BERT LACEY

Bert N. Lacey 1921 ~ 2010 Bert Nelson Lacey, 89, passed away peacefully November 30, 2010. Bert was a devoted husband, father and friend. He was born May 5, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Emma Elizabeth Kurr and Newton Lacey in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bert played the violin in the high school orchestra and couldn't help but notice a certain Dorothy Mae Nielsen who also played the violin in the orchestra. They were married at age 19 in the Salt Lake Temple. After high school graduation, Bert went to work at Cudahy Meat Packing Company in North Salt Lake and worked as a Traffic Manager. These skills were put to good use during his military service in World War II coordinating movement of men and supplies in the motor pool. He was stationed in the South Pacific and spent time in Japan and the Philippines. Four children came to their home: daughters: JoAnne (Michael) McNulty, (who passed away six years ago due to complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis), Lynnette (Richard) Edgley, Denise (Bruce) Strassburg and son, Bret (Carla) Lacey. Bert returned to Cudahy after his military service and worked as a Purchasing Agent and was transferred to Mesa, AZ in 1963. His wife said she would only move to Arizona on one condition - that a swimming pool be added to the backyard, and indeed it was. He and family members enjoyed many hours of cool and refreshing recreation (and relief from the Arizona heat) in the backyard pool. Golfing was a favorite activity enjoyed with family members whenever the opportunity presented itself. He enjoyed golf so much that weather conditions were of little concern, playing in sun, heat, rain and snow! He was playing golf once a week into his 88th year. As a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bert served others in many capacities including the Scouting Program, as a Seventy and ward missionary, as a Stake Clerk for 15 years, as Counselor in the Bishopric and in High Priest quorum leadership. He also served two full-time missions with his first wife, one to the South Pacific paradise of Samoa and the second in the frozen tundra of Winnipeg, Canada. After retirement, Bert helped the family build a log cabin in Star Valley, Wyoming and enjoyed many memorable family outings there. After his first wife passed away, Bert married again at the age of 74. He and Dorothy Stover Lacey have been together for the past 15 years and they enjoyed working in the yard, gardening, traveling to historic places and spending time with children and grandchildren. Bert is survived by wife, Dorothy; children: Lynnette Edgley, Denise Strassburg and Bret Lacey; grandchildren: Marti Herbst, Shelly Bigler, Todd McNulty, Kelly McNulty, Chris Hymus, Colleen Edgley, Curtis Edgley, Claire Simpson, Joel Strassburg, Beth Scott, Alec Strassburg; and 17 great-grand-children. Bert also cherished relationships with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren from his second marriage. Bert's family thanks those at Legacy House, Aspen Ridge West and Inspiration Hospice who provided loving care during the last months of his life. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 4, 2010, 12:00 noon at the Taylorsville 3rd Ward, 1457 West Atherton Drive (4375 So.) where a viewing will be held Saturday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Interment. Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Arrangements under the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.