Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner
1929 - 2018
Early Life: Kathryn was born August 21, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to Judge Albert H. and Myrtle Farnsworth Christensen, the youngest of their eight children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: Kathryn was known for her passion for education and her compassion for others. She taught elementary school after graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo and Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah. She earned a Master of Arts in Instructional Media and Library Sciences from Indiana University and was an assistant professor at Utah State University for six years. She lived in several states, primarily Utah and California, and traveled the world, including the former Soviet Union during the Cold War as well as multiple trips to Europe and Japan. She and Del taught in Beijing, China, for a year after his retirement from BYU. She opened their home with more than 50 students at various times and was instrumental in helping an extended family of Cambodian refugees to resettle successfully in the United States after they fled their war-torn country in the 1980s. She loved gardening and attending concerts and plays; an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organizing and directing many music programs through the years. She is sorely missed by family, friends and neighbors. Kathryn and Del survived a catastrophic automobile accident 3½ years ago and were cared for in their home by their daughter, Jeanmarie. Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner died March 26, 2018, at home in Orem, Utah, with her husband of more than 51 years, Brigham Delworth Gardner, at her side. She was 88.
Survived By: Her second husband, Del; all seven children in their blended family: Brigham Gardner, Naunie Marie Gardner, Bruce Gardner, Paul Todd, Peter Todd, Jeanmarie Todd, and Phillip Todd; and 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her first husband, Albert Charles Todd Jr.; her parents and siblings.
Services: Cascade 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Serenity Funeral Home | April 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1929 - 2018
Early Life: Kathryn was born August 21, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to Judge Albert H. and Myrtle Farnsworth Christensen, the youngest of their eight children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: Kathryn was known for her passion for education and her compassion for others. She taught elementary school after graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo and Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah. She earned a Master of Arts in Instructional Media and Library Sciences from Indiana University and was an assistant professor at Utah State University for six years. She lived in several states, primarily Utah and California, and traveled the world, including the former Soviet Union during the Cold War as well as multiple trips to Europe and Japan. She and Del taught in Beijing, China, for a year after his retirement from BYU. She opened their home with more than 50 students at various times and was instrumental in helping an extended family of Cambodian refugees to resettle successfully in the United States after they fled their war-torn country in the 1980s. She loved gardening and attending concerts and plays; an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organizing and directing many music programs through the years. She is sorely missed by family, friends and neighbors. Kathryn and Del survived a catastrophic automobile accident 3½ years ago and were cared for in their home by their daughter, Jeanmarie. Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner died March 26, 2018, at home in Orem, Utah, with her husband of more than 51 years, Brigham Delworth Gardner, at her side. She was 88.
Survived By: Her second husband, Del; all seven children in their blended family: Brigham Gardner, Naunie Marie Gardner, Bruce Gardner, Paul Todd, Peter Todd, Jeanmarie Todd, and Phillip Todd; and 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her first husband, Albert Charles Todd Jr.; her parents and siblings.
Services: Cascade 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Serenity Funeral Home | April 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner
1929 - 2018
Early Life: Kathryn was born August 21, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to Judge Albert H. and Myrtle Farnsworth Christensen, the youngest of their eight children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: Kathryn was known for her passion for education and her compassion for others. She taught elementary school after graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo and Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah. She earned a Master of Arts in Instructional Media and Library Sciences from Indiana University and was an assistant professor at Utah State University for six years. She lived in several states, primarily Utah and California, and traveled the world, including the former Soviet Union during the Cold War as well as multiple trips to Europe and Japan. She and Del taught in Beijing, China, for a year after his retirement from BYU. She opened their home with more than 50 students at various times and was instrumental in helping an extended family of Cambodian refugees to resettle successfully in the United States after they fled their war-torn country in the 1980s. She loved gardening and attending concerts and plays; an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organizing and directing many music programs through the years. She is sorely missed by family, friends and neighbors. Kathryn and Del survived a catastrophic automobile accident 3½ years ago and were cared for in their home by their daughter, Jeanmarie. Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner died March 26, 2018, at home in Orem, Utah, with her husband of more than 51 years, Brigham Delworth Gardner, at her side. She was 88.
Survived By: Her second husband, Del; all seven children in their blended family: Brigham Gardner, Naunie Marie Gardner, Bruce Gardner, Paul Todd, Peter Todd, Jeanmarie Todd, and Phillip Todd; and 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her first husband, Albert Charles Todd Jr.; her parents and siblings.
Services: Cascade 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Serenity Funeral Home | April 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1929 - 2018
Early Life: Kathryn was born August 21, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to Judge Albert H. and Myrtle Farnsworth Christensen, the youngest of their eight children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: Kathryn was known for her passion for education and her compassion for others. She taught elementary school after graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo and Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah. She earned a Master of Arts in Instructional Media and Library Sciences from Indiana University and was an assistant professor at Utah State University for six years. She lived in several states, primarily Utah and California, and traveled the world, including the former Soviet Union during the Cold War as well as multiple trips to Europe and Japan. She and Del taught in Beijing, China, for a year after his retirement from BYU. She opened their home with more than 50 students at various times and was instrumental in helping an extended family of Cambodian refugees to resettle successfully in the United States after they fled their war-torn country in the 1980s. She loved gardening and attending concerts and plays; an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organizing and directing many music programs through the years. She is sorely missed by family, friends and neighbors. Kathryn and Del survived a catastrophic automobile accident 3½ years ago and were cared for in their home by their daughter, Jeanmarie. Kathryn Christensen Todd Gardner died March 26, 2018, at home in Orem, Utah, with her husband of more than 51 years, Brigham Delworth Gardner, at her side. She was 88.
Survived By: Her second husband, Del; all seven children in their blended family: Brigham Gardner, Naunie Marie Gardner, Bruce Gardner, Paul Todd, Peter Todd, Jeanmarie Todd, and Phillip Todd; and 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her first husband, Albert Charles Todd Jr.; her parents and siblings.
Services: Cascade 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Serenity Funeral Home | April 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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