Mr. Greenwood, a husband, father, and retired electrical engineer was born April 7, 1907 in American Fork, Utah, the son of Jane Leah Robinson and Earl Samuel Greenwood.
Mr. Greenwood graduated from Brigham Young University and received a Masters degree from Columbia University. Most of his professional life was spent at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. He married Louisa Benson July 23, 1931 in the Logan Temple. She preceded him in death July 2, 1996. He spent his married life in New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, California and Utah, serving two missions for the church, one to Fayette, New York and one to the London Temple. Recently, he married Bertha Busker Larsen in the Salt Lake Temple. Mr. Greenwood held various leadership positions, including bishopric counselor and stake missionary. He led a life of total dedication to family and church. Remembered for his compassion, humor and selflessness, he is and always will be greatly loved and respected as a man of great courage, faith, patience and fortitude.
He is survived by his wife, Bertha Larsen, of Salt Lake City; sons, Donald Benson and David Earl, daughters Janet Jill Devou, all of California; Evelyn Strang of Scottsdale, Arizona; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and brothers Sherman and Roger Greenwood of American Fork, Utah. Preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 11, 1999 at 11 a.m. at the Salt Lake 14th Ward, 142 West 200 North. Friends and family may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. and at the 14th Ward Chapel Thursday one hour prior to services. Interment, American Fork Cemetery. Graveside dedication will be at 3 p.m.
Mr. Greenwood, a husband, father, and retired electrical engineer was born April 7, 1907 in American Fork, Utah, the son of Jane Leah Robinson and Earl Samuel Greenwood.
Mr. Greenwood graduated from Brigham Young University and received a Masters degree from Columbia University. Most of his professional life was spent at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. He married Louisa Benson July 23, 1931 in the Logan Temple. She preceded him in death July 2, 1996. He spent his married life in New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, California and Utah, serving two missions for the church, one to Fayette, New York and one to the London Temple. Recently, he married Bertha Busker Larsen in the Salt Lake Temple. Mr. Greenwood held various leadership positions, including bishopric counselor and stake missionary. He led a life of total dedication to family and church. Remembered for his compassion, humor and selflessness, he is and always will be greatly loved and respected as a man of great courage, faith, patience and fortitude.
He is survived by his wife, Bertha Larsen, of Salt Lake City; sons, Donald Benson and David Earl, daughters Janet Jill Devou, all of California; Evelyn Strang of Scottsdale, Arizona; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and brothers Sherman and Roger Greenwood of American Fork, Utah. Preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 11, 1999 at 11 a.m. at the Salt Lake 14th Ward, 142 West 200 North. Friends and family may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. and at the 14th Ward Chapel Thursday one hour prior to services. Interment, American Fork Cemetery. Graveside dedication will be at 3 p.m.
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