Marsha Morton Obituary

Marsha Kaye Morton

1948 ~ 2025

Millcreek, Utah-Marsha Kaye Morton, 77, of Millcreek, Utah, died in South Jordan, Utah on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Marsha was born in Rexburg, Idaho on March 27, 1948 to Ermel Joseph and Lena Gertsch Morton. She was the third of 5 children. At age of 3, her parents were called as missionaries to the Tongan Islands. Her Father was the principal of Liahona College and her mother taught. The family lived there for six years before returning to Rexburg in 1957. From 1959-1961 she moved to Bloomington, Indiana while her father obtained a PhD. Upon their return, Marsha attended local schools and graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho.

Marsha graduated from Ricks College with an AS in nursing in 1968, served a mission for the LDS Church in Hawaii, and then worked at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake. She received a BS in nursing from Brigham Young University in 1974. She worked at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona for four years and then obtained a MS from the University of Iowa in adult health nursing focused on education. Marsha taught at Westminster College in Salt Lake City for 30 years before retiring in 2011. In 2013 she was given an honorary doctorate of nursing from Westminster. While at Westminster she pioneered a course called Exploring Hopi and Dine (Navajo) Nations. She took students each May to southern Utah and northern Arizona to teach them trans-cultural nursing.

Marsha was the aunt/great-aunt that every family needs and loves. She loved going to the theatre. She loved to travel and traveled widely throughout the U.S. and to at least 21 different countries. In 2008, she returned to Tonga to attend the coronation of King George Tupou V, King of Tonga. She delighted in children. She would spend the entire year buying the perfect gifts or cards for friends and family. She was a true friend.

Marsha was a true disciple of Jesus Christ. She served faithfully in whatever calling she was asked.

Marsha was preceded in death by her parents, Ermel Joseph and Lena Gertsch Morton and her nephew, John Enoch Morton. She is survived by her siblings: Lorraine (Arden) Ashton, Allan E. (Jaime) Morton, Richard W. (Jan) Morton and Annette (Brent) Bracken. She is also survived by 12 nieces and 6 nephews and numerous grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday July 12, 2025 at 11a.m. at the Brookshire Ward located at 3487 S. 1300 E. Viewings will take place at the same location on Friday, July 11 from 6-8p.m. and on Saturday, July 12 from 9:30-10:45a.m. A livestream can be assessed at www.premierfuneral.com

Interment will take place at Evergreen Cemetery located at 1997 S 400 E St., Springville, Utah 84663 on July 14, at 11a.m.