Jon C. Carpenter
1938 ~ 2014
Jon Carvel Carpenter passed away at home May 25th, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born January 19th, 1938 in Washington, D.C. to Samuel and Kathleen Carpenter. He married Donna Kay Richards of Logan, Utah on May 1st, 1962 in the Salt Lake temple.
Jon received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1962 and earned an MBA from Santa Clara University. His 33-year career at IBM took him and his family to Helena, MT, San Jose and San Francisco, CA, Austin, TX, and New Canaan, CT. He retired to Deep Creek, MD and Salt Lake City, UT.
As an avid outdoorsman, Jon worked at Grand Canyon National Park as a teenager. He went on to serve many years as a B.S.A. scoutmaster (receiving the Silver Beaver), and enjoyed back-country hiking, from the High Sierras in California to Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.
Jon served for 2½ years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Finland. He later served as a bishop, high councilor and in many other capacities. In 2011 he and Donna Kay returned to Finland to serve as senior missionaries in the Helsinki temple.
Jon is preceded in death by his oldest son, Rick Carpenter, and is survived by his wife, Donna Kay, his four children, Scott (Diane) Carpenter, Curt (Hedi) Carpenter, Emily (JP) Hanson, Katie (Jon) Groberg, and 15 grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Craig Carpenter, and his sister, Kathie Coon.
A memorial will be held at the LDS Ensign Peak ward building, 125 East North Sandrun Road, Salt Lake City, Saturday, May 31st at 10 am for visiting with friends and family. Service at 11:30 am.

Published in Salt Lake Tribune on May 29, 2014