Darlene Fernelius

Darlene Elizabeth Beard Fernelius

June 26, 1933 ~ June 15, 2018

Our beloved mother, Darlene Elizabeth Beard Fernelius, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 15, 2018.

Darlene was the fourth child of Joseph Edgar Beard and Theresa Edna Jensen Beard. She was born on June 26, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up in Wanship and Coalville and graduated as Salutatorian of North Summit High School. She also graduated from Brigham Young University in 1954 and remained a dedicated Cougar fan.

She met Ronald Dean Fernelius at the home of a close friend. They were married two days after her graduation from BYU on June 9, 1954, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their home in Uintah. She taught school for two years at Washington Terrace before starting their family. They are the parents of 7 children, 25 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren with three more on the way. She was an avid supporter of her children and grandchildren attending all concerts, athletic events, awards assemblies, and anything else in which they were involved.

Darlene was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as ward and stake Relief Society President, Primary President, and teacher in many organizations. Her favorite positions were gospel doctrine teacher and spiritual living teacher in Relief Society. She worked in the German Extraction Program for 25 years and more recently worked with Italian indexing. She was a longtime member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She enjoyed traveling, crocheting, embroidering, reading, and watching her grandchildren in their activities.

Darlene is survived by her husband, Dean Fernelius, Uintah; children, Bryan and Lisa Fernelius, Pennsylvania; Arthur and Kathy Fernelius, South Weber; RaDene and Eric Swain, Roy; Brennan and Sherie Fernelius, Layton; Darnell and Holly Fernelius, Uintah; Marlene and Kevin Johnson, Eden; and Heber Fernelius, Uintah. She is also survived by her sisters, Marian Osborne, St. George and Bernice Good, Idaho, and brother, Glen Beard, Salt Lake City. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Edna Beard; sisters, Margery Bitter and Katherine Hadlock; and brother, Melvin Beard.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Uintah 1st Ward, 6660 South 1775 East. Friends may visit with family on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment, Uintah City Cemetery.

A special thanks to the employees of Applegate Home Health Care and Hospice who so diligently cared for and served mom for the past two years.