Jared Looser, 88, passed away at his home on March 19, 2020.
He was born August 25, 1931 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1954, he came to the United States. In 1957, he had a sports car-related accident that left him paraplegic. For sixty-two years, he endured being in a wheelchair.
In 1986, he married Lia Kilgus, a school friend from Switzerland, and one year later they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and eternity. They had thirty-four very good years together.
He was an active High Priest in the Twentieth Ward, where he resided for the last sixty-two years. He held numerous church callings. For the last twenty-eight years, he did extraction work for the Church. He was an avid genealogist, a work he enjoyed very much.
He was a constant example of faith and courage to all who met him and was always happy and cheerful.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lia; brother, Jacob (Rosmarie); and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West), Taylorsville, with a family visitation on Wednesday from 12:00-12:30 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street (00 South), Salt Lake City.
We were blessed in so many ways, so in lieu of flowers please donate to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund to help those less fortunate.
Published in The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on March 22, 2020.
He was born August 25, 1931 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1954, he came to the United States. In 1957, he had a sports car-related accident that left him paraplegic. For sixty-two years, he endured being in a wheelchair.
In 1986, he married Lia Kilgus, a school friend from Switzerland, and one year later they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and eternity. They had thirty-four very good years together.
He was an active High Priest in the Twentieth Ward, where he resided for the last sixty-two years. He held numerous church callings. For the last twenty-eight years, he did extraction work for the Church. He was an avid genealogist, a work he enjoyed very much.
He was a constant example of faith and courage to all who met him and was always happy and cheerful.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lia; brother, Jacob (Rosmarie); and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West), Taylorsville, with a family visitation on Wednesday from 12:00-12:30 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street (00 South), Salt Lake City.
We were blessed in so many ways, so in lieu of flowers please donate to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund to help those less fortunate.
Published in The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on March 22, 2020.
Jared Looser, 88, passed away at his home on March 19, 2020.
He was born August 25, 1931 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1954, he came to the United States. In 1957, he had a sports car-related accident that left him paraplegic. For sixty-two years, he endured being in a wheelchair.
In 1986, he married Lia Kilgus, a school friend from Switzerland, and one year later they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and eternity. They had thirty-four very good years together.
He was an active High Priest in the Twentieth Ward, where he resided for the last sixty-two years. He held numerous church callings. For the last twenty-eight years, he did extraction work for the Church. He was an avid genealogist, a work he enjoyed very much.
He was a constant example of faith and courage to all who met him and was always happy and cheerful.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lia; brother, Jacob (Rosmarie); and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West), Taylorsville, with a family visitation on Wednesday from 12:00-12:30 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street (00 South), Salt Lake City.
We were blessed in so many ways, so in lieu of flowers please donate to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund to help those less fortunate.
Published in The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on March 22, 2020.
He was born August 25, 1931 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1954, he came to the United States. In 1957, he had a sports car-related accident that left him paraplegic. For sixty-two years, he endured being in a wheelchair.
In 1986, he married Lia Kilgus, a school friend from Switzerland, and one year later they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple for time and eternity. They had thirty-four very good years together.
He was an active High Priest in the Twentieth Ward, where he resided for the last sixty-two years. He held numerous church callings. For the last twenty-eight years, he did extraction work for the Church. He was an avid genealogist, a work he enjoyed very much.
He was a constant example of faith and courage to all who met him and was always happy and cheerful.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lia; brother, Jacob (Rosmarie); and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West), Taylorsville, with a family visitation on Wednesday from 12:00-12:30 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street (00 South), Salt Lake City.
We were blessed in so many ways, so in lieu of flowers please donate to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund to help those less fortunate.
Published in The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News on March 22, 2020.
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