Los Angeles Times
December 14, 1963
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Stay, Ivan G. Rosary Sunday 7 p.m., at Chapel of Biby & Bilyea, South Gat
e. Requiem Mass Monday, 8. a.m., at St. Matthias Catholic Church. Huntington Park
The Merced Sun-Star
January 3, 2004Nina Elizabeth Rokes, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 22, 1913, passed away on January 02, 2004 in Merced, California. She was 90 years ol
Mrs. Nina Rokes retired as a Major from the Civil Air Patrol after serving as a radio operator. She was employed by Joseph Bentley CPA and the L.D.S. Institute of Religion for 10 years. Before her declining health, Nina was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She served in many capacities and callings, including ward Relief Society president. It was apparent that Nina loved helping others, by her numerous accomplishments in life. She will be missed dearly by all of her family and friends.
Nina was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Rokes in 1967. She is survived by her children, Delbert Gerald Rokes and his wife, Margie of Merced, Robert and Chris Rokes of Riverside, and Nina Kathleen Donnelley of Garden Grove; brother, Jesse E. Stay of Huntington Beach; sister, "Mila" Bessie Lindorf of San Clemente; 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Nina will be laid to rest with her husband at a later date at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier California.
The Orange County Register
March 3, 2005Myla Bessie Lindorf, 86, of San Clemente, a homemaker, died Feb. 26, 2005, of congestive heart failure.
Husband, Roy; sons, Paul, Ronald; daughters, Louise Lindorf, Betty Mortensen, Laura Christensen, Barbara Colter; brother, Jesse Stay; 29 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
The Deseret News
June 19, 2008Jesse E. Stay 1921 ~ 2008 Jesse E. Stay, 86, of Huntington Beach, CA, retired Air Force Colonel, died June 17, 2008 of old age. Jesse was born July 20, 1921 to Joseph Charles Stay and Alice Stay in Draper, UT, the youngest of 12 children. He met his sweetheart, Helen Valantine, in California while they were both in college and they were married July 13, 1942.
Jesse joined the Army Air Corps in 1941 and served as a pilot in the South Pacific during World War II. He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses and many other commendations for his remarkable service. He was the founding commander of the Air Force ROTC at Brigham Young University and trained over 1,000 cadets. He remained in the Air Force until 1968 and was awarded the Congressional Legion of Merit for his service as the Director of Defense Information for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon.
After a year in Hawaii as an Assistant to the President of the Church College of Hawaii, he was recruited to run the Motion Picture Studio at Brigham Young University, producing such works as "The First Vision" and the first LDS temple films. Jesse was active in the Boy Scouts of America and was awarded the Silver Beaver. Ecclesiastically he served as Bishop, Stake President, Mission President, Regional Representative, Sealer, Counselor in the Los Angeles Temple Presidency and as a Stake Patriarch for the LDS Church. He also served on the LDS Sunday School General Board.
Jesse is survived by his wife Helen, his seven children, Sharon Brown (Keith), Randy Stay (Becky), Linda Danielson (Darrel), Judy Moore, Larry Stay (Joyce), Greg Stay (Jennifer), Tim Stay (Dalita). He has 50 grandchildren and 89 great-grandchildren.
Jesse will be interred in the Orem City Cemetery in Utah
Mary attended University of Utah. She was a school teacher in Granite as well as Salt Lake City public schools. She was assistant manager at the White Bros. Store. She wa a member of the Tabernacl Choir 1901-1914. She was assistant secretary of University of Utah Emeritus Club. She is a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Attended University of Utah. He was a mail carrier. Manager of White Bros. Store 1925-1935. He was president of High Priests group in Grandview Ward, member of Tabernacl Choir 1910-1914.
While on mission 1930-1933, Arnold served as Secretary of the European Missio. From 1936, for 16 years he sreved as Stake Missionary.
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The Deseret News
June 21, 2001Our dear father, Arnold Dee White, age 91, passed away peacefully on Father's Day, June 17, 2001 in Salt Lake City, UT. Arnold was born October 29, 1909 in Salt Lake City to Mahonri M. and Mary Stay White. He married Erma Manwill in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, June 15, 1934.
Arnold was an active member of the LDS Church serving many missions during his life. He served in England, where he labored as the secretary of the European Mission under John A. Widstoe. He served three full-time missions with his wife and over nine stake missions. He was dedicated to missionary work and never took off the mantel of a missionary. In his younger years he served as secretary to the First Quorum of the Seventy for over 18 years. He worked on the Aaronic Priesthood Committee and many other church callings. He was a home builder for over 30 years, serving as the president of the Utah Home Builders Association. He and his wife enjoyed conducting tours to Mexico through their tour company, Fiesta Tours. Arnold enjoyed ballroom dancing, gardening and writing church articles.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Erma of Salt Lake City; son, Edward A. (Darlene) White of Park City; two daughters, Ruth (Norman) Egan of Holladay; and Cherie (David N.) Barnes of Salt Lake City; 24 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Woodrow D., and Verdi R.; one sister, Marcia Egan. Preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, and one brother.
Interment: Larkin Sunset Gardens.
The Deseret News
December 18, 2003Erma White, age 93, of Salt Lake City, UT, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003 in Salt Lake City, UT. Erma was born March 22, 1910, in Benjamin, Utah to Loran Albert and Ruth Stewart Manwill. On June 15, 1934, she married Arnold Dee White, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He passed away June 17, 2001. Erma served in many positions within the Church. She fulfilled a mission on Temple Square and three full-time missions with her husband to Hawaii, California and Arizona. She was very talented in sewing, sculpting, painting, acting and writing children's books, and used those talents to bless others. Erma and her husband enjoyed many years of ballroom dancing and directing tours to Mexico. Erma was devoted to her family and was dearly loved by everyone.
Survivors include her son, Edward (Darlene) White, Park City, UT; daughter, Ruth (Norman) Egan, daughter, Cherie (David N.) Barnes, both of Salt Lake City, UT; brothers, Lee Manwill (Marilyn), Stewart Manwill (Jean), sisters, Ruth McEwan (Doug) and Beth Lowe (Clarence-deceased); 24 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother, and one sister.
Interment: Larkin Sunset Gardens, 10600 South 1700 East. F
Gwen attended the University of Utah, major in Physical Education, minor in music.
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The Deseret News
December 27, 1994Gwendolyn White Wimmer, age 83, passed away peacefully Dec. 24, 1994, at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gwen was born August 22, 1911, on the white family homestead where she was raised with her seven brothers and sisters, to Mahonri M. and Mary Dott Stay White,. She attended Granite High School and the University of Utah. She married Vaughn J. Wimmer on May 15, 1935 in Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Gwen and Vaughn lived in Salt Lake all of their 50 years of married life.
Vaughn preceded her in death on August 29, 1985.
Gwen was co-founder with her sister Mary Moss of the Distinctive Catering Service in 1950. She was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many positions, including Relief Society President in the Grandview Ward for eight years, and fulfilled two missions along with her husband (the Portland, Oregon Mission 1979-81 and the Mormon Battalion Center in San Diego, 1982-83). She had a passion for music, and she, Vaughn and her brother, Verdi, shared their musical talent with many: additionally, she was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Member of D. A. R. and D. U. P. Gwen was a generous and charitable friend to many. She awaits a grand reunion on the other side this Christmas season with departed family and friends.
Survived by three sons and a daughter, William Vaughn (and Joan), Salt Lake City, Jay Sterling (& Sally) Irvine, California; and Carol Gwen (and Lee) Howard and Douglas Grant (and Pauline), both Salt Lake City; 18 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; three brothers, Arnold, Woodrow and Verdi White; and a sister Marsha Egan. Preceded in death a brother, Kenneth; and two sisters Mary and LaRue.
Woodrow graduated from the University of Uah in 1933 with a B.A. He completed post graduate work at the University Of Utah Law School in 1936, and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1937. He was ordained an elder in 1932, and high priest in 1956. Served in US Navy during WWII, was attached to Admiral Kinkaide, 7th fleet, was stationed in Manila at the time of the Japanese surrender.
The Deseret News
September 21, 2001Obituary: Emma LaVon Johnson White
Our beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away September 19, 2001. She was born October 7, 1916 to John E Johnson and Annie Beryl Featherstone, in American Fork, Utah. She graduated from South High and then attended Westminster College where she was voted Sun Queen. After a "whirlwind" (four year) courtship, she married Woodrow D. White, June 5, 1940 in the Salt Lake Temple. They shared 61 wonderful years together. Their love for dance and travel took them around the world where they were loved and appreciated on every continent.
She was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many capacities. Bonnie touched the lives of everyone she encountered. Even strangers were drawn by her warmth, sweetness and inner beauty. Despite her many accomplishments, her greatest source of pride was her children and grandchildren. She was the touchstone of the whole family.
She is survived by her husband, Woodrow D. White, children: Matthew (Jill) White, Dean (Kaye) White, Emma Jennette (Guy) Dugal, Scott (Melanie) White, Elizabeth (David) Smith, one sister Janice (Arden) Edwards, 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, five sisters and her son, David.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial park.
The Deseret News
January 26, 2008Verdi Ray White returned peacefully to his Father in Heaven the afternoon of January 24, 2008.He was born on November 21, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Mahonri Moriancumer White and Mary Dott Stay White, and resided on land settled by his pioneer ancestors. He married Elvira Charlotte Robbins (affectionately known as Pink) on May 28, 1940, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Verdi attended the LDS Business College and the University of Utah. He operated an Airport Ground School prior to World War II, and served in the United States Army Air Force. He was a contractor, builder, and businessman. Along with his brother, Woodrow, he built and managed the Bonwood Bowl in Salt Lake. Verdi played the piano by ear. His piano playing helped introduce him to Elvira, enlivened many a family party, and brought joy to countless others he entertained through the years and most recently in senior care centers. Verdi was an exceptional missionary, in part because of his outgoing, fun-loving personality. He served on Temple Square for ten years as well as on several stake missions. Verdi also had a marvelous tenor voice and sang with the Tabernacle Choir for 18 years. In 1955, he and Elvira performed with the choir in several European countries. In 1986-87, they served together as full-time missionaries at the Los Angeles California Temple visitor's center. Verdi loved sports. He was a state champion in bowling and an avid golfer. He also loved taking his children to sporting events at the University of Utah. Additionally, he was hard to beat in his beloved, homegrown card game with its infamous "White rules." He will always be remembered for his extraordinary humor, quick wit, and love for people. The family's last farewell to Verdi has to be "You're looking good!"
Verdi is survived by his wife, Elvira; a sister, Marcia Mae Egan; four children: Shirley Anne White Nelson (David), Judy Ray White Mayfield (David) , Verdi Ray White II (Pamela), and Geoffrey Steven White (Julie); 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park at 3401 South Highland Drive.
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
August 13, 2015On August 9, 2015, Marcia White Egan died at home of causes incident to old age. Thus ended the life of a charming woman, whose smile lifted our spirits and whose vitality raised our pulses. Marcia was born on March 31, 1922, the youngest child of Mary Dott Stay and Mahonri Moriancumer White.
She lived out her childhood and most of her years on the acreage homesteaded by her grandparents, Edward and Eliza White. Marcia reared her own eleven children on the same family acres. On that homestead plot ("White Farm") Marcia thrived in genial community with parents, neighbors, siblings, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Marcia covered a lot of ground during a well-nigh perfect life. As a farm-girl, she acquainted herself with the hardscrabble existence of her forebears, leading cows to water and helping Mahonri with the harvests.
One year after high school she married Merritt Egan in an era when a woman, once married, was expected to stay at home, which is what Marcia did with gusto. Their lifelong love knew precious little friction and acrimony. She welcomed Merritt's confident synthesis of science and faith and his willingness to cope deftly with rearing seven sons and four daughters. They played feisty tennis, camped in the Uinta Mountains, and toured the globe. Marcia extended the family values of her childhood to her own home of warmth and activity, welcoming to her abode many children from less animated homes. Untouched by feminism, she shunned vain competition with men and put her energy into creating a world for her family and molding her own unique persona. Indeed, her pursuit of a lively and affectionate family life trumped obsessing over the decorum of her domicile. As she managed a clean and spirited household, she sometimes found herself stretched too thin to anguish deeply over a deficit of cooking prowess. What her teeming home lacked in primness or stifling etiquette it offered amply in joie de vivre. Marcia drew both neighbors and strangers into her domain with an unforgettable welcome. Marcia grew old with resolve and verve.
Her children grew up in the shadow of her enthusiasms. They did so amid a clutter of laundry, toys, and dishes, observing a mother who, despite the quotidian muddle, refused to lapse into home-maker drudgery, anonymity, and stagnation of spirit. At home she applied the message from Proverbs 22:6, believing faithfully that if she trained children in the way they should go, they would not depart from it later. She taught her children by example and emphasized that God "delighteth in the song of the heart" (D&C 25:12). The baby-grand piano sat in a parlor off-limits to raucous play where Marcia frequently led the family in songs. With flamboyance undiminished by middling talent, she often played simple hymns and piano pieces, before which unsuspecting listeners often marveled at her apparent ability to play by ear. She and Merritt established a family hymn (How Firm a Foundation), urging loved-ones to "fear not," imparting the message that "if they did not doubt, God would deliver them." (Alma 56:47-48) Marcia, despite sharing a birthday with René Descartes, dropped out of college to marry. Although she lacked the scholarly thinking of someone privileged with a formal education, she cultivated nonetheless a certain blithe, unfussy eloquence. On the lookout for a clever expression or an apt foreign phrase, she spoke with the histrionic gestures of someone who knows her deeper self. A voracious reader of contemporary nonfiction, her copious notes in the margins of best sellers informed her views on the central issues of the day. One conversation with Marcia solidly demonstrated her sharp mind and practical wisdom. Unfettered from the biases of academe, Marcia preferred to filter world affairs, historical facts, contemporary morality, and scientific advances through a world view steeped in her own interpretations and conjectures on Mormon culture, prophecy, and doctrine. Marcia believed her life responded to the admonition to "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). Indeed, few creatures escaped her notice. She fervently disarmed strangers with lighthearted garrulity and baffled unsuspecting non-Mormons with glib quotations from the holy writ as they coalesced around her beliefs. Old age failed to moderate her zeal. Through it all, in much that she propounded God's grace attended her. Some of her children inherited her exuberance. All became reacquainted with her later in life, when weekly one-on-one visits nurtured more intimacy than was possible during the years of distraction and endless adjustment to the throng of family and visitors. With scant opportunity for a private life, Marcia lacked the leisure and the inclination to become a suit-hat-and-pearls woman. Instead, she became the ultimate conversationalist and fun-loving entertainer. She usually assumed an audience and frequently got one. She could win over almost anybody, whether impressing the judges when she twice took state in debate at Granite High School, leading cub scouts as a den mother in the 1950s, or strumming a ukulele before a swarm of school children at Tiananmen Square. It required no coaxing for Marcia to tap-dance with granddaughters at a Christmas party or to don cowgirl or tennis outfits; and, in 1982, she and her sixth son, Michael, won the Tribune mother-son No Champs Tennis Tournament. In her last years she urged visitors to play Casino (a game with Rook cards), to assist with crossword puzzles, play piano duets, and to discuss gospel-centered solutions to the human plight. Such were her sources of lasting happiness. In the end, with impaired sight and hearing, fading memory, and barely ambulatory, Marcia grew impatient and a bit dismayed that the angels demurred so long in coming for her. She did not keep a diary, but in 2002 completed two books-White Acres, a combination memoir and family yearbook, and Dear Gabrielle, an epistolary short story. Both were published with unabashed intent to impress the masses and convert the gentile. Her final para-literary project was a collection of admonitions, promoting causes shaded liberally with religious zeal and her own interpretations on LDS theology.
Her parents, seven siblings, and Merritt preceded her in death. She is survived by 66 grandchildren, 142 great-grandchildren, and by her own children: Winston (Linda), Wayne (Kathryn), Robin (Mary), Kathleen Voorhees (Hugh), Richard (Sue), Marsha Dott Ralphs (Lenny), Dwight (Leslie), Michael (Mary), Heather Hyde (Rod), Talmage (Julie), and Natalie Gochnour (Chris).
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
April 4, 2005On Thursday, March 31, 2005, at age 86, Merritt Hatch Egan, M.D., died at home among family and friends after heroically enduring the afflictions of advanced age. He was the son of Charles Merritt Egan and Clara Rebecca Hatch, the great-grandson of frontiersman and pony-express leader, Major Howard Egan, and husband to Marcia Mae White, who attended to him lovingly during his illness.
Dr. Egan grew up in Woods Cross with a worthy respect for the work ethic. Toiling in the strawberry fields from the age of six, he cultivated the love of growing things. At age 16, he graduated from East High School and matriculated at the University of Utah. In 1938, he interrupted his studies to fulfill an LDS mission to the Eastern States. On his return, he courted his "Bible Girl," Marcia White, and they married in the Salt Lake Temple in June 1941. Throughout their productive and loving marriage he treated his Marcia with the same respect and devotion he witnessed in his home of origin.
Life became more challenging during World War II in Philadelphia where medical school demanded his attention. Later, although scarcely established as a pediatrician in Salt Lake City, he served during the Korean War as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps. Together, he and Marcia reared 11 children, teaching each one to venture forth. Together, they worshipped God. Together, they played tennis and traveled the world. Together, they strolled the lanes of life.
Board certified in three medical specialties (pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child psychiatry), Dr. Egan cared for children and trained medical students to pursue their careers competently and compassionately. He also instilled in each of his children a sense of honor that comes from a life of hard work and devotion to God. He served as Medical Staff President of Primary Children's Medical Center, on the faculty of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Medical Director, Charter Summit Hospital, consultant to the Osler Institute, and advisor to the LDS Church Mission Training Center. Dr. Egan's professional career spanned circa 58 years; he worked until December 2004.
As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Merritt served faithfully as a missionary (Eastern States), scoutmaster, home teacher, Sunday-school teacher, bishop (Grandview Ward), counselor to two stake presidents (Wilford Stake), and advisor to the LDS Missionary Department.
Reserved by nature, Merritt was pleased to be accompanied by his spirited and creative wife, Marcia. His devotion to her modeled to his children and others a generous and affectionate demeanor. Seven sons and four daughters valiantly assisted their mother during his illness. In 1995, Dr. Egan wrote and published Pursue What Matters Most, which is both a summation of his career as a physician and a father's testament on how best to live the life he loved. The book, intended as a gift to his children and grandchildren, continues to enrich their lives as a legacy of what he stood for-life-long learning, spiritual insight, and making a difference in a troubled, yet glorious world.
He is survived by his wife Marcia, seven sons, Winston (Linda), Wayne (Kathryn), Robin (Mary), Richard (Sue), Dwight (Leslie), Michael (Mary), Talmage (Julie), four daughters, Kathleen Voorhees (Hugh), Marsha Dott Ralphs (Lenny), Heather Hyde (Rod), Natalie Gochnour (Chris), 67 grandchildren, and 52 great-grandchildren with six more announced.
Merritt's departure means a change of address where he is busily engaged even as we meet to celebrate his life. Where he now resides, his parents and siblings-Mary Ellen Ray, Stewart, Delbert and Carl-acquaint him with his new surroundings. His interpretation of life gives us renewed energy to become exemplary Latter-day Saints, for it is written "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." The poet avers "Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not." (1610, John Donne) Indeed, John the Apostle reaffirms "this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
Attended University of Utah 1899-1903. She taught school in Salt Lake coun
ty schools for 5 years.
Baltzar was born Philo John Smith, son of John Moses Smith and Anna Margrethe Friis. At the death of his mother he was adopted by his maternal grandmother, the boys name was changed to Baltzar Hans Jacobsen. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1901 with ab A.B. degree. He taught at the L.D.S. College from 1907-1930.
Rowena attended the Latter-day Saints University Junior College from 1925-1927.
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January 9, 1995Rowena Jacobson Miller, age 86, passed away peacefully January 7, 1995 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Born October 2, 1908 in Salt Lake City to Baltzar Hans and Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson. She married Erroll W. Miller on December 21, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on November 12, 1969.She attended local schools, LDSU, and University of Utah. Personal secretary to President J. Reuben Clark Jr. in New York City and Salt Lake City from 1937 to his death in 1961. Executive Secretary, Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., 1962- 1982. Participated in Deseret and University of Utah Theaters; church motion pictures, including "Windows of Heaven" local, touring and church theater groups in New York and Utah. Special interest in travel and photography. Member Alpha Beta Theta Literary Society. Active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding positions in all auxiliaries of the church.
Survivors include brothers and sisters: Cecil B. Jacobson (Rose), Dorothy Jacobson, Joseph S. Jacobson (Viola), Leo O. Jacobson (Fern), Rebecca Marie Knaphus, Catherine Walther ( M. Gibbs), Phyllis F. Riches, all Salt Lake City; Margaret R. Williams ( D. Emerton), Berkeley, Calif., sister-in-law, Ruth Miller Hill, Ogden; and many nieces and nephews.
Cecil graduated from University of Utah with a degree in Civil Engineering. He has a Masters degree from the University of Illinois in Hydrological Engineering. He was in charge of the Colorado River Investigation and Planning for the Bureau of Reclamation, where he worked for 25 years.
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Salt Lake Tribune for Cecil Baltzar JacobsonBorn Jan 31, 1910 in Salt Lake City to Baltzar Hans (BH) and Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, the second of nine children. He married Irene Elizabeth Coleman, affectionately known as Vardie, in the Salt Lake Temple June 6, 1934 and together they raised four sons and one daughter. After her death he married Rose Conder Lewis Oct 29, 1992.
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e was employed 32 years by the Bureau of Reclamation and assisted in formulating the upper Colorado River Basin Compact and the planning of the Upper Colorado Storage Project. His expertise was also utilized by the countries of Morocco, Brazil, Philippines and the Mekong River Countries of Southeast Asia. In recognition of his Colorado River accomplishments and his foreign activities, he received the US Department of Interior Meritorious Award. He retired from federal service in 1965 to accept a position with the Upper Colorado Commission and later with BYU as professor of civil engineering. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served a full time mission with his wife Vardie.He is survived by his wife Rose; four sons; one daughter, Vardie Anne; stepson, William; 33 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph; and two sisters, Margaret, Catherine.
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February 3, 1992Irene Elizabeth Coleman Jacobson, age 80, beloved wife, mother and sister, known to many as Vardie, quietly and peacefully passed from this earthly existence on February 2, 1992. the oldest of ten children she was born April 20, 1911 in Salt Lake City to Charles W. and Irene Schofield Coleman. After graduating from Granite High School and completing one year at the University of Utah, Vardie was needed at home to help rear her younger brothers and sisters. She married Cecil Baltzar Jacobson June 6, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was active in district and state PTA organizations, and when her own five children had missions, marriage, and college essentially behind them, she returned to the U of U to complete a BS degree in Home Economics and receive a teaching certificate, with which she became a highly regarded substitute teacher in Granite School District. Later, she attended many graduate courses at BYU to satisfy her active desire for knowledge. She and Cecil celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1984.
Vardie lived with her husband in Salt Lake City, Denver, Washington D.C., and Provo. They traveled extensively in all the continents, except Antarctica, in connection with Cecil's work and retirement as a Government Hydraulic Engineer and Civil Engineering professor at BYU. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions in the ward and stake organizations. She received the Golden Gleaner Award and enjoyed the girls' summer camps at Brighton, hiking, tennis and music. She was called to head an experimental Junior Sunday School in the Wilford Ward, after which Junior Sunday Schools were included in the regular church meetings. Many years later, she and her husband served as full-time missionaries to the Los Angeles Temple Visitors Center.
Vardie is survived by her husband; four brothers, Charles W. Coleman, Shingle Springs, Calif.; Harold S., Richard H., and Wallace J. Coleman, all of Salt Lake City; three sisters, Leah Lieurance, Napa, Calif.; Mrs. Drostan (Gloria) Baker, Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Mrs. Hans (Charlene) Holland, Painted Post, N.Y.; four sons, Philo J., Woodland Hills, Calif.; Dr. Cecil B., Provo; Coleman W., Grand Junction, Colo.; and Baltzar H., Orem; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Vardie Anne) Bunker, Salt Lake City; 27 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A brother, Keith, a sister, Mrs. Calvin (Helen) Pond, and two grandchildren, preceded her in death.
Dorothy recieved her A.B. degree in 1933 with a teaching major in English and minor in history. .
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March 3, 1998Our beloved sister and friend, Dorothy Jacobson, age 86, passed away March 1, 1998 in Salt Lake City. Dorothy was born June 14, 1911, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Baltzar Hans Jacobson and Sarah Rebecca Stay. She graduated from the old LDS University, attended BYU and graduated from the University of Utah. She was a teacher. Dorothy was active in a literary society Alpha Beta Theta, and Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. She was also an active member of the LDS Church, having served on the YWMIA General Board. She has been involved in acting and drama all of her life and was a world traveler. She was Aunt Dorothy to many nieces and nephews.
Survivors include: three brothers and three sisters, Cecil B. (Rose) Jacobson, Orem, Utah; Joseph S. (Viola) Jacobson, Holladay, Utah; Leo O. (Fern) Jacobson, Murray, Utah; Rebecca Marie Knaphus, Salt Lake City, Utah; Margaret R. (Emerton) Williams, Berkeley, California; Catherine J. (Gibbs) Walther, Salt Lake City, Utah. Preceded in death by two sisters, Rowena J. Miller and Phyllis J. Riches.
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
June 16, 2012A weather forecaster, career army officer, professor, translator, publisher, Joseph Stead Jacobson, aged 99, died at his Holladay home, June 11, 2012 of causes incident to age. Born May 6, 1913 in Sugarhouse, UT to Sarah Rebecca Stay and Baltzar Hans Jacobson, he was the fourth of nine children.
He married Viola Nordgren April 6, 1937 in Coalville, UT.
His survivors include Viola, his wife of 75 years, sister Catherine Walther, sons Joseph Douglas (Jeannie) of Woodbridge VA and Donald Eugene (Carolyn Bennion) of Ogden, daughters Annette Thompson (Glenn), Midvale and Susana Viola Jacobson (Susan Covey, M.D. dec.), Murray, eight grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers Leo and Cecil and sisters Rowena J. Miller, Dorothy Jacobson, Rebecca Marie Knaphus, Margaret Williams and Phyllis Riches.
After attending Granite High School he graduated from LDS High School in 1930. He was a member of the Motorless Aviation Club 1930-33 and received degrees from the University of Utah, a B. A. in Military Science & Tactics, 1948, an M.A. in German, 1965, and a Ph.D. in Middle East Studies -Turkish in 1972. He was a member of the honor society Phi Kappa Phi and was a Fulbright Fellow to Istanbul, Turkey, 1969-70. Working for Mountain States Telephone Co., 1936-38, and the US Weather Bureau 1939-41, preceded his career in the U. S. Army from Aug. 1941 to his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in May 1959.
He served in Puerto Rico with the 25th Field Artillery Bn. during World War II and was in the European Theater from 1944-45 with the Third Army. As a Ballistics Meteorologist, he worked at White Sands Proving Ground during the firing of V2's in 1947 and at the Artillery Center, Fort Sill. Oklahoma, 1947-50. He attended the Army Language School, Monterey CA, Strategic Intelligence Course Washington D.C. and served as an Army Attaché in Ankara, Turkey from 1953-55. He was then the Deputy Sector Reserve Commander at Fort Douglas from 1955-59.
After military retirement, he taught at Salt Lake Community College from 1959-63 and University of Utah Middle East Center for 22 yrs. where he retired as Professor Emeritus of Languages and Literature in 1981. With his wife, Viola, he spent his retirement translating and publishing numerous short stories and several books from Turkish literature and founded Southmoor Studios, publishers, in 1999. They also enjoyed fishing, bowling, camping, vegetable gardening, swimming and traveling.
He donated his body to the University of Utah Medical School that future medical professionals may learn from him. T
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May 22, 2016
Viola Nordgren Jacobson, 97, died May 11, 2016 in Holladay of causes incident to age. Born April 11, 1919 at home in Salt Lake City to John Nordgren and Annie Richards, she was the fourth of five children and the only girl.Vi grew up during the depression and never forgot its lessons. A very bright student in the Salt Lake City public schools, she was an honor graduate from West High School in 1936. Afterward, she attended LDS Business College (taking shorthand at 100 wpm) and then worked as a secretary for Alder Sales Corp.
On April 6, 1937, she eloped to Coalville with Joseph S. Jacobson and began her adventures as an Army wife. Living in Puerto Rico when WWII was declared, she was sent home with two tiny sons on the last ship to sail without a convoy to protect it from U-boats. Later, in Ankara, Turkey, she was a busy Military Attaché wife raising four children. Gracious always, she learned Turkish and was the picture of diplomacy on behalf of the United States, all the while sewing beautiful clothing to wear to embassy parties.
Returning to Salt Lake City, she worked as a secretary at the University of Utah Medical Center during its construction from 1963-1965. She was active in the University of Utah Women's Club, serving as Chairman of Community Concern and in other positions from 1972-1995.
A published freelance writer, member of the League of Utah Writers, she also edited and typed most of Joe's translations of Modern Turkish Literature and always contributed greatly to his successes in his military and academic careers. They made thirty-two homes together. Traveling widely, they also loved bowling, camping, fishing, and swimming. They continued gardening and canning into their last years.
Vi remained an avid follower of Middle East affairs, sewed, and kept a journal almost to the end. Her memoirs, other writing, and her letters from Ankara and will be donated to the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive, Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, adding to its documentation of women's history (Joe's papers and his father's, B.H. Jacobson are also in Special Collections).
Surviving Viola are sons, Joseph Douglas (Jeannie) of Woodbridge, Virginia; and Donald Eugene (Carolyn Saam Bennion) of Ogden; daughters, Annette J. Thompson (Glenn) of Midvale and Susana Viola Jacobson (Susan S. Covey, MD, dec.) of Murray; seven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and beloved sister-in-law, Terry Nordgren, of Murray.
That future medical professionals may learn from her, Viola donated her body to the University of Utah, School of Medicine. There will be no private services, but her name will join Joseph's on the Celebration of Life Monument (public ceremony on August 27, 2016) and her ashes will be interred with his and Todd's in the Donor Gravesite at the Salt Lake City Cemetery (public ceremony the Friday before Memorial Day 2017).
Vi loved her pretty apartment at Olympus Ranch and we thank them and Dignity Health Care as well as her friends there for their kindness. Our deep thanks also to those professionals who cared for her during her time in St. Mark's Hospital, the Highland Care Center, and Cottonwood Place, as well as a special thanks to Brighton Hospice who saw her, and us, through the final difficult times. And, finally, thanks to the Body Donor Program for their sensitivity.
We are proud and grateful to have been raised by such a loving and intelligent mother and we will miss her always.
The Salt Lake Tribune
July 16, 1998Leo Orson Jacobson, 83, passed away July 13, 1998 after a courageous fight with cancer. Born September 26, 1914 to Baltzar Hans Jacobson and Sarah Rebecca Stay. Married Fern Pauline Conover, July 23, 1937.
He will be remembered for his generosity with gifts from his garden and his sense of humor. He loved to go camping, fishing and hunting with friends and family. Spent working years in the heating and air conditioning business. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by his wife, Fern; children, Sharon (Wendell) Coombs, Shirley Huntsman, Leo (Diane) Jacobson, Jr., Paula Hanson, Tami (Warren) Crown; 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Cecil (Rose), Joseph (Viola) Jacobson; sisters, Marie Knaphus, Margaret (Emerton) Williams, Catherine (Gibbs) Walther.
Preceded in death by parents; sisters, Rowena Miller, Dorothy Jacobson, and Phyllis Riches.
The Deseret News
September 15, 2002Our mother, Fern Pauline Conover Jacobson, passed away September 10, 2002 at the age of 86. She was born March 11, 1916 to Paul Linley and Myrtle Irene Conover. Married Leo Orson Jacobson July 23, 1937. She worked at J.C. Penney's in Ladies Alterations. Mother enjoyed needlework, camping, fishing, and hunting. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by children, Sharon (Wen-dell) Coombs, Shirley Huntsman, Leo (Diane) Jacobson, Paula Hanson, Tami (Warren) Crown; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; brothers, Paul (Charleen) Conover, Pete (Erma) Con-over; brother-in-law, Bill Kamp; and sister-in-law, Jessie Conover. Preced-ed in death by husband; sisters, Gladys West, Dora Anderson, Cleo Kamp, Beulah Conover, Marian Quist, Jerry Conover; brother, Don Conover; and grandson, Brad Crown.
The Deseret News
January 13, 2001Rebecca Marie Jacobson Knaphus completed her earthly life Jan. 12, 2001, returning to her heavenly home after a long battle with cancer. Born Rebecca Marie Jacobson on May 27, 1916 in the Salt Lake County home of her parents, Baltzar Hans and Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, the sixth of nine children. Marie was raised in that home and graduated from Granite High School. She also attended the University of Utah and worked at the telephone company. While in school Marie enjoyed sports, especially swimming and tennis.
She married Austin Vincent Kellog in 1936. They had one son, Norman, and were later divorced. In 1940, she married Torleif S. Knaphus (noted LDS sculptor). He was already raising seven motherless children and together they raised six more. After 25 years of marriage, Torleif died in 1965.
Marie worked hard to help provide for her family. Through the years she worked for Distinctive Catering, Utah State Vital Statistics, and General Electric. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served diligently in church callings, loving the Primary particularly. Her membership in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers was valued highly. In 1969, Rebecca Marie moved to Portland, OR where she enjoyed the beauties of the Northwest for 24 years. She worked as a bookkeeper, but loved fishing, golf, horse club activities, and swimming. Through her life she also enjoyed a few more sedate activities as a meticulous seamstress and needlepoint/handwork artist.
Rebecca's outgoing personality made friends easily and she left many behind when she returned to Salt Lake City in 1993 to spend the last years of her life close to most of her family. Many new friends will now miss her as do her six children who survive her. They are daughters, Rebecca M. "Becky" Beddoes of Sandy and Rowena K. (Don) Aina of Forest Grove, OR; sons, Norman L. (Charlotte), Stephen P. (Barbara), Martin S. (Janice) Knaphus, all of Salt Lake; and Elling B. (Joan) Knaphus of West Jordan. 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren will cherish the heritage she has given them. Also surviving are stepdaughters Olive Miller, Marie (Elmer) James, and Irene Conran; stepson Jack (Joyce) Knaphus; daughter-in-law Dar Knaphus and numerous step-grand, great, and great great-grandchildren; all a part of one loving family. Sisters Catherine (Gibbs) Walther and Margaret (Emerton) Williams, brothers Cecil (Rose) and Joe (Viola) Jacobson, and sister-in-law Fern Jacobson also survive.
Rebecca Marie was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters Rowena Miller, Dorothy Jacobson, and Phyllis Riches; brother Leo Jacobson; two grandchildren; stepsons Kimball Knaphus, Torleif M. Knaphus, and stepdaughter Grace Humphrey.
The Salt Lake Tribune
May 3, 2015.Catherine Jacobson Walther, age 93, passed away on April 27, 2015 in Salt Lake City. Born July 10, 1921 in Salt Lake City to Baltzar Hans and Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, the eighth of nine children.
She married Mathew Gibbs Walther on October 5, 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2003.
They were parents of five children: Catherine Jean (Edd) Anderson of British Columbia, Canada; Raymond Gibbs (Chriss Walther-Thomas and Scott Thomas of Virginia), Craig Anthony (Kathy, of Washington), Van James (Becky), and Jay Dee (Linda) of Utah. She had twenty-five grandchildren and forty-five great-grandchildren. Sons, Raymond and Craig, and Craig's daughter, Allison VanGieson, also preceded her in death.
She graduated from Granite High School in 1939, where she was Honor Girl Student and in 1943 received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Utah School of Education with a High School Teachers Certificate.
She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Lambda Delta Sigma and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She enjoyed working at Radio Station KSL as a PBX Operator and Secretary during her university years, then as a Secretary for Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. and retired in 1988 as a Legal Secretary.
The Deseret News
July 8, 2003Gibbs Walther, age 83, of Salt Lake City, UT, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2003 in Salt Lake City, UT. Gibbs was born March 4, 1920 in Murray, Utah to William and Pearl Walther. On October 05, 1942, he married Catherine Jacobson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He graduated from Murray High School, attended Westminster College and graduated from Utah Technical College. He served in the Army during World War II, in the Philippines and the Army of Occupation of Japan. Gibbs retired as a manager from the US Postal Service. He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many capacities.
He is survived by his wife, Catherine Walther, daughter, Cathy (Edd) Anderson, sons, Craig (Kathy) Walther, Van (Becky) Walther, Jay (Linda) Walther, daughter-in-law Chriss Walther-Thomas and her husband Scott, 25 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his father, William and mother, Pearl, and son Raymond Walther.
Interment: Murray City Cemetery, 5600 South Vine Street (700 East).
54987. Phyllis Frances Jacobson
The Deseret News
September 2, 1997Phyllis Jacobson Riches died September 1, 1997 of respiratory failure in Salt Lake City. She was born March 30, 1923 to Baltzer Hans Jacobson and S. Rebecca Stay Jacobson in Salt Lake City. She married Lawrence "Bud" Riches on August 16, 1947. He preceded her in death on September 29, 1979.
Mom will be missed by her children and 14 grandchildren: Bruce and Suzanne Lindsay; Chelsea Riches; Tina and Mark; Elizabeth, Megan Cosby; Guy and Sandra; Elder David Riches; Chad; Jennifer; Erin; Lisa Riches; Scott and Kathy; James Bud; Lori; Kristin Riches; Peggy and Kelly; Robyn; Erik Larsen. Mom's life was one of endless service and generosity. Her constant kindness and sense of humor will be missed by all.
She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Cecil and Rose Jacobson; Dorothy Jacobson; Joseph and Viola Jacobson; Leo and Fern Jacobson; Rebecca Marie Knaphus; Margarat and Emerton Williams; Catherine and Gibbs Walther; loved in-laws and many dear friends. She was preceded in death by sister, Rowena Miller.
Interment will be at Memorial Estates.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Lawrence L Riches
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Utah
State of Residence: Utah
County or City: Salt Lake
Enlistment Date: 4 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: Utah
Enlistment City: Salt Lake City
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emerge
ncy, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 153
54988. Anton Kenrall Samuelson
The Deseret News
August 23, 1973Anton Kenrall Samuelson, 65, 2184-4th East, died Aug. 22 in a Salt Lake hospital of a heart ailment.
Born July 3, 1908, Salt Lake City, to Anton Emanua; and Ruth Woodbury Stay Samuelson. Married Ila Humphreys Oct. 31, 1938, Salt Lake LDS Temple. Employe Steel Contractors Co.
Survivors, widow; daughters, Mrs. Robert L. (Joyce) Kay, Glendale, Ariz.; Mrs. Evan E. (Marie) Thomsen, Soda Springs, Idaho; Mrs. Kai A. (Ilene) Andersen, Salt Lake City, Mrs. R. Fred (Gayle) Pehrson, Sandy; 10 grandchildren, brother, sisters, Wendell E. Murray, Mrs. Elmer E. (Ruth) Hansen, Ogden; Mrs. Clarence (donna) Rice0, Kaysville; Mrs. Al (Ivadene) Bugger, Mrs. Frank (Ethel) Herbert, Mrs. Les (Helen Haacke, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Riley, all Bountiful.
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
March 17, 2005Ila May Humpherys Samuelson, age 95, passed away peacefully March 15, 2005 in Salt Lake City. Born May 14, 1909 in Paris, Idaho to John Thomas and Jane Pearson Humpherys. Married Anton Kenrall Samuelson October 31, 1938 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Ila was blessed with a long productive and fulfilling life. As a devoted wife and mother, she continually put family first. No sacrifice was too great in behalf of her loved ones. For many years Ila sewed clothes for her children and herself including her daughter's wedding dresses. Her grandchildren called her "pie gramma" because of her expert pie-making skills. She specialized in strawberry, pumpkin and apple pies. A lover of nature, she watched for and fed the birds. Her yard was bordered with roses, lilacs, hollyhocks and violets. She prided herself on living independently for over 95 years.
Ila had a strong and abiding testimony of Jesus Christ. She was a member of the LDS Church and served throughout her life in many callings. The 23 years she served as a temple worker in the Salt Lake Temple were beloved and cherished.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; her husband (deceased August 22, 1973); and a granddaughter. Ila is survived by four daughters, Joyce (Bob) Kay, Lake Havasu, AZ; Maree (Evan) Thomsen, St. Louis, MO; Ilene (Kai) Andersen, Salt Lake City, UT; and Gayle (Fred) Pehrson. Sandy, UT. She was blessed to have 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
The Deseret News
September 12, 2004Edna Janet Dowdle Samuelson passed peacefully away the evening of September 9, 2004.
The oldest daughter of Robert Hazen Dowdle and Lydia Bell Chapman. Edna was born March 12, 1913 in Bancroft Idaho. Edna was a teacher, missionary, mother, grandma, artist and poet.
She blessed many people with loving service, and her artistic talents. A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she held numerous auxiliary positions throughout her long, full life.Preceded in death by her husband, Wendell E. Samuelson; son, Rodney K. Samuelson; and sisters, Donna Young and Gladys Shields.
Survived by son, Gary L. (Edna) Samuelson; daughters, Janet (Monte) Nelson and Carol (Richard) Hansen; sister, Lavern Fullmer; and brothers, Harold (Ruth) Dowdle, Wayne (Leda) Dowdle and Robert (JoAnne) Dowdle; 19 grandchildren, and 44 great-grandchildren.
Interment to follow at Lake Hills Memorial Park.
The Deseret News
December 15, 1993Elva R. Samuelson, 80, died December 13, 1993 at a local medical center.
54991. Ruth Catherine Samuelson
The Deseret News
March 27, 1991Ruth Samuelson Hanson, 76, died Monday, March 25, 1991 at her home of natural causes. She was born March 17, 1915 in Tremonton, Utah, a daughter of Anton Emanuel and Ruth Woodbury Stay Samuelson. She married Elmer E. Hanson on May 5, 1940 in Farmington; their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. He died April 7, 1985. She had lived in Tremonton, Blue Creek, Salt Lake City and Bountiful areas and in Ogden since 1940. She had also lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
She graduated from Davis High School in the Class of 1933. She was an active member of the Lomond View Ward. She had served as Relief Society president, Sunday School secretary, Relief Society chorister and a visiting teacher. She had also served in the Primary presidency. She worked many hours crocheting pillow dolls and giving them to family and friends. She was a member of the Daughter of Utah Pioneers.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R. Bruce (Mary Ann) Perry, Pleasant View; Mrs. Samuel O. (Christina) Stock, West Jordan; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Donna Rice Huntsman, St. George; Helen Haacke and Ethel Herbert, both of Bountiful.
Interment: West Weber Cemetery.
Myers Mortuary
Donna Samuelson Rice Huntsman
Our beautiful, sweet, loving Mother and Grandmother left mortality on February 12, 2012 at the age of 91. She lived a long and wonderful life filled with love, service, and charity for her family and loved ones. Indeed, her love for family characterized her whole life.
Mother was born June 25, 1920 to Anton Emanuel Samuelson and Ruth Woodbury Stay at her home in Blue Creek, Utah, a small community near Tremonton. Her mother died of complications in childbirth several days after her birth. Her father remarried shortly thereafter to Edna Brough, a widow and great family friend. Edna became in the truest sense the only mother that she ever knew.
She married Clarence C. Rice in Riverside, California after graduating BYU in 1942. Clarence had left the university earlier to serve his country in WWII and was then in the US Army Air Force. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. They had four children, each born in a different state due to travels incident to the war, education opportunities, and the starting of new businesses. They later settled in Davis County, Utah living in Clearfield and Kaysville for about 25 years before moving to St. George. Clarence died in 1984 after 42 loving years of marriage.
When her children were all of school age she began a 22 year teaching career. She taught all the elementary grades, but found her true calling teaching the kindergarten children of the Davis School District. Many young lives were affected for the good by her kind and dedicated teaching.
After Clarence's death she served a full time mission in the Bradenton, Florida area. Upon returning home she met and married Leland Huntsman, a kind, warm, and generous widower from Enterprise, Utah. They made their home in St. George, and Enterprise, Utah for 22 years.
Their life together was filled with joy and love for which her children and grandchildren are extremely grateful.
Mother was preceded in death by her eternal husband Clarence and a daughter, Lynda.
She is survived by her husband Leland, age 102, her sons Darwin Rice (Lorraine) and Steven Rice (Elizabeth), and her daughter Cinnamon LaRene Bonnett (Paul). She is also survived by 16 natural grandchildren and 20+ great grandchildren.
She is also honored as loving grandmother to the many grandchildren and great grandchildren of husband Leland.
Metcalf Mortuary
Leland Emery Huntsman, 103, died Sunday May 12, 2013 at his home in Enterprise, Utah of causes incident to age.
He was born September 28, 1909 to Emery Edward and Ida Barbara Staheli Huntsman in Santa Clara, Utah, the oldest of twelve children.
He spent his life in Enterprise where he ranched and farmed, and was a trucker.
He grew up as a real cowboy riding the range with his father as soon as he was old enough to leave his mother's side.
He attended school in Enterprise, finishing high school at Dixie College. He attended college in Dixie for a year, and went to BYU for half a year, then he had to return home when his father broke his leg.
He served in the California Mission from 1936 to 1938. Shortly after his return, he married his sweetheart, Wanda Belle Abbott on October 5, 1938 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They set up house in Enterprise, raising a family of five girls and two boys.
He was active in the LDS Church and held many callings. He served as Bishop of the Enterprise Ward for ten years, the last bishop of the Ward before it was split. During his service they built a new chapel, involving raising most of the money and providing much of the labor. He later served as Ward Choir Director, a much loved calling.
He and Wanda were called as Temple workers at the St. George Temple, and later were called to serve a mission when they opened the Seattle Temple. There he was called to be a Sealer, which proved to be a great blessing in his life. He was able to seal one daughter, one son, and numerous grandchildren. In fact, he was scheduled to seal a great-granddaughter this Saturday. They later served a mission at the London Temple Visitor Center. The associations they made at the temple and on their missions enriched the remainder of their lives.
They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 1988. Wanda passed away in January of 1989 after a long illness during which Leland took loving care of her. He married Madonna "Donna" Samuelson Rice on his 80th birthday, promising her twenty years. He fulfilled his promise and Donna died after twenty-two years of marriage in 2012. When he married Donna, he acquired another family, and enjoyed being a Grandpa to another group of children.
He was dearly loved by all his grandchildren and great grandchildren, and each thought they were his favorite. He has 43 grandchildren, 125 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren with a number on the way. He had a great laugh and we often thought he was going to pass out. He will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Wanda and Donna; six sisters, Elda (Cecil) Lee, Lily (Harold) Manghum, Winona (Lowell) Hunting, Karma (Leo) Prisbrey, Delilah Huntsman, and Allie (Reed) Harrison; two brothers, Merlin (Lenore) Huntsman and John Huntsman; two daughters, VerLee (Clark) Brenchley and Cheryl (Joseph) Jensen; one son, Lyman (Nancy Shephard, deceased, and Marie Matheson); and most of his friends.
He is survived by two sisters, Laura (Leroy) Drexl and Lenora (Melvin)Truman; one brother, Lewis (Jeanette) Huntsman; his children, Mary Ann (Leslie) Barlow; Kay (Karl) Schmutz; Nick (Jodie) Huntsman; and Lori Huntsman.
Find-a-Grave
Mrs. E. C. Gunderson (Rosetta) Gunderson, 47, of Menan died early Thursday at a Rexburg hospital, of pneumonia following an operation for a carbuncle on her shoulder. She was taken to the hospital last Friday.
Mrs. Gunderson was born Feb. 25, 1889, at Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the daughter of Joseph H. and Mary C. Woodbury Stay.
Mrs. Gunderson was secretary of the Menan Relief Society and an active member of the Daughter of the Utah Pioneers, Sunday School Ward Choir, Relief Society Singing Mothers and had been a faithful church worker.
She was married to Edward C. Gunderson Jun 23. 1909 and they came from Utah to Idaho in Oct. 1912.
Aside from her husband she is survived by five sons and one daughter: Gerald, Joseph, Aden and Grant Gunderson and Leona Purcell, all of Menan. Two brothers J. C. Stay, Huntington Park, Calif., W. V. Stay, Salt Lake City, and three sisters, M. Dott White, Rebecca Jacobson and Catherine Green all of Salt Lake City also survive.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
January 6, 2000RIGBY - Alvin Vern Gunderson, 87, of Menan, Idaho, died Jan. 4, 2000, at his home. He was born June 3, 1912, to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Stay Gunderson in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He attended the Menan Elementary School for eight years and then three years at the Midway High School. He also attended Ricks College and received a certificate in electricity and wiring. He became a First Aid instructor.
On Nov. 29, 1933, he married Erma Matilda Olsen in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They made their home in Menan, where they lived on an original family farm. He also raised cattle. He built many houses and worked in interior decoration (wall papering and painting). He helped build the Annis LDS Church and the West Piney Girls Camp. He also owned the gravel pit that furnished the sand for the Idaho Falls LDS Temple and for roads and bridges in the Idaho Falls area. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in various positions. From 1982 to 1983, he and his wife served a mission in St. Paul, Minn. He enjoyed hunting and fishing; and he especially loved family outings, his family and grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Erma M. Gunderson of Menan; five sons, Alvin (Yolanda) Gunderson of Idaho Falls, Neil (Althea) Gunderson of Ririe, Kay (Nola) Gunderson of Menan, K. Paul (Deoine) of Terreton, and David (Sherry) Gunderson of Rexburg; two brothers, Joseph (Afton) Gunderson, and Aden (Afton) Gunderson, both of Menan; 26 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Leona Purcell; two brothers, Gerald Gunderson and Grant Gunderson; and his stepmother, Mary Gunderson.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
ctober 20, 2004Erma Matilda Olsen Gunderson, 91, of Menan, died Oct. 16, 2004, at Madison Memorial Hospital. She was born April 23, 1913, in Rigby to Henry Olsen and Florence Christina Lundquist Olsen. She graduated from Rigby High School and from Links Business College in 1931.
On Nov. 29, 1933, she married Alvin Vern Gunderson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
They lived on their farm on the south side of the Menan Buttes until after the Teton Flood, when they moved closer to Menan. She worked as a legal secretary for District Judge George W. Edgington of Idaho Falls, and, intermittently, as a bookkeeper for the Menan Co-op from 1943 until she retired in 1978.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Menan Ward auxiliary organizations, and as secretary for the Stake Relief Society for more than 20 years. She served a mission with her husband to Minneapolis, Minn., from 1982 to 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Alvin Vern (Yolanda) Gunderson of Idaho Falls, Neil Olsen (Althea) Gunderson of Ririe, Kay Ben (Nola) Gunderson of Menan, Keith Paul (Deoine) Gunderson of Terreton, and David Clyde (Yvona) Gunderson of Idaho Falls; three brothers, Dale (Carole) Olsen of Rigby, Roy (Nancy) Olsen of Rigby and Lynn (Adele) Olsen of Idaho Falls; 24 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two brothers, Frank and Ray Olsen; a sister, Aletha Ahlstrom; and two granddaughters, Daniele Gunderson and Mary Gunderson Moss.
54996. Joseph Marvin Gunderson
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
May 4, 2000MENAN - Joseph Marvin Gunderson, 86, of Menan, died May 2, 2000, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. He was born Dec. 10, 1913, in Menan, Idaho, to Edward Casper and Rosetta Stay Gunderson.
He attended schools in Menan and Midway, Idaho. He worked in the Seattle shipyards during World War II and later worked for the Army Corps. Of Engineers building the dike from Ririe to Roberts. He farmed in the Menan area most of his life and worked for 27 years at the INEL as a janitor, in the labor pool, and as an instrument technician and boiler operator. On July 29, 1946, he married Afton Donna Drake in Menan. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission to the Southern States. Joseph enjoyed fishing, hunting, his grandchildren and his family.
Survivors include his wife, Afton Gunderson of Menan; daughters, Donna (Mark) Tanner of Shelley, Mary Christensen of Tucson, Calif., Roxie (Kevin) Ashbocker of Lewisville, Idaho, and Nina Afton (Jed) Hodges of Rigby; sons, Dean (Jeannette) Gunderson of Ririe, Ronald (Marsha) Gunderson of Roberts, and Robert Gunderson and Donald (Danni) Gunderson, both of Menan; a brother, Aden (Afton) Gunderson of Menan; 35 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, and a daughter, Lela Glunz.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
August 21, 2008Afton Donna Gunderson, 80, of Menan, died at her daughter's home in Rigby on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.She was born Dec. 29, 1927, in Lorenzo to Henry Drake and Roxey Alice Andrew Drake. She attended schools in Lorenzo and graduated from Midway High School.
On July 29, 1946, she married Joseph Marvin Gunderson in Menan.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Relief Society. Afton was a dedicated wife who loved taking care of her grandchildren, fishing, hunting, camping and crocheting.
She is survived by her children, Donna Jean Tanner of Shelley, Mary Alice Christensen of Tustin, Calif., Roxie Jo (Kevin) Ashbocker of Lewisville, Nina (Jed) Hodges of Rigby, Dean Marvin (Jeannette) Gunderson of Ririe, Ronald Joseph (Marsha) Gunderson of Menan and Robert Alton Gunderson of Idaho Falls; 34 grandchildren; and 48 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters, two brothers and a daughter, Lela Rosetta Glunz.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
March 9, 1999RIGBY - Leona Gunderson Purcell, 93, of Menan, Idaho, died March 5, 1999, at Columbia Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born Feb. 23, 1916, at Menan, Idaho, to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Stay Gunderson. She spent most of her life in the Menan area.
On March 20, 1935, she married Maurice James Purcell in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
She was an excellent cook and loved to quilt and garden. She was involved in community affairs and was one of the first organizers of the Red Cross in Jefferson County.
An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many positions, including Relief Society president. She sang in the church choir and played the piano by ear.
She enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. She loved to have her grandchildren around her; she was a real "Mom" to everyone and believed everyone should be treated equally.
Survivors include her husband, M. James "Jim" Purcell of Menan; three daughters, Marie Hill (Don) of Heyburn, Idaho, Lois Purcell of Rigby, Idaho, and Maurine Jane Purser (Steve) of Menan, Idaho; two sons, Dick Purcell (Marian), and Thomas Purcell (Carol), both of Idaho Falls; a foster son, John Quinn (Marlene) of Idaho Falls; three brothers, Vern Gunderson, Aden Gunderson and Joe Gunderson, all of Menan; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Grant Gunderson.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
April 18, 1999MENAN - Maurice James 'Jim' Purcell, 84, of Menan, Idaho, died April 16, 1999, at Golden Times Adult Service in Lewisville, Idaho, of natural causes. He was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Churchill, Cassia County, Idaho, to Richard Purcell and Lucy Jane Howard Purcell.
He received his education in Churchill and graduated from high school in Ammon.
On March 20, 1935, he married Leona Gunderson in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She died March 5, 1999, after 64 years of marriage.
He was one of the original organizers of the Jefferson County Posse, being president and drillmaster. The posse was organized to help the sheriff in search and rescue and other duties, and they also performed at many rodeos and parades. He was a faithful posse supporter for many years. He had a fleet of trucks and hauled hay and cattle. He also contracted and bought hay for the Idaho Falls Livestock Yards, retiring after 25 years. He continued to work as a bonded hay buyer.
He was active in community service, serving on the Menan Co-op Board of Directors, Fourth of July celebration, Jefferson County Democratic Party, and Mayor of Menan from May 6, 1945, to Aug. 7, 1951. He established the town' s Christmas lights and many other improvements. On March 25, 1948, the governor of Idaho, C. A. Robbins, named him as chairman to serve on the Jefferson County Fire Protection Board. He made a study of the fire district which enabled Menan to have their own fire truck, as well as housing for both the people in charge and the equipment.
He always had a great love for hard work and his horses.
Survivors include three daughters, Marie Hill (Don) of Heyburn, Idaho, Lois Purcell of Rigby, and Maurine Jane Purser (Steve) of Menan; two sons, Dick Purcell (Marian) and Tom Purcell (Carol) both of Idaho Falls; one foster son, John Quinn (Marlene) of Coltman, Idaho; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and three great great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, his wife, one grandson, and two great-grandsons.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Aden G Gunderson
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Idaho
State of Residence: Idaho
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 25 Jan 1945
Enlistment State: Utah
Enlistment City: Fort Douglas
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignmentrade: 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: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Skilled brakemen, railroad
Marital Status: Married
_____The Jefferson Star
October 26, 2016Aden Glen Gunderson of Menan died October 20, 2016 at his son's home in Menan. He was 98 years old.
He was born in Menan in 1918, the fifth child of six to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Woodbury Stay Gunderson. He married Afton Chapman of Rigby on June 23, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple. They raised six children on a dairy farm north of Menan. He lived most of his life in Menan.
He was an active member of the LDS Church and has served in various callings, including Gospel Doctrine Instructor, High Priest Group Leader and 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric. He has been a faithful High Priest for 69 years and was a faithful Home Teacher. He had a firm testimony of the joy that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can bring into our lives. He had a sure knowledge of a loving Father in Heaven, that Jesus Christ is his Savior and Redeemer and that the Gospel has been restored to the earth. He served in the Army during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. It was a difficult time not being able to see his wife or two young children for two years. He developed a great love for his country and our flag.
He loved farming and had an abundant amount of common sense that served him well. He loved being with his family. His hobbies were golf, fishing and travel. He was an avid BYU sports fan. He was a great admirer of Mitt Romney. Aden milked cows seven days a week for about 35 years. He worked hard and played hard. He was a humble, patient, slow to anger, kind man and taught by example. He was a peacemaker.
He is survived by a daughter, Jeanine (Don) Bunn of Wendell; sons, Garth (Bonnie) Gunderson of Menan, and Brent (Elaine) Gunderson of Menan, daughters in-law, KendaLee Gunderson of Menan, and Sharon Gunderson of Atlanta Georgia, 30 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren & 25 great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, daughter, Sharon (Jerry) Clark, and sons Glenn Gunderson of Atlanta, Georgia, Gerald Gunderson of Menan, two great-great grandchildren, and siblings Gerald Gunderson, Vern (Erma) Gunderson, Joseph (Afton) Gunderson, Leona (Jim) Purcell, and Grant (Noma) Gunderson.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
November 13, 2001MENAN - Afton Chapman Gunderson, 82, of Menan, Idaho, died Nov. 11, 2001, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1919, in a log cabin in Treasureton, Idaho to Royal Lorenzo Chapman and Agnes Purser Chapman.
She attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School in 1937. She excelled academically and was active in student government and drama productions.
On June 23, 1937, she married Aden Glen Gunderson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They raised six children on a dairy farm north of Menan.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as Young Women's president, Primary president and Relief Society instructor. She taught Primary for 30 years and was a visiting teacher for more than 60 years. Her hobbies included music, cooking, camping, fishing and reading to her children and grandchildren. She loved her flowers, garden and yard and her family always came first.
Survivors include her husband, Aden Gunderson of Menan; a daughter, Jeanine (Don) Bunn of Wendell; sons, Glenn (Sharon) Gunderson of Rex, Ga., Gerald A. (Kendalee) Gunderson, Garth (Bonnie) Gunderson and Brent G. (Elaine) Gunderson, all of Menan; 28 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Adele Madison of Boise and June Whittle of Burley.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Nield; three brothers, Truman, Dwain and Lyle Chapman; and a daughter, Sharon Clark.
Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
March 25, 1996Grant J. Gunderson, 76, a longtime resident and farmer of Menan, died March 24, 1996, at his home with his family and friends around him.
He was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Menan, to Edward and Rosetta Stay Gunderson. Dad was a young boy when his mother passed away, and he was lovingly raised by his stepmother, Mary Stay Gunderson.
He attended schools in Menan and Midway, where he enjoyed sports and was a star on the basketball team.
In 1940 he married Noma Brower. They were later divorced.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as a platoon sergeant in Okinawa, and was decorated with the Silver Star, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal.
He was a high priest in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, serving over the years in many positions and organizations.
Dad was a hard working farmer and loved working the land. After many years of farming, he worked with his son Wayne building fireplace inserts. He also worked at Printcraft Press for his daughter Linda. He was known through the community for his generosity to family, friends and neighbors.
By his example he taught his children an appreciation of hard work, to be generous, to love the gospel, and to enjoy life with a sense of humor.As a grandfather he enjoyed pulling pranks on his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They could always count on him to have a treat in his pocket or a fish story to tell.
Dad spent many wonderful hours with his daughter Gwen, and their dog "Lavi" on the Snake River fishing. Her care of him was selfless and will be forever appreciated by other family members.
Thanks to his son Orlin, he spent his last summer at Buttermilk Camp Ground in Island Park, fishing and being with family.
All of his children doted on him and will miss him greatly, but are thankful he is now with his parents and son Roger, who passed away at age 16.
Survivors include his four daughters, Mrs. Gary (Linda) Waters of Idaho Falls, Mrs. Mike (Ann) Summer of Alpine, Utah, Mrs. Blake (Kathy) Neil of Plain City, Utah, and Gwen Gunderson of Menan; three sons, Gary Jay Gunderson of Orem, Utah, Orlin Gunderson of Rigby, and Wayne Gunderson of Ogden, Utah; a sister, Mrs. Jim (Leona) Purcell of Menan; three brothers, Vern Gunderson, Joseph Gunderson and Aden Gunderson, all of Menan; 28 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
EDITED FROM A HISTORY written by his wife:
Joseph was a very small baby and had a hard time to live. He had typhoid fever when a little boy. They thought he had died at one time but he hadn't. Joe seemed to have a strong constitution. He was small and wiry, full of ambition with a desire to live and accomplish much. He never did anything half way.
It was Joseph's job to tend to the cows. As a little boy he herded them bare-footed. Shoes were for Sunday and wintertime. He never had a chance to go to school until the winter and had to stop in the early spring. His mother told me that one day Myrtle came home and reported that her teacher had said to tell her father it was no use to send Joseph to school yet. The next morning the teacher inquired, "What did your father say, Myrtle?" "My father says you should go to Hell." Joe went to school.
Joseph was really loved by all of his brothers and was a pet of his sisters all his life. He was always active in the Church and when called to fill a two-year mission to the Northern States, he accepted, Leaving Salt Lake City 25 October 1911.
I met him in March of 1913 just after he came home from his mission. It was on a Sunday morning while I was visiting a Sunday School in Tremonton, where my sister Ruth lived. He asked if he could sit by me. I was a bit flattered to have a returned missionary pay attention to me. I don't know just when we fell in love. However, Joe wrote the most endearing letters to me from then on and came to Salt Lake several times.
We were married 15 September 1915 in the Salt Lake Temple. After our marriage we took the train to Tremonton and I went to work cooking for potato and beet harvesters. I could hardly wait for Joe to come in after work. He always came home whistling. I loved that music. If he wasn't whistling I'd know something was wrong.
When Fay had started school we left the farm and came to Salt Lake City to live. It wasn't the thing to do to stay on the farm, so Joe took a correspondence course in electrical engineering. We then put all our transferable belongings in a wagon and hayrack and Joe left for Salt Lake. Joe then took back the hayrack and brought our stove and cow down in his wagon.
We worked in Ward dramatics together, taking our plays to Honeyville, Dewyville, etc. Joe taught a Sunday School class, was on the MIA Stake Board, and was a ward teacher. Elwood always had 100% ward teaching. Joe also served two years as a stake missionary. He traveled many miles with horse and buggy and met success in his labors. People loved Joe and he loved to teach them the gospel. He worked for Utah Power and Light Company twenty-one years in all.
He loved gardening, raising both vegetables and flowers, roses and tulips being his specialty.
Arizona Republic
September 18, 1993Fay Green Randall, 76, of Mesa, a homemaker, died September 15, 1993. She was born in Tremonton, Utah.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond; daughters, Joan Shumway and Peggy Hancock; sons, Alfred R. and Nich. H.; and brothers, Joseph and Arnold Green.
Arizona Republic
October 25, 1996Raymond Harvey Randall, 80, of Mesa, died Oct. 22, 1996. He was born in Joseph City.
Survivors include his wife Verna; daughters, Joan Shumway and Peggy Hancock; sons Alfred and Nick; six stepcheldren; sisters, Nedla Brickerhoff, Fern Whiting, Lorana Whiting, Ordene Gottery, Beth Gardner and Evelyn; brothers, Norman and Doyle; 24 grandchildren; and 26 great grandchildren.
The Orange County Register
February 24, 1993Pearl Adele Tiffany, 74, of Orange, a homemaker, died Sunday.
Burial at the memorial park.
Survived by her husband, Elvin; daughters, Mary Johnson of Anaheim, Clara Jones of Fountain Valley and Jean Cochran of Texas; sons, Joseph, of Lake Forest, and Marvin, of Anaheim; brothers, Arnold Green of Fresno and Joseph Green of Utah; sister, Fay Randall of Arizona; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Spilsbury Mortuary
Our beloved mother, Ruth Metcalf Green of Ivins, Utah, passed away peacefully at 93 years of age on Sunday, June 21, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 22, 1921, in Brigham City, Utah, to Marie Louise Goodliffe and Lund Dahling Metcalf. She married Arnold Lynn Green on October 4, 1943, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.
Mother grew up in Bear River and Brigham City moving to Salt Lake City as a young woman. She was involved with music and theater, and graduated from Granite High School. In the midst of World War II she married her childhood sweetheart, Arnold, after he returned from serving a mission for the LDS church. She then supported Arnold as he served his country as a yeoman in the United States Navy. Following the war they settled in Salt Lake City while Arnold studied at the University of Utah. After graduation they moved to Fresno, California where they raised their family. In 2007 she moved to Ivins to live with a daughter.
She is known for her contagious smile, her quick wit, and a spirit of love and goodness that encircles all within her influence. She considered her most important life's work to be her family, for which her posterity will ever be grateful and blessed. She served with love in many callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, teaching hundreds of children to love music and to love their Savior and His Gospel. She also served a mission alongside her husband among the Hmong refugees of the San Joaquin Valley.
She is survived by her children Sheryl (Kent Martineau) of West Bountiful, Utah; Becky LaBella of Corning, New York; Cathy (Gary Baker) of Ivins, Utah; Vauna Marie (Roland Kelly) of Fresno, California; and Debbie (Tony Osborn) of Tucson, Arizona. She is also survived by 29 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, and her brother, Duane (Donna) Metcalf of West Valley City, Utah.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, sisters, a granddaughter and a great grandson.
The Salt Lake Tribune
April 4, 2010Joseph Verl Green 4/22/1925 ~ 4/1/2010
Joe was preceded in death by his lovely wife LaVern Banger Green and daughter Randy Alder Green.
He married his sweetheart LaVern in the Salt Lake Temple August 15, 1946 and always said she was his "Perfect 10".
Joe left 5 children behind: Karen White (Max); Dale Green (Vicki); Vicki Fox (Dick); Wendy Skog; Carri Green (Dana); nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
December 4, 2003LaVern Green passed away peacefully in her home on November 30, 2003 in West Valley City, Utah. LaVern was born October 14, 1929 in Granger, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, two sisters, and one daughter.
She is survived by, and was married 57 years to her husband, Joseph V. Green; son, Dale (Vicki Ann); daughters, Karen (Max), Vicki (Dick), Wendy, Carri, Tawnia; grandchildren, Steve (Linda), Julie (Chris), Dustin (Jayme), Angie (Brandon), D.J, Adam, Nikki (Silvano) Tiler, Rachael ; and great grandchildren, Amy, Brittany, Zaden, Austin and Dylan.
LaVern will be dearly missed by all who were lucky enough to know her. She devoted her life to her family and we are all better people for it. Her special spirit will not be forgotten. It has been said that LaVern is the best there is. Her husband, Joe, says she is better!
The following is the special poem shared by Joe and LaVern.
"Sweetheart"
"I thought that you would like to know that someone's thoughts go where you go; that someone never can forget the hours we spent since first we met; that life is richer, sweeter far for such a sweetheart as you are. And now my constant prayer will be. That God will keep you safe for me."
I was born on 17 May 1898 in Salt Lake City, S-Lk County, Utah at thehome of my parents on 221 J. Street, located on 4th Avenue. I was the first daughter and fifth child born to John Francis Gunn and Mary Ann Deseret Jackson. Preceding me were brothers; John Francis (Frank), Walter Leslie (Walt), Benjamin LeRoy (Roy) and William David Owen (Bill).When I was still a baby we moved to 323 H Street where six more children were born; Alice, Lawrence Jackson, Viola (Vi) Jackson, Clifford Jackson (Cliff), Daisy Jackson and Zelma Jackson.
My father, John Francis Gunn, was born 19 September 1868 in Salt Lake City, S-Lk County, Utah, the son of Benjamin Gunn and Alice Bowdidge.
My mother, Mary Ann Deseret Jackson, was born 19 September 1870 in Logan, Cache County, Utah, the daughter of Mary Ann Owen and Thomas R. Jackson.
I was blessed by my father on 3 July 1898 in the Twenty-First Ward, Salt Lake Stake. I was baptized 4 August 1906, in the Twentieth Ward, Ensign Stake. I remember well the day I was baptized in the baptistery of the Tabernacle on Temple Square. The fathers didn't have the privilege of baptizing their children then. The Priests of the Stake were assigned to take care of it. I was baptized by Mathanial Thomas, a Priest. He baptized his son, David first and then me. Baptismal clothes were not furnished so we wore our own clothes. I had a nice, heavy white dress and long white stockings that I wore. There were a lot of children to be baptized and we took up two or three rows. We all stood on the benches so we could see while waiting our turn. I was confirmed the next day in Fast and Testimony Meeting by my father, John Francis Gunn.
During school hours we had to march to and from class. One day when I was marching a button broke and my red flannel petticoat, with crocheted lace on the bottom, fell off. Embarrassed, I grabbed it up fast hoping not too many had seen it. Later, a fellow that worked with Val, and had been in my class, told Val he remembered me and the day I lost my red petticoat at school.
My childhood was very happy. We enjoyed many family picnics and other activities. I roamed the hills north of Salt Lake City with my brothers, sisters and friends. Father used to take us hiking in City Creek Canyon where we spent many happy hours and had pleasant experiences. Digging Sego Lily bulbs was a lot of fun for us. I can remember even today what good eating they were. One Sunday we walked up to 6th Avenue and B Street, Dad pointed to a spot and said "That is where the State Capital is to be built". His statement always came to my mind when the Capital was finally built on that spot.
When we lived on 323 H Street, we had a large dog. It was good natured until someome shot it in the ear. During a 4th of July celebration, he was spooked by an exploding firecracker and jumped up on a little girl. Dad was told he had to dispose of the dog so he took him up in the hills and killed him.
When I was six years old, I contracted small pox from my older brother, Walt. All nine children had it. My mother then took sick and she was the sickest of all. We were living at 323 H Street at the time. A storekeeper in the neighborhood had a son with the disease. He had him concealed in his home in back of the store. My brother would go to the store for mother before going to school and had come in contact with the small pox in this way. A number of cases resulted from that source.
When we lived on the avenues, the stairs leading to the front door were not completed, so dad put wood planks to walk on. We children were alone at home one day when an Indian Squaw knocked on our door. We were too frightened to open the door so I called out that we couldn't open the door because we all had the measles. The Squaw turned and bounced down the planks as fast as she could go. She was more frightened than we were.When I was twelve, my mother let me wear her engagement ring. I went outside to bring my brothers and sisters in from the sand pile to bathe and get ready for bed. They were nearly through with the sand castle they were building so I helped them finish. Forgetting I had the ring on I brushed the sand off my dress and the ring flew off. It was getting dusk so fast, I looked for the ring and couldn't see it. I sent the children in then knelt down and asked my Heavenly Father to help me find it. When I stood up the ring was right at the toe of my shoe. That has always influenced my life as to the value of faith and prayers. I have seen many incidents in my life where the sick have been healed through prayer and by the laying on of hands. Being the eldest daughter there was always plenty to do. When my youngest sister, Zelma, was born I was just past twelve. The next to the youngest was just twenty-one months old. I took care of the home with the cooking, ironing, cleaning and looking after my younger brothers and sisters. My grandmothers, aunts and older brothers use to help.
On 4 August 1915 we moved to 3064 Highland Drive. I was seventeen at the time. The Gunn family lived there until 1940 when dad sold it for $3,000.00. It later became valuable commercial property.
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The Deseret News
October 16, 2000Rhoda Deseret Gunn Stay born 17 May 1898 in Salt Lake City to John Francis and Mary Ann Gunn. Entered into eternal life 12 October 2000 at Salt Lake City. Married Wilford Valentine Stay 14 June 1917 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Rhoda was an active lifetime member of the LDS Church serving in several callings. Along with her husband she served a full time mission for her church in Nebraska where she touched many souls for good. She worked in the Salt Lake Temple as an ordinance worker for 16 years. Rhoda was a devoted mother and delighted in cooking and sewing for her seven children. She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Her sweetheart returned to heaven in 1971. She is survived by her children; Mary Fern Rice, Salt Lake, Betty Jean and Chet Bailey, Salt Lake, VaLois Ruth Strait, Salt Lake, Wilford (Bill) Gunn and Norma Stay, Thousand Palms, CA, Val Gunn and Phyllis Stay, Murray, Utah, Dennis Gunn and Maxine Stay, Orem, 25 granchildren, 122 great-grandchildren, 54 great great-grandchildren, and one sister Daisy Hantz, Monette, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by a daughter; Rhoda Myrtle Wixom, sons-in-law; Blaine Wixom, Walt Rice, and great-grandsons; Moroni Strait and Korbet Rice, Otho Strait, and also a grandson, Walton Rice.
The Deseret News
June 3, 1997
Rhoda Myrtle Stay Wixom, age 79, died at her daughter's home June 1, 1997 in Salt Lake City after a long illness. She was born May 16, 1918 in Salt Lake City, to Wilford Valentine and Rhoda Deseret Gunn Stay. She married Blaine Jackson Wixom on her birthday, May 16, 1940 in the Salt Lake Temple.A mother devoted to her four children, she made draperies in her home to finance their missions and education. Later, as a library research assistant for the University of Utah, she pursued her lifelong love of learning. Her dream of an occupation was to have all the great books at her fingertips. To her, reading, travel, square dancing, and the associations she and her husband, Blaine, made through their years with the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and friends were joys of her life. She loved to serve and did so in community, church and educational matters.
As an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in all of its auxiliaries and loved to study and discuss its doctrines. Inseparable from her husband, she cherished the time they served together as missionaries in East Texas.
She is survived by her mother, Rhoda Stay, Salt Lake City, three sisters, Mrs. Walton L. Rice (Fern) Murray, Mrs. C. Edwin Bailey (Betty) Holladay and Mrs. Otho Straight (Valois) West Valley City, three brothers, Bill Stay (Norma) Palm Springs, California, Val Stay (Phillis) Salt Lake City, Dennis Stay (Maxine) Orem and two daughters, Mrs. Richard E. Black (Pam) Sandy, Mrs. Lane Wallace (Rhonda) Columbus, Ohio, two sons B. Jackson, Jr. (Rosemary) Salt Lake City and Gary A. (Christine) Sandy, 23 grand children and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wixom was preceded in death by her father and her husband.
Burial will be at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
The Deseret News
December 19, 1996Blaine Jackson Wixom, age 79, died December 18, 1996 of complications related to Alzheimer's Disease. His mind failed him before his heart. He was born January 19, 1917 in Garland, Utah to Justin Arthur Wixom and Margaret Elizabeth Hauck. He married Rhoda Myrtle Stay on her birthday, May 16, 1940, in the Salt Lake Temple.
A retired employee of the Utah Department of Transportation, most of his work life was spent in the design and surveying of the state's roads and highways. He loved most his time in the out-of-doors, especially when it included his children and grandchildren. A wonderful Christmas-father and grandfather-it is only appropriate we bid goodbye in this his highest of seasons. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he and his sweetheart count as one of their blessed memories the time they spent serving a mission for their church in East Texas.
He is survived by his wife, his brother Paul, Port Orchard, Washington, two daughters and two sons, Mrs Richard E. Black (Pamela) Sandy, B. Jackson, Jr. (Rosemary) Holladay, Mrs. Lane J. Wallace (Rhonda) Columbus, Ohio, Gary Arthur (Chris) Sandy; 23 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Doug, Ken and Theron.
Burial will be at theWasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
The Deseret News
February 27, 2007Mary Fern Rice Beloved Mother Our loving mother passed away peacefully the morning of February 26th, 2007 from complications of congestive heart failure. Fern was born December 3rd, 1920 to Wilford Valentine and Rhoda Deseret Stay in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fern graduated from Granite High School and subsequently married the love of her life, Walton Leonard Rice, in the Salt Lake Temple September 18th, 1941, who preceded her in death (1996). Fern and Walt lived in Murray, Utah for over 50 years. Fern was very active in her religion and held many callings in the church, including Relief Society President, Primary Teacher, and many others.
Preceded in death by her oldest son, Walt Jr. and survived by her other three sons, Kent (Christine) Rice, Cottonwood Heights, Utah, John (Gretchen) Rice Shelton, Washington, and Jeff (Sherry) Rice Draper, Utah, seven grandchildren and two great- granddaughters. One of Fern's greatest joys in life was spending time with her family and she will be missed dearly by each of them.
Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates.
The Deseret News
December 18, 1996Walton Leonard Rice, 77, passed away December 16, 1996 at Cottonwood Hospital of congestive heart failure. Walt was born September 8, 1919 to Ruth Zobel and Leonard Rice in Castle Gate, Utah. Walt was the second of five children. He married M. Fern Stay Rice Sept. 18, 1941. He owned and operated Rice Heating and Air Conditioning for over 50 years. We loved and will miss him.
He is survived by his wife, Fern; sister, Betty Mentzer, Pendleton, Oregon; son, Kent (and Marie) of Salt Lake; son, John (and Gretchen) of Shelton, Washington; and Jeff (and Sherry) of Draper. He had seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his son, Walton Jr., mother and father and one grandson, both brothers and one sister.
Interment: Redwood Memorial Park.
The Salt Lake Tribune
April 13, 2014Betty Jean Stay Bailey, 90, beloved wife, mother, and "Grandma," passed away on April 9, 2014.
She endured well to the end and was an example to her loved ones of peace-making, persistence, resilience, and positivity.
Betty is survived by her loving children, Chester E. III (Chris), Carl (Judy), Crestin (Sandra), Cortland (ElLois), Ella Dee Pierce (Kent), and Chad (Michelle); thorty-six grandchildren; forty-seven great-grandchildren; best friend and companion, Delsa Wilson; sister, Valois Strait; and brothers, Bill Stay, Val Stay, and Dennis Stay.
The Salt Lake Tribune
December 12, 2004Chester Edwin Bailey, Jr., 81, beloved husband, father, and grandpa, passed away on December 7, 2004. He lived life to the fullest and blessed the lives of all those who knew him.
Chester was born on Pioneer Day, July 24, 1923. He was never afraid of hard work and taught this to his children and grandchildren.
Chester graduated from Granite High School in 1942, where he met his future sweetheart, Betty Jean Stay. They were married on February 17, 1949 and later were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.
Chester was a Veteran and served in World War II. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many church callings, including Bishop of the Winder Ninth Ward.
Chester was an extraordinarily creative and entrepreneurial man. He founded and was president of La Bai Draperies and was proud that he never retired from what he loved to do. He was honored to have his handiwork in many LDS Temples around the world.
Chester is survived by his wife, Betty Jean Stay; his brother, Robert (Betty); his sister, Eleanor Lawrence (Joe); his loving children, Chester E. III (Chris), Carl (Gina), Crestin (Sandra), Cortland (ElLois), Ella Dee Pierce (Kent), and Chad (Michelle); thirty-six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many others who called him grandpa.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Otho L Strait
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Iowa
State of Residence: Iowa
County or City: Scott
Enlistment Date: 4 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Iowa
Enlistment City: Cedar Rapids
Branch: Quartermaster Corps
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for assignment to another corps area
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Packing, filling, labeling, marking, bottling, and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 142
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The Salt Lake Tribune
October 4, 1998Otho Louis Strait, 79, passed away Oct. 2, 1998. He was born June 28, 1919 in Corning, Iowa to Elgin and Flossie Strait. Married VaLois Stay Strait, Feb. 14, 1956. Sealed in the Ogden LDS Temple, August 9, 1972. He was a high priest in the LDS church. Served in the US Army during World War II. He volunteered as a singer in several Salt Lake City nursing homes. Employed by Monroe Sand & Gravel.
Preceded in death by one son and one grandson. Survived by his wife and two sons, Richard Dean (Beth) and Jacob Michael; two stepchildren, Edward Franklin Smedley (Helen) and Debbie Ruth Neal (Randy); 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Garden City Telegram
March 16, 1931Major J. J. Haskell, Garden City, died yesterday morning at his home, Major Haskell, who has been ill since the World War has been seriosly ill for several weeks.
His two daughters, Jacquelyn and Mrs. William Braddock came from Kansas City yesterday. Other survivors are his wife and his father.
Major Haskell was a veteran of the World War, havibng served overseas and before the war was active in the National Gaurds. He was a first lieutenant and later a captain in the old company "C", second regiment of the national gaurds of Kansas, his company was organized here in 1905.
Major Haskell was employed by the Garden City Company before his illness.Interment will be made in Valley View cemetery.
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History of Half a Century
Hamer NorrisMajor John J. Haskell
Major Haskell acquired a liking for a military career and a knowledge of the art of war at the time he was an officer in Company K. He had a splendid mathematical mind, capable of solving the most difficult military problems. The rules of war he studied and knew perfectly. While he was strict disciplinarian, demanding and expecting obedience to orders, always seeing that his orders were carried out, yet never having to resort to harsh measures or severe punishment. The ability to handle men, principally by appealing to their manhood and sense of duty, was manifested during the war. This was the more remarkable from the fact that most of the men in his command had been recruited from the slums of Kansas City and St. Louis. Most of them were as tough as they make them but he kept them in order and responsive to orders with but little friction. There was not a soldier in his command that was not willing to lay down his life, or enter upon the most hazardous duty, because he treated them as human beings. After the Armistace he was made military commander of the City of Metz, and continued to act in that difficult position until his troops were returned to the United States to be mustered out of the service. The population of Metz was mostly French, who had been under German rule since the War of 1871. This rule was irksome to them, and naturally when the German power was overthrown the French became arrogant and there were constant disorders and strive, making Major Haskell's work exceedingly difficult. That he succeeded in handling the difficult situation is amply verified when General Bullard and Liggitt even going so far as to write him a personal letter commending him as an officer, and offering to assist him in any way he could when he returned to private life. The weight of his responsibilities and the hard work he was called on to perform, undermined his health, and after a few years of suffering he passed on, another victim of war, another true American who made the supreme sacrifice for his country. Major Haskell's military career was not confined to the World War for we find him in active duty on the Mexican border during the trouble with that country. His services were hardly completed there until he was ordered to Camp Doniphan to assist in training the troops destined for service in the great conflict. So rapidly was the work of training at Camp Doniphan that these trrops were among the very first to go to France, fully prepared to enter the conflict, the equal of any soldiers in the world. What a fine record they made in the conficts that followed.
A better picture could not have been painted, or a truer estimate of the man penned than is found in the tribute to his memory written by his old friend and companion in arms, Capt. Frank Ewing, who wrote: "Major Jack has passed on and hundreds of Finney county and Western Kansas mourn a true friend. Major Haskell's long life in this community, his close personal contact with hundreds of all classes of citizens served to endear him to all his acquaintenances; to be an acquaintence of Jack Haskell meant to be his friend. The community has los a useful citizen, individuals a trusted friend. Major Haskell was a fine citizen, a gallant soldier whose name and fame stand high in the annals of the state of Kansas. Jack has gone but his memory will remain green in the hearts of his fellow citizens"
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Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930
Name: John Jarvis Haskell
Residence Place: Garden City, Finney
Branch of Service: Army
Rank at Discharge: Major
Volume Description: Volume 12: Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth, Finney
Garden City Telegram
December 9, 1949Mrs. Elodie Norris Haskell, a Garden City Pioneer who endeared herself to people of all ages for her ready wit, her tolerance, and her ferocious loyalty to family and friends, died at her home, 613 Eleventh Street, at 7:30 a.m. today. She had been ill for approximately a year.
Mrs. Haskell came to Garden City in 1886, only a few years after the town was founded, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Norris and family. Her father and her uncle, Hamer Norris, published the Garden City Herald, one of the early day local newspapers.
Mrs. Haskell was born in Batavia, O., the daughter of Shepard G. and Mary Brunaugh Norris. The Norris family moved to Albuquerque, N.M., when she was a baby. Mrs. Haskell attended the Garden City schools and the University of Kansas.
She was married in 1902 to Major John Jarvis Haskell, Major Haskell died in 1931. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Braddock of this city and Mrs. Jacqueline Corzine of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren, Betsey and Bim Braddock of this city, and Carolyn and John Corzine of Kansas City; one brother, Guy D. Norris of this city; and a niece and nephew, Mrs. Louis Kampschroeder and Gurney Norris of this city.
Marriage Notes for Joyce Elizabeth Haskell and William James Braddock
MARRIAGE:
Unidentified Garden City newspaper
March 1, 1930
At eleven o'clock Saturday morning at the Community church occurred the ma
rriage of Miss Joyce Elizabeth Haskell, daughter of Major and Mrs. John Jarvis Haskell and Mr. William James Braddock of Kansas City Missouri.
Marriage Notes for Judith Haskell Cattell and Herbert Everett Gernert
MARRIAGE:
Chicago Daily Tribune
June 25, 1922
The marriage of Miss Judith Haskell Cattell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arch
ibald Callell of 5474 Hyde Park boulevard, and Herbert Everett Gernert of Louisville, Ky, will take place Wednesday evening at the Hyde Park Congregational church.
Princeton Alumni Weekly
Herb Gernert, a prominent investment manager, died April 16, 2012, after a brief illness.
Herb was in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. At Princeton he was in Charter and graduated in October 1947 with honors in economics. He earned an M.B.A. from NYU.
Herb's professional life was in the investment world. He began his career with Brown Brothers Harriman. Then it was on to Cyrus J. Lawrence and Vilas-Fischer prior to founding his own management and consulting firm. He managed a portion of Princeton's endowment from 1977 to 1987 and taught as an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lectured for the American Management Association, and was a former president of the Harding Township (N.J.) Board of Education.
In 1952, Herb and Sally Hanson were married. They produced daughter Lynn and son David. Herb is survived by Sally, Lynn, and David. The class offers its condolences.
Marriage Notes for Jean Haskell Cattell and Maynard Bertram Barnes
MARRIAGE:
Chicago Daily Tribune
April 5, 1924
Miss Jean Haskell Cattell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Cattell of 5
474 Hyde Park boulevard, and Maynard Bertram Barnes will be married tonight at the residence of the bride's parents, the Rev. Edward Scribner Ames reading the service in the presence of the immediate families. The bride's only attendant will be her sister, Mrs. Herbert Everett Gernert of Louisville, and G. Howland Shaw, first secretary of the American embassy at Constantinople, will be best man for Mr. Barnes. Mr. Barnes and his bride will sail next Wednesday for Europe and, after a short honeymoon, will be at home in Angora, Turkey, where Mr. Barnes is American delagate. During the last three years Mr. Barnes has been American voce counsul at Smyrna. He and Miss Cattell were classmates at Grinnell college.
55016. Warren McCarrick Haskell
Oakland Tribune
April 11, 1972Haskell, Warren McCarrick, in Alameda April 9, 1972, beloved husband of Maureen Haskell of Alameda; loving father of Cooper of Bogota, Columbia, South America, and Warren Robert Haskell of Ukiahj; dear son of Mrs. Daisy Haskell of Oakland, brother of Edmond W. Haskell of Sutter Creek, Owen W. Haskell of Lafayette, Miss Marion D. Haskell and Mrs. Lois W. Lowe of Oakland and the late Albert W. Haskell; grandfather of 10 grandchildren. A native of Oakland; aged 64 years. A member of Apollo Lodge No. 3957 F and AM of Alameda and member of Master and Foreman association, Alameda Naval Air Station
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Marion Haskell
Gender: Male [sic female]
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1922
Death Date: 18 Jul 1977
SSN: 551281177
Enlistment Date 1: 1 Sep 1943
Release Date 1: 18 Jun 1945
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
November 3, 2011Owen Wesley Haskell Oct. 21, 1923 - Oct. 29, 2011 Resident of Knights Ferry Owen, 88, of Knights Ferry, CA passed away on Saturday, October 29th, 2011.
Owen is survived by his 3 daughters, all of Knights Ferry: Laura Simons, Dolleen Haskell and Shavon Haskell, along with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
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Modesto Bee
November 3, 2011:OWEN WESLEY HASKELL
October 21, 1923 - October 29, 2011Owen, 88, of Knights Ferry passed away peacefully of natural causes at home on Saturday, October 29th, 2011.
Owen was raised in Oakland, CA; he graduated from Laney College. He was Staff Sergeant in the 549th Night Fighter Squadron of the Army Air Corp., WWII Pacific Theatre.
Owen was Vice President of Haas & Haynie, Inc. from 1956 to 1965. In 1968 he established Owen W. Haskell, Inc., based in Lafayette, CA. In 1986 he went into partnership with his son Gregg and daughter Shavon as Haskell & Haskell Engineering and Construction Services, Inc., based in Knights Ferry.
Owen met his wife, Zelia Juanita (Ulrich) Memorial Day weekend 1948, while passing through Knights Ferry. They were married September 24, 1948, and started their home in Oakland, moving to Lafayette in 1955 where they raised their family and were active in the Lafayette United Methodist Church and the Lafayette Lions Club.
In 1986 Owen and Juanita moved to Knights Ferry. Juanita passed away in 1988. Later reunited with long-time friend Mary Hayes, Owen moved to Crow Canyon Country Club, San Ramon. Following Mary's passing, Owen returned to Knights Ferry where he resided until his death. Owen is also preceded in death by his son, Gregg (5/18/10).
Owen is survived by his 3 daughters, all of Knights Ferry: Laura Simons, Dolleen Haskell and Shavon Haskell, along with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Owen also cherished his second family, Mary's sons Mark and Peter Hayes and their families.
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Owen W Haskell
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: California
State of Residence: California
County or City: Alameda
Enlistment Date: 28 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: San Francisco
Branch: Air Corps
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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Carpenters
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 74
Weight: 154
Humbolt Standard
March 18, 1954George Washington Highes, 77, of 1908 Compton Road died this morning at a local hospital, after a long illness. He was born in Mendicino county and had lived in this part of alifornia for 50 years. By occupation he was a retired bartender.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Hughes, of Eoreka; five sons, Warren and Bertram Hughes of Vacaville, Perry Hughes of Greenview, Arthur and Charles Hughes of Eureka; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Smith, of Oakland; a brother CharlesC. Hughes of Seattle; a sister, Mrs. Sadie Thomas, of Ukiah; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Find-a-GraveMildred Jeanette Hughes, a 100-year-old resident of Greenview passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.
Mildred was born on Sept. 15, 1912 in Yakima, Wash. to Milton and Adelaide Orrell and moved to Siskiyou County in 1936. She worked on the school board in Greenview and Etna, and was the postmaster and clerk at the Greenview Post Office for many years, until she retired. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, going on trips to Depot Bay, baking, and as a seamstress, she worked on many projects to perfection. She made dolls and doll clothing from scratch and accumulated a fascinating collection of dolls that many have enjoyed over the years. Mildred had found so much joy recently, working on her life story of 100 years for the local Etna website www.fromoverthehill.info with Che'usa.
Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Perry "Bud" Hughes, her two children Arlene and Milton Hughes and her son-in-law Chuck Cromwell.
Mildred is loved and survived by her daughter Carolynne Burgess of Wenatchee, Wash.; Beverly Berryhill of Etna; her grandchildren Chuck Cromwell, Julie Smith, Ken, Bob, and Jeff Berryhill, Larry French, Jerry Hughes, Lonna Brown, Brenda Thurston, and Kristi and Kelly Hughes; many great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and numerous friends
Mildred leaves us all with many years of unforgettable memories and a piece of her in our hearts.
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Virgil M Allen
Service Info.: 1ST SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1914
Death Date: 28 Nov 1981
Service Start Date: 28 Jul 1942
Interment Date: 4 Dec 1981
Cemetery: Riverside National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 22495 Van Buren Boulevard Riverside, CA 92518
Buried At: Section 4 Site 1749
55026. Bertram Augustus Hughes
The Reporter (Vacaville, CA)
November 1, 2002A memorial service for Bertram A. Hughes, 87, of Vacaville will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Vacaville High School gym. Inurnment will be private. Mr. Hughes died Oct. 21, 2002, in Martinez. Born Feb. 9, 1915, in Fairfield, he resided in Vacaville all his life. He worked for the Vacaville Unified School District for 25 years and was also a shoemaker. He was a member of the Solano County Historical Society, California State Historical Society and member and official of the Northern California Black Belts Association.
Mr. Hughes is survived by his daughter, Judy Lopez of Vacaville; sister-in-law, Mildred of Greenview; granddaughter and husband, Tracy and Russ Harrison of Vacaville; grandsons and wives, Perry and Jackie Lopez, Scott and Susan Lopez, all of Vacaville, Shay and Lucy Lopez of Atwater; 11 great-grandchildren; cousin, Adele Moscucci of San Leandro; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise, in 1985.