Mary Anna Woodland Carpenter Obituary (1934 - 2018)

Click here to listen to the funeral recording. North Ogden - Mary Anna (Woodland) Carpenter, 83, passed away on April 26, 2018, after a long battle with kidney cancer. She was born November 18, 1934, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Morris Anderson and Loya (McClellan) Woodland. Mary Anna married Douglas Carpenter on December 19, 1958, in the Idaho Falls Temple. Mary Anna grew up in Arimo, Idaho with two brothers and two cousins. She often commented that they were all more like siblings than cousins. When Mary Anna was 13, she went with her mother to Rigby where they shared a small apartment during the weeks and took the bus home to Arimo on weekends. Mary Anna attended Rick's College, where she had the distinction of being the last graduate to receive a 4-year degree. It was there that she met her sweetheart Doug. Shortly after graduating, Mary Anna was hired by Senator Frank Church to go back to Washington D.C. with his original staff. While there, she was chosen to represent Idaho as their Cherry Blossom Princess. Mary Anna loved her life as a wife, mom, grandma and aunt, and was so proud of her family. She was a true friend, with a gift for compassion, enriching the lives of those with whom she came in contract. Her baking skills were well known; a pan of her cinnamon rolls was a welcome treat in good times and bad. Mary Anna was a devoted member of the North Ogden 7th Ward. She and Doug served an LDS mission to Australia, where she touched many hearts through her love (and baking). Her cinnamon roll Christmas trees will be remembered in both hemispheres. Mary Anna is survived by her children, Patrice (David) Minch, Howard (Kathleen) Carpenter, Mary Beth (John) Ford, Jean Ann (Todd) Cravens, Paul (Cathryn) Carpenter, and Carrie Carpenter; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother. She was preceded in death by her husband; two children, Brenda and Chuck, and brother, William Woodland. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the North Ogden 7th Ward, 205 E. Elberta Dr. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Interment, Ben Lomond Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary of Ogden 845 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 May 2, 2018 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM VisitationNorth Ogden 7th Ward 205 East Elberta Drive North Ogden, Utah 84414 May 3, 2018 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ServiceNorth Ogden 7th Ward 205 East Elberta Drive North Ogden, Utah 84414 May 3, 2018 11:00 AM BurialBen Lomond Cemetery 526 East 2850 North North Ogden, UT 84404 May 3, 2018