Funeral services will be held in Guernsey, Wyoming, at the VFW on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. There will also be a service in Tooele, Utah, on Friday, June 2, 2017, starting at noon at Tate Mortuary and burial will be at the Lake Point, Utah Cemetery.
Linda Ruth Garrard Carlson, 71, passed away on May 28, 2017, in Casper, Wyoming, surrounded by her family. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 29, 1946, to Harold and Myra Garrard. She graduated from Tooele High School in 1964 and then went to college.
Linda worked a variety of jobs over several decades, always inspired by a strong work ethic and a sense of pride in a job well done. Growing up, she loved fishing trips to Yellowstone and Strawberry Lake. She also enjoyed singing, playing the piano and designing her own clothes (which her mother made for her).
Linda had four beautiful children: daughter Leora Deann (Thomas) Garringer (preceded her in death), son Richard Bryant Howard, daughter Katherine Myra (Juan) Sierra neé Atkinson and daughter Denise Marie (David) Osterman neé Buzzard. She was a mom of four, but a mother to many.
In the summer of 1984, Linda met Ralph J. Carlson, fell in love, and moved to Guernsey, Wyoming. She was very involved with his National Guard functions. Linda loved to watch her children’s band and choir concerts, plays, sports and any extra curricular that they were in. She was very proud of her kids.
Linda will be remembered for her radiant smile, her warm personality and her zest for life. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Linda was a tolerant and non-judgmental person who loved everyone.
She is survived by her boyfriend of 20 years, Theodore Herrera of Guernsey, Wyoming; brother, Leslie (Janet) Garrard of Lake Point, Utah; sister-in-law Marjorie Garrard of Lake Point, Utah; children: Rick, Kathy and Denise; grandchildren Joshua (Katrina) Garringer, Lynda (Jesse) Rinker, Jessica (Dustin) Marchington, D’ana Osterman, Kendra Sierra, Victoria Sierra and Dustin Osterman; great-grandchildren: Damien Braun, Malichi Rinker, Xzandrea Rinker, JJ Rinker, Justin Stansfield, Jacob Hofmann, Kyler Garringer, Kaiden Garringer, Destanie Marchington, Katie Marchington and Thomas Marchington. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by father Harold Edwin Garrard, mother Myra Ruth Garrard neé Vorwaller, brother Duane Garrard, brother Richard Garrard, daughter Leora Garringer and husband Ralph (Butch) Carlson.