On a Easter Sunday Jeff's mom's mom passed away. I think she was so pretty. She was always very sweet to us and even sent $10 and a card when our twins were born! So cute! She was 93. She had a hard life growing up. Oldest of 9 and homeless most of her childhood. She got terribly sick with the measles and her mother had to leave her with a woman paid by the government to care for her. She then caught pneumonia and that woman refused to take care if her. She had so much swelling she lost her vision and hearing temporarily and had to relearn how to walk! Her aunt took her in and nursed her back to health. She was a fighter! She also was a very good gardener and always insisted on having one even in her old age. She was a very talented seamstress, and made all her children's clothes. Her children say they always had the best clothes! She would even sew for other people to earn extra money. I loved seeing the pictures of Jeff's mom and her twin sister in their beautiful dresses. I liked hearing about her love story. She said she was always "bonkers in love with Bert". It's interesting that they elpoped. They were so young and poor and knew their parents wouldn't allow them to get married so they just left town and got hitched. Bert was a barber. They were later sealed in the temple I think about 13 years later.
There was such an outpouring of love for this little St. Anthony Idaho lady. Her friends and ward members were so good to her. She will be missed!
