- Date Of Birth: April 13, 1923
- Date Of Death: August 16, 2015
- State: Idaho
Glenna B. Roberts, 92, passed away August 16, 2015 in Clearfield, Utah.
Glenna Eurene Boyes was born April 13, 1923 in the family home on Lander Street in Pocatello, Idaho, the third of four children of George Martin and Eurene Eliza Perry Boyes.
She attended school in Pocatello, graduating from Pocatello High School in 1940. After graduation, she attended school in Salt Lake City, returning to Pocatello to work until she joined the military in 1944. She was a WAVE (Seaman First Class) and served in the New York and Seattle areas.
They were married August 11, 1946 in Pocatello, Idaho, and sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple on January 13, 1959. Harold preceded Glenna in death on May 5, 2008.
They built a home on Walnut Street in Pocatello, where Glenna lived until October 2014, when she moved to Utah to be closer to children. She lived independently until her death.
While Harold worked long hours to support the family, Glenna made every dollar stretch as a mother, homemaker, expert seamstress, and gardener.
She raised a large garden each year, then canned and dried fruits and vegetables to last until the next summer. She had beautiful roses and lilacs. The only blemish in her yard was the constantly worn spots under the swings where children and grandchildren and their friends played.
She spent her later years as a volunteer at the Bannock County Museum, serving in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, and following the BYU football team as far as Australia on trips with good friends.
Glenna is survived by one son and four daughters: H. Michael (DeDee) Roberts, Sheridan, WY; Renee Roberts-Baker, Farr West, UT; Roxanne (Douglas) Dibb, St. George, UT; Denise (David) Johnsen, Kaysville, UT; and Diane (Larry) Knight, Orem, UT; 20 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved Harold, daughter Nancy, and two great-grandchildren.
Friends may join the family for a luncheon at 12:30 at the LDS chapel at the corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets.
