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Has 94 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Dona Hansen |
| Birth |
30 Jun 1915 |
Lakeside, Navajo, Arizona, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
11 Jul 1940 |
SGEOR |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCJ-7B8 |
| Death |
20 Nov 2012 |
Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| Burial |
26 Nov 2012 |
Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I161455 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Augustus Hansen, b. 23 Aug 1884, Adair, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 16 Jun 1957, McNary, Apache, Arizona, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia Emma Whipple, b. 16 Feb 1887, Adair, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 26 Oct 1977, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Jun 1909 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F41068 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Joseph Richmond Ison, b. 9 Aug 1916, Miami, Gila, Arizona, United States d. 17 Dec 2007, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Jul 1940 |
St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F41080 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 30 Jun 1915 - Lakeside, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 11 Jul 1940 - SGEOR |
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 | Marriage - 11 Jul 1940 - St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 20 Nov 2012 - Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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 | Burial - 26 Nov 2012 - Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Our mother, Dona H. Ison, age 97, died of natural causes on November 2 0 , 2012 at the home of her daughter, Jana Ison Nelson.
On June 30, 1915, her father, Augustus Hansen, wrote in his journal, " W e got a baby girl." Mom was the 3rd of 12 children born to Augustus & L yd ia Whipple Hansen in the tiny town of Lakeside, AZ.
Mom grew up and began working her way through college by waitressing, co o king at a logging camp, cleaning the college president's home, and assi st ing mothers after they gave birth.
During those years, two serious boyfriends presented themselves. She cho s e the long-legged, red-headed Joseph Ison because of his integrity, wo r k ethic, and devotion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mom and dad were m ar ried in the St. George LDS Temple on July 11, 1940 and moved to Twin F all s, ID on their honeymoon.
Eventually his job with Swift & Company poultry processors took them t o C aldwell, ID where they bought their own poultry farm. While Dad suppo rte d his family with the egg production of 10,000 hens, mom began to rai se c hicks of her own.
Six daughters arrived over the years. We girls had a mom determined to s c hool us in the homemaking arts. Thus our home became a hands-on incubat o r for cooking, sewing, canning, bread-making, cleanliness, thrift, an d or ganization. She also prayed nightly that somewhere in the world othe r par ents were raising wonderful sons to marry her daughters.
As we each grew up and flew the coop, mom's hobbies turned to quilting , e gg & cake decorating, porcelain baby dolls, dried flower pressing an d mos t of all, grandbabies.
In partnership with dad's calling as an LDS Stake President, she welcom e d LDS Apostles and future Prophets to our dining room table. She serve d w ith dad in the Boise LDS Temple for 20 years.
She survived breast cancer and heart disease in her 80s, but she could n o t avoid dementia in her late 90s. Though it robbed her of her memory , i t never took away her smile, graciousness, and sparkly-eyed delight o ve r a new great-grandbaby.
We girls are forever grateful for the skills she taught us and our husba n ds should thank their lucky stars for the whole wheat bread recipe sh e pa ssed on to us.
Mom and dad were married 67 years before his passing in December 2007. S i nce that time we girls give gratitude to caregivers, LaVora Sutton an d Ke ndra Browning, whose service allowed mom to live in her home until t hre e days before her death.
Mom is survived by five daughters: Jocile Wilson (Richard), of Bountifu l , Utah, Angela Nielson (Noel), of Preston, ID, Lora Dawn McKinley, of M er idian, ID, Jana Nelson (Kevin), of Nampa, ID and Kristen Carson (John) , o f Brownsburg, IN. We also claim two adopted sisters, Loretta Hales an d Na n Arnold. Other survivors include mom's sister, Loma Jones, of Hyrum , UT ; 28 grandchildren; and 43 great-grandchildren.
Along with dad, she was preceded in death by daughter and son-in-law, He r tha and Noel Hales, 10 siblings, and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2 0 1 2 a t the Caldwell Idaho East LDS Stake Center, 11792 Linden Rd. Cald we ll. A Viewing will be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday, November 23 at Zeye r Fun eral Chapel, 83 N Midland Blvd, Nampa (467-7300) and at the church , Satur day, from 9-9:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Idaho Press-Tribune, November 22, 2012
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