Norris Orlo Wirick Obituary (1915 - 2001)

Norris O. Wirick Ogden - Norris Orlo Wirick, 85, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2001 at a local nursing center. He was born October 23, 1915 in Farr West, a son of Orlo Floyd Wirick and Martha Hawkes. He married Edna Christensen on June 17, 1939 in Ogden. Their marriage was solemnized in 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was a High Priest in the Lorin Farr 4th Ward and the Ogden 7th Ward. He had served in many church callings; Finance Clerk, High Priest Group Leader, Ward Clerk, Stake High Priest Secretary, Young Men's General Secretary, and numerous additional church positions. He had been employed by the Ogden City Fire Department for 33 years; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Ogden Irons Works, Pillsbury, Carpenter Paper Company and A.D.T. He loved to fish, hunt and gardening; he enjoyed making model planes and his great passion was being a father. Surviving are his wife, Edna; children, Michael (LuAnn) Wirick, Boise, Idaho; Dennis (Melanie) Wirick, Slaterville; Steven (Judy) Wirick, Ogden; Susan A. Wirick, Ogden; David (Susan F.) Wirick, Washington Terrace; Kim (Neal) Johnson, Perry; N. Randy (Joy) Wirick, Plain City; 26 grandchildren (two currently serving LDS missions), 19 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister. The family would like to thank the staff at Aspen Care Center for the loving care extended to Norris during his stay there. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 September 17, 2001 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary of Ogden 845 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 September 18, 2001 11:00 AM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 September 18, 2001