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• SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through)
• Social Security Number: 708-16-8035

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Asael Taylor Sorensen, Sr.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - August 3, 2001

Deceased Name: Asael Taylor Sorensen, Sr.

Asael Taylor Sorensen, Sr., passed away peacefully Wed., August 1, 2001, secure in the love of family and friends who surrounded him.

Born January 24, 1918, to Hans and Maggie Sorensen in the small farming community of Burton, Idaho, he began his life of service as a young man when called as a missionary to Brazil.

Following his release he enlisted in the army and was sent overseas with the Army Intelligence Corps during World War II.

He married the love of his life, Ida Lorene Mason, in the Salt Lake Temple on March 10, 1944. In 1953 he was called to serve as president of the Brazilian Mission and later to preside over the newly-organized Brazil South Mission. A master teacher and organizer, these were years filled with never-to-be-forgotten experiences among the Brazilian people and his beloved missionaries.

During their 57 years together, he and Ida served the Lord in Brazil, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Ecuador and the United States. He held many leadership positions including mission president, bishop, stake presidency, mission and regional representative, patriarch, service with the Hong Kong area presidency, and temple sealer. He also served seven years as the Church real estate representative for South America, travelling throughout South America and later to parts of Europe, South Africa and Southeast Asia, to acquire building sites for chapels and temples.

The family expresses heartfelt gratitude for his doctors and nurses, friends and neighbors who have gone the extra mile in helping care for him during these past few months, especially the men from his priesthood quorum who came several times each day to turn him, providing comfort and relief along with healthy doses of good fellowship and laughter.

He is survived by his wife, Ida; his children: Ellen (Don) Holsinger, Provo; Jeanne (Roque) Willard, Show Low, Arizona; Kris (Kelly) Gehret, Orem; Colleen (Ralph) Chipman, Salt Lake City; Ace (Marilyn), Orem; Mark (Sherrill), Weston, Florida; Lori (Otto) Dickman; thirty-one beautiful grandchildren and seven precious great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Alta Nye, Dawn Edwards, Sherry Clayville and Marion Clayton; and his brother, Howard Sorensen.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Valley View 2nd Ward, 4395 S Albright Dr. (2100 E). A viewing will be held on Friday Aug. 3, 2001 at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S Highland Dr from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 12:15-1:45 at the church. Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.

Edition: Final
Page: D7
(c) 2001 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.

Asael + Ida Lorene Mason. Ida was born on 22 Sep 1918 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA; died on 27 Jul 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Ida M Sorensen
• Residence: 1993, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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Died:
Ida Lorene Mason Sorensen 1918 ~ 2010

Ida Lorene Mason Sorensen, our dear mother and cherished wife of the late Asael Taylor Sorensen, Sr., passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and loved ones.

Born September 22, 1918, to Joseph Armstrong Mason and Ellen Fitches, Ida grew up in Ogden, Utah. She began entertaining at an early age for various church and community activities, and was part of "The I's Have It" trio on the radio.

As a young adult, she especially enjoyed performing for "dudes" at Zion National Park. Ida was singing in a church meeting in California a few years later when she attracted the attention of her future husband, Ace Sorensen. They were married on March 10, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.

During their 57 years together, Ida performed with all her heart everywhere they lived - whether serving as a mission president's wife in Brazil and "mother" to countless missionary sons and daughters, raising her own seven children, working in community and church auxiliaries, teaching high school in Uruguay, handling office work in Hong Kong, welcoming dignitaries into her home, helping brides in the Salt Lake Temple, or representing the LDS Welfare program in Ecuador.

Following Ace's death in 2001, Ida continued her odyssey of travel and service in Egypt and New Zealand, relishing new experiences and making friends wherever she went. She was not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and she shared it cheerfully and boldly at every opportunity to the very end of her life. Beloved of her large family, as well as her wonderful missionaries,

Ida is survived by her children: Ellen (Don) Holsinger, Provo, UT; Jean (Roque) Willard, Show Low, AZ; Kristine (Rand and Kelly, both deceased) Prestwich Gehret, Show Low, AZ; Colleen (Ralph) Chipman, Salt Lake City, UT; Ace (Marilyn), Orem, UT; Mark (Sherrill), Worland, WY; Lori (Otto) Dickman, Washington, DC; 32 beautiful grandchildren and 32 precious great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at Valley View 2nd Ward, 4395 S. Albright Dr. (2100 E).

A viewing will be held that morning from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the church.

Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Services arranged by Premier Funeral Services.

Published in Deseret News from July 29 to July 30, 2010

Hans married Maggie Elizabeth Taylor on 6 Jul 1912 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Maggie was born on 7 Nov 1889 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, USA; died on 26 Apr 1973 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]