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Has 6 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Madeline Helene Merrill |
| Birth |
16 Jun 1916 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
8 Sep 1955 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCP-VHB |
| Death |
24 Jul 2004 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
28 Jul 2004 |
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I80607 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Albert Merrill, b. 16 Feb 1881, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States d. 18 Jul 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Zella Gertrude Seely, b. 6 Dec 1882, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States d. 9 Dec 1970, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Apr 1906 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F27791 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alanson Soper Mills, b. 8 May 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 26 Oct 2007, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Dec 1937 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F3003 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 16 Jun 1916 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 27 Dec 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 8 Sep 1955 - SLAKE |
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| Death - 24 Jul 2004 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 28 Jul 2004 - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Madeline Helene Merrill Mills, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great- g randmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefull y a t LDS Hospital surrounded by her family July 24, 2004. She was 88 yea rs o ld. Born in Salt Lake City to Albert and Zella Seely Merrill June 16 , 191 6, she was the fifth of seven children. She married Alanson Soper M ills D ecember 27, 1937 and they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple Sept ember 8 , 1955. Al and Madeline were lifelong sweethearts, enjoying 66 ye ars of t ogetherness in preparation for eternity. Grandma and Grandpa wer e insepar able and he will miss her dearly. Madeline was a devoted mother . She love d her children and grandchildren. She was so supportive she at tended ever y family event possible. She valued education and was an avi d learner. Sh e worked as a secretary in the University of Utah's Graduat e School of So cial Work for 16 years. She enjoyed entertaining. She trav eled the world . She was an accomplished seamstress and a willing volunte er. She had a p assion for genealogy and honored her pioneer ancestors. S he was a Daughte r of the Utah Pioneers. It is fitting that she left thi s life on the da y we honor them. She loved God and was always grateful f or life's blessin gs. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of L atter-day Saints a nd had a deep-felt faith that blessed her life and th e lives of her famil y. She served in many capacities and with Al worke d for nine years in th e Salt Lake Temple. Together they filled a missio n in New York City fro m 1979 to 1980. She was a great example to everyon e around her. Madelin e will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Al; t heir children and spou ses, David and Lana Mills, Lynda and Mark Simmons , Kathie and the late Da vid Olsen, Margaret and Ken Petersen, and John a nd Barbara Mills; 21 gran dchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and countles s other family and friends .
Interment will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. We love you, Grandma!
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 7/26/2004.
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