St. George, Utah: Michael R. Bertoch, 70, passed away suddenly on March 24, 2005 after a short stay at the Legacy Assisted Living Center in St. George, Utah. He had been living valiantly with Alzheimers Disease for the past 10 years.

He was born on December 16, 1934 in Ely, Nevada, to Vivian H. And Gladys Winzeler Bertoch. He married Janet Brownell on March 25, 1955, they were later divorced. He received his B.S., as well as his M.S. at Idaho State University, and received his Doctrate at Boston University in 1967. He taught Psychology at Utah State University for 29 years and was the Department Head of Psychology for 9 of those years. He also had a part time practice in psychotherapy.

He married Ann Weiser Jones in Pocatello, Idaho on December 27, 1974.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which he served as a bishop, high counselor, gospel doctrine teacher and a nursery teacher. He and his wife Ann served a mission from 1996 to 1997 in the Texas Dallas Mission.

He was a member of the Lion’s Club and the Utah Psychological Association (Past President). He served his country in the Army from 1958 to 1960 in Georgia and one year in Korea. He enjoyed fishing and golfing, but his greatest love was his family and grandchildren.

He has resided in Pocatello, ID; Boston, MA; Logan, UT; and most recently in St. George, UT.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Bertoch , one son, Michael James (Valerie) Bertoch of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two daughters, Debra Lynn (Doug) Watts of Hurricane, Utah and Suzan Kay Ker of Tooele, Utah; also a step-son, Mark (Jerilee) Jones of Bountiful, Utah; and two step-daughters, Leslie (Randy) Swartwood of Vernon Hills, Illinois and Ondulyn Jones of Salt Lake City, Utah. Her is also survived by 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two brothers, Jack (Barbara) Bertoch of Cedar City, Utah, and Steve (Sandy) Bertoch of Salem, Oregon, and one sister, JoAnne (Ted) Ries of Pocatello, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at the River Heights 2nd Ward Chapel. A viewing will be held at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center in Logan, on Monday, March 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and prior to services on Tuesday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Interment will be in the Providence Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at mortuaryobits@yahoo.com, with Michael Bertoch in the subject line.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be sent in his name to the Alzheimers Foundation, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601-7633.