Our beautiful, mother, grandmother, and grandma-great, as she is so lovingly called, slipped through the veil Saturday morning, November 3, 2007, to meet her loved ones and enjoy a glorious reunion on the other side. We know how happy she must be to finally shed her cane and the frailties of her 95 years; to walk and run and dance and sing once more as she had always loved to do. How happy she must be to feel the peace of a kind Heavenly Father's arms around her, knowing her mission on earth had been one of loving service, unwavering obedience and faithful endurance to the end.
Kate Dunkley Farnes Bower was born July 15, 1912, in the small farming community of Whitney, ID. She was the fourth of seven children born to William Job and Annie Laura Lowe Dunkley. She attended school in Whitney and during high school apprenticed in cosmetology, later attending Utah State Agricultural College.
In 1930 she was sealed to her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Merlin Farnes, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they began life's great adventure. They were honest, hard working, and blessed to be very successful in their business endeavors. Kate was the first lady butcher in the state of Idaho. They were involved in the grocery and meat business, a sawmill in northern Canada, car dealerships, radio stations, real estate developments and many other interesting investments. They lived and raised their family in Blackfoot, Idaho and Fort St. James, BC, Canada. After retirement Kate and Merlin spent their winters in Mesa, AZ.
Always willing to serve her Heavenly Father, Kate used her incredible talents to further His work. She worked in auxiliaries of the church and after her husband's death in 1985, Kate served honorably in both the Arizona and England missions, and for years served as an ordinance worker in the Arizona temple. She loved temple work and went often. Kate and Merlin were blessed financially and for their generosity received the Presidential award from BYU and Ricks College. Together they provided numerous scholarships and financial aid for missionaries. In 1992 Kate met and married Wayne Bower. They resided in Portland and Arizona and had seven wonderful years together.
Kate is survived by her five children: Jackie Brown Ogden, Orem, Utah; LaRue Brown (Claude), Boise, Idaho; Merlin Farnes (Pat), Blackfoot, Idaho; Marianne Wake (Chuck), Boise, Idaho; and Katie Gasser (Walt), Hungary Budapest Mission, Hungary; and Lora McCallister (David) of Phoenix, Arizona. She has 28 surviving grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren, and a brother William K. Dunkley, Boise, Idaho.
Funeral Services will be held Sat., November 10, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Cascade 4th Ward Chapel, 1051 E. 200 North in Orem. Friends and family may call Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street in Orem and also Saturday one hour prior to the services at the ward chapel.
Interment will be Monday, November 12, at the Blackfoot, Idaho Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on 11/8/2007.
Kate Dunkley Farnes Bower was born July 15, 1912, in the small farming community of Whitney, ID. She was the fourth of seven children born to William Job and Annie Laura Lowe Dunkley. She attended school in Whitney and during high school apprenticed in cosmetology, later attending Utah State Agricultural College.
In 1930 she was sealed to her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Merlin Farnes, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they began life's great adventure. They were honest, hard working, and blessed to be very successful in their business endeavors. Kate was the first lady butcher in the state of Idaho. They were involved in the grocery and meat business, a sawmill in northern Canada, car dealerships, radio stations, real estate developments and many other interesting investments. They lived and raised their family in Blackfoot, Idaho and Fort St. James, BC, Canada. After retirement Kate and Merlin spent their winters in Mesa, AZ.
Always willing to serve her Heavenly Father, Kate used her incredible talents to further His work. She worked in auxiliaries of the church and after her husband's death in 1985, Kate served honorably in both the Arizona and England missions, and for years served as an ordinance worker in the Arizona temple. She loved temple work and went often. Kate and Merlin were blessed financially and for their generosity received the Presidential award from BYU and Ricks College. Together they provided numerous scholarships and financial aid for missionaries. In 1992 Kate met and married Wayne Bower. They resided in Portland and Arizona and had seven wonderful years together.
Kate is survived by her five children: Jackie Brown Ogden, Orem, Utah; LaRue Brown (Claude), Boise, Idaho; Merlin Farnes (Pat), Blackfoot, Idaho; Marianne Wake (Chuck), Boise, Idaho; and Katie Gasser (Walt), Hungary Budapest Mission, Hungary; and Lora McCallister (David) of Phoenix, Arizona. She has 28 surviving grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren, and a brother William K. Dunkley, Boise, Idaho.
Funeral Services will be held Sat., November 10, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Cascade 4th Ward Chapel, 1051 E. 200 North in Orem. Friends and family may call Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street in Orem and also Saturday one hour prior to the services at the ward chapel.
Interment will be Monday, November 12, at the Blackfoot, Idaho Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on 11/8/2007.
Our beautiful, mother, grandmother, and grandma-great, as she is so lovingly called, slipped through the veil Saturday morning, November 3, 2007, to meet her loved ones and enjoy a glorious reunion on the other side. We know how happy she must be to finally shed her cane and the frailties of her 95 years; to walk and run and dance and sing once more as she had always loved to do. How happy she must be to feel the peace of a kind Heavenly Father's arms around her, knowing her mission on earth had been one of loving service, unwavering obedience and faithful endurance to the end.
Kate Dunkley Farnes Bower was born July 15, 1912, in the small farming community of Whitney, ID. She was the fourth of seven children born to William Job and Annie Laura Lowe Dunkley. She attended school in Whitney and during high school apprenticed in cosmetology, later attending Utah State Agricultural College.
In 1930 she was sealed to her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Merlin Farnes, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they began life's great adventure. They were honest, hard working, and blessed to be very successful in their business endeavors. Kate was the first lady butcher in the state of Idaho. They were involved in the grocery and meat business, a sawmill in northern Canada, car dealerships, radio stations, real estate developments and many other interesting investments. They lived and raised their family in Blackfoot, Idaho and Fort St. James, BC, Canada. After retirement Kate and Merlin spent their winters in Mesa, AZ.
Always willing to serve her Heavenly Father, Kate used her incredible talents to further His work. She worked in auxiliaries of the church and after her husband's death in 1985, Kate served honorably in both the Arizona and England missions, and for years served as an ordinance worker in the Arizona temple. She loved temple work and went often. Kate and Merlin were blessed financially and for their generosity received the Presidential award from BYU and Ricks College. Together they provided numerous scholarships and financial aid for missionaries. In 1992 Kate met and married Wayne Bower. They resided in Portland and Arizona and had seven wonderful years together.
Kate is survived by her five children: Jackie Brown Ogden, Orem, Utah; LaRue Brown (Claude), Boise, Idaho; Merlin Farnes (Pat), Blackfoot, Idaho; Marianne Wake (Chuck), Boise, Idaho; and Katie Gasser (Walt), Hungary Budapest Mission, Hungary; and Lora McCallister (David) of Phoenix, Arizona. She has 28 surviving grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren, and a brother William K. Dunkley, Boise, Idaho.
Funeral Services will be held Sat., November 10, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Cascade 4th Ward Chapel, 1051 E. 200 North in Orem. Friends and family may call Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street in Orem and also Saturday one hour prior to the services at the ward chapel.
Interment will be Monday, November 12, at the Blackfoot, Idaho Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on 11/8/2007.
Kate Dunkley Farnes Bower was born July 15, 1912, in the small farming community of Whitney, ID. She was the fourth of seven children born to William Job and Annie Laura Lowe Dunkley. She attended school in Whitney and during high school apprenticed in cosmetology, later attending Utah State Agricultural College.
In 1930 she was sealed to her high school sweetheart, Lawrence Merlin Farnes, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they began life's great adventure. They were honest, hard working, and blessed to be very successful in their business endeavors. Kate was the first lady butcher in the state of Idaho. They were involved in the grocery and meat business, a sawmill in northern Canada, car dealerships, radio stations, real estate developments and many other interesting investments. They lived and raised their family in Blackfoot, Idaho and Fort St. James, BC, Canada. After retirement Kate and Merlin spent their winters in Mesa, AZ.
Always willing to serve her Heavenly Father, Kate used her incredible talents to further His work. She worked in auxiliaries of the church and after her husband's death in 1985, Kate served honorably in both the Arizona and England missions, and for years served as an ordinance worker in the Arizona temple. She loved temple work and went often. Kate and Merlin were blessed financially and for their generosity received the Presidential award from BYU and Ricks College. Together they provided numerous scholarships and financial aid for missionaries. In 1992 Kate met and married Wayne Bower. They resided in Portland and Arizona and had seven wonderful years together.
Kate is survived by her five children: Jackie Brown Ogden, Orem, Utah; LaRue Brown (Claude), Boise, Idaho; Merlin Farnes (Pat), Blackfoot, Idaho; Marianne Wake (Chuck), Boise, Idaho; and Katie Gasser (Walt), Hungary Budapest Mission, Hungary; and Lora McCallister (David) of Phoenix, Arizona. She has 28 surviving grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren, and a brother William K. Dunkley, Boise, Idaho.
Funeral Services will be held Sat., November 10, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Cascade 4th Ward Chapel, 1051 E. 200 North in Orem. Friends and family may call Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 S. State Street in Orem and also Saturday one hour prior to the services at the ward chapel.
Interment will be Monday, November 12, at the Blackfoot, Idaho Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on 11/8/2007.
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