Our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Lillie Saunders Olsen, 85, passed away peacefully Feb. 9, 2005, at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan, Utah.

She was born March 2, 1919 in Hyde Park, Utah, the daughter of Willard Gimbert and Kirstiana Andersen Saunders.

She married H. Russell Olsen on Nov. 23, 1938 in the Logan LDS temple. They were delighted and proud to have served on an LDS Spanish speaking mission in the Corpus Christi region of Texas. They enjoyed many loving years together. Russell passed away in 1995.

Lillie owned a home in Quartzite, Arizona where she enjoyed the winter months until suffering a stroke in 1998. She enjoyed all types of crafts but was particularly talented in knitting and crochet. Lillie loved her family and cared for them in many kind unselfish ways. She will be greatly missed and remembered for her countless thoughtful deeds.

Surviving are her children Kay (Dallan) Day of Richmond, Utah, Cherry Case of West Jordan, Utah and Dee Olsen of Nibley, Utah; her brothers and sisters LeRoy (Helen) Saunders, Dorothy (VerNon) Petersen, Donna Naylor, Merlin (Venna) Saunders, Carroll (Allen) Wayman, and Willard (Rosalie) Saunders; her brothers and sisters in-law, Clara Barlow, Reta (William) Fyffe, Caroll Orton, Doyle (Catherine) Olsen, Gerald (Pat) Olsen, Jesse Chandler and Janet Saunders. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death are her parents; her brothers and sisters, Aletha (Alonzo) Meservy, Gilbert (Cary) Saunders, Earl (Mildred) Saunders, Mary Chandler, Ruth (Leland) Palmer, Donald (Anita) Saunders and Wendell Saunders; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Joseph Lynn Olsen, Dean Naylor, Grant Barlow, Donald Orton, Danielle Olsen and her great-great-granddaughter.

A viewing is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center St. in Logan and again at 11 :00 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, at the location of the funeral service.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, Feb. 14, at the Providence 6th ward church, 355 Canyon Road in Providence. Interment will be in the Logan City cemetery.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at the Sunshine Terrace for the kind loving attention given to Lillie during her stay there.