Markus Schlicht Obituary (1952 - 2023)

Markus Schlicht, 71, passed away on November 30, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born to Alfred & Lisa Schlicht on June 19,1952 in Kiel Germany. At the age of two, he moved to the United States with his parents & grew up in Arizona. He served an LDS mission in Austria in 1971. After his mission he worked as a Government Page for the Arizona legislature. He joined the Air Force in 1973. His first assignment took him to Hill AFB, which is where he met and married his wife Kathy Hamblin. They were married on November 14, 1975 in the Ogden LDS Temple and recently celebrated their 48th Anniversary. They were blessed with three daughters- Heather, Holly & Carrie. After leaving the Air Force, Markus worked and had several careers. He worked with HCA MountainStar Hospitals in Materials Management (Lakeview, Ogden Regional, and Brigham City Hospital), was an OTR Truck Driver and enjoyed traveling over the many different states seeing all the beautiful sites. He then worked with UTA as a Bus Driver where he retired from in 2019. After retiring, he continued working as an Uber Driver as he enjoyed being busy and loved meeting new people and hearing their stories of life. Markus is survived by his wife Kathy, daughters- Heather (Jonathan) Walters of Clearfield, Holly (Blaine) Pace of Washington & Carrie Morrin of North Ogden. He is also survived by his five grandchildren- Jackson and Jaydein Morrin, Nicholas and Nathan Pace & Emilee Walters. He is also survived by his 6 sisters- Margret, Annelie, Evelyn, Darlene, Christine, Heidi and 1 brother- Ray, 2 step-sisters- Rebecca and Kathleen, and his step-mom- Portia Schlicht. Markus was proceeded in death by his parents, Alfred & Lisa Schlicht. He enjoyed life and spending quality time with his family and friends, and was very much a people person and loved all. He was always willing to help wherever he could. Some of his favorite things to do were camping, fishing & watching movies and loved a good Hallmark tear jerker. He had a passion for always supporting the military and all that it stands for. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Markus will be loved and missed by so many!!! Services will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Provident Mortuary (3800 S Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84403) at 11:00 am for a private family viewing, 12:00 pm at Evergreen Memorial Park (100 N Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404) for graveside burial, and will follow with a Celebration of Life for all friends and family at 2:00 pm at Clearfield 9th Ward Building (838 E. 600 S. Clearfield, UT 84015) to share stories and memories of Markus together.