LaRae Roberts Deaton
1926 - 2020
Early Life: LaRae was born December 4, 1926, in Provo, Utah, to John Lyne and Maude Elizabeth Roach Roberts. She has two sisters and one brother. Her childhood consisted of loving family relations and activities that served as a model in raising her own family.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She was part of the Greatest Generation; she knew how to work hard, complain less, and love all. She was as industrious as a honey bee and often remembered for the use of her hands. To her, they were the greatest tools ever invented; from quilting a countless number of quilts (which she loved to give away), to canning fruit and planting flowers (although she hated dirt in her nails), she knew how to use them. Even in her youth, she used her hands on the basketball court where she played center for her league team which traveled to Hawaii, on a steamship in the 1940s, to play exhibition games. On that trip, she broke her nose and had to wait until they docked to set it again. As a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LaRae fulfilled many callings throughout her life. Serving was in her very nature and she taught others to always look for opportunities to be of service. If you ever received a cake from LaRae, count yourself lucky! She met and married Henry Owen Deaton and together they started a family consisting of three daughters and one son. Henry died on December 2, 1977. LaRae never married again. LaRae was energetic, lovingly dubbed spunky, and curious about the world around her. In her later life, she visited every continent on Earth, except Antarctica. Her passport was full. LaRae Roberts Deaton returned to her Heavenly Father on Friday, August 21, 2020. She was 93.
Family Message: "LaRae will be deeply missed but gratefully remembered as a charitable, patient, kind, loving and forgiving friend to all."
Survived By: Four children, 18 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Viewing: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Private Graveside Service: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1926 - 2020
Early Life: LaRae was born December 4, 1926, in Provo, Utah, to John Lyne and Maude Elizabeth Roach Roberts. She has two sisters and one brother. Her childhood consisted of loving family relations and activities that served as a model in raising her own family.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She was part of the Greatest Generation; she knew how to work hard, complain less, and love all. She was as industrious as a honey bee and often remembered for the use of her hands. To her, they were the greatest tools ever invented; from quilting a countless number of quilts (which she loved to give away), to canning fruit and planting flowers (although she hated dirt in her nails), she knew how to use them. Even in her youth, she used her hands on the basketball court where she played center for her league team which traveled to Hawaii, on a steamship in the 1940s, to play exhibition games. On that trip, she broke her nose and had to wait until they docked to set it again. As a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LaRae fulfilled many callings throughout her life. Serving was in her very nature and she taught others to always look for opportunities to be of service. If you ever received a cake from LaRae, count yourself lucky! She met and married Henry Owen Deaton and together they started a family consisting of three daughters and one son. Henry died on December 2, 1977. LaRae never married again. LaRae was energetic, lovingly dubbed spunky, and curious about the world around her. In her later life, she visited every continent on Earth, except Antarctica. Her passport was full. LaRae Roberts Deaton returned to her Heavenly Father on Friday, August 21, 2020. She was 93.
Family Message: "LaRae will be deeply missed but gratefully remembered as a charitable, patient, kind, loving and forgiving friend to all."
Survived By: Four children, 18 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Viewing: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Private Graveside Service: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
LaRae Roberts Deaton
1926 - 2020
Early Life: LaRae was born December 4, 1926, in Provo, Utah, to John Lyne and Maude Elizabeth Roach Roberts. She has two sisters and one brother. Her childhood consisted of loving family relations and activities that served as a model in raising her own family.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She was part of the Greatest Generation; she knew how to work hard, complain less, and love all. She was as industrious as a honey bee and often remembered for the use of her hands. To her, they were the greatest tools ever invented; from quilting a countless number of quilts (which she loved to give away), to canning fruit and planting flowers (although she hated dirt in her nails), she knew how to use them. Even in her youth, she used her hands on the basketball court where she played center for her league team which traveled to Hawaii, on a steamship in the 1940s, to play exhibition games. On that trip, she broke her nose and had to wait until they docked to set it again. As a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LaRae fulfilled many callings throughout her life. Serving was in her very nature and she taught others to always look for opportunities to be of service. If you ever received a cake from LaRae, count yourself lucky! She met and married Henry Owen Deaton and together they started a family consisting of three daughters and one son. Henry died on December 2, 1977. LaRae never married again. LaRae was energetic, lovingly dubbed spunky, and curious about the world around her. In her later life, she visited every continent on Earth, except Antarctica. Her passport was full. LaRae Roberts Deaton returned to her Heavenly Father on Friday, August 21, 2020. She was 93.
Family Message: "LaRae will be deeply missed but gratefully remembered as a charitable, patient, kind, loving and forgiving friend to all."
Survived By: Four children, 18 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Viewing: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Private Graveside Service: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1926 - 2020
Early Life: LaRae was born December 4, 1926, in Provo, Utah, to John Lyne and Maude Elizabeth Roach Roberts. She has two sisters and one brother. Her childhood consisted of loving family relations and activities that served as a model in raising her own family.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: She was part of the Greatest Generation; she knew how to work hard, complain less, and love all. She was as industrious as a honey bee and often remembered for the use of her hands. To her, they were the greatest tools ever invented; from quilting a countless number of quilts (which she loved to give away), to canning fruit and planting flowers (although she hated dirt in her nails), she knew how to use them. Even in her youth, she used her hands on the basketball court where she played center for her league team which traveled to Hawaii, on a steamship in the 1940s, to play exhibition games. On that trip, she broke her nose and had to wait until they docked to set it again. As a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LaRae fulfilled many callings throughout her life. Serving was in her very nature and she taught others to always look for opportunities to be of service. If you ever received a cake from LaRae, count yourself lucky! She met and married Henry Owen Deaton and together they started a family consisting of three daughters and one son. Henry died on December 2, 1977. LaRae never married again. LaRae was energetic, lovingly dubbed spunky, and curious about the world around her. In her later life, she visited every continent on Earth, except Antarctica. Her passport was full. LaRae Roberts Deaton returned to her Heavenly Father on Friday, August 21, 2020. She was 93.
Family Message: "LaRae will be deeply missed but gratefully remembered as a charitable, patient, kind, loving and forgiving friend to all."
Survived By: Four children, 18 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
Viewing: Berg Mortuary of Provo
Private Graveside Service: Orem City Cemetery
Obituary: © 2020 | Berg Mortuary
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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