Early Life/Education: Myrna was born on December 11, 1925, in Aurora, Utah, to Legrand Durfee Jr. and Sena "Alima" Sorensen Durfee. While living in Aurora, Myrna learned to work hard on the family farm thinning sugar beets. Later, the Durfee family moved to Provo. She graduated from the Brigham Young Academy High School and began attending Brigham Young University.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Myrna met her sweetheart, Karl Herde, who was stationed in Utah before being deployed to the Pacific Theatre during World War II. They were married April 1, 1944, in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. While raising her family, Myrna went back to school to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from BYU. She taught for 21 years in the Provo School District. Her teaching has had a great impact on her family and her students. All of her children, grandchildren and students grew to love reading books through her influence. She is remembered by several of her students as their favorite teacher. Her students loved her because she genuinely cared about them and their success. As an active member of the LDS Church, she was well known as the "fun" Cub Scout Den Leader. Her favorite church calling was Primary President. Myrna's Primary children and Cub Scouts still comment how much they enjoyed being in Primary or her Cub den. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on February 4, 2014, to rejoin her eternal companion Karl Herde.
Survived By: Her children: Gary (Cheri) Herde, Terri (Alan) Rhodes, Sherrie (William) Finlay, Kathryn (Michael) Coons; 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and her siblings: Merrill Durfee, Lola Jenkins and Leila Costello.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Karl; son, Eric; parents; and brother, Lyman Durfee.
Services: Oak Hills Seventh Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Myrna met her sweetheart, Karl Herde, who was stationed in Utah before being deployed to the Pacific Theatre during World War II. They were married April 1, 1944, in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. While raising her family, Myrna went back to school to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from BYU. She taught for 21 years in the Provo School District. Her teaching has had a great impact on her family and her students. All of her children, grandchildren and students grew to love reading books through her influence. She is remembered by several of her students as their favorite teacher. Her students loved her because she genuinely cared about them and their success. As an active member of the LDS Church, she was well known as the "fun" Cub Scout Den Leader. Her favorite church calling was Primary President. Myrna's Primary children and Cub Scouts still comment how much they enjoyed being in Primary or her Cub den. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on February 4, 2014, to rejoin her eternal companion Karl Herde.
Survived By: Her children: Gary (Cheri) Herde, Terri (Alan) Rhodes, Sherrie (William) Finlay, Kathryn (Michael) Coons; 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and her siblings: Merrill Durfee, Lola Jenkins and Leila Costello.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Karl; son, Eric; parents; and brother, Lyman Durfee.
Services: Oak Hills Seventh Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Early Life/Education: Myrna was born on December 11, 1925, in Aurora, Utah, to Legrand Durfee Jr. and Sena "Alima" Sorensen Durfee. While living in Aurora, Myrna learned to work hard on the family farm thinning sugar beets. Later, the Durfee family moved to Provo. She graduated from the Brigham Young Academy High School and began attending Brigham Young University.
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Myrna met her sweetheart, Karl Herde, who was stationed in Utah before being deployed to the Pacific Theatre during World War II. They were married April 1, 1944, in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. While raising her family, Myrna went back to school to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from BYU. She taught for 21 years in the Provo School District. Her teaching has had a great impact on her family and her students. All of her children, grandchildren and students grew to love reading books through her influence. She is remembered by several of her students as their favorite teacher. Her students loved her because she genuinely cared about them and their success. As an active member of the LDS Church, she was well known as the "fun" Cub Scout Den Leader. Her favorite church calling was Primary President. Myrna's Primary children and Cub Scouts still comment how much they enjoyed being in Primary or her Cub den. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on February 4, 2014, to rejoin her eternal companion Karl Herde.
Survived By: Her children: Gary (Cheri) Herde, Terri (Alan) Rhodes, Sherrie (William) Finlay, Kathryn (Michael) Coons; 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and her siblings: Merrill Durfee, Lola Jenkins and Leila Costello.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Karl; son, Eric; parents; and brother, Lyman Durfee.
Services: Oak Hills Seventh Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Myrna met her sweetheart, Karl Herde, who was stationed in Utah before being deployed to the Pacific Theatre during World War II. They were married April 1, 1944, in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. While raising her family, Myrna went back to school to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from BYU. She taught for 21 years in the Provo School District. Her teaching has had a great impact on her family and her students. All of her children, grandchildren and students grew to love reading books through her influence. She is remembered by several of her students as their favorite teacher. Her students loved her because she genuinely cared about them and their success. As an active member of the LDS Church, she was well known as the "fun" Cub Scout Den Leader. Her favorite church calling was Primary President. Myrna's Primary children and Cub Scouts still comment how much they enjoyed being in Primary or her Cub den. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on February 4, 2014, to rejoin her eternal companion Karl Herde.
Survived By: Her children: Gary (Cheri) Herde, Terri (Alan) Rhodes, Sherrie (William) Finlay, Kathryn (Michael) Coons; 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and her siblings: Merrill Durfee, Lola Jenkins and Leila Costello.
Preceded In Death By: Her husband, Karl; son, Eric; parents; and brother, Lyman Durfee.
Services: Oak Hills Seventh Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Berg Mortuary
Obituary: Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
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