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Douglas Grant “Doug” Dangerfield

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Douglas Grant “Doug” Dangerfield

Birth
Garfield, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
28 Jan 2012 (aged 89)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Douglas Grant Dangerfield, loving husband, father, and grandfather, left this world on January 28, 2012. It was a peaceful ending for this proud U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and active member of the LDS Church.

Doug was born March 28, 1922 to Thomas and Edith Dangerfield in Garfield, Utah. He married his cherished bride, Leone Burrell, in the Salt Lake Temple on October 2, 1946.

Doug retired from Kennecott Copper Corp after forty-three years of service. He was a member of the Beehive Statesman Chorus and thoroughly enjoyed performing barbershop music and traveling with the group. Doug will be remembered most for his deep patriotism and unwavering loyalty to his country, flag, military service, and those who served.

He was a Coxswain of an LCVP landing craft in the South Pacific. He served as a member of the Standard Landing Craft Unit 18 and was honored to be host of the 1999 reunion in Salt Lake City, which was said to be "one of the best ever".

Until recently Doug would spend his mornings at McDonald's with his friends and veteran buddies. He always had a special place in his heart for the former city of Garfield. He loved to be driven around the empty streets he grew up on and share stories of his former neighborhood.

Douglas is survived by his wife, Leona; sons, Scott, Craig (Julie), Kim, and Rick (Cindy); daughters, Michelle (Scott) Dennis and Denise (Jorge) Navarro; nineteen grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; brother, Keith (Chloe); and sister, Janice Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Daniel; brothers, Stan and Harold; and sister, Dorothy Blackener.

The family wishes to acknowledge the George E. Wallen VA Medical Center as well as the DAV, VFW, and their respective dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff for the excellent care for this veteran and members of the Greatest Generation.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Spencer Fourth Ward Chapel, 8181 West Breeze Drive, Magna. Friends may call both Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and 11:00-11:45 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the services at the church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News on January 31, 2012.
Douglas Grant Dangerfield, loving husband, father, and grandfather, left this world on January 28, 2012. It was a peaceful ending for this proud U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and active member of the LDS Church.

Doug was born March 28, 1922 to Thomas and Edith Dangerfield in Garfield, Utah. He married his cherished bride, Leone Burrell, in the Salt Lake Temple on October 2, 1946.

Doug retired from Kennecott Copper Corp after forty-three years of service. He was a member of the Beehive Statesman Chorus and thoroughly enjoyed performing barbershop music and traveling with the group. Doug will be remembered most for his deep patriotism and unwavering loyalty to his country, flag, military service, and those who served.

He was a Coxswain of an LCVP landing craft in the South Pacific. He served as a member of the Standard Landing Craft Unit 18 and was honored to be host of the 1999 reunion in Salt Lake City, which was said to be "one of the best ever".

Until recently Doug would spend his mornings at McDonald's with his friends and veteran buddies. He always had a special place in his heart for the former city of Garfield. He loved to be driven around the empty streets he grew up on and share stories of his former neighborhood.

Douglas is survived by his wife, Leona; sons, Scott, Craig (Julie), Kim, and Rick (Cindy); daughters, Michelle (Scott) Dennis and Denise (Jorge) Navarro; nineteen grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; brother, Keith (Chloe); and sister, Janice Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Daniel; brothers, Stan and Harold; and sister, Dorothy Blackener.

The family wishes to acknowledge the George E. Wallen VA Medical Center as well as the DAV, VFW, and their respective dedicated doctors, nurses, and staff for the excellent care for this veteran and members of the Greatest Generation.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in the Spencer Fourth Ward Chapel, 8181 West Breeze Drive, Magna. Friends may call both Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Peel Funeral Home, 8525 West 2700 South, Magna, and 11:00-11:45 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the services at the church.
Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News on January 31, 2012.


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