Obituary: YORK, JOEL

Joel Lois Barlow YorkFeb. 1, 1923 ~ Aug. 28, 2013Joel Lois Barlow York died on August 28, 2013 at The Coventry in Cottonwood Heights. She was born February 1, 1923 in Otis, Colorado to Irvin L. and Beatrice B. Barlow. One year later, the family moved to southern California. Joel became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a teenager. She was an excellent student, working after high school graduation in San Luis Obispo to earn enough money to pay for a year at Brigham Young University. After the war, she met Eric Kingsmill York, a student at Cal Poly and they married in 1947, had two sons, Rick and Neil and lived for over fifty years in Napa, California. She worked for Pacific Bell and rose to the position of office manager. She served faithfully in her Church in ward and stake Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies. She was a devoted visiting teacher until the last few weeks of her life.Eric and Joel moved to Utah in 2006 to be closer to their sons. Eric passed away at the Veterans Nursing Home in Salt Lake City on February 28, 2013.Joel is survived by her sister, Alta Guy of Roseville, California, her sons, Rick (and wife, Janis) and Neil ( and wife, Carole), six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren with another on the way.Eric and Joel were sealed in the Oakland LDS Temple and were later sealed to their sons in the Mount Timpanogos Temple.Joel was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who quietly served friends, neighbors and strangers throughout her life.Her family expresses condolences to her friends and staff members at The Coventry and deep gratitude to the nurses at Haven HealthCare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 31st at the Wasatch Lawn Mortuary Chapel, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City. Family and friends are welcome, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow the service, at the Wasatch Lawn mausoleum.