Donald Hardy Husband, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home on October 16, 2010.
Don was born to Roderick Increase and Mabel Zina Hardy Husband in Magna on June 13, 1922. He was the last surviving family member of two brothers and four sisters.
Don was a Cyprus High School graduate, excelling in basketball and football. His competitive nature and athletic ability was evident throughout his entire life, especially when it came to the game of golf. He was also a passionate Jazz fan.
Don was married to Phyllis Elaine Harman on September 10, 1946, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. After Elaine's death, he married VeNae Duckworth in August 1999.
As part of the Duckworth family, he was warmly accepted and loved by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Don retired after forty-four years of dedicated service to Kennecott Copper Corp. as Electrical Foreman.
He served as a home teacher for many years in the Spencer First Ward. He was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, serving as Crew Captain of over one-hundred confirmed PBY plane rescue missions in the South Pacific.
He is survived by his wife, VeNae; daughter, Karen (George) DeVries; son, Ronald (Laura) Husband; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, Rick (Sherri), Ryan (Diane), and Cory (Elva) Duckworth, Cherry (Jeff) Collins, and Shelby (Shayne) Terry. He is preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Elaine; son, Donald Chad; and dog, Sass.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Magna Central Stake Center, 8181 West 3320 South. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and Friday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the Church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from October 20 to October 21, 2010.
Don was born to Roderick Increase and Mabel Zina Hardy Husband in Magna on June 13, 1922. He was the last surviving family member of two brothers and four sisters.
Don was a Cyprus High School graduate, excelling in basketball and football. His competitive nature and athletic ability was evident throughout his entire life, especially when it came to the game of golf. He was also a passionate Jazz fan.
Don was married to Phyllis Elaine Harman on September 10, 1946, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. After Elaine's death, he married VeNae Duckworth in August 1999.
As part of the Duckworth family, he was warmly accepted and loved by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Don retired after forty-four years of dedicated service to Kennecott Copper Corp. as Electrical Foreman.
He served as a home teacher for many years in the Spencer First Ward. He was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, serving as Crew Captain of over one-hundred confirmed PBY plane rescue missions in the South Pacific.
He is survived by his wife, VeNae; daughter, Karen (George) DeVries; son, Ronald (Laura) Husband; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, Rick (Sherri), Ryan (Diane), and Cory (Elva) Duckworth, Cherry (Jeff) Collins, and Shelby (Shayne) Terry. He is preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Elaine; son, Donald Chad; and dog, Sass.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Magna Central Stake Center, 8181 West 3320 South. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and Friday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the Church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from October 20 to October 21, 2010.
Donald Hardy Husband, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home on October 16, 2010.
Don was born to Roderick Increase and Mabel Zina Hardy Husband in Magna on June 13, 1922. He was the last surviving family member of two brothers and four sisters.
Don was a Cyprus High School graduate, excelling in basketball and football. His competitive nature and athletic ability was evident throughout his entire life, especially when it came to the game of golf. He was also a passionate Jazz fan.
Don was married to Phyllis Elaine Harman on September 10, 1946, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. After Elaine's death, he married VeNae Duckworth in August 1999.
As part of the Duckworth family, he was warmly accepted and loved by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Don retired after forty-four years of dedicated service to Kennecott Copper Corp. as Electrical Foreman.
He served as a home teacher for many years in the Spencer First Ward. He was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, serving as Crew Captain of over one-hundred confirmed PBY plane rescue missions in the South Pacific.
He is survived by his wife, VeNae; daughter, Karen (George) DeVries; son, Ronald (Laura) Husband; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, Rick (Sherri), Ryan (Diane), and Cory (Elva) Duckworth, Cherry (Jeff) Collins, and Shelby (Shayne) Terry. He is preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Elaine; son, Donald Chad; and dog, Sass.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Magna Central Stake Center, 8181 West 3320 South. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and Friday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the Church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from October 20 to October 21, 2010.
Don was born to Roderick Increase and Mabel Zina Hardy Husband in Magna on June 13, 1922. He was the last surviving family member of two brothers and four sisters.
Don was a Cyprus High School graduate, excelling in basketball and football. His competitive nature and athletic ability was evident throughout his entire life, especially when it came to the game of golf. He was also a passionate Jazz fan.
Don was married to Phyllis Elaine Harman on September 10, 1946, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. After Elaine's death, he married VeNae Duckworth in August 1999.
As part of the Duckworth family, he was warmly accepted and loved by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Don retired after forty-four years of dedicated service to Kennecott Copper Corp. as Electrical Foreman.
He served as a home teacher for many years in the Spencer First Ward. He was a proud U.S. Naval Veteran of World War II, serving as Crew Captain of over one-hundred confirmed PBY plane rescue missions in the South Pacific.
He is survived by his wife, VeNae; daughter, Karen (George) DeVries; son, Ronald (Laura) Husband; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; step-children, Rick (Sherri), Ryan (Diane), and Cory (Elva) Duckworth, Cherry (Jeff) Collins, and Shelby (Shayne) Terry. He is preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Elaine; son, Donald Chad; and dog, Sass.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Magna Central Stake Center, 8181 West 3320 South. Friends and family may call on Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and Friday from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the Church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News from October 20 to October 21, 2010.
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