Eva Connell

EVA CONNELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Eva Bernice Connell, 83, formerly of Lewisville, and more recently of Idaho Falls, died July 2, 2004, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center. She was under care of Aspen Hospice. She was born December 13, 1920, in Grant, Idaho, to Martin Albert Christensen and Idella Webster Christensen. She grew up and attended grade school in Grant and Roberts, then attended Madison High School in Rexburg. The family then moved to Roberts, where she met Vernal H. Connell. They were married July 11, 1937, at Roberts, Idaho. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple December 3, 1937. They lived in Lewisville for forty years where they both worked in the agricultural industry. They retired in 1983 and moved to Idaho Falls. Vernal preceded her in death in April of 1999. She then moved to Lincoln Court Retirement Center which she loved and where she made many wonderful friends. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served as a teacher in all the auxillaries, and she was a member of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She and her husband served an 18-month mission to Guatemala in 1977-78. She enjoyed her children and grandchildren, gardening, sewing and traveling, and was always an adamant fan of the Utah Jazz, never missing a game. Surviving are: Daughter: Gae (Gerald) Taylor, St. George, UT Son: Larry V. (Eileen) Connell, Yakima, WA Daughter: DeeAnna C. (Brent) Andrus, Las Vegas, NV Son: Evan (Janette) Connell, Roache, MO 26 Grandchildren, 52 Great Grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents and all of her brothers, Faye, Lynn, Gale and Dale Christensen. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at the Wood Chapel of the Pines, 273 North Ridge Avenue, Idaho Falls. The family will visit with friends for one hour before the services Wednesday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care, 3470 Washington Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404. Burial will be in Grant-Central Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.