John F. Graber passed away peacefully in his home with

loved ones by his side on Wednesday October 11th.

He is survived by his loving wife Bonnie Nielsen Graber, his

children Janetta L. (Mike) Quatrale, Brian J. (Candy) Holmes

& John R. (Kaelynn) Graber. His sister LuAnn Moore. His

grandchildren Braxton Quatrale, Michael Quatrale, Mikayla

M. Holmes, Makenna F. Holmes, Madison Graber, Isaac

Graber, Sarah Graber, Kaiden Graber and his great

grandchildren Elaina Quatrale, Maison Quatrale & Abby

Quatrale. He is preceded in death by his daughter Karen L.

Graber, his father Frederick L. Graber, his mother Lucille J.

Thorpe Graber, his sister Mary Kay Olkjer & his brothers

Daniel Graber & David Graber.

He was born on June 30th 1948 at Hill Air Force Base, Davis

County, Utah. John was a member of The Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter Day Saints. He faithfully served in the

Cumorah Mission located in upstate New York. From the

beginning John had an interest in law enforcement &

dedicated his life to serving in that profession. He graduated

from the police academy with the "Outstanding Police

Trainee Award" then joined the Ogden City Police Dept. He

then joined the Utah Highway Patrol September 1st 1976

where he remained the rest of his career until he retired as

Sergeant on June 24th 2004.

He loved trips to the Tetons & Jackson Lake, camping,

hunting & fishing. He was an avid collector of many things

that intersted him. He was a huge Minnesota Vikings fan &

cherished his family & friends. He loved the mountains and

felt peaceful there. He will be missed dearly.

VIEWING: Thursday Oct 19th 6-8 p.m.

VIEWING: Friday Oct 20th 10:00 a.m.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday Oct 20th 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: LDS Chapel: 510 East Silver Summit Parkway,

Park City, Utah

GRAVESIDE: Friday Oct 20th 2:00 p.m.

Memorial Mountain View Cemetary

3115 Bengal Blvd. Cottonwood Heights