Buntha In

With deep love and remembrance, we honor the life of Mr. Buntha In, born on April 4, 1943, under the Buddhist sign in the year of the Ram.

He was born in Prey Koh, Steung Treng, Kompong Cham Province, Cambodia, to his father, Hul Hen, and his mother, In To. The fourth of seven children, he was raised in a large and loving family alongside his three older sisters, two younger brothers, and a younger sister.

Though he did not have the opportunity to pursue formal secondary education, he gained wisdom through life experience and the teachings of local Buddhist monks, whose guidance helped shape the quiet strength, humility, and values that defined his life.

In 1968, the loving union with his wife, Sarom In began, and together they built a family grounded in devotion, sacrifice, laughter, and love. They were blessed with five children—Sok Veatei, Sao Nearadei, and Chan Phakdei, born in Cambodia, and later Tharommony To and Tan Vyrack, born after the family resettled in Logan, Utah.

He will be lovingly remembered by his seven grandchildren (Austin Monorom, Maia Sonedei, Tay Pagnya, Kasia Tha, Jasmine Mahlei, Sunysa Chanlina, Aedan Hemmaphean) and by all who knew him as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and a man of dignity, resilience, and unwavering compassion.

During one of the darkest chapters in Cambodia’s history, Mr. Buntha In answered the call to serve his country. In 1970, with deep courage and love for his homeland, he entered military service under H.E. In Tam in defense of Cambodia during the rise of the Khmer Rouge. Amid the violence and devastation that followed, his family, like countless others, was displaced during the genocide that scarred Cambodia from 1970 to 1979.

After guiding his family and many others to safety across the border into a temple refuge in Thailand, he made the difficult and selfless decision to return and stand beside his fellow countrymen in defense of the homeland he loved so deeply. Without formal military training—armed only with courage, loyalty, and a profound sense of duty—he endured months of hardship and conflict until the fall of Phnom Penh brought his service to an end. After 9 months of separation, he was reunited with his family in Thailand, a reunion they cherished after enduring so much fear and uncertainty.

In 1976, Buntha, his wife, and three older children relocated to Logan, Utah, where he worked tirelessly to build a new beginning–one sustained by perseverance, hope, and the enduring strength of family. As family and friends dispersed after fleeing

Cambodia, his siblings and parents resettled in France; despite that separation, he relished the fact that his kids and grandkids were able to create the same profound, unbreakable bonds with the family as he had growing up. Transmitting his values, traditions, and family links is something he is immensely proud of.

As he was never afforded the opportunity for a formal education, some of his most prideful moments were seeing his children and grandkids graduate from high school and university, serving in the military, and the birth of his grandkids.

Buntha’s legacy of honor, kindness, and resilience will be carried forward in the lives he impacted. May we find strength like yours, stay guided in your gentle kindness, and live as lively as your soul. 

A funeral service for Buntha will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM at White Pine Funeral Services, 753 S 100 E, Logan, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral service from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the funeral home. The interment will be at Hyrum City Cemetery.

Funeral service can be viewed live via ZOOM by clicking the following link: ZOOM LINK