Stewart, Ava Beckstrand, 1913-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1913 - 2006
Biographical History
Ava Beckstrand Stewart (1913-2006) was a businesswoman and nurse in Utah.
Ava Beckstrand was born February 13, 1913 in Meadow, Utah, the sixth child of Heber William and Mary Elizabeth Stewart Beckstrand. She attended schools in Meadow and Delta, Utah and graduated from Millard County High School in 1931. She then worked in Salt Lake City, where she met Raymond Riggs Stewart. They were married on November 13, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple, and had four children. They lived in Pocatello, Idaho; and Ogden, Salt Lake, American Fork, Provo, and Orem, Utah. Her husband Ray developed the Timp Haven Ski Resort, and she was responsible for Ava's Lunch Stand. Ava also graduated from Utah Technical College of Practical Nursing in 1961, and worked for local doctors in Orem until she retired. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served a mission to England with her husband, and worked in the Provo Temple baptistry. She was also a member of the Knittin' Club, Dancing Friends, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Orem Women's Club, and Yeshira Club. Stewart died December 18, 2006 in Orem, Utah.
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BeckstrandFamily.org, via WWW, May 21, 2013: Ava Beckstrand Stewart, 1913-2006 (b. Feb. 13, 1913; sixth child of Heber William and Mary Elizabeth Stewart Beckstrand; attended schools in Meadow and Delta, Utah; graduated from Millard County High School in 1931; worked in Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Raymond Riggs Stewart on Nov. 13, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple; four children; lived in Pocatello, Idaho, Ogden, Salt Lake City, American Fork, Provo, and Orem, Utah; husband, Ray, pioneered, designed and constructed Timp Haven Ski Resort (now known as Sundance) and she was responsible for Ava's Lunch Stand; honored by: Sundance with Ray and Ava Stewart Day and Ray's Lift/Run, University of Utah Ski Archives (as one of the founders of eight ski resorts that began in the 1940s in the Intermountain West), Intermountain Ski Areas Association for being Ski Pioneers in Utah, and KBYU video "Before Sundance" in the Utah Storybook series; graduated from Utah Technical College of Practical Nursing in 1961 and worked for local doctors in Orem, until she retired; was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served with her husband in the Manchester, England Mission and as a worker in the Provo Temple baptistry; was a member of the Knittin' Club (since 1948), Dancing Friends, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Orem Women's Club, and Yeshira Club (returned sister missionaries); d. Dec. 18, 2006) http://beckstrandfamily.org/news/ava_beckstrand_stewart_obituary.htmlBillionGraves.com, via WWW, Apr. 2, 2013 (Ava Beckstrand Stewart; b. Feb. 13, 1913; d. Dec. 18, 2006; m. Nov. 13, 1934 to Raymond Riggs Stewart) http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/AvaBeckstrandStewart/39883
MyTrees.com, via WWW, Apr. 2, 2013 (Ava Beckstrand Stewart; b. 1913; d. 2006; m. 1934; four children) http://www.mytrees.com/newanc/Utah/Born-1913/Be/Beckstrand-family/Ava-Beckstrand-shoults1-995.html
Familysearch.org, via WWW, May 21, 2013 (Ava Beckstrand; b. Feb. 13, 1913 in Meadow, Utah; d. Dec. 18, 2006)
Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 21, 2013 (Ava B. Stewart; d. in Orem, Utah)