MARY LOU GALER

Mary Lou Bronson Salter Galer 4/30/1926 ~ 11/1/2010 Mary Lou Bronson Salter Galer passed away November 1, 2010 in Provo, Utah. She was born April 30, 1926 at the E.Y. ranch near Almo, Idaho to George William Bronson and Luella Jones. She was the third of seven children. She grew up in a log cabin and endured many hardships as a child with her family in the mountains of Southern Idaho. Through this difficulty she learned to be courageous and was loyal to the end. She moved to Salt Lake City in 1940 with her family. She graduated from South High School and went as a missionary to the Texas, Louisiana Mission in 1948. She graduated from Brigham Young University as a Social Worker and worked for 18 years for the State of Utah. On April 12, 1949 she married Melvin Samuel Salter in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. From this marriage they had six children. On January 1, 1981 she married Charles Howard Galer in Salt Lake City, UT. She is survived by a sister Ethel Ficks, Boise, Idaho; brothers Larry (Carolyn) Randall, Elmo, Utah and Simon Bronson, Billings, MT; children: George (Ruth) Salter, Escondido, CA; Sylvia Salter, SLC, UT; Cynthia (Michael) Morgan, Woodland Hills, UT; David (Lori) Salter, Sandy, UT; Samuel Salter, SLC, UT; and Mary Deveraux, West Valley, UT., and 26 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and three sisters: VaLois (Jack) Dallimore, SLC, UT; Laura (Melvin) Lyman, Reno, NV; and Georgie Gay (Theodore) Bateman, West Point, UT. A viewing will be held at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 West South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, UT on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the McKinley Ward, 1883 South West Temple, SLC, UT, with a viewing one hour prior. Interment at Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, UT, following the funeral. Online condolences: www.jenkins-soffe.com