Emily Gubler Beck
~ Eternal Companions ~

Emily Gubler Beck, born May 30, 1929, in East Ely, Nevada, Emily passed away on August 3, 2011. She was the youngest child of Raymond Jacob and Aggie Burgess Gubler and grew up in the small town of Lund, Nevada.

After completing 10th grade, her parents let Emily stay with relatives in Alpine, Utah, to seek more educational opportunities. She graduated from American Fork High School in 1947 and later attended LDS Business College. It was during her senior year that she met a young man from Alpine named Donald F. Beck. After dating 14 months they were happily married in the Salt Lake Temple and were lovingly devoted to each other for 63 years.

Emily worked as a typist, at a printing company and later as City Recorder for Alpine City. She enjoyed serving in various positions in the LDS Church. Donald and Emily started the Alpine Tree Farm in 1967 and have enjoyed sharing this Christmas tradition with so many families for the past 40 years.

Emily was the mother of three children, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren who always felt of her love for them. She is survived by her husband, Donald, and their three children ShaRee (David) Fotheringham, Laralee (David) Lind and Randy (Teri) Beck.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alpine LDS Stake Center Chapel, 98 East Canyon Crest Road, Alpine, Utah. Family and friends may call on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Stake Center and also Monday morning from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Internment, Alpine City Cemetery. Funeral Directors - Warenski Funeral Home of American Fork, Utah.