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John Kenneth "Ken" Jakeman
7 Jun 1926 – 27 Apr 2014
| Birth | 7 Jun 1926 |
| Death | 27 Apr 2014 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Pleasant Grove , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Annie Duckett Hundley on 01 May 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128895290 |
Bio
John Kenneth "Ken or Jake" Jakeman 1926 - 2014 Early Life: Ken saw many changes in the world around him since the day he was born June 7, 1926, in a two-room log home in Lyman, Utah, to George Henry and Annie Hendrikje Ackerman Jakeman. As a teenager, he served his country as a Merchant Marine during World War II. Life's Work | Service | Interests: Following the war, Ken returned to Utah where he met and married Duella Opal Stevens Hanks and helped her raise three children of a previous marriage: Gloria Dawn Hanks Galloway, Larry Lincoln Hanks and Gregory Reed Hanks. Besides celebrating 50 years of marriage together, Ken and Duella especially enjoyed serving a mission together to Adam-ondi-Ahman, Missouri. In their assignment to beautify the land, Ken used his heavy equipment skills. All five of Duella's children served missions, also; the Jakemans are known as a missionary family. Ken belonged to the Operating Engineers Union, Local #3. He was proud of the many development projects he worked on that helped the citizens of Utah, such as: freeways, dams, power plants, BYU Science building and other large buildings. As a faithful member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in many ward organizations and was a worker in the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple. John Kenneth "Jake" Jakeman passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 27, 2014, at Olympus Ranch Retirement Center in Murray, Utah. He was 87. Survived By: His sons: Glenn Michael Jakeman, Kenneth Evan Jakeman; stepdaughter, Gloria D. Galloway; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded In Death By: His wife; his parents, his siblings and his two stepsons. Services & Obituary: Olpin Family Mortuary Interment: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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MARRIED FEB. 26, 1947 SEALED FEB. 26, 1958
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- Parley Moroni Jakeman 1908–1909
- Glen Linden Jakeman 1910–1978
- Len Jakeman 1910–1928
- George Alma Jakeman 1918–2007
- Della Jakeman Taylor 1930–2012
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