Who We Lost: Part 105

Verda Gladis Thorpe, 16, Logan, Utah. Baptized 1910. Died 12 Jan 1919, officially of scarlet fever but she, with 6 family members, was also ill with influenza. Survived by parents, 6 siblings. “Oh, how hard it was to see one so young and strong taken away,” her father wrote.

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Angie Blackburn Miller, 22, Altonah, Utah. Baptized 1893; married in Manti Temple 1916. Died of influenza/pneumonia 4 Feb 1919; buried at Ferron, Utah. Survived by husband Parley and two sons, one less than three months old.

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Glen Albert Householder, 18, Tooele, Utah; smelterman. Baptized 1908. Died of influenza and pneumonia 2 Dec 1918; buried at American Fork, Utah, his birthplace. Survived by his father and two older brothers.

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Emma Hansen Smith, 28, Richfield, Utah. Born to LDS parents. Died of influenza/pneumonia 4 Feb 1919. Survived by husband Clarence and one daughter. The son she delivered 30 Jan 1919 did not survive.

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Martha Ellen Hill Holt, 24, Sandy, Utah. Baptized 1906. Died of pneumonia and influenza 2 Dec 1918. Survived by husband George and five children, including 3-week-old daughter.

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John Arvid Jansson, 43, Salt Lake City; carpenter. Native of Sweden. Baptized 1890; sealed to wife (married 1913) in Salt Lake Temple Jun 1918. Died of influenza and pneumonia 2 Dec 1918; buried at Midvale, Utah. Survived by wife, 3 children.

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Russell Vincent Martin, 27, Garfield, Utah; civil engineer. Baptized 1902. Died of influenza and pneumonia 2 Dec 1918; buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery (gravestone has been broken). Survived by wife Maude and daughter Grace.

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Joseph Scowcroft Jr., 26, Ogden, Utah; manager of family’s large wholesale grocery and dry goods business. Baptized 1900; married in Salt Lake Temple 1917. Valedictorian Ogden High School 1911. Died of influenza/pneumonia 2 Dec 1918. Survived by wife Anna.

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Anna McCarty St. Germaine, 24, Brigham City, Utah. Native of New York. Baptized 1910. Died of influenza and pneumonia 2 Dec 1918; her unborn baby died with her. Survived by husband Louis, and almost 2-year-old daughter Lucille.

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Mildred Adams, 17, Cedar City, Utah; third-year high school student. Baptized 1912. Died pneumonia and influenza 3 Dec 1918. Survived by parents and five siblings. “Exceptionally bright and lovable girl … an excellent student.”

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Mabel Viola Crites Denton, 25, Stockton, Utah. Married to an LDS husband. Died of influenza leading to pneumonia 3 Dec 1918; buried at Tooele, Utah. Survived by husband John (32 years her senior), parents, and two siblings.

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Burnetta (Nettie) Kienke Pexton, 24, Salt Lake City. Baptized 1902. Died of pneumonia following influenza 2 Dec 1918; buried at Wasatch Lawn, Salt Lake City. Survived by husband Thomas and 6-month-old daughter Donna.

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