Obituary: Geniel Johnson Christensen

Geniel Johnson Christensen 1937 ~ 2005 Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother departed this mortal existence, Sunday, October 2, 2005 and returned to that God who gave her life. She is deeply loved by all who knew her and will be honored eternally by her family. Geniel was born December 19, 1937 in Lynndyl, UT, daughter of Bert Clearance and Mary Nina Ahlstrom Johnson. She was raised in Sutherland, Millard Co., UT and graduated from Delta High School in 1956. She attended BYU majoring in Home Economics. While there she met Shirley Dean Christensen and they were married June 23, 1962 in the Manti Temple. They made their home in Royal City, Washington where they farmed and raised their family. After retirement, church assignments took them to Argentina in 1999-2002 and then to Salt Lake City where they were living at the time of her death. Her family was her life. Seven children were born to them and everything pertaining to children, grandchildren and their activities were her first love. She took great pleasure in attending to every detail regarding her children. One of her sons remembers that she spent much time washing and removing every stain from his football uniform. The coach upon seeing his extra clean uniform suggested that perhaps she could be in charge of washing the entire team's uniforms. She basked in their success and loved to be with them in every activity where possible. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as president of the Primary, Young Women and Relief Society in her ward and in teaching positions in those same organizations. She loved music and served in music callings as an organist for the ward and the Jr. Sunday School. She loved sewing, gardening and her home was a haven for her family and for her extended family as it grew. With her husband they served in the Argentina Resistencia Mission and were serving as ordinance workers in the Columbia River Temple at the time of their call to Salt Lake. She is survived at their home in Salt Lake by her husband, Shirley. She is also survived by their daughter, Laura Armstrong (Tracy) of Strasburg, VA; and five sons, Brian D (Connie) of Royal, WA; Steven A (Sheri), Pasco, WA; Alan L (Cheryl) in Sacramento, CA; Larry D (Katie) of Boise, ID; and Lynn J (Jamie) of Moses Lake, WA; and 27 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a two month old son, Kent A in 1973 and her parents in more recent years. She is survived by three sisters, Della May (Kenneth), Spanish Fork, UT; Evelyn Larsen (Carl), Price, UT; and Eloise Liddell (Joe), Manti, UT; and two brothers, Howard Johnson (Glenda) of Sutherland, UT; Gordon Johnson (Pamela), Santaquin, UT. A viewing will be held Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple in Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. at the Royal Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Royal Camp, WA. Interment will be beside her son in the Royal Memorial Gardens in Royal City, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Huntsman Cancer Institute of Salt Lake City, UT or to the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The kindness and service of so many during her illness is gratefully acknowledged and our deepest love and appreciation expressed.