Rulon Marcusen

Fruit Heights - Our dear husband, father and grandfather, Rulon Lex Marcusen passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his beloved family.

He was born November 10, 1926 in Richmond, Utah to Hans Peter Marcusen and Annie Vivian Egan. He married Ann Baker on September 13, 1956 in the Los Angeles temple.  Lex grew up in Hyrum, Utah where he graduated from old South Cache High School in 1945, having lettered in football and track & field.  He was drafted into the Army and served during and after World War II in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.  After receiving an honorable discharge, he attended Utah State Agricultural College on the GI Bill, where he lettered in Track and Field. He earned a bachelor's degree from B.Y.U. and a Physical Therapy degree from Stanford University. His master's degree and EdD. were from B.Y.U.

Lex worked as a Physical Therapist and Resource Teacher. He taught Personal Health at the B.Y U. Salt Lake Extension for twenty-five years.  His patients would say he had "hands they loved to hate." When visiting Morgan County, to his patients' delight, he would deliver boxes of oranges or peaches along with his therapy.  He served as president of the Ogden Multiple Sclerosis Society and served on the Kaysville Planning Commission.  He voted in every presidential election.

He was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving a mission in Manchester, England, where he was also a Branch President. He served as a counselor in three Bishoprics and as Stake or Ward physical activities chairman and Scout committees. He and Ann served as ordinance workers at the Bountiful temple, in the Utah-Ogden mission, and at Deseret Industries.  His longest service was as a dedicated home teacher.

Lex excelled in many sports and medaled for twenty five years at the Huntsman Senior games. He pitched hard ball for his missionary team in England, for Hewlett Packer in Palo Alto, for the Layton City team, and for many ward teams. His Sunday shoes, his track shoes, his sprinting shoes, his pitching shoes, his tennis shoes were well worn. He loved his Utah State hats, his BYU hats, his Stanford University hats, his Jazz hats. His trophies and medals count in the hundreds. He treasured his election to the Huntsman Senior Games Hall of Fame, given for 25 years of running, jumping and throwing.

Lex is survived by nine children: Kay (Dan) Kilgore, Todd Lex (Cindy) Marcusen, LeAnn (Kelly) Van Brocklin, Chad Baker (Sharon) Marcusen, Jill (Craig) Poulson, Holly (Jonathan) Wright, Tracy (David) Gentry, Amy Lynn (Mitchell) Rowe, and Ryan Hans (Shauna) Marcusen.  He and Ann have 41 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.  Lex will be remembered for his absolute love for the Savior, for his wife, for his children.  They came first every day of his life and “are worth a million dollars.”  We love you, we love you, we love you.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Kaysville South Stake Center, 900 South Main in Kaysville, Utah.  Friends may visit with family on Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lindquist's Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main, and Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the service.  Internment will be at Kaysville City Cemetery.  The family is deeply grateful to the staff at Country Niche and Harmony Home Health for their care and friendship in difficult times. Thanks also to Lakeview Hospital staff and to Brighton Hospice for their tender service.