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Show Page 6 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXVIII Issue VII February 15, 2021 Announcements Obituaries Cherie Burton August 19, 1946 ~ February 3, 2021 Our sweet mother and grandmother Cherie Olofson Burton passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 3, 2021 after a Cherie Burton valiant four-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family members. Cherie was born August 19, 1946 to Russell and Helen Olofson in Salt Lake City. She has three wonderful sisters: Shawnie (Bob) Stoker, Heidi (Steve) Phipps, and Tammy Olofson (deceased). She grew up with her sisters in Salt Lake, Bountiful, and Huntsville and graduated from Weber High School in 1964. Huntsville is where she would meet her eternal companion. Cherie was sealed to David Earl Burton in the Salt Lake Temple December 10, 1965. They began their family in Ogden, eventually moving to Plain City where they raised their six children: Melonie (Jack) Terry, Shamayne (Mark) Russell, Sean (Tiffiny), Jory (Brandy), Bryce (Jamece), and Jayne (Dustin) Stanger. They were then blessed with 18 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, and more to come. Cherie was faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She showed her faith in the way she served both in church callings and those around her. She always put others first, and was willing to sacrifice anything and sometimes everything for someone else. She was gifted at sewing and crocheting, making many blankets, dresses and other items that, of course, went to someone else. She crocheted beautiful blessing dresses for each of her granddaughters and great-granddaughters, which are each unique and are a treasure to each of them. She spent many, countless late night hours working on them. Cherie enjoyed camping, word searches and Sudoku. She loved being surrounded by family. Each grandchild was greeted with “Hello Sweetie.” Thanksgiving was her masterpiece. She loved having family and extended family over for her Thanksgiving meal. She is renowned for her secret gravy that, to this day, we don’t know how she made it taste so good. She also loved the yearly Easter egg hunt and pumpkin carving in the fall. We will always remember Sunday popsicles or ice cream. Cherie had an infectious laugh. It brought many to tears, including herself. We will definitely miss it, and long to hear it once again. She was one who never complained, always saying there was someone out there who was worse off than her. She showed us resilience and endurance through all her trials of life— especially the last four years as she battled cancer. With her passing, she is reunited with her parents, sister Tammy, and grandson Ben. She is survived by her husband, David; all of her children and their spouses; grandchildren and great grandchildren; her sisters Shawnie and Heidi and their spouses; and many nieces and nephews who all love and adore her. She loved many; she was loved by many more. She was truly grateful for all the friendships she made and for the people in her life. Thank you to all who loved and supported her throughout her life. We are truly blessed to have had her in our lives. We look forward to the time we will meet again. Thank you to all the doctors and nurses who helped give us four more years with her. And, a special thanks to her three amazing daughters who, over time and especially the last four years, spent countless hours caring for, giving rides, and supporting her at each and every appointment. In lieu of flowers, please donate your time, talent, or money to someone or some cause that is “worse off than you.” You may send condolences, leave messages and stories, and read more about Cherie at <www.premierfuneral.com> A family graveside service was held Feb. 8, 2021 at Ogden City Cemetery. Please send your announcements & photos to: Ogden Valley News PO BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 Announcements are placed free of charge. Clyde Vern “Butch” Hoffman April 10, 1938 ~ January 27, 2021 Clyde Vern “Butch” Hoffman Jr., 82, left this world Wednesday, January 27, 2021, bound for a new starting gate, a bluebird day, unlimited fresh powder, and open fairways. He passed away at his home in the care of his loving family. Butch lived large. He worked hard and he played hard. He and his wife Linda (and his mother, Elsie) took a run-down laundry business on Washington Boulevard and built it into Hoffman Cleaners, an enduring staple in the Ogden business community for 60 years before they sold it in early 2019. As a ski racer, coach, promoter, official, supporter, and activist, he was without peer—as good a friend as Utah skiing has ever known. You could put a blindfold on Butch, spin him around till he’s dizzy, and he could drive you to Snowbasin Ski Resort without missing a curve. When he wasn’t working at the cleaners or skiing, he could often be found golfing at the Ogden Golf and Country Club with family, buddies, and dear friend Robert Herrmann. He also loved fast cars and fast boats. At 15, he helped build the Ogden Pineview Yacht Club and was one of its early members. He was also a master bowler and spent a lot of time at Paramount Bowl hustling games in the evenings. In the end, he bowled a perfect game. Butch, an only child, was born April 10, 1938 in Denver, Colorado to Elsie and Clyde V. Hoffman. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1956. Linda, Butch’s wife of 60-plus years, aided and abetted him for his entire adult life. Her support and encouragement have been the equal of his passion. Together, they have made the terms “Hoffman” and “skiing” synonymous—in Ogden and throughout the Intermountain West. They were married February 12, 1960 in Ogden. He was most alive in the mountain snow. He learned to ski from his father, Clyde, a World War II paratrooper. He ski raced for Ogden High School, then competed in Intermountain Division races throughout the West. Among many of his accomplishments in ski racing was winning the giant slalom at the U.S. National Veterans Alpine Championships in 1965. As a coach, he was certified at Snowbasin’s Earl Gary Michael House April 24, 1951 ~ January 31, 2021 Gary Michael House, 69, of St. George, Utah, died peacefully Sunday evening January 31, 2021 with family by his side. Gary House He fought the good fight, but eventually traveled on to his eternal home. He will be greatly missed on this side of heaven. He was born April 24, 1951 in Durham, North Carolina to Jesse Shelton House and Myrtle Daphine McBroom. Gary attended Durham High School, class of ’69, the University of North Carolina, Brigham Young University (BA), UCLA, (MA), and University of Utah for work on his doctorate. He taught Health Sciences classes at University of Utah and Weber State University. He was a Latin scholar. Gary loved tending his yard, chasing the stock market, Chinese buffets, cookies, and rock and roll music. He enjoyed watching old Westerns and college basketball. He was a true Tar Heel, his House line in North Carolina extending ten generations. Gary’s career in public health spanned 37 years. Gary served as Health Officer for the Butte and Nevada Counties in California, and the Weber-Morgan Health Department in Ogden, Utah. He planned and oversaw construction of the new state-of-the-art public health department building and brought five clinics under one roof. He was elected president of the Utah Health Officers Association, serving for many years. His last position was with the Southwest Utah Public Health Dept. in St. George, Utah, retiring in 2020. He created and supervised public health programs, which enhanced the PreserVaTiOn. PrOTecTiOn. sTewardshiP. Miller Ski School and spent a lifetime instructing others on how to ski and ski fast. As he crosses the finish line, Butch leaves many legacies behind. The list of young people he taught, helped, motivated, and influenced is easily in the hundreds. He is a recipient of the USSA Intermountain Division’s Don Reddish Award, an honor given “to the person in the division who contributes most to youth and organized skiing.” He has served as competition director of the Intermountain Division, as head coach of the division ski team on numerous occasions. His children are the accomplishments he was most proud of—Scott (Julie DenkersBishop), Heidi (Gordon Perry), and Kathy McRae all followed in his ski-racing boots. His son, Scott, was an All-American skier at the University of Utah and a member of the United States Ski Team. Butch’s daughters, Heidi and Kathy, both skied collegiately at BYU. Heidi, who won the U.S. Junior Olympic slalom championship as a 16-year-old, was a four-year All-American at BYU. Kathy was a college All-American and national champion her freshman year. They also inherited his love for life, for the mountains, and his incredible work ethic. His great sacrifice was never lost on his children. It was not unusual for him to wake early for work and then leave the family business to drive them to their next race, whether that was up a nearby canyon or in a neighboring state. He always did so with such aplomb and enthusiasm that his attitude and perspective found its way into their competitive hearts. Butch is survived by his wife, son, and daughters, and seven grandchildren: Haley and Jesse Hoffman, Ciera and Hunter Perry, Christa, Courtney, and Todd McRae; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde, and his mother, Elsie. The family would like to thank Intermountain Homecare & Hospice for helping Butch pass with peace, dignity, and comfort. We know Butch would also like to thank all of the wonderful employees who worked sideby-side with him to make Hoffman Cleaners a success for six decades. If your life has been touched by Butch, please join us for a celebration of life at a later date to be determined. Due to COVID-19, a private family service was held Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Leavitt’s Mortuary, 836 36th St. in Ogden, Utah. Interment at Washington Heights Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to a charity of your choice. And to Butch, we send you off with love and fond memories. We will continue taking runs at Snowbasin in your honor. Condolences may be shared with the family at <www.leavittsmortuary.com> health and safety of the communities that he loved. He dearly loved his associates. Gary was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At age nineteen, Elder House served a mission from 1970-1972 to Central America. He served in many church callings, and especially enjoyed teaching the youth. He was Bishop of the Shadow Mountain Ward in Ogden, Utah. He served as a temple worker at the LDS Payson Temple. He was a student of scriptures and truly knew what it meant to Love One Another. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anne Call House; his daughter, Melissa (Steve) Fowler, of Wenatchee, WA; his son, Christian Jordan House, of St. George; and his older brother, Thomas Shelton House, of Nashville, Tennessee. Anne and Gary have four grandchildren: Kamryn Nanne Fowler, Macy Melissa Fowler, Cash Douglas Fowler, and Elise Eve Fowler. He had faith that “Families are Forever.” Funeral services were held Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Red Cliffs 9th Ward Chapel, 1285 North Bluff St., St. George, Utah where a visitation was held prior to services. Interment was held February 12 in the Oak Hills Cemetery, 600 Cemetery Ln., Red Bluff, California. Arrangements entrusted to Metcalf Mortuary. Please visit www.metcalfmortuary. com for condolences, complete obituary, and funeral listings. Deceased Giacomo “Jim” Favero, 103 years & 9 months, died July 3, 2020. Eva L. Helms, 88, died January 26, 2021. Yvonne E. Mitchell Smith, 90, died January 30, 2021. Kent G. 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