27 May 1937 – 22 Jul 2008
2nd-Great Granddaughter of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great Granddaughter of Jean Paul Cardon and Susannah Goudin
Granddaughter of Lucy Gaudin Cardon and William Merrill
Daughter of Leah Merrill and Hazen Wesley Bright
Our beloved wife and mother, Louise Bright Wiser, 71, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Louise was born in Lewiston, Utah, on May 27, 1937, to Hazen Wesley Bright and Leah Merrill Bright. Louise often said her big brother, Stephen, was her best friend. She followed him everywhere and he often gave her piggyback rides to school. As a young girl she enjoyed music, art and the friendships she cherished all her life. She furthered her interest in art at Utah State University.
Louise married her sweetheart, Lewis Frost Wiser, on March 25, 1960, in the Logan LDS Temple. In the 48 years they were together on this Earth, their children never heard a single argument between them. They were often seen holding hands and smooching like loving newlyweds.
Louise is the adored mother of two daughters and nine sons and grandmother to 36 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She taught her children by example how to work hard, never give up and, most of all, to love the Lord and all His children. In addition to loving and taking care of her own children, her door was also open to any and all who were in need of love and a hot meal; she often fed a large group on a single fish and a loaf of homemade bread. Many of our friends called her Mom. Because of her, we, her children are one another’s strength, support system and best friends. She said her only regret in life was too many pots and pans to clean and not enough time to rock babies and sing lullabies.
Louise is survived by her husband, Lewis, and her children, Sheldon (Judy) Wiser, Kris (Dave) Miller, Darrel (Cindy) Wiser, Doug (Tara) Wiser, Sherwin Wiser, Kathleen (Garen) Atkinson, Anthony (Lauri) Wiser, Aaron (Heather) Wiser, Jared (Katie) Wiser, Jonathan (Suzanne) Wiser and Daniel Wiser.
Her parents, Hazen and Leah Bright; sister, Camille Bright Hart; and brother, John Wesley Bright, preceded her in death.
Funeral services for Louise will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2008, at the Nibley 4th Ward chapel, 360 W. 3200 South, Nibley, Utah. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Webb Funeral Home, 109 E. Oneida, Preston, Idaho, and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday prior to services at the church in Nibley.
Internment will be at the Lewiston City Cemetery. Our family would like to thank those caring individuals from Sunshine Terrace and Hospice who so lovingly cared for our mother and sweetheart in her final days. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to ask friends to donate to either the Sunshine Terrace Foundation, foundation@sunshineterrace.com, 435-753-0216, or the Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org, 800-272-3980.
Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache County, Utah
