HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

 Today I honor my mother:

Helen Rodgers Olsen Rigby

My mother was born on November 29th, 1914

The daughter of Trena Olsen and Richard Rodgers.

Trena Olsen Rodgers Christensen Bjelke

She never knew her father.  He abandoned them.  Her mother told her that she could meet him when she turned 16.  They found out he had died before she could meet him. He died at the age of 50 of liver disease.  He was an alcoholic.

Her mother later married Hans Christensen of Central, Utah.  

She married Oscar Bjelke

She and her mother move a lot between Mt. Pleasant, Elsinore, Central, and Salt Lake City.

My mother graduated from Wasatch Academy.  She was very good at math and also had a beautiful voice.

She married Neldon Rigby on May 18, 1933, in Salt Lake City.

They are the parents of 4 children, Charles Neldon, Richard, Kathrene, and Gregory.

My mother had many many friends.  She belonged to two bridge clubs.

She also was a Rebekah and was awarded the Rebekah Chivalry Award.

She entertained family and friends and was known for her homemade cream puffs