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Our beloved mother and grandmother, Edna Davis Motzkus, 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 1, 2000.
Edna was born to Ethel Dyer Davis and Thomas Charles Davis on January 12, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the third of twelve children and was a second mother to her siblings as she attended to them on a regular basis while her parents ran a grocery store.
Edna married Richard G. Motzkus on October 27, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She was a devoted wife and mother. Together, Edna and Dick raised four children and enjoyed many happy times fishing together as a family. She was a member of the Daughter of the Utah Pioneers and was proud of the pioneer heritage. Edna was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many positions and especially loved her 30 years of service in the primary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; her brother, Bud; sisters, Elma, Helen, Maureen, Doris and Fern; son-in-law, Lee Larsen; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Motzkus; and great-grandchild, Samuel Larsen.
She is survived by her children; Richard J. Motzkus (Joyce), Marian Larsen, A. Robert Motzkus (Joan), Carol Stenquist (Gary); 19 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Eugene and Richard Davis; sisters, Bess Davis, Myrle Jackson and June Hellstrom.
"WE LOVE YOU MOM"
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2000 at 12 noon at Holladay 10th Ward Chapel, 4601 South 2565 East. Friends and family may call Tuesday at Holladay Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 Highland Dr. from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday one hour prior to services 11-12 a.m. at the church. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center and St. Joseph Villa for care given to Edna.