Linda Gene (Haacke) Murdock, 77, gracefully passed away in her sleep on Saturday, 12 February 2022, after having spent several weeks in the hospital, due to complications with diabetes and an infection.
Linda was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 30 December 1944, to Rulon and Hildegard (Neitsch) Haacke. She was the eldest of their three children and grew up in Bountiful, Utah. She was a graduate of Bountiful High School, Class of 1963.
Linda then served a mission in Montevideo, Uruguay for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then joined her family in Southern Brazil while they completed their mission. She often reminisced about her mission and recalled it as one of the happiest experiences of her life.
Linda returned to Utah and attended Brigham Young University where she worked hard and earned her Bachelor's degree in Education in just two years. She took a teaching job in Davis County, where she worked for thirty-seven years. Linda really devoted her life to teaching and always looked for ways to improve her skills so she could teach her students different learning styles.
After her retirement, Linda developed the annual tradition of sitting on her front porch on the first day of school so she could wave to the children as they passed by on their way to school.
Linda married Clark Murdock in 1975 and became the stepmom to Curtis, John and Kara. They initially lived in Salt Lake City, but settled in Centerville, Utah where they had six children of their own and adopted Clark's twin granddaughters, whom they raised as their own. They enjoyed forty-two years together before Clark's death.
Linda had a cheery, spontaneous personality and often broke into song for no reason or when she was excited and happy. She loved to sing! She embarrassed her family at every Fourth of July parade with her random, LOUD cheering and one-of-a-kind dance moves. She spoke Portuguese and played the accordion in a local senior citizens' band. Linda was a proud member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and encouraged her daughters to be proud of their heritage, too.
In addition to her parents, Linda was predeceased by her husband, Clark Murdock; and parents-in-law, Joseph Grant and Sara Ora Murdock.
Left to cherish her memory are Linda's children, Alyx Murdock, Chris H. (michelle) Murdock, Curtis (Teri) Murdock, David R. Murdock, John (Lisa) Murdock, Jordon Murdock, Julia (Shane) Reese, Kara Murdock; Lori Jo Murdock, Ryan (Tiffney) Murdock, and Tracy Anderson; twenty-two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Maureen Buchanan and Douglas Haacke; siblings-in-law, Gayle Baxter, Jenny Murdock and Kent (Barbara) Murdock; and her three cats.
All services held at Russon Brothers' Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street:
1st Viewing
6 to 8 P.M.
Thursday, 17 February 2022
2nd Viewing
12:30 to 1:30 P.M.
Funeral
2 P.M.
Friday, 18 February
Streaming on the mortuary's Web site and Facebook page to begin at 1:50 P.M.
Interment: Bountiful City Cemetery
Linda was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 30 December 1944, to Rulon and Hildegard (Neitsch) Haacke. She was the eldest of their three children and grew up in Bountiful, Utah. She was a graduate of Bountiful High School, Class of 1963.
Linda then served a mission in Montevideo, Uruguay for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then joined her family in Southern Brazil while they completed their mission. She often reminisced about her mission and recalled it as one of the happiest experiences of her life.
Linda returned to Utah and attended Brigham Young University where she worked hard and earned her Bachelor's degree in Education in just two years. She took a teaching job in Davis County, where she worked for thirty-seven years. Linda really devoted her life to teaching and always looked for ways to improve her skills so she could teach her students different learning styles.
After her retirement, Linda developed the annual tradition of sitting on her front porch on the first day of school so she could wave to the children as they passed by on their way to school.
Linda married Clark Murdock in 1975 and became the stepmom to Curtis, John and Kara. They initially lived in Salt Lake City, but settled in Centerville, Utah where they had six children of their own and adopted Clark's twin granddaughters, whom they raised as their own. They enjoyed forty-two years together before Clark's death.
Linda had a cheery, spontaneous personality and often broke into song for no reason or when she was excited and happy. She loved to sing! She embarrassed her family at every Fourth of July parade with her random, LOUD cheering and one-of-a-kind dance moves. She spoke Portuguese and played the accordion in a local senior citizens' band. Linda was a proud member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and encouraged her daughters to be proud of their heritage, too.
In addition to her parents, Linda was predeceased by her husband, Clark Murdock; and parents-in-law, Joseph Grant and Sara Ora Murdock.
Left to cherish her memory are Linda's children, Alyx Murdock, Chris H. (michelle) Murdock, Curtis (Teri) Murdock, David R. Murdock, John (Lisa) Murdock, Jordon Murdock, Julia (Shane) Reese, Kara Murdock; Lori Jo Murdock, Ryan (Tiffney) Murdock, and Tracy Anderson; twenty-two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Maureen Buchanan and Douglas Haacke; siblings-in-law, Gayle Baxter, Jenny Murdock and Kent (Barbara) Murdock; and her three cats.
All services held at Russon Brothers' Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street:
1st Viewing
6 to 8 P.M.
Thursday, 17 February 2022
2nd Viewing
12:30 to 1:30 P.M.
Funeral
2 P.M.
Friday, 18 February
Streaming on the mortuary's Web site and Facebook page to begin at 1:50 P.M.
Interment: Bountiful City Cemetery
Linda Gene (Haacke) Murdock, 77, gracefully passed away in her sleep on Saturday, 12 February 2022, after having spent several weeks in the hospital, due to complications with diabetes and an infection.
Linda was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 30 December 1944, to Rulon and Hildegard (Neitsch) Haacke. She was the eldest of their three children and grew up in Bountiful, Utah. She was a graduate of Bountiful High School, Class of 1963.
Linda then served a mission in Montevideo, Uruguay for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then joined her family in Southern Brazil while they completed their mission. She often reminisced about her mission and recalled it as one of the happiest experiences of her life.
Linda returned to Utah and attended Brigham Young University where she worked hard and earned her Bachelor's degree in Education in just two years. She took a teaching job in Davis County, where she worked for thirty-seven years. Linda really devoted her life to teaching and always looked for ways to improve her skills so she could teach her students different learning styles.
After her retirement, Linda developed the annual tradition of sitting on her front porch on the first day of school so she could wave to the children as they passed by on their way to school.
Linda married Clark Murdock in 1975 and became the stepmom to Curtis, John and Kara. They initially lived in Salt Lake City, but settled in Centerville, Utah where they had six children of their own and adopted Clark's twin granddaughters, whom they raised as their own. They enjoyed forty-two years together before Clark's death.
Linda had a cheery, spontaneous personality and often broke into song for no reason or when she was excited and happy. She loved to sing! She embarrassed her family at every Fourth of July parade with her random, LOUD cheering and one-of-a-kind dance moves. She spoke Portuguese and played the accordion in a local senior citizens' band. Linda was a proud member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and encouraged her daughters to be proud of their heritage, too.
In addition to her parents, Linda was predeceased by her husband, Clark Murdock; and parents-in-law, Joseph Grant and Sara Ora Murdock.
Left to cherish her memory are Linda's children, Alyx Murdock, Chris H. (michelle) Murdock, Curtis (Teri) Murdock, David R. Murdock, John (Lisa) Murdock, Jordon Murdock, Julia (Shane) Reese, Kara Murdock; Lori Jo Murdock, Ryan (Tiffney) Murdock, and Tracy Anderson; twenty-two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Maureen Buchanan and Douglas Haacke; siblings-in-law, Gayle Baxter, Jenny Murdock and Kent (Barbara) Murdock; and her three cats.
All services held at Russon Brothers' Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street:
1st Viewing
6 to 8 P.M.
Thursday, 17 February 2022
2nd Viewing
12:30 to 1:30 P.M.
Funeral
2 P.M.
Friday, 18 February
Streaming on the mortuary's Web site and Facebook page to begin at 1:50 P.M.
Interment: Bountiful City Cemetery
Linda was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 30 December 1944, to Rulon and Hildegard (Neitsch) Haacke. She was the eldest of their three children and grew up in Bountiful, Utah. She was a graduate of Bountiful High School, Class of 1963.
Linda then served a mission in Montevideo, Uruguay for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then joined her family in Southern Brazil while they completed their mission. She often reminisced about her mission and recalled it as one of the happiest experiences of her life.
Linda returned to Utah and attended Brigham Young University where she worked hard and earned her Bachelor's degree in Education in just two years. She took a teaching job in Davis County, where she worked for thirty-seven years. Linda really devoted her life to teaching and always looked for ways to improve her skills so she could teach her students different learning styles.
After her retirement, Linda developed the annual tradition of sitting on her front porch on the first day of school so she could wave to the children as they passed by on their way to school.
Linda married Clark Murdock in 1975 and became the stepmom to Curtis, John and Kara. They initially lived in Salt Lake City, but settled in Centerville, Utah where they had six children of their own and adopted Clark's twin granddaughters, whom they raised as their own. They enjoyed forty-two years together before Clark's death.
Linda had a cheery, spontaneous personality and often broke into song for no reason or when she was excited and happy. She loved to sing! She embarrassed her family at every Fourth of July parade with her random, LOUD cheering and one-of-a-kind dance moves. She spoke Portuguese and played the accordion in a local senior citizens' band. Linda was a proud member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and encouraged her daughters to be proud of their heritage, too.
In addition to her parents, Linda was predeceased by her husband, Clark Murdock; and parents-in-law, Joseph Grant and Sara Ora Murdock.
Left to cherish her memory are Linda's children, Alyx Murdock, Chris H. (michelle) Murdock, Curtis (Teri) Murdock, David R. Murdock, John (Lisa) Murdock, Jordon Murdock, Julia (Shane) Reese, Kara Murdock; Lori Jo Murdock, Ryan (Tiffney) Murdock, and Tracy Anderson; twenty-two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Maureen Buchanan and Douglas Haacke; siblings-in-law, Gayle Baxter, Jenny Murdock and Kent (Barbara) Murdock; and her three cats.
All services held at Russon Brothers' Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street:
1st Viewing
6 to 8 P.M.
Thursday, 17 February 2022
2nd Viewing
12:30 to 1:30 P.M.
Funeral
2 P.M.
Friday, 18 February
Streaming on the mortuary's Web site and Facebook page to begin at 1:50 P.M.
Interment: Bountiful City Cemetery
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