Show ilC iII 1 J I L L iC mil r ur rn i i ntH L T Lor- Lor J FOUNDERS t V 7 r r y 1 4 A century of service to northern Utah by the Lindquist family began in in I April of 1867 1 when Nils Aaron Bengtson Lindquist opened his casket and arid furniture shop in Logan Born in Sweden Nils Lindquist already lindquist-already already a i journeyman journey journey- urney- urney V I man cabinet maker maker emigrated emigrated to the United States in 1863 as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints After residing in Lake City for a short time he and his family moved to Logan at the request 4 of Brigham Young because of the need in in Cache Valley for a cabinet maker V VV V S Of Nils' Nils 1 11 children 4 sans sons joined their fathers father's growing enterprise as undertaking was added to the manufacture of caskets and furniture 15 1896 i Nils Lindquist died in Logan on Nov V V VV VV 1 V V VV VV V V V V- V i j V V J V NILS LINDQUIST I V c I Charles harles John Aaron Lindquist oldest son of Nils Lindquist carried the family's name nome to Weber County when he founded Lindquist Sons Mortuary P V In Ogden in 1 1888 Charles J. J A. A Lindquist as a boy had worked closely with his father in their Logan casket and furniture factory After serving on an V V LOS mission to Sweden he and his wife the former Amelia Ness moved to V Ogden where he purchased the James ames Gale Undertaking firm He became V one of the first licensed embalmers in Utah During the years of his leadership leadership leadership leader leader- ship some of the great changes took place in the funeral industry industry from from the V V horse drawn hearse to the automobile and from frem hand made caskets to manufactured caskets Charles J. J A. A lindquist's first wife died in 1914 and V V he later married Ada C C. Theurer who survived him upon his death on Dec A 4 1934 t t tV V V V C. C J A A. LINDQUIST |