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Snarr, Virginia Ruth Geisler, 1943-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1943-

Biographical History

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr (1943-) worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 21 years in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ruth G. Snarr was born Virginia Ruth Geisler on July 31, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph T. Geisler and Virginia Kimball. She married Wade Robinson, whom she later divorced, and then remarried in the Salt Lake City temple to Lloyd Dee Snarr. Ruth worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 21 years in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also served in various Relief Society presidencies. She enjoyed singing and also served on various community committees. She was raised in Salt Lake City, but she also lived in Newfoundland, Riverside, California, Hawaii and St. George, Utah.

Citation:
UPB case file, May 7, 2019 (Ruth G. Snarr was born Virginia Ruth Geisler on July 31, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph T. Geisler and Virginia Kimball. She married Wade Robinson, whom she later divorced, and then remarried in the Salt Lake City temple to Lloyd Dee Snarr. Ruth worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 21 years in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also served in various Relief Society presidencies. She enjoyed singing and also served on various community committees. She was raised in Salt Lake City, but she also lived in Newfoundland, Riverside, California, Hawaii and St. George, Utah)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9189
Scope and Contents Includes letters, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, and printed ephemera related to the Kimball and Geisler families and their histories, collected by Ruth G. Snarr. Letters include mission correspondence, family events, and career-related papers. The photographs and scrapbooks, which document the range of the collection (late 1800s to 2020), show portraits of family members, the places which they lived (Salt Lake City area) and important events, like marriage and funerals. The collection...
Dates: approximately 1865-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Geisler family history, approximately 1888-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal histories of the Geisler family line, including materials such as letters written to Geisler family members, photographs of their family/home life, and brief biographies about their backgrounds. These materials were created by Julius Geisler, Maggie Geisler, Joseph Geisler, and their posterity, and collected by Ruth Snarr. Dated approximately 1888 to 1978.

Dates: approximately 1888-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9189, Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr collection of Virginia Kimball Geisler papers, 1920s-2017

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9189 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Family papers of Virginia Kimball Geisler, including her testimony, letters, photographs, funeral papers, and ephemera. Dated 1920s to 2017.

Dates: 1920s-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9189, Virginia Ruth Geisler Snarr family history collection

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