Elaine S Hurd

Elaine S. Hurd successfully completed her earthly journey on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. A tearful temporary farewell is felt as she departs this life to be joyfully reunited with her parents, Vernon and Annie, brothers Boyd and Duane, sister Edith LeBeau, and granddaughter, Charity Hurd. She is now hard at work on the other side of the veil.

Elaine’s odyssey here began near Vernal, Utah on April 12th, 1933. She collected $200 by passing GO and married Morgan Hurd in the Salt Lake City Temple on June 12th, 1958. The plot thickened and further misadventures began with the births of their five children. After surviving raising her children, she cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren every chance she had.

She was an avid reader, loved sewing, craft projects with her grandkids, and had a great sense of humor. Some of her favorite books were Les Miserables and Harry Potter. Her legacy lies not in monetary riches (though she never passed up a chance at entering Publishers Clearing House) but in her kindness, thoughtfulness, and unconditional love; not to mention her caramel popcorn and Easter Egg Tree.

She enjoyed water aerobics and made several pool friendships which last to this day.

Elaine is survived by her sister Judie (Tom) Brown; devoted husband of 64 years, Morgan, and their children: Charles (Susan), Clark (Kaylene), Scott (Becky), Melanie (Karl-Heinz) Goldmund, and Marinda; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

We would like to thank all who assisted Marinda in caring for Elaine during the last months of her life.