Dale Wayne Luke

Dale Wayne Luke passed away peacefully from Parkinson’s Disease on August 6, 2026, at Legacy Village Assisted Living in Provo, Utah. He was 75 years old.

He was born March 30, 1951, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to parents Gerald Victor Luke and Lucy Elaine Potter Luke, and was greeted by his older brother Gene Eldon Luke.

Dale attended public schools in Idaho Falls at Hawthorne Elementary School, O.E. Bell and Claire E. Gale Junior High Schools, and was in the first sophomore class of Skyline High School, where he graduated in 1969.

He attended Ricks College, Idaho State University, and L.D.S. Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Stanley, Idaho, in the Sawtooth National Forest held a place in Dale’s heart, where he worked as a temporary seasonal employee for six summer seasons during high school and college. He worked building and maintaining trails, campgrounds, fences, and housing for Forest Service employees. He spent many days in a fire lookout tower, and when the need arose he was on firefighting crews. Redfish and Stanley Lakes were some of his favorite places. He worked for Utah Power and Light Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, for 43 years and retired as a foreman in 2017.

Dale was an energetic fan of motorsports of any type. He owned a competition go-kart and competed at speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour. NASCAR, Formula One (F1), dirt track racing, and custom and vintage cars were his passion. He rode his motorcycle with friends in each of the Rocky Mountain states, and the northern California, Oregon, and Washington coasts, and British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and descended from early pioneers who settled Manti and Junction, Utah. He served others quietly and faithfully.

Dale enjoyed a home-cooked meal, homemade cake made with his mother’s recipe, and homemade pie with ice cream. He was appreciative and always expressed his gratitude for any effort made on his behalf.

We will miss Dale’s kindness and awareness of the needs of others, his quiet demeanor, quick wit that was often accompanied by a “one liner” that could catch you off guard and be the source of a chuckle and smile.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents and his brother.

We express our gratitude to Legacy Village Assisted Living in Provo, Utah, where Dale spent the past 34 months of his life and to Renew Hospice Care for the tender and compassionate care provided to Dale.