Mary Patricia Kuralt

Mary Patricia (Pat) Kuralt, devoted mother and aunt, book-lover extraordinaire, and sometime queen of the cribbage, trivia, and Scrabble boards, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the age of 70. She was born on June 11, 1948, in Mobile, AL. Her father served in the Air Force for much of her childhood, so she moved frequently, finally settling in Utah when he was stationed at Hill AFB. She graduated from St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Ogden in 1965. While working with her father and mother at the Hill AFB bowling center, Pat met future husband James Kuralt. They married in 1967 and divorced in 1999. She gave birth to a daughter and two sons. She lived in Sunset, UT for nearly 30 years before moving to West Point in 1998.

Pat worked in civil service at Hill AFB, where she followed her passion for reading into a library technician position at Gerrity Memorial Library and supported people of all faiths as the Wing Chaplain's secretary at the Hill AFB Chapel. She was known at Hill for her kindness, efficiency, and generosity in giving time to help others. In 2010, she retired to focus on the hobbies she loved: reading, gardening, enjoying her children and her dogs, watching her favorite TV shows, and playing her favorite card and computer games. She moved to West Jordan to live with her sons in 2011, where she spent seven happy years prior to her final illness.

Pat is survived by her three children: Karen, David, and Robert Kuralt. She is also survived by her sister Mary Ann (Richard) Keindl, her nephews Douglas (Pam) and Edward Keindl, and her beloved dogs, Zorro and Bear. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Luman, and by her beloved dogs Pepper, Taffy, and Twix.

Visitation will be held at Myers Mortuary, 250 N. Fairfield Rd. in Layton, on Monday, August 6, from 6 - 8 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church at 210 S. Chapel St. in Layton. Interment will take place at Evergreen Memorial Park in Ogden. Flowers may be sent to Myers Mortuary in Layton.
VisitationMyers Mortuary of Layton
250 N. Fairfield Rd.
Layton, UT 84041
August 6, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceSt. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
210 South Chapel
Layton, UT 84041
August 7, 2018
10:00 AM
BurialMyers Evergreen Memorial Park
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
August 7, 2018
11:15 AM