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Lola Earl Obituary
Lola Rosalie Browning Earl, 87, of Idaho Falls, died April 10, 2010, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center of natural causes. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.
Lola was born Sept. 26, 1922, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Stephen Elias Browning and Mable Blair Browning. She grew up in Rexburg and attended Adams Elementary School, Lincoln Junior High and Madison High schools. After high school, she attended one year of college at Ricks College.
Lola and Doyle Grant Earl were married May 5, 1942, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She was a homemaker and mother and also kept the books for their business, Earl's Food Stores.
An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in various capacities over the years. She enjoyed family history work and served a church family history mission for five years. Lola loved snow skiing, water skiing, and handwork, especially quilting and intricate crochet.
Survivors include her husband, Grant Earl of Idaho Falls; sons, Steve (Carol) Earl of Idaho Falls and Scott (April) Earl of Idaho Falls, who is currently serving a full-time LDS mission in Ohio; daughters, Martha (Chuck) Temus of Puyallup, Wash., and Patti (Paul) Branch of Layton, Utah; sister, Thelma Wheelwright of Boise, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Nancy.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 15, at the Idaho Falls LDS 24th Ward, 1155 East First St., with Bishop Doug Hillman officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, and from noon to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Services through your ward or branch, or by mailing to Humanitarian Services, 50 E. North Temple St., Floor 7, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-6890; or online at www.ldsphilanthropies.org.
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Peggy Scott
April 14, 2010
So sorry to hear about your loss. We have many memories of working at Earl's. You are like family to us. We will keep you in our prayers. Love The Myrna McMinn Family
Brent, Susan (Earl) Williams & Family
Susan Williams
April 13, 2010
Uncle Grant & Family - I shall always treasure the special memories our family shared with you, Aunt Lola and the cousins camping, boating and water skiing. What great times! Oh how we loved getting out on the boats. Our days at Bear Lake will always be one of my favorites. Aunt Lola was a special aunt of mine. It seems like after my Dad (Your brother) passed away that we kinda lost contact with you when we moved to Arizona. I want you all to know of my love and prayers at this difficult time in your life but know Aunt Lola is very much loved and greeted in Heaven by the family members gone before. May Heavenly Father bless you all with the comfort and knowledge that it's just a short time til you are together once again. Aren't we grateful for that knowledge? Sorry we are not able to be there at this time but please know we will be thinking about you all.
Susan Earl Williams & Family
Michael Browning
April 13, 2010
I have many fond memories....sorry for your loss.
Wilda Hammer
April 13, 2010
I appreciated the quilting club at your house. What wonderful neighbors you were. I am going to miss you, til we meet again over there. I love you.
Henry Christensen
April 13, 2010
Steve, I am saddened to learn of the loss of your mother.
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