Saturday, December 27, 2008

Elaine Andersen Madsen Johnsen


ELAINE ANDERSEN MADSEN JOHNSEN
102 South 1000 West – Tremonton, Utah 84337 (435)257-5196

MY LIFE THE PAST 55 YEARS:
I married Blain Madsen in August 1952. Together we had four children, three sons Jeff, Greg and Gary and one daughter, Jackie. We traveled throughout the state with the high school rodeo Association. Greg took second in the bareback the year he was a senior and Gary was a state champion his senior year. We went to nationals in Wyoming and Louisiana. That was a good part of our lives spending time with our children. We also did a lot of horse racing and camping with our family.

In 1968 I went to work for Bear River State Bank. I retired in 1990. Blaine passed away in December of 1993. After Blaine's death I traveled to Scotland, England, and France with some friends and the high school French club. We had a great time traveling. I spent some time in Houston, Texas and Illinois with friends who live there. I also was a volunteer at the Bear River Valley Hospital for five years and was president for two years. In January 1999 I married Lee C. Johnsen. We spent two years working in the Logan Temple. Since then we've we spend our winters in Yuma, Arizona and our summers camping and fishing, traveling-Washington, DC and surrounding areas as well as Kentucky and Canada. At the present time I have 14 grandchildren, eight grandsons, and six granddaughters. Ryan, my oldest grandson served a mission in Brisbane, Australia. Jake my second grandson wrestled for Bear River High School and was a state champion at 119 lbs. his junior year. He was student body president in 2005-2006 and received the ambassador scholarship for USU. He just finished his last year at Utah State in May and the left to serve an LDS mission in the Vladivostok, Russia Mission. Our granddaughter Jessica was a cheerleader at BRHS. I have six grandchildren married and eight great-grandchildren. I have lived in Tremonton all my life, staying home for 48 years. I've had a great life.

Hobbies: Spending time with my family and my husband Lee. Camping, four wheeling, river running and watching the grandchildren play ball and junior rodeos. Just having fun and enjoying life.

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