Sara is my great-aunt.
Sara Loie Curtis Flink was born Saturday, January 11, 1936 at LDS Hospital in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruel Curtis and Mary Zola Harward. She was the eighth of eleven children and the first in her family to be born in a hospital.
Sara, like her sister, Gae, was very ill in the days following her birth. Her mother wrote at length about the events surrounding her birth in an autobiography written in 1976. Sara was a "large baby weighing ten pounds. All the nurses were crazy about her. They said she was big but not so well either. When she was only a few hours old the doctor came and told me we should have her named if we wanted to as he did not know if she would make it or not.
"Ruel came to see me, this was on a Sunday. I told him so he got Brother Checketts, a counselor to the Bishop in the ward we were living in and he was a very good friend also. The only thing the doctor told us was that she would not cry. They had spanked and plipped her little feet and she would just pull her feet up and not cry.
"When Brother Checketts came we didn't tell him about it. He went ahead and named her there in my room and then he administered to her. While he was administering to her she started to cry. Neither Ruel nor I was very excited as we didn't realize that that was the important thing.
"But the doctor and nurses came and were all standing in the door looking into my room to see what had happened. She screamed so hard Brother Checketts got quite bothered. That has always been a testimony to me.
"She was a baby that had a very weak stomach. She did gain a little along but not much. When she was eight weeks old she had a bad sick spell and we had to take her to the LDS Hospital. She was there eleven weeks and had a long hard siege of it but after that she got along pretty good."
Sara grew up in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. She was a graduate of South High School, Class of 1954. Because money was scarce, she was not able to go to college immediately after she graduated high school. After her children were raised, she decided to go to back to school and earn a college degree. She enrolled at the University of Utah and graduated in 1976.
Sara was introduced to Hendrik "Hank" Flink in 1955 by her future brother-in-law, Norm Gibbons. Norm and Hank had just returned from Germany, where they had served in the U.S. Army together. They began dating several months later and soon became engaged to be married. They were married on the morning of September 14, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple by President John B. Hawkes. The wedding reception was held that evening at the family home in Sugar House. Hank and Sara were deeply in love and when Hank died of a heart attack on November 25, 1992 a part of her died too.
From 1956 until 1960, they resided at 128 North I Street (640 East) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1960, they moved to Taylorsville, where they resided at 1493 West 4920 South. In 1995, she sold the Taylorsville house. From 1995 until her death, she resided in South Jordan.
Sara was a teacher and taught for several years in the Jordan School District. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving faithfully in several callings throughout her life. She started teaching primary at age twelve and loved it. She was also involved in the scouting program for forty years and enjoyed it tremendously.
She loved traveling abroad, genealogy, cooking, Diet Coke, attending Curtis family dinners every month, dining at Red Lobster, Wingers, and Chuck-A-Rama, and doing crafts of all kinds. She was a very talented person. Sara will be missed deeply by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Sara struggled with many health problems during the last few years of her life. She suffered from diabetes, had stomach and lung problems throughout her life, and was diagnosed with leukemia just weeks before her death. Sara passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 3, 2009, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. She died surrounded by her family from complications following a massive stroke suffered the previous day.
Sara left to cherish her memory: her children, Sara (James) Andreason of Sandy, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink of South Jordan, Richard (Karen) Flink of Taylorsville, and Glenn (JoAnn) Flink of South Jordan; fifteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Rula (John) Flink of Ogden, Barbara (Bill) Inkley of Magna, and Hanna VanTielen of Murray; brothers, Kent (Bonnie) Curtis of Taylorsville, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis of Cottonwood Heights, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw of South Jordan, Norm Gibbons of Draper, and Adriann Flink of East Layton. She was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons, and Willie (John) VanWeezep; and brothers: Dale, Ruel Wayne, and Steve (Lies) Flink.
Calling hours were held on Monday, September 7, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home located at 4330 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the River Ridge First Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10124 South Temple Drive (1300 West) in South Jordan.
Following the conclusion of the funeral services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through South Jordan, West Jordan, and Taylorsville and concluded at the Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery located at 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville, where Sara was laid to rest beside her husband and near her parents, sister, Gae, and brother, Dale.
Summary of funeral services:
Funeral services were held under the direction of Bishop Greg Glover.
The family prayer was offered by Richard Flink.
The prelude and postlude music was offered by Ruth Leister.
The invocation was offered by Stephen Flink.
Musical numbers performed included: "How Great Thou Art," which was performed by the congregation; "Be Still My Soul," which was performed by Karen Flink and accompanied by Dave Nicoll; "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," which was performed by the congregation; "I Am A Child Of God," which was performed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was accompanied by Ruth Leister; a flute solo, which was performed by Art Van Tielen and accompanied by Ruth Leister; and a piano solo of "I Heard Him Come," which was performed by Nicole Voorhees.
Speakers included: Sara Andreason, Chad Andreason, Elizabeth Nicoll, Julie Flink, and LaDean Bowles.
The benediction was offered by James Andreason.
The grave was dedicated by Glenn Flink.
A family luncheon was held following the graveside services in the cultural hall of the River Ridge First Ward Building.
Pallbearers included: Chad Andreason, Dale Flink, Bryce Flink, Richard Flink, Jesse Flink, Chris Flink, Tim Flink, and Michael Flink.
Honorary pallbearers included: Elizabeth Nicoll, Alison Andreason, Angelea Flink, Hailie Andreason, Elijah Nicoll, Jennifer Gray, Julie Flink, Heather Flink, Mylie Andreason, Taylor Flink, Kaylee Flink, Nicole Voorhees, Michelle Flink, Karter Andreason, Kayla Nicoll, and Cole Flink.
Her obituary, which was published in the Deseret News on September 6, 2009:
"Sara Loie Curtis Flink passed away on September 3, 2009.
"Born on January 11, 1936, to Ruel and Mary Zola Curtis.
"She was married to Hendrik Flink on September 14, 1956. He passed away on November 25, 1992.
"Survived by children: Sara (James) Andreason, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink, Richard (Karen) Flink, Glenn (JoAnn) Flink; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"She was an active member of the LDS church and held various positions including 40 years in scouting. She started teaching primary at age 12 and loved it. Graduated from South High and University of Utah. She loved doing crafts of all kinds.
"Survived by sisters, Rula (John) Flink, Barbara (Bill) Inkley; brothers: Kent (Bonnie) Curtis, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw, Norm Gibbons, Hanna VanTielen, Adriann Flink. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons; brothers, Dale, Rule Wayne, Steve (Lies) Flink, and Willy (John) VanWeezep.
"Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., Jordan River Ridge 1st Ward, 10200 South 1300 West. Viewing will be held Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Tuesday at the church, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates."
Sara Loie Curtis Flink was born Saturday, January 11, 1936 at LDS Hospital in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruel Curtis and Mary Zola Harward. She was the eighth of eleven children and the first in her family to be born in a hospital.
Sara, like her sister, Gae, was very ill in the days following her birth. Her mother wrote at length about the events surrounding her birth in an autobiography written in 1976. Sara was a "large baby weighing ten pounds. All the nurses were crazy about her. They said she was big but not so well either. When she was only a few hours old the doctor came and told me we should have her named if we wanted to as he did not know if she would make it or not.
"Ruel came to see me, this was on a Sunday. I told him so he got Brother Checketts, a counselor to the Bishop in the ward we were living in and he was a very good friend also. The only thing the doctor told us was that she would not cry. They had spanked and plipped her little feet and she would just pull her feet up and not cry.
"When Brother Checketts came we didn't tell him about it. He went ahead and named her there in my room and then he administered to her. While he was administering to her she started to cry. Neither Ruel nor I was very excited as we didn't realize that that was the important thing.
"But the doctor and nurses came and were all standing in the door looking into my room to see what had happened. She screamed so hard Brother Checketts got quite bothered. That has always been a testimony to me.
"She was a baby that had a very weak stomach. She did gain a little along but not much. When she was eight weeks old she had a bad sick spell and we had to take her to the LDS Hospital. She was there eleven weeks and had a long hard siege of it but after that she got along pretty good."
Sara grew up in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. She was a graduate of South High School, Class of 1954. Because money was scarce, she was not able to go to college immediately after she graduated high school. After her children were raised, she decided to go to back to school and earn a college degree. She enrolled at the University of Utah and graduated in 1976.
Sara was introduced to Hendrik "Hank" Flink in 1955 by her future brother-in-law, Norm Gibbons. Norm and Hank had just returned from Germany, where they had served in the U.S. Army together. They began dating several months later and soon became engaged to be married. They were married on the morning of September 14, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple by President John B. Hawkes. The wedding reception was held that evening at the family home in Sugar House. Hank and Sara were deeply in love and when Hank died of a heart attack on November 25, 1992 a part of her died too.
From 1956 until 1960, they resided at 128 North I Street (640 East) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1960, they moved to Taylorsville, where they resided at 1493 West 4920 South. In 1995, she sold the Taylorsville house. From 1995 until her death, she resided in South Jordan.
Sara was a teacher and taught for several years in the Jordan School District. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving faithfully in several callings throughout her life. She started teaching primary at age twelve and loved it. She was also involved in the scouting program for forty years and enjoyed it tremendously.
She loved traveling abroad, genealogy, cooking, Diet Coke, attending Curtis family dinners every month, dining at Red Lobster, Wingers, and Chuck-A-Rama, and doing crafts of all kinds. She was a very talented person. Sara will be missed deeply by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Sara struggled with many health problems during the last few years of her life. She suffered from diabetes, had stomach and lung problems throughout her life, and was diagnosed with leukemia just weeks before her death. Sara passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 3, 2009, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. She died surrounded by her family from complications following a massive stroke suffered the previous day.
Sara left to cherish her memory: her children, Sara (James) Andreason of Sandy, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink of South Jordan, Richard (Karen) Flink of Taylorsville, and Glenn (JoAnn) Flink of South Jordan; fifteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Rula (John) Flink of Ogden, Barbara (Bill) Inkley of Magna, and Hanna VanTielen of Murray; brothers, Kent (Bonnie) Curtis of Taylorsville, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis of Cottonwood Heights, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw of South Jordan, Norm Gibbons of Draper, and Adriann Flink of East Layton. She was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons, and Willie (John) VanWeezep; and brothers: Dale, Ruel Wayne, and Steve (Lies) Flink.
Calling hours were held on Monday, September 7, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home located at 4330 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the River Ridge First Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10124 South Temple Drive (1300 West) in South Jordan.
Following the conclusion of the funeral services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through South Jordan, West Jordan, and Taylorsville and concluded at the Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery located at 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville, where Sara was laid to rest beside her husband and near her parents, sister, Gae, and brother, Dale.
Summary of funeral services:
Funeral services were held under the direction of Bishop Greg Glover.
The family prayer was offered by Richard Flink.
The prelude and postlude music was offered by Ruth Leister.
The invocation was offered by Stephen Flink.
Musical numbers performed included: "How Great Thou Art," which was performed by the congregation; "Be Still My Soul," which was performed by Karen Flink and accompanied by Dave Nicoll; "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," which was performed by the congregation; "I Am A Child Of God," which was performed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was accompanied by Ruth Leister; a flute solo, which was performed by Art Van Tielen and accompanied by Ruth Leister; and a piano solo of "I Heard Him Come," which was performed by Nicole Voorhees.
Speakers included: Sara Andreason, Chad Andreason, Elizabeth Nicoll, Julie Flink, and LaDean Bowles.
The benediction was offered by James Andreason.
The grave was dedicated by Glenn Flink.
A family luncheon was held following the graveside services in the cultural hall of the River Ridge First Ward Building.
Pallbearers included: Chad Andreason, Dale Flink, Bryce Flink, Richard Flink, Jesse Flink, Chris Flink, Tim Flink, and Michael Flink.
Honorary pallbearers included: Elizabeth Nicoll, Alison Andreason, Angelea Flink, Hailie Andreason, Elijah Nicoll, Jennifer Gray, Julie Flink, Heather Flink, Mylie Andreason, Taylor Flink, Kaylee Flink, Nicole Voorhees, Michelle Flink, Karter Andreason, Kayla Nicoll, and Cole Flink.
Her obituary, which was published in the Deseret News on September 6, 2009:
"Sara Loie Curtis Flink passed away on September 3, 2009.
"Born on January 11, 1936, to Ruel and Mary Zola Curtis.
"She was married to Hendrik Flink on September 14, 1956. He passed away on November 25, 1992.
"Survived by children: Sara (James) Andreason, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink, Richard (Karen) Flink, Glenn (JoAnn) Flink; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"She was an active member of the LDS church and held various positions including 40 years in scouting. She started teaching primary at age 12 and loved it. Graduated from South High and University of Utah. She loved doing crafts of all kinds.
"Survived by sisters, Rula (John) Flink, Barbara (Bill) Inkley; brothers: Kent (Bonnie) Curtis, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw, Norm Gibbons, Hanna VanTielen, Adriann Flink. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons; brothers, Dale, Rule Wayne, Steve (Lies) Flink, and Willy (John) VanWeezep.
"Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., Jordan River Ridge 1st Ward, 10200 South 1300 West. Viewing will be held Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Tuesday at the church, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates."
Sara is my great-aunt.
Sara Loie Curtis Flink was born Saturday, January 11, 1936 at LDS Hospital in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruel Curtis and Mary Zola Harward. She was the eighth of eleven children and the first in her family to be born in a hospital.
Sara, like her sister, Gae, was very ill in the days following her birth. Her mother wrote at length about the events surrounding her birth in an autobiography written in 1976. Sara was a "large baby weighing ten pounds. All the nurses were crazy about her. They said she was big but not so well either. When she was only a few hours old the doctor came and told me we should have her named if we wanted to as he did not know if she would make it or not.
"Ruel came to see me, this was on a Sunday. I told him so he got Brother Checketts, a counselor to the Bishop in the ward we were living in and he was a very good friend also. The only thing the doctor told us was that she would not cry. They had spanked and plipped her little feet and she would just pull her feet up and not cry.
"When Brother Checketts came we didn't tell him about it. He went ahead and named her there in my room and then he administered to her. While he was administering to her she started to cry. Neither Ruel nor I was very excited as we didn't realize that that was the important thing.
"But the doctor and nurses came and were all standing in the door looking into my room to see what had happened. She screamed so hard Brother Checketts got quite bothered. That has always been a testimony to me.
"She was a baby that had a very weak stomach. She did gain a little along but not much. When she was eight weeks old she had a bad sick spell and we had to take her to the LDS Hospital. She was there eleven weeks and had a long hard siege of it but after that she got along pretty good."
Sara grew up in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. She was a graduate of South High School, Class of 1954. Because money was scarce, she was not able to go to college immediately after she graduated high school. After her children were raised, she decided to go to back to school and earn a college degree. She enrolled at the University of Utah and graduated in 1976.
Sara was introduced to Hendrik "Hank" Flink in 1955 by her future brother-in-law, Norm Gibbons. Norm and Hank had just returned from Germany, where they had served in the U.S. Army together. They began dating several months later and soon became engaged to be married. They were married on the morning of September 14, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple by President John B. Hawkes. The wedding reception was held that evening at the family home in Sugar House. Hank and Sara were deeply in love and when Hank died of a heart attack on November 25, 1992 a part of her died too.
From 1956 until 1960, they resided at 128 North I Street (640 East) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1960, they moved to Taylorsville, where they resided at 1493 West 4920 South. In 1995, she sold the Taylorsville house. From 1995 until her death, she resided in South Jordan.
Sara was a teacher and taught for several years in the Jordan School District. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving faithfully in several callings throughout her life. She started teaching primary at age twelve and loved it. She was also involved in the scouting program for forty years and enjoyed it tremendously.
She loved traveling abroad, genealogy, cooking, Diet Coke, attending Curtis family dinners every month, dining at Red Lobster, Wingers, and Chuck-A-Rama, and doing crafts of all kinds. She was a very talented person. Sara will be missed deeply by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Sara struggled with many health problems during the last few years of her life. She suffered from diabetes, had stomach and lung problems throughout her life, and was diagnosed with leukemia just weeks before her death. Sara passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 3, 2009, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. She died surrounded by her family from complications following a massive stroke suffered the previous day.
Sara left to cherish her memory: her children, Sara (James) Andreason of Sandy, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink of South Jordan, Richard (Karen) Flink of Taylorsville, and Glenn (JoAnn) Flink of South Jordan; fifteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Rula (John) Flink of Ogden, Barbara (Bill) Inkley of Magna, and Hanna VanTielen of Murray; brothers, Kent (Bonnie) Curtis of Taylorsville, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis of Cottonwood Heights, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw of South Jordan, Norm Gibbons of Draper, and Adriann Flink of East Layton. She was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons, and Willie (John) VanWeezep; and brothers: Dale, Ruel Wayne, and Steve (Lies) Flink.
Calling hours were held on Monday, September 7, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home located at 4330 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the River Ridge First Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10124 South Temple Drive (1300 West) in South Jordan.
Following the conclusion of the funeral services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through South Jordan, West Jordan, and Taylorsville and concluded at the Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery located at 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville, where Sara was laid to rest beside her husband and near her parents, sister, Gae, and brother, Dale.
Summary of funeral services:
Funeral services were held under the direction of Bishop Greg Glover.
The family prayer was offered by Richard Flink.
The prelude and postlude music was offered by Ruth Leister.
The invocation was offered by Stephen Flink.
Musical numbers performed included: "How Great Thou Art," which was performed by the congregation; "Be Still My Soul," which was performed by Karen Flink and accompanied by Dave Nicoll; "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," which was performed by the congregation; "I Am A Child Of God," which was performed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was accompanied by Ruth Leister; a flute solo, which was performed by Art Van Tielen and accompanied by Ruth Leister; and a piano solo of "I Heard Him Come," which was performed by Nicole Voorhees.
Speakers included: Sara Andreason, Chad Andreason, Elizabeth Nicoll, Julie Flink, and LaDean Bowles.
The benediction was offered by James Andreason.
The grave was dedicated by Glenn Flink.
A family luncheon was held following the graveside services in the cultural hall of the River Ridge First Ward Building.
Pallbearers included: Chad Andreason, Dale Flink, Bryce Flink, Richard Flink, Jesse Flink, Chris Flink, Tim Flink, and Michael Flink.
Honorary pallbearers included: Elizabeth Nicoll, Alison Andreason, Angelea Flink, Hailie Andreason, Elijah Nicoll, Jennifer Gray, Julie Flink, Heather Flink, Mylie Andreason, Taylor Flink, Kaylee Flink, Nicole Voorhees, Michelle Flink, Karter Andreason, Kayla Nicoll, and Cole Flink.
Her obituary, which was published in the Deseret News on September 6, 2009:
"Sara Loie Curtis Flink passed away on September 3, 2009.
"Born on January 11, 1936, to Ruel and Mary Zola Curtis.
"She was married to Hendrik Flink on September 14, 1956. He passed away on November 25, 1992.
"Survived by children: Sara (James) Andreason, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink, Richard (Karen) Flink, Glenn (JoAnn) Flink; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"She was an active member of the LDS church and held various positions including 40 years in scouting. She started teaching primary at age 12 and loved it. Graduated from South High and University of Utah. She loved doing crafts of all kinds.
"Survived by sisters, Rula (John) Flink, Barbara (Bill) Inkley; brothers: Kent (Bonnie) Curtis, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw, Norm Gibbons, Hanna VanTielen, Adriann Flink. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons; brothers, Dale, Rule Wayne, Steve (Lies) Flink, and Willy (John) VanWeezep.
"Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., Jordan River Ridge 1st Ward, 10200 South 1300 West. Viewing will be held Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Tuesday at the church, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates."
Sara Loie Curtis Flink was born Saturday, January 11, 1936 at LDS Hospital in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah to Ruel Curtis and Mary Zola Harward. She was the eighth of eleven children and the first in her family to be born in a hospital.
Sara, like her sister, Gae, was very ill in the days following her birth. Her mother wrote at length about the events surrounding her birth in an autobiography written in 1976. Sara was a "large baby weighing ten pounds. All the nurses were crazy about her. They said she was big but not so well either. When she was only a few hours old the doctor came and told me we should have her named if we wanted to as he did not know if she would make it or not.
"Ruel came to see me, this was on a Sunday. I told him so he got Brother Checketts, a counselor to the Bishop in the ward we were living in and he was a very good friend also. The only thing the doctor told us was that she would not cry. They had spanked and plipped her little feet and she would just pull her feet up and not cry.
"When Brother Checketts came we didn't tell him about it. He went ahead and named her there in my room and then he administered to her. While he was administering to her she started to cry. Neither Ruel nor I was very excited as we didn't realize that that was the important thing.
"But the doctor and nurses came and were all standing in the door looking into my room to see what had happened. She screamed so hard Brother Checketts got quite bothered. That has always been a testimony to me.
"She was a baby that had a very weak stomach. She did gain a little along but not much. When she was eight weeks old she had a bad sick spell and we had to take her to the LDS Hospital. She was there eleven weeks and had a long hard siege of it but after that she got along pretty good."
Sara grew up in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. She was a graduate of South High School, Class of 1954. Because money was scarce, she was not able to go to college immediately after she graduated high school. After her children were raised, she decided to go to back to school and earn a college degree. She enrolled at the University of Utah and graduated in 1976.
Sara was introduced to Hendrik "Hank" Flink in 1955 by her future brother-in-law, Norm Gibbons. Norm and Hank had just returned from Germany, where they had served in the U.S. Army together. They began dating several months later and soon became engaged to be married. They were married on the morning of September 14, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple by President John B. Hawkes. The wedding reception was held that evening at the family home in Sugar House. Hank and Sara were deeply in love and when Hank died of a heart attack on November 25, 1992 a part of her died too.
From 1956 until 1960, they resided at 128 North I Street (640 East) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City. In 1960, they moved to Taylorsville, where they resided at 1493 West 4920 South. In 1995, she sold the Taylorsville house. From 1995 until her death, she resided in South Jordan.
Sara was a teacher and taught for several years in the Jordan School District. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving faithfully in several callings throughout her life. She started teaching primary at age twelve and loved it. She was also involved in the scouting program for forty years and enjoyed it tremendously.
She loved traveling abroad, genealogy, cooking, Diet Coke, attending Curtis family dinners every month, dining at Red Lobster, Wingers, and Chuck-A-Rama, and doing crafts of all kinds. She was a very talented person. Sara will be missed deeply by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Sara struggled with many health problems during the last few years of her life. She suffered from diabetes, had stomach and lung problems throughout her life, and was diagnosed with leukemia just weeks before her death. Sara passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 3, 2009, at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. She died surrounded by her family from complications following a massive stroke suffered the previous day.
Sara left to cherish her memory: her children, Sara (James) Andreason of Sandy, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink of South Jordan, Richard (Karen) Flink of Taylorsville, and Glenn (JoAnn) Flink of South Jordan; fifteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Rula (John) Flink of Ogden, Barbara (Bill) Inkley of Magna, and Hanna VanTielen of Murray; brothers, Kent (Bonnie) Curtis of Taylorsville, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis of Cottonwood Heights, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw of South Jordan, Norm Gibbons of Draper, and Adriann Flink of East Layton. She was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons, and Willie (John) VanWeezep; and brothers: Dale, Ruel Wayne, and Steve (Lies) Flink.
Calling hours were held on Monday, September 7, 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home located at 4330 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the River Ridge First Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10124 South Temple Drive (1300 West) in South Jordan.
Following the conclusion of the funeral services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through South Jordan, West Jordan, and Taylorsville and concluded at the Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery located at 6500 South Redwood Road (1700 West) in Taylorsville, where Sara was laid to rest beside her husband and near her parents, sister, Gae, and brother, Dale.
Summary of funeral services:
Funeral services were held under the direction of Bishop Greg Glover.
The family prayer was offered by Richard Flink.
The prelude and postlude music was offered by Ruth Leister.
The invocation was offered by Stephen Flink.
Musical numbers performed included: "How Great Thou Art," which was performed by the congregation; "Be Still My Soul," which was performed by Karen Flink and accompanied by Dave Nicoll; "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," which was performed by the congregation; "I Am A Child Of God," which was performed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was accompanied by Ruth Leister; a flute solo, which was performed by Art Van Tielen and accompanied by Ruth Leister; and a piano solo of "I Heard Him Come," which was performed by Nicole Voorhees.
Speakers included: Sara Andreason, Chad Andreason, Elizabeth Nicoll, Julie Flink, and LaDean Bowles.
The benediction was offered by James Andreason.
The grave was dedicated by Glenn Flink.
A family luncheon was held following the graveside services in the cultural hall of the River Ridge First Ward Building.
Pallbearers included: Chad Andreason, Dale Flink, Bryce Flink, Richard Flink, Jesse Flink, Chris Flink, Tim Flink, and Michael Flink.
Honorary pallbearers included: Elizabeth Nicoll, Alison Andreason, Angelea Flink, Hailie Andreason, Elijah Nicoll, Jennifer Gray, Julie Flink, Heather Flink, Mylie Andreason, Taylor Flink, Kaylee Flink, Nicole Voorhees, Michelle Flink, Karter Andreason, Kayla Nicoll, and Cole Flink.
Her obituary, which was published in the Deseret News on September 6, 2009:
"Sara Loie Curtis Flink passed away on September 3, 2009.
"Born on January 11, 1936, to Ruel and Mary Zola Curtis.
"She was married to Hendrik Flink on September 14, 1956. He passed away on November 25, 1992.
"Survived by children: Sara (James) Andreason, Stephen (Cynthia) Flink, Richard (Karen) Flink, Glenn (JoAnn) Flink; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"She was an active member of the LDS church and held various positions including 40 years in scouting. She started teaching primary at age 12 and loved it. Graduated from South High and University of Utah. She loved doing crafts of all kinds.
"Survived by sisters, Rula (John) Flink, Barbara (Bill) Inkley; brothers: Kent (Bonnie) Curtis, DeVon (Bertha) Curtis, Dee (Ann) Bradshaw, Norm Gibbons, Hanna VanTielen, Adriann Flink. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: Linda Bradshaw, Phyrl (Oris) Black, Gae Gibbons; brothers, Dale, Rule Wayne, Steve (Lies) Flink, and Willy (John) VanWeezep.
"Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., Jordan River Ridge 1st Ward, 10200 South 1300 West. Viewing will be held Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Tuesday at the church, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Redwood Memorial Estates."
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