Bruce Alden Daniels

Bruce Alden Daniels, age 80, of Mitchell, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2024, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with Bishop Cody Creech officiating. Interment will be at a later date in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery in Spanish Fork, Utah. Cremation has taken place. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting Bruce’s obituary page viewable at www.reverencefuneralparlor.com 

Bruce was born on December 21, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Llyod Arthur and Florence Eleanor (Fredrickson) Daniels. Bruce’s family moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where he graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1962. Bruce then attended the University of Utah. 

Bruce married his high school sweetheart, Judy Ainge, on May 26, 1962, in Spanish Fork. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple in 1975. Their marriage produced four beautiful children: Kimberly, Sydney, Kelly and Lindsey. 

Bruce worked for the Utah Department of Corrections for 22 years and then he took an early retirement. After retiring from Utah corrections, he accepted a position as Warden of the Wyoming Women's Center, a position which had to be appointed by the Governor of Wyoming. He worked there for five years and then was appointed as the director of the Division of Institutions for three years before retiring once again. It was in his retirement he bought and operated his farm in Mitchell, Nebraska with his wife, Judy.

 Bruce was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints his entire life. Some of his favorite pastimes were tinkering around the barn and his shop doing odd projects, working the earth on his farm, digging out weeds and cultivating his gardens and flower beds, and most importantly, spending many tender moments with his grandkids. 

 He is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-two years, Judy; daughters, Kimberly (Mike) Lewis of Spanish Fork, UT, Sydney (Jason) Christensen of Spanish Fork, UT, and Lindsey (Josh) Middledorf of Mitchell, NE; son, Kelly Daniels of Scottsbluff, NE; brother, Dwight Daniels of Richfield, UT; sisters, Karen Landon of Salem, UT and Susan Herbert of Elk Ridge, UT; and fourteen grandchildren, Jessica, Cassie, Zachary, Ben, Andie, Lisa, Shay, Kyler, Brady, Jace, Makenzie, Jacob, Mason and Taylor.

 Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Llyod and Florence Daniels; in-laws, Bennett and Theda Ainge; brother, Dennis Daniels; and sister, Sharon Wood.