Ada Rae Christensen Wangsgard Obituary (1916 - 2012)

Ada Rae Haskell Christensen Wangsgard Huntsville - Ada Rae Wangsgard, 95, passed away peacefully due to old age and complications of Alzheimer, on January 15, 2012 at Country Pines Assisted Living in Clinton, Utah. Mom was born September 13, 1916 in Sublett, Idaho the daughter of Raymond Levi and Sarah (Horn) Haskell. Ada married Max Christensen on February 5, 1934 in American Falls, Idaho; they were later sealed in the SLC Temple. They had 3 children, Max L. (Betty) Christensen of West Point, Leonard R. (Georgia) Christensen of St. George and Karen Christensen Kimber Boeslund (deceased). Max passed away on February 7, 1961. She married Gilbert A. Wangsgard on April 24, 1965; he passed away on Nov. 25, 1990. She attended schools in Rockland, Idaho and graduated from High School. She worked at DDO in the kitchen; she learned many cooking skills there and received many awards. She worked at Hill Air Force Base for a while, during that time she even washed B-25 and B-26 airplanes. She worked at Snow Basin in the kitchen and was known around the area for the wonderful pies she would bake. She was a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers. An active member of two women's social groups that met monthly, she was highly involved as secretary. She was honored as the Grand Marshall in the Huntsville July 4th Parade in 2001. She loved to garden, raise flowers and embroidery. She bottled fruit every fall and was good at it. She loved to watch boxing matches on TV. She enjoyed the rodeo in her younger days. All her children and grandchildren loved her homemade apple pie. She was an active member of the LDS Church, where she served as the Librarian for 25 years. Ada is survived by her two sons; 11 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Also survived by 2 sisters and 3 brothers, Erma Moss, Ivan Haskell, George Haskell, Lola Mae Stokes and Carl Haskell all of Idaho and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her 2 husbands; her daughter, Karen; 2 brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. where friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to the service. Interment, Aultorest Memorial Park. The family would like to give special thanks to Country Pines Assisted Living for their care of Ada. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 January 21, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 January 21, 2012 1:00 PM CemeteryAultorest Memorial Park 836 36th Street Ogden, UT 84403 January 21, 2012