Donald Lamar Rundquist

Donald "Don" Lamar Rundquist

ROY - Donald "Don" Lamar Rundquist, 89, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at McKay-Dee Hospital.
He was born September 25, 1921 in Roy, Utah to Albert Lester and Nola G. Ritter Rundquist.

He was a veteran serving in the Army Air Corps/OSS during WWII. He was in the India Burma China Theatre.
Don married Myrla Hammon January 14, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. Myrla passed away November 21, 2003. He married Joycelyn Ward Besser March 26, 2011 in Roy, Utah.

Don was born and raised in Roy and attended Roy Elementary, Riverdale Junior High and Weber High School. At an early age he learned the joy of being anxiously engaged in good causes and hard work. He loved being a son of noble farmers and enjoyed the soil, the cattle and the tractor all the days of his life. He also loved hunting pheasants in his early years in the fields of Roy and Hooper. He grew a beautiful garden every year of his life and shared it with all. He loved watching sports, especially when they involved his grandchildren. He was a big fan of the Utah Jazz and BYU sports and enjoyed them most while watching with Joyce at his side.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Among his many callings, he was the first Bishop of the Roy 17th Ward. He was a devoted Ogden Temple worker, serving for 13 years until the day it closed.

He was a member of the Roy Historical Society and couldn't go anywhere without someone knowing him.
He is survived by his wife, Joycelyn Besser Rundquist of Roy; children: Ann (Stewart) Greenwood of Pleasant View; Marilyn (Kenneth) Russell of Roy; Kathleen (Blaine) Kippen of Pleasant View; Lori (Michael) Christensen of Farr West; Mark (Terry) Rundquist of Hooper; Shelly Bertagnolli of Roy; step-children: Sandy Bryan of West Haven; JaNae (Bill) Francis of Hooper; Justin Bowman of Grand Prairie, Texas; 33 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Also surviving siblings: Darlene Bingham Antonietti of Roy; Elaine (Lewis) Child of Roy; MaryLou (Mark) Niederhauser of Clinton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Myrla H. Rundquist, brother, Edwin Rundquist, granddaughter, Shannon Lynne Rundquist, and son-in-law, James Bertagnolli.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the Roy South Stake Center, 5700 South 3750 West, Roy. A viewing will be held Friday at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday at the church from 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. prior to services.

Interment, Roy City Cemetery where Military Honors will be accorded.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
April 29, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceRoy South Stake Center
5700 South 3750 West
Roy, UT
April 30, 2011
11:00 AM
CemeteryRoy City Cemetery
5200 South 2300 West
Roy, UT 84067
April 30, 2011
1:00 PM