Don H. Orme
1938 – 2022
Don H. Orme was born on February 16, 1938, to Myrtle Leona Moss and Henry Abraham Orme and passed away on June 15, 2022, at Utah Valley Hospital. His early years were spent in Nephi, Utah where he was a farm boy working in the fields and helping tend animals. The family moved to Provo, Utah in his teen years, and he graduated from Provo High School. Don married Fern Webb (the girl across the street) May 28, 1956, in the Manti Temple.
Don attended Brigham Young University and the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He worked as a cook and then began his career at Berg Mortuary where he worked until his retirement. In his later years, he took up wood carving and would make a new snowman every year for his family, along with other carvings. Don inherited a 1972 yellow Mustang and loved to drive it to local car shows. He was active in civic clubs serving in the Lion’s Club. He was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Fern Webb Orme, and children, Nannette Orme, Carrie (Gary) Raulston, Tracy Jo Orme, Dena (Rick) Thompson, Bryan (Debbie) Orme, Jenny (Robert) Nelson, Karl (Ronda) Orme, and Kathy (Joe) Marzan. Don and Fern have 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren (plus, another coming soon), one great-great-grandchild, and many grandchildren-in-law.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 20, 2022 at the Sunset 9th Ward Chapel, 1560 South 1100 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Sunday, June 19, from 6-8:00 p.m. and at the church Monday from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bergmortuary.com.