When Mark Brimhall Garff was born on 4 May 1907, in Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, George Peter Garff, was 36 and his mother, Tryphena Mayer Brimhall, was 36. He married Gertrude Laura Ryberg on 11 October 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 29 May 1995, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Possible Related NamesMark Brimhall Garff, a good man and an able builder, died in Salt Lake City on May 29, 1995 at the age of 88. Born in Wallsburg, Utah on May 4, 1907, he was the son of George Peter and Tryphena Maye …
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