Enoch Ornstead passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Friday, August 10, 2018. He was 44 years old, born in California and moved to Colorado in 1998. He earned his living in software quality control, becoming a manager with automated testing. He got his QA start in California, testing computer games.
He leaves behind his wife Jolene Medina Ornstead, and son Elijah Ornstead, and a step-son Nikita Kalenskiy from his first marriage as well as three brothers Adam, Jared and Scott and his mother, Diana Ornstead. He was preceded in death by his brother David and his father Bruce. He was an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Highland Lake Ward.
Enoch was unconquerable. He had many trials at various times and yet nothing at all could shake him from his estimation of the best course to take. He had a strong love and knowledge of the gospel. He found truth in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and nothing at all could shake him from that.
Enoch served a mission when he was 19 for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for two years. Part of his mission was in the Kiev, Ukraine and part of his mission was spent in the Donetsk, Ukraine mission. He loved his mission and all the people he met while on his mission. Enoch made many friends in the Ukraine and kept in touch with them over the years. He became fluent in speaking Russian and continued to speak it as often as he could.
Before Enoch’s health started failing, those of us who knew him best knew a happy, cheerful person with a silly sense of humor. He seemed to meet and make friends with everybody. He loved going to his family’s home each week for game night, dinner and conversations. He had a love for Disneyland. He loved using apple products, going to the opera, listening to classical music, and trying out new homesteading ideas. Enoch was very patriotic and had a love of the United States Constitution, country and the 2nd Amendment.
Enoch will be missed by all who knew him, but we can all have peace and comfort knowing that his spirit is freed from the complications he had with his health and he is now back at his best.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 16 at 11am. There will be a viewing at 10am. Location of the services will be at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1721 Red Cloud Road in Longmont, CO. Burial services will follow at the Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers to please consider the family Go Fund Me page to help with future expenses or to donate to the Church humanitarian fund to help out others around the world who are in need.
Family Go Fund Me Page:
https://www.gofundme.com/5ymvp5k
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Humanitarian Fund Link:
https://www.lds.org/topics/humanitarian-service/help?lang=eng&old=true#aid_fund
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