Adele Shuldberg Willden, 80, passed away at her St. George, Utah home following a courageous battle against cancer on 17 January 2014 with members of her family present.
She was born 7 November 1933 in her grandmother's home in Preston, Idaho, the fourth child of William Hansen Shuldberg and Aleda Chadwick.
Adele grew up on the family farm in Mud Lake, Idaho, where she learned to work and, with her mischievous disposition to have fun. She learned many skills while working in the fields and in the home. She was active in 4-H work and became an expert seamstress.
Adele excelled in her studies. She attended the two-room Level School, Terreton Grade School, Madison High School (Rexburg), and Ricks College. She later graduated from Henager School of Business in Salt Lake City.
Adele met Dee Erold Willden while attending Ricks College. They were married in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on 4 February 1953. Their first home was in Salt Lake City. This home, as each thereafter, was a welcome haven for family and friends.
They lived in Yakima and Moses Lake, Washington before moving to Caldwell and Springdale, Idaho, where they built their dream home on the banks of the Snake River. They then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and on to Port Washington and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Adele was a great support to her husband in his business adventures. With their family, they built a very successful business in Wisconsin, Matrix Packaging Machinery. They retired to St. George, Utah. They left behind friends and fond memories whenever they moved.
Adele was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was just twelve years old when she received her first calling as secretary of the Sunday School and was busy serving someone, somewhere ever since.
She was a gospel scholar and a great teacher, especially to the youth. She enjoyed teaching home study and early morning seminary, and was the YW Laurel advisor when she was in her late seventies.
Adele served repeatedly as a ward and stake Relief Society president. She also made a great contribution to family history by her research, temple work, and writing histories for innumerable ancestors, and helped others do the same. She served as an ordinance worker in the Chicago Temple for nearly twenty years.
Adele's first priority was her family. Neither her hands, nor mind, were ever idle. Either she was making clothes for her growing family, baking fresh cinnamon rolls for them and their ever present friends, or attending their many activities. She became their best support and they loved her for it.
Adele was a friend to all and was always available whether comfort, acceptance, love, or advice was needed. She had a listening ear and a willing heart, and also had a great sense of humor and was quick to laugh.
Dee and Adele celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an Alaskan Cruise with their children this last August.
As Adele faced her diagnosis with faith, she said, "In the end everything will be just fine."
Surely it will be when she is greeted by her deceased family and the numerous people she assisted in obtaining their ordinances of salvation.
Adele is survived by her husband, Dee Willden, and their children, Kevin (Kim) Willden of Statesville, North Carolina; Marcel (Mary) Willden of Lehi, Utah; Kurtis (Melanie) Willden of Kent, Washington: Leslie (Stephen) Miles of Orem, Utah: Marc (Takako) Willden of Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Amy (Jeff) Jones of Madison, Wisconsin; and Wade (Angela) Willden of San Diego, California. They have twenty grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandchild. She leaves four sisters, Marilyn Nielson, LaJune Hall, Connie Larsen, and Sharon Gillett. Adele was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wm Clair; and an infant daughter, Heidi Adele.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation from 12:00-1:30 p.m. prior to the services, in the Foothills Ward Chapel, 2079 East 2450 South, St. George, Utah.
Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, 4600 South Yellowstone Highway, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Published in the Deseret News on January 23, 2014.
She was born 7 November 1933 in her grandmother's home in Preston, Idaho, the fourth child of William Hansen Shuldberg and Aleda Chadwick.
Adele grew up on the family farm in Mud Lake, Idaho, where she learned to work and, with her mischievous disposition to have fun. She learned many skills while working in the fields and in the home. She was active in 4-H work and became an expert seamstress.
Adele excelled in her studies. She attended the two-room Level School, Terreton Grade School, Madison High School (Rexburg), and Ricks College. She later graduated from Henager School of Business in Salt Lake City.
Adele met Dee Erold Willden while attending Ricks College. They were married in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on 4 February 1953. Their first home was in Salt Lake City. This home, as each thereafter, was a welcome haven for family and friends.
They lived in Yakima and Moses Lake, Washington before moving to Caldwell and Springdale, Idaho, where they built their dream home on the banks of the Snake River. They then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and on to Port Washington and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Adele was a great support to her husband in his business adventures. With their family, they built a very successful business in Wisconsin, Matrix Packaging Machinery. They retired to St. George, Utah. They left behind friends and fond memories whenever they moved.
Adele was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was just twelve years old when she received her first calling as secretary of the Sunday School and was busy serving someone, somewhere ever since.
She was a gospel scholar and a great teacher, especially to the youth. She enjoyed teaching home study and early morning seminary, and was the YW Laurel advisor when she was in her late seventies.
Adele served repeatedly as a ward and stake Relief Society president. She also made a great contribution to family history by her research, temple work, and writing histories for innumerable ancestors, and helped others do the same. She served as an ordinance worker in the Chicago Temple for nearly twenty years.
Adele's first priority was her family. Neither her hands, nor mind, were ever idle. Either she was making clothes for her growing family, baking fresh cinnamon rolls for them and their ever present friends, or attending their many activities. She became their best support and they loved her for it.
Adele was a friend to all and was always available whether comfort, acceptance, love, or advice was needed. She had a listening ear and a willing heart, and also had a great sense of humor and was quick to laugh.
Dee and Adele celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an Alaskan Cruise with their children this last August.
As Adele faced her diagnosis with faith, she said, "In the end everything will be just fine."
Surely it will be when she is greeted by her deceased family and the numerous people she assisted in obtaining their ordinances of salvation.
Adele is survived by her husband, Dee Willden, and their children, Kevin (Kim) Willden of Statesville, North Carolina; Marcel (Mary) Willden of Lehi, Utah; Kurtis (Melanie) Willden of Kent, Washington: Leslie (Stephen) Miles of Orem, Utah: Marc (Takako) Willden of Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Amy (Jeff) Jones of Madison, Wisconsin; and Wade (Angela) Willden of San Diego, California. They have twenty grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandchild. She leaves four sisters, Marilyn Nielson, LaJune Hall, Connie Larsen, and Sharon Gillett. Adele was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wm Clair; and an infant daughter, Heidi Adele.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation from 12:00-1:30 p.m. prior to the services, in the Foothills Ward Chapel, 2079 East 2450 South, St. George, Utah.
Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, 4600 South Yellowstone Highway, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Published in the Deseret News on January 23, 2014.
Adele Shuldberg Willden, 80, passed away at her St. George, Utah home following a courageous battle against cancer on 17 January 2014 with members of her family present.
She was born 7 November 1933 in her grandmother's home in Preston, Idaho, the fourth child of William Hansen Shuldberg and Aleda Chadwick.
Adele grew up on the family farm in Mud Lake, Idaho, where she learned to work and, with her mischievous disposition to have fun. She learned many skills while working in the fields and in the home. She was active in 4-H work and became an expert seamstress.
Adele excelled in her studies. She attended the two-room Level School, Terreton Grade School, Madison High School (Rexburg), and Ricks College. She later graduated from Henager School of Business in Salt Lake City.
Adele met Dee Erold Willden while attending Ricks College. They were married in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on 4 February 1953. Their first home was in Salt Lake City. This home, as each thereafter, was a welcome haven for family and friends.
They lived in Yakima and Moses Lake, Washington before moving to Caldwell and Springdale, Idaho, where they built their dream home on the banks of the Snake River. They then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and on to Port Washington and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Adele was a great support to her husband in his business adventures. With their family, they built a very successful business in Wisconsin, Matrix Packaging Machinery. They retired to St. George, Utah. They left behind friends and fond memories whenever they moved.
Adele was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was just twelve years old when she received her first calling as secretary of the Sunday School and was busy serving someone, somewhere ever since.
She was a gospel scholar and a great teacher, especially to the youth. She enjoyed teaching home study and early morning seminary, and was the YW Laurel advisor when she was in her late seventies.
Adele served repeatedly as a ward and stake Relief Society president. She also made a great contribution to family history by her research, temple work, and writing histories for innumerable ancestors, and helped others do the same. She served as an ordinance worker in the Chicago Temple for nearly twenty years.
Adele's first priority was her family. Neither her hands, nor mind, were ever idle. Either she was making clothes for her growing family, baking fresh cinnamon rolls for them and their ever present friends, or attending their many activities. She became their best support and they loved her for it.
Adele was a friend to all and was always available whether comfort, acceptance, love, or advice was needed. She had a listening ear and a willing heart, and also had a great sense of humor and was quick to laugh.
Dee and Adele celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an Alaskan Cruise with their children this last August.
As Adele faced her diagnosis with faith, she said, "In the end everything will be just fine."
Surely it will be when she is greeted by her deceased family and the numerous people she assisted in obtaining their ordinances of salvation.
Adele is survived by her husband, Dee Willden, and their children, Kevin (Kim) Willden of Statesville, North Carolina; Marcel (Mary) Willden of Lehi, Utah; Kurtis (Melanie) Willden of Kent, Washington: Leslie (Stephen) Miles of Orem, Utah: Marc (Takako) Willden of Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Amy (Jeff) Jones of Madison, Wisconsin; and Wade (Angela) Willden of San Diego, California. They have twenty grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandchild. She leaves four sisters, Marilyn Nielson, LaJune Hall, Connie Larsen, and Sharon Gillett. Adele was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wm Clair; and an infant daughter, Heidi Adele.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation from 12:00-1:30 p.m. prior to the services, in the Foothills Ward Chapel, 2079 East 2450 South, St. George, Utah.
Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, 4600 South Yellowstone Highway, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Published in the Deseret News on January 23, 2014.
She was born 7 November 1933 in her grandmother's home in Preston, Idaho, the fourth child of William Hansen Shuldberg and Aleda Chadwick.
Adele grew up on the family farm in Mud Lake, Idaho, where she learned to work and, with her mischievous disposition to have fun. She learned many skills while working in the fields and in the home. She was active in 4-H work and became an expert seamstress.
Adele excelled in her studies. She attended the two-room Level School, Terreton Grade School, Madison High School (Rexburg), and Ricks College. She later graduated from Henager School of Business in Salt Lake City.
Adele met Dee Erold Willden while attending Ricks College. They were married in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on 4 February 1953. Their first home was in Salt Lake City. This home, as each thereafter, was a welcome haven for family and friends.
They lived in Yakima and Moses Lake, Washington before moving to Caldwell and Springdale, Idaho, where they built their dream home on the banks of the Snake River. They then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri and on to Port Washington and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Adele was a great support to her husband in his business adventures. With their family, they built a very successful business in Wisconsin, Matrix Packaging Machinery. They retired to St. George, Utah. They left behind friends and fond memories whenever they moved.
Adele was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was just twelve years old when she received her first calling as secretary of the Sunday School and was busy serving someone, somewhere ever since.
She was a gospel scholar and a great teacher, especially to the youth. She enjoyed teaching home study and early morning seminary, and was the YW Laurel advisor when she was in her late seventies.
Adele served repeatedly as a ward and stake Relief Society president. She also made a great contribution to family history by her research, temple work, and writing histories for innumerable ancestors, and helped others do the same. She served as an ordinance worker in the Chicago Temple for nearly twenty years.
Adele's first priority was her family. Neither her hands, nor mind, were ever idle. Either she was making clothes for her growing family, baking fresh cinnamon rolls for them and their ever present friends, or attending their many activities. She became their best support and they loved her for it.
Adele was a friend to all and was always available whether comfort, acceptance, love, or advice was needed. She had a listening ear and a willing heart, and also had a great sense of humor and was quick to laugh.
Dee and Adele celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary with an Alaskan Cruise with their children this last August.
As Adele faced her diagnosis with faith, she said, "In the end everything will be just fine."
Surely it will be when she is greeted by her deceased family and the numerous people she assisted in obtaining their ordinances of salvation.
Adele is survived by her husband, Dee Willden, and their children, Kevin (Kim) Willden of Statesville, North Carolina; Marcel (Mary) Willden of Lehi, Utah; Kurtis (Melanie) Willden of Kent, Washington: Leslie (Stephen) Miles of Orem, Utah: Marc (Takako) Willden of Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Amy (Jeff) Jones of Madison, Wisconsin; and Wade (Angela) Willden of San Diego, California. They have twenty grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandchild. She leaves four sisters, Marilyn Nielson, LaJune Hall, Connie Larsen, and Sharon Gillett. Adele was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wm Clair; and an infant daughter, Heidi Adele.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation from 12:00-1:30 p.m. prior to the services, in the Foothills Ward Chapel, 2079 East 2450 South, St. George, Utah.
Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, 4600 South Yellowstone Highway, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Published in the Deseret News on January 23, 2014.
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