November of 1933 – December 19, 2015
With a heavy heart we announce the loss of our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Norman Albert Eastwood. He passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, from heart failure while awaiting the
kick-off of the BYU vs. Utah football game in Las Vegas. He had a full and enjoyable 82 years of life, and has shared with family and friends the meaning of “living life to its fullest”.
Norm was born in November of 1933, in Salt Lake City, UT to Elsie and Albert Eastwood. He attended Granite High School and served with the United States Navy for 4 years. Norm married Joyce Eastwood in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and have shared many wonderful and loving moments during their 58 years together including an LDS mission in Heber Valley, UT in 2007. Norm was deeply involved with the LDS church, the community, and a huge fan of the BYU basketball and football programs. He enjoyed four wheeling with friends in Idaho and Utah, and loved riding with his motorcycle groups the Southern Utah HOG’s and the Temple Riders Association in St. George.
Norm’s legacy will continue through: his wife Joyce; his siblings: Vilate Jones and Elaine Christensen; his children: Linnae Eastwood and David Eastwood and wife Linda Eastwood; 5 grandchildren: Spencer Eastwood, Paige Eastwood, Conor Merritt, Parker Eastwood and Eric Merritt; nieces and nephews; and extended family Mike and Amy Merritt and Rodger Norman. In death, he is happily reunited with: his parents; his brothers and sisters; and many other family members and friends.
Funeral services
- Services will be held Monday, Dec. 28, with a viewing from 9-10:45 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. at the Sunset 11th Ward Chapel, 82 N. Dixie Drive, St. George, Utah.
- Interment will be held Tuesday, Dec. 29, with a visitation from 9-10:15 a.m. at Serenity Draper Mortuary, 12278 S. Lone Peak Parkway Suite 103, Draper, UT.
- Grave dedication will be at 11 a.m. at the Larkin Sunset Memorial Gardens, 1950 E. Dimple Dale Road (10600 South 1700 East) Sandy, UT.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund in Norm’s name.
Friends and family are invited to share condolences online at www.SerenityStG.com. Arrangements and memorial tree planting by Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 986-2085.