Obituary: Marilou Christiansen Sanders

Marilou Christiansen Sanders 1927 ~ 2006 EPHRAIM, UTAH- Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marilou Christiansen Sanders, 79, of Ephraim, UT, passed away Nov. 11, 2006, at the Golden Skyline Assisted Living, in Ephraim from a hard battle with cancer. She was born May 2, 1927, to Ralph Harald and Zella Evens Christiansen in Price, Utah. She and her parents later moved to Ephraim where her father established Christiansen Furniture and Carpet Co. She attended grade school in Ephraim and Snow College. She married Hart Kyhl "Bud" Sanders, March 29, 1946, in the Manti LDS Temple and made their home in Ephraim where together they purchased Christiansen Furniture and raised their family. Marilou was an awesome wife and homemaker for her children and grandchildren, she was always there with love and support through the good times and bad. We will always be grateful for her positive and loving example to all of us. She will be greatly missed until we all meet again. She was preceded in death by her parents and loving husband. She is survived by her children, Mitzi Sanders and Hart Sanders, both of Ephraim; grandchildren: Tori (Dave) Sessions, Salt Lake City; Jayme Sanders, Kansas City, MO; Cole Sanders, Ephraim; Kenny Sanders, Salt Lake City. Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in the Richfield City Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ephraim 2nd Ward Chapel (400 E. Center) on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Funeral directors, Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guest book at www.maglebymortuary.com