Background
Born in Salina, Utah to Ellen Frances Tolboe and Charles Larsen Nordfelt, Junior., Nordfelt grew up in Moab, Utah where he was student body president of Grand County High School and lettered in four sports.
Born in Salina, Utah to Ellen Frances Tolboe and Charles Larsen Nordfelt, Junior., Nordfelt grew up in Moab, Utah where he was student body president of Grand County High School and lettered in four sports.
He attended classes at Southern Utah University, Weber State University and Brigham Young University.
He was also superintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol. In May 1967 he joined the Utah Highway Patrol, and was appointed superintendent of the UHP by Governor Scott M. Matheson in August 1981. Four years later he was reappointed superintendent by Governor Norman Bangerter.
Upon retiring from the Utah Highway Patrol, Nordfelt was hired as chief of the West Valley City Police Department, serving from July 1, 1987 to August 28, 1998.
Following his career in law enforcement, Nordfelt served as the city"s Olympic Coordinator, helping West Valley City act as a venue city in the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. He was appointed mayor upon the death of Gearld L. Wright in August 2002, elected to complete Mayor Wright"s term in November 2003, and elected to serve a full four-year term in his own right in November 2005.
Adult leader Salt Lake City Council Boy Scouts America, since 1967. Bishop Mormon Church, Kearns, 1981, Price, 1981, West Valley City, Utah, 1981. Board directors Utah Youth Soccer Association, Salt Lake City, 1978.
Member of Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, Utah Chiefs of Police Association (secretary-treasurer 1983-1985), Utah Peace Officers Association 1978-1979, (chaplain 1979-1984, vice president 1984-1985).
Married Glenda Carlson Nordfelt, August 31, 1965. Children: Dennis, G. Larsen, Shane, Julie, D. Spencer, Lantz, Pam, Jed.