Muriel Grace Blank Sperry Obituary (1931

Muriel Grace Blank Sperry, age 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed from her earthly life on Friday, February 22, 2019 in her home following an accidental fall. Our mother Muriel was born February 1, 1931 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Carl Austin and Sarah Pearl Blank. She grew up on Thorn Court in Salt Lake City, Utah where she graduated from South High School and at 19 was a dental assistant. She was married to her beloved Alan on June 21, 1950 and later solemnized in the Salt Lake City Temple. She lived her life dedicated to serving her family and her Savior Jesus Christ. She had a vibrant testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and shared it with all those around her. She enjoyed remembering and celebrating her family with beautiful homemade birthday and Christmas cards. She loved butterflies and everything purple. When coming to visit Grandma and Grandpa, her grandchildren always made a beeline run to her closet to pull out her basket of special toys she had for them. Dad and Mom raised their family in Salt Lake City. After Dad began employment with the Church Education System, they lived in Farmington, New Mexico; Chinle, Arizona; Alpine, Utah; Minot, North Dakota; Fargo, North Dakota and settled in Provo, Utah then Spanish Fork, Utah after retirement. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Fairy (Micky) Holt (Louis); and son, Mark Alan Sperry. She is survived by her husband, Alan Francis Sperry; brother, Elwood A. Blank (Emma); children: Kristine Ford (John), Kenneth L Sperry (Tina), Connie Travis (Doug), Bradford Carl Sperry (Melanie), and Angela Ralph; 26 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Our family wants to thank the wonderful caregivers at Legacy House in Spanish Fork for their tender, loving care of our mother. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the Pleasant View 5th Ward Chapel, 1060 East 2400 North, Provo, Utah. Friends may call from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.