Steven Anton (Tony) Habovstak, 72 of Layton, Utah passed away March 18th, 2017 at the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tony was born on February 11, 1945 in Revere Massachusetts to Anthony John Habovstak and Sophia Collete Chaet. He is preceded in death by his father and mother.
Tony is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Lee Leischner and 4 children. Camey Lyre (Mark) Bertolino, Steven Anthony, Clarence Timothy (Brandy), Diana Marie Root, 14 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.
Tony lived his early childhood in Leadville, Colorado and Pine, Colorado. He then moved with his mother to Billings, Montana where he lived until his marriage to Barbara. He attended Jefferson Elementary School in Pine, Colorado, Lockwood Junior High in Billings, Montana, and graduated high school at Billings Senior High School in 1963. Tony and Barbara were married on June 15, 1963 in Billings, Montana, and moved to Pine Colorado where they lived while Tony attended college in Denver. After two years, they transferred to Eastern Montana College in Billings. Tony studied Electrical Engineering and in 1968 opened his first business, TandJ Electronics in Billings where he serviced televisions and appliances. He stayed in Billings until 1977 when he and his family moved to West, Yellowstone, Montana. He opened an appliance and small mercantile store in West.
The family lived in West for two years and then moved to Bountiful, Utah where they lived for 22 years. Tony was recruited by Eaton Kenway and worked for them as a field engineer. He traveled the country and took his family with him whenever possible.
Tony had a variety of interests and hobbies. He was a Ham Radio Operator for 50 years. He was an astronomer, an amateur geologist, photographer, and enjoyed paleontology. Tony was on the board of Railroad superintendents in Washington D.C., and was a lobbyist for the railroad in Washington. He worked with the state of New York and Pennsylvania to develop small businesses. He represented Businessmen of America at the Free Trade Agreement Counsel in Santiago, Chili. He then later spoke at the banquet commemorating the signing of the Free Trade Agreement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He sat on the Board of Directors of Thyssen Automation and Control Chief Corporation. He owned four companies himself; National Material Handling, TBH Enterprises, RailRoad Equipment Trader, and AGV Technologies. He worked with Power Serve Inc. out of Kansas City, Missouri until he retired. He helped companies introduce new products into the market. He has received many awards and recognitions for his work and accomplishments throughout the years.
He enjoyed spending time with his family going on dinosaur digs, fishing, hiking, rock hunting, boating, spending time at the family ranch in Montana, and just traveling the world. Tony loved learning about people and made friends wherever he went. Tony was a Bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Olean New York Ward and was a Temple Worker in the Ogden Temple. He served on the Stake Council and was a member of the Chelsea park 2nd ward until his death. Tony loved the Lord and enjoyed giving his time in service.
