Til we meet again, Br. Michael John Sorenson

Michael John Sorenson, husband, father, grandfather, soft-spoken gentleman, faithful priesthood holder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a longtime member of the Bloomington 7th Ward, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 17, 2020 from complications relating to COVID.  He returned to his loving Heavenly Father only 66 short years after he came into the world on April 10, 1954.  

He was one of three children born in Ogden to Glen and Ethel Sorenson, but grew up in Layton, UT.  After high school he served the Lord and His children as a fulltime missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Washington Seattle Mission then joined the U. S. Army where he served his Uncle Sam for 22 years.  After his military retirement, he went on to work as a teamster for another 32 years before retiring to St. George.  

 

He and Bonnie Malan, his sweetheart and wife of 42 years at the time of his passing, were married for time and eternity in the Manti Temple on January 20, 1978.  Together they lived and reared their three children in Layton and West Bountiful.  

 

Along with his family – now including 11 “grands” – he loved camping, making memories, playing practical jokes and backyard water fights.

 

Br. Mike is survived by his wife Bonnie; his children Ryan (Tiffany) Sorenson, Amber (Mike) Lusk, and Nicole (Ben) Cannon; his precious grandchildren; a brother Robert (Joy) Sorenson and his sister Joylynn (Steve) Durrant.

 

He was laid-to-rest at the Tonaquint Cemetery on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  

 

Br. Mike will be missed by his earthly family as well as his ward family.   Rest in peace until we meet again.