Roa Sarah Maxfield Obituary (1918 - 2004)

Roa Morgan Maxfield OGDEN - Roa Morgan Maxfield, 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 surrounded by her family. Roa was born August 29, 1918 in Mt. Emmons, Utah to Ira Roy Morgan and Lula Annie Johnson. She married Junious Maxfield November 2, 1938 and he preceded her in death in 1964. She was also preceded in death by her parents and brother Wayne Morgan. She is survived by her three children, Lee (Mary) Maxfield living in Conn., Jerry (Jack) Hanson of Ogden, Cora Hawks (Kevin DellaSilvia) of Syracuse; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Flora Morgan Tillery; and two sisters-in-law Teddy Morgan and Laprial Maxfield Mortensen. Roa attended Utah State University for a year. After marriage, Roa and June traveled from coast to coast building radio towers. During WWII, Roa worked in the shipyards of California while the Navy took June across the seas. In 1946 they started their family and moved to Ogden where Roa raised their children and also managed a number of local restaurants. From Sept. 1961 until July 1980, she worked in the Girls Home, located at the Utah State Youth Development Center. From April 1981 to May 1984, Roa served as a Senior Companion Volunteer with the Weber County Department of Aging and Volunteer Services. After her second retirement, she worked in local grocery stores as a product demonstration lady and later helped make assignments to others that did the same service. During her retirement years she worked on crafts and paintings, and traveled to see family and friends around the country before her health restricted these activities. ServiceGraveside , April 13, 2004 1:00 PM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 April 13, 2004 1:00 PM