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Show Volume XIV Issue XV The Ogden Valley news Page 9 May 15, 2007 Announcements (cont. from page 8) Obituaries Eden, and, most recently, Pleasant View. Throughout the years, Patty was active in many church and civic activities. One of her greatest pleasures was needlework—hand knitting, embroidery, needlepoint, and quilting. Patty and Patricia Armistead Dave also found much enjoyment collecting antiques together. Patty was preceded in death by her father Walter Spilker. She is survived by David, her husband of 42 years, as well as their three daughters (spouses): Nicola (John) Wigdahl of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Leigh (Meg) AllenArmistead of Melbourne, Australia; and Susan (Jed) Durbano of Ogden, Utah. Patty is also survived by her mother Marjorie Ciaccio of Clinton, Utah; her brother Thomas Spilker of Lincoln, Nebraska; and her five grandchildren. A private service and burial were held for family and close friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph Elementary School Building Fund, 2980 Quincy Ave., Ogden, Utah 84403. Funeral Directors, Lindquist’s Mortuary. Email condolences to the family at <www. lindquistmortuary.com> Grant Lorenzo Alder Grant Lorenzo Alder passed away peacefully on May 1, 2007 at the age of 92. He was born February 18, 1915 in Midway, Utah, the son of Alfred Lorenzo and Ida Burgener Alder. His father was a sheep rancher and in Grant’s youth, he spent his time working on the farm and in the mountains with the sheep herds. He draduated from the Midway public school, Wasatch High School, Seminary, and Weber College. He met Dorothy Sharratt in some business classes at Weber College in January 1934. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on October 22, 1937. He worked as an accountant for several businesses in Ogden and operated Ogden City Floral with his family about 30 years. He was a member of the Ogden Rotary Club for over 15 years. Later, he worked in Real Estate, buying, building, and selling. He was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, and traveling with a trailer. He enjoyed hobbies such as recording music and making home movies. He enjoyed being with his family. Grant and his wife Dorothy lived in Ogden, North Ogden, and Midway, Utah. They spent their summers in Island Park, Idaho, and Liberty, Utah. For 27 years, winters were spent in St. George, Utah. He spent the last five years living at the home of his daughter and son-inlaw in Pleasant View. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many positions in the auxiliaries and as a Stake missionary. He served as first counselor in the bishopric of the Ogden 21st Ward and as bishop of the North Ogden 1st Ward for a total of 14 years. He served on the High Council and as Stake Clerk in the Ben Lomond Stake, and Stake President of the Ben Lomond and North Ogden, Utah Stakes. President David O. McKay called him to serve as Director of the Ogden Region Welfare Program and Deseret Industries; as chairman of the Mormon Relationship Committee of Lake Bonneville Council, Boy Scouts of America; as a member of the board of trustees for the McKay Dee Hospital; and as a member of the finance committee for the Ogden Temple. President Joseph Fielding Smith called him to be regional director of the Welfare Program for seven regions in Northern Utah. He also served as a faithful home teacher and temple worker for many years. He was called to be Director of the Idaho Falls Temple Visitors Center with his wife, Dorothy as his companion. Surviving him are his children, Kay (Paul) Aardema, Kenneth (Carla Ericksen) Alder, Janice (Bob) Wright, Keith (Cindy Jensen) Alder. He is survived by 23 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter. His wife, Dorothy and his parents, two sisters, one brother and twin great-grandson preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Pleasant View 4th Ward Building, 896 W. Pleasant View Dr., Pleasant View, Utah. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. Send condolences to the family at <www.myers-mortuary.com> Dr. Betty Jeanne Adams Nowak Dr. Betty Jeanne Adams Nowak, one of the Lord’s most gracious and intelligent daughters, passed sweetly and peacefully back to His presence on Friday, May 4, 2007. She was blessed to be in her own home, in Ogden, Utah, lovingly surrounded by her three daughters. Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, joyfully returned to the open arms of her sweetheart and best friend, Hank, who preceded her in death on February 8, 2007. Betty, born in Washington, D.C. on January 29, 1922, bravely endured poverty and hardship, growing up in the home of her single mother and grandmother. She and her older brother, Bill, were instilled with three important values; the love of God, the importance of education, and the knowledge that success could be achieved by consistent hard work. She believed that good could overcome evil and that with a positive attitude she could reach any goal. This attitude served her well in all areas especially as she triumphed over breast cancer later in life. She graduated from high school at the age of sixteen. She began college with a partial scholarship to American University and worked three jobs to pay the balance of her tuition. Dr. Betty Nowack These jobs included working in the Registrar’s Office, clerking weekends at the public library, and car hopping at a local drivein several nights a week. A concerned customer worried that this vivacious, energetic, beautiful brunette was too young to carhop late at night. Becoming a Good Samaritan, the customer paid her tuition to secretarial school. She learned to take shorthand and to type over 100 words per minute on a manual typewriter. She used these skills in every future position and as she completed her master’s thesis and her doctoral dissertation. Betty’s initial goal was to become a lawyer, but she was swept off her feet by a dashing, blond-haired young man from Buffalo, New York. He saw her beautiful picture on the piano in her mother’s parlor and vowed to marry this dream girl. Hank and Betty were married in National City Christian Church on June 6, 1942, in Washington D.C. At the tender age of twenty, Betty had completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and married a man who adored her. He was the love of her life. With his love and encouragement, she was able to attain goals she never dreamed possible. Betty and Hank lived in various states throughout the United States; however, her life’s work began while living in China OBITUARIES cont. on page 10 |