LaRae Hart

LaRae Ann Johnson Hart was born on March 19, 1933, to Vernal Nels Johnson and Thelma Elizabeth Anderson in Ogden, Utah. LaRae was the fourth of nine children – Derald, Delores, Kenneth, Max, Paul, Leah, Robert, Dianne. She passed away on July 25, 2017; one year and one day following the death of her son, Kent. LaRae’s favorite roles in life were being a wife and mother. LaRae was sealed to her eternal companion, Richard Lee Hart, on March 14, 1956, in the Logan Temple.

LaRae’s main focus was raising her children, but when the time came, she began working outside the home. She worked seven years part-time as an instructional aide at Stansbury Elementary. In 1980, she went to work full-time as a secretary for the State of Utah Police Academy (POST) and in 1984 began work as an administrative assistant at Salt Lake Community College. LaRae served in various callings within the LDS church. She served 17 years in the Mutual Improvement Association, Stake Relief Society secretary, Mutual Improvement Association instructor, a visiting teacher, and 15 years as a Jordan River Temple worker.

Her life was centered around the most important things to her - the Lord, her husband and family. She always said, “If we all help, we will all make it!” She lived by this motto on a daily basis and would do anything for any member of her family. She was a firm believer of the temple prayer roll and whenever something was going on in a member of her family’s life, the first thing she did was call multiple temple prayer rolls so that those members would receive those additional blessings.

LaRae is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard; children, Mitchell Hart (Michele), Maurine Hart Hendrickson, Karen Hart; nine grandchildren and their spouses; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Kent (Giovanna).

A viewing will be held on Friday, August 4th from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Valley View Funeral Home, 4335 West 4100 South, West Valley City, UT. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 5th, 12:00 pm, at the LDS Jordan North Stake Center, 3900 South 4000 West. A viewing will be held that morning from 10:30 am – 11:30 am. Interment will be held at Valley View Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider a generous donation to the LDS Humanitarian Fund, https://www.ldsphilanthropies.org/humanitarian-services.html