Goldie Isabelle Casper was born in Bluffdale, Utah on November 16, 1896, while her father was on a mission to New Zealand and Australia for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was the seventh child to be born to Jedediah Grant Casper and Annie Almira Merrill. Jed Casper remained in New Zealand for only two years because he was unable to acclimatize himself. The older children operated the farm during his absence.
When Goldie was four years old, the family moved to Vernal, Utah and lived there until she was thirteen. She made numerous trips with her father to Salt Lake City. he was a freighter and hauled merchandise from Ashley Valley to Salt Lake to trade for needed goods and for the new settlers in Uinta county. he drove a team of six horses and two wagons and wanted Goldie along on the long trip for company. She often recalled how frightened she was when her father would give her the reins to drive the team while he walked.
She was baptized in Vernal in the Naples Ward in a small stream. In those days they baptized when you became eight and since her birthday was in November it was quite cold. Nevertheless they baptized her.
Grandmother Casper (Annie Almira Merrill) was taken ill with inflammatory rheumatism or arthritis and great-grandmother Merrill (Lucy Maria Williams) was crippled with varicose veins, so Goldie was called upon to keep house for the family when they moved back to Salt Lake county. This change was made because of the severe winter weather on the Uinta Range was too hard on Grandmother Casper's health. The rest of the family remained in Vernal until the next spring (1910) when they sold the farm.
She spent her teenage years in Bluffdale. Their recreation, of course, was linked closely with the church activities. They would go on excursions in horse and buggy to Midvale and salt Lake City. At times they would take the trolley cars to Salt Air for the day. she grew up with people who had always lived in that community; some of them are Sylvester Larson, once bishop of the Ward, her sister Julia, Gladys winters, Smith, Marion Winters West, Esther Larson, Angus and Fred Hatt and George (Dutch) Hatt, Heber, Orrin and Reynolds Crump, bob and Charles Turner, Dansil Mousleys, James Perry, Charles Dansie and Reuben Spenser.
She married Angus James Hatt on September 15, 1914, when she was 18 years old. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on May 5 ,1921 by Joseph Fielding Smith. the witnesses were Thomas Biesinger and Hans J. Christiansen.
They lived in Bluffdale and Bingham Canyon for several years while Angus worked in the copper mills. They had three children during this time. June was born February 22, 1916 and Lola Irene made her appearance 18 months later on October 12, 1917. Elaine did not arrive until four years later on August 22, 1921.
These children were born during World War I and Goldie would tell about mixing flour of poor grades with good flour to use what the government requested they use.
In 1922 Angus heard of good employment in Wyoming. He made a trip there and secured a job in the machine shop and boiler house. He wrote to Goldie telling her they were moving to Rock Springs.
Now this was a shock to her because she had never been away from her family. She knew that "it" (Rock Springs) was at the end of the world. It was only about 200 miles away but her family knew they would never see her again. They moved to Rock Springs and her first glimpse of the country was a dreary one. The Red Desert to a stranger is a pathetic sight. The land is barren of trees, the sage is in a gray rolling immense country. She knew she would never like it.
She stayed over 32 years and proved that wherever you are, if you live as you should, and take part in your community life, you will leave a few memories for your friends and acquaintances. Your family can be proud of your achievements.
Angus Jedediah was born in Utah on October 7, 1923. The fourth child and Goldie returned to Bluffdale to be with her family since she was homesick. The family called this first boy, "Brother" until he started school and then it was changed to Buddy.
A pair of twins were born on July 2, 1926, a boy and a girl, Alan Jay and Elda. Both babies had a combined birth weight of 15 pounds, which was quite a feat for a small woman weighing approximately 100 pounds and a little over 5 feet tall.
When the twins were two years old, Goldie had to go to Ogden, Utah to Dr. E. R. Dumke for a thyroid operation. Dr. A. J. Arbogast of Rock Springs sent her because her condition was extremely bad due to her toxic condition. She was in critical condition but recovered remarkably. This was quite an expense for Angus and quite a trial for her family to get along without her. We managed but had a few battles since June was top Sergeant and we questioned her every decision. We wrote Mom (Goldie) and told her not to worry about us, that we were getting along fine, and then we would tell her all our troubles.
Her health improved a great deal, but when Dolores was born on August 12, 1933, she was not too well, but got along as well as could be expected. Goldie lost another pair of twins (prematurely) somewhere between the twins and Dolores.
The tears following until 1933 were good years financially, but 1933 until 1939 were extremely hard as far as employment and good living were concerned. Both Goldie and Angus knew the value that education was going to be to their children, and even through their rough years they insisted that all of them finish high school. All seven children graduated from Rock Springs High School.
Abou 1940 when she was 45 years old, she went to Dr. Cowan a cancer specialist, in Salt Lake City for treatment. She enjoyed what she thought was good health until the latter part of 1953.
She was very active in church work. She had been a teacher-trainer and visiting teacher in Relief Society for a good number of years. She was secretary-treasurer of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association for several years and a member of the Ward choir, singing alto.
She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in Rock Springs at the time of her death, Mrs Blanche West, an officer, gave her a beautiful tribute. She served as President of her Homemakers Club, the Spurs, and also was the President of the County Homemakers. She was co-chairman of the Sweetwater Cancer Drive.
As Bishop William R. Gibbs said at her funeral services, she is the first of a family with a history of pioneers behind them, to go. the Lord chose her to lead the way for the rest of the family because she was better fitted, religiously, to pioneer in a new Land. No better choice could be made for the one to prepare the way to God's home and our life with him.
Goldie first became ill in February when she thought she wrenched her back in work at the hotel. She kept having this pain and her appetite completely failed and she was hospitalized by Dr. John L. Clayton. She remained there for 10 days and came home. But she never felt well enough to leave the house. She returned to the hospital March 18 and remained there until her death at 4 a.m. on April 19, 1954.
Her husband and children mourn her death but know that to have her in intense pain is as hard to bear as her death. It's extremely difficult to watch loved ones suffer. She was somewhat of a stoic and did not tell too much of her ailments at the time she was feeling the worst.
I think it fitting to mention two dear friends of hers in her history. Mrs. Lola Neilson and Mrs. Max Flaim. They were very devoted to her and spent many hours of their busy lives trying to help her in her last painful weeks.
A physical description of her, she was small of stature with medium brown hair, and hazel eyes. Goldie's average weight until the last 10 years was around 100 pounds, when she gained 20 pounds.
Goldie's children felt the strong link a mother has with her family. Being scattered over a wide area in several different states, these children have to bridge the gap that their mother kept solidly closed with long newsy letters that kept everyone informed about the family's activities. Her husband spends the majority of his time visiting first one son or daughter after another. This keeps each one fairly happy.
Goldie is survived by one sister, May Anderson of Vernal, Utah, William Casper of Randolph Utah, Grant Casper of Sandy Utah and Warren of Bluffdale.
She is buried in Bluffdale City Cemetery with numerous of her relatives and ancestors.
When Goldie was four years old, the family moved to Vernal, Utah and lived there until she was thirteen. She made numerous trips with her father to Salt Lake City. he was a freighter and hauled merchandise from Ashley Valley to Salt Lake to trade for needed goods and for the new settlers in Uinta county. he drove a team of six horses and two wagons and wanted Goldie along on the long trip for company. She often recalled how frightened she was when her father would give her the reins to drive the team while he walked.
She was baptized in Vernal in the Naples Ward in a small stream. In those days they baptized when you became eight and since her birthday was in November it was quite cold. Nevertheless they baptized her.
Grandmother Casper (Annie Almira Merrill) was taken ill with inflammatory rheumatism or arthritis and great-grandmother Merrill (Lucy Maria Williams) was crippled with varicose veins, so Goldie was called upon to keep house for the family when they moved back to Salt Lake county. This change was made because of the severe winter weather on the Uinta Range was too hard on Grandmother Casper's health. The rest of the family remained in Vernal until the next spring (1910) when they sold the farm.
She spent her teenage years in Bluffdale. Their recreation, of course, was linked closely with the church activities. They would go on excursions in horse and buggy to Midvale and salt Lake City. At times they would take the trolley cars to Salt Air for the day. she grew up with people who had always lived in that community; some of them are Sylvester Larson, once bishop of the Ward, her sister Julia, Gladys winters, Smith, Marion Winters West, Esther Larson, Angus and Fred Hatt and George (Dutch) Hatt, Heber, Orrin and Reynolds Crump, bob and Charles Turner, Dansil Mousleys, James Perry, Charles Dansie and Reuben Spenser.
She married Angus James Hatt on September 15, 1914, when she was 18 years old. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on May 5 ,1921 by Joseph Fielding Smith. the witnesses were Thomas Biesinger and Hans J. Christiansen.
They lived in Bluffdale and Bingham Canyon for several years while Angus worked in the copper mills. They had three children during this time. June was born February 22, 1916 and Lola Irene made her appearance 18 months later on October 12, 1917. Elaine did not arrive until four years later on August 22, 1921.
These children were born during World War I and Goldie would tell about mixing flour of poor grades with good flour to use what the government requested they use.
In 1922 Angus heard of good employment in Wyoming. He made a trip there and secured a job in the machine shop and boiler house. He wrote to Goldie telling her they were moving to Rock Springs.
Now this was a shock to her because she had never been away from her family. She knew that "it" (Rock Springs) was at the end of the world. It was only about 200 miles away but her family knew they would never see her again. They moved to Rock Springs and her first glimpse of the country was a dreary one. The Red Desert to a stranger is a pathetic sight. The land is barren of trees, the sage is in a gray rolling immense country. She knew she would never like it.
She stayed over 32 years and proved that wherever you are, if you live as you should, and take part in your community life, you will leave a few memories for your friends and acquaintances. Your family can be proud of your achievements.
Angus Jedediah was born in Utah on October 7, 1923. The fourth child and Goldie returned to Bluffdale to be with her family since she was homesick. The family called this first boy, "Brother" until he started school and then it was changed to Buddy.
A pair of twins were born on July 2, 1926, a boy and a girl, Alan Jay and Elda. Both babies had a combined birth weight of 15 pounds, which was quite a feat for a small woman weighing approximately 100 pounds and a little over 5 feet tall.
When the twins were two years old, Goldie had to go to Ogden, Utah to Dr. E. R. Dumke for a thyroid operation. Dr. A. J. Arbogast of Rock Springs sent her because her condition was extremely bad due to her toxic condition. She was in critical condition but recovered remarkably. This was quite an expense for Angus and quite a trial for her family to get along without her. We managed but had a few battles since June was top Sergeant and we questioned her every decision. We wrote Mom (Goldie) and told her not to worry about us, that we were getting along fine, and then we would tell her all our troubles.
Her health improved a great deal, but when Dolores was born on August 12, 1933, she was not too well, but got along as well as could be expected. Goldie lost another pair of twins (prematurely) somewhere between the twins and Dolores.
The tears following until 1933 were good years financially, but 1933 until 1939 were extremely hard as far as employment and good living were concerned. Both Goldie and Angus knew the value that education was going to be to their children, and even through their rough years they insisted that all of them finish high school. All seven children graduated from Rock Springs High School.
Abou 1940 when she was 45 years old, she went to Dr. Cowan a cancer specialist, in Salt Lake City for treatment. She enjoyed what she thought was good health until the latter part of 1953.
She was very active in church work. She had been a teacher-trainer and visiting teacher in Relief Society for a good number of years. She was secretary-treasurer of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association for several years and a member of the Ward choir, singing alto.
She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in Rock Springs at the time of her death, Mrs Blanche West, an officer, gave her a beautiful tribute. She served as President of her Homemakers Club, the Spurs, and also was the President of the County Homemakers. She was co-chairman of the Sweetwater Cancer Drive.
As Bishop William R. Gibbs said at her funeral services, she is the first of a family with a history of pioneers behind them, to go. the Lord chose her to lead the way for the rest of the family because she was better fitted, religiously, to pioneer in a new Land. No better choice could be made for the one to prepare the way to God's home and our life with him.
Goldie first became ill in February when she thought she wrenched her back in work at the hotel. She kept having this pain and her appetite completely failed and she was hospitalized by Dr. John L. Clayton. She remained there for 10 days and came home. But she never felt well enough to leave the house. She returned to the hospital March 18 and remained there until her death at 4 a.m. on April 19, 1954.
Her husband and children mourn her death but know that to have her in intense pain is as hard to bear as her death. It's extremely difficult to watch loved ones suffer. She was somewhat of a stoic and did not tell too much of her ailments at the time she was feeling the worst.
I think it fitting to mention two dear friends of hers in her history. Mrs. Lola Neilson and Mrs. Max Flaim. They were very devoted to her and spent many hours of their busy lives trying to help her in her last painful weeks.
A physical description of her, she was small of stature with medium brown hair, and hazel eyes. Goldie's average weight until the last 10 years was around 100 pounds, when she gained 20 pounds.
Goldie's children felt the strong link a mother has with her family. Being scattered over a wide area in several different states, these children have to bridge the gap that their mother kept solidly closed with long newsy letters that kept everyone informed about the family's activities. Her husband spends the majority of his time visiting first one son or daughter after another. This keeps each one fairly happy.
Goldie is survived by one sister, May Anderson of Vernal, Utah, William Casper of Randolph Utah, Grant Casper of Sandy Utah and Warren of Bluffdale.
She is buried in Bluffdale City Cemetery with numerous of her relatives and ancestors.
Goldie Isabelle Casper was born in Bluffdale, Utah on November 16, 1896, while her father was on a mission to New Zealand and Australia for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was the seventh child to be born to Jedediah Grant Casper and Annie Almira Merrill. Jed Casper remained in New Zealand for only two years because he was unable to acclimatize himself. The older children operated the farm during his absence.
When Goldie was four years old, the family moved to Vernal, Utah and lived there until she was thirteen. She made numerous trips with her father to Salt Lake City. he was a freighter and hauled merchandise from Ashley Valley to Salt Lake to trade for needed goods and for the new settlers in Uinta county. he drove a team of six horses and two wagons and wanted Goldie along on the long trip for company. She often recalled how frightened she was when her father would give her the reins to drive the team while he walked.
She was baptized in Vernal in the Naples Ward in a small stream. In those days they baptized when you became eight and since her birthday was in November it was quite cold. Nevertheless they baptized her.
Grandmother Casper (Annie Almira Merrill) was taken ill with inflammatory rheumatism or arthritis and great-grandmother Merrill (Lucy Maria Williams) was crippled with varicose veins, so Goldie was called upon to keep house for the family when they moved back to Salt Lake county. This change was made because of the severe winter weather on the Uinta Range was too hard on Grandmother Casper's health. The rest of the family remained in Vernal until the next spring (1910) when they sold the farm.
She spent her teenage years in Bluffdale. Their recreation, of course, was linked closely with the church activities. They would go on excursions in horse and buggy to Midvale and salt Lake City. At times they would take the trolley cars to Salt Air for the day. she grew up with people who had always lived in that community; some of them are Sylvester Larson, once bishop of the Ward, her sister Julia, Gladys winters, Smith, Marion Winters West, Esther Larson, Angus and Fred Hatt and George (Dutch) Hatt, Heber, Orrin and Reynolds Crump, bob and Charles Turner, Dansil Mousleys, James Perry, Charles Dansie and Reuben Spenser.
She married Angus James Hatt on September 15, 1914, when she was 18 years old. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on May 5 ,1921 by Joseph Fielding Smith. the witnesses were Thomas Biesinger and Hans J. Christiansen.
They lived in Bluffdale and Bingham Canyon for several years while Angus worked in the copper mills. They had three children during this time. June was born February 22, 1916 and Lola Irene made her appearance 18 months later on October 12, 1917. Elaine did not arrive until four years later on August 22, 1921.
These children were born during World War I and Goldie would tell about mixing flour of poor grades with good flour to use what the government requested they use.
In 1922 Angus heard of good employment in Wyoming. He made a trip there and secured a job in the machine shop and boiler house. He wrote to Goldie telling her they were moving to Rock Springs.
Now this was a shock to her because she had never been away from her family. She knew that "it" (Rock Springs) was at the end of the world. It was only about 200 miles away but her family knew they would never see her again. They moved to Rock Springs and her first glimpse of the country was a dreary one. The Red Desert to a stranger is a pathetic sight. The land is barren of trees, the sage is in a gray rolling immense country. She knew she would never like it.
She stayed over 32 years and proved that wherever you are, if you live as you should, and take part in your community life, you will leave a few memories for your friends and acquaintances. Your family can be proud of your achievements.
Angus Jedediah was born in Utah on October 7, 1923. The fourth child and Goldie returned to Bluffdale to be with her family since she was homesick. The family called this first boy, "Brother" until he started school and then it was changed to Buddy.
A pair of twins were born on July 2, 1926, a boy and a girl, Alan Jay and Elda. Both babies had a combined birth weight of 15 pounds, which was quite a feat for a small woman weighing approximately 100 pounds and a little over 5 feet tall.
When the twins were two years old, Goldie had to go to Ogden, Utah to Dr. E. R. Dumke for a thyroid operation. Dr. A. J. Arbogast of Rock Springs sent her because her condition was extremely bad due to her toxic condition. She was in critical condition but recovered remarkably. This was quite an expense for Angus and quite a trial for her family to get along without her. We managed but had a few battles since June was top Sergeant and we questioned her every decision. We wrote Mom (Goldie) and told her not to worry about us, that we were getting along fine, and then we would tell her all our troubles.
Her health improved a great deal, but when Dolores was born on August 12, 1933, she was not too well, but got along as well as could be expected. Goldie lost another pair of twins (prematurely) somewhere between the twins and Dolores.
The tears following until 1933 were good years financially, but 1933 until 1939 were extremely hard as far as employment and good living were concerned. Both Goldie and Angus knew the value that education was going to be to their children, and even through their rough years they insisted that all of them finish high school. All seven children graduated from Rock Springs High School.
Abou 1940 when she was 45 years old, she went to Dr. Cowan a cancer specialist, in Salt Lake City for treatment. She enjoyed what she thought was good health until the latter part of 1953.
She was very active in church work. She had been a teacher-trainer and visiting teacher in Relief Society for a good number of years. She was secretary-treasurer of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association for several years and a member of the Ward choir, singing alto.
She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in Rock Springs at the time of her death, Mrs Blanche West, an officer, gave her a beautiful tribute. She served as President of her Homemakers Club, the Spurs, and also was the President of the County Homemakers. She was co-chairman of the Sweetwater Cancer Drive.
As Bishop William R. Gibbs said at her funeral services, she is the first of a family with a history of pioneers behind them, to go. the Lord chose her to lead the way for the rest of the family because she was better fitted, religiously, to pioneer in a new Land. No better choice could be made for the one to prepare the way to God's home and our life with him.
Goldie first became ill in February when she thought she wrenched her back in work at the hotel. She kept having this pain and her appetite completely failed and she was hospitalized by Dr. John L. Clayton. She remained there for 10 days and came home. But she never felt well enough to leave the house. She returned to the hospital March 18 and remained there until her death at 4 a.m. on April 19, 1954.
Her husband and children mourn her death but know that to have her in intense pain is as hard to bear as her death. It's extremely difficult to watch loved ones suffer. She was somewhat of a stoic and did not tell too much of her ailments at the time she was feeling the worst.
I think it fitting to mention two dear friends of hers in her history. Mrs. Lola Neilson and Mrs. Max Flaim. They were very devoted to her and spent many hours of their busy lives trying to help her in her last painful weeks.
A physical description of her, she was small of stature with medium brown hair, and hazel eyes. Goldie's average weight until the last 10 years was around 100 pounds, when she gained 20 pounds.
Goldie's children felt the strong link a mother has with her family. Being scattered over a wide area in several different states, these children have to bridge the gap that their mother kept solidly closed with long newsy letters that kept everyone informed about the family's activities. Her husband spends the majority of his time visiting first one son or daughter after another. This keeps each one fairly happy.
Goldie is survived by one sister, May Anderson of Vernal, Utah, William Casper of Randolph Utah, Grant Casper of Sandy Utah and Warren of Bluffdale.
She is buried in Bluffdale City Cemetery with numerous of her relatives and ancestors.
When Goldie was four years old, the family moved to Vernal, Utah and lived there until she was thirteen. She made numerous trips with her father to Salt Lake City. he was a freighter and hauled merchandise from Ashley Valley to Salt Lake to trade for needed goods and for the new settlers in Uinta county. he drove a team of six horses and two wagons and wanted Goldie along on the long trip for company. She often recalled how frightened she was when her father would give her the reins to drive the team while he walked.
She was baptized in Vernal in the Naples Ward in a small stream. In those days they baptized when you became eight and since her birthday was in November it was quite cold. Nevertheless they baptized her.
Grandmother Casper (Annie Almira Merrill) was taken ill with inflammatory rheumatism or arthritis and great-grandmother Merrill (Lucy Maria Williams) was crippled with varicose veins, so Goldie was called upon to keep house for the family when they moved back to Salt Lake county. This change was made because of the severe winter weather on the Uinta Range was too hard on Grandmother Casper's health. The rest of the family remained in Vernal until the next spring (1910) when they sold the farm.
She spent her teenage years in Bluffdale. Their recreation, of course, was linked closely with the church activities. They would go on excursions in horse and buggy to Midvale and salt Lake City. At times they would take the trolley cars to Salt Air for the day. she grew up with people who had always lived in that community; some of them are Sylvester Larson, once bishop of the Ward, her sister Julia, Gladys winters, Smith, Marion Winters West, Esther Larson, Angus and Fred Hatt and George (Dutch) Hatt, Heber, Orrin and Reynolds Crump, bob and Charles Turner, Dansil Mousleys, James Perry, Charles Dansie and Reuben Spenser.
She married Angus James Hatt on September 15, 1914, when she was 18 years old. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on May 5 ,1921 by Joseph Fielding Smith. the witnesses were Thomas Biesinger and Hans J. Christiansen.
They lived in Bluffdale and Bingham Canyon for several years while Angus worked in the copper mills. They had three children during this time. June was born February 22, 1916 and Lola Irene made her appearance 18 months later on October 12, 1917. Elaine did not arrive until four years later on August 22, 1921.
These children were born during World War I and Goldie would tell about mixing flour of poor grades with good flour to use what the government requested they use.
In 1922 Angus heard of good employment in Wyoming. He made a trip there and secured a job in the machine shop and boiler house. He wrote to Goldie telling her they were moving to Rock Springs.
Now this was a shock to her because she had never been away from her family. She knew that "it" (Rock Springs) was at the end of the world. It was only about 200 miles away but her family knew they would never see her again. They moved to Rock Springs and her first glimpse of the country was a dreary one. The Red Desert to a stranger is a pathetic sight. The land is barren of trees, the sage is in a gray rolling immense country. She knew she would never like it.
She stayed over 32 years and proved that wherever you are, if you live as you should, and take part in your community life, you will leave a few memories for your friends and acquaintances. Your family can be proud of your achievements.
Angus Jedediah was born in Utah on October 7, 1923. The fourth child and Goldie returned to Bluffdale to be with her family since she was homesick. The family called this first boy, "Brother" until he started school and then it was changed to Buddy.
A pair of twins were born on July 2, 1926, a boy and a girl, Alan Jay and Elda. Both babies had a combined birth weight of 15 pounds, which was quite a feat for a small woman weighing approximately 100 pounds and a little over 5 feet tall.
When the twins were two years old, Goldie had to go to Ogden, Utah to Dr. E. R. Dumke for a thyroid operation. Dr. A. J. Arbogast of Rock Springs sent her because her condition was extremely bad due to her toxic condition. She was in critical condition but recovered remarkably. This was quite an expense for Angus and quite a trial for her family to get along without her. We managed but had a few battles since June was top Sergeant and we questioned her every decision. We wrote Mom (Goldie) and told her not to worry about us, that we were getting along fine, and then we would tell her all our troubles.
Her health improved a great deal, but when Dolores was born on August 12, 1933, she was not too well, but got along as well as could be expected. Goldie lost another pair of twins (prematurely) somewhere between the twins and Dolores.
The tears following until 1933 were good years financially, but 1933 until 1939 were extremely hard as far as employment and good living were concerned. Both Goldie and Angus knew the value that education was going to be to their children, and even through their rough years they insisted that all of them finish high school. All seven children graduated from Rock Springs High School.
Abou 1940 when she was 45 years old, she went to Dr. Cowan a cancer specialist, in Salt Lake City for treatment. She enjoyed what she thought was good health until the latter part of 1953.
She was very active in church work. She had been a teacher-trainer and visiting teacher in Relief Society for a good number of years. She was secretary-treasurer of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association for several years and a member of the Ward choir, singing alto.
She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in Rock Springs at the time of her death, Mrs Blanche West, an officer, gave her a beautiful tribute. She served as President of her Homemakers Club, the Spurs, and also was the President of the County Homemakers. She was co-chairman of the Sweetwater Cancer Drive.
As Bishop William R. Gibbs said at her funeral services, she is the first of a family with a history of pioneers behind them, to go. the Lord chose her to lead the way for the rest of the family because she was better fitted, religiously, to pioneer in a new Land. No better choice could be made for the one to prepare the way to God's home and our life with him.
Goldie first became ill in February when she thought she wrenched her back in work at the hotel. She kept having this pain and her appetite completely failed and she was hospitalized by Dr. John L. Clayton. She remained there for 10 days and came home. But she never felt well enough to leave the house. She returned to the hospital March 18 and remained there until her death at 4 a.m. on April 19, 1954.
Her husband and children mourn her death but know that to have her in intense pain is as hard to bear as her death. It's extremely difficult to watch loved ones suffer. She was somewhat of a stoic and did not tell too much of her ailments at the time she was feeling the worst.
I think it fitting to mention two dear friends of hers in her history. Mrs. Lola Neilson and Mrs. Max Flaim. They were very devoted to her and spent many hours of their busy lives trying to help her in her last painful weeks.
A physical description of her, she was small of stature with medium brown hair, and hazel eyes. Goldie's average weight until the last 10 years was around 100 pounds, when she gained 20 pounds.
Goldie's children felt the strong link a mother has with her family. Being scattered over a wide area in several different states, these children have to bridge the gap that their mother kept solidly closed with long newsy letters that kept everyone informed about the family's activities. Her husband spends the majority of his time visiting first one son or daughter after another. This keeps each one fairly happy.
Goldie is survived by one sister, May Anderson of Vernal, Utah, William Casper of Randolph Utah, Grant Casper of Sandy Utah and Warren of Bluffdale.
She is buried in Bluffdale City Cemetery with numerous of her relatives and ancestors.
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