Myrtle Setterstrom

Myrtle Dean Hymas Setterstrom 1912 ~ 2008 Myrtle Dean Hymas Setterstrom died at her daughter LuRae's home Wednesday morning, August 27, 2008. Myrtle was born in her parent's home in Salt Lake City on June 25, 1912. Her father passed away on July 20, 1923, leaving her mother with nine children to raise. She graduated from L.D.S. High School the last year it was open. Myrtle married Willis LuRay Hymas in the Salt Lake Temple on June 7, 1933 but a heart attack left her a widow on March 5, 1937. With her mother's help, she raised her daughter, LuRae, while working at Shell Oil and later American Smelting & Refining. In 1950 she met Dick Setterstrom whom she married on November 3rd of that year. This immediately widened her family to include Dick's daughter, Jean. They made their home in Butte, Montana, where a son and daughter were born to them. There she served in the church and community while keeping close ties with her family in Salt Lake. In their latter years, she and Dick were able to travel to Europe, Russia, China, and the islands of the Pacific. They also served as missionaries in the Ogden Temple visitors center from 1980 to 1982. They moved in with their daughter Carol Cory and her family in Fairfield, Washington in 1991. It was there Dick died on August 25, 1997. Following Dick's death, Myrtle lived with her children in Fairfield, Salt Lake, and Butte. Myrtle always loved to have her family around her. She is survived by her sister, Grace Keddington, son, Richard Setterstrom, daughters, LuRae Rowe and Carol Cory, and a growing number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 30, 2008 at 12:00 noon at McDougal Funeral Home where a viewing will be 11 - 11:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.