facility in Provo, Utah.  Mom's passing was related to issues of age and dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.  Her family is comforted in knowing she is now free of her earthly body and can now serve,...

Oct 24, 2016

Northborough – Reed Brown Nixon, 38, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 24, 2016, after enduring 21 years of being paralyzed from the neck down and having to use a ventilator as a result of a spinal cord injury.

Reed was born on March 3, 1978, to Mark Reed Nixon and Sheryl Brown Nixon in...

Oct 22, 2016

Collin Lee Thomas, 31, of Orem, Utah, passed away on the evening of  October 22, 2016.  Collin  was born on June  22nd, 1985, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.  The only boy amongst 5 children, Collin brought great joy, love, and  laughter to his family.  He was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4, but was...