She has 7 children, 28 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren
Född
1921-08-27
i Morgan, UT (USA).
Död
2013-06-16
i Salt Lake City, UT (USA).
Birth: Aug. 27, 1921
Morgan
Morgan County
Utah, USA
Death: Jun. 16, 2013
Father: Ira Louis Peterson
Mother: Alice Eliza Strong Peterson
Spouse: William "Bill" Robert Ekblad
Married: 3 October 1946
Place: Salt Lake LDS Temple
Early Life: Her family moved to Salt Lake City in 1925, when she was four. She lived on the
same street until November 2011.
Education: South High School, 1938
LDS Mission: New England States Mission
Life's Work/Service/Interests: Romona was employed at the "Arms Plant" and at Fort Douglas
during World War II, after graduating from high school. While awaiting the return of her
fiancé, Bill, from the war, she served a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in 1944-1945. Romona married William Robert Ekblad in the Salt Lake
Temple. Together, they had six children. He preceded her in death in 1989. Romona Peterson
Ekblad passed from this life on June 16, 2013, at the home of her son, Alan and his wife
Rhonda. She was 91.
Religion/Associations: LDS Church, a member of the Wells Ward and Lincoln Wards most of her
life, where she served in many positions in the Primary and Relief Society; LDS mission.
Survived By: Her six children: Robert Morley (Barbara) of Sandy; William Alan (Rhonda) of
Kaysville; Colleen Christensen (Dale) of Magna; Marlene Beagley (David) of La Verkin; David
Lynn of Magna; and Douglas Reed (Shelley) of Salt Lake City; 28 grandchildren and 54 great
grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: Her parents, brothers, Keith Maurice Peterson and Morley Dean
Peterson; her sister, Phyllis Crosland and her granddaughters, Andrea Christensen and
Chantel Petersen.
Special Thanks: To family friend, Tillie Wright and CNS Hospice, Jocelyn, Sheryl, Deanna,
Peter and Dr. Jeffrey Degrauw, for their love and care.
Services: Wells LDS Ward Chapel
Mortuary: Goff Mortuary
Interment: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park
Obituary: Deseret News | 18 June 2013
Bio compiled by: AnnieDuckettHundley
Family links:
Parents:
Ira Louis Peterson (1896 - 1975)
Alice Eliza Strong Peterson (1895 - 1974)
Spouse:
William Robert Ekblad (1915 - 1989)
Levnadsbeskrivning
Född
1921-08-27
i Morgan, UT (USA).
Flyttade
1925
från Morgan, UT (USA)
till Salt Lake City, UT (USA).
Död
2013-06-16
i Salt Lake City, UT (USA).
Källor
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Ekblad family tree