Colleen Benson Law passed away peacefully at home from natural causes on Friday, 27 October, 2006.
Colleen was born 12 March 1929 in Provo, Utah to Joseph Dunkley and Iva Laura Jones Benson. She grew up in Provo, where she attended BYU Elementary Training School, BY Jr. High and BY High School, where she was the Class of 1947 Valedictorian. She interrupted her studies at BYU to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern California, serving in Pacific Grove, Los Gatos, Modesto and Fresno.
On 27 December 1951, she was sealed to her best friend, Ronald D. Law in the St. George Temple. Colleen and R. Dee (as he is called in the family) had known each other since the second grade. She graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in the spring of 1952 with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in music. In 1954 the family moved to Southern California, where Colleen taught kindergarten while her husband pursued further education, after which they lived in North Hollywood, Venice and La Mirada, California. In 1958, they moved back to Utah, living in Logan, Providence and Brigham City.
Colleen was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, J. Roland Sandstrom, and a brother, Joe Dell Benson.
Surviving by her husband, Ronald, Brigham City; three daughters, Lauralee (Don) Lester, Texas; Linda (Ron) Sharp, Oklahoma; Sharon Willie, Brigham City; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, David Keith (Madelin) Benson, St. George; one sister-in- law, Aldine Benson, Orem; one step sister, Barbara (Dick) Summerhays, California.
Colleen Benson Law was a noble woman of great faith. She always spoke the truth and always kept her promises. Her entire life was focused on her family and on the gospel of Jesus Christ. She worked faithfully and repeatedly in the Primary, YWMIA, Sunday school, and Relief Society of the LDS Church. She was a visiting teacher all of her adult life. Her special love was teaching young children. For over 20 years, she served in the Brigham City Regional Name Extraction Center, where she worked on Dutch and French records. Colleen loved books and reading. She loved to travel, especially with her husband. Later in life, Colleen and R. Dee had the pleasure of serving two missions together in the France Paris Mission, serving in the cities of Poitiers, Tours and Le Mans.
The family express thanks to the staff of Alpine Home Nursing and to Hospice Alliance for their kind and loving care and to the many friends and neighbors who also were of great assistance. Funeral services will be at the Brigham City Utah North Stake Center, 300 East 600 North at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Family will greet friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and on Tuesday at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Colleen was born 12 March 1929 in Provo, Utah to Joseph Dunkley and Iva Laura Jones Benson. She grew up in Provo, where she attended BYU Elementary Training School, BY Jr. High and BY High School, where she was the Class of 1947 Valedictorian. She interrupted her studies at BYU to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern California, serving in Pacific Grove, Los Gatos, Modesto and Fresno.
On 27 December 1951, she was sealed to her best friend, Ronald D. Law in the St. George Temple. Colleen and R. Dee (as he is called in the family) had known each other since the second grade. She graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in the spring of 1952 with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in music. In 1954 the family moved to Southern California, where Colleen taught kindergarten while her husband pursued further education, after which they lived in North Hollywood, Venice and La Mirada, California. In 1958, they moved back to Utah, living in Logan, Providence and Brigham City.
Colleen was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, J. Roland Sandstrom, and a brother, Joe Dell Benson.
Surviving by her husband, Ronald, Brigham City; three daughters, Lauralee (Don) Lester, Texas; Linda (Ron) Sharp, Oklahoma; Sharon Willie, Brigham City; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, David Keith (Madelin) Benson, St. George; one sister-in- law, Aldine Benson, Orem; one step sister, Barbara (Dick) Summerhays, California.
Colleen Benson Law was a noble woman of great faith. She always spoke the truth and always kept her promises. Her entire life was focused on her family and on the gospel of Jesus Christ. She worked faithfully and repeatedly in the Primary, YWMIA, Sunday school, and Relief Society of the LDS Church. She was a visiting teacher all of her adult life. Her special love was teaching young children. For over 20 years, she served in the Brigham City Regional Name Extraction Center, where she worked on Dutch and French records. Colleen loved books and reading. She loved to travel, especially with her husband. Later in life, Colleen and R. Dee had the pleasure of serving two missions together in the France Paris Mission, serving in the cities of Poitiers, Tours and Le Mans.
The family express thanks to the staff of Alpine Home Nursing and to Hospice Alliance for their kind and loving care and to the many friends and neighbors who also were of great assistance. Funeral services will be at the Brigham City Utah North Stake Center, 300 East 600 North at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Family will greet friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and on Tuesday at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Colleen Benson Law passed away peacefully at home from natural causes on Friday, 27 October, 2006.
Colleen was born 12 March 1929 in Provo, Utah to Joseph Dunkley and Iva Laura Jones Benson. She grew up in Provo, where she attended BYU Elementary Training School, BY Jr. High and BY High School, where she was the Class of 1947 Valedictorian. She interrupted her studies at BYU to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern California, serving in Pacific Grove, Los Gatos, Modesto and Fresno.
On 27 December 1951, she was sealed to her best friend, Ronald D. Law in the St. George Temple. Colleen and R. Dee (as he is called in the family) had known each other since the second grade. She graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in the spring of 1952 with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in music. In 1954 the family moved to Southern California, where Colleen taught kindergarten while her husband pursued further education, after which they lived in North Hollywood, Venice and La Mirada, California. In 1958, they moved back to Utah, living in Logan, Providence and Brigham City.
Colleen was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, J. Roland Sandstrom, and a brother, Joe Dell Benson.
Surviving by her husband, Ronald, Brigham City; three daughters, Lauralee (Don) Lester, Texas; Linda (Ron) Sharp, Oklahoma; Sharon Willie, Brigham City; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, David Keith (Madelin) Benson, St. George; one sister-in- law, Aldine Benson, Orem; one step sister, Barbara (Dick) Summerhays, California.
Colleen Benson Law was a noble woman of great faith. She always spoke the truth and always kept her promises. Her entire life was focused on her family and on the gospel of Jesus Christ. She worked faithfully and repeatedly in the Primary, YWMIA, Sunday school, and Relief Society of the LDS Church. She was a visiting teacher all of her adult life. Her special love was teaching young children. For over 20 years, she served in the Brigham City Regional Name Extraction Center, where she worked on Dutch and French records. Colleen loved books and reading. She loved to travel, especially with her husband. Later in life, Colleen and R. Dee had the pleasure of serving two missions together in the France Paris Mission, serving in the cities of Poitiers, Tours and Le Mans.
The family express thanks to the staff of Alpine Home Nursing and to Hospice Alliance for their kind and loving care and to the many friends and neighbors who also were of great assistance. Funeral services will be at the Brigham City Utah North Stake Center, 300 East 600 North at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Family will greet friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and on Tuesday at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Colleen was born 12 March 1929 in Provo, Utah to Joseph Dunkley and Iva Laura Jones Benson. She grew up in Provo, where she attended BYU Elementary Training School, BY Jr. High and BY High School, where she was the Class of 1947 Valedictorian. She interrupted her studies at BYU to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern California, serving in Pacific Grove, Los Gatos, Modesto and Fresno.
On 27 December 1951, she was sealed to her best friend, Ronald D. Law in the St. George Temple. Colleen and R. Dee (as he is called in the family) had known each other since the second grade. She graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in the spring of 1952 with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in music. In 1954 the family moved to Southern California, where Colleen taught kindergarten while her husband pursued further education, after which they lived in North Hollywood, Venice and La Mirada, California. In 1958, they moved back to Utah, living in Logan, Providence and Brigham City.
Colleen was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, J. Roland Sandstrom, and a brother, Joe Dell Benson.
Surviving by her husband, Ronald, Brigham City; three daughters, Lauralee (Don) Lester, Texas; Linda (Ron) Sharp, Oklahoma; Sharon Willie, Brigham City; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, David Keith (Madelin) Benson, St. George; one sister-in- law, Aldine Benson, Orem; one step sister, Barbara (Dick) Summerhays, California.
Colleen Benson Law was a noble woman of great faith. She always spoke the truth and always kept her promises. Her entire life was focused on her family and on the gospel of Jesus Christ. She worked faithfully and repeatedly in the Primary, YWMIA, Sunday school, and Relief Society of the LDS Church. She was a visiting teacher all of her adult life. Her special love was teaching young children. For over 20 years, she served in the Brigham City Regional Name Extraction Center, where she worked on Dutch and French records. Colleen loved books and reading. She loved to travel, especially with her husband. Later in life, Colleen and R. Dee had the pleasure of serving two missions together in the France Paris Mission, serving in the cities of Poitiers, Tours and Le Mans.
The family express thanks to the staff of Alpine Home Nursing and to Hospice Alliance for their kind and loving care and to the many friends and neighbors who also were of great assistance. Funeral services will be at the Brigham City Utah North Stake Center, 300 East 600 North at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Family will greet friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and on Tuesday at the church from 10:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery.
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