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Marvin Carlston
1957 - 2025
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1957
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2025
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Marvin Carlston Obituary
Marvin "Marvelous" Lynn Carlston
1957-2025
Marvin "Marvelous" Lynn Carlston, 68, passed away on August 11, 2025, at his home surrounded by his sweetheart and his family, after a sudden a devastating late-stage pancreatic cancer diagnosis and 7 long months of excruciating pain 24/7.
He was born on June 13, 1957, in Paso Roblos, California, to Nancy Lou Stuart and Leon James Carlston. Marvin grew up in the Sugarhouse area where lived by his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He graduated from Granite High School, then he attended Trade Tech and earned his Associates Degree in Machine Shop. He then went on to attend the University of Utah and earned his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1983. Marvelous met and married his sweetheart Sherell Lee Odin, in the Salt Lake Temple and they recently celebrated with family and friends their 44th anniversary. He was a very kind, caring, loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Marvin was raised to be very hard working, loyal, loving, caring, family meant everything to him and that is who he did everything for. Marvelous enjoyed huge family bowhunting and fishing trips, anything to do with family! He enjoyed watching others catch fish and bag their big game animals and birds.
Marvin had many great skills that he learned from his uncles when helping to build their home and help in their homes and others. He also had many jobs at a nursery potting small plants, working in the back at Dans grocery store on 9th East, Pemco as a welder and machinist, CENTEK, where he designed an automated machine to build floppy discs for computers, Hercules, where he designed rocket motors, Valtek, where he designed and built large valves, at the same time he built/worked his own business Gold Tip Arrows/Gladiator Broadheads (He would beg his sweetheart to bring his boys over to do homework and have dinner with him while we built arrows and broadheads for archers and his final job out at Detroit Diesel in Tooele. He loved how he cleaned up the shop and made it more automated and innovative... His words!! Then he retired in February 2025 and 2 weeks later became very, very ill, and 2 weeks later was diagnosed with Stage 3 pancreatic cancer ...Not cool! Not in the plan at all!
Marvin was devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and his family. He held many callings in our church working with toddlers to 18 year olds and adults and he loved it all. His least favorite thing to do at church and at work was to talk in front of big groups of people, but he did it anyway and did a great job!
Marvin was a board member of the ATA/Archery Trade Association for 2 years and he was a great part in decision making to help archery grow in our states and in our school NASP archery in the school program. He was very proud of his achievements in both his family and his business, until it grew quickly and some bad banking decisions were made and ownership changed hands. He took it very hard.
Marvin was a great problem solver, he had a great mind and a HUGE heart!
Marvelous is survived by his sweetheart, Sherell, their sons Anthony (Mariana), Darin, Matthew/Mags, Jonathan (Maggie), his grandchildren, Ethan, Grace/Len, Nataly, Helaman, Margaux, Moroni, Samuel, and (Mailey, to be born in October 2025. He is also survived by his brother, Ron, and sister Janet (Randy) and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many devoted close friends and neighbors. Proceeded in death by his loving parents, Nancy and Leon Carlston, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, mother in law, sisters in law and many friends.
Marvelous lived his life to the absolute fullest---quietly, faithfully, devoted to his wife and boys, daughters and grandchildren, all with a kind and beautiful heart!
His last words to our family were...I LOVE YOU! NOW GET TO WORK!!
A celebration of Marvin's life will be held on August 22nd and August 23rd:
A viewing will be held from 6pm-8pm on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the Sunset Building/Lehi 22nd Ward (721 West 2100 North, Lehi, Utah 84043).
A celebration of life and viewing will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 with the viewing from 10am-10:45am and the celebration of life services from 11am -12:30pm (Sunset Building/Lehi 22nd Ward- 721 West 2100 North Lehi, Utah 84043).
Interment will be at the Lehi City Cemetery (1525 North 600 East, Lehi, Utah 84043).
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations in behalf of Marvelous to help pay for medical, end of life and burial expenses to their VENMO @Sherell-Carlston
To view the service, please go to: https://www.larkinmortuary.com/obituary/view/marvin-lynn-carlston/ -
1957-2025
Marvin "Marvelous" Lynn Carlston, 68, passed away on August 11, 2025, at his home surrounded by his sweetheart and his family, after a sudden a devastating late-stage pancreatic cancer diagnosis and 7 long months of excruciating pain 24/7.
He was born on June 13, 1957, in Paso Roblos, California, to Nancy Lou Stuart and Leon James Carlston. Marvin grew up in the Sugarhouse area where lived by his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He graduated from Granite High School, then he attended Trade Tech and earned his Associates Degree in Machine Shop. He then went on to attend the University of Utah and earned his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1983. Marvelous met and married his sweetheart Sherell Lee Odin, in the Salt Lake Temple and they recently celebrated with family and friends their 44th anniversary. He was a very kind, caring, loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Marvin was raised to be very hard working, loyal, loving, caring, family meant everything to him and that is who he did everything for. Marvelous enjoyed huge family bowhunting and fishing trips, anything to do with family! He enjoyed watching others catch fish and bag their big game animals and birds.
Marvin had many great skills that he learned from his uncles when helping to build their home and help in their homes and others. He also had many jobs at a nursery potting small plants, working in the back at Dans grocery store on 9th East, Pemco as a welder and machinist, CENTEK, where he designed an automated machine to build floppy discs for computers, Hercules, where he designed rocket motors, Valtek, where he designed and built large valves, at the same time he built/worked his own business Gold Tip Arrows/Gladiator Broadheads (He would beg his sweetheart to bring his boys over to do homework and have dinner with him while we built arrows and broadheads for archers and his final job out at Detroit Diesel in Tooele. He loved how he cleaned up the shop and made it more automated and innovative... His words!! Then he retired in February 2025 and 2 weeks later became very, very ill, and 2 weeks later was diagnosed with Stage 3 pancreatic cancer ...Not cool! Not in the plan at all!
Marvin was devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and his family. He held many callings in our church working with toddlers to 18 year olds and adults and he loved it all. His least favorite thing to do at church and at work was to talk in front of big groups of people, but he did it anyway and did a great job!
Marvin was a board member of the ATA/Archery Trade Association for 2 years and he was a great part in decision making to help archery grow in our states and in our school NASP archery in the school program. He was very proud of his achievements in both his family and his business, until it grew quickly and some bad banking decisions were made and ownership changed hands. He took it very hard.
Marvin was a great problem solver, he had a great mind and a HUGE heart!
Marvelous is survived by his sweetheart, Sherell, their sons Anthony (Mariana), Darin, Matthew/Mags, Jonathan (Maggie), his grandchildren, Ethan, Grace/Len, Nataly, Helaman, Margaux, Moroni, Samuel, and (Mailey, to be born in October 2025. He is also survived by his brother, Ron, and sister Janet (Randy) and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many devoted close friends and neighbors. Proceeded in death by his loving parents, Nancy and Leon Carlston, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, mother in law, sisters in law and many friends.
Marvelous lived his life to the absolute fullest---quietly, faithfully, devoted to his wife and boys, daughters and grandchildren, all with a kind and beautiful heart!
His last words to our family were...I LOVE YOU! NOW GET TO WORK!!
A celebration of Marvin's life will be held on August 22nd and August 23rd:
A viewing will be held from 6pm-8pm on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the Sunset Building/Lehi 22nd Ward (721 West 2100 North, Lehi, Utah 84043).
A celebration of life and viewing will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 with the viewing from 10am-10:45am and the celebration of life services from 11am -12:30pm (Sunset Building/Lehi 22nd Ward- 721 West 2100 North Lehi, Utah 84043).
Interment will be at the Lehi City Cemetery (1525 North 600 East, Lehi, Utah 84043).
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations in behalf of Marvelous to help pay for medical, end of life and burial expenses to their VENMO @Sherell-Carlston
To view the service, please go to: https://www.larkinmortuary.com/obituary/view/marvin-lynn-carlston/ -
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Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from Aug. 15 to Aug. 16, 2025.
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