Erma Fay Prestwich Zabriskie Obituary (1936

Erma Fay Prestwich Zabriskie passed away March 8, 2018 at her home in Orem, Utah. She was born March 5, 1936 to Armeldo and Lila Jean Johnson Prestwich in Provo, Utah. She grew up with twelve siblings during the Great Depression. It made her strong and she became the best person in spite of it. She married Kay M. Zabriskie shortly after he came home from serving in the Korean War. She was a talented seamstress, cook, genealogist, homemaker and mother, and had a sweet sense of humor. When she was younger, she worked at Geneva Steel. Later she loved being an elementary school librarian and helping the children, but most of all she loved being a mother and grandmother. The gospel of Jesus Christ has always been important to her. She loved doing over 800,000 names for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints indexing program. Erma is survived by her children, Mike, Doug, Boyd and Karen; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild and 6 siblings, Becky, Jane, Linda, Dean, Darleene and Dora. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kay; and siblings, Beth, Myron, Myrl, LaRue, Leonard and Stan. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Berg Mortuary of Orem, 500 North State Street. Friends may call at the mortuary, Sunday, March 11, from 6-8:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:30-10:50 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.