grandma trimble

today was my sweet grandma trimble's funeral. i wasn't able to travel up to the funeral which broke my heart, but my mind & heart was with her all day long. the last couple of years she has suffered from dementia & it has been so heartbreaking to see her be a prisoner to her mind. i'm so excited for her to be able to be released from this life & back with her sweetie pie! she was an amazing woman & example to me in my life. her husband died when she was only 28 years old leaving her with 4 young children. my dad was only 3 & he had 2 younger siblings below him. i can't imagine the strength & sacrifices it took her to raise 4 children on her own. she had a quiet strength about her, not the kind that jumps out & slaps you in the face but the kind we all wish we had! she was sweet, gentle & kind. she always had a smile & there wasn't a time i saw her that she didn't tell me how pretty i was. she wasn't just an old stuffy grandma, she was my friend. grandma was always up for a fun time; shopping, going out to lunch, going to a movie & education week every year with my mom (a tradition that i have been lucky enough to join into) are just a few of the fun things we'd do. one of my very favorite memories growing up was the summer i got to go stay with her in american fork, utah for the summer. there is nothing better than being the only grandchild all summer long! i remember her taking me to the store & stocking up on peanut butter captain crunch & fresca my 2 fav's! it was just grandma & i all summer long & i loved every second of it. I'm so grateful for the sweet memories & love my grandma has left with me. I feel like I have a part of her saved in my heart. I'm so grateful for the gift of eternal families & the knowledge that without doubt, I will see this wonderful woman again!Every Thanksgiving our family would drive up to Utah to spend the holiday with my grandma & dads side of the family. It was always one of my very favorite traditions & I absolutely loved going. This was in Nov 08 & the last time I was able to be there for Thanksgiving. A few of my dads siblings & their families are missing but I'm so glad to have this pic to remember my last Thanksgiving with grandma. :4 generation pic:

dad, grandma, hardy & i
Grandma's Obituary Rhoda Rouvoe Collins Trimble
February 12, 1922 ~ January 13, 2010


Rouvoe gracefully passed away January 13, 2010 at age 87 from too many birthdays. Born Feb 12, 1922 to Alma and Josephine DeFriez Collins in Roosevelt, Utah. Graduated from Roosevelt High School. Attended LDS Business College. Married George Trimble Salt Lake LDS Temple Nov 22, 1944. He died July 29, 1950. Married James R. Butterfield 21 Feb 1963. Later divorced.Rouvoe will be remembered for her beautiful smile, gentle kind spirit, being a peacemaker and woman of great faith. Her family was of most importance to her. She was widowed at a very young age and was left to raise 4 children on her own. We love her and are eternally grateful for the many sacrifices she made for us. Her motto was “take one day at a time”. Survived by children: Jay G. Trimble (Claudia), Dale A. Trimble (Sherry), Susan Paiser (Mike), Ilene Barrus (John), 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Viewing will be Monday, Jan 18, 2010 from 6-8 pm at the Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East Pleasant Grove, UT. An informal funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 at the Heights LDS Ward 33 S. Moss Hill Drive (1500 E) Bountiful, Utah; viewing one hour prior to services. Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery.Special thanks to The Charleston at Cedar Hills Assisted Living Center and Sunbrook Hospice for their love and care over the past 2 years.