Gaye Garringer Schofield
1932 - 2018
Early Life: Gaye was born June 21, 1932, in Murray, Utah, the youngest child of Claud Orlando and Addie Sophia Swenson Garringer. When she was young, her grandmother told her she would marry a widower with half a dozen children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: ollowing high school graduation, she worked for a time at Granite Junior High School. Later, she accepted employment at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. There she met Aldred Edward Schofield, a widower with five children, aged 9 to 3½. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 4, 1956. They had three more sons and with all eight, they built a large, happy family. Gaye spent the early years of her marriage as a full-time homemaker, teaching, training and loving all eight children. When they were raised, she returned to employment at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. After she and Aldred retired, they served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Denver Temple; at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; at the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; and in Taos, New Mexico. Gaye loved to sing and had a beautiful alto voice. She made and decorated countless wedding cakes. Applesauce cake with butter creme frosting was her speciality. She loved her large, active family and was proud of the accomplishments of each. She also valued her Mormon pioneer heritage and was an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Gaye Garringer Schofield, of Provo, Utah, passed from this life on her 86th birthday, June 21, 2018.
Family Message: "She was loved by all and she is sorely missed."
Survived By: Each of the eight children: Elaine Beck, Provo, UT; Anthony W. Schofield (Rebecca Rosecrans), American Fork, UT; Jeanine Broxton (Harry Broxton), Provo, UT; Susan Talley (Gregory Talley), Canyon, TX; LaMont E. Schofield (Elaine Clinger), Orem, UT; Lyle W. Schofield (Nola Weight), Provo, UT; A. Lynn Schofield (Donna Cseke), Springville, UT; and Samuel L. Schofield (Amy Boardman), Derby, KS; 39 grandchildren; 105 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
her sister, Inez Garringer Davis.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; four of her five older sisters: Gwen White, Kenna Jorgensen, Chloe Harowitz, Velma Fisher; and her brother, Dale Garringer.
Services: Lakeside 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Utah State Veterans Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | June 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1932 - 2018
Early Life: Gaye was born June 21, 1932, in Murray, Utah, the youngest child of Claud Orlando and Addie Sophia Swenson Garringer. When she was young, her grandmother told her she would marry a widower with half a dozen children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: ollowing high school graduation, she worked for a time at Granite Junior High School. Later, she accepted employment at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. There she met Aldred Edward Schofield, a widower with five children, aged 9 to 3½. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 4, 1956. They had three more sons and with all eight, they built a large, happy family. Gaye spent the early years of her marriage as a full-time homemaker, teaching, training and loving all eight children. When they were raised, she returned to employment at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. After she and Aldred retired, they served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Denver Temple; at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; at the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; and in Taos, New Mexico. Gaye loved to sing and had a beautiful alto voice. She made and decorated countless wedding cakes. Applesauce cake with butter creme frosting was her speciality. She loved her large, active family and was proud of the accomplishments of each. She also valued her Mormon pioneer heritage and was an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Gaye Garringer Schofield, of Provo, Utah, passed from this life on her 86th birthday, June 21, 2018.
Family Message: "She was loved by all and she is sorely missed."
Survived By: Each of the eight children: Elaine Beck, Provo, UT; Anthony W. Schofield (Rebecca Rosecrans), American Fork, UT; Jeanine Broxton (Harry Broxton), Provo, UT; Susan Talley (Gregory Talley), Canyon, TX; LaMont E. Schofield (Elaine Clinger), Orem, UT; Lyle W. Schofield (Nola Weight), Provo, UT; A. Lynn Schofield (Donna Cseke), Springville, UT; and Samuel L. Schofield (Amy Boardman), Derby, KS; 39 grandchildren; 105 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
her sister, Inez Garringer Davis.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; four of her five older sisters: Gwen White, Kenna Jorgensen, Chloe Harowitz, Velma Fisher; and her brother, Dale Garringer.
Services: Lakeside 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Utah State Veterans Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | June 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Gaye Garringer Schofield
1932 - 2018
Early Life: Gaye was born June 21, 1932, in Murray, Utah, the youngest child of Claud Orlando and Addie Sophia Swenson Garringer. When she was young, her grandmother told her she would marry a widower with half a dozen children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: ollowing high school graduation, she worked for a time at Granite Junior High School. Later, she accepted employment at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. There she met Aldred Edward Schofield, a widower with five children, aged 9 to 3½. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 4, 1956. They had three more sons and with all eight, they built a large, happy family. Gaye spent the early years of her marriage as a full-time homemaker, teaching, training and loving all eight children. When they were raised, she returned to employment at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. After she and Aldred retired, they served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Denver Temple; at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; at the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; and in Taos, New Mexico. Gaye loved to sing and had a beautiful alto voice. She made and decorated countless wedding cakes. Applesauce cake with butter creme frosting was her speciality. She loved her large, active family and was proud of the accomplishments of each. She also valued her Mormon pioneer heritage and was an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Gaye Garringer Schofield, of Provo, Utah, passed from this life on her 86th birthday, June 21, 2018.
Family Message: "She was loved by all and she is sorely missed."
Survived By: Each of the eight children: Elaine Beck, Provo, UT; Anthony W. Schofield (Rebecca Rosecrans), American Fork, UT; Jeanine Broxton (Harry Broxton), Provo, UT; Susan Talley (Gregory Talley), Canyon, TX; LaMont E. Schofield (Elaine Clinger), Orem, UT; Lyle W. Schofield (Nola Weight), Provo, UT; A. Lynn Schofield (Donna Cseke), Springville, UT; and Samuel L. Schofield (Amy Boardman), Derby, KS; 39 grandchildren; 105 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
her sister, Inez Garringer Davis.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; four of her five older sisters: Gwen White, Kenna Jorgensen, Chloe Harowitz, Velma Fisher; and her brother, Dale Garringer.
Services: Lakeside 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Utah State Veterans Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | June 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1932 - 2018
Early Life: Gaye was born June 21, 1932, in Murray, Utah, the youngest child of Claud Orlando and Addie Sophia Swenson Garringer. When she was young, her grandmother told her she would marry a widower with half a dozen children.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: ollowing high school graduation, she worked for a time at Granite Junior High School. Later, she accepted employment at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. There she met Aldred Edward Schofield, a widower with five children, aged 9 to 3½. They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 4, 1956. They had three more sons and with all eight, they built a large, happy family. Gaye spent the early years of her marriage as a full-time homemaker, teaching, training and loving all eight children. When they were raised, she returned to employment at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. After she and Aldred retired, they served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Denver Temple; at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; at the Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; and in Taos, New Mexico. Gaye loved to sing and had a beautiful alto voice. She made and decorated countless wedding cakes. Applesauce cake with butter creme frosting was her speciality. She loved her large, active family and was proud of the accomplishments of each. She also valued her Mormon pioneer heritage and was an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Gaye Garringer Schofield, of Provo, Utah, passed from this life on her 86th birthday, June 21, 2018.
Family Message: "She was loved by all and she is sorely missed."
Survived By: Each of the eight children: Elaine Beck, Provo, UT; Anthony W. Schofield (Rebecca Rosecrans), American Fork, UT; Jeanine Broxton (Harry Broxton), Provo, UT; Susan Talley (Gregory Talley), Canyon, TX; LaMont E. Schofield (Elaine Clinger), Orem, UT; Lyle W. Schofield (Nola Weight), Provo, UT; A. Lynn Schofield (Donna Cseke), Springville, UT; and Samuel L. Schofield (Amy Boardman), Derby, KS; 39 grandchildren; 105 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
her sister, Inez Garringer Davis.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents; four of her five older sisters: Gwen White, Kenna Jorgensen, Chloe Harowitz, Velma Fisher; and her brother, Dale Garringer.
Services: Lakeside 1st LDS Ward
Burial: Utah State Veterans Memorial Park
Original Obituary Published By:
© Berg Mortuary | June 2018
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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