The following obituaries appeared in the March 7, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent
Our loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Bonita (Bonnie) Block left this world on Feb. 19, 2018 to reunite with her husband of 65 years Jay Block. Bonnie was born on March 17, 1928 in Bushnell, Nebraska where she grew up in a railroad house. She graduated from Sidney High School. She and Jay were married in St. Frances, Kansas on Dec. 5, 1946. They had three children. Bonnie was very active in her children’s lives as a 4-H leader, Boy Scouts den leader, Camp Fire Girls instructor and PTA. Bonnie and Jay discovered Star Valley in the late 1970’s and decided this is where they wanted to retire. They bought land and began building their beautiful home on Star Valley Ranch. Shortly after finishing their home Bonnie enjoyed photography, golfing numerous crafting projects, bird watching and playing cards with the ladies down at the senior center in Thayne. She also enjoyed ten years on the Board of Directors with the Thayne Senior Center. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband Jay Block and her daughter Cindy Scriven Rowe. She is survived by her children Rex (Karen) Block and Randy (Kim) Wolfley, seven grand children and 5 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to P.O. Box 637 Thayne, Wy 83127. A celebration of life will be on Memorial Day weekend.
Claron G. Gibbons, 88, passed away Feb. 26, 2018 in Logan. She was born December 8, 1929 in Afton to Wallace Ivan and Gladys Bennion Gardner. She was the sixth of ten children. Raised on a ranch in Afton, Claron learned a strong work ethic which continued throughout her life. Education was important to her. She attended Utah State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She continued her education at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina where she earned a Master’s degree in Library Science. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved the Lord and she loved her missionaries. In addition to her own children, she has helped support 17 missionary grandchildren and is currently supporting a grandson as he serves in Mexico. She had several callings in the church, which very often involved leading the music, which she loved. She worked as a deputy clerk at the Cache County Clerk’s office for many years. After she retired, Claron loved to work in the Logan Temple and did so as long as she was able. Throughout her life, Claron loved taking pictures and memorializing events in her scrapbooks. Her children can’t count the number of times they had to pile out of the car to stand by a road sign and have their picture taken. Every family gathering involved taking pictures of family groups and individuals. Her scrapbooks were her pride and joy.
She loved reading and she always had a stack of books at hand. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, too, and she loved doing the Jumbles in the newspaper. Until her arthritis made working with her hands impossible, Claron was an amazing seamstress. She created the most beautiful quilts and baby blankets for her children and grandchildren. She could hem a pair of pants or bind a quilt by hand so expertly that you couldn’t see the stitches. Her knitting and crocheting skills are unmatched. She loved to travel, and she collected souvenir spoons. She had spoons from all of the 50 states and many countries around the world.
If Claron was working in her yard, she was happy. She was known for her beautiful flower beds and her large garden and fruit trees. She could often be found by the irrigation ditch coaxing the water uphill or in her raspberry patch pulling weeds—she didn’t mind the thorns and she loved the bees! Rain or shine, there was always yard work to be done. Claron leaves behind seven children: Ann (Greg) Widmer, Wallace (Roxanne Hansen) Gibbons, Lorrain (Richard) Harris, Ronda (Dave) Kershisnik, Kenneth (Lucy Hardman) Gibbons, Carolyn (Garrett) Martell, and Marie (Gordon) Dahle, as well as 29 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren (with one more on the way), two great-great-grandchildren, her sister, Gladys Gardner, and two sisters-in-law, Gayle and Shirley Gardner. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight of her siblings, and two grandsons, NickEllis Dahle and Mark Harris. A graveside service was held on Saturday, March 3 at 11 a.m. in Afton.
Jase Kaede Jacobson, 16, passed away on March 1, 2018 near Pinedale. He was born to Jed and Nicol Jacobson on January 12, 2002 in Salt Lake City. He attended Green River High School and Pinedale High School. He enjoyed listening to music, playing video games, camping, riding 4-wheelers and spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother, Nicol Atkins; father, Jed Jacobson; stepmother, Wendy Jacobson; brothers, Jax Jacobson, Jerry Jacobson and Briana and sister Kristen Jacobson, maternal grandmother, Katy Williams; grandfather, Ronnie Williams; paternal grandmother Sondra Jacobson, uncles Paden Atkins and Lori, Kohy Atkins and partner Keaton Clark, Guy Jacobson, Boyd Jacobson, Bret Jacobson, Dane Jacobson; aunt, Natalie Lucero; nephew, Brody Barbie, as well as numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother Jared Jacobson; maternal grandfather Richard (Zeke) Atkins; paternal grandfather Charles Jacobson. A Celebration of Life will be held in his honor on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 88 N 2nd E St., Green River, Wyoming. Internment at the Afton Cemetery.
