OBITS: The Spectrum 24 Mar 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Eleanor Mae Craw

Beloved Wife, Mother,

Grandma, Sister, and Friend

ST. GEORGE - Eleanor Mae Craw, age 84, passed away Monday, March 21, 2005, at
the home of her daughter in St. George. She was born November 2, 1920, in San
Francisco, California, to Henry and Maja Marie Nielsen Gilling (Gylling). She
and Delroy Lamond Craw were married November 26, 1944, in San Francisco. Their
marriage was solemnized in the Oakland Temple in April of 1966. He preceded
her in death July 27, 1994.

Eleanor was raised in San Francisco, graduated from Balboa High School, and
worked for Dunn and Bradstreet. After she and Delroy were married, they moved
to Alameda, California (1944-1954), back to San Francisco (1954-1966), to
Minersville, UT (1966-2004), and she finally settled in St. George in June of
2004. She was a talented homemaker and an excellent cook. She loved to hear
the birds sing, and more than anything she loved visiting with her family and
friends.

Surviving family include her: children, Delroy Louis Craw, of San Francisco,
CA, Dona Marie (Kent) Seegmiller, of St. George, UT, Suzanne Rae (Ted) Murri,
of South San Francisco, CA, and Corwin (Helen) Craw, of Taylorsville, UT;
seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Trudy (Nick)
Leonoudakis, of South San Francisco, CA, and June (Roy-deceased) Noland, of
Scotts Valley, CA. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 25, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at the
Minersville 1st Ward Chapel, 130 W. Main St., Minersville, with a viewing from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., prior to services, at the Chapel. Interment will be
in the Minersville Cemetery. Arrangements are made under the direction of
Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT, (435) 673-2454.

Friends and family are invited to offer their condolences at
www.spilsburymortuary.com. Click on the dove. Obituaries are also available at
our Web site. Click on the rose.

Originally published March 24, 2005

Jocile U. Neilson

WASHINGTON - Jocile U. Neilson, 84, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 22,
2005. She was born March 2, 1921, to Octave F. and Hannah M. Ursenbach in
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She was raised in Southern California. At 13, she
spent three years in Belgium while her father was serving as President of the
Franco-Belgian Mission.

Jocile married Donald R. Christensen on October 27, 1941. He was killed in
action in March of 1945. She later met and married Rulon W. Neilson on
December 4, 1949, in Los Angeles, California. Their marriage brought together
Jocile's two sons, Donald M. Christensen (Miriam) and Steven J. Christensen
(Bernice); and Rulon's three daughters, Patricia M. Luce (Dick), Jackie Baker
(Darrell) and Kathy Staheli (George). Her life has been devoted to service in
both the community and the Church. She was active in politics and served for
many years as registrar of voters and her home was used as a polling place.
She held leadership positions in the Relief Society, Primary, and Young
Women's organizations. Her real love was music, and she served for many years
as a chorister and music leader. She was most proud of her many years of
service in the name extraction program. She was a wonderful cook, and her
kitchen was always filled with the smells of something baking. Her family was
most important to her, and always loved to be surrounded by children and
grandchildren.

She is survived by her five children, 22 grandchildren, 46 great
grandchildren, and two greatgreat grandchildren. She is preceded in death by
her parents, her husbands, and her ten brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 25, 2005, at 11 a.m., at the St.
George LDS 3rd

Ward Chapel, 200 W. 500 N. A visitation will be held Friday, March 25, from
9:30-10:30 a.m., prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be in the St.
George City Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary 435-6734221.
Condolences may be sent through Metcalf's Web site at www.metcalfmortuary.com.

Originally published March 24, 2005