Dorothy Rae Mildenhall

Rae Mildenhall

Our beloved mother, Dorothy Rae Nelson Mildenhall died in Brigham City, Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Rae had lived in Perry, Utah from May 2006 until July 2012 when her husband Glen Mildenhall passed away. Before moving to Perry Rae and Glen lived in Provo for many years.
Dorothy Rae Nelson was born on May 25, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri the oldest child of Joseph Call Nelson and Dorothy Decker. The family returned to Utah when Rae's father finished architectural school and Rae grew up in Provo and Salt Lake City. She graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1947 and attended Brigham Young University.
Rae married Glen T. Mildenhall, June 2, 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple. Rae and Glen lived in Salt Lake for two years while Glen attended architectural school and then moved to Provo. Rae and Glen raised six sons and a daughter. Rae enjoyed serving in numerous ward and stake church callings in Primary, Young Women and Relief Society. Rae also was an active leader in the Parent Teachers Association, PTA, serving in school, city and state organizations. Rae and Glen served as LDS missionaries in the Little Rock Arkansas Mission. She was an active member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Rae is survived by her sister, Krista Froelich, two brothers, Joseph and Stevens Nelson, six children: Tom (Carolyn), Joe (Mary), Kurt (Linda), Scott (JoAnn), Guy (Karen), Sarah Olsen (Dean) and daughter-in-law Sheryl Mills. She is preceded in death by her husband, Glen T. Mildenhall, a son, Benjamin, daughter-in-law Suzanne England and grand-daughter Morgan Olsen.
The funeral will be Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Perry 7th Ward, 2415 South Park Drive, Perry, Utah. Viewings will be held, Thursday, October 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City and on Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Church. Graveside services will be at the Provo Cemetery at 2:30 pm.
If desired, donations in lieu of flowers may be made to LDS Charities (www.ldsphilanthropies.org ).
CemeteryProvo Cemetery
610 South State
Provo, UT
October 2, 2012
2:30 AM
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City
205 South 100 East
Brigham City, UT 84302
October 4, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServicePerry 7th Ward Chapel
2415 South Park Dr.
Perry, UT 84302
October 5, 2012
11:00 AM