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December 6, 1998LaPriel Shaw Erickson, age 89, passed away peacefully November 27, 1998. She was born April 29, 1909 in Hyrum, Utah to Charles and Emma Williams Shaw. Was married to Ronald K. Erickson, Sr., who died June 13, 1996. They enjoyed 68 years of marriage and loving companionship. LaPriel was the oldest surviving member of the Shaw family of seven sisters and three brothers. Her great loves: making almost 100 afghans for friends and relatives, raising beautiful violets, cooking for her family, reading and the Mormon religion.
She "loved beyond words" her two sons, Ronald, Jr., and Kenneth. Her five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren were "her pride and joy".
Entombment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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June 15, 1996Ronald Knight Erickson, Sr., age 85, died June 13, 1996. He was born August 28, 1910 in Provo, Utah to Elias and Leona Cox Erickson. Married LaPriel Emma Shaw, "the prettiest girl at Cyprus High".He was a devoted husband and companion for almost 68 years. He was a wonderful father, grandpa and great-grandpa and a much liked and loved good neighbor. He spent 38 years with Prudential Life Insurance Co., but his true joy was farming. His vegetable gardens were legendary and the bounty shared by many neighbors and friends. He was truly a man of the soil. He was a member of the LDS Church.
Ronald is survived by his wife, LaPriel, his sons, Ronald, Jr. and Kenneth, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, his brother Delyle, sister LaRue and special neighbor friend and guardian angel, Maureen Johnson.
Entombment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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February 19, 1993Phillis Shaw Harkness, age 80, died February 17, 1993. Born October 23, 1912 in Hyrum, Utah to Charles and Emma Williams Shaw. Married Robert Harkness June 17, 1931; marriage later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died December 26, 1966.She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, enjoyed her association with her friends at the Magna Senior Citizen Center. May she rest in peace.
Survived by three children, daughter, Gloria Cashman, Dallas Texas; sons, Robert and wife Francine, and David and wife Kareen; sisters, Priel Erickson and Mern Mills; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.
Interment, Valley View Memorial Park.
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July 15, 1997Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Elva Mern Mills, passed away peacefully at home July 14, 1997 following a long illness. Born Oct. 15, 1915 in Hyrum, Utah to Emma and Charles W. Shaw. Married her high school sweetheart, Rex E. Mills, on Sept. 23, 1935 in Magna, Utah; marriage later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Active member of Midvale 7th Ward. Mom's main joy in life was her family and home. Mom loved to have her family home and cook for them. She made the best pies in Midvale and loved to share them. Mom was happiest cleaning and cooking, and tending her flowers. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
The family wishes to thank all of those who helped in the care of our mother; special thanks to Kim and Codi.Survived by children, Kent E. (Nellie) Mills, Diane (Bill) Stafford, Judi (Larry) Bowthorpe, Jack R. (Bardee) Mills; 12 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and sister, LaPriel Erickson.
Interment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
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March 18, 2010Helen Mitton Nielsen
1913-2010John and Ruth Mitton welcomed Helen into their family November 10, 1913 in Whitney, Idaho. She had tender memories of her early life in Whitney, Idaho, and Logan and Hyrum, Utah.
Helen married Cyril Nielsen Sep. 20, 1940 in Rand-olph, Utah. They moved to Huntington Park, California shortly after they were married. They had two sons, Barry and Ronald who she adored.
Helen loved to be around people and conversation came easy for her. She loved living in California and enjoyed family trips. She worked at Hartfields clothing store in Huntington Park and looked forward to her morning coffee shop visits with her co-workers. She quit work when she became a caregiver for her husband, Cy. They moved to Bountiful, Utah in 1969 to be around family. Cy passed away in 1973. She later became a caregiver for her mother. Helen enjoyed going to Senior Citizens in Bountiful, playing Bingo and doing ceramics. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Helen is survived by her sons: Barry (Pat) and Ronald (Shelley). She is also survived by her grandchildren: Greg (Brenda) Nielsen, Jeff (Jen) Nielsen, Debbie (Jared) Tanner, Kim (Chris) Andrews, Brian Nielsen and Chris Nielsen; and by 13 great-grandchildren: Chase, Brooke, Lauren, Sierra, Logan, Isaac, Sydney, Bridger, Zach, Cole, Noah, Brody, and Josh. Preceded in death by her parents, her brother and sister and their spouses: Lawrence (Jesse) Mitton, Alice (Carl) Nuffer, Herb (Roween) Mitton, and Doug (Blanche) Mitton.
She will be buried in Hyrum, Utah cemetery.
The Herald Journal (Logan, UT)
September 21, 2004Vella Nelson Eliason passed away at the age of 91 on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, in Brigham City. She was born June 5, 1913, to Parley Nels Nelson and May Florence Thompson Nelson in Richmond, Utah. She attended schools in Richmond, graduating from North Cache High School and Seminary. She also attended LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.
In 1937, she married Charles Ross Eliason in the Logan LDS Temple, and they resided in Hyrum where she lived in the same home for 64 years. She and her husband enjoyed their beautiful yard, flowers and vegetable garden, and sharing the fruits of their labors with their neighbors and friends. She worked at the Ogden Defense Depot at the time of World War II and was secretary for the Lincoln School in Hyrum for 22 years.
She was active in the LDS Church and held many positions. She was Relief Society visiting teacher for 50 years. She and her husband Ross worked in the Hyrum 3rd Ward as financial clerks, membership clerks and Book of Mormon representatives for the extraction program. She loved her family dearly and was so proud of each of their accomplishments. She loved making baby quilts, "teckle blankies" and many crocheted afghans for her family and friends.
She is survived by her two daughters, Marianna (Jay) Keller of Brigham City and Myrla (Reed) Christensen of Moroni; six grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She also has many nieces and nephews. She has a great-grandson on a mission in Baltimore, Md.
Her loving husband, Ross, preceded her in death in 1990. Her parents, four brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death.At the time of her death, she was living in Brigham City at the Country Lane Assisted Living. She appreciated, as well as her family, the kind and loving care she received while residing there, especially Meghan, who was so good to her. The family would like to thank her daughter, Marianna, for her untiring love and service she has given to her mother for the past 14 years.
Interment will be at the Hyrum City Cemetery.
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February 4, 1996Grace McBride Saxton, 90, died February 2, 1996 at Bountiful, Utah. Born September 2, 1905 in Hyrum, Utah, daughter of George William and Armeda Williams McBride. Married Clyde V. Saxton May 15, 1951 in Elko, Nevada. Marriage later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With her husband, owned and operated a gas station and cafe in Wanship for many years. Excellent seamstress. Generously shared her beautiful handiwork with family and friends.
Preceded in death by her husband, parents, three brothers and three sisters. Survived by several loving nieces and nephews.
Interment, Coalville City Cemetery.
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May 5, 1994Willis (Bill) McBride, 87, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 1994.He was born February 2, 1907, in Hyrum, the son of George William and Armeda Williams McBride. He married Flora Jensen on February 27, 1929 in the Logan LDS Temple.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Flora, Hyrum; a sister, Grace Saxton, of Coalville, Utah; three daughters and one son and their spouses, Jeri and Clair Woodward of Terre Haute, Indiana, Joy and Al Regenthal, Bountiful; Margo and Fred Krusi, Hyde Park; and Jeff and Barbara McBride of Pleasant View; 16 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren.
The Herald Journal (Logan, UT)
November 25, 1999HYRUM, Utah Louis A. Maughan, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, left this life peacefully and quietly in his sleep on Nov. 22, 1999, at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan. Louis was born on Nov. 29, 1916, in the home of his parents, Louis Parkinson and Florence Allen Maughan. This home later became his home. His mother Florence died when he was eight years old. His father married Ethel Dell Redford, who was his second beloved mother.
Louis grew up and attended schools in Hyrum, Logan, Preston, Idaho, and Santa Maria and Berkley, Calif. He attended Berkley University in California and Utah State University in Logan. During his youth Louis was active in sports, which he loved. He was blessed with athletic abilities which got him on the varsity baseball, track, football and basketball teams as a first string player. Later in life when he no longer played he supported little league baseball in Hyrum and was an active USU football and basketball booster. He supported them for over 50 years, never missing a home football game and only a few basketball games. When he attended the home games he always included a car load of kids and paid their way in. Louis was also active in LDS Church sports, serving as the stake athletic director.
Louis loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. In the summer he would go fishing at every available opportunity. During the fall he could be found hunting everything from morning doves, pheasants, ducks and geese to deer, elk and moose. Kids were part of his hunting and fishing expeditions. He loved sharing the outdoors with his sons and daughter, nieces and nephews and even the neighborhood children by taking them along. He believed that these outdoor activities needed to be preserved for the future so he promoted many projects as a member of the Hyrum Wildlife Federation.
Louis married Wanda Myrtle Dunn on Aug. 1, 1939, in the Logan LDS Temple. They had a daughter, Barbara. Louis and Wanda were later divorced.
Louis served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a staff sergeant over a P.X. in Korea. After returning from the service in 1946, he and his brother-in-law, Wayne Obray, purchased the Allen Mercantile Store in Hyrum. This store had been started by Lou's grandfather and great-uncle Allen in 1878.
He met Jean Holmes in September 1946 and married her in January 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1955. Louis and Jean made their home in Hyrum, where they raised their two sons, Allen and Danny. Louis spent all of his married life in Hyrum.
Louis and Jean purchased the remaining portion of Allen Mercantile and operated the store for the next 24 years. When Louis and Jean retired in 1981 the store had been in the family for 103 years. Louis spent 50 years working in the store. Louis and Jean were active in civic and church affairs. As one of his efforts in the community, Louis and his father were responsible for helping bring to Hyrum the first lighted baseball park north of Salt Lake City. Due to Louis and Jean's service to the community they were honored on July 4, 1984, at Hyrum City's Celebration, receiving the Distinguished Citizen's Award.
Not only did Louis help the local community, but he opened his home and business to his extended family members. Through the years there have been many nieces, nephews, and other young people who found a second home. Louis loved kids and was always willing to provide a job and a place to live. Louis and Jean celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sept. 28, 1996, with an open house given by their children at their summer home in Blacksmith Fork Canyon.
The best example of Louis's love of the world around him was his interest in the hummingbirds that came to live at his canyon summer home each year. It took great efforts to keep the hummingbird feeders filled as the number of birds increased. What started out as just a few birds has grown over the years to dozens of birds feeding at their summer home everyday. Just like the hummingbirds, Louis extended the same efforts to help others. We'll all miss his presence in our lives.Louis is survived by his wife Jean; daughter, Barbara and Gene Larson; two sons, Allen and Jan Maughan, and Daniel and Sheri Maughan; four sisters, Ramona Nielsen, Flora Obray, Arlene and Seymour Liechty, LaRee and Boyd Watkins; one brother, Gerald and Mary Maughan; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews who were just like his children.
Interment will be in the Hyrum City Cemetery.
The Herald Journal (Logan, UT)
June 19, 2005Wanda Myrtle Dunn Small
If you are lucky you may meet someone who touches your life in such a way that you will be changed forever: A child from God with innocence, humor and character that never fades. Our beautiful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother blessed us with this gift.
This amazing woman passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at the home of her oldest daughter, Barbara Larson, in Hyrum at the age of 86.
Daughter of Wanda Marie Facer and Simeon Adams Dunn, she was born and raised in Hyrum and attended USU before moving to California where she lived for 57 years. There she devoted her life to raising her four children while working in the medical field along side her husband, psychiatrist Harry Small. She will be greatly missed by her 35 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren and her sister, Jayne Van Epps.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry; granddaughter, Kaye Larson Maughan; grandsons, Sim Huish and Mark Leiser; parents; and a sister, Nadine Gray.
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November 20, 2004Ramona Allen Maughan Nielsen, 85, passed from this life on Nov. 18, 2004, at her youngest son's home in Moscow, Idaho. She was born in the home of her grandfather Joseph Smith Allen in Hyrum, Utah, on June 3, 1919, as the second child and oldest daughter of Louis Parkinson Maughan and Florence Allen Maughan. Florence died while the family was yet young, leaving Louis with three young children. Louis then married Ethel Redford Maughan, who continued rearing the family and with whom Louis had three more children.
Ramona spent her young life and school years in Hyrum and Cache Valley. She married Grant Edgar Nielsen in the Logan LDS Temple in 1937. Grant and Ramona together had seven children and raised their family in Hyrum, southern California, Salt Lake City and Bountiful. They divorced in 1965. Late in her life she met and married Reed Wittwer in St. George. He died in 1991.
Ramona Nielsen was an independent, talented and hard working woman and devoted mother who always put her children first. She was supportive, encouraging and proud of her family. She loved her brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, and spent many weekends in Cache Valley with family. Ramona worked in a variety of occupations throughout her life, including at the Defense Depot in Ogden during World War II, and for many years at LDS Hospital as a supervisor in the housekeeping department and scheduler in the surgery department.
After retirement, she served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in south central California. Ramona loved the beauty and inspiration of the outdoors and enjoyed many years camping with her family in Yellowstone, the mountains of Northern Utah and the deserts of Southern Utah. She and her youngest son Mark made many backpacking trips in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming and Cascade Mountains of Washington. For the last five years she made her residence in Moscow, Idaho, with Mark's family, but traveled frequently to visit all her children and grandchildren in various parts of the country.
Ramona's first child, Patricia Florence, died in 1944 at age 5. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Louis; and great-grandchild, Melissa Morrison.
She is survived and revered by her children, Shirlee Ann Hall (Kent), G. Barry (Jeannine), Steven L. (Debra), Douglas E. (Carolyn), D. Michael (Carolyn) and Mark J. (Barbara); 26 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Flora Obray, Arlene Leichty and LaRee Watkins; her brother, Gerald Maughan; and sister-in-law, Jean Maughan.
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March 11, 1996Grant Edgar Nielsen, age 81, passed away March 9, 1996, due to heart failure. He was born on October 20, 1914 in Hyrum, Utah, to Edgar Nielsen and Anna Delorma Monsen. Grant spent his boyhood working on the family farm and dairy and hunting and fishing in the foothills and streams around Hyrum. He loved sports and the outdoors and excelled in all sports during his years at South Cache High School.He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grant served the LDS Church in the Northern States Mission, including Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana and Canada from 1934 to 1936.
In 1937 he married Ramona Allen Maughan in the Logan LDS Temple. They were divorced in 1965. Grant worked for many years in construction as a supervisor and general contractor in California and worked on such large projects as building the Alaskan Highway and on military construction projects on Midway Island, Hawaii, and Alaska, during World War II. Later, through his lifelong efforts to continually learn, Grant became certified as a real estate appraiser. He worked for the State of Utah in Taxation and the Right of Way Department for many years, facilitating much of the land acquisition for construction of the interstate highway system in Utah, until his retirement in 1979. He loved to hunt and fly-fish, and did so often in Utah and Wyoming. He was an avid sports fan.
Surviving are his children: daughter, Shirlee Hall, of Bountiful; and sons, G. Barry, of Vienna, Virginia; Steven L., of Bountiful; Douglas E., of Centerville; D. Michael, of Bountiful; and Mark J., of Moscow, Idaho. He is also survived by 25 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter, Patricia Florence, died in 1944.
Burial in the Hyrum City Cemetery.
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May 8, 1991Reed Wittwer, age 81, died Tuesday, May 7, 1991 at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. Born March 8, 1901 in Santa Clara to John Samuel and Anna Alvina Graf Wittwer.
Married Gussie Jensen, October 10, 1940; she preceded him in death in 1985. Married Ramona Nielsen, February 1987. Mr. Wittwer attended school in Santa Clara and St. George. He graduated from Dixie College and Brigham Young University. He was a farmer, teacher, principal and operated the Dixie Fruit Company, the Stucki-Wittwer Trucking Company, Rocky Mountain Produce Company and two motels in Las Vegas, Nevada. He served as president of the Las Vegas Motel Association and was a member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. He served as chairman of the Washington County Republican Party for six years, was president, director and water master for the New Santa Clara Field Canal Company, was as member of the Santa Clara City Council and was chairman of the Washington County Solid Water District. A member of the LDS Church, Mr. Wittwer held the office of High Priest and was a dedicated worker.
Surviving family members include his wife, Ramona, Santa Clara; daughter, Mrs. Sterling (Verla Jean) Bawden, Las Vegas; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Lester Wittwer; sister, Mrs. John (Hilda Stucki) Cabell, both of Santa Clara.
Interment: Santa Clara City Cemetery.
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January 31, 2008Legrand Miller Hyrum, Utah Legrand Miller, 99, passed away January 27, 2008 in Bountiful, Utah from causes incident to age. A lifetime resident of Hyrum, born December 14, 1908, he was the 10th child of Louis T. and Marinda Anderson Miller. He attended Cache County Schools, and served an LDS mission in California. He was a farmer and grain dealer, and a man of impeccable integrity. He served as Bishop's Counselor, Bishop, and High Councilman in the LDS Church. He also served on the Cache County School Board, and two terms as Mayor of Hyrum, where he was instrumental in building a library and City Hall.
He married Helen Liljenquist November 1, 1934 in the Logan Temple. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen, daughter Elaine Major, son-in-law Lynn Major, son Dean, his parents, sister Jennie Baer, and brothers Lester, Ernest, Elra, Marvin, Carroll, Vema, Ross, Alton, and Weldon.
He married Melva Leishman Olsen Covey on January 8, 1981, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter Faye (Keith) Thomas of Bountiful, and seven grandchildren: Sherrie Nelson, Shelly Searle, Anne T. Haacke, Michael, Alicyn, Mark, and Angela Thomas, fifteen great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
May 2, 2012Naomi Allen Carson, 95, formerly of Blackfoot and most recently of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Idaho Falls Rehabilitation Center. Hospice Alliance assisted with her care.
She was born Jan. 12, 1917, in Portland, Ore., the third child of four born to Harvey and Rhoda Allen. She grew up in the Blackfoot area, and in 1934, she graduated from Blackfoot High School.
While working as a nanny, she met a neighbor who became her future husband and on Nov. 30, 1939, Thanksgiving Day, she married Harry Christensen in Blackfoot. They later divorced.
On Nov. 3, 1972, she married Glen Carson in Salt Lake City, and three months later, he passed away Feb. 3, 1973. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS temple.
Naomi was a hard worker all her life, both in her home and outside of her home. She excelled in the school of hard knocks. She worked in bakeries, cooked for everyone that owned a pot or pan that needed her help, and she was a cook for EG&G for 20 years.
The times she could be a stay-at-home mom were the best. She was proud of her children and grandchildren. The happiest times in her life were when she could hold and cuddle a baby. She was extremely excited knowing that her next great-great-grandchild would be a little girl to join the other two boys.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she always tried to hold a responsible church calling when her work schedule allowed for it. She taught the Mia Maids for a time and kept in touch with those girls the rest of her life. She made a concentrated effort to attend the temple often. She was a big supporter of the humanitarian effort, making hundreds of baby booties, shawls, baby quilts and anything else having to do with babies.
Above and beyond her love of her family was her love of the Savior whom she knew; she didn't hesitate sharing her love and testimony of the Gospel with others. The crowning glory of our precious mother was being with babies. She will have a special place in heaven with those precious little ones.
She is survived by sons, Eric (Jeannie) Christensen of Shelley and William Allen (Coralie) Christensen of Salt Lake City; daughter, Lori (George) Christensen-Lake of Idaho Falls; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a grandson, William Allen Wilkins; a great-grandson, Porter Kory Johnson; and her siblings, Harold Allen, Judy Dickson and George Allen.
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August 9, 2011Sylvia Waddoups Allen, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of congenital heart failure.
Sylvia was born Jan. 8, 1924, in Paul, Idaho, to Edmond Earl Waddoups and Minerva Ireta Skinner Waddoups.
Sylvia married George Allen on Aug. 31, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Their marriage was solemnized Jan. 17, 1946, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They made their home in Blackfoot, where she worked as a griddle cook at INEL.
George preceded her in death Nov. 4, 1987. Sylvia then moved to Idaho Falls in 1997.
Her family affectionately called her "Silver." Sylvia's talents and hobbies included crocheted baby dresses for granddaughters and baby quilts for all new babies in the family.
As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she graduated from the seminary program during high school. She served in various positions, including as Cub Scout leader, Primary teacher, visiting teacher, stake missionary and in the genealogical extraction program.
Survivors include her sons, Burleigh Ronald (Peggy) Allen of Boise, Idaho, and Neil (Eja) Allen of Idaho Falls; daughters, Janet (Tim) Willardson of Logan, Utah, and Sandra (John) Braun of Island Park, Idaho; 25 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Glenna Waddoups Allen; and sisters-in-law, Wanda Waddoups and Darlene Waddoups.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Oran and Billie; sisters, Earline Wilde, Melba Armstrong, and Merle and Marion Waddoups; and a great-grandson, Casey Hernandez.
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March 27, 2001Graham Marlow Allen, 71, of Silverdale died March 24, 2001, at his home.
He was born March 16, 1930, in Magna, Utah, to Evan Bassett Allen and Margaret Louie (Marlow) Allen. He graduated from college in Utah. Mr. Allen served in the Air Force in the 1950s. Before joining the Air Force, he worked for a telephone company out of Falt Lake City. In the 1960s he was manager of Olympic Telephone Company in Kingston. He enjoyed gardening, and was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey of Aloha, Ore.; three daughters, Becca Allen of Woodburn, Ore., Debra Epperson of Michigan Center, Mich., and Dawn Morrow of Olalla; two brothers, Wallace and Dean; and nunerous grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas.
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July 18, 1993Oda Larsen Allen, age 86, passed away on July 14, 1993. She was born November 27, 1906 in Hyrum, Utah to Ernest and Anna Larsen. She married Wendell G. Allen November 29, 1933 in the Logan Temple. She lived in Hyrum most of her life. She resided with her daughter in West Valley City for the last five years. She was a homemaker and devoted mother. She was active in the LDS Church serving as a Primary teacher, Relief Society counselor, Sunday School secretary and visiting teacher. She enjoyed attending the Logan Temple for many years.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gayle Hutchinson and husband Delbert, West Valley City; Mrs. Carolyn Drown and husband Roger, Clinton, Utah; three sons, Terry, Ogden; Garth, West Valley City; Dwight, Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1985.
Interment, Hyrum City Cemetery.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
August 30, 2007RIGBY -- Beatrice Liljenquist Hall, 97, of Rigby, died Aug. 28, 2007, at her home. She was born June 18, 1910, in Rexburg, to Otto Erastus Liljenquist and Ivy May Allen Liljenquist. She grew up in the Rexburg area and attended Adams and Jefferson elementary schools and Madison High School.
On Oct. 12, 1931, she married Gerald Lester Hall in Salt Lake City; their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on March 2, 1965. She managed the Frock Shop in Rigby for 11/2 years, and worked at Broulim's Grocery Store in Rigby for 11 years.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had many callings. She belonged to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
She enjoyed reading, collecting golden thoughts and sayings, crocheting, fishing, sewing, gardening, travel, doing puzzles and playing cards. Beatrice loved music and sang in choruses and duets throughout the years; and she was an avid sports fan.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Piquet and Joyce Bowles, both of Rigby; a brother, Vern (Marge) Liljenquist of Rexburg; 15 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 39 great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Beverly; four brothers; and three sisters.
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August 19, 2004Ruby Liljenquist Raybould, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away August 15, 2004, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center from complications of a fall. She was born April 18, 1912, in Hyrum, Utah, to Otto Erastus Liljenquist and Ivy May Allen, the fifth of nine children. She grew up in Idaho and also spent many happy summers back in Hyrum with her extended family. A diligent worker all her life, she graduated in 1930 as valedictorian in the first class to have junior and senior years added for the diploma from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho.
She worked several years to help support the family financially until her marriage to Verd W. Raybould on November 12, 1936, in the Logan LDS Temple. The couple lived in Idaho Falls, Salt Lake City, Dillon (Montana), Sugar City (Idaho), and Rexburg. Her husband was trained as a watchmaker and eventually became owner of D & R Jewelers in Rexburg. Ruby assisted him in that business and took it over when he died in 1968. After selling it in 1973, she stayed on as clerk and then manager for the new owner. Following the Teton Dam Flood in 1976, she moved to Provo where she resided until her death.
Ruby was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved her service in the past as a Primary teacher, choir member, and Relief Society visiting teacher. She served seven years in the Provo Temple. She was known as a wonderful homemaker and cook, and she especially enjoyed bringing family together for special occasions. She enjoyed trips to Europe, Hawaii, and the Caribbean and was always grateful for the people and places in her life. Those who knew Ruby would recall her as a caring friend and that she always presented herself in an attractive manner.
Ruby is survived by two daughters, Janeil (W. Rolfe) Kerr of Provo and Kareen (Kenneth A.) Winder of Roosevelt, Utah and one son, Clayne V. Raybould of Provo; ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren; one sister, Beatrice L. Hall of Rigby, Idaho, and two brothers, Vern J. Liljenquist of Rexburg, Idaho, and Dean A. Liljenquist of Sandy, and many nieces and nephews across four generations. Three brothers, two sisters, and a stillborn son preceded her in death.
Interment will be in the Sugar City, Idaho Cemetery.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
December 20, 1993Maurine Liljenquist Bott, 78, of Idaho Falls, a retired secretary at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, died Dec. 18, 1993, at Idaho Falls Care Center of heart failure.
She was born July 1, 1915, at Rexburg, to Otto E. and Ivy Allen Liljenquist. She graduated from Madison High school, where she excelled in secretarial courses and was the state shorthand champion in 1933. She worked as a secretary at Hart's Bakery in Idaho Falls for several years.
On Sept. 10, 1956, she married Harold Bott at Angola, Ill. She worked at the Atomic Energy Commission site, now the INEL, for several contractors, retiring in 1977. Her husband preceded her in death.
Her hobbies included watching sports of all kinds, television and word games.
Survivors include her brothers and sisters, Beatrice Hall of Rigby, Ruby Raybould of Provo, Utah, Reed Liljenquist of Pocatello, Vern Liljenquist of Rexburg, and Dean Liljenquist of Sandy, Utah; three stepsons; and a stepdaughter. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Find-a-GraveHarold Eugene (Red) Bott, 65, 1096 Hillview, an operator of heavy equipment, died in an Idaho Falls hospital Friday of an extended illness.
He was born Jan. 4, 1912 at Coal Port, Penn., the son of Thomas A. and Myrtle C. Bloom Bott. He attended schools there.
Mr. Bott traveled throughout the world in the construction business as a heavy equipment operator, living in Alaska, Arabia, French Moracco and various locations in the United States.
He came to Idaho Falls in 1954, where he worked on the Palisades Dam and later at the AEC site and on road construction.
In 1940, he was married to Evelyn Clayborn in Las Vegas, Nev. They were later divorced.
He was married to Maurine Liljenquist in Angola, Ind., Sept. 10, 1956. They made their home in Idaho Falls.
Mr. Bott enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and entertaining.
He was a member of the Operating engineers Union No. 370 and was a member of Eagle rock Lodge 19, A.F. and A.M.
He is survived by his widow, Maurine Bott of Idaho Falls; sons, Fred A. Bott of Oakland, Calif., Richard A. Bott of Seattle, Wash., and Calvin A. Bott of Bellevue, Wash.; daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Dorothy Ann) Castle, of Potter, N.Y.; a sister, Mrs. John (Marian) rogers of New Port Richey, Fla., and six grandchildren.
53032. Dean Albert Liljenquist
The Deseret News
September 30, 2005Dean A. Liljenquist 1927 ~ 2005 Dean Albert Liljenquist, 78, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on September 27 after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 5, 1927 in Rexburg, ID, to Otto E. and Ivy May Allen Liljenquist. He was raised and educated there. He later attended LDS Business College and obtained employment at Idaho First National Bank in Idaho Falls, ID, where he completed a successful career that spanned 39 years.
Dean married his sweetheart, Marian Martin, in 1958. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. He was active in his community and held many church positions. He loved spending time with his family, traveling, and all sports. Because of his kindness and compassion, he was well respected and loved by many. During the last 11 years of his life at Sandy Regional Health Center, he made many friends that he considered his second family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Marian, one daughter Karen (Bruce) Stein of West Valley, one son Ron (Jackie) Liljenquist of Draper, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother, Vern (Marge) Liljenquist of Rexburg, ID, one sister Beatrice Liljenquist Hall of Rigby, ID, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: Allen, Willis, and Reed, and three sisters: Blanche Jarvis, Maurine Bott, and Ruby Raybould.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Dean A Liljenquist
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Idaho
State: Idaho
County or City: Madison
Enlistment Date: 24 Jan 1946
Enlistment State: Utah
Enlistment City: Fort Douglas
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Engineering Aide (Designated Field) or Sales Clerk
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
December 4, 2014Marian LaVerne Liljenquist, 86, our dear mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away December 1 in Sandy, Utah, following a courageous battle with a short illness.
Marian was born on December 27, 1927 in Idaho Falls, ID, to Harry J. and Katherine R. Martin. She grew up and was educated there. Due to the passing of her mother when Marian was 3 years old, she was raised by her grandparents who were custodians at the local Jr. High School. There she developed the traits of hard work and service that would define her life. She held many administrative positions in the school district and the medical industry. She also served for many years as president of the local hospital volunteer organization.
In 1958, she married her sweetheart, Dean Liljenquist. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. Marian touched the lives of many and was loved by all who knew her. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing the piano, and singing. She held many church positions and loved to volunteer and serve those in need.
She is preceded in death by her husband Dean.
She is survived by her two children Ron (Jackie) Liljenquist and Karen Stein, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.