Julie Iverson Naisbitt Obituary (1972 - 2016)

Julie Iverson Naisbitt, faithful wife, mother of three, daughter and sister, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2016 after a brave and valiant battle with breast cancer. As with all other things she engaged herself in, she was completely invested, and gave everything she had to fighting this horrible disease for the past twelve years. She returned to her Heavenly Father surrounded by loved ones and friends who cared for her deeply, and spent nearly all of their efforts over the past few months focused on her needs. Julie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to John and Raegene Iverson on February 27, 1972. She graduated from Brighton High School in 1990, earning a scholarship to Salt Lake Community College where she studied accounting. She later earned a certificate in Ornamental Horticulture from Utah State University. Julie married Travis Naisbitt on August 29, 1992 and the two were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple one year later. They lived in downtown Salt Lake City until 1994 when they purchased their first home in West Valley City, Utah. Shortly after, their first child Garrett was born and 3 years later their daughter Lauren came into the world. In 2001 they built a home in West Jordan, Utah and in 2003 their youngest son Ashton was born. Travis and Julie have raised their family in West Jordan ever since and recently celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary. Julie was passionate about her family and would participate in any activity that would benefit them, even at the expense of her own needs and desires. She was always engaged in something worthwhile, and could get more done in a day than most could do in a week. Over the years she also held many Church callings where she diligently served her Heavenly Father and others in her stewardship. No matter what she was doing, you could always count on Julie to give her very best and to be constantly helping others. After Heavenly Father and her family, Julie also loved cooking, gardening, canning, watching her children play sports, Utah football, going out to eat, books and movies. Her flowers were always beautiful and her fruit trees and vegetable garden produced bountiful harvests every year. She also loved to travel, her favorites being places where the weather was warm. She especially loved visiting Oceanside, California and Hawaii. She and Travis shared many adventures to temple dedications in Panama and in Argentina and for their 20th wedding anniversary in Costa Rica. Julie is survived by her husband and their children Garrett (Jessica) Naisbitt, Lauren Taylor Naisbitt and Ashton Naisbitt, her father John Floyd Iverson, brothers David (Tammy) Iverson and Paul (Sara) Iverson and sister Shari (Richard) Michaud. She was preceded in death by her mother Raegene Iverson. A Celebration of Life will be held in Julie's honor on Thursday September 29, 2016 at The Woods on Ninth (6775 South 900 East, Midvale, Utah) from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the West Jordan Park Stake center at 7411 South 4800 West, West Jordan, Utah on Friday September 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Internment will follow at the West Jordan City Cemetery on 7800 South 1300 West, West Jordan Utah. The family would especially like to thank Dr. Nitin B. Chandramouli and the nurses and staff at Utah Cancer Specialists who treated and battled Julie's breast cancer with her since the initial diagnosis in 2004. We are also so very grateful to all of our many friends and family who helped to care for Julie over the past nine months. Finally, thank you to the wonderful nurses and staff from Intermountain Homecare and Hospice who have been so kind, caring and supportive and ensured Julie was pain-free and comfortable throughout here final weeks with us. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway South Jordan, UT USA 84095