Inazelle Olpin Knight

Inazelle Olpin Knight
1925-2019

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Inazelle Olpin Knight of Heber City, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday April 4, 2019.

Inazelle was born December 5, 1925, in American Fork, Utah, to Joseph Edwin Olpin and Svea Emerensia Violet Larsson Olpin. In 1928, at the age three years old, Inazelle’s family moved to Heber City, Utah, and opened the Olpin Mortuary.

She married her handsome Park City miner, L.George Knight on April 30, 1948, in the Salt Lake Temple.

In the early 50’s, Inazelle and George built their one and only home in the beautiful Heber Valley. Mom often said heaven needed three things: her family, chocolate ice cream from the Dairy Keen, and beautiful Mount Timpanogos.

Inazelle took great pride in her home and beautiful yard. In the garden she taught her children how to work, by example. Chores and schoolwork had to be finished before playtime. Family was Inazelle’s first love; her life revolved around her children and family. Every grandchild thought they were Grandma’s favorite. Children, as well as adults, loved Inazelle, because she genuinely loved them, and all were welcome in the Knight home.

Compassion and service were high priorities for Inazelle. These qualities were shown while serving in many church and community activities, including Relief Society Presidencies, classroom teacher, cub scout leader, mutual teacher, compassionate service leader, and a temple worker with George. She belonged to and was involved in Daughter of the Utah Pioneers, a member of the Belle Lettre Club and the Happy Homemaker’s Club. She also taught as an elementary school aide at the old North School for 25 years. In recognition of her service, Inazelle was selected as the first Angel Among Us,

honored by the Choralettes because she was “a neighbor who comes to your door with hot home-made cookies, in sickness or health, JUST BECAUSE.” (remember her famous raisin filled cookies?) Inazelle has been a quiet angel and role model for all who knew her. Inazelle often spent more than 60 hours each month visiting and cooking for the sick, and needy, as well as her daily visits to friends at local rest homes in the valley

She would wake her children up each morning by singing the BYU Cougar Fight Song: “Rise and shout the Cougars are out!” Yes, she was a true blue BYU fan. She loved reading her scriptures and crossword puzzles. In her earlier years, she enjoyed quilting, knitting, crocheting, and needlework. In her later years the Senior Citizens Center became her second home. The firesides, meals, activities, and most of all her wonderful friends gave meaning and quality to her life.

Mom would always remind us, “Life is beautiful, but you have to keep working at it.”

Inazelle is survived by her five children: Michiel Knight (Ruth), Vickie Todd (David), Richard Knight (Robin), Ken Knight, Valorie Rowley (Gerald), including 15 grand children, and 21 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, her parents, sisters Betty, Mary, and Audrey, brother Guy, son-in-law, LaMar Batty, and great grandson Tacen Kowallis.

A viewing will be held on Friday April 12th from 6-8pm, and on Saturday April 13th from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at LDS Church located at 325 East 500 North in Heber City. The funeral service will be held at the same building on Saturday April 13th at 11:00 a.m. We invite all friends and family to join us in celebrating the life of our beloved mother, Inazelle Knight.

We as the family would like to thank the staff members at Intermountain Homecare and Hospice for the love, care,and service rendered to our loving mother. Your staff members will always hold a special place in our hearts and our memories.