Nora Phizacklea Obituary (1932 - 2019)

Nora Jean Garlick Phizacklea, age 87, of Wendover, UT, passed away on November 2, 2019. Jean was born May 18, 1932, in Manti, UT. She was the oldest of six siblings. Her family resided in Manti until Jean was 12 years old. They then moved to Fairview, UT for a time, then onto Pleasant Grove, UT and finally to Spanish Fork, UT, where Jean attended high school. After high school, Jean moved to Provo. While living with roommates and working, she met Jim through mutual friends. They married and after living in Murray, UT for about 4 years, Jim moved Jean and their 2 young children to Wendover, UT, where he had been working. She resided in Wendover with her family for 54 years. During this time, Jean worked for many years at the Wendover elementary/ Jr. high/ high school where she was a “lunch lady”. She loved helping with school activities and attending the ballgames. In her younger years, Jean loved working and giving service in the LDS church. In her later years she made many friends in the senior’s group and enjoyed visiting and going on outings and trips with them. Due to worsening dementia, Jean spent the last 2 years of her life at the Sunrise-Sandy Care Center where she passed away peacefully in her sleep. Jean was preceded in death by her husband James Phizacklea and survived by her daughter, Connie (Bruce), son, Fred (Tamie), grandchildren-Brooke (Andrew), Korinn (Noe), Jamie, Derek, Amanda (Jerrick) Scott, and Randy; step-grandchildren- Ian (Wai), Nathan (Bev), Colin; 13 great grandchildren and step-great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Wendover LDS Church: Viewing - 11:00a.m., Service-12:00p.m. Interment following at the Wendover Cemetery. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Nora Jean Garlick Phizacklea please visit our Sympathy Store.