Leona Gunderson

1916 - 1999  (83 years)

• Name	Leona Gunderson  [1]
  Birth	23 Feb 1916	Menan, Jefferson, Idaho   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Mar 1999	Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho   [1, 5, 7]
  Person ID	I78015	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Casper Gunderson,   b. 27 Apr 1888, Menan, Bingham, Idaho d. 29 Oct 1977, Menan, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Rosetta Woodbury Stay,   b. 25 Feb 1889, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 29 Oct 1936, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1909	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 8]
  Family ID	F36152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maurice James Purcell,   b. 25 Aug 1914, Churchhill, Cassia, Idaho d. 16 Apr 1999, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1935	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Rosetta Lois Purcell,   b. 2 Jan 1938, Menan, Jefferson, Idaho d. 5 Aug 2018, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho (Age 80 years)   3. Thomas Raymond Purcell,   b. 17 May 1938, Buellton, Santa Barbara, California d. 20 Nov 2014, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho (Age 76 years)   4. Richard James Purcell,   b. 6 Nov 1939, Menan, Jefferson, Idaho d. 16 Mar 2016, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho (Age 76 years)   5. ... Purcell,   b. 19 Aug 1948, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho d. 19 Aug 1948, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho (Age 0 years)   6. Living
  Family ID	F36155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) March 9, 1999 RIGBY - Leona Gunderson Purcell, 93, of Menan, Idaho, died March 5, 1999, at Columbia Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born Feb. 23, 1916, at Menan, Idaho, to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Stay Gunderson. She spent most of her life in the Menan area. On March 20, 1935, she married Maurice James Purcell in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She was an excellent cook and loved to quilt and garden. She was involved in community affairs and was one of the first organizers of the Red Cross in Jefferson County. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many positions, including Relief Society president. She sang in the church choir and played the piano by ear. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. She loved to have her grandchildren around her; she was a real "Mom" to everyone and believed everyone should be treated equally. Survivors include her husband, M. James "Jim" Purcell of Menan; three daughters, Marie Hill (Don) of Heyburn, Idaho, Lois Purcell of Rigby, Idaho, and Maurine Jane Purser (Steve) of Menan, Idaho; two sons, Dick Purcell (Marian), and Thomas Purcell (Carol), both of Idaho Falls; a foster son, John Quinn (Marlene) of Idaho Falls; three brothers, Vern Gunderson, Aden Gunderson and Joe Gunderson, all of Menan; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Grant Gunderson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S43823] Angus Cannon Woodbury, Woodbury Family History, (Reminder Press, Burley Idaho, 1958). [S27807] LDS - International Genealogical Index, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S42947] Kathleen Olsen, RootsWeb.com, Olsen Records. [S59679] Obituary, Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID), Leona Purcell, (March 9, 1999). [S55881] Cemetery index, Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, (Find-a-Grave). [S26755] Family Data Collections - Marriages.