 1908 - 1993 (84 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Donald Benson Alder |
| Birth |
4 Dec 1908 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Mar 1946 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWC4-W3L |
| Death |
14 Mar 1993 |
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
17 Mar 1993 |
Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I313 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
George Alfred Alder, Jr, b. 4 Jan 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 3 May 1940, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Elise Benson, b. 10 Mar 1873, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States d. 22 Aug 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Oct 1895 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F317 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elsie Marie Loveland, b. 22 Feb 1914, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States d. 11 Nov 2003, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Jun 1934 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Gordon Jerome Alder, b. 1 Feb 1935, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 20 Jun 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
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| Family ID |
F325 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 4 Dec 1908 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 9 Jun 1934 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 5 Mar 1946 - SLAKE |
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 | Death - 14 Mar 1993 - Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 17 Mar 1993 - Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- I entered the Provo MTC on March 3, 1993 headed for the New York Rochest e r mission. Bucky had already gone in the MTC headed for the Dominican R ep ublic, and so had our cousin, Matthew John Alder, headed for Texas . 3 cou sins in the MTC at the same time. Is it any wonder Grandpa chos e this mom ent to return to his heavenly home? I remember that Bucky an d I were mor e than a little worried about leaving because we had each do ne significan t amounts of tending Grandpa for Mom and Grandma, and wer e worried that M om wouldn't get a break with us gone. But we went with f aith that everyth ing would turn out okay. March 14, Sunday, I receive d a message that I ne eded to call home, and the news of Grandpa's deat h was quite a shock to m e. My companion, Sister Gonzales, and I went bac k to our room, and she sa t outside the room while I took some private ti me inside. I knelt down an d prayed and cried for some time. Sad that I w ouldn't be there for the fu neral, but full of faith that this was God' s will for our family. As I pr ayed, in my mind's eye, Grandpa came to me . He stood before me strong an d young, but his hair, his white beautifu l head of hair was still there . He told me that he didn't remember anyth ing about the years of senility , but that he had been told that I had co ntributed to taking care of him , and he was coming to say thank you. H e also seemed to be in a hurry, li ke there were other things he needed t o go do. And though he didn't say i t, I was given to know that his respo nsibility was to watch over Matthe w John, not Bucky nor I. It didn't bot her me, made sense that he was to w atch over his son's son, and I didn' t think to ask who would watch over m e. But he left me, and after that , I was okay. Heavenly Father knew I nee ded to hear from Grandpa, and th at experience taught me a lot about how h eaven works.
I miss you Grandpa. See you again, hopefully not soon.
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