Winona Maughan

Winona Yorgesen Maughan was called home to a loving Heavenly Father and waiting family Monday, April 27, 2015. At 98, she was a resident of Autumn Care Assisted Living in Hyde Park, Utah, near her daughter, Kathleen, at the time of death. She was born April 18, 1917, in Shelley, Idaho, to Marion Jacobsen Yorgesen and Oscar Clarence Yorgesen. She was the second of five children and graduated from Shelley High School in 1925. On April 15, 1940, she married Alfred Nielsen Maughan (deceased) in the Salt Lake Temple. Together, they had two sons, Bradley (Jan) Maughan of Austin and Robert (Karleen) Maughan of Idaho Falls, and three daughters, Marion (George) Robinson of Rock Hill, S.C., Kathleen (Dave) Taylor of Smithfield, Utah, and Linda (Bruce) Morrison of Lovell, Wyoming. Winona had 24 grandchildren and 80 great-grandchildren. She knew each one and could name them individually whenever they came to visit, even in her advanced age. After high school graduation, she entered the LDS School of Nursing at the Idaho Falls LDS Hospital and graduated three years later to become a registered nurse. After marriage and when the children were all in school, she returned and spent the next 16 years learning new techniques and practices in a most fulfilling profession. She served as the medical floor supervisor and also supervisor of the then new coronary care unit at the Idaho Falls LDS Hospital. Winona loved her work as a nurse and she touched many lives. Her genuine interest in others brought many good friends into her life. They knew her goodness. She could warm hearts and brighten others' days. She loved her neighbors and served her fellowmen. She lived the saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Winona's true calling was to love and guide her family, which she did with a passion until the very end. No one wanted to disappoint Grandma Nanna. Winona lived a rich and full life. It was filled with music, reading, researching and writing family histories, handwriting letters to those she loved and needed a "lift" and writing poetry. She loved the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She and Al served a mission to the Virginia Roanoke Mission in 1978. Winona served in many ward and stake capacities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and eternal companion, Alfred N. Maughan; and two brothers, Frans Yorgesen and Russell Yorgesen. She is survived by two sisters, Mary Lou (Dan-deceased) Cox and Cody (Newell-deceased) Anderson; her five children; 24 grandchildren; and 80 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Wood Funeral Home on Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, both at Wood East Side. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Funeral Services will be held

2 p.m. ,Saturday, May 2, 2015 Wood Funeral Home East Side 963 South Ammon Road Idaho Falls, ID 83406 Notes: The family will visit with friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., both at Wood East Side. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.