Orem, UT Obituaries

Judie Jones

Nov 20, 2014

Judie was born December 30, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska and departed this life unexpectedly due to a stroke on November 20, 2014 in Provo, Utah. As a young child she moved to El Sereno, CA with her mother and grandparents, Ira and Lucille O'Leary McDermott and their 5 children. At age 9 she moved with her mother Mary Elizabeth (Betty)...

Gary Long

Nov 17, 2014

Gary Kay Long, 68, of Santaquin, died peacefully with his family by his side on November 17, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with a rare muscle disease. Gary was born on May 21, 1946 to Wesley M. Long and RaNee Nielson Long. He grew up in the Orem area and attended Pleasant Grove HS. Immediately following High School...

Scott Mcallister

Nov 12, 2014

Scott Austin McAllister, 10/20/90 - 11/9/14, age 24, beloved son of Bruce Craig McAllister and Reva Ellen Austin McAllister, died at home on Sunday, 11/9/14 due to his decade long illness of drug addiction. Scott was a gentle soul, kind and open to all. He had many friends and family whom he cared for deeply. His love was returned and...

Lois Cox

Nov 12, 2014

Lois Mary Larsen Gardner Cox, of Orem, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2014 surrounded by her loving children. She was just three days shy of her 90th birthday. She was born November 15, 1924 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and was the third of five children born to Jens Wilford Larsen and Mary Myrtle Marx Larsen. She married Earl Blaine...

Jenna Ivins

Nov 11, 2014

Jenna Shae Ivins passed away peacefully the morning of November 11, 2014 in Provo, Utah of causes unknown. She was born on December 17, 1999 to a wonderful birth mom, Erin McGuire and was adopted by John W. R. Ivins, and Shaunae Ivins, where we had the privilege of spending 15 incredible years with our beloved Jenna. She had a...

Mary Parrish

Nov 11, 2014

Mary Jane Meade Parrish age 85 passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on November 11, 2014. It would make her happy to know that she died on Veteran's Day as she was very patriotic.

Mary Jane was born in Denver Colorado to parents Walter Jay Meade and Fay Stevenson Meade. She was the oldest...

Kory Lees

Nov 9, 2014

Kory Karpowitz Lees, 53, of Orem, passed away peacefully on Nov 9th 2014 with her family by her side after battling Alzheimers. She was born in Provo on April 13th, 1961 to Robert K & Barbara Karpowitz. She grew up in Orem & graduated from Orem High School. She married her high school sweetheart Todd K Lees on April 8th...

Linda Dunn

Nov 9, 2014

Linda Dunn, 67, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 9, 2014 at her home. She was born on July 14, 1947 in Livingston, Montana to Evelyn and Kenneth Killorn; Delbert Chase was also a father to her. Linda graduated from Park County High School. It was there, while attending seminary, that she met her future husband, who was...

Ann Davis

Nov 9, 2014

Ann Johnson Davis died November 9, 2014 in Provo, Utah. Ann was born April 28, 1950 to Grant Johnson and Helen Stanworth in Salt Lake City. Ann graduated from Olympus High School and attended Dixie State College. She married Ronald Ariel Davis in the Salt Lake Temple on September 22, 1971. They had two sons, Phillip and Tom, and two...

Deanne Reynaud

Nov 5, 2014

Deanne Sorensen Reynaud, 77, of Orem, passed away peacefully on Nov 5, 2014 at home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Provo, attended BY High and graduated from Provo High in 1955. She married her high school sweetheart Dean C Reynaud on June 1, 1955. They had 2 children, 9...

M. Holdaway

Nov 4, 2014

Kay was born in Lehi, Utah on November 7, 1934 to Clista Beck and Ellis D. Holdaway. Kay was a member of the LDS Church where he served a mission in Canada. Kay continued to be of service in the church including being a part of the bishopric and a powerful voice in the choir. Kay found his soul mate...

Shauna Sanders

Nov 2, 2014

Dr. Shauna Lee Eddy-Sanders, 48, passed away unexpectedly in her home the morning of November 2, 2014, after a 7-year struggle with autoimmune disease. Shauna was born July 28, 1966, in Denver Colorado, to Richard Eddy and Sallie Atkinson Eddy. She was an excellent student, and played both piano and violin. In 2001, she married Marvin Sanders and gave birth...

Ryan Starks

Nov 1, 2014

Ryan Christopher Starks died Friday, 14 November 2014, in Orem, Utah. Ryan was born 10 Jul 1979, in Provo, Utah to parents, Wade and Linda Gray Starks. Ryan worked many years selling cars and home alarm systems. He was an unrivaled salesman. Ryan enjoyed line dancing. His passion was skiing. Ryan had a big heart and made friends everywhere he...

Charles Beale

Nov 1, 2014

Charles Ivan Beale passed peacefully with family gathered in the home that he loved on November 1, 2014. Charlie was born November 26, 1920 in the Bronx of New York City, NY, son of Harold Hartley Beale and Muriel Marguerite Worme Beale. His parents were immigrants to NY from Barbados, British West Indies. A lifelong love of airplanes led him...

Donald Gross

Oct 30, 2014

Donald Joseph Gross, 94, died on Tuesday, October 28, at his Orem home where he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 13, 1920, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania to Henry Marcus Gross and Mary Ann Kearney, the fourth of five children. His father immigrated from Italy and his mother was of Irish descent. Don participated...

Mary Porter

Oct 28, 2014

Mary Lucille Treanor was born at home near Kendrick, Oklahoma on the 11th of March, 1922. She was the 7th child of John Steve Treanor and Mary Elizabeth Linthicum. She was a farm girl and learned how to work hard by helping out both in the house and in the fields. When she was four years old her mother died...

Mabel Christiansen

Oct 26, 2014

Mabel Hartvigsen Christiansen was born November 30, 1918 in Downey, Idaho, to Ellen Amelia and Joakim Ferdinand Hartvigsen, and died October 26, 2014 in Orem, Utah. Mabel was the 7th oldest of 9 siblings. She loved her family and as a child learned to work on the farm growing and selling fruits and vegetables to help support the family. She...

Ester Nielsen

Oct 25, 2014

Ester LaOne Nielsen (nee Beckwith) passed away at home October 25th, 2014 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle against cancer. She was born 7 July 1941 in Ely, Nevada to DeLaVar and Martha Ione Beckwith. She grew up in Utah County and graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1959. She married Maynard Lamar Nielsen in the Manti...

Dorothy Kaas

Oct 24, 2014

Dorothy Jean (Cassingham) Kaas passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Joe Kaas, her mother Goldie Cassingham and her father Lawrence Cassingham. Dorothy was born in Oak Creek Colorado on January 18, 1932. She moved to Utah early in her life and resided in Utah County until her death. Dorothy had a...

Miles Taggart

Oct 23, 2014

Miles Leonard Taggart passed away October 23, 2014, at age 85 at his home in Payson, Utah, of natural causes. Miles was born October 14, 1929, in Custer, South Dakota. He was the son of Perry Wallace Taggart and Alice May Marecek. Miles was the fifth of six children. He was raised on a farm and enjoyed being outdoors, riding...