Nolan Vincent Frederick Obituary (1930

Nolan Vincent Frederick died on February 20, 2016 of bladder cancer. His daughter and oldest granddaughter kept vigil over him as he went peacefully to join his Maker and his beloved wife. Nolan was born in Tooele, UT. He attended Provo High School where he played trumpet in the orchestra. It was in that orchestra that he met his wife-to-be. After high school, in 1950, Nolan entered the Air Force where he was an electronics instructor, became a Staff Sargent, and was honorably discharged in 1954. Nolan married Gwen Ence, the love of his life, while stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. He adored Gwen beyond words and was devastated at the death of his life-companion, whose death occurred January 5, 2015. He was a serious student and received his Master’s degree from the University of Colorado in 1970. Nolan worked extremely hard at the National Institute for Standards and Technology from 1955 to 1986 as an Instrumentation Engineer for the Cryogenics Division. He also created his own company, Rocky Mountain Electron Video, Inc. Nolan enjoyed tinkering with anything electrical. He loved working on his motorcycle, automobiles, and the Glastar airplane he built in his backyard. He and Gwen treasured the out-of-doors and escaped there together to fish, hike, cross-country ski, and go whitewater river-running. They toured Colorado and Utah via motorcycle and truck. Nolan was an avid student of LDS church history and was a scintillating conversationalist and storyteller. He was a faithful member of the LDS church in which he served as a Stake technical support person, Stake Sunday School president, Sunday School teacher, and Elder’s Quorum president. He and Gwen helped build the Boulder chapel, served in the Denver LDS Temple, and were Stake historians and Stake missionaries. Nolan is survived by his daughter, Bobbi Ericksen; 6 grandchildren: Larisa Howard, Tamara Ericksen, Tanaia Vogler, Tayana Ericksen-Alva, Lorin Ericksen, and Shanna Gain; 12.5 great-grandchildren; and two nieces: Karen Straw and Maylene Bird. Funeral services in Utah will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, 185 East Center Street, Provo, UT 84606. Friends may call at the mortuary from 10-10:50 a.m. prior to services. Nolan will be interred in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bergmortuary.com.