ELIASON, BERT, SR.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BERT ELIASON, SR
Malad LDS Stake Chapel
Bishop Blaine Hickman of the Curlew Ward officiating
Born – October 19, 1887 – Stone, Idaho
Died – July 14, 1965 – Salt Lake City, Utah

AT THE HOME
Family Prayer – Bert Eliason, Jr.

AT THE CHAPEL
Prelude and Postlude – Emma Ward
Invocation – D.J. Nelson
Remarks – Pres. Jerry Rose and Bishop Hickman
Vocal Solos – Marvel Bowen and Doyle Cutler
Benediction – H. James Goodro

CONCLUDING RITES
Malad City Cemetery
Dedicatory Prayer – Colen H. Sweeten, Jr.
Casket Bearers:
Craig Cherrstrom
David Eliason
Ray Eliason
Sidney Eliason
Rolfe Nelson
Arrangements by the Benson Funeral home

Bert Eliason, Sr., 77, died July 14, 1965 in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was born October 19, 1887 at Stone, Oneida County, the son of August and Emma Anderson Eliason. A life-long resident of Oneida County, he was educated in Stone.

He married Anna Daniels in 1908 at Stone. She died in 1951. He then married Sophie Jones on February 16, 1954 at Las Vegas, NV, and since that time he has lived in Malad.

Mr. Eliason was well known in cattlemen’s circles in Southern Idaho and Utah, and was active in state and national cattlemen’s associations. He was a member of the LDS Church and he served as an Oneida County Commissioner for several years.

Survivors include his wife of Malad; two sons and one daughter, Bert Eliason, Jr., Downey; Dee Eliason, Stone, and Mrs. Corey (Gertrude) Cherrstrom, San Marino, CA; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and a brother, Chester Eliason, Holbrook.