10 Oct 1933 – 15 Jan 2005
2nd-Great-grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great-grandson of Jean Cardon and Anna Regula Furrer
Grandson of John David Cardon and Elizabeth Nesser
Son of Ernest William Cardon and Eva Elizabeth Wadsworth
John Dee Cardon, 71, passed away suddenly of a Cerebral hemorrhage on January 15, 2005, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born October 10, 1933, in Ogden, Utah to William Ernest Cardon and Eva Elizabeth Wadsworth.
He married Evelynn Virginia Knowles on December 7, 1956, in the Logan LDS Temple. They are the parents of three sons.
John attended school in the Ogden area, graduating from Weber High School and Weber College. He loved sports, especially track and fast pitch softball. He graduated from the University of Utah in Electrical Engineering. John spent 2 years on a mission for the LDS Church, serving in the French Mission, then two years in the U. S. Army. He began work for Hewlett Packard as a Design Engineer and the latter half as Personnel Director in Colorado Springs, CO., retiring after 32 years.
They moved to St. George, Utah. Singing with the S.U. Heritage Choir was his greatest love. John and Evelynn served an LDS mission at Adam ondi Ahman . He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints his entire life, serving in numerous callings, including Bishop, Counselor, teacher and Exec. Sec. He was loved by everyone who knew him.
Survivors include his wife, Evelynn; sons Paul Nolan (Marci) of Colorado Springs, CO; Mark Dee (Nancy) of Santa Clara, UT; and Nathan Jay (Gina) of Colorado Springs, CO.; nine grandchildren: Tyson, Kayla, Alyssa, Cassidy, Lauren, Dallin, Savannah, Rachel, and Aubrie.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at 2 p.m., at the Bloomington Mulberry LDS Chapel, 3371 Mulberry Dr., St. George, UT. A visitation was held Monday, January 17, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd., and Tuesday, January 18, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., prior to services at the chapel. Interment was in the Tonaquint cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary 435-673-4221. Condolences may be sent through Metcalf’s web site at www.metcalfmortuary.com
Published in the StandardNet on 1/17/2005.
