Jack Richard Selander

Jack R. Selander

Jack Richard Selander, 76, a resident of North Ogden, Utah for 47 years, died at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Claudia and Daniel Niu, in Springville, Utah of congestive heart failure on September 12, 2002 following a recent heart attack. He had been in failing health after suffering a stroke in 1993, which left him with great difficulty in communicating. He had been living at the home of their daughter in Springville, Utah, where he and his wife had been receiving loving care for the past three years.

Jack was born Mar 13, 1926 to Samuel August Selander and Amy Senior Wilson Selander in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended both South High and West High Schools in Salt Lake City, Utah, graduating in 1943. While serving as a Pharmacists Mate in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1947 he married his high school sweetheart, Elaine Affleck Zitting on Dec 11, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
They were later sealed to each other for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple in 1956, along with their eldest four children.

He received a B.S.Degree from the University of Utah (1950) and a M.Ed. degree from Utah State University (1965). He did graduate work at the University of Utah, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, Stanford University and UCLA. He retired after 33 years from Weber County
School District, in Ogden, Utah in 1987 and he also supplemented his income by working for several years for the U.S. Postal Service prior to 1963. He was a teacher at Hooper Elementary and South Junior High Schools; an Assistant Principal at South Junior High School and Weber High School;
Director of the Weber County School District Educational Television Station; Director of Curriculum and Research; Principal of Bonneville High School; Director of Media; and an Administrator of several Federal Programs for the Weber County School District.

Jack was ordained a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints by Spencer W. Kimball in 1963 and was active in a variety of callings including his last assignment as a Temple worker in the Ogden, Utah Temple until he was unable to continue due to his health. He was an
avid reader and genealogist, and loved crossword puzzles. He also enjoyed his rare fishing trips to the local streams and rivers.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine Affleck Zitting Selander of Springville, Utah, and six children; Jack R. (Carol) Selander, Jr, of Hewitt, Texas, Laraine (Andrew) Selander Anderson of Pleasant View, Utah, Larue (James) Selander Wade of Plain City, Utah, James G. (Helen) Selander of Park City,
Utah, Claudia (Daniel) Selander Niu of Springville, Utah, and Julie (John) Selander Fleming of Seattle, Washington; also, son-in-law, Kelly McEntire, Huntsville, Utah. He is survived by 29 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Kenneth A. and Willard S. Selander, sister Mary Clara Selander Kempf, daughter Janice Selander McEntire, one granddaughter, Moriah Niu, and one step-grandson, Larry Shane Sainsbury.

He was known for his great wit and humor, his patience, tolerance, compassion, and wisdom. He will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
September 15, 2002
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceNorth Ogden 7th Ward Chapel
205 E. Elberta Drive
North Ogden, UT 84414
September 16, 2002
11:00 AM
CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery
526 East 2850 No
North Ogden, UT 84414
September 16, 2002