Bernard Russel O'Toole Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bernard Russel ("Barney") O'Toole, 86, passed away at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah on September 17, 2014. He was born September 5, 1928 in Keetley, Utah to Walter O'Toole and Phyllis McMillan O'Toole. Barney had a twin sister, Colleen O'Connor, as well as a younger sister (Margaret "Peggy" Huber) and three older brothers (Walter Jr., William "Mike" and Patrick O'Toole), all of whom preceded him in death. Barney was raised in Heber City, Utah where he attended Wasatch High School. During his youth, he also worked underground at the silver mine in Park City. He went on to attend the University of Utah (receiving degrees in electrical engineering and geophysics) and served four years in the United States Navy aboard USS Taconic. Following military service, Barney worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, Anaconda, Utah International and Applied Geophysics during his long career, eventually establishing his own business (Melano-Pyxis) in 1981. Even after retiring, Barney continued geophysical consulting for British Petroleum which took him to Brazil, Ireland, Sweden and Uruguay. Barney met Joyce Mary Maureen Watts in Timmins, Ontario, Canada in July 1959. They were married on August 20, 1959 at the Church of the Nativity in Timmins, six weeks after they first met. During their fifty-five year marriage, Barney and Joyce lived in Greenwich, Connecticut (where their only child Deborah was born), Newgulf, Texas; Tooele, Utah; Danville, California and Reno, Nevada before finally settling in Bountiful, Utah in 1980. Barney is survived by his wife Joyce O'Toole, daughter Deborah O'Toole, two sisters-in-law (Jane and Delores O'Toole), several nieces and nephews, as well as good friends and neighbors. A man of great humor and integrity, Barney will be sorely missed by all those who loved and held him dear. A viewing will take place at Probst Family Funeral Home in Midway, Utah on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 12:00pm. Interment will follow at Heber City Cemetery with military honors. Condolences maybe shared online at www.probstfamilyfunerals.com

Bernard Russel O'Toole

September 5, 1928 - September 17, 2014