Neal Heber Jorgensen
6/16/1926 — 2/13/2025
A Life Remembered
Obituary
Neal Heber Jorgensen of Mesa, Arizona, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025, at the age of 98. Neal was born June 16, 1926, in Weston, Idaho. He was the only child of Heber Moroni Jorgensen and Maud Benson Barker Jorgensen. Neal was raised on a farm and learned the value of hard work. He attended school in Weston through his junior year in high school and then attended Ogden High School where he graduated in 1944. Neal was then drafted into the Army during WWII and served until 1946 in the Pacific.
After being discharged from the Army, Neal attended a photography trade school in Dallas, Texas, where he continued his love for photography. He then served a mission to Denmark from 1948 to 1951, where he learned the Danish language fluently and used that gift to correspond with his Danish relatives throughout the years of his life. Neal met his sweetheart, Gwenith Nish in 1954, and they were sealed in the Logan Utah Temple on July 21, 1955. While in Utah they lived in Logan, Salt Lake City, and Kearns, and then moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1972. Neal’s profession was working in photography specialties for Litton, General Instruments, and Motorola. Neal was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served faithfully, many times as a ward or stake clerk. He and Gwenith are the parents of four children, 19 grandchildren, and 34 great-grandchildren. Neal was a wonderful example of love and service to his family and friends.
Neal is preceded in death by his parents, Heber and Maud Jorgensen, daughter Lisa Jorgensen Squires, and his wife, Gwenith. Neal is survived by his children Kaylene Jones (Rondal), Brent Jorgensen, and Karen Millett (Douglas.)
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 10:00 am at the Reed Park Ward building, 1500 East 6th Avenue, Mesa, Arizona. Visitation will be at 9:00 am. Interment will be at the Mesa City Cemetery.
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Arrangements by Bunker’s Garden Chapel, www.bunkerfuneral.com . Should this obituary appear anywhere but bunkerfuneral.com, please check our website for accurate details and service information.
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Friday, February 21, 2025 · 9:00 AM
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1500 E. 6th Avenue, Mesa AZ 85204
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Friday, February 21, 2025 · 10:00 AM
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