Eleanor Dianna Peterson Kjar Madsen
April 19, 1913 - July. 26, 2008
Eleanor Dianna Peterson Kjar Madsen, 95, of Ephraim, Utah died July 26, 2008, at the Gunnison Valley Hospital. She was born April 19, 1913 in Mt.Pleasant, Utah, the daughter of Mouritz and Mathilda Lund Peterson.
She married Ronald Melroy Kjar Sept. 1, 1934 in the Salt Lake Utah Temple. He died Aug. 12, 1946. She married Leslie L. Madsen July 31, 1964 in the Manti Utah Temple. He died Aug. 6, 1984.
Eleanor graduated from North Sanpete High School and from Snow College.
She taught elementary school in Manti and was deputy recorder in the Sanpete County courthouse for 25 years.
She served in all auxiliary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in ward and stake capacities. She and her husband, Leslie, served an LDS Church mission in Sacramento, Calif. in 1976–1977. She served in the Family History Mission in Salt Lake City in 1992-1993. She served as an ordinance worker in the Manti Utah Temple for 12 years. She was an avid genealogist and served in the Family History Libraries in Manti and Ephraim. She had just completed the genealogy for four family lines as far back as records are available.
She was a vice president for the Ladies Guild for the Mormon Miracle Pageant. She was President of the Sanpete PTA, and did tutoring at the Ephraim Elementary School up to age 93.
Next to her love for her family was her love of writing. She served as editor and committee member of the “Saga of the Sanpitch” during all the 30 years of its publication. She was co-editor of the “Golden Quarter,” a 25 year history of Ephraim; and, with her brother Albert C. Peterson, a history of the “Fredrick and Anne M. Peterson family. She also authored other family histories and a volume of poetry. She served as president of the Utah Federation of the Sanpete Poetry Chapter for several years.
She wrote local items of news for the Messenger–Enterprise for 42 years. Her 34 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild were the recipients of many of her crocheted afghans and quilts.
She was also steadfast in her affection for the Madsen family of three children, six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She is survived by two sons: R. Bruce (Judy) Kjar, Woods Cross; R. Michael (Janet) Kjar, Salt Lake; one daughter: Janet (R. Dee) Hughes, Clinton; two daughter-in-laws: Marcia Kjar, Gunnison; Marianne Kjar, Provo; two sisters: Dorothy Blackham, Judith Sperry; one brother: David L. Peterson
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; two sons, David Kjar and Richard Kjar; two brothers, Lyman Peterson and Albert C. Peterson; a sister, Lucile Blackham; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at noon in the Ephraim 2nd LDS Ward Chapel (400 E. Center). A viewing was held Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the ward chapel and again on Wednesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the Manti City Cemetery. Funeral directors, Magleby Mortuary, Manti. On line guest book www.maglebymortuary.com
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