Sybel Chidester Christensen Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sybel Marie Chidester Christensen, age 93, of Orem, Utah passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2011 in Orem. She was born on March 15, 1918 to Lorus Pratt and Kjersten Maria Sorensen Chidester in Redmond, Utah. She married LaVell J. Christensen on May 27, 1935. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple on January 6, 1939. Sybel Made several beautiful quilts, did some painting and taught classes on how to dry fruit. She and her husband also loved to camp. Sybel also loved holidays and spending time with her family. Both she and her husband worked in the Provo Temple for several years. They also served a mission to British Columbia, Canada. She is survived by daughters, Jolene Nash of American Fork, Norma Hovey of Salt Lake City; sons, Vern of Sherman, Texas and Wendell of Pleasant Grove; sisters, Gloria and Josephine; 19 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, two grandsons, Jeffrey Nash and Harold Hovey, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 14, 2011 in the Orchard 1st Ward Chapel, 670 East 800 North, Orem. Friends may call on the family at the church on Thursday morning from 9:30 until 10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.bergmortuary.com or at info@bergmortuary.com.

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Sybel Chidester Christensen

March 15, 1918 - April 10, 2011