My Grandma Donna

My Grandma Donna has passed away. We are going to miss her. Driving down to California for her first funeral service with my parents and sisters really gave us an opportunity to talk and remember all the great memories that we have of her. We have so many traditions that come from her and some great treasures, and some great stories. We love you Grandma and we will miss you, but are so excited for you to be in heaven with your family! She will be buried in Vernal, Utah and we will have another service there on Wednesday.




Mary Donna (Erickson) Weeks 1913 ~ 2008 Mary Donna (Erickson) Weeks died October 4, 2008, in Thousand Oaks, California of causes incident to age.She was born March 20, 1913, in Greenwich, Utah to Peter A. Erickson and Alversia Savage Erickson. She went to school and was raised in Vernal, Utah. She married William B. Weeks in the Salt Lake Temple on June 9, 1932, and they later divorced. She moved her family to Salt Lake City in 1952 and then to Bountiful, Utah. She is survived by her children, E. Nordell Weeks (Carol), Coy Phillips (Ben), and Susan Horton (Dennis), and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sister-in-law, Lois Erickson, Gloria Erickson and brother-in-law Hal Thorpe also survive her. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Barbara Fay, in 1937, her granddaughter, Lynda, Grandsons, Marlo Horton and Sean Burbidge, siblings Merrill Erickson, Dennis Erickson, Bryce Erickson, Georgia Erickson, and Rubee Thorpe. This devoted and hardworking mother raised her three children by herself, usually working two jobs at once. She was employed briefly at Southeast Furniture. She then worked as an instructor at Darrell's Beauty College and Painter's Beauty College in Roy, Utah. She was also simultaneously self-employed in her own beauty salon at home. She was later employed at Little America and as a hostess at the Lion House, a job that she relished - greeting and meeting the guests. She was always dressed beautifully and in good taste, and was an incredibly gracious and elegant woman. As a mother, she provided only the best for her children and endeavored to overcome adversity. She was an excellent cook and her children always had homemade bread, pastry, and meals, and she loved to experiment in the kitchen. She was an excellent seamstress and she continued to learn new things. The last nine years she has resided in the Thousand Oaks Care Center. Her daughter and son-in-law being her caretakers with the loving support of her daughter and son. Funeral services were held in Thousand Oaks, California on October 10, 2008. A memorial service will held on Wed., October 15, 2008, at the Vernal Sixth Ward, 350 W. 100 N., at 1:30 p.m. She will be laid to rest in the Vernal Cemetery.