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Show Ch t Page A4 cTtmfg-3nhfpnibg- Thursday, February 21, 2002 nt Obituaries The circle of life is complete: Moab resident cores for mother through death and burial John Hardgrave It an umi'ii.il hut heart ihnr uf luve, Helen Sue ne v uf l't a h ha nd h H I A ti i She placed it in a homemade (of'fin, loaded the coffin into her Toyota station w.igon and then drove across the country with her mother for a Michigan burial last week didn't want to turn her over to Mimeone else, Helen told 7 he Muskt-po(Mich Chrornt It for a story Sunday It seemed so impersonal. I wanted to take care of her." Few people know that it is legal to provide much of the care for a loved one who n I ! I'uist uf the u in illy taken on a l f u hefal director after d llnit her died After a funi r i! direc tor her ed r i in M oa h fn-- - . - i in o t f h it i d r r, i r i hi fur Ini ri v inort o il p ii i - i"ii la n v f or k. 1 i h d 1 ii i of ' t nd a mi i e out t he h ri took tin hod a cut ur 'o re( !; in .ti d Cross or d 1 1 i ai h hv i has died. Irene, who was 93 when she died last month in Moab, was born in Cuba but moved with her family at age 1 to Whitehall, about 45 miles northwest of Grand Rapids in western Michigan. After going to school in Chicago and working there for several years as an interior designer, she returned to in living Michigan, Whitehall, East Lansing and Fremont. In 1986, she moved florist. She covered her mothers coffin with an antique cloth that had been draped over a table where Irene had many times enjoyed tea with friends. Then Helen and a friend, Cyndie Gruszkiewicz, took road trip to their 1,500-mil- e Whitehall on the evening of Feb. 3. They assumed there would be ah Immediate burial. But the permit called for a Feb. 5 interment. There were things to do and places to go until then, but what about Mother? couldnt leave her unattended, Helen said. So the body remained in Helens car when she went 1 to a Muskegon pizzeria, an office supply store to have booklets printed for the service and to visit friends at their homes. A few friends and relatives attended the burial service at Oakhurst Cemetery. Workers had dug the grave and a concrete vault salesman was there to help Helen place the coffin over it, where it was supported before being lowered into the ground. My mother took care of me at the beginning. I took care of her at the end. People who dont, they miss so much. It is what is natural, Helen DELTA SALES YARD Market Report February 14, 2002 said. "The circle of life is plete. I am at peace. com- WIULANt SCAP&S 5 xtnc iPruiccrpn for Meat's ertrmes term seUttuHns for weed uwvsietis - 1 Stf-pr- 0 .90-1.0- 0 - s ID years of rtveetatiov Brut 0 restoration experience S'rr 0 i Native Tta pit Sa-rela- .Solutujpus evening i trailer home totally de- stroyed one room and its contents on Thursday, Feb. 14. The Moab Fire Department was dispatched to 1881 Mill Creek Drive No. 1 at 5:23 p.m. When firefighters home. An entry team made its way to a room that was used for storage and found the fire in a closet. The fire had worked its way into the hidden spaces in the walls and ceiling. When we opened the front door, smoke had already drifted down to the floor, but we couldnt feel any heat. We crawled down the hall opening doors as we went to try and locate the fire. When we opened the door to the middle bedroom, a wave of heat hit us, but we still didnt see any flames until we opened the closet door. Then the fire rolled out of the closet and over the top of us, said Captain Bob Darys Ekker died Feb. 8 Tolley. by Barbara Ekker The Hanksville community was saddened last week by the death of Darys Ekker. Ekker passed away Feb. 8, 2002 at the Kolob Care Center in Cedar City, where he had been since October. His daughter, Connie and granddaughter, Sandra Fox were with him at the time. Darys was born Nov. 17, 1916 in Hanksville to Cornelius and Edna Gibbons Ekker. He was the sixth of 12 children. He married Clella Mae Lance, also a member of a family of 12 children, on Nov. 23, 1938. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on Dec. 21, 1968. After Clella's death, he married Ellesa Jackson Day on April 9, 1996 in Mesquite, Nev. Darys lived in Hanksville all of his 85 years. He loved his family, to play guitar and sing, build things, hunt deer in the Henry Mountains and fish at Lake Powell. He served in many positions in the LDS Church, was the rock-houn- Once the fire was found, firefighters extinguished the flames swiftly and began overhauling or tearing out the wall and ceiling material to ensure every bit of fire was found and doused, and to keep the fire from spreading into other parts of the home. While one room was a complete loss, the rest of the home and its contents suffered only minor water and smoke damage. Fire Chief Corky Brewer estimated a loss of $7,000 to the property owners. Investigators said the cause of the fire was apparently an electrical short in wiring hidden inside a wall. No one was home at the time and although a pet bird succumbed in the fire, there to no injuries were firefighters. Quick action by a retired firefighter who saw the a smoke and called swift and efficient response by firefighters, and the fact that the owners had shut most of the interior doors of the home allowed the majority of the property to be saved, Chief Brewer said. 1, In 1922, the Grand !! County Public Library had a total budget of $2,500 and was open 16 hours per week. In 1999, the total budget was $198,000 and was open 59 hours per week, i d, Hanksville Justice of the Peace for many years, built his own home and his mothers home next door. He drove the school bus to Bicknell and earlier to the Green River school, drove the Senior Citizen bus, did carpentry work around the town and on houses at the FAA Airport north of Hanksville, and worked on the remodeling of the high schools in Bicknell and in Green River. He played his music for years for dances, at weddings, Ekker reunions, and with his old friends, Lloyd Mecham, Kay Hunt, and the Poverty Bench Boys and later with his sons, Perry and La Mont, with vocals by his daughters, Ina and Connie at local for the community. He trapped coyotes as a government trapper and operated a cafe and grocery store which his parents founded. Darys is survived by his widow, EUessa Day Ekker, his four children, tna Sicklinger fund-raise- rs and Perry Ekker of Idaho, Connie King, Cedar City, La Mont Ekker of Hanksville; 18 grandchildren, 17 great- Ekker, Bicknell; Bruce Ekker, Reno, Nev.; Julia Cheskaty, Twin Falls, Idaho; Gladys May, Green River; and Ted Ekker, Green River, He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson and brothers Harold, Arthur, Riter, Jesse Ekker and a sister, Reba i Moab Valley Fire Department A fire in a south Moab arrived, they found heavy smoke issuing from the viving are siblings, Glenn -- i John G. Hardgrave, 76, died peacefully at his home in Moab, Feb. 11, 2002. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Feb. 15, 2002 at the Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Bag pipes, and military honors were rendered. Also sur- to-jo- 874-360- 5 John Flahie grandchildren and 2 35-dow- or by Battalion Chief 11 to Moab to live with Helen on her horse ranch. Irene then suffered a series of illnesses, including cancer. Helen cared for her mother around the clock during the last five years of her life, but Irenes health failed rapidly after the end of last year, and she died Jan. 29 at her daughters home. "I feel good, said Helen, 58, a retired schoolteacher and real estate investor who raises champion show and race horses. I did everything for her that I could. She believed that instead of a factory-mad- e coffin, her mother would have wanted to be placed in a simple casket. So Helen and her friends fashioned one from wood and cardboard while they shared stories of Irenes life. Helen also made a cascade of flowers for the graveside service, preferring not to buy one from a We had a real good run this week feeder cattle steady, tv the b'T bu'rches offeied this week like last week. Butcher i a"te vie,, ly over 260 hd butcher cows and bulls sold. Bred rows and pans hiqher with good demand Top cows and pairs $.Phn $o',o mouoth cows S650$800, broken mouth cows i:h rno pnetier Ranch Charolais bulls average $1300. I ai'if s stoa iy 65 76 top ewes 30- - 40. thm ewes .20-.2Bucks ?p As Putrherbogs 48 55 Please have sheep in by 10.30. I AH. AnntvALS MAy NOT BE ABLE TO SELL WITH THE r tF F r PUT TO HOT BEING WROTE UP AND SORTED. 1.00-1.1- 5 aoQ 400 1 00-27 Heifers 300-40- 0 4 95-400-50to 500 hirers 10 Heifers 500 600 90 1 00 Heifers 500-60- 0 .85- - 95 600-70.75- - 87 Snnrs 600 700 83 QS - Heifers .73-.7- 8 700 eoo 77- - 85 - Heifers 700-80- 0 a pnn-ooS'-.70-.7- 5 75 8,2 - Heifers 800-90Bhj HrotorpiPs 45- - 55 - Light Heiferettes .55-.6- 5 r mT ft ,15 50 75 - Top Cows 40- - 44 young cows to .47 fVc ii,a Pul's 48 54 - Medium Flesh cows .35-don Lower Yieidmg Cows Nert week February 21-- 1 semi toad of 450-55-0 r ca'ves out of Utah. 73 hd bbf sbs 800 Hotchkiss. 20 Pwr h'-- s bangs vacc from Utah, along with our usual dory run of 300 500 head Saturday. February 23 - Warren Croon: 1 Estate Sae m Hotchkiss Lots of equipment and miser ranee js - starts at 1 1 a m Febary 28 - Carsten Smm Butts. L'amh 7 - Sirnmental Assoc Bis, March 9 - Angus Assoc. Bui Maxh 23 - Smith Lim buFs Manjh 28 - Bob Back Charo-la- s txif's Aphi i . a Breeds Bui Sate Next Special Horse Sate March 2. For mere info, cal Dan at .. died Feb. Fire destroys one room in south Moab trailer Ekker Bennett Funeral services were held in Hanksville on Feb. 12, 2002, with burial in the Hanksville cemetery. yisiNr Tibtftuv Qujoiuj, TalCkiSt OldMan Ktuttj frt. Saturday, March 29 am-- 4 pm Saturday's seminar will feature: Tibetan Qigong Tibetan Tai Chi Meditation for Healing Energy Sensing Advance: $75 At the door $80 'Mam rr O Call Sunday, March 39 am-1- 2 noon Sunday's seminar wilt feature: the Martial Arts of Tiaiki Application of Old Man Kung Fu Sensing, Blending A Yielding Meditation to Extend Perception Application of Internal Work Advance: $35 At the door. $40 For Information and Registration: Phoenix Rising Center 435-259-81- 23 |