Loniel E Saville's Obituary
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, four of who survive him. Elden Saville, Dianne Laws (Jay), Gary Saville (Linda), and Clifton Saville (Denise). He also leaves behind 19 nieces and nephews who loved and cherished him.
A celebration of his life will be held Saturday December 2nd at 10:30 am at the Juan Diego High School chapel in Draper, Utah. Internment will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
For more about Lon's life see the complete obituary at premierfuneral.com
Lon's father was a farmer, and he loved working on farms in Pleasant Grove, Uinta, Crescent, Sandy and Draper as he grew up with his family. He and his siblings had many fun adventures together. His mother became ill with a brain tumor which required multiple surgeries, loss of most of her normal functioning and chronic sickness that effected the entire family and plunged them into emotional and financial ruin for the entire time he and his siblings were growing up. Since he was the oldest, he became the caregiver to his mother, his brothers and his sister. They worked together as a team to keep the family together and functioning. Lon's father Marvin did all he could to provide financially for all of them during the many years of Lilly's illness. Lilly eventually had to live in a care center for the remaining 34 years of her life. Lon worked as a draftsman and later in electronics. He was employed at EIMCO, Evans and Sutherland, Electronic Professionals and Radio Shack for many years. He was known for his precise and perfect workmanship. The loves of his life were classical music, science, mathematics, history, science fiction and trains. He loved to be surrounded by books of every kind. He was an avid reader, usually having half a dozen books at once that he would read, analyze and discuss with anyone who would listen to him. Lon loved a good hamburger from Wendy's, fish from Skipper's and Chinese food anytime. He loved the holidays, and would spend hours wrapping Christmas presents using his favorite devise, the glue gun. He never married and said it was the biggest regret of his life. He loved each of his nieces and nephews very much, and always made them feel special. He was like a beloved teacher, and could explain and answer any question about any subject that they asked him about. He taught them a love for books, classical music and history. He was willing to babysit any of them at any time. Lon would be ever ready to share a good joke, and could tell them like no other. He had a very unique sense of humor. His family will miss him, but we know he is in a better place and we all look forward to the day when we can be reunited with him in a place with no pain, sickness or unhappiness.
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