Margaret Leone Winter Richardson

Margaret Leone Winter Richardson

OGDEN a€" Margaret Richardson, 85, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009 at McKay-Dee Hospital, in the company of her loving family from complications resulting from Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Margaret was born August 17, 1924, in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Elmer Jens Winter and Thelma May Wright.

Margaret grew up in Huntsville, Utah in the Winters Grove Homestead. She graduated from Weber High School and soon after met the love of her life. She married Jewel A. Richardson on September 12, 1943. They just recently celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary. They moved to Ogden in 1956. Together they had four children who adored them. Although she worked outside the home for short periods of time, Margaret was best known as being a great wife and mother. No one could bake a pie like she could.

Margaret leaves behind many loved ones who will all miss her deeply including her husband, Jewel; children, Robert (Katheryn) Richardson and Michael (Tina) Richardson, both of Layon; Nancy Richardson, Harrisville, UT; grandchildren, Heather (Glenn) Ellis, Abilene, TX; Matthew Ellett, Overland Park, KS; and Emilee Richardson, Layton, UT; great-grandchildren, Caden, Connor, Courtney and Corbin Ellis; one brother, Elmer "Bob" Winter, Riverdale, UT; and one sister, Beverly (Weston) Hirschi, Bountiful, UT.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Barbara Kay Ellett, her sister-in-law, May Winter and many special aunts and uncles a€" all of whom she loved deeply.

The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Mark Baxter and his assistant Terri Porter as well as the kind nurses and specialists at McKay-Dee Hospital who loved and attended to Margaret''s every need. We also appreciate the kindness of many friends whose thoughts and prayers helped so much.

Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Ogden City Cemetery.

Friends may call at Lindquist''s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., on Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com