Obituary - Ara Om Call Sr., 96, died peacefully at his home in Three Fountains, Provo, of causes incident to age. He was born 21 August 1909 in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, the son of Bishop Anson B. Call and Julia Abegg Call.

He graduated from Juarez Stake Academy, Iowa State College, and the University of Wisconsin. He was involved from his youth in the dairy Industry and managed the cheese factory at Dublan, the creamery at Utah State Agricultural College, and was head of Quality Control at Western Condensing Company in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was a well-known food scientist and made significant contributions to the manufacture of cheese, the development of instant dry milk, candy making, and other food developments.

From 1944 to 1961 he and his wife Annie raised their family in Appleton, Wisconsin. They were active in church and civic affairs. He and Annie helped many people gain an understanding of the Church of Jesus Christ through their interaction and example. He left Western Condensing in 1961 to become President of the Northern Mexican Mission headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. In order to consolidate the church's property rights in the mission area Ara was asked by the First Presidency to become a Mexican citizen. He did this even with the possibility that he would not get his US citizenship back. He served as President of the North Mexican Mission for four years and on his release he became a Professor of Dairy Science at BYU and taught there until his retirement. After his retirement he was a consultant to many firms including the US government aid program in El Salvador. He served on the faculty of Philmont Scout Ranch. Ara served in many church positions, including Branch President, District President, High Councilor, Mission President, General Church Welfare Committee, and Young Men General Board. He served three Missions and was a Sealer in the Guatemala and Provo Temples.

He married Annie Romney in the Salt Lake Temple in 1934, they were parents of six children, all of whom survive. Annie passed away in 1988. He then married Vyonne (Vicky) Grass who passed away in 1994. He later married Glenna Stowell Call. She and her married children survive him.

He is also survived by his children Marjorie (Rey) Barnes (Loon Lake, WA), Ara Om Jr. (Carla) of Provo, Donald Romney (Sheila) of Saratoga, CA, Duane Bowen (Tamra) of Provo, Julia (Stewart) Grow (Peoa, UT) and Kathryn (Blanding, UT), Michael (Judith) Benedict (Provo), a brother Eran Call (Kay) and sisters Lorna Alder, Fulvia Dixon Law (all of Provo), Nelda Young (Austin, NV), Vesta Brown (Salt Lake City), and Ruth (John) Evans (Santa Ana, CA), a sister-in-law, Ora Call (Alpine, UT) and numerous nieces and nephews. His posterity includes 37 grandchildren and 77 Great-Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:00 a.m. Edgemont 9th Ward 4300 North Canyon Road, Provo, UT. Friends may call Friday, September 16, 2005 from 6-8p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center St., Provo, UT. or at the church on Saturday from 9:30-10:45 a.m.

Interment, East Lawn Memorial Hills