Alwin Lewis Wittwer

ALWIN L. WITTWER

Brigham City- Alwin Lewis Wittwer, passed away on May 21, 2001 at Northern Hills hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota while enroute to a family reunion.
Alwin was born in Sidney Nebraska on March 28, 1943 to Gertrude and Alwin Wahl. He was later adopted by Seyreta and Joseph Wittwer. He graduated from High School in Neligh, Nebraska in 1963. He married Dianna Clevenger in January 1963. They had three children. They were later divorced. He married Cherie Lockhart Greene on September 21, 1985 in Brigham City, Utah.
He was employed at Valcraft for 33 years, and was shipping foreman at the time of his retirement in 2000.
Alwin was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal church in Brigham City. He served on the vestry and was the church sexton. He enjoyed many hours repairing, replacing and "fixing up" the building and grounds at St. Michael's. Passers by on 200 South can View the meditation garden, which he designed and built. He loved gardening.
Alwin was an avid fisherman, and he and his wife loved the time spent on their boat at Flaming Gorge. He also looked forward to and enjoyed camping and traveling, enjoyed the peace and beauty of nature.
He was adored by his devoted four-legged best friend, Ethel.
He is survived by his loving wife, Cherie, his birth mother Gertrude, children, James, Patricia and Nicholas, his brothers, David and Dylan, sisters, Barbara, Julie, Kathie, Connie, Kelly, and Candy, and Cherie's daughter, Kathryn and son, Robert, and two granddaughters.
The family members would like to express their gratitude for the compassion, love, and prayers of their friends and their extended family at St. Michael's Episcopal church, and to the staff of Huntsman Cancer Institute for their professional support and care. Alwin fought the devastating disease of cancer with the same determination and energy that he employed in all of life's endeavors.
Friends may pay respects at Myers Mortuary, 205 South 100 East, Brigham City, on Wednesday, May 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001, and the Memorial Eucharist will follow at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 589 South 200 East, Brigham City at 11:00 a.m.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
May 30, 2001
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceSt. Michael's Episcopal Chruch
589 South 200 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
May 31, 2001
11:00 AM
CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery
325 South 300 East
Brigham City, Utah 84302
May 31, 2001