Elva Porter Has Passed ON

 

Elva Z Porter

February 4th, 2022

10/10/1944 ~ 2/4/2022

Elva Z Porter, 77 returned home to her heavenly father February 4, 2022. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She struggled for a 12 year battle with dementia disease. Elva was born October, 10th 1944 in Heber Utah. Her parents were Herman Gilbert and Elsie Frances Potter Zufelt. Elva has six brothers and five sisters. Elva met Bert M. Porter at the SnoCap lanes in Ephraim Utah. They married June 8, 1963 and made their home in Mount Pleasant, where they raised two beautiful daughters, Tracy (Porter) Larson and Kim (Porter)Sanderson.
Elva grew up valuing hard work. Elva worked at the Moroni processing plant, sewing plant and was the supervisor at Wasatch Academy until she retired. Elva enjoyed watching her grandchildren open their Christmas gifts each year. Her grandchildren have very vivid memories of this. Elva enjoyed doing crafts and had much talent doing this. She was an excellent seamstress. She enjoyed her time she spent at her computer and enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles as a pastime.
Elva is survived by her daughter Kim (Dale)Sanderson; her son-in-law Chad Larsen; her four grandchildren; Candice (Layne) Holman, Lindsay (Brady) Wootton, Cory (Jade) Sanderson and Alisha Sanderson and five great grandchildren; Keerah, Braylin, Dreyson, Cooper, and Oaklee. Preceded in death by her husband Bert M. Porter and her daughter Tracy Porter Larsen.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 11, 2022 at 11:00 at Rasmussen Mortuary with a viewing from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. prior to services at the Mortuary. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery.

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Tracy Jean Larsen Returned to Heavenly Father

 

Tracy Jean Larsen

2/14/1964 ~ 10/29/2020

Tracy Jean Larsen, 56, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on October 29, 2020.

Tracy was born on February 14, 1964 to Bert and Elva Porter. She married the love of her life, Chad Larsen, October 25, 1986. Together they raised their two beautiful daughters, Candice (Larsen) Holman and Lindsay (Larsen) Wootton in Spring City, UT. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti, UT Temple on their 20th wedding anniversary, October 25, 2006.

Tracy dedicated her life to helping special needs children. She started her career as a Paraprofessional with the North Sanpete School District in 1992. She touched the lives of many students over her 28 years of service.

Tracy was a devoted grandmother. She loved to go swimming, to the park, having sleepovers, reading and singing with her grandkids. Oftentimes you could catch her climbing through the playplace at McDonald’s. Her grandkids were her everything. She had always dreamed of becoming a grandma. She was loved deeply by her 3 beautiful grandkids, Keerah (Cook), Braylin (Wootton) and Dreyson (Wootton).

Tracy is survived by her husband Chad; children, Candice (Layne) Holman and Lindsay (Brady) Wootton; three grandchildren; mom, Elva Porter and sister, Kim (Dale) Sanderson.

Preceded in death by her dad, Bert Porter, grandma, Norma Jansson, aunt, Betty Jansson and great uncle, George Porter.

A viewing will be held Friday, November 6 from 6:00 to 8:00pm and Saturday, November 7 from 9:30-10:30am and Rasmussen Mortuary in Mt. Pleasant.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00am in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

The State of Utah and Tracy’s family ask if you are attending please wear a mask.