HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

 

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Helen and Neldon Rigby
Such a handsome Dad !

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Peter Hafen  a Loyal Aggie 

The father of our children 
Peter passed away on June 11th of last year.
He was a wonderful dad and friend to everyone.
Oh, How We Miss Him 
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Charles Martin Rigby (A grandfather I never knew) He died after being crushed in a coal mine.

 

Charles Martin Rigby

My Grandfather who I never knew.

Born July 20, 1878

Died October 31, 1920

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Peter Hafen,  a Loyal Aggie 

Peter Leon Hafen

June 2, 1938 — June 11, 2025

Mount Pleasant

Peter Leon Hafen, 87, returned to his Heavenly Father on June 11, 2025.

Born on June 2, 1938, Peter lived a remarkable life filled with adventure, hard work, and talents few could match. A master welder, mechanic, carpenter, & blacksmith, Peter was known to be able to fix or build anything. If it was broken, he could make it work again—usually better than before.

In high school, Peter stood out as an athlete, known for his incredible speed and toughness in any sport he played. When a series of concussions put an end to his football dreams, Pete did what any determined young man would do—he started riding bulls in rodeos across the Sanpete Valley.

Music was another of Peter’s many gifts. He could play just about anything—including the saxophone, trumpet, piano, guitar, and banjo. He and his brother Donald—his lifelong sidekick and partner in crime—performed in a band called The 7 Hits & A Miss. They played for dances all over central and eastern Utah.

Peter was also a licensed barber who once cut hair in the legendary Hotel Utah. Later, he opened barber shops in both Provo and his hometown of Mount Pleasant. And if that wasn’t enough, he was also a talented baker—known for beautifully decorated cakes and delicious homemade pies.

On September 9, 1966, Peter married his sweetheart, Kathy Hafen. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple on August 9, 1977. Together, they raised three children—Michael, Laura, and Jon—and were blessed with 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

There’s so much more we could say about Peter Hafen. He was full of wisdom, loved his family unconditionally, & was gifted with a sense of humor that came with great advice often shared with us. To this end we finish with one of his favorite lines: “Never ride a bull backwards.” There’s a story behind that—and plenty of others that we’ll hold close to our hearts until we meet again.

Funeral services for Peter will include a viewing on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Rasmussen Mortuary, 96 N 100 W, Mount Pleasant.

A second viewing will be held Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, followed by funeral services at 11:00 AM at the Mount Pleasant LDS North Stake Center, 461 N 300 W, Mount Pleasant. Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

Peter Hafen
Mt. Pleasant Blacksmith Shop

Cameron Maxwell
Donald and Peter Hafen

L to R: Carolyn Hafen, Grandmother Carrie Hafen, Peter Hafen, Nicholas Bert Hafen

Yogi's BarberShop

ALTA JENSEN'S 3rd GRADE 1955

 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Alice Hafen

Neldon and Helen Rigby

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father's Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents Day.

In the United States, celebration of Mother's Day began in the early 20th century. It is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration (originally a commemoration of Mother Church, not motherhood).^[1][2][3][4] However, in some countries, Mother's Day has become synonymous with these older traditions.^[5]

The U.S.-derived modern version of Mother's Day has been criticized (even early on, by its founder Anna Jarvis.^[6][7]) for having become too commercialized.  

The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. St Andrew's Methodist Church now holds the International Mother's Day Shrine.^[8] Her campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother's Day Work Clubs to address public health issues. Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world".^[9]

In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, joking that they would also have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day".^[10] However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday,^[11] with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local holiday^[12] (the first being West Virginia, Jarvis' home state, in 1910). In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.^[13]

Although Jarvis was successful in founding Mother's Day, she became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday. By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and other companies had started selling Mother's Day cards. Jarvis believed that the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother's Day, and that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she organized boycotts of Mother's Day, and threatened to issue lawsuits against the companies involved.^[14] Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and honor their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards.^[13] Jarvis protested at a candy makers' convention in Philadelphia in 1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925. By this time, carnations had become associated with Mother's Day, and the selling of carnations by the American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace.

 

N. S , H, SENIORS BID FAREWELL ~~~ 1930

 

 

GRANDMA RIGBY'S QUILT CLUB ~~~Shared by Greg Rigby

 

Our Grandma's are Hettie Amundsen and Sylvia Anderson. (Layne and Myself)
LuAnn Hamilton Greenwell, Milburn.

Sade Rigby (Sarah) is Kathy Rigby Hafen's Grandmother. (She is the tall lady in back and center).  I don't see Aunt Mary Jensen.  She was grandma Rigby's  sister and was also a member of this club. 

Note: Sade Rigby is listed as Sarah Rigby on Grandma's handwritten note.

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A Real Treasure!

I tell my very tall grandchildren that this is where they get their tall genes. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM ~~~ Born November 29, 2014

 My Mother had a beautiful soprano voice and sang at many funerals.  She was a member of 
Singing Mothers, LDS Choir.

She graduated from Wasatch Academy.

Helen Rigby As A Child 
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Helen and Neldon Rigby 

on their Wedding Day

Salt Lake County Courthouse 

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Helen and Neldon Rigby 

SINGING MOTHERS L.D.S. CHOIR
NORTH SANPETE STAKE 
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This is the Home of Neldon and Helen Rigby

My father bought this home when the were married and remodelled it to what it is now.

STUDENTBODY OFFICERS NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL 1931

 

1931 North Sanpete Student Body Officers

 

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARVIN LEROY COATES ~~~(From our archives)

 

Marvin Passed Away 29 March 1990

Verla Passed Away 18 September 1996

RIGBY CLAN ~~~ THIS IS THE BUNCH I WAS BORN INTO 7? YEARS AGO

 The gentleman on the back row is my Grandfather Rigby,  Charles Martin Rigby 

My brother Gregory Pete sent me this picture.  Charles Martin Rigby is our Grandfather. 

My Grandma Rigby is on the back row, head and shoulders above the rest.

 

 

My Birthday Party 1952

I'm not sure my memory of all is very good, but here we'll try:

Back Row l to r: Unknown, Tammy Frandsen (hiding behind), Darlene Frandsen, Dennis Cloward, Doyce Coates, unknown, Kathleen Burnside, Me,  Virginia Allred, Gary Larsen

Second Row  l to r: Dorothy Frandsen, unknown, unknown, Tommy Larsen, Donny Larsen

Front and Center:  unknown

Possible unknowns:  Ted Burnside, Scott Frandsen, Gary Brown, Wally Frandsen

Some Rigby Baby in 1947

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The following photos are where I grew up.

My parents were able to purchase this home from Charley Rambo early in their married life.

My father was able to fix it.  He studied

carpentry at Utah State Agricultural College.

GRANDMA RIGBY'S RECIPES SAVED And PASTED ON A STUDEBAKER CATOLOG

 

My Grandmother Sarah Pritchett Rigby of Fairview was born  in Fairview   in  1884 .   Her mother died when Grandma was only seven years old.  She married Charles Martin Rigby and gave birth to seven children.  In 1920, her husband Charles Martin was in an accident in the coal mine.  He was crushed against the wall of the mine by a train car.  He was taken to Salt Lake in a horse and buggy, where he died.  Grandma Rigby seen many hard times in her life.  I found this scrapbook among her things.  She had pasted recipes clipped out of newspapers and pasted them into a catalog of Studebaker motor vehicles.

The recipes represent that time period (about 1928), But also, the way she had chosen to save them was ingenious and very resourceful.  Perhaps it was nothing out of the ordinary for that time period.

NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM 1940 ~~~ From the Betty Gunderson Woodbury Collection

 

Peter Peterson ~~~ A CENTENARIAN

 

HOME OF LEONARD JAMES JORDAN AND WIFE EMILY MARIE CALDWELL (from our archives)

 

 

Current owner unknown 

 

GAS PRICES IN THE 1930s

 

THOSE WERE THE DAYS  .........REGULAR 19 cents, ......ETHEL 24 cents a gallon at the CORNER CONOCO