From the Johannah Madsen Hafen Collection

Bert Sorensen celebrates 90th bday : Sanpete County, Utah News

Bert Sorensen celebrates 90th bday : Sanpete County, Utah News

Lee and Beth Reminisce

Joseph Dean Staker Passes On

Our loving father, Joseph Dean Staker, age 96, passed from this life into the next, surrounded by his four beloved children on July 14, 2012 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Dad entered this world in Fairview, Utah on January 10, 1916, as a fourth generation of the Staker family in Utah. He was the son of John Fredrick and Hanna Chloe Carlston Staker. As a boy growing up in the Sanpete valley, his childhood was filled with youthful wonder, swimming in the creek, riding horses, raising pigeons and rabbits, and as he grew into a teenager, hanging out at the local café with his buddies. He was and always has been a country boy at heart. He learned the value of hard work at an early age from helping on the family farm. This work ethic followed him through his life. He was sixteen years old (fibbing about his age) when he joined the National Guard in 1932. When the guard was called to active duty in 1941, at the start of World War II, he served in the Military Police with the rank of sergeant. He served in this capacity until he returned at the end of the war in 1945. He met the love of his life, Helen “Ginger” Kelson, at the Dreamland Dance Hall in Ephraim, Utah. They were married December 20, 1938 and later sealed in the Manti Temple on April 14, 1964. Together they raised four children. He was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a High Priest and was proud to serve in numerous callings. He is survived by his four loving children, Nancy R. Smith (Oliver), Vickie Hayward, Ron Staker and Deb Anderson. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren, thirty-eight great grandchildren and fourteen great-great grandchildren. He loved his family beyond measure. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beautiful wife, son Larry Dean, sister Cleo Ream, brother Rex Staker, and twin great grandchildren Lauren and Zachary Benson. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm in the LDS fourth ward chapel, 49 South State Street, Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Friends may call Thursday evening at Rasmussen Mortuary, located at 96 N 100 W in Mt. Pleasant, from 6-8:00 pm and prior to the services at the church from 11:00 – 12:30 pm. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City cemetery with military rites. Full obituary and online condolences available at www.rasmussenmortuary.com
Dad’s family would like to express our deepest gratitude to the staff of Sanpete Valley Hospital and Intermountain Healthcare Hospice, who cared for our father with genuine tenderness and compassion.

Homemade Candles

Source: pioneerfarmmuseum.org via Christina on Pinterest

Ruby Ericksen Celebrates 80 Year Birthday in 1984

Grandfather's Journal

From the Johannah Madsen Hafen Collection

On July 1st, Joann Hafen Granger brought Peter and I two huge boxes of photos, documents, and books that had belonged to her mother, Johannah Madsen Hafen.  Like so many others, Joann had held on to these family treasures for several years, but now realizes they need to be shared with others who will also appreciate them.  We thank Joann and her family for thinking of us.  Peter and Joann are full cousins.  Her father, Boyd Hafen a brother to Peter's father, Neil Hafen.  The photos and documents however have more to do with Joann's (Madsen side of the family).  Johannah Madsen Hafen was a daughter of Nielson Moroni Madsen and Anna Wilcox Madsen. 

While some of the pictures are labeled, some were not.  We hope that someone will recognize the unlabeled photos and let us know who they are. We will also post them on the Mt. Pleasant Unknown Photos blog which has many subscribers.

Most of these photos are of tin-type variety .

Annie

Louise

Annie Madsen

Anton Madsen

Hilda Madsen

 Andrew Pearson

Andrew Pearson

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Comment from Anonymous:The fourth pic from the bottom (above) looks to me like it might be Ransom Abraham Stevens and his wife Tranquilla Ann Brady; both lived in Fairview. Their daughter Keziah Frances Stevens married Jacob Hafen and they lived in Mount Pleasant.

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Unknown Group of men

Allan L. Beck ~ Mayor of the Month ~ July 2012

Pioneer Journey Detailed ~ 1923 ~ Taken from Hilda's Scrapbook

Joseph Seely Memorial

submitted by David Gunderson

Retirement Choices There are many retirement options. Here is a guide to help you make the right choice. You can retire to Phoenix or Tucson , Arizona where... 1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade. 2. You've experienced condensation on your whiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl. 3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town. 4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food. 5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door. 6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! OR You can retire to California where... 1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house. 2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway. 3. You know how to eat an artichoke. 4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party. 5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is. 6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought. OR You can retire to New York City where... 1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan . 2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. 3. You think Central Park is "nature." 4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual. 5. You've worn out a car horn. (Ed. Note if you have a car). 6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression. OR You can retire to Minnesota where... 1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco . 2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas. 3. You have more than one recipe for casserole. 4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons. 5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction. OR You can retire to Texas where... 1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store. 2. "Y' all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural. 3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense. 4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc. 5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too. OR You can retire to Colorado where... 1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car. 2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center. 3. A pass does not involve a football or dating. 4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail. OR You can retire to the Midwest where... 1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name. 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. 3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day. 4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" 5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!" OR FINALLY You can retire to Florida where. 1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon. 2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars. 3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist. 4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state. 5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

Bette Millar Sorensen Graduating Class ~ Wasatch Academy ~

Lee R. Christensen commented:  KATHY:  If todays posting is class of 1947 both Betty and Stanly Gill of Mt Pleasant should be there>??   lee