Ron Lewis Beesley

Ron Lewis Beesley, age 83, passed away August 27, 2021 in Murray, Utah. He was born September 3, 1937 in Salt Lake City to William Noall and Barbara Clair Beesley. He has been married to his sweetheart Vera Larisch Beesley for 58 years (solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, June 17,1963). Ron is survived by his wife, their children Stephanie (Todd) Maurer, Melissa (Hal) Cooper, Sally (Stan) Bailey, Tom (Shanna), Blaine (Alena), Fred (Katie), and Emily (Nate) Cummings; 32 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; his sisters Gay Hanson, Adalee (Bill) Muse, sister- in-law Wendy Beesley. He was preceded in death by his parents, and the following siblings and their spouses: Beverley (Wallace) Woodbury, Barbara (Wayne) Kimball, William Beesley (Hanna), Scott Beesley (Mary Alice), Frederick Beesley, and brother-in-law Max Hanson.

Ron was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings. As a full-time missionary he served in the Northern States mission. Ron and Vera served an 18-month mission in Orlando, Florida as well as the Inner-city Midvale, Utah mission. Ron loved studying church doctrine and had a strong testimony and love of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which he lovingly shared with his children. He also served in the Army Reserve.

Ron and his brother Fred owned and operated Beesley Booth & Fixture Co. Woodworking was both his profession and hobby. His favorite project was building the family cabin, and he generously shared it with many. He loved gardening, sports, particularly playing basketball and supporting his children and grandchildren at all of their personal events. He is remembered by many as a loving man who always knew how to make things fun! He frequently hosted family, friends and neighborhood children on cabin adventures which often included waterskiing, and snowmobiling. He participated in countless scout camps with his sons and girls camp with his daughters. There was no question that time with family was always his priority.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the Midvale 5th Ward, 8171 South Jackson Street, Midvale, UT. Friends and family may visit Friday evening at the church between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. and Saturday morning between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. prior to the services. To share a memory of Ron with his family or to watch the recorded services online, please visit larkincares.com. In order to watch the services, you will need to have a Zoom account. To sign up for your own free account, visit zoom.us/signup and enter your email address. You will receive an email from Zoom (no-reply@zoom.us). In this email, click Activate Account.

We would like to thank everyone who has helped our father and mother during this difficult time. We are forever grateful.

All wishing to donate flowers are invited to donate to the Church of Jesus Christ Humanitarian Relief Fund. https://philanthropies.churchofjesuschrist.org/humanitarian