Bruce R Freestone
Loving husband, father and grandfather.
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend Bruce R. Freestone passed away on August 15th 2016 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Murray, Utah on April 12th 1944 to Ralph C. and Lavern Freestone. He married his high school sweetheart Nina Fisher on January 9th 1964 in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity. They enjoyed raising 4 children together with 13 grandchildren before she unexpectedly passed in December of 2011. After her passing he married Jodie Spendlove on April 20th 2013. They had the joy of serving together in the Vernal temple and on an LDS Mission as well as several years of fishing, camping, and fun trips.
Bruce was a very compassionate person that constantly gave of himself. He loved to play softball, golf, bowl, hunt, fish, and spend time in the outdoors. For those who knew Bruce, they know how he loved to talk, and talk, and talk some more. He loved to have a good time and his motto was “Are we having fun yet?” He leaves behind a legacy of children and grandchildren that carry on his teachings of faith, the outdoors, sports and love.
Bruce is survived by his wife Jodie; his four children, Chad (Faith), Jason, Wade (Cherie) and Corianne (Shane) Moore, and his four step children Jennifer (Phil) DiNapoli, Jaylene (Jared) Hackett, Alex (Sam) Spendlove, Jeff Maher, twenty grandchildren, and his Sister Lois (Paul) Shaffer. Preceded in death by his wife Nina, and his Parents.
A viewing will be held at the Kamas Stake Center, 3038 N State Road 32, Marion, Utah from 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Thursday night the 18th.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Kamas LDS Stake Center, with a gathering of family and friends starting at 9:30 am, Interment will be at Marion Cemetery under the direction of Crandall Funeral Home, Kamas, Utah.