Homemaker
Fae Millerberg Coon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, teacher, and friend passed away October 19, 2004, succumbing to the effects of a brain tumor.
Fae was born August 14, 1931, in Murray, Utah, the third child of Joseph and Alice Kuhre Millerberg. At the age of six, Fae's dear mother passed away, and the following year her father married Pearl Kimball, who became Fae's second mother.
In 1974, Fae married William A. Coon, Jr. of El Paso, Texas. She became a second mother to four handsome sons, their mother having passed away, and made El Paso her home.
She was a graduate of Jordan High School, Sandy, Utah, and a graduate of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned a bachelor's of science degree in Home Economics as well as a teaching certificate. Fae became a teacher, touching the lives of many, as she taught the skills of homemaking. She taught in Utah in Jordan and Davis School Districts, at Utah State University, and at the LDS Church College of Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii. She was a skilled seamstress and cook, as well as a gifted decorator, having a trained eye for color and style.
As a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fae served a mission in Samoa and held many responsible leadership positions in the Church. In positive ways, she influenced the lives of those she taught in Sunday School and Young Women classes and of those she served in Relief Society.
Fae had a noble pioneer heritage and was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She was valiant in pursuing genealogy and had a strong testimony of the eternal plan of families.
Fae is survived by her dear husband of 30 years, William A. "Bill" Coon, and by her sons, William A. (Marsha) Coon III, El Paso, Texas; George (Debbie) Coon, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Larry Coon, Los Angeles, California; and Lynn (Susan) Coon, Riverton, Utah. She is also survived by her brother, Gordon (Beth) Millerberg, Bountiful, Utah, her sister, Marilyn (Kenneth) Oswald, Holladay, Utah, and her sister-in-law, Marilyn (Howard) Millerberg, Draper, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her sister, Larene, and by two brothers, Howard and Kimball.
Fae has 16 grandchildren who endear her memory, as well as six great-grandchildren. Fae also has nieces and nephews whose lives have been touched and enriched by her life.
Funeral services will be held Oct. 23, 2004, in El Paso, Texas. Interment will be in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.