Lenard David Williams

Lenard David Williams, 65, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2005 at his home in Mendon surrounded by his loving family. He fought a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born March 9, 1940 in Montpelier, Idaho to David Lyndon Williams and Golda Lorena Pugmire. Lenard attended the Montpelier area schools and graduated from Bear Lake High School. He married Lois Hemmert in the Logan LDS Temple on June 1, 1960. Together they had four children: David, Joyce, Dawn, and Daniel. They were later divorced. He married Lora Hirsbrunner Keetch on March 10, 1978, and played an important part in helping raise Lora?s children from a previous marriage. In his younger years, he raced snowmobiles. He enjoyed horseback riding and camping and had a great love for flying his airplanes and helicopters and giving others rides. He received the most enjoyment from helping others around him. Throughout the years, Lenard has been employed in different occupations. He spent several years in a sawmill business in Cache Valley and Heber City. He was employed by Flare Construction and Rees? Metal Works in Coalville, Utah as a pipeline welder, until he suffered a back injury in 1989. Lenard was a faithful and devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served in many callings, including a ward clerk, stake missionary, twice, home teacher and on the activities committee. He is survived by his wife, Lora; children: James Shellie Keetch, Coalville, Ut; Dawn Perry Berensen, Lincoln, Ca; Danny Schwerdt, Vallejo, Ca; Stacie Kelly Wright, Morgan, Ut; and Linda Russel Preece, Smithfield, Ut. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in by his parents, two sisters at infancy, his only brother, an infant son, a daughter and a step-daughter. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2005 at the Mendon First Ward Chapel, 20 North 100 West. Friends and family may call Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan and Friday morning at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Wardboro Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com .