His early years were spent in South Salt Lake City where he attended elementary, junior high and high school in the Granite School System. He was active in music and athletics. He received a B.S. from the University of Utah, and his MS and PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He married his sweetheart, Beth DeAnn Nielsen, in the Salt Lake Temple on February 14, 1964 and they were blessed with four children David, Andrea, Lisa and Jason.

His professional career included Ford Motor Company, organizer and president of the Nielsen and Associates, and faculty and administrative positions at the University of Nebraska, Brigham Young University, Illinois State University, University of Utah, and Weber State University.

He was active in the LDS Church and served as a member of the bishopric, stake president, regional representative and temple sealer.

Funeral services for Warren will be held Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the South Weber 4th Ward, 2620 E. 8200 S., South Weber, Utah, Friends may visit with family Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Rd., Layton, Utah and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

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Services will be live-streamed and may be viewed at www.lindquistmortuary.com by scrolling to the bottom of Warren’s obituary page.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to The Perpetual Temple Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or to the American Heart Association at Heart.org.

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