Marvin Elmer Sabin
October 22, 1919 - February 10, 2017
Resided in Orem, UT
Marvin Elmer Sabin was reunited with his sweetheart, Sylvia Wall, on Friday, February 10th, 2017, at the age of 97.
Marvin loved people; his dear wife, his family, and his friends. He made a choice early in life to be happy. He loved to sing and share his happy way of life with everyone. His standard answer for, "How are you Marvin?" was, "On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm a 25!"
Marvin loved people; his dear wife, his family, and his friends. He made a choice early in life to be happy. He loved to sing and share his happy way of life with everyone. His standard answer for, "How are you Marvin?" was, "On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm a 25!"
Marvin was born in Salem, Utah to Henry Elmer Sabin and Lillie Devena Christensen on October 22, 1919. Four other siblings eventually followed; Evelyn (Peck), Dean, Marie (Ray), and Leora (Brockbank.)
Marvin was always a hard worker. As a boy he herded cattle, milked cows, and worked the fields raising mostly sugar beets and alfalfa. He also helped with the family's small enterprise of packing and selling eggs to the local co-op.
From 1940-42, Marvin served an LDS mission to the Northwestern States, the same area where his father had served 25 years earlier.
After his mission, Marvin enlisted in the Navy during WWII and served on the destroyer Kalk DD 611 as Chief Petty Officer, maintaining all radio equipment. He narrowly escaped death when his ship was bombed, killing 30 of his shipmates.
He always contended that the Navy helped him meet his sweetheart; how else would a Salem boy meet a New York girl? He attended the Manhattan Branch and introduced himself to someone who looked like a man from his mission. The New Yorker was the man's brother, Byron Wall. As they visited, Byron's daughter, Sylvia, joined them and the rest is history. Marvin and Sylvia were married in the Logan, Utah Temple on August 10th, 1944.
A University of Utah graduate, Marvin earned a degree in Electrical Engineering and worked at the US Steel plant in Orem, Utah, until his retirement.
Marvin loved life! He loved to sing, ski, ice skate, play tennis, swim, fish, hunt, and coach his son's baseball teams. His extensive service in Scouting was recognized with Scouting's highest award, The Silver Beaver. Marvin served as an Elder's Quorum President, a Sunday school and MIA superintendant, High Councilor and a Stake Mission President. He also served as a counselor to four different bishops!
Above all, Marvin was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, friend and servant of God and his fellowmen. We will be forever grateful for this marvelous man and patriarch.
He is survived by his daughter, Darleen (Stone) of Graham, WA; sons, Marvin Don of Orem, UT; Ronald Henry of Escondido, CA; Gary Byron, currently of Frankfurt, Germany; sister, Leora Sabin Brockbank of Salt Lake City, UT; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. He is preceeded in death by his wife, Sylvia; his brother, Dean; sisters, Marie and Evelyn; and grandson, Justin David Sabin.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 18, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Hillcrest 4th Ward Chapel, 440 East 800 South in Orem, Utah. Friends and family may call Friday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North in Orem, and Saturday before the funeral service at the ward chapel 8:30 to 9:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Salem City Cemetery.
From 1940-42, Marvin served an LDS mission to the Northwestern States, the same area where his father had served 25 years earlier.
After his mission, Marvin enlisted in the Navy during WWII and served on the destroyer Kalk DD 611 as Chief Petty Officer, maintaining all radio equipment. He narrowly escaped death when his ship was bombed, killing 30 of his shipmates.
He always contended that the Navy helped him meet his sweetheart; how else would a Salem boy meet a New York girl? He attended the Manhattan Branch and introduced himself to someone who looked like a man from his mission. The New Yorker was the man's brother, Byron Wall. As they visited, Byron's daughter, Sylvia, joined them and the rest is history. Marvin and Sylvia were married in the Logan, Utah Temple on August 10th, 1944.
A University of Utah graduate, Marvin earned a degree in Electrical Engineering and worked at the US Steel plant in Orem, Utah, until his retirement.
Marvin loved life! He loved to sing, ski, ice skate, play tennis, swim, fish, hunt, and coach his son's baseball teams. His extensive service in Scouting was recognized with Scouting's highest award, The Silver Beaver. Marvin served as an Elder's Quorum President, a Sunday school and MIA superintendant, High Councilor and a Stake Mission President. He also served as a counselor to four different bishops!
Above all, Marvin was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, friend and servant of God and his fellowmen. We will be forever grateful for this marvelous man and patriarch.
He is survived by his daughter, Darleen (Stone) of Graham, WA; sons, Marvin Don of Orem, UT; Ronald Henry of Escondido, CA; Gary Byron, currently of Frankfurt, Germany; sister, Leora Sabin Brockbank of Salt Lake City, UT; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. He is preceeded in death by his wife, Sylvia; his brother, Dean; sisters, Marie and Evelyn; and grandson, Justin David Sabin.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 18, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Hillcrest 4th Ward Chapel, 440 East 800 South in Orem, Utah. Friends and family may call Friday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North in Orem, and Saturday before the funeral service at the ward chapel 8:30 to 9:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Salem City Cemetery.
Walker Sanderson Funeral Home
646 East 800 North
Orem, UT 84097
Orem, UT 84097
Hillcrest 4th Ward
440 East 800 South
Orem, UT
Orem, UT
Hillcrest 4th Ward Chapel
440 East 800 South
Orem, UT
Orem, UT
Salem City Cemetery
130 East 965 South
Salem, UT
Salem, UT
It was a beautiful funeral. The military Honor Guard-21 gun salute service at the cemetery was very touching. I know you wish you could have been there and I'll tell you all about it! Grandpa was a great man who lived a great life.
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