4/26/1911 - 5/27/2003
Our kind, gentle, fun loving aunt passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at the Wentworth's Stratford in Draper, Utah, where she had lived the past 10 months while struggling with the final stages of Alzheimers. A gracious lady to the end.
Ila was born in Butlerville, Utah April 26, 1911 to Alvin Rueben Green and Anne Hansen Green. She was the fifth of nine children to be raised in the family home in Danish Town, now Danish Road. Her mother died when she was eight and an older sister, Erma, took over that role in the family. Life was hard, but Ila had only good memories, like sitting on top of Grandpa Hansen's cellar eating home made ice cream and being yelled at if Grandma caught them sitting there, and hiking up Little Willow on Sundays to eat Erma's chocolate cake.
Ila married Lawrence Rose on November 19, 1936. They moved to Los Angeles, California prior to the start of World War II. Their home was a retreat for nephews, brothers, brothers-in-law, and all of their buddies who were serving in the military. They later moved to the Portland area in Oregon. Ila worked for the Pendleton Woolen Mills. Uncle Laury died August 4, 1973.
Russell Vosburg, a neighbor who had recently lost his wife courted Ila and they married January 6, 1977. They traveled between homes in Oregon and Arizona, before finally staying in Mesa, Arizona. Russell died August 14, 1988 while on a trip to Utah to visit her family. Their marriage was later sealed in the Mesa LDS Temple.
Ila then caught the eye of Arnold Arnett and he came a courting. They married June 15,1998. In 2001 an illness forced Arnold into assisted living and they moved to Utah. Ila moved back to the family home on Danish Road just in time to celebrate her 90th birthday. She lived with her niece, Gayle Conger, who took loving care of her. A fall and broken hip required a move to the Stratford. Gayle continued as the caregiver spending much time visiting and seeing to Ila's needs. Ila's husband Arnold died September 10, 2002.
Ila loved arts and crafts, she was a gifted seamstress. She especially excelled in ceramics. She never made one of anything. She shared her talents with everyone. She loved people and excelled at making friends. She was always positive and happy, even to the very end of her illness. We marveled at her gift of putting the needs and feelings of others before her own. She was very appreciative of the loving care provided by the staff at the Stratford. Her room was the favorite hangout and was always filled with laughter and good times. "Thank you too much!"
Ila lived a good life and is now celebrating by eating home made ice cream and chocolate cake wiih those family and friends who went before her. She is survived by two sisters, Zelma Webb, Salt Lake City; and Eunice (Judy) Trone, Mesa, Arizona; a sister-in-law, Florence Green, St. George, UT; and many nephews and niece.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 31, 2003, 12:00 noon at the Cannon Mortuary, 2460 E. Bengal Blvd. (7600 S.) with a viewing one hour prior to the services. It is Ila's request that she be buried in Mesa, Arizona.