Loniel E Saville

Birth date: Aug 29, 1941 Death date: Nov 27, 2017

Loniel (Lon) E. Saville passed away peacefully Monday November 27, 2017 in Murray, Utah surrounded by his loved ones. Lon was born August 29, 1941 in Holladay, Utah to Marvin and Lilly Pedersen Saville. The eldest of five children Read Obituary

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Cherie Petersen

418w ago

Dearest Lon, I will always remember the hours we spent talking about every subject there was to discuss. Thanks for all of the love and concern you had for my mother, Florence Diana. Love, Cherie Petersen

Bill Cotter

418w ago

This is quite an unwelcome surprise to me. I knew Lon well for many years and though we gradually went our separate ways, I always think fondly of him. I remember those Radio Shack days when life was simpler and we'd take a long lunch to go play tennis or visit the Sugarhouse Library (his favorite.) We had many late nights in deep discussions about any number of subjects. I remember helping him move from his apartment. It was 2 or 3 flights of stairs up and he had an enormous collection of books and records. those were heavy! It's a good thing that we were both young then. He often invited me to go to concerts given by the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake to which he had season tickets for a number of years. I learned to appreciate good classical music because of my friendship with him. Now, I carry that on by attending the symphony with my daughter. I never got to thank him for that.

Lon always referred to himself as a "Jack Mormon" but the number of discussions that we had about religion led to my conversion and joining the LDS Church more than anything else I can think of.

Thanks, Lon. I hope your questions are finally answered.

Emily Black

419w ago

Where do I start? Lon was always involved in my life. I loved having him sleepover on Christmas Eve for years so he could be with us on Christmas morning. I looked forward to my "day" with him every year for my birthday when we would take the bus to lunch at Skippers and to the library or a book store. He loved to hear me sing, teach me songs, make me laugh, and teach me about everything he could. I remember a few years ago he came to my house; he had been trying to for a while. He spent hours with me and my kids. We had lunch together, talked, and caught up. He was always so interested with my family. In fact a couple years ago he really helped us out. He asked Dan to fix his car, and then he WAY overpaid him for what he did. That was an amazing blessing for us that year! He was very generous whenever he could be. I love him, and will miss him!

Dan Black

419w ago

Words alone will never express a proper tribute to the great man that is Lon Saville. The kindness of this man is how I and my family will always remember him. It has been my privilege to know Lon for the past sixteen years, but in that time, he has had a tremendous impact on my personal and family life. He was always willing to share what little he had with his family and he knew nothing of selfishness. He was as sharp as they come. His intellect was well above my own and I cherish our conversations and the many things that he has taught me.

Just a few Christmas seasons ago, Lon knew of my family's financial struggles and he came up with a way to help me to earn some extra cash. He asked me to come and do some repairs on his old 1993 Buick Skylark. The repairs were rather simple, not very expensive and took only about 5 hours to complete. He was so appreciative that he gave me over triple the amount that I had asked for the repairs. I did my best to refuse, but he would hear nothing about it. He told me that he had to make sure that my beautiful wife and 5 children had a good Christmas. I don't believe he got to drive his car much after the repairs were made, and I suspect that he knew that he wouldn't be able to drive it much either. He did all of that out of the pure kindness of his big heart and for the well-being of my family. We had a wonderful Christmas for our children that year because of Lon. For that, and many other reasons, I will always be in your debt.

Lon will be greatly missed by those who knew him. What a tremendous gift to have had Lon as a member of our family.

Dan Black

Lesa Anderson

419w ago

I'm so sorry for your family's loss. I will forever be grateful to Lon for saying that the spelling of my name (Lesa) was the actual correct way to say "Lisa". Lon always made me feel so happy that someone (besides my family) would acknowledge the spelling of my name (it was always hard as a kid to be called "less"a). I have often shared my experiences with Lon, he has always had a positive and joyful impact on my life. It didnt matter how often (or little) we saw each other thru the years, Lon always remembered me, and I will always remember him.❤️
With all my love and condolences, Lesa Wilcock Anderson

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