1931
Glen
2017
Glen Frank Tarbet
September 30, 1931 — October 1, 2017
Glen Frank Tarbet, 86, of American Fork, UT, died on 10.01.2017 at 11:32 PM of causes incident to old age. Viewings will be held on Friday, 10.06.2017, from 6-8 PM, and Saturday, 10 AM, at the LDS Chapel at 1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 AM in the same building. Interment will be at approximately 3 PM at the Memorial Estates Redwood Cemetery, 6500 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84123.
Glen was preceeded in death by his mother, Carol Cornia Haskell, and step-father, David Haskell, his second wife, Betty Bennion Brown Tarbet, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He is survived by his wife, Arsenath Ann Ellison Tarbet; children: Scott (Julie) Tarbet, Jami (Brad) Bernards, Carrie (Tony) Pearce, David Tarbet, Steven Neves, Penny (Dallas) Freeman, Victor (Caroldean) Tarbet Neves; ten step-children: Lauris (Jim) Bateman, Linda Corgiat, Alan (Jodi) Bodily, Jan (Jerry) Collingwood, LeeAnn (Jeff) Mudd, Laurie (Kim) Cooper, Carol Cardwell (Fred Artez), Sherrie (John) Mann, Ruth (Kevin) Wilkey, and Julie McGinnis; 64 grandchildren, 127 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather, Glen spent his life nurturing his family. First married in 1953, Glen fathered seven children with Gloria Gay Nuttall, although the couple divorced in 1965. His 1966 marriage in the Salt Lake Temple to Betty Bennion Brown resulted in a lifetime commitment to both her and her four children. After 30 years of marriage, Betty’s 1997 death left him devastated. Arsenath Ann Ellison stepped up to fill that terrible void in his life, and they were likewise married in the Salt Lake Temple the same year. Ann brought with her six more daughters and their families for him to love. The pair had been married for twenty years before Ann lost her sweetheart to the ravages of old age one day after his 86th birthday.
Although most of his step-children were grown at the time of each marriage, all found it impossible not to love Glen due to his devotion to their mothers, their families, and themselves. The words “in-law” and “step-” never influenced their places in his heart. Wed for time and all eternity to both wives, he has always treated their children as his own. Perhaps his greatest challenge, Glen’s hard work, persistence, and refusal to give up in the face of fierce opposition repaired rifts between himself and his birth children caused by a rancorous divorce. His dedication to his family has created a tightly knit whole which, despite its size and atypical configuration, remains bound by love and commitment. His children have striven and will continue to strive to follow their patriarch’s example and nourish what he so lovingly created.
Glen’s devotion and tireless efforts in caring for Betty through years of trying health issues and ultimate early death has taught all who know him the true meaning of love and selflessness. Likewise, he dedicated himself to caring for and protecting both his mother and his mother-in-law, the only support of each at the time of their deaths.
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Glen spent his lifetime dedicated to his Father in Heaven and in service to His children. In addition to countless hours of faithful home-teaching (which he never missed) and volunteer labor, Glen held multiple callings throughout the years, primarily in clerk positions. His fierce testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored Church has left his family a legacy of faith and fortitude. After his retirement, he served three service missions for the Church: California San Jose with his wife, Betty; California San Francisco with his wife, Ann, and a second mission with Ann to the Arizona Tucson Mission. He died holding the offices of Seventy and High Priest.
Glen joined the US Navy in 1951, following his graduation from high school and a year attending Utah State College in Logan, Utah. He served on the USS Boxer as a radio operator/electronics technician during the Korean War, and distinguished himself with multiple academic awards and service medals. After his discharge in 1954, Glen moved his then wife from his post at Alameda Naval Base to Provo, UT, where he attended Brigham Young University. He graduated with honors in 1956, with a degree in English, and a minor in French. He also graduated from Westminster College with a degree in business, and spoke some Spanish. He was proficient in computer science and technology, beginning in its early iterations. He developed his career as a technical writer at multiple corporations, including but not limited to Sperry Utah, Thiokol, and Northwest Pipeline, from which he retired in 1986.
Besides his family, the great love of Glen’s life was music. In his teenage years, he played the bass fiddle in the Granite High School and Weber State University orchestras. With his mother,
they provided music for dance halls in a jazz trio, Glen on the bass and Carol on the piano. His fine tenor voice could be heard ringing out in every congregation he ever sat in, music his favorite form of worship. This love and talent has become one of most prized legacies he provided his progeny.
Likewise, he passed on a keen intellect to his children. He was an endless source of information, both trivial and significant, in a broad spectrum of subjects. His love of gospel study resulted in an uncanny ability to quote long passages of scriptures verbatim. He had a particular penchant for the language arts, with a merciless red pencil. These skills and his quest for perfection well-suited his profession of technical writer for everything from computers to oil pipelines to rocket boosters.
An incurable romantic, Glen nurtured his relationships. He never missed the opportunity to court the ladies he loved, be it a birthday, anniversary, or special holiday. He loved to shower dozens of roses upon both Ann and Betty on every occasion. After Betty’s death, Ann would accompany him as he placed one or two dozen red roses on her grave, on Christmas, her birthday, and on Mother’s Day. He continued this until he could no longer function. One of his most unusual (thoughtful?) surprise gifts to Ann was a burial vault, purchased against the time when she’ll need it..
As a stalwart example of devotion to God and family, endless work ethic, unfailing honesty and integrity, and deep spirituality and humility, Glen has left his prodigious progeny large shoes to fill and a clear path to follow.Service Information
Viewing October 6, 2017 at 6:00 to 8:00 PM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
Viewing October 7, 2017 at 10:00 to 10:45 AM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
Funeral Service
October 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
Glen was preceeded in death by his mother, Carol Cornia Haskell, and step-father, David Haskell, his second wife, Betty Bennion Brown Tarbet, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He is survived by his wife, Arsenath Ann Ellison Tarbet; children: Scott (Julie) Tarbet, Jami (Brad) Bernards, Carrie (Tony) Pearce, David Tarbet, Steven Neves, Penny (Dallas) Freeman, Victor (Caroldean) Tarbet Neves; ten step-children: Lauris (Jim) Bateman, Linda Corgiat, Alan (Jodi) Bodily, Jan (Jerry) Collingwood, LeeAnn (Jeff) Mudd, Laurie (Kim) Cooper, Carol Cardwell (Fred Artez), Sherrie (John) Mann, Ruth (Kevin) Wilkey, and Julie McGinnis; 64 grandchildren, 127 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather, Glen spent his life nurturing his family. First married in 1953, Glen fathered seven children with Gloria Gay Nuttall, although the couple divorced in 1965. His 1966 marriage in the Salt Lake Temple to Betty Bennion Brown resulted in a lifetime commitment to both her and her four children. After 30 years of marriage, Betty’s 1997 death left him devastated. Arsenath Ann Ellison stepped up to fill that terrible void in his life, and they were likewise married in the Salt Lake Temple the same year. Ann brought with her six more daughters and their families for him to love. The pair had been married for twenty years before Ann lost her sweetheart to the ravages of old age one day after his 86th birthday.
Although most of his step-children were grown at the time of each marriage, all found it impossible not to love Glen due to his devotion to their mothers, their families, and themselves. The words “in-law” and “step-” never influenced their places in his heart. Wed for time and all eternity to both wives, he has always treated their children as his own. Perhaps his greatest challenge, Glen’s hard work, persistence, and refusal to give up in the face of fierce opposition repaired rifts between himself and his birth children caused by a rancorous divorce. His dedication to his family has created a tightly knit whole which, despite its size and atypical configuration, remains bound by love and commitment. His children have striven and will continue to strive to follow their patriarch’s example and nourish what he so lovingly created.
Glen’s devotion and tireless efforts in caring for Betty through years of trying health issues and ultimate early death has taught all who know him the true meaning of love and selflessness. Likewise, he dedicated himself to caring for and protecting both his mother and his mother-in-law, the only support of each at the time of their deaths.
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Glen spent his lifetime dedicated to his Father in Heaven and in service to His children. In addition to countless hours of faithful home-teaching (which he never missed) and volunteer labor, Glen held multiple callings throughout the years, primarily in clerk positions. His fierce testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored Church has left his family a legacy of faith and fortitude. After his retirement, he served three service missions for the Church: California San Jose with his wife, Betty; California San Francisco with his wife, Ann, and a second mission with Ann to the Arizona Tucson Mission. He died holding the offices of Seventy and High Priest.
Glen joined the US Navy in 1951, following his graduation from high school and a year attending Utah State College in Logan, Utah. He served on the USS Boxer as a radio operator/electronics technician during the Korean War, and distinguished himself with multiple academic awards and service medals. After his discharge in 1954, Glen moved his then wife from his post at Alameda Naval Base to Provo, UT, where he attended Brigham Young University. He graduated with honors in 1956, with a degree in English, and a minor in French. He also graduated from Westminster College with a degree in business, and spoke some Spanish. He was proficient in computer science and technology, beginning in its early iterations. He developed his career as a technical writer at multiple corporations, including but not limited to Sperry Utah, Thiokol, and Northwest Pipeline, from which he retired in 1986.
Besides his family, the great love of Glen’s life was music. In his teenage years, he played the bass fiddle in the Granite High School and Weber State University orchestras. With his mother,
they provided music for dance halls in a jazz trio, Glen on the bass and Carol on the piano. His fine tenor voice could be heard ringing out in every congregation he ever sat in, music his favorite form of worship. This love and talent has become one of most prized legacies he provided his progeny.
Likewise, he passed on a keen intellect to his children. He was an endless source of information, both trivial and significant, in a broad spectrum of subjects. His love of gospel study resulted in an uncanny ability to quote long passages of scriptures verbatim. He had a particular penchant for the language arts, with a merciless red pencil. These skills and his quest for perfection well-suited his profession of technical writer for everything from computers to oil pipelines to rocket boosters.
An incurable romantic, Glen nurtured his relationships. He never missed the opportunity to court the ladies he loved, be it a birthday, anniversary, or special holiday. He loved to shower dozens of roses upon both Ann and Betty on every occasion. After Betty’s death, Ann would accompany him as he placed one or two dozen red roses on her grave, on Christmas, her birthday, and on Mother’s Day. He continued this until he could no longer function. One of his most unusual (thoughtful?) surprise gifts to Ann was a burial vault, purchased against the time when she’ll need it..
As a stalwart example of devotion to God and family, endless work ethic, unfailing honesty and integrity, and deep spirituality and humility, Glen has left his prodigious progeny large shoes to fill and a clear path to follow.Service Information
Viewing October 6, 2017 at 6:00 to 8:00 PM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
Viewing October 7, 2017 at 10:00 to 10:45 AM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
Funeral Service
October 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM
1152 N 400 W, American Fork, UT 84003
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