Christine Meanea

Christine Meanea

Central Valley, Utah/Carey, Idaho

Christine Greenwood Meanea, 96, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2009 in Central Valley, Utah. She was born on May 12, 1913 in Minatare, Nebraska, to Joseph Francis and Clara Belle King Greenwood. She attended school in Minatare and graduate from high school in Council Bluff, Nebraska.

Christine studied nursing at Immanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Council Bluff, to become a registered nurse, then served our country from 1942-1944 as a member of the Army Corps of Nurses.

She married her sweetheart, Millard Leo Meanea on April 10, 1943 on the Santa Ana Air Base, California. The marriage was solemnized on October 23, 1958 in the Idaho Falls Temple. She and her husband served a mission for the LDS Church in Reno, Nevada.

Christine and her husband lived in Carey, Idaho for 55 years before moving to Central Valley, Utah in 2000 to be near their son.

She served as a registered nurse for over 43 years, working in hospitals in Nebraska, Kansas, California and finally in Idaho, where she spent many years as the Public Health Nurse in Blaine County. She often recounted having to have county or state snow plows open roads during blizzards so that she could get to someone who was ill or injured. She was also the administrator of the Blaine County Hospital for several years before returning to actual nursing duties.

Christine enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. She loved beautiful hand-tooled leather articles that she created for gifts. She enjoyed her computer, starting with an Atari 400, up to her latest Dell computer.

She is survived by her husband; son, Millard L. "Pat" (Sherry) Meanea II; grandchildren: John Edward (Alice) Meanea, David Millard Meanea, Matthew L. (Christina) Meanea, Alicia (Marvon) Willson, Joseph Newell (Kristin) Meanea, and Christy Jean (Paul) Marshall; 15 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Tommy; brothers, Victor, Kenneth and Leslie, and sister, Grace Mote.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Intermountain Hospice of Richfield for the loving kind care they have provided her, it is truly appreciated.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Central Ward Chapel in Annabella, Utah. Friends may call at the ward chapel on Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Additional services will take place on Friday, August 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carey Idaho LDS Ward Chapel where friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial with military rites will be in the Carey Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.