Norman Grant Ewell
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1929 ~ 2012Norman, 82, returned home to his loving Father in Heaven on April 24, 2012.
He was born in Price, Utah, August 3, 1929, and moved thirteen times before joining the Air Force at age 17. He married Donna Rae Powell January 26, 1950, (sealed Sept. 21, 1968). They had three kids of their own, Norman (Dee), Terry and Connie, and Sandra from Donna's previous marriage. The family spent time in California, Idaho and Utah. His wife Donna passed away December 2, 1995 after nearly 46 years of marriage. Ten years later, he met and married Mary Adell O'Grady while working in the Jordan River Temple. They subsequently moved to California where he later passed away due to complications of congestive heart failure. Norman had a special spark about him and was loved by all who knew him. He was quick witted and enjoyed teasing his grandchildren. There are many outside of his own family that embraced him as 'Grandpa'. He was a gifted craftsman and loved being busy with a project. He was a jack-of-all-trades and did whatever was required to provide for his family.
Norman is survived by his wife Mary Adell and her very large loving family. Siblings: Barbara (Kenneth) Davies, Walter (Florence) Ewell and Harriett (Ramon) Swapp. Children: Sandra Porisky, Norman (Caroline) Ewell, Terry (Dana) Ewell and Connie (Dave) Christensen. He had 15 grandchildren plus 23 great grandchildren with one on the way and he loved them all. His family has peace knowing he was a great man who loved the Lord and His church. Norman will be buried next to his loving wife Donna in West Valley City, Utah.
Memorial services held, Tuesday May 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the LDS Chapel on 4147 West 9800 South in South Jordan. Valley View Memorial Park at 4335 West 4100 South will be the site of his final resting place.
Published in Deseret News on April 29, 2012
6 comments:
Beautiful obituary. Clearly a wonderful and loved man. I'm sorry for your loss. Will you be able to attend his funeral?
Well written Ashlee! I bet it was an honor for you to do that. What a wonderful man... you are lucky to have a grandpa like him. I never knew my grandpas.
Thank you again Ashlee. It's perfect! We love you!
Great job Ashlee. I enjoyed reading that. He seems like he lived a full life and was a great man.
Again...it was perfectly said. Good job sis.
That was so great! What an amazing man and that was a beautiful tribute! I'm so glad you get to go to the funeral and be with your family during this time. I wish you the best during all of this!
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