OBITUARY EuDean D Anderson Jencks September 2, 1926 – January 2, 2019 EuDean D. Anderson Jencks, 92, passed away January 2, 2019 in Midvale, UT. She was born September, 2, 1926 in Riverdale, UT to Archie Glen Douglas and Lizzie Ann Dickerson. She is survived by her children; Doug Anderson (Evelyn), Jerry Anderson (Amy), Julee Roxburgh (Steve) and Ron Anderson (deceased) (Chris).
Visitation with family and friends will be Sunday, January 6, 2019 from 5-7 pm at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S Highland Dr, Millcreek, UT. Lucy EuDean Douglas Anderson Jencks was born on September 2, 1926 in Riverdale, Utah. She was the oldest daughter of Lizzie Ann and Archie Glen Douglas.
Her parents owned Doug’s Café in Ogden, Utah near the infamous 25th Street. She helped her mom and dad feed the hungry railroad workers, rising early in the morning to make the 50 gallons of coffee they would go through each day. When she started grammar school her mom would curl her hair into 27 perfect ringlets every morning and if she happened to mess up her hair before her mom was done, her mother would start all over again.
Deanie, as she was known by her friends, enjoyed her school years and came to love playing the trombone. She also developed a life long love of singing and joined the school choir. She graduated from Ogden High School in 1944 already married to her sweetheart, Dale Thomas Anderson.
They met through shared family connections (a wonderful story that turned out to be so complicated they had to draw a diagram for the county clerk when they applied for their marriage license to prove they were not blood related). They married in February of her senior year and started their life together in a small home in Ogden. Their first son, Ronald Dale, was born on September 22, 1946.
Douglas Glen followed on June 17, 1948. Jerry Wayne was born on May 14, 1952 and at long last their daughter, Julee, was born on February 8, 1955. The family moved to Salt Lake City in 1960 and made their home in the Millcreek area for over 50 years.
Deanie worked as a waitress at the Beau Brummel restaurant while her children were young. Since she had grown up in her parent’s café she could accurately memorize half a dozen orders in seconds and was well known for this skill. She then worked for many years in the ZCMI credit department, eventually becoming a Credit Manager.
After her retirement from ZCMI she worked at Deseret Book at the Cottonwood Mall until she was well into her 70s. A talented singer, Deanie joined an elite group, the Allegro Chorus, and performed with them for over 10 years. Their Christmas programs were legendary.
Deanie also loved her many years of service as a Guide Patrol Leader and taught her young Scouts many life long skills. She wholly encouraged her children’s talents in singing, dancing, swimming and baseball and spent mornings, nights and weekends throughout the year transporting to or attending her four children’s busy activities. Family vacations were very important to Deanie, including annual trips to Disneyland and Tijuana where Dale’s tradition of haggling for a new purse for her was also legendary.
A memorable family vacation for Deanie was travelling across country to New York by car, pulling a trailer, to visit Dale’s family. The trip lasted two long weeks and the trailer was sold immediately upon their return. Dale worked as a candy distributor for the JG McDonald Chocolate company and every February they would travel to southern California for the annual candy convention.
Despite having plenty of candy inventory in their home’s onsite warehouse, they would bring home bags and bags of candy from each show. Deanie was an integral part of Dale’s candy business and helped him with all the corporate accounts during the busy Christmas and Mother’s Day seasons. Lastly, one of Deanie’s favorite spots in all the world was Como Springs near Morgan, Utah and the family would visit there several times each summer.
Their oldest son, Ron, passed away after a lengthy illness in December 1986 and Dale passed away shortly after in May 1987. It was the hardest year of Deanie’s life. A few years later she began keeping company with a widower in her ward, Stan Jencks.
They were married in March of 1990. They were called on a couple’s mission to Riverside, California in the midst of the turmoil and riots in Los Angeles in May 1992. They faithfully completed their mission and returned home to Millcreek and spent the next several years travelling and working in the Salt Lake temple.
Deanie was an A List grandmother. She loved her children and grandchildren beyond measure. She never forgot a birthday, a special occasion, a piano recital, a chorus performance or a play.
She planned her days around her family’s activities and loved to drive her Acura Legend all over, filling the back seat with a never-ending supply of Diet Coke, Tootsie Rolls, Snickers and Coffee Nips. Deanie was an avid and tireless shopper. She and her daughter, Julee, would spend Saturdays visiting their favorite department stores.
She loved clothes, shoes and purses and had a beautiful style all her own. Deanie had debilitating rheumatoid arthritis that crippled her hands and back in her later years but she never complained. Nor did it slow her down.
She drove her loyal Legend everywhere she could until she was 85. She sold her beloved Millcreek home and moved with Stan to Sandy in 2012. She loved her new little condo and made fast friends there, just as she did anywhere she was all through her life.
Stan suffered from heart issues for several years and was a loving companion until his passing in December 2015. Deanie continued to live on her own despite macular degeneration claiming most of her eyesight. Fiercely independent she stayed in her home until November of 2018.
She then moved to Canyon Creek Assisted Living and passed away peacefully on January 2, 2019. Her love will remain with her children and grandchildren forever. Deanie twinkles and dances and sings from a different place now but her laugh, smile and warm embrace will never end.
Deanie’s family would like to thank the staff at Canyon Creek Assisted Living as well as the kind hospice workers who helped throughout her short stay there. A public viewing will be held at Wasatch Memorial at 3401 South Highland Drive on Sunday, January 6th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A private family funeral will be held on Monday, January 7th, and she will be interred at Wasatch Memorial next to her beloved husband.
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