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Carol Glee Girsberger
12/22/1940 — 05/23/2005
From Pendleton, OR, US | Born in Vernal, Utah
Carol Glee Girsberger
Carol Glee Girsberger, 64 of Pendleton, passed away on Saturday May 21, 2005 in Richland, Washington.
Glee was born on December 22, 1940 in Vernal, Utah to Boyd and Enid Williams Hatch. She was raised in Vernal and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Vernal Tabernacle which is now the Vernal Utah Temple. Glee met Hugh E. Girsberger on the 4th of July 1960 in Vernal after a long mail correspondence while he served in the Navy. On December 15, 1961 they were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple.
Shortly after their marriage they made their home in Tekoa, Washington for 6 years where they started their family. They then moved to Kirkland, Washington for 7 years when Hugh went to work for Boeing. Glee then moved to Walla Walla and for 15 years ran her own home day care.
In 1987 they moved to Pendleton, Oregon where they finished raising their family. Glee was very active in the LDS Church serving in numerous capacities. She served as a seminary teacher for 8 years. Her most recent calling was in Humanitarian Services which she thoroughly enjoyed. Glee was also a wonderful seamstress and loved making her children clothes and dolls. Her talents also produced two of her daughters wedding dresses. She loved time spent with her family on any occasion and had a passion for reading and gardening.
Glee is survived by her husband of 44 years Hugh; daughter Rebecca Roark Janis of Coppell, Texas; son Glenn Tami Girsberger of South Jordan, Utah; daughter in law Staci Girsberger of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter Cheryl David Knighton of South Jordan, Utah; daughter Michelle Michael Turner of West Richland, Washington; 4 brothers, 3 sisters, 18 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her son Philip L. Girsberger.
Visitation will be held on Thursday May 26, 2005 at the Pendleton LDS church from 8:30am to 10:00am followed by the funeral service at 10am. Interment will follow that afternoon in the Golden Rod Cemetery in Tekoa, Washington at 4:30pm.
Memorial contributions may be made in Glees memory to the American Diabetes Association ..
My prayers are with your family. I graduated from Wa-Hi with Phil and still miss him. May God give you strength and peace as you say goodbye to your wife, mother and friend.
Thanks for writing this wonderful memory of our sister. We dearly loved her and she will be missed! Love, Aunt Mary
I am so glad Glee was able to come to Dad’s funeral. I haven’t seen her since childhood. My prayers and love for all the family.
My prayers and love to all the family.
Our Love and Prayers are with you at this time of loss. May the support of family and friends bring you comfort, and may loving memories heal your heart. With sincere sympathy.
Tammy and I send our heartfelt
sympathies in the passing of Glee. She babysat Tammy for a number of years on Blue Mtn Drive in WW. I have always appreciated the good direction Tammy received from Glee. Tammy is almost 24 years of age now and works as a counselor at a halfway house for runaway teenagers in the Seattle area. We both have fond memories of Glee. Betty
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