Daniel H. Muhlestein

Daniel Herrick Muhlestein, our Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend peacefully returned home on May 26, 2021. Daniel was born April 16, 1946 in Provo, Utah; son of Herrick and Joyce Muhlestein, and Cleo Lewis. He was the oldest of eight children.

Nine years after they met in a jr high orchestra class, where they both played viola, Daniel married the love of his life, LaNae Williamson, in the Manti Temple on October 11, 1969 for time and all eternity. Our parents are a wonderful example to us of eternal love. They did everything together and enjoyed every minute of it. Our sweet mother stayed by his side until the very end. They taught us how to truly love unconditionally and forever.

Dad’s greatest joy in life was his family. He and LaNae are the proud parents of Jolynn (Derek) Hegsted, Chad (Kynda) Muhlestein, Dan (Anne) Muhlestein, Shelley Muhlestein, Ryan (Jaina) Muhlestein, Amber (Shaun) Brancheau. Their family has grown to include 25 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Dad spent his entire life serving his family and others around him. He loved to take his family camping. We went on many camping trips together including trips to Yellowstone and to our family property. Dan and LaNae had a great opportunity to procure some property on top of a mountain where they went often, creating lifelong memories with family and friends. Dad enjoyed fishing and hunting, teaching his sons and grandsons how to hunt and take care of their wild game. The grandkids looked forward to going to “The Property”, taking the boat to fish, and making breakfast casserole and whole wheat pancakes with Papa’s homemade blackberry syrup.

Dad had a love of cooking, baking, & gardening.  These were part of his daily life.  He grew many things in his garden and he loved to share the fruits of his labors. If you had the pleasure of sitting at the kitchen counter, he would set something in front of you with a twinkle in his eye and a simple “take a bite”. He never disappointed.

Dad enjoyed taking the time to harvest his home grown grapes and blackberries, a detail oriented process that he excelled in, producing delicious grape juice and blackberry syrup to go on his whole wheat pancakes. Oh, and let’s not forget about the homemade vanilla…that’s a hot commodity!

Dad was a Jack of all trades.  He knew how to do EVERYTHING!  And if he didn’t he would learn.  He loved working with wood, making chess boards, picture frames, shelves, tables, benches, pinewood derby cars– you name it, he built it!  And everything he made was perfect.  And if it wasn’t perfect the first time, he made two or three more until it was.

Dad had many accomplishments throughout his life. He graduated from Provo High School, served in the Army Reserves, and attended Brigham Young University.

Dad was excited to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the West German mission. He loved the Lord and dedicated his life to serving everyone he met and being a true example of Christ-like love. He was known throughout the ward for his famous, “home teacher cakes”- bringing a birthday cake to those he home taught of any age. From camp outs to the Pinewood Derby, Dad was an enthusiastic Cub Scout master who loved the boys he served. He served in many callings in the church, but his favorite was statistical clerk.

People were the most important part of Dad’s life. From his time as a manager at a hardware store, where he was “Manager of the Year” three times, to his final job as a manager of technical support at IHC, with other Technical Support jobs in between, he was always taking care of people by teaching and helping them.

Dad made many lifelong friends along the way. There was never a stranger he wouldn’t help, and they were never a stranger for very long. He loved people!  He loved helping people, getting to know people, talking to them, and feeding them.

Dad’s life was filled with love, laughter, family, & friends.  He was the greatest example of love to all who knew him. He was ready to move on to the next adventure and to see all the family who had gone before him. He is loved by so many and we will miss him dearly.

He is survived by his wife, 7 siblings, 6 children, 25 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. His family is awaiting another big bear hug in heaven. Till we meet again…

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Lindon 12^th Ward Chapel located at 56 East 600 North, Lindon, Utah. Family and friends may call Tuesday evening at the Lindon 12^th Ward Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and again Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 am prior to services at the church. Interment will be at the Timpanogos Memorial Gardens in Orem, Utah. 

To view the funeral remotely, visit:

https://mywebcast.churchofjesuschrist.org/Events/LindonUtahCentralStake 

There is a link near the bottom labeled “Funeral” which you can click on and view the proceedings. It will only be available live. It will not be recorded.

The family would like to thank all the wonderful staff from Warenski Mortuary, Utah Valley Hospital, and IHC Home Health and Hospice for their help and support.