Henry Raymond Weber

Henry Raymond Weber was born March 26, 1938, in his parent’s home in the Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan and died October 2, 2026, in Ivins, Utah. Hank, as he was affectionately known, was the youngest of four children: Joy, Edward, John and Henry. His parents were Katherine Unis Weber Mergenthaler and Edward Henry Weber.

After Hank’s service in the army (1958-1960) at Okinawa, Japan, Hank settled back into life in Michigan for a few years until he took a trip out west to Colorado to visit his sister. Hank was awestruck by the beauty of the Rockies and shortly thereafter moved to Colorado. Hank worked a number of different jobs to finance his passion of photography and filmmaking. His first film was about the “Spanish Cave” located on Marble Mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Range. The local PBS station in Denver aired the film a couple of times; in the 1970s that was quite an accomplishment. This adventure group made another film about the Canyonlands outside of Moab, Utah. The most memorable part of that film was the fact that they broke the axle in their Land Rover vehicle and had to hike out on foot. It took them a couple of days.

Henry also spent three summers shooting 16mm footage of Gray Whales from a wooden framed canvas kayak in the Gulf of California. He said it was terrifying at times but the whales “sensed” that he meant them no harm. After living in Colorado for about 15 years Hank moved to Safford, Arizona, where he would spend the next 45 years.

Shooting film was only one of Hank’s loves. He spent most of his life shooting and reloading for the hundreds of firearms he would own in his lifetime. Designated a sharp shooter in the Army, Hank was always tinkering with his guns and loads trying to find the perfect set up. Even after he lost the ability to reload, he could still recall specific loads for specific cartridges. Also, while in Arizona he took up writing short stories, many centered on his adventures.

Hank was always a happy guy, looking at the bright side of things. This was especially true of his final years when his health was deteriorating. The nurses at the Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah, where he spent his final 18 months, always commented on how positive he was and how he always could make them laugh. There will be a family graveside memorial in American Fork, Utah cemetery. His remains will be buried by his nephew Thomas Bahoravitch III.

Hank is survived by his brother, John, and many nieces and nephews. Hank you will be missed.