Helen Virginia Hanni Rowland Obituary (1921 - 2006)

Helen Virginia Hanni Rowland, 85, died at home in Scottsdale, AZ on Sunday, December 3, 2006. She was born to Walter Herman and Martha Rohrbach Hanni on March 8, 1921, in Idaho Falls, ID. Helen married Fred K. Rowland on December 10, 1941, in the Salt Lake Temple, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They resided in Murray, UT, where Fred was the director of business administration for the Murray School District. Helen graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in elementary education. She taught second grade for over 20 years in the Granite School District, Salt Lake City, UT. Helen also served as a guide at the LDS Church office building. After moving to Scottsdale, AZ in 1989, Helen served as a worker in the Mesa, AZ temple and as a volunteer at Scottsdale-Osborn Memorial Hospital. Survivors include; her husband, Fred, and her daughters Annette (Leo) Beus, and Elizabeth (Layne) Morrill. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Shane (Jennifer) Beus, Lindsey (Britton) Worthen, Patrick (Ashley) Beus, Ryan Beus, Ashley (Matt) McNair, David Morrill, Logan Morill, and eight great-grandchildren. Helen is also survived by a brother Kenneth Max Hanni, and a sister, Geraldine Rhodes. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S State St, Murray, UT. Burial services 2:00 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the services.