We lose one from our number.

We learn this morning of the passing of Blaine Densley Holt, husband to Mary Beverly Garff. A full obituary can be found through www.broomheadfuneralhome.com. Blaine was a native of the southern end of Salt Lake County, marrying Beverly after he returned from serving in the U.S. Navy. Beverly survives her husband. They were parents to three sons, of whom two are living, as well as their spouses and children.
Our family has been touched by memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. This obituary reflects the devotion Blaine showed and serves as a reminder that we are not alone with these debilities when they come to our homes. We salute you, Blaine and extend heartfelt sympathy to Beverly and your children.

A loss to our family

In this morning's Salt Lake Tribune (October 30, 2016) we learned of the passing of a Garff cousin Valorie Garff Cox. Born to Val and Jean Garff on February 17, 1932 in Salt Lake City, she passed away this week on October 26, 2016. Valorie married Verl J Cox on December 7, 1956 in the  Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Valorie is survived by five children, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren as well as one brother and one sister. Arrangements were provided by Cannon Mortuary, with graveside services at the Elysian Burial Gardens.

Generations Three and Four

Generations Three and Four

George Peter Garff, 1870 – 1928, md 1895, Tryphena Mayer Brimhall, 1870 – 1961

            Rachel Minnie Garff, 1897 – 1988

            Grace Thelma Garff, 1899 – 1968

            Mary Garff, 1903 – 1927, md 1926, Stephen Robert Wells, 1900 – 1979

            George Lynn Garff, 1905 – 1994, md 1935, Kathlyn Farrell, 1916 – 200

            Mark Brimhall Garff, 1907 – 1995, md 1935, Gertrude Laura Ryberg, 1910 – 2002

            Major Peter Garff , 1909 – 2000, md1936,  Mary LaFarne Kimball, 1914 – 1989

            Ina Tryphena Garff, 1911 – 2001, md 1932, Julian Seville Cannon, 1905 – 1981

            Wayne Brimhall Garff, 1913 – 2007, md 1938, Jeanette Parry, 1912 – 1999

Joseph Elmo Garff, 1914 – 2010, md 1940, Kathryn Geddes 1919 – 2007

Mary Ann Garff, 1871 – 1949, md 1896, Benjamin Franklin Fitzgerald, 1859 – 1931

              Mary Genevieve Fitzgerald, 1897 – 1995, md 1920, Glen Albert McMullin, 1894 – 1951

              McKinley Garff Fitzgerald, 1898 – 1960, md 1924, Marilla Sandberg, 1890 – 1970

              Antomina Garff Fitzgerald, 1900 – 1988, md 1924, Frank J. Perkins, 1900 – 1987

              Royalance Agnes Fitzgerald, 1902 – 1923

              Joel Garff Fitzgerald, 1905 – 1955, md 1939, Norma Sutton, 1914 – 1989

              Afton Garff Fitzgerald, 1909 – 1999, md 1940, Richard Thornton Randolph, 1910 – 1990

Hulda Garff, 1873 – 1967, md (1) 1899, Frederick Christian Mickelsen, 1874 – 1928

              Aslaugh Mickelsen, 1907, md 1928, Oscar Leroy McQuay, 1886 – 1941

Hulda Garff md (2) 1942, Joshua Edwin Salisbury, 1871 – 1959

Matilda Jane Garff, 1874 – 1940, md 1898, Bayard Mousley Crossgrove, 1869 – 1948

              Avar Garff Crossgrove, 1899 – 1990, md (1) 1928, Marie Robinson, 1901 – 1963

              Avar Garff Crossgrove md (2) 1965, Roxie Larson Wallback

              Paul Bayard Crossgrove, 1901 – 1967, md 1922, Anna Deloris Heyward, 1902 – 1990

              Ralph Garff Crossgrove, 1903 – 1997, md 1927, Leah Soffe, 1904 – 2003

              Hulda May Crossgrove, 1905 – 1997

              Helen Garff Crossgrove, 1907 – 1998, md 1947, John Frederick Dodson, 1902 – 1984

Heber Nels Garff, 1876 – 1949, md 1900, Louise Murphy, 1869 – 1956

              Ronald Erastus Garff, 1901 – 1908

              Cedric Heber Garff, 1903 – 1905

              Herschal Vivian Garff, 1906 – 1972, md 1933, Daisey Bennion, 1907 – 2003

              Ronow DeValson Garff, 1909 – 1993, md (1) 1931, Mary Jean Hartmann, 1911 – 1947

              Ronow DeValson Garff md (2) 1948, Blanche DeGranffenried, 1916 – 2006

              Adelle Garff, 1916 – 1982

Royal Brigham Garff, 1877 – 1967, md 1902, Rachel Ann Day, 1881 – 1956

              Elizabeth Day Garff, 1903

              Royal Lovell Garff, 1904 – 1994, md (1) 1931, Marba Stewart, 1907 – 1947

              Royal Lovell Garff md (2)1948, Maxine Rice, 1917 – 2014

              Kendall Day Garff, 1906 – 1997, md (1) 1932, Marjorie Marie Heiner, 1908 – 1976

              Kendall Day Garff md (2) 1977 Betty June Grames, 1917 – 2010

              Grace Garff, 1909 – 1993, md 1934, Eugene Dunlap Bryson, 1908 – 1976

              Minnie Garff, 1913 – 1988, md 1934, Ray Longstroth Richards, 1910 – 1989

              Margaret Garff, 1913 – 2008, md (1) 1935, Carlos Lester Dodge, 1913

              Margaret Garff md (2) 1940, Allan Olaf Anderson, 1912 – 1991

Moses Soren Garff, 1879 – 1962, md 1906, Mary Rasmussen, 1880 – 1958

              Newell Kay Garff, 1926 – 2014, md 1949, Shirley Marie Erekson, 1931

              Mary Beverly Garff, 1927, md 1947, Blaine Densley Holt, 1927

Aaron Zebulon Garff, 1881 – 1975

Mina Comfort Garff, 1884 – 1974, md 1907, Soren J. Mickelsen, 1874 – 1936

              Grace Mickelsen, 1908 – 1993, md 1936, George Alfred Payne, 1901 – 1976

              Wilma Mickelsen, 1910, md 1931, Ralph Snow Day, 1911 – 1995

              Woodrow S. Mickelsen, 1914 – 1999, md 1939, Frances Margaret Seaton, 1915 – 1992

              Gail Mickelsen, 1917 – 1996, md 1940, Nile Rawlins Brown, 1917 – 1995

Orson Alonzo Jacob Garff, 1885 – 1965, md (1) 1911, Bodel Marie Nielsen Lyngby, 1891 – 1926

              Ruth Lyngby Garff, 1912 – 1982, md 1933, Moses Woodrow Rigby, 1913 – 1977

              Marjorie Lyngby Garff, 1914 – 1984, md 1960, Dwight Hardy

              Dorothy Lyngby Garff, 1915, md 1937, Wesley Edward Godfrey, 1912 – 1997

              Orson Reed Garff, 1918 – 2004, md 1938, Faye Roskelly, 1918 – 2008

              Betty Lou Lyngby Garff, 1920 – 1997, md 1947, LeGrande Noorda, 1922 – 1999

Orson Alonzo Jacob Garff md (2) 1930, Viola Crismon, 1894 – 1977

              Mary Louise Garff, 1934, md 1954, Deon W. Hubbard, 1927 – 2011

              Peter Neil Garff, 1936, md 1967, md 1967, Sharon Watkins

Connie Mabel Garff, 1888 – 1957, md 1910, Enno Almon Drown, 1887 – 1927

              Merle Garff Drown, 1911 – 1988, md 1932, Gerald Wellington Bills, 1914 – 1993

              Lova Garff Drown, 1913 – 1998, md (1)1935, Elwood Fred Thurgood, 1912 – 1968

              Lova Garff Drown md (2) 1976, Charles LeRoy Bollschweiler, 1912 – 1990

              Earl Almon Drown, 1920 – 1966, md 1941, Deane Lyla Huber, 1921 – 2001

              Fay Ann Drown, 1924 – 1926

              Enno Nyle Drown, 1928 – 1979, md 1951, Arva Louise Peterson, 1930

Regnal Washington Garff, 1890 – 1959, md 1914, Mary Ruby Tattersall, 1892 – 1983

              Iris Garff, 1914 – 2005, md (1) 1938, Stirling Dale Silliphant, 1918 – 1996

              Iris Garff md (2) 1949, James R Rasmussen, 1915 – 1989

              Lois Ruby Garff, 1916 – 2012, md 1941, William B Nowlin, 1916 – 2013

              Mary Elaine Garff, 1918 – 1934

              Betty Jo Garff, 1920 – 2008, md 1946, William Meeks Wirthlin, 1923 – 2012

              Jean Garff, 1922 – 1927

              Glenna Joyce Garff, 1925 – 2007, md 1947, Gordon Ivins Hyde, 1920 – 2007

              Regnal Washington Garff, Jr, 1927, md (1)1954, Margaret Wheeler, 1932 – 1998

Carl Christian Garff, 1875 – 1950, md 1914, Juliana Amelia Nielsen, 1884 – 1960

              Kathryn J Garff, 1908 – 1995, md (1) 1929, Harold Henry Daniels, 1908 – 1986

              Kathryn J Garff md (2) 1959, Charles Wilford Bramwell

Hedvig Elizabeth Garff, 1877 – 1962, md 1902, Ernest Porter Brown1875 – 1909

              Vendla Elizabeth Brown, 1903 – 1966

              Carl Ernest Brown, 1905 – 1965, md 1934, Elizabeth Dorothe Maria Todd, 1914 – 1991

              Max Porter Brown, 1908 – 1991, md 1945, Evelyn Parkinson, 1910 – 1991

              Virginia Brown, 1909 – 1950, md 1936, Arthur Trantor Allen, 1904 – 1984

Sylvia Christine Garff, 1879 – 1960, md 1905, James Henry ball, 1877 – 1947

              Dorothy Ball, 1908 – 1998, md 1931, James Forbes Campbell, 1909 – 1959

              James Robert Ball, 1919 – 1944

Alva Helena Garff, 1882 – 1977, md 1905, Robert Emmett Wilson, 1887 – 1947

              Helen Elizabeth Wilson 1906 – 1987, md 1948, Richard Bitner Tibby, 1911 – 1985

              Garff Bell Wilson, 1909 – 1998

              Margaret Wilson 1914 – 1984, md 1941, Leonard Lowry Thompson, 1904 – 1975

              Janice Wilson, 1918 – 2001, md 1943, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, III, 1911 – 1976

Vera Marie Garff, 1903 – 1931, md (1) 1922, Melvin Oren Brown

              Oren G. Brown, 1922 – 1985

Vera Marie Garff, md (2) 1925, Turner Waddie St Clair, 1892 – 1963

              Turner Waddie St Clair, Jr, 1923

              James Christian St Clair, 1926 – 1996

Erma Rosina Garff, 1891 – 1975, md 1909, James LeRoy Cook, 1889 – 1924

              Sherman LeRoy Cook, 1910 – 1984, md 1930, Vivian Yates, 1909 – 2002

              Wilma Cook, 1913 – 1995, md (1) 1930, John Melville McLean, 1907 – 1998

Mary Garff, 1893 – 1981, md 1918 div, Thomas Maurice Featherstone, 1893 – 1960

              Fred Garff Featherstone, 1919 – 1947, md 1940, Rhea Christensen, 1921 – 1995

              June Shayla Featherstone, 1921 – 2001, md 1952, div, Herbert R. Britton, 1920 – 1991

              June Shayla Featherstone md (2) 1984, Jack Holmes Berryman, 1921 - 1999

Louis Bromley Garff, 1894 – 1959, md 1917, Zentha Luella Myers, 1896 – 1980

              Nedra Luella Garff1917 – 2014, md Ernest Stephen Bell, 1917 – 2000

              Norma Lorain Garff, 1920 – 2015, md 1953, Ervin Hilmer Bresch, 1928 – 2007

Cora Garff, 1896 – 1964, md (1) 1915, William Shirl Wilson, 1896 – 1932

              Shirl Garff Wilson, 1916 – 2004

              Lillis Jeanne Wilson, 1919 – 1989, md 1939, William Dean Lewis, 1913 – 1993

              Bonnie Mary Wilson, 1925, md Herbert Julius Gustafson, 1920 – 2003

Cora Garff md (2) 1945, Roy Edward Helm, 1893 – 1966

Niels Odell Garff, 1898 – 1984, md (1) 1917div, Lois Pearl Reid, 1900 – 1975

              Reid Odell Garff, 1918 – 1997, md (1) 1936, Hazel M Demander, 1921 – 1994

              Reid Odell Garff md (2) 1946, Helen M Henderson

              Reid Odell Garff md (3) 1959, Patricia Ward

              Steven Niles Garff, 1921 – 1987, md (1) Flora Gagon

              Steven Niles Garff md (2) 1941, Deloris I. Varney, 1922 – 2001

Niels Odell Garff md (2) 1929, Carmen Sylvia Olsen, 1909 – 1994

              Gordon Hal Garff, 1936 – 2008, md 1957, Carolyn Hay

Abel Gudmund Gudmundsen, 1885 – 1946, md 1906, Mary Jane Wall, 1887 – 1975

              Alta Celia Gudmundsen, 1907 – 1936, md (1) 1933, Rupert M. Thomas, 1906 – 1976

              Alta Celia Gudmundsen md (2) Mr Harris

              Edna Marie Gudmundsen, 1910 – 1911

              Ralph Wall Gudmundsen, 1911 – 1986, md (1) 1936 div, Beulah Juanita Thomas

              Ralph Wall Gudmundsen md (2) 1941, Mary Ann Fullmer, 1922 – 2011

              Helen Gudmundsen, 1914 – 2010, md (1) 1934 div, Heber Chase Smith, 1916 – 2000

              Helen Gudmundsen md (2) Everett A Boyd

              Mary Gail Gudmundsen, 1916 – 1999, md 1942, Donald Sterling Tingley, 1918 – 1976

              Joan Laray Gudmundsen, 1918 – 1989, md (1) 1943 div, James E. Asper, 1920 – 1979

              Joan Laray Gudmundsen md (2) 1971, David Forrest Montgomery, 1919 – 1985

              Norma Jean Gudmundsen, 1921 – 2013, md 1946, Douglas Leland Morris 1921 – 2004

              Abel Gudmund Gudmundsen, Jr, 1923 – 2001, md 1951, Diann D. Ishmael, 1928 – 2008

Abel Gudmund Gudmundsen md (2) Florence Springer, 1906 – 2002

              Lance Springer Gudmundsen, 1939

Isaac S. Gudmundsen, 1887 – 1889

Mary Jean Gudmundsen, 1888 – 1957, md (1) 1907, Gilbert Carl Sager, 1884 – 1920

              Thomas Gerald Sager, 1907 – 1981, md (1) Clarice Shaw-Green

              Thomas Gerald Sager md (2) Helen R. Boyd, 1904 – 1985

              Thomas Gerald Sager md (3) Edith Rasmussen

              Lorraine Sager, 1910 – 1979, md 1928, Joseph Cecil Royle, 1903 – 1989

              Dorothy Sager, 1912 – 1995, md (1) 1932 div, George Allen Wangsgaard, 1907 – 1980

              Dorothy Sager md (2) Maxwell Young Curran, 1909 – 1997

              Dorothy Sager md (3) Mr. Wilson, md (4) Mr. Bell

Mary Jean Gudmundsen md (2) 1921, Lloyd Candland Stone, 1894 – 1983

Retta Gudmundsen, 1896 – 1978, md 1915, Parley Oscar Loveless, 1894 – 1959

              Helen Loveless, 1916 – 1999, md 1942, Arnold Hildebrandt, 1915 – 1986

              Austin Gudmund Loveless, 1919 – 1998, md 1942, Alice Geniel Allred, 1919

              Gordon Russell Loveless, 1924, md 1945, Norma Lee Roberson, 1925

              Duane Oscar Loveless, 1936, md 1964, Annette Carpenter

Austin Gudmundsen, 1898 – 1981, md 1921, Myrl Goodwyn, 1896 – 1990

              Richard Austin Gudmundsen, 1922, md 1947, Bernice Hattie Sayre, 1925

              Lois Gudmundsen, 1926 – 1929

              Stanley Edwin Gudmundsen, 1931, md 1956, Jane Adele Eddington, 1936

              Ruth Gudmundsen, 1937, md 1961, Peter Fred Clark, 1937

Stanley A Gudmundsen, 1900 – 1975, md 1922, Bertha West. 1902 – 1980

              Echo Elaine Gudmundsen, md 1941, Raymond John Blomquist, 1921 – 1982

              Robert Stanley Gudmundsen, 1931, md (1) 1954, Carol Ann Larasen, 1935

              Robert Stanley Gudmundsen md (2) Luisa Marie Garcia, 1946 – 2008

              Arthur W Gudmundsen, 1949

LaGrande Gudmundsen, 1903 – 1975, md 1925, Alice Genevieve Stewart, 1904 – 2001

              Betty Jean Gudmundsen, 1926 – 1930

              Gloria Gudmundsen, 1931 – 2001, md 1950, Ronald T McBride

              Stewart LaGrande Gudmundsen, 1938, md 1963, Patricia Ann Watts, 1943

Emma Marie Gudmundsen, 1908 – 1981, md 1929, Morris Edward Davies, 1906 – 1983

              Colleen Marie Davies, 1930 – 2010, md 1948, William Penrod Keith, 1929 – 1997

              Barbara Ann Davies, 1931, md Robert Dean Ellertson, 1930 – 1984

              Paul Morris Davies, 1938, md 1972, Myrn Walker Jacobs

              Mary Kaye Davies, 1944, md Basil C Jones, 1936

              Lola Montez Davies, 1954, md Ronald Hunt

Isaac Ray Gudmundsen, 1884 – 1962, md 1908, Marian Adams, 1876 – 1931

              Shirley Rei Gudmundsen, 1910 – 1989

              Mark Gudmundsen, 1912 – 1973, md Kathryn Jacqueline Clarke Binyon, 1915 – 2003

              Vance Gudmundsen, 1917 – 1960

Jacob Gudmund Gudmundsen, 1885 – 1886

Irel Joseph Gudmundsen, 1887 – 1961, md (1) 1911, Elsie Jane Taylor, 1898 – 1935

              Irel Taylor Gudmundsen, 1912 – 1939, md 1935, Edna Margaret Lind

              Max Deacon Gudmundsen, 1914 – 1993, md Helen Lucille Reed, 1917 – 1988

              Dick Gudmundsen, 1916 – 1942, md 1940, Mary Bideganeta

              Lusanne Gudmundsen, 1922, md 1943, Ronald Marshall

Irel Joseph Gudmundsen md (2) 1936, Althea Taylor, 1896 – 1976

Fanny Gudmundsen, 1890 – 1970, md 1910, Joseph Alfred Brunt, 1883 – 1948

Paul Stanley Brunt, 1910 – 1989, md 1935, Nathalia Anna Christensen, 1902 – 1986

Lavon Brunt, 1912 – 1989, md 1933, Joseph Clayton Eyring, 1910 – 1996

Erma Brunt, 1914 – 1998, md 1936, Norman Wilhelm Faldmo, 1914 – 1976

Joseph Mack Brunt, 1917 – 1926

Melba Brunt, 1919 – 1986, md 1944, Bert Amos Lewis, 1911 – 1989

Bettie Fann Brunt, 1923 – 2013, md 1943, John Edmund Coles, 1917 – 2016

Don Steven Brunt, 1928, md 1954, Vonda Mae Strong, 1930 – 2011

Aaron Scott Gudmundsen, 1892 – 1962, md 1910, Lucy Maude Bassett, 1891 – 1968

              Gwladys DeNiece Gudmundsen, 1912 – 1990, md, div, Joseph C. Anderson, 1908 – 1993

              Dorothy Gudmundsen, 1913 – 1961, md 1933, Elmer Charles Pitts, 1905 – 1992

              Margaret Gail Gudmundsen, 1916 – 1918

              Scott Bassett Gudmundsen, 1920 – 1983, md 1941, Jane Marie Halsey, 1920 – 1999

Christian Reed Gudmundsen, 1894 – 1965, md 1921, Margaret Andrews, 1887 – 1978

Abraham Stanley Gudmundsen, 1896

Sylvia Ucilla Gudmundsen, 1898 – 1976, md 1922, James Arno Kirkham, 1896 – 1975

              Jim Kirkham, 1924 – 2014, md 1947, Grace Joan Backman, 1928 – 2011

              Thad Gudmundsen Kirkham, 1929 – 2012, md 1953, Judith Arlene Peterson, 1933

              Kreg Isaac Kirkham, 1934, md Carolyn Thomsen, 1935

Mary Hazel Gudmundsen, 1901 – 1988, md 1918, Alton Dewey Lowe, 1898 – 1965

              Loyal Dean Lowe, 1919 – 1996

              Betty Ann Lowe, 1925

             

              

Some notes at this point in my record

Marie Jacobsen Garff Gudmundsen lived to be 88 years old. She was widowed by two husbands, from sixteen children her grandchildren span sixty-five years form the eldest to the youngest.

Her great grandchildren have and continue to create a family history, though by now they have spread out over a vast country and world.

In my own generation, the great great grandchildren, we scarcely know our first cousins but will have children who ask who they are, where they come from so we will continue to explore and study this remarkable woman, her sons, and their children.

My entry has been a fair hodge-podge, I think. I will continue to learn and strengthen my technology skills to better reflect and relate this history.  I want the next portion to be more user friendly than the last, but it may not be as detailed. That does not mean I do not have more information - I do - but for time and space I will repeat the descendants in the third and fourth generations, from which most living posterity of Marie will be able to link to the earlier entries.

Again, corrections for my errors will make the better record. As I find the need I will report the changes but invite you to do so with me.

Marie Gudmundsen Davies and Hazel Gudmundsen Lowe

Emma Marie Gudmundsen, 1908 – 1981, the last child of Abraham and Lettie Austin Gudmundsen, was born in Lehi, Utah. She married Morris Edward Davies in 1929 in Salt Lake City.

A salesman in several Provo area businesses, Morris and Marie moved to Boulder, Nevada for the last years of her life. Morris passed away two years after Marie while living with a daughter in San Diego, California. They were parents to four daughters and a son.

They were laid to rest in Boulder, Clark County, Nevada.

Mary Hazel Gudmundsen, 1901 – 1988, was the youngest of Isaac Gudmundsen and Fannie Mulliner. Born in Iona, she made the move to Burley when her father opened up the Gudmundsen Department Store in that community.

Married to Alton Dewey Lowe in 1918, they migrated to the Los Angeles area where Dewey worked with the Defense Works as well as a variety of home building jobs and security and care taker assignments in the oil works of southern California.

Alton and Hazel were parents of one son and one daughter. Both passed away in Long Beach, California.

Regnal Washington Garff

Reginal Washington Garff, the youngest child of Peter N. and Antomina Sorensen Garff, was born in 1889 in Draper, Utah. As has been demonstrated over and over among his siblings, Regnal was active in community circles, both civic and religious. He received his higher education at Brigham Young University and Utah State Agricultural College (USU).

At the end of his life, which was the result of a heart ailment, Regnal had been president of the Continental Republic Life Insurance Company. He had been a leader in this industry for over 40 years, Salt Lake City newspapers reported, including management in the Utah State insurance department. He had also served in Boy Scouting, and was active in the Utah Republican party. Ecclesiastically, Regnal served as high priest in the LDS church, and at the time of his death was a member of the Thirtythird Ward near the University of Utah.

Married to Ruby Tattersall (1892 – 1983) in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1914, Regnal Garff was father to seven children, all of whom reflected their father’s esteem for community service.

Connie Mabel Garff Drown

Connie Mabel Garff, 1887 – 1957, was born in Draper. Her husband Enno Almon Drown (1887 – 1927) left her widowed suddenly when he suffered a coronary embolus. They were parents of five children, the fifth of whom was born three months after the father’s death. Enno had worked for the B & G Railroad company as a conductor. Enno’s death occurred in Magna, Utah.

Connie had a home next door to brother Regnal for a while, where her children were able to enjoy Uncle and cousins through the youthful years. Connie remained at home to raise her family.

Connie Mabel Garff Drown succumbed in Salt Lake City to hypostatic pneumonia after developing cancer. Connie and Enno rest in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City.