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Ruth Baxter Nielsen

11 Mar 1918 – 2 Feb 2007

Birth11 Mar 1918
Death2 Feb 2007
CemeteryOrem City Cemetery
Orem , Utah County , Utah , USA
Added byclaire quigley on 12 Sep 2018
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Ruth Baxter Nielsen, 88, passed away peacefully due to the complication of congestive heart failure in the loving arms of her daughter and son-in-law on February 2, 2007. She was born on March 11, 1918 in Panguitch, Utah, to Hugh A. and Gwen Houston Baxter. She graduated from Springville High School in 1936; attended Pasadena City College for a year then returned to graduate from Brigham Young University in 1940. She was an avid Cougar fan to the end. She taught school for 43 years at Springville High School in Springville, North Sevier High School in Salina, Gunnison Valley High School in Gunnison, American Fork High School in American Fork, Lehi High School in Lehi, and Orem Junior High School in Orem. She also worked for the Utah State Board of Education and Brigham Young University. Subjects she taught include Physical Education, English, History, Health, and Dance. She had great creative talents, and directed and supervised many high-energy events including Half-Time Spectaculars, High School Assemblies, Proms, Plays, Pep Club Activities, and Musical Productions. She was a talented choreographer, costume designer, and set designer. She was an artist, knitter, painter, pianist, poet, singer, and weaver. She was also a scholar and interested in politics and current events. Her sense of humor kept everyone entertained and she was well known for her fondness for dressing up in her many hats. As a world traveler she visited Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South America, all of Asia including China, all of Europe including the Balkan Region and Russia and took cruises to Alaska, the Caribbean and on the Amazon and Rhine Rivers. She also visited every state in the USA. She was married to Roger E. Nielsen at Camp Barkley in Abeline, TX Feb. 12, 1943. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple (March, 1945). They were divorced 30 years later. They had one daughter, Stefenee. Ruth was active in the LDS Church throughout her life and was a beacon for her family. Her favorite calling was as a Missionary on Temple Square. She is survived by daughter, Stefenee (Dan) Huch of Draper, Utah; 4 grandchildren: Terry (Vickie) Huch (Canton, MI), Todd (Tamra) Huch (SLC), Tom Huch (SLC), and Tiffany (Chris) Sanders (Lehi, UT); 11 great-grandchildren (and would have been a great-great-grandmother this Spring); one sister: Bonnie (Ralph) Alexander (SLC), and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Della Baxter Clark, and her brother, Hoyt Baxter. A special thank you to the nurses and staff at the Residence Care Source for their tender and loving care over the past six weeks. Family and friends are invited to gather and reminisce on Monday, February 5, 2007 at the Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center Street, Provo, Utah from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at the Edgemont 12th Ward Chapel, 350 East 2950 North (Canyon Road), Provo, Utah at 11:00 a.m. Friends and family will also be greeted from 9:45-10:45 a.m. in the chapel's Relief Society Room. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery, 1500 North 800 East. Published in The Deseret News Feb. 5 2007

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