Dana Lynn Bruestle Pollard
1945 – 2024
On January 18, 2024, our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Dana Lynn Bruestle Pollard passed away peacefully after an extended illness. She was born on July 23, 1945, in Ogden, Utah and was a lifelong resident of the Ogden/Uintah Highlands area.
She is survived by her loving husband Gary D. Pollard and her five children and their spouses, Kristen (Steven) Southwick, Camela (Steven) Carlson, Heidi (Lance) Haas, Dr. Matt (Camille) Pollard and Cade (Amy) Pollard. She had 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Jan (Craig) Southwick, and brothers Craig (Karen) Bruestle and Cory (Nancy) Bruestle and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Warner and Maxine Bruestle, in-laws, Glenn O. and Eleanor Pollard, her brother Jeff Bruestle and her grandson, Cody Gary Carlson.
Dana attended Madison School and Riverdale Elementary School, South Ogden Junior High School, and Bonneville High School. She also completed two years at Weber State College. She was a member of the Weber State College Colleens drill team.
She was sealed for time and all eternity to Gary D. Pollard in the Logan Utah Latter-day Saint Temple on August 6, 1965. Dana had numerous friends and was blessed with many cherished friends throughout her lifetime.
She worked at Fred M. Nye Co., Weber State College and Commercial Security Bank before becoming a stay-at-home mom until she became a secretary for South Ogden City. She was later appointed as the City Recorder where she received numerous awards which included being named the State of Utah Recorder of the Year in 2006. She was instrumental in establishing the business license program for the city and enjoyed traveling to various conferences and workshops throughout her career.
Dana was a very talented lady who played softball, mastered the piano, and was an excellent seamstress. She was most known and loved for her delicious meals and treats including her famous peanut brittle, sugar cookies, banana bread and cinnamon rolls! Her husband’s favorite was her amazing Pot Roast! Her children were often lucky to come home from school to a plate of freshly baked cookies or other yummy treats. She loved planting and taking care of her beautiful flowers and garden and spent many hours in the kitchen canning and preserving the summer’s bounty!
Dana loved to entertain and made sure everything was just right so that her loved ones and guests felt welcome and had an enjoyable experience.
As a mother she attended too many activities and sporting events to count and was always faithful in giving her kids rides to all their extracurricular activities and made sure they never missed a meal and always looked their best!
She loved traveling and seeing new places and could always make everyone laugh! Girls’ trips with Dana were always a blast and her kids always appreciated her driving skills even if they couldn’t tell dad about all their adventures!
When she was at home, you could always count on her having some kind of sporting event playing on the TV. She especially loved watching the Utah Jazz and Golf.
She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as a Young Women’s President, and in the Relief Society presidency and in multiple Primary presidencies. She always fulfilled her ministering assignments and enjoyed visiting those she served.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wasatch L.D.S. Ward at 6350 Combe Road in Ogden, Utah. The funeral will be held in the same building on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. with a short visitation prior to services from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Fund.