Birth date: Jun 19, 1933 Death date: Jun 18, 2025
Our dear husband, father, and grandfather, Delwin Taggart Pond left this mortal existence on June 18, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born at home and passed at home a few hours shy of his 92nd birthday. Delwin was born in Read Obituary
Sorry to be late. I just saw Elder Pond's obituary in the Deseret News. I enjoyed him as a companion in the Great Lakes Mission in Springfield, Ohio. Good memories. Lost contact with him after our missions but thought of him often. Sounds like he led a great life thereafter. Condolences.
Words cannot express how deeply saddened we are by your loss. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. We’re keeping you, your mom, and your family in our prayers during this difficult time.
There was truly no one like your dad. His kindness, wisdom, and generosity touched so many lives. He gave hope to families during their most challenging moments and created life-changing opportunities for many. We feel truly honored to have been cared for and loved by him.
Your dad leaves behind a powerful legacy—one of compassion, strength, and unwavering support. His spirit lives on through you, and the lessons he shared will stay with us always. He was an inspiration in my life, and I will never forget him.
May your cherished memories bring you comfort and peace. Sending all our love to you, your mom, and your family.🙏🙏
In the fall of 1975 Delwin and Katheryn Pond sponsored my family to Salt Lake City. We were refugees from Vietnam , The Ponds had read about Vietnamese refugees being place in military camps throughout the United States awaiting sponsorship from different organizations to help with relocation. Upon reading about this problem, Delwin and Katheryn selflessly gave of their time, their finances to be sponsors and help provide food, clothing, housing and so many other services for my family those first years in America. The Ponds have blessed the lives of countless people from all over the world.
50 years have passed since we arrived in Salt Lake City. Our love, gratitude and respect for Delwin and his family increases with every passing year. My father is several months younger than Delvin, both men came from different parts of the world, with different cultures, believes, and became the best of friends and loved each other as brothers. In their later years, Delwin, Katheryn and my parents served a mission together in Cambodia and were very successful, which later opened up opportunities for missionary work to be done in Vietnam. In his life time Delwin Pond followed the Master’s teachings, he was the father to the fatherless, a friend to the friendless, a defender to all those who were less fortunate, he clothed the naked, fead the hungry, and he did it with love, humility, and respect for all of Gods children. The world lost a great man, we love our UNCLE Del and know he is with his parents and siblings, all of whom we are grateful to, because they gave us the best of themselves in Delvin Pond.
In the mid 1960s, Bro. Pond was my early-morning seminary teacher. His teaching, and love for the gospel, planted the seeds of my testimony. Some 60 years later I still think fondly of him.
Paul Liston
Bishop Pond was an amazing loving man! I am so grateful to have known him! May peace and comfort surround you, Kathryn, and your family, over the coming weeks and months.
Vickie Panek
