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Show A8 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Wendy Lee Sessions Donahue OBITUARIES Robert John Greaves Robert John Greaves, 74, died on Oct. 13, 2007. He was born Jan. 16, 1933 in Manti to Lucia and Roger Greaves. He lived in Washington City with his wife of 30 years, Shirley Greaves. He is survived by his sons, Kevin (Denise) of Stansbury Park and Roger (Natalie) of Litchfield Park, Ariz. His step-children, Pam Roberts (Kristi) of Salt Lake, Valerie West (Jeff) of Taylorsville, Steve Olsen (Marneen) of Centerville, and Shawna Skelly of Ohio. He also has 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Shirley. A viewing was held Thursday, Oct. 18, from 11–1 p.m. at Robert John Greaves the LDS Ward, 10 South Main in Ephraim. Graveside services were at Ephraim City Cemetery. sanpetemessenger.com Thora Hannah Rasmussen Gortat “Together Again” Thora Hannah and Cliff Gortat An intelligent, elect lady with an extraordinarily giving heart completed her mortal mission peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, in Richfield, due to an extended illness. Thora Hannah Rasmussen Gortat, 92, was born June 3, 1915 to John and Bertha Colby Rasmussen, in Salina. She married Clifton Carl Gortat, Aug. 30, 1940. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Cliff and Thora were married for nearly 60 years before his death, June 30, 2000. Thora graduated from Ephraim High School in 1932 and then went to Salt Lake City, where she was a nanny for Joseph Fielding Smith’s two little girls. She later moved to California and worked in Lake Tahoe and San Francisco before coming back home to Manti in the spring of 1940. Her husband, Cliff, worked in the sheet metal business and Thora worked for the Carlisle Manufacturing Company where she was the floor lady for 23 years. Thora was lovingly known as the “Favorite Aunt” to her many nieces and nephews. Her fun, spontaneous nature was so loved and appreciated by us all. She is survived by brothers Jack (LaRee) Rasmussen Spokane, WA; Charles (Chloe) Rasmussen, Bountiful; and many nieces and nephews, including her beloved and devoted niece, Shauna Nielsen, to whom a debt of gratitude is owed by the entire family for the loving care bestowed so generously for so long upon our dear aunt, and sister, Thora. We will miss our sweet matriarch, but rejoice at the prospect of the sweet reunions she now enjoys. Preceded in death by: her parents, husband; brothers and sisters: Thad, Beth, Lois, R.V., Nona. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. Burial was in the Ephraim City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com. Wendy was a bright light in the Sessions family when she was born on Nov. 13, 1956. Her dark brown eyes were dazzling. Mischievous from the very start, Wendy had a spirit about her all her own. She passed away surrounded by family and friends on Oct. 14, 2007 at her home in Huntington Beach, California. She grew up in Garden Grove, California and spent time as a child playing in the backyard, front yard and all over the neighborhood. Her strong will and determination got her into trouble at times and everyone soon learned that you don’t mess with Wendy. When Wendy was nine years old her parents, Virgil D. Sessions and Beverly Jean Chidester Sessions, bought a small farmhouse on two-and-a-half acres in Spring City. This is where Wendy fell in love, not with a boy, but with nature. She spent summers riding broken down old horses, having water fights at the spring, chasing boys and sleeping out under the stars. She seemed to soak up the sun and air in Spring City as if she couldn’t get enough. This love affair would last her entire life. Wendy also lived in California, and in 1977 met her future husband, Jim Donahue who introduced her to the Catholic faith. The two married four years later and in time welcomed two sons, Andrew and Stephen into the world. Their sons were the highlight of Wendy’s life. Throughout her adulthood, Wendy traveled back and forth between Utah and California staying in touch with friends and family, attending reunions, and family events whenever she could. She never forgot a birthday or graduation. Wendy loved to enrich herself personally with books and ideas. She attended college, worked in the world of finance, enjoyed astrology, explored psychology, and recreated the beauty she found in Spring City with her dried flowers. Wendy found great purpose in strengthening her relationships. She was dedicated to being Wendy Sessions Donahue a good sister, daughter, partner, mother, aunt and friend. There was nothing more important to Wendy than to love and be loved in return. Wendy was incredibly loyal to her sons. She gave motherhood all she had and sacrificed her own needs and self-fulfillment many times for the needs of her sons. She brought them to Utah as often as she could and spent Thanksgivings, Easters, and wonderful summer vacations with her Utah family. Her strong will and determination fueled her year-and-a-halflong battle with cancer. Through this difficult time Wendy showed all of us how courageous and brave she truly was. Her honesty, generosity and humility profoundly taught us all how to love, forgive and say goodbye gracefully. She is survived by her two sons: Andrew Donahue and Stephen Donahue; both of Huntington Beach, Calif., as well as by her husband James Donahue. She is also survived by her mother: Jean Sessions; Spring City, Sisters: Virjean Hope; Spring City; Sally Schmidt; Sandy, Kory SessionsRiseley; Spring City. And brother: Barry Sessions; Lake Dallas, TX. Wendy was preceded in death by her father, Virgil D. Sessions. A mass was held for Wendy on Saturday, October 20, 2007 in Huntington Beach, Calif. and a graveside service was held at Spring City Cemetery on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. We miss her already. sanpetemessenger.com PHOTO COURTESY DALE PEEL Robert Peel, son of Dale Peel, milks sheep at his father’s sheep dairy near Mt. Pleasant. A sheep dairy in Sanpete? — Yes! By Kirsten Reimschiissel Staff writer MT. PLEASANT—If you were to travel outside of America, you would probably find that sheep dairies are more common than cow dairies in many places, such as Europe. But sheep dairying will soon no longer be a foreign occurrence to Sanpete County, and organizers of a meeting tomorrow night hope that, even if sheep’s milk doesn’t become more common in the area, sheep milking will be. Mt. Pleasant resident and farmer Dale Peel is officially opening a sheep dairy near Mt. Pleasant in 2008. But soon Peel may not be alone. At tomorrow night’s meeting at 7 upstairs in the Mt. Pleasant City Hall, Peel and others will discuss the opportunities and prospects of sheep dairying. Though the thought of sheep’s milk is, again, foreign to many, recent figures imply there just might Conversations with ... sanpetemessenger.com You are cordially invited to an OPEN HOUSE Verl said there’s a road into the race track at the fairgrounds now. I told him there ain’t been a race in there for a long time and they might as well put a road in there, but he thinks it’s too close to the cemetery. His cousin has some lots on the west edge of the cemetery and he told Verl if they put a road next to his lots he’ll sell ‘em and bury his family north of Ephraim. in honor of Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials! Amoir Deuel Kids eat free Family Night: Monday, between 5 & 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 Noon to 2 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Senior Apartments 105 E. 100 N., Mt. Pleasant Amoir is retiring from work to enjoy time with her family. (Refreshments will be served) 10/17,24GM CENTERFIELD CITY PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Centerfield City Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing in conjunction with their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the Centerfield City Hall, 130 South Main at 7:00 p.m. Purpose of the hearing is to hear comment regarding a proposed lot split by Shawn Christiansen on 100 West between 200 North and 300 North on the west side of the road. Comments about the change in the Centerfield Subdivision plat before it is filed. In compliance with the ADA, citizens in need of assistance may contact City Offices at 528-3296 at least 48 hours prior to meeting. Dated this 16th day of October, 2007. /s/Debra L Hansen, City Recorder Publish Sanpete Messenger/GV Edition Oct. 17,24, 2007 61 S. Main, Ephraim 283-FOOD (3663) 2 Kids eight and under eat FREE with each “one” paid adult entree. Large dining room for wedding luncheons/ dinners. Several menu options to fit your budget. Call Don’s Reservation line at 8353663, ask for Gus or Don. Additional parking in back, with a back door, for your convenience be a market for the stuff, and perhaps a lucrative one. According to some sources, Americans consume 73 million pounds of cheese from sheep milk each day. Of those 73 million pounds, 72 million are imported. To keep product industry in America, among other reasons, sheep dairying is becoming an increasingly popular practice among some American farmers like Peel. “I have had a lifelong interest in sheep and was intrigued with the thought of dairy sheep when I heard about it,” Peel says. “But I also thought that it was viable economically,” he said. Currently the milk is selling for $70 per 100 pounds, compared to cow’s milk at about $13 per 100 pounds, and goat at about $30 per 100 pounds. As to the viability of the sheep-dairy business in Sanpete, Peel says, “I think it is a good fit for our area. We have small farms with a lot of pasture and some of the best alfalfa in the nation, if not the world. There is a ready market for the milk.” Peel has been working toward a sheep-dairy operation for about three years, when he first began milking a few sheep, “just to prove I could do it,” he says. He’s now in the process of putting together a certified sheepmilking operation, which he hopes will continue after him. “I have a son [Robert] that is interested in the project, and says he is planning on majoring in dairy science in college to continue the process,” Peel says. He says they will start out their business by selling frozen sheep milk to California, where it will be made into cheese. Unlike cow milk, sheep milk can be frozen without getting ruined because of its smaller fat globules. In addition, sheep milk has twice the fat protein. If one were to drink the milk fresh, it would be like drinking half and half, which is why most of the milk is used to make cheese. According to Peel, it is a very rich, sweet, and “calm” milk, it does not have the “gamey,” wild flavor that goat or cow milk sometimes does. Again, this is why so many people enjoy the cheese. |
