Obituary: Corey Engen

Corey Engen 1916 ~ 2006 Corey Engen passed away peacefully on May 9, 2006 in Orem, UT. Corey was born in Mjondalen, Norway on March 30, 1916 to Trond and Martha Oen Engen. He emigrated to the United States in March of 1933 with his widowed mother. He married Norma Bleak in Salt Lake City on Sept. 10, 1938, they were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Oct. 3, 1956. Corey, with his two brothers, AIf and Sverre, were pioneers in the ski industry in the intermountain west and the United States. He competed on the U.S. Olympic team in 1948, was elected to the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1973 and continued to actively compete until 1987 at age 71. He helped develop the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort in McCall, ID. His greatest joy in the sport was coaching and working with young skiers. Eleven national champions, including his own son, David, and several Olympians were produced from his local teams. Corey loved his native Norway, but he was also very proud of his U.S. citizenship. Corey and Norma lived for over 50 years in McCall, ID, where he was President of the McCall Rotary Club in 1959, was a member of the McCall Memorial Hospital Board, served in the Boy Scout organization and the McCall Chamber of Commerce. They moved to Lindon, UT in 1995, and lived there until Norma passed away in Dec., 2002. Since May, 2003, Corey has resided at the Courtyard at Jamestown in Provo. Corey was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions. His last position was that of a faithful home teacher. Corey's family was of the greatest importance to him. He and Norma were wonderful examples of love, integrity, kindness, hard work and generosity. They had two children, Carol (Gary) Beus, Washington, UT, and David Engen, McCall, ID. They had eight grandchildren, Steven (Dena) Beus, Roger (Karen) Beus, Alan Beus (deceased), Brian (Caroline) Beus, Susan (Scott) Herbst, Richard Beus, Deborah (Daniel) Snyder and Erik (Melanie) Engen. They also had 15 great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Dr. Peter Duros and the staff at Orchard Park Care Center and Carl Lopez and his staff at Health Watch for their kind care. And a very special thanks to the wonderful staff at the Courtyard at Jamestown for making Corey's last few years so comfortable. Graveside Services will be held Saturday, May 13th at 11 a.m. in the Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, 1950 E. 10600 So., Sandy. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary and Saturday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.larkinmortuary.com.