LaRae Harrison Burbank

LaRae Burbank passed away in the early morning of January 17, 2024, in her Midvale home where she resided for 72 years.  LaRae was born August 11, 1930, to Bertha and Parley Harrison.   As a young child, she acquired from her dad the nickname of “Pete”.  She was raised on a small farm in Crescent, Utah where she did many chores such as hoeing and topping sugar beets and planting and weeding tomatoes.  When she was young, she loved playing with paper dolls. She attended Jordan High School and was involved in 4-H.

She married Wayne Burbank on September 20, 1949.  They were later sealed in the Jordan River Temple on February 22, 2000.  They were blessed with four daughters and one son.

After her children got older, she went to work at the Sugar Factory.  Later she was employed at Midvale City Hall as a secretary for 25 years.  She was also an election judge for many years.

She enjoyed puzzling, diamond art, coloring pictures on her I-pad, reading, sewing, crocheting, pine nut hunting, camping, and waving her feet in streams.  She loved working in her flower gardens with her daughters and had many compliments on her beautiful flowers from her neighbors. She could be found most summer days, outside in her backyard, sitting on her patio, doing one of her many hobbies.  She always looked forward to the annual Midvale Harvest Day Parades, family Christmas parties and the Burbank family reunions at Grandpa’s Pond in South Jordan near where she grew up.  She was well known for her delicious cinnamon rolls, homemade Oreo cookies, cream puffs, Thanksgiving pies and English toffee.  She made a Levi quilt for each of her grandchildren when they got married and also a baby blanket with crocheted edges when a baby was added to the family.  Each member of her family received a personalized birthday card each year with a smiley face sticker.  She got very good at timing the delivery of each card.

Her posterity of 23 grandchildren and 62 1/2 great grandchildren was the love of her life. She was looking forward to her first great-great grandson soon to be born. She loved visits from her family members.  Her famous comment at the end of a visit was, “If you go home, what will I do?”  She was a constant in all her children’s and grandchildren’s lives.  She was supportive in many of their sports, performances, and other school activities, taking many pictures to document each event. She holds a special place in many hearts.

She was preceded in death by her eternal companion Wayne Burbank, parents Bertha and Parley Harrison, sister Janice Heaps, daughter-in-law Karen Burbank and grandson Colton Burbank.

She is survived by her four daughters and sons-in-law, Jacque and Dennis Randall, Evelyn and Bill Felman, Rhonda and Bob Homer, Shanna and David Anderson and her son Gary Burbank.

    LaRae’s viewing will be held Sunday, January 21, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Goff Mortuary (8090 South State Street, Midvale, Utah).  Her funeral will be Monday, January 22, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Midvale 3rd Ward Chapel (7825 Olympus Street, Midvale, Utah) with a viewing prior to her funeral beginning at 10:00 a.m.  Interment will be at the Midvale City Cemetery.

The service will be livestreamed on the Goff Mortuary Facebook Page at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/people/Goff-Mortuary/100063642156525/

(The livestream video will appear when the service starts.)