Joyce Swan Rentmeister

Joyce Swan Rentmeister, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the age of 69. She was born August 23, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James and Elizabeth Swan. She graduated from Granger High School in 1963 and she married Grant Larkin Rentmeister in the Salt Lake Temple, on September 2, 1965. She first worked for OC Tanner and then worked for Terra Linda Elementary school. Joyce was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and had a deep love of the Gospel. Her greatest spiritual gift was loving and serving others. She had a gift of making you feel welcomed and loved when you were with her and she known for saying "there's always room for one more." She opened her heart to all and hosted many international students in her home and was proud of the diversity within her family. Joyce also had a great love for her cats. She and Grant served as missionaries in the Salt Lake Inner City Mission. She volunteered and served many years for the West Jordan City Lions Club. She is survived by her husband Grant; her five children, Audrey Boone, Shauna (Patricio), Michelle (Robert), Natalie (Mark), and Brian (Suzanne). Her greatest joy was her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Gabby, Lance, Isabel, Maddie, Miranda, Shaeler, Claire, Paxden and Leo. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers Thomas Swan and James Swan. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 6, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at the West Jordan Utah Stake Center, 2666 West 7000 South. Viewings will be held Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 S Redwood Road and Thursday 10:00-10:45 a.m. prior to the services at the church. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates. Place of Birth:Salt Lake City, UtahPlace of Death:West Jordan, Utah