F. John Vorwaller

F. John Vorwaller
December 5, 1948 – January 25, 2021
F. John “Ferd” Vorwaller, 72, of Elko Nevada, died January 25, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by family. He was born December 5, 1948 to Margaret Ella Sifford.
John attended Tooele High School and graduated in 1967. After high school he attended Weber State for two years. On typical Friday nights John could be found at 9-mile, racing muscle cars and dodging the reds and blue.
John married the love of his life, Valory Gordon on July 16, 1972 at the 5th Ward in Tooele, UT. Together they welcomed four children into their lives and never stopped moving from that point.
Working hard for his family, John was employed by Mike’s Sinclair prior to his hard rock mining career at Mercer that began in 1973. The seemingly constant busy lifestyle of coaching his girls’ softball, entertaining neighborhood kids and running his children to and from every activity never yielded a dull moment. John’s sheer love for his wife and children could be seen and felt by anyone knowing the Vorwaller’s.
In 1996, after 23 years of mining at Mercer, John was offered to relocate to Elko, Nevada and work for Barrick Goldstrike. While employed at Barrick, John worked in the warehouse on surface and underground where he and his co-workers engaged in productive yet humorous ways to pass the 12-hour shifts; until retiring in 2013.
Never slowing his pace; in retirement John could be easily found at all family functions. He spoiled his grandchildren rotten. He was constantly finding cars for Jayden, listening to Cory play the piano, attending Gavin’s football games, attending Madison’s chorus events or Alexandria’s junior football games. For the last 6 years, Papa John was the number one fan for his daughter’s softball team, The Honey Badgers. In John’s downtime his laughter could be heard by all as he watched the Golden Girls or listened to the silly stories his children and grandchildren told him. Or you could find him driving, a little too fast, his prized Chrysler 300 while jamming out to Patsy Cline. He was a man who exemplified putting his family first and loved his family to the depths of his soul.
Up until his death he remained close with Robert and Kathy Vorwaller. He often could be found spending time in Utah with Margie and Denny Morgan, whom he loved dearly. Margie was by far one of his most favorite people.
John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Valory; three daughters and one son, Amy Vorwaller, Rebecca Vorwaller, Jennifer (Nikkayla Simon) Vorwaller, and William (Jennifer Smith) Vorwaller; five grandchildren; Cory (Emily Anderson) Vorwaller, Gavin Vorwaller, Madison Brown, Alexandra Brown and Jayden Simon; numerous cousins; several nieces and one nephew. Numerous adopted children, including John Daly and Glen Wheeler.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Robert and James Peck and one sister Lillian R. Peck.
A celebration of life will be planned at a later date due to Covid restrictions.
Memorial donations may be made on John (Ferd-Dog) Vorwaller Go Fund Me account - https://www.gofundme.com/f/john-ferddog-vorwaller-memorial-fund?qid=0d0a6c405d5fa40c174504f523994bb8