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1918 - 2014 (95 years)
| Name | Lola Erma Christensen | |
| Birth | 3 May 1918 | Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States  |
| Gender | Female | |
| Life sketch | Lola Erma Christensen Jepsen, age 95 and "the last leaf on the tree," passed away with family by her side on February 19, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. She was born in Preston, Idaho, 3 May 1918, to Hyrum Wilford Christensen and Lola Maren Jensen. She met her husband-to-be, Darwin Howard Jepsen in Wendell, and they were married 6 June 1940 in the Salt Lake Temple. Their life of adventure together was spent in Soda Springs, Idaho; Miami, Arizona; Logan, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Amarillo, Texas; Billings, Montana; Beirut, Lebanon; Carmichael, California; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the Canal Zone, Panama; Bangkok, Thailand, with a final move to Boise in 1971. While in Boise, she and Darwin served in the Boise Idaho Temple, and completed two missions, the first to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the second to Missouri.Erma valued education; as a student she was the spelling champion of Gooding County for three years, and received certificates for perfect attendance for six years. As a young woman, she secured a job at | |
| Death | 19 Feb 2014 | Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
| Burial | 24 Feb 2014 | Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States |
| Person ID | I142461 | Main Tree |
| Last Modified | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Father | Hyrum Wilford Christensen, b. 14 Apr 1893, Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 9 Jun 1971, Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States (Age 78 years) | |
| Mother | Lola Maren Jensen, b. 4 Apr 1892, Chesterfield, Caribou, Idaho, United States d. 6 Sep 1951, Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States (Age 59 years) | |
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1910 | Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| Photos |  | Christensen, Hyrum Wilford family--abt 1935 Contributed to FamilySearch.org by E. Vollmer 14 August 2014 |
| Family ID | F39257 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos | | Lola Erma Christensen Contributed to FamilySearch.org by E. Vollmer 9 January 2021 |
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