Stanley Leroy Gehring

Stanley Leroy Gehring

SUNSET - Stanley Leroy Gehring, 79, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He was born October 2, 1932 in Malad, Idaho to Leroy Albert and Mary Veletta (Vee) Napier Gehring.
He married Gertrud Augusta Kittlemann (Trudy) June 21, 1957 in Nuremberg, Germany. She passed away August 8, 2000.

Stanley was a veteran serving in the Army during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War.
He graduated from South High in Salt Lake City in 1951 and attended Weber State College and received his Registered Nursing Degree.

Stanley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved doing Temple work.
He retired from the Army after 20 years of service. He got his RN and went into nursing and enjoyed caring for the elderly. Loved hunting, fishing, puzzles, reading, gardening, and building model air planes when he was younger.

He is survived by his children: Susan Christine LaTomme (Andy), Ruth A. Gehring, Stanley L. Gehring (Saralynn), 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and grandson, Ryan LaTomme.

Special thanks to VA Hospice and the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City for his care.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the Sunset 1st Ward, 2431 North 250 West, Sunset. A gathering for friends will be held at the church Thursday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services.

Interment, Camp Williams Veterans Memorial Park.

Arrangements under the direction of Myers Roy Mortuary.
VisitationSunset 1st Ward
2431 N. 250 W.
Sunset, UT
October 20, 2011
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
ServiceSunset 1st Ward
2431 N. 250 W.
Sunset , UT
October 20, 2011
11:00 AM
CemeteryCamp Williams Veterans Memorial Park
17111 South Camp Williams Road
Bluffdale, UT
October 20, 2011
1:00 PM