Orton thought he would get away with straying from his district, but Olsen said, "his picture appeared in the paper the next morning, shaking hands with Robert Kennedy."

Among the guests at the funeral was Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who now holds Orton's seat. Chaffetz said he was a Brigham Young University student when he first saw Orton, shaking hands at a parade. "That's the way you should do it," Chaffetz said he remembered thinking at the time.

The only Democratic member of Utah's current congressional delegation, Rep. Jim Matheson, also attended the service. Matheson said he talked with Orton before getting into the race. "His advice was exactly what you'd expect it to be," Matheson said. "Be yourself … and don't get caught up in the politics."

The street leading up to the ward house was lined with American flags, and Huntsman had ordered flags above state buildings flown at half-staff Friday. Orton's flag-draped casket was escorted by the Utah Highway Patrol to the Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden, where he was interred.

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