Elizabeth Marie Schmidt Ogilvie

Elizabeth Marie Schmidt Ogilvie was born April 14,1932 to Philipp & Marie Hechler Schmidt in Chicago, Illinois.  She passed away peacefully at home on May 24, 2023 of natural causes.

Liz’s parents & brother immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1929.  They lived in Chicago until Liz was 10, then moved west to Woods Cross, Utah.  They lived on a farm where she learned to work hard, milking cows & picking apples.

She graduated from Davis High School in 1950 & attended LDS Business College.

Elizabeth was married to Robert David Ogilvie on June 20, 1952 in the Salt Lake temple.

They had 3 children pass away in their infancy & 3 grown to adulthood (Jill, Bret & Pam).  

In 1969 they moved to Bountiful, where they settled in to raise their children.
In 1980 she returned to work, first at University of Utah & then Utah Power & Light, retiring in 1993.

She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a strong testimony of the Savior & a great love of the scriptures.  She was a member of the Golden Gleaners & served in many church callings, her favorite being stake primary chorister. She blessed our home with music, playing the piano & singing.

She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren.
She always signed her letters & cards “The Gospel is true & I love you”.

She was preceded in death by her husband R David Ogilvie; brother Philip Schmidt; sisters Christina & Johanna; 3 children: Sheri Kay, Ann Marie & Terry David; and her great-grandson, Campbell Scott Myers.

She is survived by her children, Bret Ogilvie, Jill (Rex) Christensen, Pam (Bob) Myers; 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Mueller Park 3rd Ward Chapel, 1825 South 850 East, Bountiful. A viewing will be held Friday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Russon Mortuary, 295 North Main, and Saturday morning 12:45-1:45 p.m. at the church prior to services.

Services will be live streamed on Russon Mortuary & Crematory Facebook page and this obituary page.
 
In lieu of flowers please donate to the Down Syndrome Foundation in memory of 
Campbell Scott Myers or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary fund.