Melvin Dale Elmer

1923 - 2010  (86 years)

• Name	Melvin Dale Elmer  [1]
  Birth	31 Dec 1923	Payson, Utah, Utah   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 2010  [2, 3]
  Burial	Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah   [2]
  Person ID	I9705	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Melvin Leone Elmer,   b. 18 Nov 1902, Payson, Utah, Utah d. 30 Sep 1978, Payson, Utah, Utah (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jennie Leona Haskell,   b. 27 Nov 1902, Payson, Utah, Utah d. 18 Jun 1989, Orem, Utah, Utah (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1923	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F6725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Dianne Elmer   2. Living   3. Brad Elmer
  Family ID	F6724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Daily Herald (Provo, UT) December 4, 2010 Loving husband, father, grandfather and friend Dale Elmer was called home on Dec. 1st, 2010. He was 86 years old and lived a full and independent life. Dale was born Dec. 31, 1923 in Payson to Melvin Leon and Jennie Leona Haskell Elmer. His first love was his sweetheart and wife, Ruth Thatcher. They were married on Sept. 24, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. Dad graduated from Payson High School in 1942. He went into the United States Air force 1944-1946 serving in the Philippines' and Okinawa. In Dec. 1946 he started to work for U.S. Steel. He retired after 39 years. Dale loved attending the temple and serving in his church callings. Dad liked hunting, fishing, bowling, sports and family vacations. For many years his garden, yard and flowers kept him happily busy creating beauty for all to enjoy. Dale and Ruth are the parents of 3 children, Dianne Elmer, St. George, UT, Connie Olsen (David) Payson, UT, Brad Elmer (Kim) Evanston, WY. They have 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Keith (Ruth) Elmer, Colorado and Sheldon (Polly) Elmer of Fillmore. They have been married for 63 years. The joy of his life was his family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S51333] Ivan Y. Haskell of Payson, Utah, privately published abt 1995, 432pp, 400 Years with Haskells, (Digitized copy abailable on FamilySearch.org). [S44567] Cemetery index, Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, (Find-a-Grave). [S36346] Obituary, Daily Herald (Provo, UT), Melvin Dale Elmer, (December 4, 2010). [S27360] Genealogy of the descendants of Roger Haskell and Elizabeth Hardy, (compiled by Marion S. Anderson for the Haskell Family Association).