Philip Hart

PHILIP J. HART IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Philip James Hart, 92, of Idaho Falls, died August 14, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. He was born September 7, 1912, in Bloomington, Idaho, to Alfred Augustus Hart and Sarah Cecilia Patterson Hart. He obtained a B. S. Degree in physics from Utah State University in 1935 and earned a Ph. D. in physics from Iowa State University in 1939. After obtaining his degree, he taught for a year at Carbon College (now College of Eastern Utah) in Price, Utah. In 1942, he accepted a position at Utah State University and taught there for 14 years. In 1956, he moved to Palo Alto, California where he worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space company. He retired in 1977 and moved to Provo, Utah in 1978, then to Idaho Falls in 2000. He married Olive Ellen Winterton on June 18, 1941, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They had seven children. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions through the years, including stake clerk, bishopric counselor and High Priests group leader. He and his wife served for six years as ordinance workers in the Provo Temple. Philip enjoyed photography, genealogy, and writing family history stories. Survivors include four sons and three daughters: Lynn W. Hart of Columbia, MD; Roland J. (Cheryl) Hart of Lander, WY; Alan P. (Shirley) Hart of Maple Valley, WA; Sharlene (Merrill) Andersen of Kennewick, WA; Nadine (Michael) Thompson of Idaho Falls, ID; Grant W. (Deborah) Hart of Orem, UT; and Diane (Zane) Williams of Auburn, WA; two brothers and two sisters; Edward L. (Frances) Hart of Provo, UT; Lillian (Raymond) Carr of Charlevoix, MI; Norma (Dorsel) Anderson of San Lorenzo, CA; and Douglas B. (Bonnie) Hart of Logan, UT. He is also survived by 40 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death in 1997, along with sisters Ruth Lundell and Flora Woolston and brothers Alfred, Eugene, Heber and Lawrence. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 19, 2005 at the Ammon LDS Stake Center (2055 S. Ammon Rd.) with Bishop Scott Hall, of the Ammon 8th Ward, officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon Rd.) and on Friday for one hour prior to the services at the church. Graveside Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2005, at the Provo City Cemetery in Provo, Utah.