Marlene C. Adair

Marlene C. Adair was born on March 17, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah. On that same day, there was a large earthquake in Northern Utah. Marlene grew up in Sugarhouse, not far from the Utah State Prison, now known as Sugarhouse Park. Marlene passed away, after living a long, beautiful life, on December 9, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Married Richard W. Aposhian, Sr., in 1954. Together they had four children. Later divorced. May of 1985, Marlene married the love of her life and eternal sweetheart, Merrill T. Adair, later sealed in the Jordan River Temple. They enjoyed traveling together, whether it be to their cabin in the mountains, camping, golfing trips, the annual Southern California beach house trips, or the Panama Canal, they loved being together. Marlene loved spending time with her friends and family. While camping with "the camping group" there were many rowdy, competitive games of "Barnyard Rummy".

Marlene and Merrill were dedicated mall walkers. They walked at Fashion Place Mall five days a week for twenty plus years. In those twenty plus years, they made many lifelong wonderful friends. After Merrill's passing, Marlene continued to walk five days a week, up until a few days before her passing. Marlene loved to crochet and paint, even after losing her eyesight, she was determined to stay busy. She enjoyed and took every opportunity to share her homemade hot pads with her doctors, friends, and complete strangers. Marlene worked as a pediatric nurse for over thirty years. She loved working and adored "the littles". Marlene was active in the LDS church all her life. She had many callings such as teacher, girls sports director, camp director, stake young women's leader, and Relief Society President, as well as working in the Stake Family History center for over fourteen years.

Survived by: son Richard W. Aposhian, Jr. (Suzette), daughter Kristine Anderson (Roger), son Douglas Robert Aposhian (Cynthia), daughter Eileen Aposhian, son Merrill Craig Adair (Shauna), son-in-law Lynn Graves, and many beloved grandchildren and her loving "shadow" ChaCha.

Preceded in death by: her sweetheart Merrill, sister Dorothy Christofferson Johnson (Rue), daughter Kerry Lynn Graves (Lynn), and Brandee Graves granddaughter.

Funeral services will be held at the Larchwood Ward, 6770 South 500 East, Midvale, Utah 84047. A viewing will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held Monday, December 16, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral service, from 10:00-10:45 a.m. Interment at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, Utah 84092. The funeral will be livestreamed via Zoom and can be accessed by clicking the "Watch Services" button above.

Mom, you finally have your "candy apple red convertible". Ride off into the beautiful sunset. We love you so much. Rick, Kris, Doug, Eileen & Craig.