Louis Kuni Falck Jr.
Louis Kuni Falck Jr.
1930 ~ 2024
Louis Kuni Falck Jr. “Lou” was born January 4, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest son of Louis Kuni Falck Sr. and Eleonora Smith Amussen. He experienced a long full life for 94 years. He would have been 95 in January.
He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1950-1952 in South Africa where he gained a deep testimony of the Gospel.
His passion from his youth was to be a pilot and after serving in the ROTC in Logan, Utah he joined the US Airforce as his career choice, thereby fulfilling his childhood dream. He served for 20 years and reached the rank of Major, fulfilling many assignments including the pilot of a B-52 Bomber during the Vietnamese conflict.
He is he father of 3 children, Julie Arlene Falck (1962-2004), Wayne Louis Falck, and Shannon Eleonora Falck Bell.
Lou’s second marriage was to Lois Jenkins on August 4, 1983 in the Salt Lake Temple. Lois had 7 children from a previous marriage and Lou helped in raising some of them.
He was called to work in the Salt Lake Temple for 10 years while accepting various other assignments for the Church.
After retirement, Lou and Lois served two missions for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nigeria Africa in 1995 and Cambodia in 2000. He was the counselor for the Mission President VandeMerwe in Nigeria and together they traveled the mission. In Cambodia he taught beginning computer and ran the Church trade-school while Lois taught sewing skills.
He and his wife moved to American Fork in the summer of 2001 where he continued to serve faithfully in whatever church assignment he was called to.
He is survived by two of his children, Wayne Falck and Shannon Falck Bell and 5 of his 7 stepchildren, Carriene Porter, Jeannie Porter Amaya, Cindy Porter DeVore (Jeff), Marty Porter (Liz), Cassandre Mattingly Porter, Jason Porter (Amanda 1981-2017), also 32 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Julie Irene Falck, his stepdaughter, LeAnna Porter 1963-2016 and his stepson Stan Porter 1970-2017 (Cassandre’ Mattingly Porter) and 4 great grandchildren.
His presence at our monthly family dinners and annual camping trips will be sorely missed, but we know he is welcomed by his loved ones that preceded him in passing and we know he is now free from pain.
Funeral services for Lou will be held on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 11:00 am in the Manila Creek 2nd Ward Chapel, located at 1320 West 3540 North, Pleasant Grove, Utah. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Sunday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Manila Creek 2nd Ward Chapel and also at an additional viewing on Monday morning from 9:00-10:45 am prior to services at the church.
If you’d like to send flowers to the service please call Holly at 801-829-8516. Her shop Flowers on Main in Lehi, Utah is taking care of the families flowers for services.