Today was the funeral of Willard (Max) Bill Johnson, the husband of Verna Johnson (Ruby Hanft's sister). I took the day off from work and was planning on picking up Mom for Bill's funeral (he past away on Sunday, August 31 from some type of infection in his body), but Henry and Ravenna decided to come down from SLC so they drove Mom and David up to the church house in Goshen where the funeral was being held. Tracy, Abby and I met them at the church. It was interesting to hear all of his children talk and tell memories of their father. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know about his life such as the fact that he was the youngest of 11 children and that he had been married to Verna for 63 years. WOW - what an incredible accomplishment!
I had a chance to visit with a few of my cousins. Mary, Verna's daughter and her family came up from Las Vegas and Sally (Gerald's daughter) came from Washington. The three of us use to hang out together at all the family outings, reunions, Thanksgivings and Christmas. It was fun to talk about alot of those memories.
Jill Loftus, Sally (I don't know her married name) and Mary Wilson (Verna's daughter) are posing for the camera.
Henry and Ravenna Hanft from Sandy, Utah
Sally? Gerald Hansen (her dad) and Betty Hansen
Tracy and Abby eating lunch after the funeral
Mom and Verna have a heart-to-heart talk.
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