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Veldon Floyd Mortensen

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Veldon Floyd Mortensen

Birth
Salem, Madison County, Idaho, USA
Death
11 Apr 2003 (aged 90)
Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, USA
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Veldon Floyd Mortensen, 90, of Rigby, died April 11, 2003, at East Idaho Regional Medical Center following a stroke. He was born June 24, 1912, at Salem, Idaho, to Peter Mortensen and Annie Harris. He grew up in Salem and attended school in Sugar City. He married Lilly Luella Rock February 10, 1934, in Idaho Falls. They made their home in Idaho Falls, where he worked as a master mechanic and construction supervisor for U & I Sugar Company for 50 years. He also drove school bus in Idaho Falls for five years. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed making jewelry, fishing, travel, woodworking, rock collecting, golf, and dancing.

Surviving
Wife: Lilly Mortensen, Rigby, ID
Son: Floyd Blair [Lorina] Mortensen, Rigby, ID
Brother: Elmer G. Mortensen, Cataldo, ID
Sister: Bea Anderson, Salt Lake City
8 Grandchildren and 28 Great Grandchildren

He was preceded by sons Veldon Ray Mortensen and James Errol Mortensen, eight brothers, and three sisters. Funeral Services held Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Garfield 2nd Ward, 71 N. 3700 East, Rigby, with Bishop Karl M. Stucki officiating. Burial in Rexburg Cemetery directed by Wood Funeral Home.
Veldon Floyd Mortensen, 90, of Rigby, died April 11, 2003, at East Idaho Regional Medical Center following a stroke. He was born June 24, 1912, at Salem, Idaho, to Peter Mortensen and Annie Harris. He grew up in Salem and attended school in Sugar City. He married Lilly Luella Rock February 10, 1934, in Idaho Falls. They made their home in Idaho Falls, where he worked as a master mechanic and construction supervisor for U & I Sugar Company for 50 years. He also drove school bus in Idaho Falls for five years. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed making jewelry, fishing, travel, woodworking, rock collecting, golf, and dancing.

Surviving
Wife: Lilly Mortensen, Rigby, ID
Son: Floyd Blair [Lorina] Mortensen, Rigby, ID
Brother: Elmer G. Mortensen, Cataldo, ID
Sister: Bea Anderson, Salt Lake City
8 Grandchildren and 28 Great Grandchildren

He was preceded by sons Veldon Ray Mortensen and James Errol Mortensen, eight brothers, and three sisters. Funeral Services held Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Garfield 2nd Ward, 71 N. 3700 East, Rigby, with Bishop Karl M. Stucki officiating. Burial in Rexburg Cemetery directed by Wood Funeral Home.

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