Michael Don East

Michael Don East passed away Saturday, November 20, 2004 at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Michael was born January 27, 1954 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Donald U. and Ava Mason East. He married Bonnie Kay Jensen, his wife of 23 years, September 25, 1981 in the Ogden L.D.S. Temple.

Mike was raised in Ogden and Plain City, Utah. He attended schools in Ogden and Weber County, graduating from Weber High School. He also attended Weber State University.

Mike had a beautiful singing voice and received local and national recognition for his singing. He performed for several years with the local and state "March of Dimes" Teleramas. He was the Utah State "March of Dimes" poster boy in 1964 and sang on the 1964 nationally televised March of Dimes special, "One for the Money".

After graduating from high school, he worked for the I.R.S. and retired due to medical conditions. During his retirement Mike had many interests. He loved animals and invariably had at least a cat... or 2 to keep him and his wife company. He enjoyed working on computers, and especially surfing the internet.

Mike is survived by his wife Bonnie of Farr West; his mother, Ava of Plain City; his sisters, Donava (Melvin) Jensen of West Haven, Arlene (Keith) Green of Ogden and Myrna (Kyle) Schwartz of West Bountiful and his brother, Roy (Sharon) East of Plain City.

He was preceded in death by his father, Donald U. East.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
November 26, 2004
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
ServiceMyers Mortuary of Ogden
845 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
November 26, 2004
11:00 AM
CemeteryPlain City Cemetery
4373 W 1975 N
Plain City, UT 84404
November 26, 2004