Melba Bingham Christensen
1923 ~ 2006
Melba Bingham Christensen, age 82, died in Orem, Utah on August 22, 2006 of natural causes due to age. Melba was born at home on September 29, 1923 in Maeser, Utah to Mark Moroni Bingham and Johanne Loeffler - an immigrant from Lichtenstein, Germany.
Her father was killed in a farm accident when Melba was only five, so she was raised by her mother along with her five brothers and sisters on a small farm near Vernal. Melba attended Maeser Elementary School and Uinta High School in Vernal. Next she moved to Provo, Utah where see attended Brigham Young University and met her husband Lyle Taylor Christensen. The two were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22nd 1943.
After Lyle graduated in architecture from the University of Idaho, the happy couple moved to Tempe Arizona along with their three daughters Elaine, Dianne, and Louise. While in Tempe their son David was born and two years later the family of six moved to Glendale, Arizona. Following the death of her husband Lyle in 1973, Melba worked for Arizona State Vital Statistics while continuing to raise David who still lived at home. From 1985 to 1989 Melba took up residence with her daughter Elaine and son-in-law John Shafer in Cedar City, Utah where she helped with the four young grandsons. In 1993, after a brief return to Glendale, Melba moved in with her daughter Louise and son-inlaw Kerry Patterson in Provo, Utah. There she lived out her years helping around the house, working at the temple, and serving wherever called.
Melba was an example of service, dedication, and righteous living to all who knew her. Her children and grandchildren have fond memories of the many handmade items she made for them along with the wonderful stories she told. A skilled seamstress, Melba used her talent to help dress her children and young grandchildren. When her granddaughter Rebecca went on a mission, Melba sewed all of her clothing for her. Her hobbies included: sewing, knitting, reading, crossword puzzles, and walking.
Melba was always active in the LDS church where she served as: Primary President and Teacher, Young Women's President and Advisor, Relief Society Counselor and Teacher, Genealogy Extraction Specialist, Stake Missionary, and a Temple Ordinance Worker.
Melba is survived by her children: Elaine Shafer (John) of Cedar City, Utah; Dianne Berg (Stan) of Phoenix, Arizona; Louise Patterson (Kerry) of Provo, Utah; and David Christensen (Kim) of Peoria, Arizona; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sister Myrna Farley of Ogden, Utah; brother Lyell Bingham of Richland, Washington; and sister Marie Thomson of Pleasanton, California. Preceding her in death were her husband Lyle and her brothers Herman and Earl.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday August 26th at the Rock Canyon Ward, 3050 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah. Viewings will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center Street in Provo on Friday the 25th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the Rock Canyon Ward on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
--Source: The Spectrum, St. George, UT; 24 Aug 2006.
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1923 ~ 2006
Melba Bingham Christensen, age 82, died in Orem, Utah on August 22, 2006 of natural causes due to age. Melba was born at home on September 29, 1923 in Maeser, Utah to Mark Moroni Bingham and Johanne Loeffler - an immigrant from Lichtenstein, Germany.
Her father was killed in a farm accident when Melba was only five, so she was raised by her mother along with her five brothers and sisters on a small farm near Vernal. Melba attended Maeser Elementary School and Uinta High School in Vernal. Next she moved to Provo, Utah where see attended Brigham Young University and met her husband Lyle Taylor Christensen. The two were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22nd 1943.
After Lyle graduated in architecture from the University of Idaho, the happy couple moved to Tempe Arizona along with their three daughters Elaine, Dianne, and Louise. While in Tempe their son David was born and two years later the family of six moved to Glendale, Arizona. Following the death of her husband Lyle in 1973, Melba worked for Arizona State Vital Statistics while continuing to raise David who still lived at home. From 1985 to 1989 Melba took up residence with her daughter Elaine and son-in-law John Shafer in Cedar City, Utah where she helped with the four young grandsons. In 1993, after a brief return to Glendale, Melba moved in with her daughter Louise and son-inlaw Kerry Patterson in Provo, Utah. There she lived out her years helping around the house, working at the temple, and serving wherever called.
Melba was an example of service, dedication, and righteous living to all who knew her. Her children and grandchildren have fond memories of the many handmade items she made for them along with the wonderful stories she told. A skilled seamstress, Melba used her talent to help dress her children and young grandchildren. When her granddaughter Rebecca went on a mission, Melba sewed all of her clothing for her. Her hobbies included: sewing, knitting, reading, crossword puzzles, and walking.
Melba was always active in the LDS church where she served as: Primary President and Teacher, Young Women's President and Advisor, Relief Society Counselor and Teacher, Genealogy Extraction Specialist, Stake Missionary, and a Temple Ordinance Worker.
Melba is survived by her children: Elaine Shafer (John) of Cedar City, Utah; Dianne Berg (Stan) of Phoenix, Arizona; Louise Patterson (Kerry) of Provo, Utah; and David Christensen (Kim) of Peoria, Arizona; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sister Myrna Farley of Ogden, Utah; brother Lyell Bingham of Richland, Washington; and sister Marie Thomson of Pleasanton, California. Preceding her in death were her husband Lyle and her brothers Herman and Earl.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday August 26th at the Rock Canyon Ward, 3050 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah. Viewings will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center Street in Provo on Friday the 25th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the Rock Canyon Ward on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
--Source: The Spectrum, St. George, UT; 24 Aug 2006.
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Melba Bingham Christensen
1923 ~ 2006
Melba Bingham Christensen, age 82, died in Orem, Utah on August 22, 2006 of natural causes due to age. Melba was born at home on September 29, 1923 in Maeser, Utah to Mark Moroni Bingham and Johanne Loeffler - an immigrant from Lichtenstein, Germany.
Her father was killed in a farm accident when Melba was only five, so she was raised by her mother along with her five brothers and sisters on a small farm near Vernal. Melba attended Maeser Elementary School and Uinta High School in Vernal. Next she moved to Provo, Utah where see attended Brigham Young University and met her husband Lyle Taylor Christensen. The two were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22nd 1943.
After Lyle graduated in architecture from the University of Idaho, the happy couple moved to Tempe Arizona along with their three daughters Elaine, Dianne, and Louise. While in Tempe their son David was born and two years later the family of six moved to Glendale, Arizona. Following the death of her husband Lyle in 1973, Melba worked for Arizona State Vital Statistics while continuing to raise David who still lived at home. From 1985 to 1989 Melba took up residence with her daughter Elaine and son-in-law John Shafer in Cedar City, Utah where she helped with the four young grandsons. In 1993, after a brief return to Glendale, Melba moved in with her daughter Louise and son-inlaw Kerry Patterson in Provo, Utah. There she lived out her years helping around the house, working at the temple, and serving wherever called.
Melba was an example of service, dedication, and righteous living to all who knew her. Her children and grandchildren have fond memories of the many handmade items she made for them along with the wonderful stories she told. A skilled seamstress, Melba used her talent to help dress her children and young grandchildren. When her granddaughter Rebecca went on a mission, Melba sewed all of her clothing for her. Her hobbies included: sewing, knitting, reading, crossword puzzles, and walking.
Melba was always active in the LDS church where she served as: Primary President and Teacher, Young Women's President and Advisor, Relief Society Counselor and Teacher, Genealogy Extraction Specialist, Stake Missionary, and a Temple Ordinance Worker.
Melba is survived by her children: Elaine Shafer (John) of Cedar City, Utah; Dianne Berg (Stan) of Phoenix, Arizona; Louise Patterson (Kerry) of Provo, Utah; and David Christensen (Kim) of Peoria, Arizona; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sister Myrna Farley of Ogden, Utah; brother Lyell Bingham of Richland, Washington; and sister Marie Thomson of Pleasanton, California. Preceding her in death were her husband Lyle and her brothers Herman and Earl.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday August 26th at the Rock Canyon Ward, 3050 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah. Viewings will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center Street in Provo on Friday the 25th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the Rock Canyon Ward on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
--Source: The Spectrum, St. George, UT; 24 Aug 2006.
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1923 ~ 2006
Melba Bingham Christensen, age 82, died in Orem, Utah on August 22, 2006 of natural causes due to age. Melba was born at home on September 29, 1923 in Maeser, Utah to Mark Moroni Bingham and Johanne Loeffler - an immigrant from Lichtenstein, Germany.
Her father was killed in a farm accident when Melba was only five, so she was raised by her mother along with her five brothers and sisters on a small farm near Vernal. Melba attended Maeser Elementary School and Uinta High School in Vernal. Next she moved to Provo, Utah where see attended Brigham Young University and met her husband Lyle Taylor Christensen. The two were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 22nd 1943.
After Lyle graduated in architecture from the University of Idaho, the happy couple moved to Tempe Arizona along with their three daughters Elaine, Dianne, and Louise. While in Tempe their son David was born and two years later the family of six moved to Glendale, Arizona. Following the death of her husband Lyle in 1973, Melba worked for Arizona State Vital Statistics while continuing to raise David who still lived at home. From 1985 to 1989 Melba took up residence with her daughter Elaine and son-in-law John Shafer in Cedar City, Utah where she helped with the four young grandsons. In 1993, after a brief return to Glendale, Melba moved in with her daughter Louise and son-inlaw Kerry Patterson in Provo, Utah. There she lived out her years helping around the house, working at the temple, and serving wherever called.
Melba was an example of service, dedication, and righteous living to all who knew her. Her children and grandchildren have fond memories of the many handmade items she made for them along with the wonderful stories she told. A skilled seamstress, Melba used her talent to help dress her children and young grandchildren. When her granddaughter Rebecca went on a mission, Melba sewed all of her clothing for her. Her hobbies included: sewing, knitting, reading, crossword puzzles, and walking.
Melba was always active in the LDS church where she served as: Primary President and Teacher, Young Women's President and Advisor, Relief Society Counselor and Teacher, Genealogy Extraction Specialist, Stake Missionary, and a Temple Ordinance Worker.
Melba is survived by her children: Elaine Shafer (John) of Cedar City, Utah; Dianne Berg (Stan) of Phoenix, Arizona; Louise Patterson (Kerry) of Provo, Utah; and David Christensen (Kim) of Peoria, Arizona; seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sister Myrna Farley of Ogden, Utah; brother Lyell Bingham of Richland, Washington; and sister Marie Thomson of Pleasanton, California. Preceding her in death were her husband Lyle and her brothers Herman and Earl.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday August 26th at the Rock Canyon Ward, 3050 Mojave Lane, Provo, Utah. Viewings will be held at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center Street in Provo on Friday the 25th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the Rock Canyon Ward on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
--Source: The Spectrum, St. George, UT; 24 Aug 2006.
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WIFE OF LYLE TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
MARRIED JUNE 22 1943
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Interment - 26 Aug 2006
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