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Vodden, Jon Fredrik, 1940?-

 Person

Biographical History

Jon Fredrik Vodden (b. approximately 1940) is an Air Force veteran and a mental health professional.

Jon Fredrik Vodden was born in Billings, Montana around 1940. After graduating from Billings Senior High School in 1958, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. While stationed in Denver, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Denver 4th Ward. During this time, he also married his first wife Nadine Higbee. Jon was stationed in Victorville, California, where he finished time in the Air Force. After being discharged, the family moved to Provo so Jon could attend Brigham Young University while working at the Utah State Hospital. However, after two years, Jon transferred to Cal State Fullerton and earned a degree in Mental Health.

After moving again to Utah and Montana, the couple divorced 1980. Returning to Utah, Jon married Judith Arlene Majors in 1984 in Salt Lake City. The couple has lived in Utah ever since, with Jon continuing his career in Mental Health.

Citation:
Facebook, June 19, 2017 (Born in Billings, Montana; graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1958)

Ancestry.com, June 19, 2017 (Full name is Jon Fredrik Vodden; he married Judith Arlene Majors in 1984 in Salt Lake City)

UPB FIles, June 19, 2017 (Jon Vodden joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Feb. 2, 1957 in the Denver 4th Ward; married Nadine Higbee shortly after joining the Church; retired from the military in Victorville, California; attended BYU for 2 years while working at Utah State Hospital; quit BYU to raise his 4 kids, later finished his education at Cal State Fullerton; graduated with a degree in Mental Health; served in a profession in Mental Health for 47 years; moved again to Utah and Montana; Nadine divorced Jon Vodden in 1980)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with Jon Vodden, 2013 March 4

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2600: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of Jon Vodden administered by Redd Center intern Brandon Beagley for their "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include how Jon joined the Church, his education at Brigham Young University and Cal State Fullerton, and local stores in Provo. Materials dated March 4, 2013.

Dates: 2013 March 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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