Dear Relatives

PARLEY LEAMAN VAN WAGENEN

Parley Leaman Van Wagenen was born 10 Dec. 1894, in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah to Edwin Van Wagenen and Alice Naomi Bronson. Parley was the fourth of nine children in the family. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints on 27 June 1903. He became a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood.

Parley married LaVern Gunella Tucker on 30 July 1914 in Provo, Utah, Utah. LaVern died of Cancer on 25 August 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried 28 August 1927 in Provo, Utah, Utah.

LaVern gave birth to three children during her lifetime. These children were Helen LaVern, Bernard Parley and Richard Frank. LaVern was baptized on 24 November 1907 and was an active member of the LDS church. She loved to sing, dance and was especially talented in giving readings.

After the death of LaVern, Parley married Ellen Foulger Watson on 1 July 1928. Parley followed the grocery, meat-cutting and food distributing business all his life. He excelled in this field. He rose from manager to supervisor to district manager for Safeway Stores during which time he and his family lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, Pocatello, Idaho and Lincoln, Nebraska.

In June 1937, he and his family moved west again establishing a home in Reno, Nevada. He continued his chosen field and operated several businesses in Reno until his death on 2 October 1955.

Parley was extremely talented as a salesman and merchandiser. He stood a little over 6 ft. tall and was a well-built, handsome man. He was an excellent provider for his family. He had many friends.

HELEN LaVERN VAN WAGENEN

Helen LaVern Van Wagenen was born 30 March 1915 in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah to Parley Leaman Van Wagenen and LaVern Gunella Tucker. Helen was the 1^st of three children in the family. She was baptized a member of the LDS Church on 20 May 1923. The family moved to Provo, Utah and Helen attended grade School in Provo, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Pocatello, Idaho and Lincoln, Nebraska, where she graduated.

Helen attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she met her husband to be, LeRoy Earl Walker. Leroy Earl Walker graduated from dental school, married Helen, and moved back to his hometown in Mullen, Nebraska where he set up his dental practice.

Helen is an excellent homemaker, skilled in all the important parts of homemaking and motherhood. She has three children, LaVern Mae, David and Lana Kay. All are living in Mullen, Nebraska at the time of this writing.

BERNARD PARLEY VAN WAGENEN

Bernard Parley Van Wagenen was born 11 June 1919 in Provo, Utah to Parley Leaman Van Wagenen and LeVern Gunella Tucker. Bernard was the second of three children in the family. He was baptized a member of the LDS Church on 20 January 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

He attended grade school in Provo, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; Pocatello, Idaho and Lincoln, Nebraska, where he graduated from Lincoln High School with honors. He attended the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada until his schooling was interrupted by World War II.

Bernard received his call to enter the U.S. Army Air Force on 6 December 1941, (the day before Pearl Harbor) and graduated from flying school as a pilot in June 1942. During the four years in the Air Force, he flew many types of air craft, including heavy bombers, medium bombers and night fighters.

On completion of his time in the service in November 1945, he entered the heating and air conditioning business as draftman, engineer and salesman. He attended the University of Nevada while working full time in the air conditioning field and received his B.S. in business administration including three years of engineering. He became a member of the American Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers.

In July 1953, Bernard moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where he continued his profession in sales engineering with the Carrier Air Conditioning distributor. He did advance work at the University of Utah.

He married Mary Patricia Young in the Salt lake Temple on 15 June 1956. They have three children, Mary Catherine, Bradford Bernard, and Sharalin. They are all active in the LDS Church.

Bernard has served in almost all phases of church work in the Sunday School Superintendency, Stake and Ward MIA Superintendency, High Priest Group Leader, Teacher in Sunday School & MIA, Scoutmaster, Explorer Leader, Counselor in Bishopric, Guide on Temple Square and is presently serving as Bishop of the East Mill Creek 4^th Ward in Salt lake City, Utah. He is presently manager of Continental Air Conditioning, Inc.

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RICHARD FRANK VAN WAGENEN

Richard Frank Van Wagenen was born 4 April 1924 in Provo, Utah, Utah to Parley Leaman Van Wagenen and LaVern Gunella Tucker. Richard was the 3^rd of three children in the family. He was baptized a member of the LDS Church on 20 June 1934. He received his schooling in Lincoln, Nebraska and Reno, Nevada.

He enlisted in the Marine Corp. in 1941 where he rose to the rank of Sargeant. He served for five years in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. After World War II, he attended the Brigham Young University for a time and re-enlisted in the Marine Corp. during the Korean War and served again on active duty in Korea.

He is living in Salt lake City, Utah at the time of this writing.

GEORGE EDWIN VAN WAGENEN

George Edwin Van Wagenen, son of David and Julie Ann Provost Van Wagenen was a loved and honored man by everyone that knew him: His business associates for his honesty, friends and neighbors for the charitable love he showed toward them, his family for his devotion, loyalty helpfulness and sound advice.

Edwin and Alice had many sorrows and reverses in their life time. The death of four infants, a son George Edwin at the age of 43, who was accidently killed by falling into an electric saw, and the death of Ida’s husband, Cecil Taylor, who was killed in a car accident, leaving a month old baby, a four year old daughter and a two year old son.

Edwin was a self made man with strong convictions of right and wrong and lived according to the “Golden rule” Love thy neighbor and do unto others as you would have them do unto you. His favorite sport was fishing and hunting. He built and remodeled homes. At one time was an automobile salesman, manager consolidated wagon machine Co. In Richfield, Utah and Salt lake city, Utah. He and his family spent most of their Lives in Provo, Utah where he was buried.