Fred H. Veibell

CORNISH, UTAH FRED VEIBELL

CORNISH- Fred Hans Veibell, 93, passed away on Dec. 20, 2011, at his home in Cornish surrounded by his family. He was born June 26, 1918, in Logan, Utah, the son of Peter Martin and Sorine Christine Hansen Veibell. He married Grace Millard Kendall on Dec. 8, 1938, in Logan, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan Temple. They just recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.

Fred, the oldest of ten children of Danish immigrant parents, began his career of providing for his family at the age of 5 when he began milking one of the family cows each morning and night. Carrying water for 200 chickens and cleaning the coops were weekly duties. The small dairy and thinning, hoeing and topping sugar beets continued through his early married life providing a small income.
In 1943 during WWII his name came up for "draft." He had a wife and two children, a widowed mother with small children whom he was helping, and he worked in an agricultural field " all considered possible reasons to be exempted from serving. Just before the call was issued, he was informed that because of the importance of his dance orchestra on the "morale of the troops" and the community, he would be asked to stay home. With his orchestra, he played regularly for over 30 years for servicemen, church, school, and wedding/anniversary dances.
He was DHIA Supervisor for 32 years serving in Cache, Wasatch, Summit, Emory, Daggett, and Uintah counties. They left Heber and "milk testing" to join his cousin in business in Tremonton where he stayed for five years. He loved his farm in Cornish and was willing to work other jobs to support it. He began work as a Quality Control Supervisor for Presto products where he retired after 19 years at age 75. He continued mowing lawns for friends and neighbors this year until the snow fell.
He was a people person and loved kids. He was "Santa Claus" the whole year round.
He was a man who made friends wherever he went because he was willing to love and share freely.


He is survived by his wife, Grace, of Cornish; three daughters, Marilyn (David) Goodworth of Blackfoot, Idaho; Joyce (LeRoy) Trimble of Ogden, Utah; Julie (Greg) Nuckolls of Orem, Utah; twenty grandchildren; seventy-six great-grandchildren; eleven great great-grandchildren; three brothers, Martin (Beverly) Veibell of Smithfield, Utah; Floyd (Jeanene) Veibell of Cornish; Bruce (Betty) Veibell of Taylorsville, Utah; a brother-in-law, Lorin Simper of Murray, Utah; and by two sisters-in-law, Audrey Veibell of Clearfield, Utah and Mary Veibell of Bakersfield, California and by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers, Anna Holfeltz Meriwether, Viola Simper, Marie Veibell, Julie Veibell, Victor Veibell and Bill Veibell.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in the Cornish/Trenton LDS Church. Friends may call Monday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Cornish Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com