DeLores Pace

DeLores Jones Pace, 84, passed away peacefully in Ventura, California to be with her Heavenly Father on March 9, 2025. She is now reunited with her eternal companion, Gary Griffith Pace.

DeLores was born on April 27, 1940, in Ogden, Utah, and was raised in Kaysville, Utah. She married Gary Griffith Pace on September 3, 1965, in the Salt Lake City Temple and they eventually moved to California in 1967 where they lived in Ventura until 1976 before moving to Fillmore. Together, they built a life full of love, faith, and a deep devotion to their family.

DeLores is survived by her six children: Alan (Kristen) Pace, Shaun (Denise) Pace, Glen (Kathy) Pace, Jason (Wendy) Pace, Devin (Lesley) Pace, Loriann (Dirk) Boon, her sister Norma Ostergard, 33 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

DeLores was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Griffith Pace, her parents, Frank Lane Jones and Maud Tippetts Jones, and her beloved grandson, Andrew Devin Pace.

DeLores worked at Barnes Bank in Kaysville, Utah for several years before marrying Gary and moving to California. She was a fantastic cook, a skilled seamstress, and always wanted to make sure that everyone was taken care of. Throughout her life, DeLores remained a faithful and active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A funeral service will be held on April 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Fillmore, California, with burial to follow at Bardsdale Cemetery.

DeLores’ legacy of love, faith, and unwavering dedication to her family will live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.