Barbara Brown Olsen Orser, 94, died April 28, 2010 at Rexburg, ID. She was born June 15, 1915 in Ogden, Utah, to Grant Canfield Brown and Pearl Cragun. She had one sister, Phyllis Brown Marriott.
Her parents died two days apart in the 1919 flu pandemic. Barbara and Phyllis were raised by their grandmother and an aunt, Clara Brown.
She was active in the Altrusa and Aglaia Clubs in Ogden.
She graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber Academy and Utah State Agriculture College.
Barbara met and then married Ross Larson Olsen on June 24, 1936 in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They made their home in Ogden, Utah. Two sons were born in this family, Gary Ross and Clair Brown.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as Young Women President, and a teacher, as well as a visiting teacher, Relief Society Secretary and sang in the ward choir.
Barbara and Ross retired to St. George, Utah, where Ross passed away February 25,1986. She married William Dee Orser January 14, 1989 in Santa Clara, UT. Barbara and Dee Orser made their home in Santa Clara for 15 years before Dee passed away Dec. 3, 2003.
In St. George Barbara was active in Literary Arts Club, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and Dixie Ladies of Elks.
Barbara enjoyed oil painting, embroidery, needlepoint, quilting, ceramics and golf.
Barbara moved to Rexburg, Idaho October 2007 and has been living with her daughter-in-law, Ilene Olsen.
She is survived by her daughters-in-law, Ilene Gasser Olsen and Susan Howes Olsen as well as 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Also surviving are three step children; Allen (Chris) Orser, Nancy Chalafant, and Carolyn Johnston and 5 step-grandchildren and 4 step-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Ross and Dee and sons, Gary and Clair and a sister Phyllis Brown Marriott.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 3rd, at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. Odgen, UT. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home prior to services. Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.flammfh.com. Special thanks to Hospice Alliance for the loving care they gave Barbara.