Marilyn Gail Noorda (nee Curley), 85, passed away on Sunday, October 8th, 2023. She was born September 18th, 1938 in Salt Lake City, UT to Leone Sand and William G. Curley where she graduated from South High School in 1956. Shortly after graduating, she married J. Darwin Noorda and they were married for nearly 65 years.
Marilyn truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures such as shopping, chatting with loved ones, wine time, and spending time watching her great-grandchildren play. She was a positive, upbeat and incredibly loving person who brought light to all those around her.
She was very proud of her travels and none of us really know exactly how many countries she’s visited, but here are a few: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Greece, Italy, France, Scotland, England, Bosnia, Russia, Croatia, Germany and Holland. There is so much we didn’t have time to learn about her, please share your thoughts, memories or condolences here. https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/wMPE7yb0
Preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Gregory and Jeffrey Blair Noorda; the daughter she never had, Cindy Marx and husband, Dar. She is survived by her sons, Terry (Karen) and Darrell Noorda; daughter in law, Sue Noorda; sisters, Nancy Drew and Betty Sollis (Mark); brother, G. Michael Curley (Suzanne); 11 grandchildren, Matt (Kelly), Jessica (Dan), Scott, Melissa, Tyson (Lindsey), Kent (Emma), Mary, Natalie (Benson), Chase (Adelle), Sarah (Remmington), Jacob; 15 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends whom she adored.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 24th at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3404 Highland Dr, SLC, UT 84106. Graveside service to follow. A reception to visit before the service will be from 1:00-2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Moran Eye Center https://ugive.app.utah.edu/designation/179 in Marilyn’s name. The team at the Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine has developed a game-changing potential new gene therapy for AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration).
She will remain in our hearts and souls forever… LOVE YOU MUCH grams!
