Sterling Lawrence Weber

Sterling Lawrence Weber, 89, passed away peacefully near his beloved wife Marian a Sunshine Terrace on Sept. 23.
He was born in Freedom, Wyo., on March 21, 1920, the first son of Lawrence and Leon Weber.
While still in junior high school he did electrical repair on 16 construction trucks. In high school he was chosen president of the Radio Club. He went on to build several one- and two-tube radios and sold them to friends and family. While still in Star Valley he had a full complement of sound equipment. He announced at some and covered a lot of rodeos, fairs, airport dedications, cutter races and other events throughout the Jackson, Idaho Falls and Montpelier areas.
During World War II he served in the Signal Corps, and upon returning from overseas he attended an LDS social in Yuba City, Calif., where he met a beautiful young lady, Marian Elizabeth Clark, who was later to become his wife. They were married and later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on July 29, 1946. Sterling went to work for Cache Valley Electric, and six months later a telephone company in his hometown of Freedom, Wyo., came up for sale. He made arrangements to purchase it. At that time he built a new plant and installed the first dial telephone system extending telephone service to the entire lower valley. He even strung telephone lines across the Snake River in Star Valley. The company was called Silver Star Telephone and still exists today.
A few years later the phone company was sold and the family moved back to Logan. Sterling worked at Thiokol and was section head of communications. He continued his education and became a licensed real estate broker, owning his own business for 37 years.
In the early 1970s he designed a camper on the back of a ’57 Chrysler Imperial, calling it “The Cozy Cruiser.” It was featured in Popular Mechanics magazine where he received the Golden Hammer Award. Today the prints can be found on the Internet with his original signature.
His second love in life was his passion and interest in collecting and restoring antique cars, particularly Fraizers and Kaisers. He restored several of these automobiles and attended car shows all over the country. He was great at designing, building and repairing almost anything. He was a Jack of All Arts. He was very talented in drama and music and had a band of his own with his instrument being the trumpet. Sterling and his wife Marian sang and harmonized together to entertain at man venues.
Active in the LDS Church, he served a mission to the Philippines. He has been active in many callings including bishopric, high council, elders quorum president and high priest leadership.
He was also active in civic services as a member of the Kiwanis Club, as chairman of the Crusade of Freedom and president of the PTA.
He is survived by his wife, Marian Elizabeth, Logan; sons David (Pat), Phoenix, Ariz., Steven (Robin) and Clark, Logan; daughters Rhonda (Randy) Christensen, Logan, and Julie (Ron) Wiley, North Logan; brother Rex, Star Valley; sisters Nola Sears, Salt Lake City, Arlene Pettit, Kaysville, Lanece Balliff, Bountiful, Karen Bindrup, Providence; also 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tanya, Kay and his parents.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at noon at Allen-Hall Mortuary. Friends may call at the mortuary Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff at Sunshine Terrace, CNS Hospice, Dr. Salisbury and Louise Tobey for the kind care given Sterling during the latter part of his life.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net .