David A Edlefsen was born September 22, 1951, in Driggs Idaho. He got to spend a lot of time with his grandparents in those early years. He moved with his parents to California, Utah, while his dad went to school. During those years, six more children were added to the family.

David loved school and was a very good student. During high School, David was the official student athletic trainer who doctored up football injuries, so the athletes and students gave him the name of Doc. As early as age 12, David decided he wanted to be an optometrist. He loved his Rigby high School class of 1969. He died a few days before his high school reunion he was so excited to attend.  After high school, he went to BYU for his bachelor’s, then served a mission in Germany for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1970 to 1972. He mastered the German language. He continued his schooling in optometry school in Fullerton California where he met Sandy joe, the mother of his children.

He made a career in the military as an army base optometrist, which took him across the world.

He was constantly learning and curious about so many things. He never stopped studying. He learned many things from books and traveling around the world, and when computers came around, he was a constant learner through the internet and YouTube.  He could do many things. He could sew and build and work on his car and fix about anything. He and his brother Matthew built a beautiful casket for his mother when she passed.  He learned how to build a house by watching YouTube videos.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was very important to him. He served in many callings. Though not a perfect man, David always wanted to do what was right.

He was a good brother.

David is survived by his 5 children, he’s preceeded in death by one child, one grandchild, and his sister, Mary.  He is survived by 5 siblings and ten grandchildren.