Guenter Erich Johannes Broomé

Guenter was born on July 24th, 1939, to Erich and Annamarie Broomé in Kiel, Germany. His parents brought him and his older sister from Germany to start a new life as Americans. Best known for being a loving husband and father, he tirelessly worked at the News Paper Agency (NAC) as a Journeyman Press Operator that printed both major Salt Lake Area newspapers. Guenter was able to learn to speak, read and write English and graduated from Salt Lake City’s West High School in 1958. Having successfully landed his job at the NAC, he met his wife of 57 years at a beauty salon where she worked. After a brief engagement, they were married in Reno, NV, and later sealed their marriage in the Salt Lake Temple. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

As a quintessential family man, Guenter was always gentle, patient, and a remarkable patriarch. He loved cars and owned a 1965 Ford Thunderbird and later a 1965 Ford Mustang, along with a significant model and toy car collection. He was a little league soccer coach for both of his sons, and always his daughter's first real gentleman. His sense of humor was quirky because he often saw something amusing in a German way, but the humor often did not translate. Guenter was the easiest man to love and everyone that knew him did so.

Guenter was predeceased by his parents, Erich and Annamarie, along with his sister Juta. He is survived by his wife, Eileen, his children, Ryan (wife Lisa), Rodger (wife Anne Hsu), and Stephanie, his grandchildren, Megan (and husband Trenton Griffiths), Jacob, Courtney, and Emma; Robert (and wife Aryssa), Tyler, Brandon, Katrina, and JieMi; Angela, Madison, and Rachel, and his great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Emery.