Mendon, Utah Obituaries: S ~ Index
Albert Christian Schiffman
Albert (Bert) Christian Schiffman— 77 died early Sunday morning in the Logan hospital following a short illness. He was born April 3rd, 1899, in Logan to Albert William and Eveline Barrett Schiffman. On April 26th, 1922, he married Mary Ann Bird. Schiffman spent his early life in Mendon were he was employed by various construction companies. He retired in 1965. He was a member of the Logan Twelfth L.D.S. Ward. Surviving are his widow of Logan, six daughters and one son, Mrs. George (Della) Soderkamp, Roy; Mrs. Wayne (Lois) Skabelund and Mrs. Elda Blanch Mitchell, Logan; Mrs. Melvin (Verda) Gittens, Ogden; Merlin Bert Schiffman, Denver; Mrs. James D. (Rose Marie) Monson, Bountiful, and Mrs. LaVell (Shirley) Parker, Millvelle; twenty-three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Also surviving are eight brothers and one sister, Earl Schiffman, Sandy; Fred Schiffman, Salt Lake City; Glen Schiffman, Ogden; Lloyd Schiffman, Roy; Melvin Schiffman, St. George; Darrell Schiffman, Logan; LeRoy Schiffman and Raymond Schiffman, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Mrs. Mae Newbrand, Hyrum. A brother Clair Schiffman and a sister, Mrs. Frank (Rose) Tueller, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held noon Wednesday in the Hall Mortuary Chapel with Bishop Douglas Jensen conducting. Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday from seven to nine p.m. and Wednesday one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, November 8th, 1976, page 4.
Mary Ann Bird Schiffman
Mary Ann Bird Schiffman— 85 died Tuesday, October 23rd, 1990, at the Logan Regional Hospital. She was born May 19th, 1905, in Mendon, a daughter of James Hoopes and Mary Ellen Baugh Bird. She married Albert Christian Schiffman April 26th, 1921, in Mendon. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden L.D.S. Temple. He died November 7th, 1976. She was raised in Mendon and had lived in various Cache Valley towns and Logan. She was a member of the Relief Society. Survivors include her son. Merlin Bret and wife Marilyn Schiffman, Albuquerque, New Mexico; daughters, Della Mae Sodenkamp and husband George, Roy; Lois Skabelund and husband Wayne, Logan; Elda Blanche Quinn and husband Frank, Casa Grande, Arizona; Rose Marie Monson and husband James Dale, Bountiful; Mary Shirley Parker, Millville; twenty-three grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; sister Leva Granger Woolsey, Ogden. She was preceded in death by a twin sister, Sarah Ann Parker; a daughter, Verda Gittens; and two brothers, Dell Bird and Elmer Baugh Lear. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon in the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel with Bishop Bryce Berry conducting. Friends may call Friday evening from seven to nine p.m. and Saturday one hour prior to services. Burial in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, October 26th, 1990, page 4.
Darien Shelton
Layton, Utah— Darien Shelton, the infant daughter of David Don and Karla Diane James Shelton, died April 8th, 1983, in Kaysville. Surviving are her parents of Layton; one brother and one sister, Don James Shelton and Taleen Shelton, both of Layton; grandparents, Don M. and Judy Shelton, Mendon; M. Elmer and Jean B. James Jr., Mendon; great-grandparents, Henry H. Bradbury, Ogden; M. Elmer James Sr., Mendon; Helen F. James, Sacramento, California; great-great-grandparents, Della James, Ogden; Florence Rigby, Logan. Graveside services were held Saturday in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, April 10th, 1983, page 6.
Elizabeth Hannah Findley Shelton
Lifelong Resident of Mendon Passes Away— Mrs. Elizabeth Findlay Shelton, 74 who had been a resident of Mendon most of her life, died at her home there Friday night after a two week's illness. She was born in Mendon August 7th, 1866, a daughter of William and Sarah Shaw Findlay. On April 10th, 1882, in the Salt Lake endowment house she married Henry M. Shelton, who died in October, 1930. They lived at Beaver Dam for some years, but the rest of her life was spent in Mendon. Mrs. Shelton had been a Relief Society teacher and actively interested in the L.D.S. church. The following sons and daughters survive her: Mrs. John W. Larsen of Rupert, Idaho; Mrs. George L. Anderson of Malad City, Idaho; Henry M. Shelton of Logan; Verland B. Shelton of Mendon; Mrs. Vessie Gibbs of Mendon; Mrs. Marvel Bullock of Inglewood, California; Mrs. LaVern Larsen of Ogden and Horace Shelton of Newton. Also surviving are thirty-five grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. William G. Danielson of Independence, Missouri, and Mrs. Joseph N. Sorensen of Mendon. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at two p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery under direction of the W. Loyal Hall mortuary. Friends may call at the family home in Mendon Sunday evening and Monday prior to the services. ~The Herald Journal, July 26th, 1941, page 1.
Mendon, Cache County— Mrs. Elizabeth Findlay Shelton 74 widow of Henry M. Shelton Sr., died late Friday at her home in Mendon following an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Shelton was born August 7th, 1866 in Mendon, a daughter of William and Sarah Shaw Findlay. She had resided in Mendon her entire lifetime with the exception of a short period spent at Beaver Dam, Box Elder County, following her marriage. She was married to Mr. Shelton, April 10th, 1882, in the old Salt Lake L.D.S. endowment house. Mr. Shelton died in October, 1930. She was a member of the L.D.S. church and had served as a Relief Society teacher in Mendon LDS ward. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. John W. Larsen of Rupert, Idaho; Mrs. George L. Anderson of Malad City, Idaho; Henry M. Shelton Jr. of Logan; Verland Shelton and Mrs. Vessie Gibbs of Mendon; Mrs. Marvel Bullock of Inglewood, California; Mrs. LaVern Larsen of Ogden and Horace Shelton of Newton; thirty-five grandchildren and thirty-one great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. William G. Danielson of Independence Missouri, and Mrs. Joseph N. Sorensen of Mendon. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at two p.m. in Mendon L.D.S. ward chapel by Bishop Edgar S. Hancock. Burial in Mendon Cemetery will be directed by W. Loyal Hall mortuary. Friends may call at the Shelton home Sunday evening and Monday prior to services. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Henry Miller Shelton, Sr.
Henry M. Shelton, Mendon Farmer, Dies at Home, Mendon— Henry M. Shelton, well known and respected local farmer, died at his home here following an illness of about two months' duration. ~The Journal, October 20th, 1930, page 1.
Paid Generous Tributes at Bier, Mendon— A fine tribute was paid to the memory of Henry M. Shelton at funeral services held in the ward chapel here on Saturday afternoon with Bishop Henry C. Sorensen presiding. Music was furnished by the ward choir under the direction of chorister Lizzie Barrett, assisted by Mrs. Ellen Ladle at the organ. The choir sang "I Need They Every Hour;" prayer, Joseph T. Wood; duet, Alvin Johnson and Lavona Erickson of Beaver Dam. Mormon D. Bird, a neighbor of the Sheltons for twenty years, spoke of Mr. Shelton's sterling qualities, his character and of his abiding love for his family and friends. Joseph N. Sorensen, a brother in law of Mr. Shelton spoke of his association with the family and hoped the family would cherish the memory of their father. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Kathryn Maughan Sorensen Shelton
Mendon, Utah— Kathryn Sorensen Shelton, 58 of Mendon, died Monday, June 21st, 1993, at Logan Regional Hospital. She was born May 29th, 1935 in Mendon, Utah, a daughter of Claud A. and Verna Maughan Sorensen. She married William Ross Shelton, September 19th, 1955, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She was educated in the Cache County School District and graduated from Utah State University with degrees in elementary education and early childhood. She graduated from the Logan L.D.S. Institute of Religion. After graduation Kathryn and Ross moved to Seattle, Washington, where she taught school at Des Moines Elementary. Later they moved to Sunset, Utah, where she continued her teaching career at Fremont Elementary. In 1976, the family returned to Mendon, Utah. Kathryn taught preschool in her home, after which she taught first and second grades at Lincoln Elementary School in Hyrum for several years. She will long be remembered for her contributions in the educational community. Kathryn loved to teach and cherished the relationships she developed with her young students and peers. She was an active member and served on the Executive Board of the Cache Education Association. She was a past teacher vice president of Cache P.T.A. Board for two years. She was a past president of Delta Kappa Gamma Society and past chairman of Cache County Mayor's Wives Auxiliary. Kathryn was an active member of the L.D.S. Church throughout her life, serving in numerous ward and stake positions including Relief Society, Young Women, Primary and Sunday school. She served in the Name Extraction Program and as a Stake Missionary in the Wellsville, Utah Stake. She attained her Young Women Gold and Gleaner award in the Logan Stake. Kathryn was never idle and filled her spare time painting, doing genealogy, writing family histories and spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband of thirty-eight years, W. Ross Shelton, Mendon; three sons and two daughters, Steve and Rebecca Shelton, Kent, Washington; Kyle and Susan Ashcroft, Hyde Park; Mike and Shauna Shelton, Mendon; Paul and Mary Ann Hanny, Hill Air Force base; Mark W. Shelton, Mendon; and twelve grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother and two sisters, Margaret Rae Leishman, Mendon; Maurice Sorensen, Coravallis, Oregon; and Barbara Obray, Mendon. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services are eleven a.m. Thursday, June 24th, 1993, in the Mendon Second Ward Chapel 20 North 100 West, with Bishop Jan Lindbloom officiating. Friends may call from six to eight p.m. Wednesday at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center, Logan, and one hour prior to services Thursday. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, June 22nd, 1993, page 4.
Marilyn Rigby Shelton
Mrs. Don (Marilyn Rigby) Shelton— 39 of Pasco, Washington was killed in a highway accident at Othello, Washington. September 3rd. She was born in Newton, September 20th, 1929, a daughter of David L. and Florence Merrill Rigby. She attended grade school in Newton, and was graduated from North Cache High School and Seminary. Mrs. Shelton had been active in the L.D.S. Church, especially in the field of music. She was married to Mr. Shelton in Logan L.D.S. Temple June 18th, 1947. Surviving are her husband and five sons: Brent, serving in the U.S. Air Force at March Air Force Base, California; David, Scott, Rick and Todd of Pasco, Washington; her mother of Newton, and two brothers, William F. and J. Murray, both of Newton. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. ~The Herald Journal, September 4th, 1969, page 2.
Mary Wann Shelton
Funeral at Mendon— Mrs. Mary Shelton, One of the Early Pioneers, Laid to Rest. One of the Old Stalwarts. A Resident of Cache Since 1862, Was Well Known. The funeral services over the remains of Mary Wann Shelton, whose death was mentioned in our last issue, was held in Mendon Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The lady was one of the earlier settlers in Cache county, having some here in 1865 and in that time had made a host of friends, many of who were present to pay their respects. Mrs. Shelton was a Latter-day Saint and the service was in charge of Bishop Mormon D. Bird. There were eight speakers as follows: Andrew Andersen, William Cunningham, Isaac Sorensen, Alfred Gardner _____ Low, Andrew Sorensen, Rev. N.E. Clemens. All spoke reminiscently and extolled the virtues of the deceased. Mrs. Shelton was born in Northshields, England, June 16, 1834 and came to the United States in 1853, settling in Philadelphia, where she with her husband, John Shelton, (whom she had married before leaving England) resided eight years. In 1862 the family came to Utah, settling at Cottonwood. In 1865 they came to Mendon and both resided there until their death. Mrs. Shelton was the mother of ten children, seven girls and three boys, as follows: Mrs. Jane W. George, Mrs. Elizabeth George, Mrs. Eleanor A. Larsen, Mrs. Mary W. Luther, Mrs Rhoda A. Hansen, Mrs, Isabel Harder, Mrs. Christiania A. Rhodes, John R., Joseph R., and Ephraim P. Shelton. There are eighty-five grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Mrs. Shelton was possessed of considerable property which she disposed of by will, the girls getting the money and the boys the lands. ~Logan Republican, March 11th, 1905.
Vera Willie Shelton
Mendon, Cache County— Mrs. Vera Willie Shelton, 58 died Friday morning at her residence after an extended illness. She was the wife of Verland Shelton, who was Mendon city councilman for ten years. She was born March 4th, 1893, in Mendon, a daughter of William P. and Mary Ann Hunsaker Willie. She was educated in Mendon schools and attended Brigham Young College. She was married to Mr. Shelton January 14th, 1920, in the Logan Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as a counselor in the presidency and teacher of Relief Society for many years. She was active in the Parent-Teacher Association. Survivors are her husband, three sons and two daughters; V. Douglas Shelton, Heldsburg, California; Miss Ruth Shelton, Don Shelton and Miss Vera Bonnie Shelton, all of Mendon; Ross Shelton on a mission for the church to the northwestern states; one grandchild; and the following brothers and sisters; Robert, Golden and Leslie Willie, all of Malad City, Idaho; Mrs. William F. King and James Willie, Logan; Mrs. Arminta Smith, Ogden; Mrs. Ila Hoopes, Phoenix, Arizona; and Mrs. Maude Hendry, Wellsville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by W. Loyal Hall Mortuary, Logan. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Verland Douglas Shelton ~ Veteran WW II
Mendon, Utah— Verland Douglas Shelton, 47 died Monday in Sacramento, California. He was born January 10th, 1923, in Logan, son of Verland and Vera Willie Shelton. He graduated from South Cache High School and from Utah State University in civil engineering. He had been working as a civil engineer for the California State Highway Department. He married Marilyn Wood. Survivors include his widow and four daughters, Cathy, Carol, Linda and Susan, all of Sacramento, California, two brothers and two sisters, Don Shelton of Mendon, Ross Shelton, Sunset, Utah, Mrs. Clark (Ruth) Ellerman, Paul, Idaho and Mrs. Jack (Bonnie) King, Teasdael, Utah. graveside services will be conducted Friday at one p.m. in the Mendon Cemetery with Bishop Zeno Andersen in charge. friends may cal at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel in Logan, Thursday from eight to nine p.m. and Friday from eleven a.m. until 12:30 p.m. ~The Herald Journal, February 2nd, 1971, page 4.
Verland Findley Shelton
Rites Tuesday, Mendon— Verland F. Shelton, 73 died at a Logan hospital, Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was born November 29th, 1893, in Beaver Dam a son of Henry and Elizabeth Findley Shelton. He married Vera Willie, January 14th, 1920, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She died September 7th, 1951. He later married Joyce Y. Irwin. December 31st, 1952, in Ogden. Mr. Shelton had been a farmer and was active in the Sunday School Superintendency. At the time of his death he was a high priest in Logan Stake. He had fulfilled a stake mission in Hyrum Stake. For several terms he had served as a city councilman. He was a director in the Wellsville-Mendon Irrigation Company. Surviving are his widow of Mendon and the following children, Mrs. Clark (Ruth) Ellerman, Paul, Idaho; Douglas, Sacramento, California; Don, Pasco, Washington; Ross, Sunset, and Mrs. Jack (Bonnie) King, Teasdale; foster children, Mrs. Maxine Boitanc, Richmond, California; Mrs. Rosella Parsons, Ogden; Mrs. LaRue Cronquist, North Loan; Mrs. Beatrice Arnell, Logan and Mrs. Virginia Jackson, Avon; sixteen grandchildren. Three sisters survive. Mrs. LaVern Larsen and Mrs. Vessie Gibbs, Mendon, and Mrs. Ethel Bullock, Inglewood, California. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at twelve noon in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel by Bishop Fred W. Sorensen. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary Monday from seven to nine p.m. and at the Relief Society room in Mendon Chapel Tuesday after 10:30. Burial will be in the family plot in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, December 23rd, 1966, page 3.
William Ross Shelton ~ Veteran
William Ross Shelton— Passed away on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2001, of liver complications. Ross was born on December 9th, 1928, in Mendon, Utah to Verland Findley Shelton and Vera Willie Shelton. He served a mission in the Northwestern States and also served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Kathryn Sorensen in the Logan Temple on September 19th, 1955. He was a graduate of Utah State University. For the first part of their married life Ross and Kathryn lived in Seattle, Washington, where he worked for Boeing. He lived the majority of his life in Utah where he taught school at Weber State College and was active in the community, serving as mayor of Mendon for eight years. Ross also enjoyed working the land, spending time outdoors and being with his family. Ross was always active in the L.D.S. Church and held many positions, including bishop, high counselor and ward clerk. At the time of his death he was serving as an officiator at the Logan Temple. He is survived by three sons, Steven Shelton, Elizabeth, Colorado, Michael (Shauna) Shelton, Mendon, Utah, Mark Shelton, Mendon, Utah; two daughters, Susan (Kyle) Ashcroft, Hyde Park, Utah, Mary Ann (Paul) Hanny, San Antonio, Texas; fifteen grandchildren; one brother, Don (Judy) Shelton, Mendon, Utah; two sisters, Ruth (Clark) Ellerman, Burley, Idaho, and Bonnie (Jack) King, Teasdale, Utah. His wife, Kathryn, and his brother, Doug Shelton, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at eleven a.m. on Friday at the Mendon Church, 20 North 100 West, Mendon, with Bishop Gaylen Chandler conducting. Family and friends may call from six to eight p.m. Thursday at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center St., Logan, and from ten to eleven a.m. Friday at the Mendon church prior to services. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, January 3rd, 2001, page 4.
Darwin Edmonde Shook
E D. Shook— 45 of Denver, husband of the former Marie Hughes of Logan, died Thursday, July 19th. Marie is the daughter of Mrs. Olive Hughes. The body will be brought to Logan and the time of the funeral which will be held in the Mendon chapel will be announced later. ~The Herald Journal, July 20th, 1956, page 5.
Husband of Logan Woman Dies in Colorado City— Darwin Edwin Shook, 45 died in Colorado Springs, July 19th. Funeral services and burial will be in Mendon. Mr. Shook was an expert Linotypist and had been affiliated with the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and the Catholic Register. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 30th, 1911. He married Marie Hughes of Logan, March 21st, 1955 in Denver. Surviving are his widow of Denver; his mother, Mrs. Grady Medlark, Miami, Florida; three brothers, Hugh and Jack Shook, Miami and Roy D. Shook Illinois. ~The Herald Journal, July 22nd, 1956, page 3.
Service Honors Edwin D. Shook— Impressive funeral services were held Monday in the Mendon Ward chapel for Edwin Darwin Shook. Bishop John O. Hughes conducted the rites. President Loyal Hall gave the prayer at the mortuary. At the chapel the organ prelude and postlude were played by Mrs. Ellen Ladle. Deanne Gardner sang "Teach Me To Pray," accompanied by her sister. Floyd Israelsen of Young Ward gave the invocation. Mrs. Julia Muir and Mrs. Ethel Walker sang "The Silent Voice" accompanied by Mrs. Mozelle Sorensen. Comforting words to the bereaved were spoken by professor Alma N. Sorensen, Bishop Stanton Allen of the Logan Twenty-first Ward, B. Wesley Nelson of College Ward and Bishop Hughes. Miss Gardner played a piano solo, "O, My Father," and Mrs. Muir and Mrs. Walker sang "Hold Thou My Hand." David A. Olsen of Young Ward offered the benediction. The grave in the Mendon cemetery was dedicated by Dean Gardner of Logan. Pallbearers were William Hughes, Owen Sorensen, Orlynn Whitney, Fred Sorensen, Ray Jensen and Floyd Olsen. ~The Herald Journal, July 27th, 1956, page 12.
Ann Anderson Simpson
At Mendon Cache County, Utah— December 18th, 1884, Ann Simpson, wife of John Simpson, born August 24th, 1816, in the town of Burtley, County of Durham, England. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849, by Elder Moses Cluff, at Southmoor; emigrated to Utah, September 6th, 1879. ~Deseret News, Evening, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Tuesday, December 23rd, 1884.
Marguerite Cooley Jackson Skankey
Ojai, California— Marguerite Cooley Skankey Jackson, 79 passed away December 25th, 1988, in Ojai. Born June 3rd, 1909 in Mendon, Utah to Oscar Wood and Margaret Bird Cooley. Married Alphonso Oliver Skankey, July 27th, 1929. Later solemnized in the Oakland Temple. He preceded her in death on April 12th, 1985. Married Clyde Isom Jackson September 6th, 1986. Survived by: Her husband; two sons, Dr. Robert A. Skankey, M.D., Ojai, California; Richard Skankey, Salt Lake City; daughter, Mrs. Bart (Barbara) Christenson, Woodland, Utah; brother, Vernon A. Cooley; sister, Mrs. Lorin (Genevieve) Richards; twenty-three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family home in Salt Lake City, Friday, from six to eight p.m. Private services will be held Saturday. Internment at the Mendon Cemetery in Mendon, Utah. In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. ~Newspaper Not Listed, Deseret News?
Ammon Nephi Smart
Mendon, Utah— Ammon Nephi Smart, 81 of Mendon, died Wednesday morning at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan. He was born March 12th, 1914, in Blackfoot, Idaho, a son of Lorenzo Woodburn and Lucy W. Petersen Smart. He was the second to the youngest child of eleven children. His mother suffered a stroke when he was two and he was mostly raised by his sisters. He married Esther Dickerson on December 27th, 1935, in Salt Lake City. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. They moved to California and lived there from 1935–1980 until moving back to Cache Valley. He was raised in Blackfoot, Idaho and attended school there. He owned his own excavating and grading business and worked at Douglas Aircraft. He has always loved the outdoors and enjoyed beautifying his yard in Mendon. He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and had served as branch president, Elder's Quorum counselor, bishopric counselor and was very involved is Scouting. He is survived by his wife, Ester Smart, Mendon; two daughters and their spouses, Coline and B. Grant Gudmundson, Logan, Antoinette Margaret and Lawrence Morgan, Orem; fifteen grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; one brother, Cecil Smart, California; one sister, Elaine S. Andersen, Montana. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday in the Mendon L.D.S. chapel. Friends may call from ten to 11:45 a.m. at the church Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. Arrangements are by Allen-Hall Mortuary. ~The Herald Journal, February 1st, 1996, page 4.
Ester Dickerson Smart
Esther Dickerson Smart— Beloved wife and mother passed away January 23rd, 2008. She was born 13th March 1918 to Arthur Leon Dickerson and Margaret Wilhemina Schroeder, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Esther and Ammon were married in Salt Lake City, Utah 27th December 1935 and were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They resided in California for forty-six years, Mendon, Utah twenty years and Esther lived in Orem for the last ten years of her life. Esther's life spent was serving her family, friends and church. She was an artist and loved to share her work. She also taught those that wanted to learn. She loved to crochet, providing an afghan to each grandchild and most of the babies in the family as well as many new mothers throughout the church. Esther's grandchildren and great grandchildren spent many hours at her side learning to paint or to crochet and she would learn from them at the same time. Her love of the gospel and it's teachings have been instilled within her family through her shining example and the time that she was always willing to spend with each of them. Esther collected her family's genealogy, including histories which she shared. She was a loving matriarch who helped build a tight knit family with love and strength. Those who have known her will be better for it and will always carry a piece of her in their hearts. She is survived by her brother Donald Dickerson, her sister Maxine Gandy as well as her daughter Antoinette Smart Morgan and her loved Karen, Karla and Kristie Nelson. She has fifteen grandchildren, sixty-seven great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren. Esther was preceded in death by her husband Ammon Nephi Smart, her daughter Coline Gudmunson, her brother Elmo Dickerson and her two great grandsons Timothy and Joshua Emery. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at ten a.m. at the Cherry Hill L.D.S. Chapel located at 2000 South 145 East, Orem. A viewing will be held Monday evening from six to eight p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street, Orem and also one hour prior to the services at the ward chapel on Tuesday. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery between three p.m. and 3:30 p.m. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Eva Bartlett Smith
Mrs. Eva Bartlett Smith of Mendon Dies— Eva Bartlett Smith, 51 wife of Gwen Smith of Mendon, died at a local hospital Friday afternoon from a stroke, suffered ten days ago. Funeral services will be held Monday at one p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel under direction of the Lindquist and Sons mortuary. Friends may call at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Stauffer, at Mendon Sunday evening and Monday forenoon. Mrs. Smith was born February 4, 1890, at Mendon, a daughter of William and Alice Hughes Bartlett. She married Mr. Smith on April 10th, 1910. She has been an active worker in religious organizations in Mendon, being a Relief Society and Primary teacher. She was president of the Primary for over fifteen years and had also served as president of the Y.W.M.I.A. She was an officer of the Mendon American Legion auxiliary, a member of the post for twenty years. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Cecilia Stauffer and Mrs. Delpha Longstroth; her father, William Bartlett; one brother, Henry Bartlett; one sister, Mrs. Nellie Hancock, all of Mendon, and three grandchildren. ~The Herald Journal, February 8th, 1941, page 1.
Eva Bartlett Smith is Eulogized— Funeral services were held Monday in the Mendon ward chapel for Mrs. Eva B. Smith, who died Friday. Boys of the Trail-builders class, of which Mrs. Smith was a teacher for many years, marched in a body and were honorary pall bearers. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen was in charge of the services. The prelude and postlude were played by Mrs. Ethel Walker. The opening hymn was sung by the Singing Mothers of the ward. Other music consisted of a piano solo, "The Rosary," by Mrs. Mozelle Sorensen, a request number, and a vocal solo by Cyril Nelson of Smithfield, accompanied by Mrs. Sorensen. Prayers were by Oliver Taylor and Joseph C. Sorensen. Speakers who eulogized the fine character of Mrs. Smith and her active part in the ward were Allen Willie, Vance D. Walker and Bishop Sorensen. The grave in the Mendon cemetery was dedicated by Elmer J. Hancock. ~The Herald Journal, February 12th, 1941, page 7.
Mangwen Smith
Former Logan Resident Dies— Mangwen (Gwen) Smith, 68 former resident of Logan, and Mendon, died last night in Salt Lake City following a long illness. He was born in Logan September 24th, 1887, a son of Thomas P. and Cecillia Daniels Smith. He was the husband of Eva Bartlett, whom he married in Logan April 1909. She passed away April 7th, 1941. Mr. Smith engaged in farming in Mendon, and more recently had been employed in Salt Lake City. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Henry C. (Alice) Stauffer, Hyrum and Mrs. William (Delpha) Longstroth, Mendon; six grandchildren; two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Carl E. Nelson, Salt Lake City; Morris Smith, Providence, and Mrs. Albert (Geneva) Holman, Logan. Funeral services will be announced later. ~The Herald Journal, February 15th, 1956, page 12.
Mendon, Mangwen (Gwen) Smith— 68 former Logan and Mendon resident, died Tuesday in Salt Lake City after an illness. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at one p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. ward chapel. Friends may call at the Kenneth Lindquist Mortuary in Logan this evening from seven to nine and at the home of Mrs. Longstroth in Mendon Friday from ten a.m. until time of services. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 16th, 1956, page 2.
Mary Sorensen Sonne
Mendon, March 6th— Funeral services over the remains of Sister Mary S. Sonne were held in the meeting house Thursday at one o'clock, Bishop M.D. Bird presiding. The following spoke of their acquittance with the deceased and bore record of her many good traits and kindly acts: Andrew Andersen, Peter Larsen, Issac Sorensen, Elder Sonne of Logan, Jens Jensen and Bishop Bird. Many and beautiful were the flowers which covered the casket. A beautiful pillow of flowers was presented by the Relief Society of which Sister Sonne was a faithful member. "Face to Face" was beautifully sung by Mrs. Emma Sorensen. A violin solo "Oh My Father" was rendered by Lonnie Wood. Sister Sonne was seventy-three years of age, and died while on a visit with relatives in Southern Utah. ~The Logan Republican, March 8th, 1913, page 1.
Alice Cecilia Smith Stauffer
Alice Cecilia Smith Stauffer— 76 died Wednesday, July 15th, 1987, at Sunshine Terrace in Logan. She was born June 9th, 1911, in Logan, a daughter of Mangwin and Eva Bartlett Smith. She married Henry C. "Ree" Stauffer on December 7th, 1932, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She was raised in Mendon and also lived in Magna. She attended South Cache High School and was awarded the Adams Medal for oratory and the Porter Medal for debate while there. She graduated from Stevens-Hennigar Business College in Salt Lake. She owned and operated with her husband Stauffer Mercantile in Mendon and later Hyrum Hardware and Cold Storage Company. She was active in the L.D.S. Church, having been a teacher in M.I.A. She sang with Cyril Nelson for several years. She enjoyed the outdoors, gardening with her husband, literature and art. Survivors include her husband of Hyrum; one daughter, Mrs. Robert D. (Joan) Stephens, Clearfield; two sons, Val C. Stauffer, St. George; H. Michael Stauffer, Hyrum; fourteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Delpha S. Longstroth. Funeral services will be Saturday at noon in the Hyrum Stake Center with Patrick Hosman conducting. Friends may call at Allen-Hall Mortuary in Hyrum today from seven to nine p.m. and at the stake center Saturday from eleven a.m. until time of services. Interment will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, July 17th, 1987, page 4.
Arva Ione Baker Stauffer
Hyrum, Utah— Ione Baker Stauffer, 77 died Saturday in West Covina, California. She was born June 10th, 1898, in Mendon, a daughter of Christina Sorensen and Hamilton S. Baker. She was a registered nurse and worked as night supervisor at the William Budge Memorial Hospital in Logan. On October 16th, 1937, she married Henry A. Stauffer. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Their early married life was spent in Mendon. They later moved to Hyrum First Ward. She was active in the different auxiliaries of the L.D.S. Church. Mrs. Stauffer was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers, Howard Baker and Osmar Baker. She is survived by a son, Blaine Stauffer, and six grandchildren of West Covina, California; a sister, Mrs. Wilford (Ione) Larsen, Mendon, and ten step-children, Clifford J. Stauffer and Henry C. Stauffer, Hyrum; Claude Stauffer, Afton, Wyoming; Lynn H. Stauffer, Hendonville, North Carolina; Mrs. Kay (Maxine) Sorensen, Mendon; Mrs. Don (Marie) Meikle, Smithfield; Mrs. Archie (Shirley) Darley, Wellsville; Mrs. Dean (Carma) Bradshaw, Tremonton; Mrs. June Thompson, Corona Del Mar, California; Mrs. Richard (Faun) Stigerwall, Wooster, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday noon in the Hyrum First Ward chapel by Bishop Carl Anderson. friends may call at the Thompson funeral Home in Hyrum, from ten a.m. until time of services on Wednesday. Interment will be in Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 17th, 1975, page 4.
Arva Ione Baker Stauffer— daughter of Hamilton Baker and Christina Sorensen was born 10th June, 1898, at Mendon, Utah. Her mother died 12th February, 1903 leaving her father to care for three small children, Howard, Arva and Osmer. Her father, who was a farmer, used to take the children to the field with him, where they played around the wagon and yard while he worked with the horses. Arva attended the Mendon elementary school at the age of five, because her older brother Howard refused to go without her. On 4th October, 1904, Arva's father married Elizabeth Buist. She brought her own daughter Ione, just six months younger than Arva to live with the family. Arva graduated from the Mendon School in 1911, and with her brother Howard and Ione, Attended Wellsville Junior High for a year. While the weather was good they traveled to school in a white-topped buggy driven by Daniel Richards, but when winter snows came they went in a covered sleigh. In September 1918, she started to South Cache High School going to and from Hyrum each day on the U.I.C. Railroad. She was graduated in 1921, one of a class of thirty-two. After finishing high school she remained at home for several years, helping with the household duties. Her father died 17th March, 1923, leaving this home very saddened and lonesome. In June, 1926, Arva entered nurses training at the William Budge Hospital at Logan, completing the course in May, 1929. After passing the State examinations she accepted the position of Night Superintendent at the Budge Hospital, which position she held for twenty-five months. After this she did private-duty nursing for some time. It was during this period that her step-mother died of pneumonia, 29th May, 1934. On 16th October 1937, at Brigham City, she was married to Henry Alfred Stauffer, a well-respected merchant and farmer of Mendon. Later, on 5th December 1950, they were married in the Logan Temple. ~Emma Baker Sorensen, compiler and Frederick Chester Sorensen, editor, Simon Baker and His Descendants (Utah Printing Company, 1964) page 618–619.
Claudia Elizabeth Hughes Stauffer
Mendon Woman to Be Laid at Rest— Funeral services for Claudia Hughes Stauffer will be held in the Mendon ward chapel Wednesday at one o'clock. Mrs. Stauffer was the daughter of John and Emma Willie Hughes. She was born at Mendon, January 3rd, 1882. She had spent most of her life in Utah having lived in Willard, Riverdale and Mendon. She was married to Henry Stauffer in August, 1904. Mrs. Stauffer had been a resident of Mendon from ---- the time of her ---- She is survived ---- Henry Stauffer ---- children: Dr. Lynn H. Stauffer, Moscow; Henry C. Stauffer, Clifford, Fawn, Mrs. Thomas Kay Sorensen, Keith, Claud, June, Marie, Shirley, Carma Stauffer, one grandchild, and her sister, Mrs. Lyman Sorensen of Salt Lake City. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Tributes Paid Mendon Woman— Funeral services for Mrs. Claudia Hughes Stauffer were held Wednesday. The chapel was filled with mourners of the departed, whose devotion to her family won respect with whom she associated. The Relief Society sat in a body as Mrs. Stauffer was first counselor in that organization. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen was in charge. The ward choir sang several selections. The opening prayer was by Counselor Oliver Taylor and the benediction by Peter Larsen, Jr. The speakers who eulogized the many beautiful traits and wonderful character possessed by Mrs. Stauffer were Bishop Mormon D. Bird, Prof. Alama N. Sorensen of Logan, Nephi C. Sorensen, Thomas Howell of Logan, Principal H.R. Adams of the South Cache high school and Bishop Sorensen. Special musical numbers were a vocal solo by Cyril Nelson, accompanied by Mrs. Harry Bartlett, a violin solo by Frank Harris, accompanied by Miss Tessie Harris, and a vocal solo by Mrs. Lucille Hardman, accompanied by Miss Mozelle Barrett. The flowers were many and beautiful and were carried by members of the Relief Society, directed by President Mary A. Bird. The pall bearers were John O. Hughes, William Hughes, Gwen Smith, Joseph Larsen, Allen Willie, Wayne Willie. The dedicatory prayer was by William I. Sorensen. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Henry Alfred Stauffer
Death Claims Henry Alfred Stauffer; Rites Monday, Hyrum— Henry A. Stauffer, 74 veteran Hyrum businessman and church worker, died early Thursday morning at the family home, 258 South Center, of a heart attack. He was born in Willard, November 20th, 1879, a son of Ulrich and Verena Brechbuhl Stauffer, and lived in Willard during his early life. In 1900 until 1902 he served on a mission in the Swiss-German field for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For a time he was employed in the mines at Butte, Montana and on August 20th, 1904 was married to Claudia Hughes. She died February 2nd, 1935. October 16th, 1937 he married Ione Baker in Brigham City. Mr. Stauffer was a co-owner and cooperator of the Hyrum Drug Store with one son, and Hyrum Hardware with another, and also owned and operated Hyrum Cold Storage Lockers. Prior to coming to Hyrum, he had resided in Mendon, farming and operating Stauffer's Store for many years. He had also served on the Mendon town council, was a member of the 62nd Quorum of Seventy of Hyrum L.D.S. Stake, had been a sportsman and was active civically in Hyrum and Mendon. Surviving are his widow, Hyrum, eleven children. Dr. Lynn H. Stauffer, Patersonville, New York; Henry C. Stauffer, Clifford J. Stauffer, Blaine Stauffer, Hyrum; Mrs. Richard (Fawn) Stergerwold, Wooster, Ohio; Mrs. Kay (Maxine) Sorensen, Mendon; Claude H. Stauffer, Afton, Wyoming; Mrs. William (June) Thompson, Corona Delmar, California; Mrs. Don (Marie) Merkle, Smithfield; Mrs. Archie (Shirley) Darley, Wellsville and Mrs. Dean (Carma) Bradshaw, Garland. Also surviving are thirty-four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters: David Stauffer, Los Angeles; Mrs. Rosella Bench, Compton, California; Ernest Stauffer, Ogden; Mrs. Louise Whitworth, Brigham City; Mrs. Mable Flamm, Brigham City; Mrs. Sara Fredericks, Providence; Maine Stauffer, Murray; Clarence Stauffer, Willard; Mrs. Hazel Baer, Magna; Fern Stauffer, Ogden and Mrs. Vera Nelson, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at two p.m. in Hyrum First L.D.S. Ward Chapel by W.S. Bailey, Bishop. Friends may call at the family home, Hyrum Sunday evening and Monday until time of services. Burial will be in the family plot of Mendon cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 5th, 1954, page 3.
Henry Clair Stauffer
Logan, Utah— Henry C. Stauffer died Sunday, May 13th, 2001, in Logan, Utah. Ree, as he was known by his friends, was born in Mendon, Utah, the second of eleven children to Henry A. and Claudia Hughes Stauffer on July 25th, 1907. He spent his early childhood in the wilds of Riverdale, Utah where the family farmed, raising tomatoes, strawberries and other crops as well as hunting ducks for the restaurant markets in the east. In 1918 the family moved back to Mendon. All of the younger children were placed on the train for the trip. Ree and his father drove a horse-drawn beet wagon with the family's possessions to Cache Valley arriving in a snow-blanketed Mendon on Thanksgiving Day. He helped with the family farm in Mendon and Stauffer's General Mercantile which his father had purchased. He and his brother Lynn were pioneers in receiving the first commercial radio signal in Mendon from a mail-order crystal kit. In 1929 Ree was called to serve a mission for the L.D.S. Church in the Eastern States, headquartered in New York City. He served honorably as a proselyting missionary as well as the secretary of the mission. He was the general chairman of the Hill Cumorah Pageant in 1930. Upon his return from the east, he married Alice Cecilia Smith in the Logan Temple and continued to live in Mendon where he purchased the store from his father and operated it successfully for several years. He also served as the Mendon water master and marshal. During these years he enjoyed fishing and trapping as well as his lifelong hobby of vegetable and flower gardening. He was an avid deer hunter and enjoyed spending time in that pursuit in the Mendon mountains. Having left school after the eighth grade to help on the family farm, he was largely self-taught. He was an accomplished small engine mechanic and carpenter. He enjoyed oil painting and learned conversational French. In 1948 he and his family moved to Hyrum where he joined his father and brother, Clifford, in operating a drugstore, hardware store and cold storage plant. He and his wife successfully owned and managed the Hyrum Hardware and Cold Storage Company until his retirement in 1972. During his years in Hyrum he served as Hyrum City recorder, marshal, volunteer fireman and was a member and president of the Hyrum Lion's Club. He was known for his beautiful iris and rose gardens which he tended with loving care for years. He enjoyed cross-hybridizing iris and developed several new varieties winning recognition from valley iris enthusiasts. Throughout his life he has been active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was preceded in death by his wife who passed away in 1987. They are the parents of Joan Stauffer Stephens and her husband, Robert, of Clearfield, Utah, Val C. Stauffer and his wife, Karleen, of St. George, Utah, and H. Michael Stauffer and his wife, Lynda, of Hyrum, Utah. He his also survived by six sisters, a brother, fifteen grandchildren, and twenty-five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at one p.m., Thursday, May 17th, 2001, at the Hyrum Stake Center with Bishop Scot Allgood conducting. Viewing will be held one hour prior to the funeral at the church, and from six to eight p.m. Wednesday evening at Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan. ~The Herald Journal, May 15th, 2001, page A7.
Keith Hughes Stauffer ~ Gold Star Veteran WW II
Cache Soldier Gives Life During Battle— Private Keith Hughes Stauffer, the husband of Margaret Ecklund Stauffer, Smithfield and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Stauffer, Hyrum, paid the supreme sacrifice October 29th, in France, according to a telegram received by relatives. Inducted into the army last January, received his military training in Texas and in July was assigned overseas, landing in Italy. He later saw front-line action in France. The telegram received by Pvt. Stauffer's family informed them he had been wounded in action October 28th. Following came the second message of his death. Pvt. Stauffer was born in Riverdale, Utah, September 21st, 1915, a son of Henry A. and Claudia Hughes Stauffer. His boyhood was spent in Mendon where he attended public schools; he later graduated from South Cache high school in Hyrum. He accepted employment with the Diesel Plant in California, then married Margaret Ecklund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ecklund, Newton. They resided in Mendon, and later in Ogden where he was employed as a carpenter in a defense plant. At the time of induction, he was working in a cost shipyard. Surviving are his wife, two small sons, Edward Keith and a two-month-old child of Smithfield; his parents of Hyrum, eleven brothers and sisters: Clifford and Blaine Stauffer of Hyrum, Maxine, Carma and Ree Stauffer of Mendon; Mrs. Shirley S. Darley of Wellsville, Dr. Lynn H. Stauffer of Patterson, New York; Ensign Fawn E. Stauffer and Ensign June Stauffer of Long Beach, California; Claud H. Stauffer, ph. M3/c, of Sun Valley, Idaho, and Marie Stauffer R.N. of San Francisco, California. ~The Herald Journal, November 21st, 1944, page 1.
Private Stauffer— was killed in France, October 29th while serving with an infantry unit. He was born in Riverdale September 21st, 1915, graduated from South Cache High School and was employed in California and Utah war plants before induction in January. He received overseas assignment last July. Survivors include his widow; two sons; his parents; four brothers, Clifford and Blaine Stauffer, Hyrum; Dr. Lynn H. Stauffer, Paterson, New Jersey; Claude H. Stauffer, with the navy at Sun Valley, Idaho, and seven six sisters, Maxine, Carma Rae Stauffer, Mendon; Mrs. Shirley S. Darley, Wellsville; Ens. Fawn Stauffer and Ens. June Stauffer, Long Beach, California, and Marie Stauffer, San Francisco. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Military Honors— will be accorded Private Keith H. Stauffer at Mendon cemetery Saturday, at ten a.m. He was killed in action in southern France October 28th, 1944. Friends may call at the home of his parents, Henry A. and Claudia Hughes Stauffer, 258 South Center Street, Hyrum, this evening and Saturday until service time. At Mendon cemetery, services will be conducted by Reeves Bird and military rites will be directed by the Hyrum Legion post. Burial arrangements are being made by the Thompson Funeral Home of Hyrum. ~The Herald Journal, August 6th, 1948, page 6.
Fawn Elizabeth Stauffer Steigerwald ~ Veteran WW II
Fawn E. Steigerwald— 94 of Logan, passed away January 24th, 2006. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Richard P. Steigerwald; they were married for forty-three years. She was born in Riverdale, Utah, daughter of the late Henry A. and Claudia (Hughes) Stauffer. She attended the William Budge Memorial Hospital nursing school, where she graduated as a registered nurse. In 1943, she enlisted in the U.S. Naval Nurse Corp. She was stationed in Treasure Island, California, and served in World War II in Oahu and Hilo, Hawaii. In 1946, she received an honorable discharge from the Navy, where she attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade. She worked at San Francisco General Hospital until she married Dr. Steigerwald in 1948. She and her husband resided in Wooster, Ohio, where she worked as a nursing assistant for Dr. Steigerwald until his retirement in 1985. They retired in Logan. She was an avid gardener and loved nature. She participated in various organizations in Wooster, including golf, bowling leagues and bridge clubs. She is the sister of the late Lynn Stauffer, Henry C. Stauffer, Clifford Stauffer, Claud Stauffer and Keith Stauffer. She is survived by her half brother, Blaine Stauffer; and her sisters, Maxine Johnson, Marie Meikle, June Daily, Shirlee Darley and Carma Bradshaw. Her daughter, Paula (Steigerwald) Levesque, lives in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Services will be held at eleven a.m. on Saturday, Feburary 4th, at the Cranney Mortuary chapel, 420 East 1800 North, North Logan, where family and friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family and a register book signed at www.allenmortuaries.net. ~The Herald Journal, February 1st, 2005.
Richard Peter Steigerwald ~ Veteran WW II
Richard P. Steigerwald— D.D.S., 84 of Logan died Saturday morning, September 21st, 1991, at the University Medical Center, in Salt Lake City. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 24th, 1907, he was the son of Pious and Louise Steigerwald. He married Fawn Elizabeth Stauffer on June 17, 1948, in Wooster, Ohio. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1936, from the former Western Reserve University. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy Dental Corps in Europe and the South Pacific. From 1936-1941, he practiced dentistry in Berlin, Germany, and was there associated with the State Department at the U.S. Embassy from 1939-1941. He practiced dentistry in Wooster, from 1946-1985, until his retirement to Logan. He is survived by his wife, Fawn, of Logan and his daughter Paula A. Barrows of Rumford, Rhode Island. Mass of the Christian Burial will be Tuesday, September 24th, 1991, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 795, North 800 East, Logan, with Father Francis W. Voellmecke officiating. Burial will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cranney Mortuary. ~The Herald Journal, September 23rd, 1991, page 4.
Joan Stauffer Stephens
Joan Stephens— age 72 passed away peacefully November 16th, 2009, with her husband by her side. She was born to Henry C. and Alice Stauffer on January 1st, 1937 in Logan, Utah. She married Robert Stephens in the Logan L.D.S. Temple on April 11th, 1958. She loved to play the piano and sing. She was very talented in typing and shorthand and received many awards. She enjoyed spending time with her family on camping trips and backyard barbecues. One of her greatest joys was special one-on-one time with each of her grandchildren. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in many leadership positions. She spent her career as a professional secretary and was greatly valued by her employers. She is survived by her loving husband, three sons and a daughter: Craig (Tami) of Morgan, Jim (Becky) of West Point, Dave (Becky) of Clinton and Andrea (Brent) Brown of Gilbert, Arizona; twelve grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and two brothers, Val (Karleen) Stauffer and Mike (Lynda) Stauffer. Funeral services will be held at eleven a.m. Friday, November 20th, 2009, at the Clearfield Third Ward Chapel, 350 North Vine. Friends and family may call Thursday from six to eight p.m. at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 North Fairfield Road, and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment is in Mendon City Cemetery. The family would like to express special thanks to the caregivers at Heritage Park and Vista Hospice. Donations to the Alzheimer's Foundation in her memory would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Armaida Rose Muir Stewart
Maida M. Stewart, 50, Passes Away Following Illness— Maida Muir Stewart, 50 died early this morning in a Salt Lake City hospital following an extended illness. She was born March 1st, 1906, in Mendon, a daughter of Thomas and May Longstroth Muir. She married Kingsley Stewart, February 21st, 1938, in Salt Lake City. She received her early education in Cache County schools and was valedictorian of her class at South Cache high school. She graduated from Utah State College in 1929. Mrs. Stewart had been employed by the U.S.A.C. Experiment Station and Utah Mortgage and Loan Corporation, while in Logan. In Salt Lake City she had been employed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue for several years, and had been a resident of Salt Lake City since she was married. Surviving are her husband, Salt Lake City, and eight brothers and sisters; Maggie Muir, Melvin Muir, Gilbert Muir, Byron Muir, Stephen Muir, Ralph Muir, Mendon; Mrs. Denver (Hazel) Copen, Mendon; Mrs. John D. (Grace) Thornley, Salt Lake City. Funeral arrangements will be announced. ~The Herald Journal, August 31st, 1956, page 9.
Mendon, Utah— Funeral services for Mrs. Maida Muir Stewart, 50, who died Friday in Salt Lake City after a long illness will be conducted Tuesday at one p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the family home in Mendon Tuesday after twelve noon. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 2nd, 1956, page 8.
Kingsley Heinrich Kotter Stewart
Salt Lake City— King Stewart, 82 a former Logan resident, died Saturday, May 14th, 1988, in Salt Lake City of natural causes. He was born in Logan on July 9th, 1905. He was a Salt Lake City businessman. He was preceded in death by his wife Maida Muir Stewart in 1955, and by his second wife Irene Stewart in 1986. He is survived by three sisters, Daloise Gundersen, Salt Lake City; Gracia Cook, Bountiful; and Miriam Cox, Garden Grove, California. Friends and family may call Monday at seven p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 255 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, or at the Mendon Cemetery at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Mo Lee Stone
Mo Lee Stone Dies In Ogden Hospital— Mo Lee Stone, 31-months-old daughter of Alfred W. and Wanda Hill Stone, 333 36th Street, Ogden, died Saturday at an Ogden hospital following a four-months illness of leukemia. The family formerly lived in Logan. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, one p.m., in the Mendon L.D.S. ward chapel with Bishop Reeves Bird officiating. Friends may call at the Mendon ward chapel from twelve noon until time of services. The child was born October 4, 1948, in Ogden. She was member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the Junior Sunday school. Survivors include the parents and grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. William Stone, Newton, Cache County, and Leslie Hill, Preston, Idaho; great-grandparents, H.G. Stone, Newton; Mrs. Echo Humphreys and Joseph N. Sorensen, Ogden. ~The Herald Journal, May 14th, 1951, page 6.
Isabella Jane Stumpf
Resident of Mendon Dies, Mendon— Isabella Jane Stumpf, 77 died at the home of a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Barrett in Mendon today. She was born November 28th, 1886, in Mendon, a daughter of Tarugott Stumpf and Jane Buist Stumpf. Miss Stumpf had been a Relief Society teacher for forty years, was a member of the Mendon D.U.P. Camp, and had been active in other church auxiliaries. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Oscar J. (Elizabeth) Barrett, Mendon. Funeral services will be Monday, one p.m., in Hall Mortuary chapel, with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen of Mendon Ward, officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday evening and Monday prior to service. Burial will be in Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 25th, 1964, page 5.
Funeral services— For Isabella Jane Stumpf, 77 will be held Monday at one p.m. in Hall Mortuary chapel with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen of Mendon Ward officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday evening and Monday prior to service. Burial will be in Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 27th, page 7.
Jane Buist Stumpf
Mendon Woman Taken at Home— Mrs. Jane Buist Stumpf passed away Friday after a six weeks illness. She was nearly 78 years old. Mrs. Stumpf was the daughter of David Buist and Isabella Mather Buist and was born January 9th, 1855, at Arbroath, Scotland. Her parents joined the church in the old country and she was baptized when eight years of age. Her mother died when Jane was thirteen. Her father married Agnes Burnett a few years later. They came to Utah in 1884 and lived in Salt Lake City for a short time when the family moved to Mendon. She was married to Traugott Stumpf in the Logan Temple, March 13th, 1885. He died in 1927. Mrs. Stumpf is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Oscar G. Barrett and Miss Isabella Stumpf, six grandchildren, and one sister and four brothers, Mrs. Lizzie Baker, David Buist, William Buist of Mendon, Alex Buist of Wellsville, and John Buist of Cache Junction. Funeral services will be held Monday at one p.m. ~The Journal, December 30th, 1932, page 8.
Tributes Paid at Stumpf Rites, Mendon— A sweet, peaceful spirit pervaded the funeral services for Mrs. Jane Stumpf Monday in the ward chapel. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen was in charge of the rites. Prayers were offered by Joseph T. Wood and Elmer J. Hancock. The choir under direction of Joseph C. Sorensen, with Mrs. Ellen Ladle at the organ, snag two numbers. Other Numbers were solos by Kay Sorensen, accompanied on the piano by Miss Mozelle Barrett and Cyril Nelson; a violin solo by Alonzo Wood, accompanied by Mrs. Harry Bartlett. The following speakers: Joseph N. Sorensen, Mormon D. Bird, Daniel Woodland of Logan and Bishop Sorensen spoke of the loving character of Mrs. Stumpf, of her trials in early days, her many years of faithful service as Relief Society treasurer and teacher, She was a faithful Latter-day Saint, and to know her was to love her. Pall bearers were L.K. Wood, Alonzo Wood, Clarence Barrett, Earl Buist, Arthur Kidman and Charles Buist of Wellsville. Joseph C. Sorensen dedicated the grave in the Mendon Cemetery. Many beautiful floral offerings gave silent tribute to the love and esteem held for Mrs. Stumpf. ~The Journal, January 4th, 1933, page 1.
Traugott Stumpf
Traugott Stumpf— About a month ago a representative of The Journal called upon Father Stumpf, for the purpose of obtaining a short story of his life. At that time the old gentleman was in good health, and looked as though he might live for a number of years yet. On the morning of February 19th, he was doing his chores as usual, when it is thought that he must have had a stroke of some kind, as he fell down, and was carried into the house and laid upon a bed, and all was done for him that could be, but it seems that his appointed time had come, and he passed quietly into the great beyond. We give his story as he told it.— "I was born January 2nd, 1840, in the town of Buchacern, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. My father John Stumpf, was a school teacher. He died about 1856 leaving my mother a widow with three children. After my father's death I lived with one of my uncles for about five years, working in the dyeing business. After I left him I went as journeyman, and was very successful in getting work." "While in this business I received a letter from my sister asking me to come home for New Years, and to persuade my brother Emil to abandon Mormonism. It seems two Mormon Elders had come into the country and my brother had joined the church. My sister used to hide his Sunday clothes to prevent him from attending their meetings, but he went in his work clothes, walking 67 miles. New Years day came and I went home little thinking that I too would be a Mormon before I returned to work. I had no sooner heard the gospel than I knew that it was true. I was baptized in 1861, and mother joined soon after. I was now of the age when military duty was expected of me and I was advised by the Elders to go to Utah. So arrangements were made for both Emil and I to come out. We had only five dollars between us and no bedding except a blanket, but we did not hesitate but started, our fare being advanced to us." "We went through France and England to Liverpool where we found a large company of saints and sailed for New York. At New York we took a train for Florence, Nebraska. The Civil War was on and we were not able to obtain passenger cars, I was afraid that they might take me and put me in the army but nothing happened. At Florence we found a wagon train waiting for us. I drove a yoke of cattle for John Hafen across the plains. We reached Salt Lake City near the last of October. My mother and sister came to America in 1863. My sister was killed by lightning while crossing the plains." "I passed the first winter with Alexander Hill in Big Cottonwood. Later I came to Mendon and worked for Kelsey Bird. In 1868 I married Elizabeth Turner Wood. She died some years later and I married Janet Buist in 1885. We have two girls living, and six grandchildren." "In 1868 I made a trip to Laramie for emigrants. At Green River I was to cross the river on the same boat as the boys from San Pete, but my cattle got away and I couldn't get them in time and got left. The boat capsized and five of the San Pete boys were drowned; also Thomas Yeats of Millville." "I have always been an active worker in the church, teaching in Sunday School, acting as ward teacher, etc. I have also held several offices in the town for many years." Father Stumpf was all his life a faithful Latter-day Saint, a good husband and a good neighbor, loved by all who knew him. He died February 19th, and was buried February 23rd. ~The Journal, March 12th, 1927, page 11.
Robert Sweeten ~ Veteran Pioneer Militia
Pioneer Dies, Noted Career Ends for Man Who Came to Salt Lake In 1847— An active member of the Church for 89 years, Robert Sweeten, long distinguished and honored as Utah's oldest 1847 pioneer, died Sunday at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Lucille Rasmussen, 561 East Thirty-third South Street. Mr. Sweeten celebrated his 95th birthday December 14th, of this year. Short funeral services will be held Wednesday at seven p.m. in the Larkin funeral parlors in Salt Lake City, with Clarence Gardner, a nephew and former bishop of Richards Ward officiating. Additional services will be held at one p.m. Thursday in Mendon where Bishop Henry Sorensen will conduct. The son of George and Mary Gardner Sweeten, Mr. Sweeten was born in Brooke Lambton, Canada, in 1840. The father died two years later and the boy with his mother and stepfather, Roger Luckham, moved to Nauvoo at the age of six. They crossed the plains in the Edward Hunter company, arriving in Salt lake October 1st, 1847. For some years they lived in East Mill Creek, but as a young man Mr. Sweeten became one of the pioneer settlers of Cache Valley, making his home in Mendon. At the age of twenty-seven he returned to his birthplace to marry Amanda Hagle, who returned to Mendon with him in 1869. The couple became the parents of six sons and five daughters, eight of which children survive him. Mr. Sweeten was the mayor of Mendon for eight years and a member of the city council for twenty years. He was also justice of the peace and city marshal and served as a school trustee for several terms. He was a member of the Nauvoo Legion under the late Orson Hyde and was one of the Cache Valley Minute Men for twenty years. Following the death of Mrs. Sweeten at Mendon in 1903, Mr. Sweeten and his sons moved to Holbrook, Idaho, one of the first families to settle in the Curlew Valley. Surviving Mr. Sweeten are Mrs. Martha Holbrook, 359 Ball Street, Salt Lake City; Robert L. Sweeten, Windsor, California; Mrs. Melvin Atkinson, Holbrook, Idaho; George G. Sweeten, 225 Forth East street, Salt Lake City; Mrs. John W. Chipman, 706 East Twenty-first South Street; Colen H. Sweeten, Holbrook, Idaho; Mrs. Alberta Barlow and Mrs. Chloe Garn, 204 Canyon Road, Salt Lake City; thirty-nine grandchildren and thirty-two great-grandchildren also survive. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
1847 Pioneer, Cache Leader, Dies in Salt Lake: Robert Sweeten Service to Be Held in Mendon on Thursday— Utah's oldest pioneer of 1847, Robert Sweeten, died Saturday night at Salt Lake City, relatives here have been informed. Mr. Sweeten was one of the early residents of Mendon where he served as mayor for eight years and as a member of the city council for twenty years. He had also been justice of the peace and city marshall as well as a member of the board of education. For more than twenty years, he was one of the famous Cache county minute men and also a member of the Nauvoo legion under the late Orson Hyde. Mr. Sweeten died peacefully at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Lucille Rasmussen in Salt Lake City. He was 95 years of age. A number of relatives reside in Logan, among them several grandchildren, the sons and daughters of the late Bishop Warren Sweeten of Curlew, Idaho. Bishop Sweeten died five years ago. His widow and family moved to Logan shortly after. Mr. Sweeten was born December 14th, 1840, a son of George and Mary Gardner Sweeten, in Kent County, Canada. In 1846, his stepfather, Roger Luckham and his mother, moved to Nauvoo and a year later they joined the pioneers led by Brigham Young in the historic trek to Utah, arriving here October 1st, 1847. Mr. Sweeten moved to Mendon in 1859. His wife died in Mendon in 1903 and Mr. Sweeten and his sons then moved to Holbrook, Idaho, pioneering the Curlew Valley. Eight of eleven children survive. They are: Mrs. Martha Holbrook, George G. Sweeten, Mrs. John W. Chipman, Mrs. Alberta Barlow and Mrs. Chloe Garn of Salt Lake City; Robert L. Sweeten, Windsor, California; Mrs. Melvin Atkinson, Colen H. Sweeten of Holbrook, Idaho. Funeral services have tentatively been arranged for Thursday in the Mendon ward chapel. ~The Herald Journal, January 20th, 1936, page 1.