Lee Orel Lance

LEE OREL LANCE
May 27, 1938 - March 3, 2022

Lee passed away at the Intermountain Medical Center on March 3, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. due to
complications from chemo that was treating his lung cancer.

He was born May 27, 1938 to Orel Lee Lance and Melva Alice Deming. He married Jean Wilde on October 18, 1957. They were sealed in the
Jordan River Temple for time and all eternity on January 19, 2001. Together they had four children, Scott (Susan), Dennis (Jackie), Pam Hancock (John), and Suzy Lance Hanson. They had 11 grandchildren (Dorothy, Melanie, Gabriel, Danell, Kimberly, Vanessa, Alexandra, Cynthia, Natacia, Brett and Nathan) and 27 great grandchildren.

Lee worked as a General Contractor and built or upgraded many buildings in the Salt Lake valley. He excelled at guiding and completing projects and construction sites to successful on-time/under budget efforts. He loved family and spending time with his precious grandchildren and was
famous for his terrible jokes and his unconditional love and dedicating his time to them in their many activities.

A joyful period was all his time spent coaching his two sons in baseball and football. He carried that passion for sports and athleticism and enjoyed attending many of his grandchildren's events from dance to basketball, drill team to baseball.

Lee’s work ethic was one in a million. He taught that providing for his family was a priority and he never missed a paycheck. He never let things go. His home and yard were always cared for. He would plant bushes and plants, and could always be found tinkering around in the yard. With his homes there was never a time he wasn't working on a project in addition to a list of to-do’s.

His parents were from the depression era and taught him the value of the dollar and was very good at saving money. He was a talented bargain shopper at Deseret Industries, buying nice suits, clothes and collecting watches, pocket knives and other trinkets along with his assortment of “white” tennis shoes.

He loved yard sales. He loved early morning exercise, lifting weights and was well known by his peers at the Dimple Dell Recreation Center playing ping-pong every weekday morning with his other retired buddies. He loved to take his dog on walks and getting to know and developing relationships with those in his neighborhood

He loved serving as a temple worker at the Draper Temple for several years. Lee and Jean served as tour guides at the Conference Center for 3 years and also have many fond memories and friends from serving an Inner City Mission for 3 years where they helped countless folks in
need of support, friendship and love.

A viewing will be held Thursday, March 10th from 6 to 8pm at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E Dimple Dell Road. The funeral will be held on Friday, March 11th at 11am at Buttercup LDS Chapel, 1600 East 10100 South. There will be a viewing held prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 10:45am.

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