6 Jul 1917 – 11 Sep 2012
2nd Great-grand-daughter of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great-granddaughter of Louis Philip Cardon and Susette Stalé
Granddaughter of Joseph Samuel Cardon and Selenia Mesenile Walker
Daughter of Junius Welborn Cardon and Mae Whiting
MESA, ARIZ. – Irene Cardon Christensen, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in her home on Sept. 11, 2012. Irene was one of nine children, born to Mae Whiting and Junius W. Cardon in Vernon, Ariz. on July 6, 1917.
She married her high school sweetheart, Vaughn L. Christensen, in the Salt Lake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple.
She was a treasure to family, friends, and community and a woman without guile.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vaughn; son, Kenneth Christensen; daughter, Janice Loar; two grandsons; granddaughter and a great-great-granddaughter.
Irene is survived by her daughters, Carole (Irvin) Mathews, Lynette (Craig) Carver and Maureen (Dru) Wyeth; her sons, Steve (Candace) Christensen, Marvin (Alice) Christensen, David (Deena) Christensen, and Mark Christensen; son-in-law, Marvin Loar; 57 grandchildren, 143 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by countless nieces and nephews who dearly love their sweet “Aunt Irene”.
Visitation wass scheduled for 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept, 14, at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Drive in Mesa, Ariz.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Gilbert Stake Center on the SW corner of Elliott and Lindsay Road, in Gilbert, Ariz.
Arrangements were with Bunker Funeral Home, 33 North Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201 aolsen@bunkerfuneral.com 480-964-8686.
-Published in Farmington Daily Times from September 13 – 19, 2012 (Farmington, NM)
Cemetery: Mountain View Memorial Park, 7900 E. Apache Trail, Mesa, AZ 85207
