Alvin Robert Walkenhorst

Alvin Robert Walkenhorst was born August 6, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  His parents were Robert Gustav Walkenhorst and Lena Pauline Friedrike Westwerwelle Walkenhorst who had immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1923.  Al passed away, Tuesday, January 5, 2022 at home surrounded by his wife of seventy years and his seven children.
 
As a young boy he and his friends had fun adventurous childhoods building forts and tunnels in the fields of South Salt Lake.  When he was twelve he  began his bakery career with his father at Sugarhouse Bakery.  He learned to decorate cakes from his Granite High School baking teacher and in 1948 Carol’s Pastry Shop was born.  He worked side by side with his father and  brother Bob.  He decorated birthday,  wedding and speciality cakes.  They made danish, breads, pastries and thousands of eclairs.  In 2019 a short video as part of the PBS  series “This is Utah” was produced and Carol’s was highlighted as a successful small business in Utah.   Their segment won the Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy Award.
 
Al was drafted into the army in 1951.  One weekend in July 1951 while on leave, he married Joyce Marie Hartman.  In 1965 they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
 
Al has had a rich and abundant life.  He liked to travel, having been to Europe, especially Germany.  He enjoyed Australia, Canada and many states in the United States.  He had a great appreciation for cars, mostly old or classics from his model T’s to his Cutlass and Mustang.  He had a beautiful cabin in Lambs Canyon and loved going there and taking family with him.
 
Al is survived by his wife Joyce and seven children.  Debbie (Ron Loock), George, (Alvin Robert Jr.) (DeLynn Hanson), Carol (Jim Dahl), Laurie, Richard (Stephanie Mecham), Susan (Dennis Trate), Kurt (Patti Quintero).  They have 21 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.  He is also survived by his brother Bob Walkenhorst (LaVon).  He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Helyne and Norma and Brother Bill.  Many nieces and nephews survive him.
 
There will be a viewing Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from  6:00 to 8:00 pm at Memorial Murray Mortuary, 5850 South 900 East, Murray, UT  84121.  A second viewing will be Wednesday morning, January 12, 2022 from 9:30 am until 10:45 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9636 South 1700 East, Sandy, UT  84097 with funeral services at the Church at 11:00 am.
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Streaming of Funeral or Memorial Services
Memorial Gravesides 2
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e. Click “Join with Computer Audio”
f. Click “Mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral services
 
 
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b. Open the app and select “join a meeting”
c. Enter the meeting id – 8015661249
d. Select “join without video”
e. Select “Call using internet audio”
f. Select “mute” in the bottom left hand corner so that your audio does not interrupt the funeral services.
Service Information
Viewing at 6:00-8:00 PM
5850 South 900 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84121





Viewing at 9:30-10:45 AM
9636 South 1700 East Sandy, Utah 84097





Funeral Service
at 11:00 AM
9636 South 1700 East Sandy, Utah 84097