Paul Huber

Biography

Paul Orval Huber passed peacefully on December 11, 2014 surrounded by family, one month prior to his 100th birthday.

Paul was born January 11, 1915, to Ernest Alma Huber and Rozina Richardson Huber in Salt Lake. He attended LDS High School and West High. After high school he enrolled in ROTC and attended the University of Utah, studying Mechanical Engineering.

There he was introduced by a classmate to Mary Jeanne Midgley, who would be the love of his life. They married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on February 23, 1938, and enjoyed 70 years of companionship here on earth. They are now reunited.

Paul finished his studies about the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor and was called to war, leaving Jeanne and his infant son Winston. He served in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany, participating in three D-Day invasions, including landing in the second wave on Utah beach. He crossed the Remagen Bridge and saw it collapse a short time later. He personally witnessed concentration camps and the horrors of the Holocaust, a memory that he carried throughout his life. For his valiant service he was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the French Cross. He attained the rank of Colonel.

He was recently honored again for his wartime service by being invited to participate in the last Honor Flight of 2014, visiting Washington DC and seeing firsthand the World War II Memorial. Upon his return he was greeted with a hero’s welcome by his family and the community.

After the war Paul and Jeanne made their home in Bountiful, Utah. Their gardening not only beautified their homes but provided delicious food for families and friends. He served in numerous church callings throughout his life and as a city council member in Bountiful.

Professionally he used his engineering background at Midgley-Huber, designing heating and air conditioning systems for large buildings.

Paul was an avid hunter and marksman. He loved the outdoors and horseback riding. He purchased property in Star Valley, Wyoming and started a cattle ranch. Vacations were often spent working on the ranch harvesting hay, digging irrigation ditches, and driving cattle. Time spent at the ranch has become a cherished memory for the family.

Paul was also an exceptional chef and completely at ease in a kitchen. Grandchildren found underfoot when he was moving a tray of food were warned with a cry of, “Hot stuff!” issued with a mixture of love and seriousness that was unique to Paul.

He had deep affection for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and loved spending time with them. They returned his love and viewed him as a role model.

Paul is survived by daughters Christine (David) Brand of Bountiful, Elline “Pinkie” Harrison of Salt Lake City, and Pauline (Gary) Sonntag of Price; Navajo Indian Placement Program daughters Fannie Begay of Page, AZ and Daisy Nez of Page, AZ; 18 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Jeanne, son Paul Winston Huber, an infant grandson, and four brothers and a sister.

Funeral services will be held Monday, December 15, at noon, at the Bountiful Tabernacle, 51 South Main Street. Friends and family are invited to a viewing Sunday evening from 6 till 8 pm at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main Street and Monday morning 10:45 till 11:45 am at the church prior to the service. The interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Bountiful, Utah. Online guestbook at www.russonmortuary.com

In lieu of flowers please contribute to the LDS General Missionary Fund, in celebration of the many missions Paul funded.

Funeral Service

Monday December 15, 2014, 12:00 at Bountiful Tabernacle
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