Jon Michael Totten was born Nov. 21, 1955 in Long Beach, California. The son of John Marion Totten and Lola Elizabeth Wilson. He was raised in Bellflower, California. In 1973 he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a member of the church he served in callings as Stake Missionary, a councilor in the Young Men's Presidency, Ward Mission Leader and latter Ward missionary. Jon was always a lover of genealogy and spent much of his time researching his family history. His father passed away on his birthday in 1997 and he took care of his mother till her death, Feb. 20, 2009 in Upland, California. He moved from Upland to Everett, Washington in 2011, where he remained until April 2016, when he moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. When he came to Idaho he went to work at Melaleuca, a health retailer on the phones. After he left there he went to work for Walmart in Ammon. He loved working with people and loved his job in retail. In May, 2018 he moved into an apartment in Ammon and two weeks later he lost his memory and was hospitalized. They found a brain tumor that could not be removed and death was expected in a month or two. After two weeks the tumor shrank and his memory returned, they did the surgery and there was some hope. After he was released from the hospital, they found the cancer was Gliobastoma and another tumor was there. He fought the cancer till the end. Jon died in his apartment.
Jon Michael Totten was born Nov. 21, 1955 in Long Beach, California. The son of John Marion Totten and Lola Elizabeth Wilson. He was raised in Bellflower, California. In 1973 he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a member of the church he served in callings as Stake Missionary, a councilor in the Young Men's Presidency, Ward Mission Leader and latter Ward missionary. Jon was always a lover of genealogy and spent much of his time researching his family history. His father passed away on his birthday in 1997 and he took care of his mother till her death, Feb. 20, 2009 in Upland, California. He moved from Upland to Everett, Washington in 2011, where he remained until April 2016, when he moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. When he came to Idaho he went to work at Melaleuca, a health retailer on the phones. After he left there he went to work for Walmart in Ammon. He loved working with people and loved his job in retail. In May, 2018 he moved into an apartment in Ammon and two weeks later he lost his memory and was hospitalized. They found a brain tumor that could not be removed and death was expected in a month or two. After two weeks the tumor shrank and his memory returned, they did the surgery and there was some hope. After he was released from the hospital, they found the cancer was Gliobastoma and another tumor was there. He fought the cancer till the end. Jon died in his apartment.
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