Edith Louise Weinheimer Griffin Obituary (1933

Edith Weinheimer Griffin (Grandma Edie), 81, passed away January 7, 2015, in Cedar Hills, Utah, surrounded by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Edith was born June 7, 1933, in Welling, Alberta, Canada. She is the youngest of 7 children born to Jacob Weinheimer and Wilhelmine Boos Weinheimer. She is preceded by husband Willard Griffin (2003), with whom she was sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She is also preceded by older brothers Eric & Herbert Weinheimer. Edith left Canada to pursue education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she was active in both choir and the Canada Club. During her adult life she lived in Idaho, Utah, California, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon, nearly delivering 1 of her 5 boys in each of those states. She was a very devoted mother and spent many of her days serving others, being very active in church assignments. She loved to play the piano, cook, sew, sing, be frugal, and had a great sense of humor. During retirement, Edith and Will performed a 3-peat, going on back-to-back-to-back LDS church missions to MAC.xico, Chile, and Guatemala. It was in MAC.xico where they set up programs in many towns of the Yucatan Peninsula, aimed to help people become self-sufficient in literacy and produce their own food through gardening. Edith's life has, and will, leave a great legacy for future generations. She is survived by 5 children: David Cook (Andrea) Pleasant Grove, UT, Stephen Cook (Amarilis) Provo, UT, Sheldon Cook (Kittrean) Gilbert, AZ, Mark Cook (Jill) Draper, UT, and Jonathan Cook (Amy) Bellevue, WA; 16 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters and 2 brothers: Doris Salmon, Ruth Folsom, Gerald Weinheimer, and Gordon Weinheimer. Many thanks goes out to the great people at 'The Charleston at Cedar Hills' (Assisted Living), who cared for her for several years, and also to Envision Home Health and Hospice for their great service and care. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Olpin Family Mortuary located at 494 South 300 East in Pleasant Grove, Utah. A viewing for friends and family will begin at Noon. Interment will be at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend, Oregon, on Saturday, January 17, 2015. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com.