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Show 4 Vrnal ExprS Wednesday. October 23, 2002 Obituaries Britt "Cooter" Anthony Merrill Brill "Cooler"' Anihonv Merrill JC I f. COIK. Illik d his IlKiTUl nils K mi SatuiiLiv (ktohcr I. 2()2 arwJ relumed to his lather m Heaven (Juictlv he had prepared to iiktI his I alhet In cxU'ikiiii his kixe in all itmse lie taic J lot His Ijilh in his I athci s plan sticneth cued him thiiHi'tMKil ilk" luii'h IIIIK'S Hull kixcd lit.- IK' seas evet cmhaitine hi sonic pr !). I or iia uk'a lti.il unnoted (his enthusiasm lintl luxcd lu vrcak- an.) inxint things II Ik- didn't Inoxc nose lo ilo viiikiIhiij;. ho (insisted ilh il lillll p.lSSHHIS Vkl'K' SHOIAKuld skalcnojidine. and t'ndme Iiiik ilh his lilt nd Hull k ll his tvailhl) Iioiik- omiU'hI and luppx Ills hn'lil smi If and suilliiie exes m.ieiiiticd the peace vkiilnn his he ail Unit loved his l.iinilx. .in. I he kiicA ot then en.il luxe hi him Never did Ik" k'ave home im V" 'Hl' viilhoul kissine his iiihiii .Hid d.id and ccssiiie his love lie had treat love and iefvtl Im his nltlet hinlhei and sis lei. Sleihn and Itiootc. and lotind o willi his new lunlhel. liiel Hull was known hv all thost' who loved him as ' I'oolei" lo his pal enis. In' was the viilesi h.ihx luike Ilk' nil kn. line "Cooler" will lv erc.illx missed loi his ihevilul spn H and lov me he.ul Knit is survived h parents. K Wavne and Pamela Merrill, his sis Mildred Mildied C Koss. returned In (im! and her K'loved Imsh.ind Will.iid on kl 1 7. 2m2 at the Iioiik' ul a ik'.u 1 1 lend Hum in Koosevell on M.iv 2V I'Hh lo William Cos km-. II and Mville Cnnd.ill Kolte kinr She had lluee sihhnes that have ptetcd ed hei in death William Cox kine. Stanley H kini; and Ihuoihy C klll(! 1 ! 1 She was the K'loxevl moihei ol 1'amela K I'olls and one especially loved fiandsoii. James Michael I'otls She was staled to Ik'i W'loxcd husband ill. ihl I ileum Koss in Animals receive blessing at St. James By Virginia Harrington Express Feature Writer Si I tancis ol Assist is lecopnied b nuny jvople as the lust animal rights atlixis( He devoted his lite lo iMini; Im members ol many species and In te.khiii); tespcit Im animal die to others In keeping with a Imig held tradi lion bast'd on the teat lungs of this kindly man. Father Jan of Si Jank-s Catholic Chuuh held a blessing fm animals at noon m (kl 12 Several families Nought their cats and dogs, obviously muth loved and well cared Im pels, to receive the Father's blessing Father Jan said people owe nnxh to animals who wink for us. provide pro-vide us with fond, prmect us. give us warm materials for clmhing and provide their body parts fm tools lie talked with liMklness of farmers who have hisimically cared fm their livesttkk by keeping them clean, comfttflahle and well fed He said it saddens him when he sees animals forced lo live in their own filth or mistreated in any way Father Jan said mans religions, including Animism. Judaism. Hinduism and Islam among others, have similar practkes to the animal The family of Bctry L ZxIIer our wonderrui rricncu tor their support in the pa.st two months. A special thank you to FJiubcth Goodc who played the organ, the Ladies Aide for the wonderful lunch, Uintah Care Center StafT for their care and Thomson-Blackburn Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary for their compassion. Thank You Very Much, Robert M. Zeder and Family 1 Bntt Merrill lei. Hiooke Merrill, ami his bioth ers. Slciline Merrill, and Htel Johnson, erandpaients. )ale and ).nleiK' Hounds. I red and (iiela Steers, and lony Machado He will lv missed hv many uikles. aunts, and totisins who have eixen ol then love and suppoit l'ui k'd im ikath by his e.iandla ih i Kk li.ud I eon Men ill I uncial Mixues will he held ihurstiax. uioK-i :4 :e at n a in at the Maesvi I lS Slake (enter ilUS West Kuril Noitli I liieiuls max all Wednesday evenmv' li"in t S p in at the I hiHiison lil.K k bin i) Venial Mniluaix and at the cIuikIi one houi pnot lo seixiies Intermenl will lv held in the Dry I oik ( enkteiv uiiiU'i the diteilion ol I limns. m Hl.kkbuin Venial Moituaix C. Ross I'fHl. he went on In our lord in I'Nl Mildied loxed the I attei day S, nuts Chuuli The church and the wondeitul members pave her mikh vnmlmi and o in her latter years Inends max call al the i'omona Mausoleum on Ilnilsd.iv at II M) a in Seixues will be held al 12 in Hin with commitial billow in); Indd Memorial Chapel is in charge n aii.ineineiils Itecausc animals weie so loved b Mildred all her lite, the tamily asks thai in lieu ot flowers a dona lion lv sent in xour hkal Humane Sik let) Father Jan btesses the animals brought to St James Catfx4tc Churctt Francis of Assist. blessing because this is a mtMkXhc-isik mtMkXhc-isik WTid "There is only one Cfod." said the pnest, "no matter what name is used for him." would like to thank all of Jack Alma Swaner Jatk Vina Swaner ol West Jordan, passed awax peaselullx Tuesdax alteiikkin (let I. 2Kl2 alter a short but deterrniik'J Ufht with luni: laikei He was horn in Salt Lake ( it mi U 2t, IV.VS. He was taised both in Salt Lake Cilx and (iiassxallex. Calif almig with his two himhcis and oik' sister. He attended (iranile Hieh Schk4 and Salt 1 ake Communil) College whete Ik- earik'd an Ass,iaU iKtree in Lk.tUk.al Liifiiki'iing. He sttxed lour ears during the korean Wat with ilk Air NalKmal (iu.ud as a stall sergeant He mar-ned mar-ned k1.i I leen Cl.uk mi June K. WS7 in etnal ainl svnl the ik1 4S xeais with the woman he kixed and clk'tislk'd logellk-r the) adopted adopt-ed and laised oik' son He was a suwesslul busiik'ss enttepreik'ur Im st'xeral xeais He served as the executixe sowclat) to tlk btsfkni ol the I DS Kivetskk- lh Watd Kr oik veat He also woiked at Hill Air Loice Itast. I'lll Cinstnklion and Wheeler M.khiikr belme he reined al the age of t2 He was an axid ouidoots nun. airplaik enlhu siasi. bowler, goiter, and war hisio-ii hisio-ii an He espciiall) liked wmking xxith his hands, whether it he mechanical ot woodwoik J.kk was a losing, compassionate, sensitive. Iiaid wotking husband. I.ithei and 1 1 lend He was raised to think ot othets belt Me himself and Literacy Commission plans book drive, reading corner I he Childien's Hmk Councir t( HCl Childien's limk Week and Aitk'iican Itiucaliott Week holh (kctii ox IH through 24 Ilk. I itoi.it. Commission will use that special lime fm ils first book dttxe. Ilie) ill accept new im usi'd childien's chil-dien's hooks in good OMidllion AniitHiiKing the drive eatly gixes lamilies with uKkr or grown chil dten plenty ol link" to search clos ets and attics Im llnise iieasuted Ivooks ttom years ago It also gives families with young childten time to hkik thnnigh that si.uk of btNkv utkler the child's bed fm Mmte that have been outgrown families with childictt in the school sysietn will K asked to bring the foniks to their child's schtkd Those without children in the system slumld take thetn to the Liniah Sclukil Disiiki Offices, kkaled at W 2K) S . behind Vernal Middle School CHC has celebtated Childivn's Bmk Week since I1!1 with the help f eduiatms. Iibiarians. bmk sellers and lamilies lot more inlm-malion inlm-malion im Im a catalog of materials, log on lo tht hooks org The Literary Commission will have a reading comer during Temperatures Date iiih Low Precip. Oct. 15 61 25 0 Oct. 16 66 35 0 Oct. 17 67 27 0 Oct. 18 66 27 0 Oct. 19 65 29 0 Oct. 20 65 28 0 Oct. 21 63 28 0 Courtesy of Great Lakes Airlines Jack Swaner stnxed lo provide a kving, supptsri-iv supptsri-iv e, and blessed home for his wife and sami. He was the staunch path-arch path-arch that k'd and guided us thanigh the up and downs of inir daily lives, and he will be deeply missed. We all kve you. Jack, and you will ik'ver kave our thoughts. He is survived by his wife, Lleen Swaik-r, West Jordan; son. Rod Swaner, Sugarhouse; sister and brother in law, IVan and Sandy Cowley. Sugaihouse and numerous mher kving relatives. He was preceded pre-ceded in death by his father, Blair Swaner. mother. Ivy Lamping Swaner; two brothers. Gary and Scott Swaner and children, Michael and Jac kie Swaner. I uneral services were held Oct. 4 Santa's W oik shop to be held al Venial Middle School on Nov. 30 from 10:30 am. until i pm Volunteer. with the hosier Grandparent lrogram. LBLA niem-Krv niem-Krv from Uintah High Schx4 and the U-onard Sullivan family will read to children in their special cm-ikt. cm-ikt. The volunteers ask that no children chil-dren utnk'r the age of sin be left unattended Members of the Literacy Commission said they are pleased that the Relief Soc iety of the Glines 3rd Ward is now including children's chil-dren's hooks in their gift packages lo new mothers. "It's never too early lo start reading to your thil-dren."is thil-dren."is one of the mottos of the commission It is hoped that these gills of bikiks will encourage parents par-ents of very young children and babies to inspire a love of reading in their children that will last a life-link. life-link. The Literacy Commission is planning plan-ning a tree to be included in Trees (m Charily I BLA students from I IIS will be making decorations fM the tree using funds donated by PnKluctiiMi lagging Scrvkre. Inc. The decorations will match the commission's goal of raising community com-munity awareness about literacy. on Oct. 12, in honor of St. Albert M. Albert M. Albert M. Hardinger, age 83, passed away Oct. II, 2002 in Roosevelt at the home of his sMt Jay Hardinger. Albert was born on Dec. IS, I918 to George and Sarah Herbert Hardinger in Rmisevcll Albert married Minnie Mabel Witherll Sept. 6. I946 in Burky. Idaho. He was a supers isor fir Amencan Gilsomte for 25 years. Albert served in the Army as a sergeant in Wisrld War II in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of the Chuah of Jesus Christ of Latter-slay Saints. He also was a big fan of the I'tah I Ait. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and gardening. gar-dening. Albert loved family reunions and spending lime visiting with friends and family. Albert is surv ived by his children. Rkhard (Virginia) Hardinger of Vernal, Patricia (Kenneth) Stanley of Roosevelt, Butch (Bonnie) Hardinger of Vernal, Jay (Patty) Hardinger of Roosevelt, and Roy (Renae) Hardinger of Vernal. 14 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; grandchil-dren; one great great grandchild, and sister, Ldith (Fred) Amundson of Roy Preceded in death by his wife; bnHhere, Frank. George. Iewis, Paul, Jimmy, Floyd. Austin and Charlie; sisters, Lmma. Lidia and Hilda. Funeral services were held at the Davis IDS Stake Center on (Vt 14. Services were conducted by Elmer Lester Merrcll timer l-estcr Mcrrcll, 85. of Pomona. Calif, passed away Oct. 1 3. 2002. He had made Pomona his home for over 54 years. Llmcr was bom May 24. 1 9 1 7. in loka to Franklin Remington and Mary Jane Angus Merrcll. They soon moved to Vernal where he grew up on a farm and attended school and graduated from high school He served a misskm to Norway and Oklahoma for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints. After returning home from his mission he moved to Southern California where he met and married his sweetheart Myrle Bushman in 1941. They made their first home in South Gate. Calif, and moved to Pomona in 1948. Myrk preceded timer in death 10 months ago. they had enjoyed over 60 years together. timer was a plumber by profession profes-sion and after working for several other shops he eventually opened his own plumbing shop He was very active in the Church of Jesus Chnsl of Latter-day Saints by serving serv-ing as a Ward bishop, and counselor coun-selor to a Nshop. a Slake high WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE 70? After agt 6i you have more than a 7c7V chance tf rtrcding sorne kmd of king -term cart! lb learn how our L-ng Term Carr Insuranor can help you handle the costs of euenclrd care, just talk to your neighborhood Sate Farm Agent listed below ME LIVE WHERE lOC LIVE." Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there 0fitrm twiwrl n im if iif hi -HtmrCpKr i n ig ii.Bfc ' 1 1 t - . mi ! i iii t i if r " r wimiii ' ai m w Uy km tmt tjmml . HgrwHl I I fcm Mil n ? ff 11 - 1 S Hardinger Hardinger Bishop Maik Thmnas The prelude and postlude music was pcrfomkd by Terakne Slaugh. Fred AriHindson gave the invocation, followed fol-lowed by the cmigregational hymn. "I Need Thee Fvery HHir." Speakers Jay Hardinger and Wayne Hardinger came next, followed by a muskal selection. "How Great ThtHi Art." by Shanna kman with accMiipanitiknt by Teralene Slaugh Closing remaiks were given by Bishop Browne Tomlinson. followed by a cmigre-gatitm.il cmigre-gatitm.il hymn. -titd Be With You Till We Meet Again " loe benediction benedic-tion was given by Bill Thmnson. with ilk dedkaiitMi of grave given by Stan W agner Pallbearers were Janstvn Hardinger. Mmtu Hardinger, Frank L. Hardinger. RiMy Hardinger. IV maid Hardinger and Randy Hardinger HiMimary pallbearers were Jaiik's Jay Hatdinger. David Hardinger. Billy Jo Hardinger. Way ik Hardinger. Jell Baldwin. Zach McCormick and Garth Bascom. Compassionate sen ice was pntvidod by the Davis 3rd Ward Relief Stkiely Interment was in the Maeser I airxkw Cemetery under the direc-tun direc-tun of ThiMiiMMi Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Military htMkirs were provided by the Aiikrkan legion posts II and 124 councih. and many other teaching and kadcrship positions He also served as an orJi nance worker at the l.os Angeles Temple fm many years. He kived being with his children chil-dren and graikkhildren He also enjoyed wmking with wood and reading and wmking in the yard. Survivors include his four children. chil-dren. Rkhard (Sue! Merrcll of Newberry Springs. Calif ; Mama (York) Knudsen of Tulare. Calif ; Renae tPhtl) Wheeler of Fonlana. Calif, and Gk-nda Andrus of PtMTkvna. 31 gramkhildren and 12 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. His sister Rev a M Roper of Orcm is the last survivtic tif his five brothers and one sister Services were held in an Orem building of The Church of Jesus Chnsi of latter-day Saints on Oct. 21 Burial was at the Lehi City Cemetery under the direction of Mostk-ll Monuary IrUi Ccrmaa, Afcat 758 SArst Mam Vernal. LT 415-79-1557 fV24; 4Hs2 ( MM mnwi . . |