- Date Of Birth: November 27, 1945
- Date Of Death: April 17, 2016
- State: Utah
Don Melvin Stoffers
Don Melvin Stoffers, our devoted husband, father and Grandpa is “taking the next step.” He passed away on April 17, 2016 in his home surrounded by family.
Don was proud to have been born in Star Valley, Wyoming on November 27, 1945 to Melvin Ray and Virgie (Eggleston) Stoffers. He grew up in Ogden and graduated from Ben Lomond High School in 1964. Don served a two-and-a-half-year LDS mission from 1965 to 1967 in the Samoa Islands and for the rest of his life he loved the Polynesian people, culture and music.
On October 29, 1969 Don married his true and devoted love, Linda Hislop, in the Logan Temple.
Don graduated from Weber State College with a Bachelor of Science in Geology in 1971 and then joined the Army which ended up taking him and his growing family all across the country. After serving in the military, his family returned to Ogden where Don joined the National Guard and got a second Bachelor of Science degree from Weber State in Computer Science and a MBA from Brigham Young University.
Don loved the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed serving strangers, neighbors and friends in many ways and in many callings. Don and Linda were able to serve a mission together in inner city Ogden from 2009 to 2011.
Don LOVED his family. His dear wife, four children and three grandchildren were his greatest joy. He enjoyed a job well done, working hard, serving people, genealogy, talking computers, world history, politics, scriptures and was a lifetime learner.
Don is survived by his loving wife, Linda; three children, Jennilyn, Monte Don (Monica) and Sara Jean; three grandchildren, Marley Ray, McClain Joshua and James Curtis. He is survived by his brother and best friend, Jim Stoffers of California. Don is enjoying a wonderful reunion with his father, mother, sister Linda Walker and his eldest son, Ray Taylor.
Special thanks to the many hospice helpers, family, friends and his violinist, “Tommy” that served Don and our family in the last stages of his mortal journey.
