Janice Darlene Burton

Janice Darlene Burton, 91, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed peacefully away surrounded by her loving family, on April 8, 2025. Janice was born November 4, 1933 to Fawn and George Arthur Wheeler in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In her younger years, Janice loved to tap dance, play the piano, and sing in her school choir. She received an education at South High School, and the University of Utah, where she met her sweetheart Sharp Burton in an English class. Janice and Sharp were married on February 17, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on June 30, 1981, and were sealed to their three children on June 23, 2018 in the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple.

Janice loved being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The gospel was an integral part of her life and she stayed true to its principles all the days of her life. She was an example of love and selfless service to all who knew her. Janice was a cherished daughter of our Father in Heaven and always did whatever she could to make others happy.

Janice worked tirelessly throughout her life contributing to her family’s well-being. She worked for over 25 years at Mountain Bell telephone company working as an editor proofing the national yellow pages. After retiring from the telephone company, Janice took a job working in the lunchroom at Bonneville Junior High School.

Janice loved going on cruises and trips with her family. She especially enjoyed going on an African Safari trip, cruising to Alaska and Hawaii, and listening to the Oakridge Boys perform at Lake Tahoe. She made many precious memories with her family that will never be forgotten. Janice loved dogs and took such good care of her furry friends over the years. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Janice is survived by her daughter Shauna Burton, her son Scott (Rachel) Burton, a daughter-in-law LaNae Burton, brothers Keith Wheeler and Lawrence (Cheryl) Wheeler, sister-in-law Annette Oakes, one granddaughter, and three great grandsons. Janice was preceded in death by her husband, Sharp, her mother and father Fawn and George Arthur Wheeler, her sister Kathleen Wheeler, her son Stephen Burton, and sisters-in-law Yvette Wheeler and Maureen Wheeler.

The Burton family would like to thank Jolene and her team at Inspiration Home Health and Hospice for the time and dedication that was rendered in taking care of Janice so faithfully in the last few months of her life.

Funeral services will be held on April 14, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel at Memorial Holladay-Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 South Highland Drive, Holladay, Utah 84117. Friends may call from 9:00 – 10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment will take place at Elysian Burial Gardens, 1075 East 4580 South, Millcreek, Utah 84117.