Zina Ruth Page Todd Obituary (1928 - 2011)

Zina Ruth Todd Click here to listen to Funeral Recording Ogden - Zina Ruth Page Todd, 83, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011, at her home in Ogden, Utah. She was born June 22, 1928, in West Point, Utah to Harold and Susie Parkin Page. She grew up in West Point on a family farm, and graduated from Davis High School, where she was a member of Pro Schola. She married the love of her life, Lawrence Wayne Todd, May 14, 1947, in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a loving wife and mom, devoting lots of quality time to each of her three children and doing the cooking and housekeeping while at the same time serving in leadership roles in her LDS Ward and developing a successful career at Hill Air Force Base, retiring at age 48. She was a talented seamstress, creating everything from beautiful shirts, dresses, and suit jackets in the earlier years to designer clothing for family and costumes for Desert Star Playhouse after she retired from HAFB. She and her husband designed and built five houses in Ogden. After her retirement from HAFB, she became a serious student of religious history and skilled researcher on her family genealogy, and traveled to Great Britain and Israel. She loved her family and friends with unconditional love, and always put them ahead of herself. Her family was the center of her life. She is dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Ruth is survived by her husband of 64 years and their three children: Brent (Susan) Todd, Lauren (Melvin) Thompson, and Michael (Alyce) Todd. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren (including one on the way); and her brothers: Milton (Glenna) Page and Wendell (Jaylene) Page. The family would like to thank all the kind and compassionate people who helped during the courageous struggle against Alzheimer's, including Susan, Christy, Kashmir and all of the caregivers at Burch Creek Hospice. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 1, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the South Ogden 7th Ward Chapel, 720 Nancy Drive, South Ogden. Friends may call at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., on Thursday, June 30th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. or Friday, July 1st at the South Ogden 7th Ward Chapel from 10 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 June 30, 2011 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceSouth Ogden 7th Ward Chapel 720 Nancy Drive Ogden, UT July 1, 2011 11:00 AM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 July 1, 2011