Our beloved and respected husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009, after 93 years of giving his family a wonderful example of character. He resided at 1275 East Vintage Lane (4455 South) in Millcreek Township, Utah at the time of his death.
He was born in Logan, Utah on January 27, 1916 to George and Savona Daines Gardner.
He attended the University of Utah, graduating in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He took an engineering job with Utah Power and Light where he worked for 40 years. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He served a mission with his wife Marian to Coventry England in 1988, and held many positions in the LDS Church. Graduating from college he married Marian Gunn Gardner in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1940. She passed away on August 18, 2008.
Horace is survived by his five children: Marilyn (John) Neerings, Karren (David) Bowen, John (Jacquelyn) Gardner, Paul (Janet) Gardner, Ann (Steven) Sly. There are 24 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and sister, Marjorie Gwilliam. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Savona Gardner and by his siblings, Helen Duarte, Douglas Gardner, Wilton Gardner, and Murray Gardner.
In his early years, he delivered milk on his bicycle, sold newspapers at football games, sold vegetables door to door, worked in a field thinning beats, and worked on his uncles fox farm in Idaho. Their family moved to California while His Father attended the University of California, Berkeley so his Father could get his Master's degree. He was taught at an early age to be an achiever. They moved back to Salt Lake City in 1930.
As a boy he played baseball, tennis, basketball. While attending college he made the track team and placed 1st in the region in high jumping and 2nd in the pole vault. His passion was golf; he was still out playing two weeks before his death. His competition was legendary and anyone over 3 years-old was fair game at any sport, he loved to win.
Funeral Services for family and friends will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Winder Seventh Ward Chapel, 4350 South 1100 East, Millcreek Township, and friends may call from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be held in the Hoytsville Cemetery at 4:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News from October 14 to October 15, 2009.
He was born in Logan, Utah on January 27, 1916 to George and Savona Daines Gardner.
He attended the University of Utah, graduating in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He took an engineering job with Utah Power and Light where he worked for 40 years. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He served a mission with his wife Marian to Coventry England in 1988, and held many positions in the LDS Church. Graduating from college he married Marian Gunn Gardner in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1940. She passed away on August 18, 2008.
Horace is survived by his five children: Marilyn (John) Neerings, Karren (David) Bowen, John (Jacquelyn) Gardner, Paul (Janet) Gardner, Ann (Steven) Sly. There are 24 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and sister, Marjorie Gwilliam. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Savona Gardner and by his siblings, Helen Duarte, Douglas Gardner, Wilton Gardner, and Murray Gardner.
In his early years, he delivered milk on his bicycle, sold newspapers at football games, sold vegetables door to door, worked in a field thinning beats, and worked on his uncles fox farm in Idaho. Their family moved to California while His Father attended the University of California, Berkeley so his Father could get his Master's degree. He was taught at an early age to be an achiever. They moved back to Salt Lake City in 1930.
As a boy he played baseball, tennis, basketball. While attending college he made the track team and placed 1st in the region in high jumping and 2nd in the pole vault. His passion was golf; he was still out playing two weeks before his death. His competition was legendary and anyone over 3 years-old was fair game at any sport, he loved to win.
Funeral Services for family and friends will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Winder Seventh Ward Chapel, 4350 South 1100 East, Millcreek Township, and friends may call from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be held in the Hoytsville Cemetery at 4:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News from October 14 to October 15, 2009.
Our beloved and respected husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009, after 93 years of giving his family a wonderful example of character. He resided at 1275 East Vintage Lane (4455 South) in Millcreek Township, Utah at the time of his death.
He was born in Logan, Utah on January 27, 1916 to George and Savona Daines Gardner.
He attended the University of Utah, graduating in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He took an engineering job with Utah Power and Light where he worked for 40 years. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He served a mission with his wife Marian to Coventry England in 1988, and held many positions in the LDS Church. Graduating from college he married Marian Gunn Gardner in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1940. She passed away on August 18, 2008.
Horace is survived by his five children: Marilyn (John) Neerings, Karren (David) Bowen, John (Jacquelyn) Gardner, Paul (Janet) Gardner, Ann (Steven) Sly. There are 24 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and sister, Marjorie Gwilliam. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Savona Gardner and by his siblings, Helen Duarte, Douglas Gardner, Wilton Gardner, and Murray Gardner.
In his early years, he delivered milk on his bicycle, sold newspapers at football games, sold vegetables door to door, worked in a field thinning beats, and worked on his uncles fox farm in Idaho. Their family moved to California while His Father attended the University of California, Berkeley so his Father could get his Master's degree. He was taught at an early age to be an achiever. They moved back to Salt Lake City in 1930.
As a boy he played baseball, tennis, basketball. While attending college he made the track team and placed 1st in the region in high jumping and 2nd in the pole vault. His passion was golf; he was still out playing two weeks before his death. His competition was legendary and anyone over 3 years-old was fair game at any sport, he loved to win.
Funeral Services for family and friends will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Winder Seventh Ward Chapel, 4350 South 1100 East, Millcreek Township, and friends may call from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be held in the Hoytsville Cemetery at 4:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News from October 14 to October 15, 2009.
He was born in Logan, Utah on January 27, 1916 to George and Savona Daines Gardner.
He attended the University of Utah, graduating in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. He took an engineering job with Utah Power and Light where he worked for 40 years. He served in the United States Navy in World War II. He served a mission with his wife Marian to Coventry England in 1988, and held many positions in the LDS Church. Graduating from college he married Marian Gunn Gardner in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22, 1940. She passed away on August 18, 2008.
Horace is survived by his five children: Marilyn (John) Neerings, Karren (David) Bowen, John (Jacquelyn) Gardner, Paul (Janet) Gardner, Ann (Steven) Sly. There are 24 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson, and sister, Marjorie Gwilliam. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Savona Gardner and by his siblings, Helen Duarte, Douglas Gardner, Wilton Gardner, and Murray Gardner.
In his early years, he delivered milk on his bicycle, sold newspapers at football games, sold vegetables door to door, worked in a field thinning beats, and worked on his uncles fox farm in Idaho. Their family moved to California while His Father attended the University of California, Berkeley so his Father could get his Master's degree. He was taught at an early age to be an achiever. They moved back to Salt Lake City in 1930.
As a boy he played baseball, tennis, basketball. While attending college he made the track team and placed 1st in the region in high jumping and 2nd in the pole vault. His passion was golf; he was still out playing two weeks before his death. His competition was legendary and anyone over 3 years-old was fair game at any sport, he loved to win.
Funeral Services for family and friends will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Winder Seventh Ward Chapel, 4350 South 1100 East, Millcreek Township, and friends may call from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Interment will be held in the Hoytsville Cemetery at 4:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News from October 14 to October 15, 2009.
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