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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, October 4, 1989 Page 7 Obituaries Juel Estelle Rasmussen Juel Es telle Callister Cal-lister Rasmussen, Ras-mussen, 91, Provo, died October 2, 1989 at home. She had made her home for the past three years with her daughters. She was born on June 7, 1898 Wt, H,' IS in Oakley, Idaho, a i daughter of Alva Phelps and Ella Pugh Marcus Callister. She married Edward Harris Rasmussen on September 9, 1918 in Fillmore, Utah. The marriage later was solemnized solem-nized in the Provo LDS Temple. He died on December 16, 1974. She received her education in the Idaho schools. She moved to Utah. Following her marriage they made their home in Fillmore until 1939 when they moved to Salt Lake City for one year. They then moved to Provo where she has lived since. Mrs. Rasmussen Ras-mussen was a member of the LDS Church. Her interests included quilting quilt-ing and gardening. She is survived by three sons and four daughters: Mark E. Rasmussen, Duane A. Rasmussen and Mrs. Dean (Hope) Prestwich, all of Orem; Dean H. Rasmussen and Mrs. Douglas (La Von) Nuttall, both of Provo; Mrs. Marvin (Ella) Naylor of Springville, Utah and Mrs. Elias (Gloria) Staheli of Spanish Fork, Utah; 42 grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters; Thomas Callister, Roy Callister Cal-lister and Ane Stevens, all of Salt Lake City; Jennie Steele of Ogden, Utah. She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. at the Berg Drawing Chapel of Provo, 185 East Center Street. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo on Thursday evening 6-8 p.m. or on Friday one hour prior to services. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Kenneth Stevenson Kenneth Allan Stevenson, 80, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 1989 at Mountain Moun-tain View Hospital in Payson. He was born April 12, 1906 in Worchester, Mass., a son of Allan L. and Elsie H. Davis Stevenson. He married Janet B.Hobsonin 1947. She died in December of 1975. He married Wanda M Wheeler, May 19, 1978 in . Lake Tahoe, Calif. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, Calif., where he received his education. During World War II he was a commander and was in the Pacific Theater. Following the war, he worked for American National Can Company and later for Bechtel Corp. as an Engineer. After retirement, he moved to Lake Tahoe, Calif., and after marriage to Wanda they moved to Carson City, Nov., in 1979 and then to Orem i n April of 1989. He is survived by his wife of Provo; one son and two daughters, Ronald A. Stevenson, El Granada, Calif.; Carol A. Stevenson, Arlington, Va., and Cheryl A. Eccles, Logan; two grandchildren; one sister, Carolyn Kilpatrick, Englewood, Colo. Memorial service was held last Tuesday in Provo. Berg Mortuary w :t7:t.i84l James Grant Wilson Funeral services were held Monday Mon-day in the Pleasant View 6th Ward, Provo. Interment St. George City Cemetery with graveside services Tuesday. Vern L. Hobson Funeral services were held last Wednesday in the Pleasant View 4th Ward LDS Chapel, Provo. Interment Salt Lake City Cemetery. Laureen Walker Funeral services were held last Wednesday in the Berg Mortuary of Provo. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Patricia "Pat" Kavanagh Mass of Christian Burial was held at the St. Joseph The Worker Church, West Jordan, last Thursday. Interment Inter-ment Provo City Cemetery. June Melva Lloyd Erickson Funeral services were held Friday in the Orem Park 7th Ward LDS Chapel. Interment Orem City Cemetery. Marcus II. Bean Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 12 noon in the Oak Hills 2nd Ward LDS Chapel, 1600 N. 900 E., Provo. Friends may call at the ward chapel Wednesday one hour prior to services. Interment Provo City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to the BYU Library. Leo W. Hatch Funeral services will bo held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Sharon 1st Ward LDS Chapel, 800 S. 400 E., Orem Friends may call at the ward chapel Wednesday one hour prior to services. Interment East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. David Fred Adamson Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in tho Provo North Stake Center, 1122 N. Grand Avenue, Provo. Friends may call at tho Berg Mortuary of Provo Wednesday Wednes-day 6-8 p.m. or at the ward chapel Thursday one hour prior to services. Interment Provo City Cemetery. r 1 I I Win Ivan Farnworth Ivan Allen Farnworth, 92, of Orem, died Monday, October 2, 1989 at the East Lake Care Center in Provo. He was born January 19, 1897 in Chester, Sanpete County, Utah, a son of Charles Henry and Maude Wheelock Farnworth. He married Myrtle Randall December 30, 1919 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died July 1, 1987. He moved to Idaho when he was a child and attended school in Rex-burg. Rex-burg. He moved to Orem in 1929 where he has since resided. He was a soldier in World War I, serving in France. He has been active in the veterans organizations since, having served as State Commander of World War I Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He worked as a railroad inspector for 35 years and then owned and operated the Fairlane Mobile Village for eight years. He has been active in the Orem Senior Citizens by directing tours to various parts of the state, also by conducting con-ducting their bowling and dancing activities ac-tivities and heading the committed to raise money for their building. Active in the LDS Church, he has been a counselor in a Bishopric, Sunday Sun-day School Superintendent, ward clerk, and secretary in the High Priest's Quorum. He is survived by two daughters, Lee Kosanke, Spokane, WA; Dortha Cordner, Orem; and one son Ivan R. Farnworth, Orem; 24 grandchildren; 48 great grandchildren and 9 great, great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Beulah Pyne Evans and Joyce Harding Hard-ing preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 5, at 11 a.m. in the Orem Sharon 2nd Ward Chapel, 640 South 400 east, Orem. Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, Mor-tuary, 495 South State, Orem, and Thursday one hour prior to services at the ward chapel. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery with full military rites conducted con-ducted by VFW District 4. Frank Reed Frank Luther Reed, 74, died Friday, Sept. 29, 1989 at his home in Orem. He was born July 30, 1915 a son of Clifford Eugene and marjorie Caris Reed in Ravenna, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Crock Jan. 15, 1939, in Ravenna, Ohio. She died in Orem on march 4, 1985. Ho and Elizabeth graduated from Ravenna High School in 1934. After running the family sporting goods store in Ravenna for several years he got his first job as a professional newspaper photographer for the Canton Can-ton Repository in 1937. He served as a photographer in the U.S. Army during World War II in tho South pacific. After the war he worked for ACME Ncwspictures and later United Press International. Ho then worked for the Cleveland Press in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1956 to his retirement in 1980. Ho and clizabcth moved to Orem in 1980 to enjoy outdoor out-door activities with their children and families. Survivors include one daughter and two sons, Connie Maglcby of Las Vegas, Nov., Carter E. Reed of Price; and Brian K. Reed of Flagstaff, Ariz. He is also survived by two grandchildren and three step grandchildren. Funeral was Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Orem. Burial in Ravenna, Ohio. Lloyd Bennett Lloyd Dean Bennett, 64, died Monday, Sept. 25, 1989 in Provo. He was born April 15, 1925 in Shelley, Idaho, the son of Lloyd Albert and Mary Esther Holland Bennett, he married Gwcn Preston May 23, 1944 in American Fork. Their marriage later was solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. Ho is survived by his wife of Provo; three daughters and three sons, including Mrs. Wayne (Suzanne) Crabb, Orem. Funeral washcld Friday in Provo. Burial in American Fork Cemetery with military rites by VFW Uist. 4. Leo Hatch Leo W. Hatch, 59, Orem, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 1989 in Logan, Utah of a heart attack. He was born Jan. 5, 1930 in Provo to Adelbert and Josephine Turley Hatch. He married Colleen Dean hatch, Nov. 24, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He lived in the Orem area all of his life. He graduated from Lincoln High School after which he attended Brigham Young University. He was employed by Geneva Steel for 30 years and at Price Savers for one year. He was still employed by Geneva Steel at the time of his death. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and held the office of high priest. He had held many positions in the church, including home teacher. He is survived by his wife, Orem; three sons and one daughter, Dean Hatch, Sacramento, Calif.: Craig Hatch, Sandy; Kyle Hatch, West Jordan; Jor-dan; Mrs. Karen Sipherd, Fair Port. N.Y.; 16 grandchildren; two brothers and five sisters, Quinn Hatch, Orem; Ronald Hatch, Moses Lake, Wash.; Glenna Itri, Yeadon, Paj Ester H. LeVitre, Salt Lake City; Dorothy H. Kearl. Green River, Ariz.; Velma H. Arnold, presently serving an LDS Mission in Curitiba, Brazil; Kay A Davidson, Ann Arbor, Mich. He was preceded in death by one sister, Reva H. Bennett, and one brother, Jay I. Hatch. Funeral will be Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. in the Sharon 1st LDS Ward Chapel, 800 S. 400 E., Orem. Friends may call at the church Wednesday Wed-nesday one hour prior to services. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Hills. Vonda Larsen Salina - Vonda Martha Sanderson Sander-son Larsen, 81, of Salina, died Tuesday, Tues-day, Sept. 26, 1989. She was bom March 30, 1908, in Fairview, a daughter of James H. and Minnie Brown Sanderson. She married mar-ried Charles Ruel Larsen, July 3, 1929, in Salt Lake City. Their marriage mar-riage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, Dec. 4, 1929. He died April 12, 1989. She taught school at Salina Elementary School for 32 years. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had served in many civic activities. She is survived by three children, Mrs. Pryce (Cheryl L.) Hales, Redmond; Red-mond; Gaylen Larsen, Salt Lake City; James Larsen, Orem; 11 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth S. Madsen, Luzon S. Wright, both of Salt Lake City. She was preceded in death by one sister, two brothers and one granddaughter. Funeral was Friday, Sept. 29, in the Salina 2nd LDS Ward Chapel. Burial in Salina Eastside Cemetery. June Erickson June Melva Lloyd Erickson, 60, of Orem, died Tuesday, Sept 26, 1989 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Cen-ter. She was born March 6, 1929 in Sidney, Australia, a daughter of Robert William Thomas and Louisa Mary Berry Lloyd. She married Claude R. Erickson Aug. 26, 1948 in Pendleton, Ore. The marriage was solemnized Nov. 11, 1960 in the Hawaiian LDS Temple. She received her education in Sidney, Sid-ney, Australia, emigrating to the U.S. in 1948. She was a member of the LDS church, serving as Primary and Relief Society presidents. She and her husband hus-band served in the Coventry Mission, Grantham, England. She served in many auxiliaries of the church and as a stake missionary. She had lived in many parts of the U.S. with her husband, who was in the Navy. She is survived by her husband of Orem; one son and three daughters, William Matthew Erickson, Magna; Mrs. Louisa Mary Howard and Mrs. Betty Jean Mize, both Orem; Mrs. Darlcne Ann Dewsnup, Dcseret; 15 grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters, Ruby Louise Hickey; Leslie Keith Lloyd, and Bruce Hector Lloyd, all Sidney, Australia, and Mrs. Max (Vera) Barber, Walla Walla, Wash. Service was Friday, Sept. 29, at Orem Park 7th Ward. Burial in Orem City Cemetery. Frank Dee Peay Frank Doc Peay, 35, of Fcrron, Utah, died Saturday, September 30, 1989 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah from a lingering illness. He was born April 13, 1954 in Provo, Utah to Warren DcLoss Peay and Alcnc Burningham. He married Joann Mangum August 22, 1975 in Orem, Utah. The marriage later was solemnized in tho Manti Temple. Ho received his education in Orem, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah where he was graduated from Cypress High School. Ho was employed at the Pykcttc Sowing Factory as a pattern cutter and later worked for the Fcrron School District as a custodian. He was an active member of the LDS church having served as a ward clerk, Elders Quorum president and Scoutmaster. Ilccnjoycdplayingthcguitarand performing in a group when younger. Later bocauscof his im paired sight ho attended Braille school in Salt lake City and became skillful in piecing and making quilts and makingbread. lie was a dog lover. His main interest was his love of family. Survivors include his wife JoAnn, three sons and one daughter, Marc Dee Peay, Kevin DcLoss Peay, Jason Peay and Jo Dec Peay of Fcrron, Utah; his parents of Orem; one sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Konnie) Newman of Orem; grandmother, Mrs. Afton P. ir-ningham ir-ningham of Vineyard; grandfather, Warren E. Peay of Orem. Funeral was held Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Fcrron. Burial in the Fcrron City Cemetery. National Merit Semifinalists named for Orem High School By Jennifer Harding and Kim Nichols Next spring, 6,000 National Scholarships will be awarded to selected students. Semifinalists at Orem High are Bruce Hansen, Jenny Sokolowsky, Ben Pew, Weston Cann and Brian Walton. To qualify for this honor, these students stu-dents received outstanding scores on the 1988 PSAT and NMSQT tests. Scholarships being awarded are: 1,800 National Merit 2,000 dollar scholarships for which all finalists will be considered; con-sidered; 1,300 corporate and business busi-ness sponsored Merit scholarships scholar-ships awarded only to finalists who meet a company's preferential preferen-tial criteria; and more than 2,900 college-sponsored Merit Scholarships Scholar-ships available only for Finalists who will attend their respective sponsor institution. For those who are not Finalists, consideration considera-tion for the National Merit Scholarship looks good on any college col-lege application and can help with other scholarship applications. applica-tions. Jenny Sokolowsky, the only female finalist, thinks that it is a great honor to be recognized for this award. She feels that she did well on the PSAT because she studied hard and she's naturally good at taking tests. Other awards she has received are National Na-tional Honors Society, and Who's Who Among American High School Students. She is also a member of FBLA. Sokolowsky is the editor of the Orem Forum, a Autumn Sounds on Temple Square During October the Temple Square Concert Series will present a variety of vocal and instrumental in-strumental music. Performances will be held in the Assembly Hall and Tabernacle as designatei?, with performances beginning t 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. indi-cated. Tickets are not required for most of the free concerts, which are sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Admission is limited to those eight years of age and older. Friday, Oct. 6, Victoria Morris, soprano; Walter Whipple, organist; Carol Abercrombie, pianist; Ken Evans, tenor; Sarah Thomson, harpist Saturday, Oct. 7, Tamara Oswald, Os-wald, harp; David Kern, flutist; Natalie Reed, violin; Linda Emerson, Emer-son, viola; Francis Bach, cello Friday, Oct. 13, Utah All-State All-State Band, Choir and Orchestra Saturday, Oct. 14, The Eleanor Kennard Chorale Friday, Oct. 20, Jeffrey Shum-way Shum-way Saturday, Oct. 21, Sounds Choir Wednesday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 28: Saltlake Symphony Sym-phony Orchestra Friday, Oct. 27, Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus, 8 p.m. For more information about this concert call 240-2524. Phone 225-1340 For Your Subscription to Orem-Geneva Times Lola Taylor Lola Ensign Taylor, 70, died Sunday, Sun-day, Sept. 24, 1989 in Orem of causes incident to age. She was born Jan. 25, 1910 in Salt Lake City to Isaac LcRoy and Emma Beatrice Smith Ensign. She married Hyrum Young Taylor, Sept. 11, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Tcm pic. He died Oct. 31. 1969. She received her education in the Salt Lake City schools. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also belonged to the Riverside Country Club. She had lived in Salt Lake City; Walla Walla, Wash.; Arroyo Grande, Calif.; and at the time of her death was residing in Orem. She worked with her husband in a local paint and glass business in Provo, and later worked for the Provo School District as a secretary. She lived with family until 1985 and then spent the last four years at Care West in Orem. She is survived by one son, Hyde Taylor, Provo; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Cunningham, Salt Lake City; Belle Squires, San Diego, Calif. Graveside service was hold last Wednesday at Provo City Cemetery. Orem High School Semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship competition of 1990 are, left to right: Jenny Sokolowsky, Meghan Bendio, Weston Cann, Bruce Hansen, Ben Pew, and Brian Walton. gymnastics coach, and is a co-host on a radio show for KOHS. Her future goals are to earn a full scholarship to college and to be a journalist. She enjoys reading, music, writing and photography. She feels that this award will enhance her resume for scholarship scholar-ship opportunities. To Bruce Hansen, being a semifinalist wasn't a big surprise. He says that his test score on the PSAT personally prepared him for it. Hansen also received an honor award at the scholars banquet ban-quet last year. He hopes that this award will help him get into college col-lege and have a better chance for a scholarship. Other activities he is involved in are Assistant Program Pro-gram Director at KOHS, and FBLA. He hopes to someday attend at-tend BYU and major in math and computer science. He also wants to go on a mission for the LDS Church. Hansen enjoys music, reading, and sports, mostly basketball bas-ketball and football. Weston Cann says that it is kind of nice being nominated for a National Merit Scholarship, though he thinks that his teachers treat him smarter than he thinks he is. He thinks that a lot of reading when he was younger has increased his vocabulary and helped him receive a high score on the PSAT. Cann is involved in music and drama. He would like to attend BYU after high school and study electronics and music, and try to make the two work together. Some of his hobbies are compos Minority Enterprise Week Minority Enterprise Development Develop-ment Week has been proclaimed for October 2-8 by City of Orem Mayor S. Blaine Willes. The formal proclamation states that Utah's economic growth and prosperity depend on the full participation of all its citizens. Utah's minority-owned businesses busi-nesses provide products and services ser-vices to our economy and jobs for many Utah citizens, states Willes. Wil-les. He also said the challenge for the 1980's and beyond is to sustain sus-tain and enhance the State's economic development by provid Dawna Christensen Dawna Pearl Powell Christensen, 33, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 1989 at the LDs Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was born Sept. 1, 1956 to Dean B and Pearl Hicks Powell. She was married and divorced. She is survived by her mother of Pleasant Grove, three sisters and three brothers, including Martin Powell of Orem. Funeral was held Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Pleasant Grove. Burial in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. ' Gordon Bylund Gordon Lowell Bylund, 71, of Spanish Fork, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 1989 at Mountain View Hospital in Payson of cancer. He was born Oct. 29, 1917 in Provo, the son of EricOlaf and Sophia Kirstinc Johansen Bylund. Ho married mar-ried Bernicc Alexander Sept. 19, 1949 in Spanish Fork. lie was the brother of Dagmcr B. Ay cock of Orem. Funeral will be Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. in the Spanish Fork 5th LDS Ward Chapel, 1006 E. 200 S. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary Mor-tuary Wednesday from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Burial in the Santaquin City Cemetery with military rites by the Spanish Fork American Legion, Pos-68. Pos-68. ) ing music, playing basketball, and being with friends. Brian Walton says that he feels privileged to be nominated. His personal enjoyment of math and the ability to do well on tests, he says, probably prepared him the most. Another award he has received was third place in the State Math Contest. Walton is quite busy with extra-curricular activities like literary magazine, National Honors Society, and playing in the school orchestra and pit orchestra. After graduation, gradua-tion, his goals are to go to college and get a good job. Some of his interests are math, science, physics, computers, music, and string instruments. This honor will open up opportunities to get scholarship money and be recognized recog-nized by colleges. Ben Pew feels that being nominated is kind of fun. Always reading has increased his vocabulary. He is also in drama, the symphonic band, and the Literary Magazine. His biggest future goal is to go to college and get a degree in aerospace engineering. en-gineering. His interests are military history, aviation, and reading science fiction books. He hopes that this award will make it easier to get into college and also make it more affordable. A sixth semifinalist, is senior Meghan Bendio, who transferred from Waterford School. All the semifinalists agreed that this will look good on college applications and can help with other scholarship applications. ing the opportunities for minority individuals to participate in this effort through creation and expansion ex-pansion of minority business which will share in the State's economic growth to the fullest degree de-gree possible. Achievement of this can best be gained by an active involvement involve-ment of State Government and other entities to provide appropriate ap-propriate assistance and support to assist in the attainment of said goals. Willes asks all citizens to recognize minority business enterprises throughout the City of Orem and State of Utah. Enoch Andersen Funeral service for Enoch Lehi Andersen, 90, of Provo was held Tuesday Tues-day at Provo. Ho died Sept. 29, 1989 in Orem. Ho was born Dec. 5, 1898 in Copenhagen, Copen-hagen, Denmark, a son of Johannes and Oline Matilda Johansen Anderson. Ander-son. Ho married Emmy Jess on Oct. 7, 1927 in Copenhagen. She died Oct. 19, 1984. Survivors include a daughter, Mikcn Atkinson, Orem. Marcus Bean Marcus Hardy Bean, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 1989 in Provo after a lengthy illness. A native of Provo, he was born Sept. 4, 1901 to James W. and Pauline Hardy Bean. He married Clair Todd of Farmington in the Salt Lake Tern pie of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1925. Surviving arc his wife of Provo, a son and two daughters. He was the brother of Sterling Bean of Orem. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at the Oak Hills 2nd Ward Chapel, 1600 N. 900 E., Provo. Friends may call at the ward chapel Wednesday one hour prior to the service. ser-vice. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery; The family suggests contributions con-tributions in his name be made to the ' ' Library. |