This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Christensen, Thurston Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/351 Message Board Post: The Deseret News, 9/17/01 Connie Christensen, age 72, of Salt Lake City died in Provo, Utah September 15, 2001 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Dayton, Idaho January 12, 1929. She was the daughter of Junius E. Christensen and Vera Thurston. She attended Dayton elementary school, and Weston High School. During World War II, she moved with her family to a dairy farm on an island by the Snake River in Ontario, Oregon. She graduated from high school in Ontario. Following her graduation, she moved to Boise, Idaho where she worked for the Idaho Daily Statesman. The newspaper sent her to the University of Idaho in Moscow on a two year scholarship. She moved to Salt Lake City to work for the Deseret News where she worked as a reporter, women's golf columnist, and then took over as head librarian. She worked there for 37 years, retiring in January 1991. Family, newspapers, and golf were her loves. She was a member of the Women's Bonneville Golf Association for a time, was pre! sident in 1961, and was a recipient of an outstanding award from the Utah State Women's Golf Association in 1971. She was a member of The Assistance League of Salt Lake City where she became known as "The book lady" at their thrift shop. She was a member of the Intermountain Ski Association, a volunteer of the Holy Cross Hospital Auxiliary, and was listed in the "Who's Who in the West" magazine. Connie was a generous, compassionate, independent lady, always concerned about family, and helped wherever needed. Survivors include two sisters, Beth C. Archibald of Boise, Idaho, and Wanda C. Child of Provo, Utah; and two brothers, Ariel B. Christensen of Tucson, Arizona, and Rulon D. Christensen of Boise, Idaho. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 20, 2001 at 2 p.m. at the Relyea Funeral Chapel in Boise, Idaho, 318 North Latah, with a viewing one hour before the service. Interment will be in the Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Connie Christensen Scholarship Fund Foundation at the University of Idaho, 83843.