Orem, UT Obituaries

Oct 1, 2014

Jock Walker of Orem, Utah passed away on Sunday, the 5th of October, 2014 one week short of his 88th birthday. Right up to the time of his illness, Grandpa worked every day in his yard, performed his calling as a Sacrament Meeting Greeter, and enjoyed the company and accomplishments of his grandchildren. On Sunday, the 28th of September, he...

Oct 1, 2014

"Together Again" Esther T. Salazar slipped quietly out of this life at 1:50pm on Saturday afternoon, 4 October 2014. The viewing will be at the Provo Riverside Chapel at 300 West 3700 North, Provo, Utah 84604, on Wednesday at 9:45am. The Funeral will be at 11:00am. Esther is preceded in death by her husband, Epifanio C. Salazar; by four brothers,...

Oct 1, 2014

Betsey Elizabeth Williams, 95, of Orem, Utah, died 14 October 2014 in Provo.

She was born April 4, 1919 to Everett Ethelbert and Edna Mertelle Libbey in Detroit, Maine.

Betsey attended Maine Central Institute, a private high school in Pittsfield, Maine; she graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1937. In 1942, she received a...

Sep 30, 2014

Alejandro P. Breton was born December 5, 1928 in Huamantla, Tlaxcala, son of Alejandro Breton Turnbull and Trinidad Palafox. He married Teresa Aiza Arandia on April 20, 1952 in Huamantla, Tlaxcala. Both raised 7 children on a journey from Loma Rica, Marysville and Sacramento, California to Mexico City, Mexico. Alejandro was a very dedicated worker having to learn English at...

Sep 30, 2014

Dorothy Marie Taylor Warner passed away Friday, September 26 in Orem, Utah at 94 years of age. She was born in Oakland, California on March 19, 1920 to Verne A. and Marie F. Taylor. She graduated from Evanston High School and attended the Business College in Ogallala, Nebraska. During her post high school summers she enjoyed working in Bryce Canyon...

Sep 29, 2014

Ethel Bernice Sorensen, 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Orem while holding the hand of her loving husband, Harvey, on September 29, 2014.

Bernice was born October 1, 1922 in Provo, Utah to Clifford and Lucy Waid. She was the youngest of 4 children.

In 1950, Bernice married Harvey Sorensen in...

Sep 28, 2014

Allen Delamar Hair, 86, passed away at his home in Orem, Utah on September 28, 2014. He was born April 17, 1928 in Provo, Utah to Delamar Benjamin Hair and Zelma Dagmar Johnson. After graduating from Spanish Fork High School in 1946, he served a mission to the North Central States Mission. Allen graduated from Brigham Young University in 1951...

Sep 26, 2014

Our dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Evelyn Rachel Davis Toone, passed away on September 26, 2014 at the age of 94. She slipped away peacefully surrounded by family. Evelyn was born May 21, 1920 in the Starr Community of Anderson, South Carolina to Calvin Leo and Rachel Elizabeth Hefner Davis. Raised in a southern mill town during the Great Depression,...

Sep 24, 2014

Eddis May Johnson Fidel, 87, returned to her Father in Heaven Wednesday, Sept.24, 2014 after dying of conditions incident to age. Eddis was born May 23, 1927 in McCornick, Utah, the daughter of Jean Stephenson and Evan Johnson and had three siblings, Blanche, Bill and Carole. She graduated from Delta High School and then met Chad Joseph Fidel, the serviceman...

Sep 23, 2014

Trenton David Neves was born on September 13, 1984 to David Neves and Kate Wright in Orem, Utah. Trent was a curious one from the very beginning. Never one to be confined to one place, he was constantly in motion. Whether he was chasing squirrels or building forts as a boy or hiking and fishing as a young man, he...

Sep 18, 2014

Marcos F. Valadez passed away on September 18, 2014. He was born on December 8, 1996 at Orem Community Hospital to Billy Joe Hyden and German Valadez. He was a senior at Polaris High School. He lived with his Grandmother Shauna Hyden in Orem, Utah. He is preceded in death by his Grandfather, Kyle Hyden. He is survived by German...

Sep 9, 2014

Brent W. Lambert passed away peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on September 9, 2014 at the age of 45. Brent was born in Twin Falls, Idaho to Robert and Julie Smith Lambert. He was married to Michelle Duerden in 1996. Brent obtained his masters degree at St. Andrews College in Scotland and later furthered his education at Utah...

Sep 8, 2014

On September 4th,2014 with her children by her side, our precious beloved Mother, grandmother, great grand mother, and great great grandmother was called home. She was just shy of her hundredth birthday. Born in Magna, Utah to Alfred Row Clinger and Josephine Hansen. She married Albert Thornton Birk in American Fork, Utah. They had four children Richard (Jenelle), Diana Adair...

Sep 8, 2014

Glen passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 8, 2014, at his home in Provo. Born in Heber Utah, on October 18, 1940, to Earl and Mildred Ivie. Glen spent most of his life in Provo, retiring from Geneva Steel after 22 years. Glen had many hobbies, including fishing, hunting, and collecting antiques. He was giving, generous, and always...

Sep 4, 2014

Jack D. Jones passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2014 at his home in Orem, Utah. For many years the first thing I did in the morning was to check the obituaries and see if I was there and, if I was there, I wasn't going to do anything else the rest of the day. Today I found me there....

Sep 4, 2014

Lloyd Arnold Harline, Sr., passed away on August 30 due to complications from multiple myeloma cancer and a serious fall. Born in South Gate, CA to Horace and Lorine (Krebs) Harline, "Lube" grew up in nearby Walteria with six siblings, in a home built by their construction-working father. The Depression gave Lloyd plenty of chances to work, but he also...

Aug 28, 2014

On Sunday August 24th 2014 our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Edith LaRue Powell Walker, age 92, passed away peacefully from conditions incident to age. Edith was born March 24, 1922 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada to Shirlef Powell and Florence Reece Powell. She was the second child born to the family of seven children. When she was 13 years...

Aug 27, 2014

Our beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Donald Robertson, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 25th in Oceanside, CA after a short battle with cancer. He was born January 27, 1948 in Gooding, ID to Alma and Phyllis Robertson. He graduated from Gooding High School, attended the University of Idaho for 2 years and then served a mission from 1968-70...

Aug 27, 2014

Zaida Poppleton Maughan Wallace, 99, Orem, Utah, passed away and returned to loved ones August 27, 2014. She was born May 7, 1915 in Wellsville, Utah, to Guy Heber Hill Maughan and Emma Riggs Poppleton Maughan. She graduated from South Cache High School and Utah State University. She married Melbourne D. Wallace September 15, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple....

Aug 23, 2014

Robert E. Riggs died August 23, 2014 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after a stroke. He was born June 24, 1927 in Mesa, Arizona, to Lyle Alton and Goldie Ester Motzkus Riggs. He attended schools in Mesa and graduated from Mesa Union High School in 1945, as valedictorian. After a brief period of military service, he was called to...