Sunday, September 20, 2009

Gwendolyn Bisel Stephens

Gwendolyn Bisel Stephens 1917 ~ 2009 Gwendolyn Bisel Stephens passed away September 17, 2009 at the age of 92. The daughter of David A. and Ethel Bisel, she was born June 10, 1917 at Bench Creek, Utah, and grew up in nearby Woodland. She attended LDS Business College and worked in Salt Lake City until the time of her marriage. She married Frank J. Stephens on September 5, 1941 in the Salt Lake Temple, and moved to Tooele, where she spent the remainder of her life.An active member of the LDS Church, she served in numerous callings, and was a temple worker in the Salt Lake Temple for many years. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker, and worked for more than 20 years at J.C. Penney, retiring in 1980. She was a talented seamstress, an excellent cook, and enjoyed working in her beautiful flower garden. She is survived by her children, Lynn Bryan (John), Tooele; David Bisel (Susan), Logan; Alene Lancaster (Steve), Littleton, Colorado; Jan Phillips (Jack) Kaysville, Kim (Kim), West Jordan; and a brother, Deloy Bisel, of Woodland. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, five sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 23rd at the Tooele Third Ward, 141 West Utah Avenue (200 North). A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the chapel, prior to the services.