Joseph Henry Tolhurst died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the age of 82 at home of natural causes.
He was the third child born to Phylis Harwood and James Henry Tolhurst in Spanish Fork, Utah March 9, 1938.
He excelled in football at South High School, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raduated in 1957. Within the week, he enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as a member of the Military Police.
Joe married Deanna Jean Dennis November 11, 1960. On one of their first dates, he pulled up in his 1956 Austin Healey convertible to the love of his life and swept her off her feet.
For nearly 60 years, they have lived, loved and worked side-by-side in a relationship as classic as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They became best friends and have been inseparable ever since. Along with a new wife, Joe also gained a 2-year-old son, Michael, and their new life began.
Within five years they had two more children Linda and Timothy. They balanced working hard with having fun with their family. He did some scuba diving, rode horses in The Sheriff's Posse, enjoyed snow skiing for a time, and even sailed on the Great Salt Lake. He loved the outdoors and was an excellent shot with a rifle.
He and his wife traveled to Arizona and Mexico many times to enjoy the winter sun. For the past 20 years they have been celebrating their anniversary in a place they both loved, Disneyland.
He accomplished many things over the years. His first job in high school was working at Utah Fire Clay in Salt Lake with his father. Joe was an excellent caddie at the country club. He worked as a shoe salesman, hung drywall and installed carpet and flooring. He built up his own small business, which he worked at until retirement, with his family installing commercial flooring (Zion's C. I.).
He was a talented woodworker, carver, welder, silver smith and could do just about anything. Together they raised their children in a home they built themselves in Bluffdale, Utah.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Michael Perry Tolhurst and brother, James Harwood Tolhurst.
He was the third child born to Phylis Harwood and James Henry Tolhurst in Spanish Fork, Utah March 9, 1938.
He excelled in football at South High School, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raduated in 1957. Within the week, he enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as a member of the Military Police.
Joe married Deanna Jean Dennis November 11, 1960. On one of their first dates, he pulled up in his 1956 Austin Healey convertible to the love of his life and swept her off her feet.
For nearly 60 years, they have lived, loved and worked side-by-side in a relationship as classic as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They became best friends and have been inseparable ever since. Along with a new wife, Joe also gained a 2-year-old son, Michael, and their new life began.
Within five years they had two more children Linda and Timothy. They balanced working hard with having fun with their family. He did some scuba diving, rode horses in The Sheriff's Posse, enjoyed snow skiing for a time, and even sailed on the Great Salt Lake. He loved the outdoors and was an excellent shot with a rifle.
He and his wife traveled to Arizona and Mexico many times to enjoy the winter sun. For the past 20 years they have been celebrating their anniversary in a place they both loved, Disneyland.
He accomplished many things over the years. His first job in high school was working at Utah Fire Clay in Salt Lake with his father. Joe was an excellent caddie at the country club. He worked as a shoe salesman, hung drywall and installed carpet and flooring. He built up his own small business, which he worked at until retirement, with his family installing commercial flooring (Zion's C. I.).
He was a talented woodworker, carver, welder, silver smith and could do just about anything. Together they raised their children in a home they built themselves in Bluffdale, Utah.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Michael Perry Tolhurst and brother, James Harwood Tolhurst.
Joseph Henry Tolhurst died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the age of 82 at home of natural causes.
He was the third child born to Phylis Harwood and James Henry Tolhurst in Spanish Fork, Utah March 9, 1938.
He excelled in football at South High School, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raduated in 1957. Within the week, he enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as a member of the Military Police.
Joe married Deanna Jean Dennis November 11, 1960. On one of their first dates, he pulled up in his 1956 Austin Healey convertible to the love of his life and swept her off her feet.
For nearly 60 years, they have lived, loved and worked side-by-side in a relationship as classic as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They became best friends and have been inseparable ever since. Along with a new wife, Joe also gained a 2-year-old son, Michael, and their new life began.
Within five years they had two more children Linda and Timothy. They balanced working hard with having fun with their family. He did some scuba diving, rode horses in The Sheriff's Posse, enjoyed snow skiing for a time, and even sailed on the Great Salt Lake. He loved the outdoors and was an excellent shot with a rifle.
He and his wife traveled to Arizona and Mexico many times to enjoy the winter sun. For the past 20 years they have been celebrating their anniversary in a place they both loved, Disneyland.
He accomplished many things over the years. His first job in high school was working at Utah Fire Clay in Salt Lake with his father. Joe was an excellent caddie at the country club. He worked as a shoe salesman, hung drywall and installed carpet and flooring. He built up his own small business, which he worked at until retirement, with his family installing commercial flooring (Zion's C. I.).
He was a talented woodworker, carver, welder, silver smith and could do just about anything. Together they raised their children in a home they built themselves in Bluffdale, Utah.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Michael Perry Tolhurst and brother, James Harwood Tolhurst.
He was the third child born to Phylis Harwood and James Henry Tolhurst in Spanish Fork, Utah March 9, 1938.
He excelled in football at South High School, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and raduated in 1957. Within the week, he enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as a member of the Military Police.
Joe married Deanna Jean Dennis November 11, 1960. On one of their first dates, he pulled up in his 1956 Austin Healey convertible to the love of his life and swept her off her feet.
For nearly 60 years, they have lived, loved and worked side-by-side in a relationship as classic as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They became best friends and have been inseparable ever since. Along with a new wife, Joe also gained a 2-year-old son, Michael, and their new life began.
Within five years they had two more children Linda and Timothy. They balanced working hard with having fun with their family. He did some scuba diving, rode horses in The Sheriff's Posse, enjoyed snow skiing for a time, and even sailed on the Great Salt Lake. He loved the outdoors and was an excellent shot with a rifle.
He and his wife traveled to Arizona and Mexico many times to enjoy the winter sun. For the past 20 years they have been celebrating their anniversary in a place they both loved, Disneyland.
He accomplished many things over the years. His first job in high school was working at Utah Fire Clay in Salt Lake with his father. Joe was an excellent caddie at the country club. He worked as a shoe salesman, hung drywall and installed carpet and flooring. He built up his own small business, which he worked at until retirement, with his family installing commercial flooring (Zion's C. I.).
He was a talented woodworker, carver, welder, silver smith and could do just about anything. Together they raised their children in a home they built themselves in Bluffdale, Utah.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Michael Perry Tolhurst and brother, James Harwood Tolhurst.
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