Grant Lorenzo Alder Obituary (1915 - 2007)

Grant Lorenzo Alder OGDEN - Grant Lorenzo Alder passed away peacefully on May 1, 2007 at the age of 92. He was born February 18, 1915 in Midway, Utah, the son of Alfred Lorenzo and Ida Burgener Alder. His father was a sheep rancher and in Grant's youth he spent his time working on the farm and in the mountains with the sheep herds. He graduated from the Midway public school, Wasatch High School, Seminary and Weber College. He met Dorothy Sharratt in some business classes at Weber College in January 1934. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on October 22, 1937. He worked as an accountant for several businesses in Ogden and operated Ogden City Floral with his family about 30 years. He was a member of the Ogden Rotary Club for over 15 years. Later, he worked in Real Estate, buying, building and selling. He was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, and traveling with a trailer. He enjoyed hobbies such as recording music and making home movies. He enjoyed being with his family. Grant and his wife Dorothy lived in Ogden, North Ogden and Midway, Utah. They spent their summers in Island Park, Idaho and Liberty, Utah. For 27 years, winters were spent in St. George, Utah. He spent the last five years living at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Pleasant View. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many positions in the auxiliaries and as a Stake missionary. He served as first counselor in the bishopric of the Ogden 21st Ward and as bishop of the North Ogden 1st Ward for a total of 14 years. He served on the High Council and as Stake Clerk in the Ben Lomond Stake and Stake President of the Ben Lomond and North Ogden, Utah Stakes. President David O. McKay called him to serve as Director of the Ogden Region Welfare Program and Deseret Industries; as chairman of the Mormon Relationship Committee of Lake Bonneville Council, Boy Scouts of America; as a member of the board of trustees for the McKay Dee Hospital; and as a member of the finance committee for the Ogden Temple. President Joseph Fielding Smith called him to be regional director of the Welfare Program for seven regions in Northern Utah. He also served as a faithful home teacher and temple worker for many years. He was called to be Director of the Idaho Falls Temple Visitors Center with his wife, Dorothy as his companion. Surviving him are his children, Kay (Paul) Aardema, Kenneth (Carla Ericksen) Alder, Janice (Bob) Wright, Keith (Cindy Jensen) Alder. He is survived by 23 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. His wife, Dorothy and his parents, two sisters, one brother and twin great-grandsons preceded him in death. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 May 6, 2007 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServicePleasant View 4th Ward Chapel 900 W. Pleasant View Drive Pleasant View, UT May 7, 2007 11:00 AM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 May 7, 2007