Eddis Dal Muir

Eddis Dal Muir was born in Mendon, Utah, to Eddis and Lorraine Wood Muir. He was raised in Utah and Idaho and graduated from Burley High School. His beloved siblings include Sharon Mooso, Carolyn Hansen, Ray Muir, Renee Strutz, and Rena Muir. He served two years in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne.

He married Elayne LaRae Harmon on June 3, 1960, and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they were blessed with three children: Gregory Dal, Lesli, and Marli.

Dal was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as an ordinance worker in the Bountiful Temple for 10 years. He worked as a Special Agent for the Union Pacific Railroad.

He married Gay Zwahlen on June 7, 2008, and is survived by his wife, Gay; daughters, Lesli and Marli; and Gay’s children. He was preceded in death by his wife Elayne, son Greg, and sister Carolyn.

Prankster, Jokester, Storyteller. Husband, father, brother, and the best kind of friend. He made us laugh until we cried. No one says his name without smiling. He was generous, brutally honest, and devoted to the welfare of his family. He loved nothing so much as holding babies and giving sound advice.

Counting his 3 kids, 11 grandkids, and 20 great-grandkids, that’s 34 people who carry the blood of Eddis Dal Muir in their veins. Combined with our Zwahlen family, that’s 8 kids, 32 grandkids, their spouses, and 34 greats to date, not to mention his brother, sisters, and their families—that’s a true Thundering Herd of over a hundred people who have known the Dal Muir Effect and likely heard that magic phrase: “Whatcha ought to do...”

Only a few weeks ago, some of his family stood with him in the gaping maw of the Union Pacific train depot to listen to the literal echoes of the past and the stories of his misadventures as a Special Agent for the railroad. We stood beneath those massive murals, looked down from the inspiring mezzanine, and wandered in what was once his office under the Union Pacific Sign.

Just like the depot itself, Dal was awe-inspiring, made of nearly century-old-steel, and immoveable.

Like all those of his generation, he was fiercely proud and independent until the end. He went looking for that stairway to Heaven just over an hour after his daughter told her seemingly-unconscious father, “Daddy, it’s time. You’re going to have to give me your keys.”

Dal Muir. Loved. Feared. Obeyed. Respected. Revered and adored. Our hearts are broken, but Heaven is now a funner place to be.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the Centerville 20th Ward, 210 E. 1825 N. Centerville, Utah. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Russon Mortuary, 295 North Main, Bountiful, Utah, and Thursday morning from 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services.

Services will be streamed live on the Russon Mortuary Live Facebook page and on this obituary page. The live-stream will begin about 10-15 minutes prior to the service and will be posted below.