The Funeral of Danae Laree Gough

Authum Scenery



Danae Laree Gough



Funeral Flowers





Volleyball Uniform Framed

We drove to Magrath, Alberta, Canada,  it took two days. It was Authum the trees were golden. A memorial was held the night before, for all to show their respect. 2000 family and friends attended, it lasted until 11:30 p.m.The Funeral was at



Deanne, Rob, Brian Gough, his Dad



10 a.m. the next day. It was wonderful. The Stakehouse was overflowing and the rest went to another Church. The Memorial set up at the Stake Center were amazing. Lots of work went into them. The Volleyball team framed her  medals and Volleyball uniform and presented to the family. There were lots of beautiful flowers. Melissa her cousin sang "Heaven needed a Hero, so I picked you." a real tear jerker for everyone. A lot of cousins sang "I'm a Child of God." Others songs were "Families can be together forever. "Until we meet again."Trina, Deanne's sister and Teesa  her cousin  gave highlights of her life.

Charmaine Mickelson, Deanne's Sister gave her biography. Deanne wrote a poem about her feelings about Danae.This was wonderful. The cherry red mahogney casket was covered with Danae's Volleyball Uniform and shoes.





Her casket loaded with white and yellow roses

At the Magrath Cemetery where she was buried the family were given  white roses to put on her casket. Her Volleyball team put on yellow roses. It  was a chilly windy day . Ron prayed to temper the elements and the wind quit.
The family met at Church for a beautiful Ham dinner after. We will miss our lovely grandaughter. Her cute smile and bubbley personality. We love her.




 

Lynn and Tim Gough

Sarinah, J.J. Dawson




Deanne and Rob love Sarinah

 


Sarinah, Deanne,Charmaine,Trina, Shurie

 

Deanne, Sarinah, Rob





  

The Lawlors,  Deanne's parents

Ron, Bev, Lois and Ed Lawlor

Carson and Devin




  


 

Ron, Beverley, Deanne, and Rob

                                     Ron, Bev, Lois and Ed Lawlor


Turkey Dinner on Sunday



Kinley Motiuk gg. daughter

Bed and Breakfast Home where we stayed.





Tribute to our Granddaughter

    Our sweet beautiful  granddaughter was tragically taken from us last night. She had gone out with her 3 friends, two boys and a girl. Her parents expected her home at 11: 30 p.m. but she didn't return. She was always on time. They knew something was terribly wrong. So a search party was sent out.  Police and Helicopters searched the area.
     Her Dad was a Volunteer fireman and his friend were searching too. About 5:a.m. they found the car they were in down an enbankment and resting in a creek at the bottom. No one survived the horrific crash. Da Nae Gough was only 14 years old.
   She was lovely young girl, full of life and vitality. She loved Volleyball and her team had won all the tournaments this year. She had lots of friends.  She loved her cousins who lived close by. She always had a big smile for everyone.  She was strong in the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. She excelled in all she did. Everyone loved her especially her Father. She was his baby and his favorite buddy. They did lots together.

  She will be missed dearly by all who knew her.

Our Ward Service Project

In April, I was assigned to find a six month Service Project for our Relief Society Sisters to do. I phoned around and finally came up with a Pillowcase and Quilt project. I challenged the Sisters to make 350 pillowcases for the Childrens Hospital to give to the sick children.The Young Women wanted to help too, so I told them they could make pillowcases and receiving blankets for the babies. Also the Hospital told me they could use quilts to give to the sick children too. So our challenge was 80 quilts to be finished by September 30, 2011. So I had quilting bees in my backyard until June, until it got too hot to do it outside anymore. Once a week we have potluck and tie quilts at the Church now. We have accomplished our goal of 80 quilts. We already have 185 beautiful childrens quilts.We have have some neat spiritual experiences. On young lady named Ellen about 25 years old had an eye problem and couldn't see very well, at first she couldn't see how to tie a quilt, but she kept trying and learned to do it. Also she learned how to sew the small quilt squares together. Now  she is making a making a small baby quilt for her niece for Christmas. Seven, other ladies learned how to sew pillow cases and quilt blocks together.  We are still working to make more until the end of September. Then we will deliver them to the Hospitals, where they are needed. We have currently  315  pillowcases finished ready to deliver to the Hospitals and 198 small quilts for children. My friend Elaine Jones helped me deliver  the quilts and pillowcases to the County Hospital in Phoenix and the Carden Childrens Hospital in Mesa, Arizona.

Peaches, Oh Yeah!

Oh,  Yeah!  Peach season has arrived. Ron  and I canned 52 quarts of Utah Peaches.Oh yes, then there came peach cobbler, fresh peach pie. It was to die for. Here is the recipe: for all you cooks out there.

                        Fresh Peach Pie.
           1-3 oz Cream Cheese
            1/2 cup powdered sugar
            1/2 Pint whipping cream
            1 tsp Vanilla
            3 tbsp Corn starch
            3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
            4-5 fresh peaches peeled and sliced
            1 graham cracker crust or baked and cooled pie crust.
   Mix small amount whipping cream with cream cheese to soften.
   Whip in a separate bowl the remaining whipping cream with powdered sugar.
   Add vanilla and cream cheese mixture.
   Pour onto crust and refriderate for 1 hour.
   Mash enough peaches to equal 1 1/2 cups.
   Mix with 3 Tbsp. cornstarch and 3/4 cup of sugar.
   Cook on medium heat stirring until thick.
   Cool.
   Arrange single layer of sliced peaches over the top.

   Then top with peach glaze, cool and serve. ENJOY

First Greatgrand Daughter

Rob and Deanne became Grandparents Aug.10. Deah and Dave had a baby girl named Kinley Grace. Just a cutie. We are the proud Greatgrand parents.

                                             Dave and Deah

Our Trip to Canada

Our Car

 

                                                  Ron Relaxing
Our long 4250 mile roap trip. We started at 4 a.m. from Gilbert Az. to Salt Lake City, Utah. We arrived there at 6:30 p.m no room at the Inn. So we continued onto Pocatella, Idaho where we found bed at a Hotel. We had driven 16  1/2  hours that day. We were exhausted. The next day we travelled 12 hours to reach our destination at Magrath, Alberta, Canada. Where we stayed at my son's home.
    

                                           The Grain Elevators
   We enjoyed our visit with them. Next day we travelled to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to get my passport renewed. We found out we couldn't get it overnight this time. It would take a week, if we paid more money.

                                      The Beautiful Canadian Clouds

 

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                                                  The Canola Fields
So we returned to Magrath to wait. Magrath Days was the next day, we enjoyed the activities the Parade the Antigue Car for Ron and Quilt shows for me.

                                                 Watching the Parade

                                                     R.C.M.P
   

                                                       Ron and Car Show

                                                 Quilt Show

                                               Holly and Craig

We enjoyed a real Barbeque at Craig's place in Lethbridge. He made deer steak and deer sausage and grilled salmon, and Greek salad, delicious. We met his new girl friend.

      We arrived back in Magrath in time for the fireworks. We thought they started at 9 p.m. but in Canada the sun doesn't set until 10 p.m or 11p.m  We heard a few bangs and climbed into bed as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out. They were only a 1/2 block away from us to go see them.
        The roads in Canada are the very best. The roads in the U.S.A. were not so great. The parking lot at Canada Costco was full of big deep pot holes.

                                                    Cohen and Kaylee
We had a family time at Tie Lake B.C. where Rob has a Lot with a Cabin or two on it, plus his Fifth Wheel. A Family Reunion Center of sorts.

Old Chief Mt.

                                   Bev and Ron at Cameron Falls, Waterton,

                                    Colorful Cowgirl Boots at Waterton

                                                 Waterton Lakes





Deer enjoying the neighbors tree.

Deanne making sand castles

Cameron Lake and Glacier

Tie Lake B.C.

Pancake Breakfast

We went to Reunion with all the Lawlors and Brooks families at Tie Lake B.C. It was great to see everyone again.

The Swimming Hole



Touchdown



DeNae, Austin, Carson ,

                                                Grandkids                              

Carson and Dawson

Watched the Grand kids knee board and wake board. DeNae on water skis. Everyone got sun burnt it was very hot.  I got a sun burn on my cheeks and a blister on my lips.
  

Pushups anyone



J.J



                                            Whose feet are those???


Picnic at the Lake



Dawson and Carson on Tandum Bike



Me at Tie Lake

Hillbilly Hilton where we stayed

We slept in the Hillbilly Hilton it was the only place with a bathroom. All the teens and kids slept in the bunkhouse.


The Bunkhouse



Camp Kitchen

Shower House and Restroom in Progress

They could make as much noise as they wanted and could play games all night. We had large group around the campfire at night. A few mosquitos attended too. We enjoyed some-mores and campfire popcorn. Campfire  popcorn is where you throw the kernals into the campfire and let them pop all over and try to catch them to eat. At least thats what I told the grandkids. Rob used a popcorn popper that worked better.

Catching some Rays

                                                Ron enjoying the quiet
  We all enjoyed swimming, making sand castles and playing bocci ball, riding the tandum bike, canoeing,  boating and waterskiing. Watching the deer go through our campsite. There were lots of deer. We had the deer whistles on our car to scare the deer off the road. We saw a field of Elk penned in.

                                            Scouts building the Campfire
     


Field of Elk



Cousins swimming

Rob making Campfire Popcorn

We went to the Alberta Temple one morning and got caught in a terrible rain down por on the way home. Visited my cousin Nedra and Morgan in Cardston. We visited Waterton National Park and saw  Cameron Falls and Cameron Lake, Waterton Lake and Prince of Wales Hotel.

    We started home to Arizona on Friday morning, took a wrong turn and wasted an hour of driving time.



Jim and Lynda



Steven

Rexburg Temple

Crossed the border at Roosville, B.C. on way to visit Ron's sister at Eureka, Montana. We waited until she came home from her four hour horse ride in the mountains. Had a good visit with her,and her Husband and son Steven. Left at 6.30p.m. for Missoula, Montana. Stayed the night at a Hotel.

Ron, Jay, Me, Dana

Gary Guo

Left early the next morning to visit Jay and Dana in Idaho. We decided to meet them for lunch in Rexburg, Idaho. We travelled to Idaho Falls where we had lunch at the Chuck-a Rama. They had a Chinese Medical Student who was staying with them, one of Dana's Students.
His name was Gary Guo, he was going to California to go to Medical School here in the U. S.
   

   Then we drove to Manti after Lunch to stay with my cousin Marylynn. Arrived about 10 p.m. She was remodeling her kitchen so it was all torn apart. So we ate at the Restaurant and her friends home. Went to Church with her in Manti, she was the speaker that day in Sacrament meeting. Enjoyed the two days with her.  We saw her Sister Josie too.

    The Manti Temple was beautiful all lit up at night. Stayed two nights and continued our trip home.

Coral Pink Sands

Bridge and Red Rocks of Sedona

    Saw the Coral Pink Sand dunes at Kanab. Stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona and stayed at a Hotel. The thunder clouds were spectacular. Drove the scenic route through Sedona and the Red rock country.

Thunder Clouds Flagstaff

   Arrived home safe and sound a bit weary at 3 p.m. temperature of 113 degrees. We are back to the Monsoons and the heat of the desert. Glad to be back in our own bed and air conditioning.