Donna Rae Myers Griswold Obituary (1924 - 2012)

Donna Rae Griswold Donna Rae Hutchison Myers Griswold passed away peacefully on December 10, 2012. After many, many prayers, our Father in Heaven put his loving arms around her, called her home, releasing her from much pain. She has missed her husband Bob and son, Olin immensely. Imagine if you will what the reunion is like today. She left being a loving Sister, Aunt, and friend. Donna was born in Wellsville, Utah on June 22, 1924 to Mildred Hutchison and Oliver W. Myers. She lived her childhood in Wellsville where she graduated from South Cache High School. After graduating she moved with her Mother to Ogden, Utah to work at the Quarter Master Depot. During this time she met Robert Shane Griswold in Logan. He served in the military as an Army Cadet Pilot Instructor. They were married March 9, 1944 in Tucson Arizona. She and Bob were later sealed in the Logan Utah Temple. When they were first married they resided in Pecos Texas. While there, they're son Robert Olin was born on January 3, 1945. They moved to Needles California in 1946. At that time they started a Bottling Business for soft drinks. They moved to Apple Valley California in 1968. Donna was a member of the LDS Church. Her church callings included teaching Sunday school, Young Women Teacher in the Mutual, Relief Society Secretary and Social Greeter in the Gospel Doctrine class. She loved the Lord so much that she gave her one hundred dollar inheritance from her Father to assist in building the LDS Church house in Needles California. Donna loved sports. She was the Assistant Manager of the Needles Golf Course. She and her family had season tickets to the San Diego Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams, (Merlin Olsen). She loved the Los Angeles Lakers, (Kobe Bryant) but most of all she loved watching her great nieces, Amber and Ashlee Nebeker , and Shannon, Jeannie, and Cammie Newman play softball. One of her greatest delights was coming each summer to attend the Hutchison Family Reunion at Bear Lake, Utah. Donna was the senior grandchild there. Frequent trips with her ward to the Los Angeles and Redlands LDS Temples were activities that brought her great joy. She was an excellent seamstress, cook, and loved making crocheted, knitted and needlework items such as baby blankets and booties for family and friends. She had an open-door policy and made everyone feel welcome in her home. You were a stranger but once. She was a great people person and attracted many friends throughout her life. She always had a compliment for everyone she saw. She was kind and loving right up to her last breath. Donna's gift was her amazing wit and sense of humor which she maintained throughout her entire life. She loved to raise turtles and collect Betty-Boop items. Donna is survived by her sister, Verla Nebeker; her nieces LaRisa (Mikel) Newman, Lana (Dee) Roskelley, Kristie (Robert) Holmes, Kerrie (Reed) Davis, Maria Nebeker, and two nephews, Barry (Mindy) Nebeker and Ryan (Shera) Nebeker. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd.; where friends may call from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be at the Wellsville Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. The family wishes to thank the staff at Gardens Assisted Living and Emeritus Estates; specifically the CNA's, and HCNU Hospice; especially Eileen Wood. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 December 15, 2012 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 December 15, 2012 11:00 AM CemeteryWellsville City Cemetery Wellsville, UT December 15, 2012 2:30 PM