PORTAGE UTAH – Lamont Halford Knudsen, 80, of Portage, passed away June 18, 1998 at the V.A. Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Born January 21, 1918, in Portage, a son of Lorenzo H. (and) Eliza Halford Knudson. He graduated from Bear River High School and later complete the Idaho State University Vo-Tech program in diesel mechanics. He married Alta Price September 7, 1940, in Samaria.

He served during WWII with the Army Corp of Engineers. Lamont was employed as a diesel mechanic for many years, working for Garrett Freight and I.M.L. Freight Lines. Following retirement in 1980, he and Alta moved to Portage, where they had since lived. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening.

Lamont is survived by his wife Alta of Portage, 4 sons, Ren (Linda) of Erda, Utah; Randy (Jackie) of Jacksonville, Fla.; Jeff of West Valley, Utah; Kendall (Rose) of Blanding, Utah; 2 daughters, Kathleen Markham and Pauline (Mevin) Evans, both of Taylorsville, Utah; 26 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren, 6 sisters, Rhoda Holcomb of Lehi, Velma (Ron) Udy of Fielding; Golda Oxenburg and Donna Malan, both of Ogden; Delon (Dick) Greer of Malad, Idaho; Marilyn McGinley of West Valley.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 sister, Hazel Potter; 1 brother. Moyle Knudsen; 2 daughters-in-law, Vicki and Juanita.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 23, at 12 noon in the Portage LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop Val Gibbs officiating. Friends may call at the Portage Church on Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Portage Cemetery, with military rites by the American Legion, Ernest W. Jones Post #65.