Hunt to Prove It For Vanola
Sunday, October 31, 2010
2. Lester Guy Wittwer
Birth Record: 28 May 1912, Santa Clara, Utah
Marriage Record: 18 Sep 1934, St. George, Washington, Utah
Death Record: 2 Dec 1999, St. George, Washington, Utah
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Headstone in Santa Clara City Cemetery
Cemetery Record
Child of: John Samuel Wittwer and Anna Alvina Graff
Married to: Vanola Gubler
Children:
A.J.
Lester Deverl,
R.L.,
A.E.,
M.J.
S.G
3. Vanola Gubler
Birth Record 10 August 1915 Santa Clara, Washington, Utah FSFamily Tree
Marriage Record
Death Record 5 Feb 2011, Santa Clara, Washington, Utah
Cemetery Record FindaGrave
Child of: Edmund Gubler and Eliza Anna Hafen
Married to: Lester Guy Wittwer
Children: living
Saturday, October 30, 2010
4. John Samuel Wittwer
Birth Record 22 Jan 1871, Santa Clara, Washington, UT
Marriage Record 16 May 1895
Death Record 20 Nov 1925
Headstone in Santa Clara City Cemetery
Cemetery Record
Child of: Samuel Wittwer and Anna Maria Gubler
Married to: Anna Alvina Graff
5. Anna Alvina Graff
Birth Record 27 Oct 1876, Santa Clara , Washington, UT
LDS Blessing 4 Jan 1877 Santa Clara, Washington, UT
Marriage Record 16 May 1895
Death Record 1 Mar 1923
Burial 3 Mar 1923, Santa Clara, Washington, UT
Headstone in Santa Clara City Cemetery
Cemetery Record
Child of: Johannes Graf and Anna Catherine Ruegg
Married to: John Samuel Wittwer
6. Edmund Gubler
Edmund was born 24 Feb 1894 in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah. He married Eliza Anna Hafen on 21 Oct 1914 in the St. George Temple, in St. George, Washington, Utah. Together they raised a family, and after Eliza passed away, Edmund married (2) Sarah Heaton (Porter) for time. He died 13 April 1986 and is buried in the Santa Clara City Cemetery.Personal History of Edmund
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Child of: Herman & Selina Gubler
Married to: Eliza Anna Hafen; (#2 - Sarah Heaton Porter)
Children: , ,Wilma , , , , , ,
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Friday, October 29, 2010
7. Eliza Anna Hafen
Eliza was born 15 Jan 1897 in Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada. Her mother Anna Mary Elizabeth Huber was a plural wife of John George Hafen. She later moved to Santa Clara, Utah where she married Edmund Gubler on 21 Oct 1914 in St. George, Washington, Utah. They were the parents of nine children. She died 3 Mar 1976 in Santa Clara where she is also buried.Birth Record
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Child of: John George and Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber Hafen
Married to: Edmund Gubler
Children: , , , Wilma , , , , , ,
8. Samuel Wittwer
Birth Record 10 Mar 1847 Switz
Marriage Record 22 Mar 1847 SGEOR
Immigration from Switzerland to Utah 1860
LDS Mission 1884 North Central States
Death Record 5 Jun 1927 St. George, Washington, UT
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Cemetery Record
Child of: Christian Wittwer and Mary Magdelena Pfister
Married to: Anna Maria Gubler
Married to: Bertha Tobler
1870 - Living in Santa Clara, Washington, UT
1920 - Living in Bunkerville, Clark, NV
9. Anna Maria Gubler
Personal History
Birth Record 27 Dec 1850 Müllheim, TG, Switz
Christened: 9 May 824
Marriage Record 22 Nov 1869
Immigration from Switzerland to Utah
Death Record 15 Jun 1926 Santa Clara, Washington, UT
Headstone in Santa Clara City Cemetery
Cemetery Record
Child of: Johannes Gubler and Maria Ursula Mueller
Married to: Samuel Wittwer
10. Johannes Graf
Birth Record 18 Dec 1825 Switz
Marriage Record 29 Aug 1873 SGEOR
Death Record 23 Jul 1883 USA
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Cemetery Record
Child of: (needs more research)
Married to: Anna Catherine Ruegg +
Children: Karl Albert Graf (1875), Anna Alvina Graf (1876), Emma Amelia (1879
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11. Anna Catherine Ruegg
Birth Record 7 Dec 1840 Hutzikon, Zürich, Switz
Christened
Marriage Record 29 Aug 1873 SGEOR
Immigration from Switzerland to Utah
Death Record 14 Dec 1915 Santa Clara, Washington, UT
Headstone Santa Clara City Cemetery
Cemetery Record
Child of: Hans Jacob Ruegg and Barbara Meilli
Married to: Johannes Graf
Thursday, October 28, 2010
12. Herman Gubler
Herman was born 11 Dec 1856 in Muellheim, Thurgau, Switzerland. He immigrated with his family to Santa Clara, Washington, Utah where he married Selina Gubler in the St. George Temple. He died 7 Mar 1941 in Ivins, Washington, Utah and is buried in the Santa Clara City Cemetery.Birth Record 11 Dec 1856 Switz
Marriage Record 11 Dec 1879 Utah
Death Record 7 Mar 1941 Utah
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
13. Selina Gubler
Selina Gubler was the first child born in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, on 11 Jun 1862; her family having immigrated from Switzerland. She married her first cousin on 11 Dec 1879 in the St. George Temple. She died 7 Mar 1941 in Ivins and is buried in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah.Child of: Casper Gubler and Anna Katherina Gubler
Married to: Herman Gubler
Children: Harmon, John G., Rosina Selina, George Henry, Jacob Martin, Eunice Hortence, Edmund, Mata, Jetta, Dora & June
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
14. John George Hafen
John Georg(e) Hafen was born 17 Oct 1838 in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland. After his mother had died, he and his father immigrated to Utah with the Mormons. He married four wives, the third my ancestor Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber on13 Nov 1884 in the St. George Temple. He died 4 May 1928 in Santa Clara, Utah where he is buried.Birth Record 17 Oct 1838 Switz
Marriage Record (#3) 13 Nov 1884 Utah
Wash. Co. Utah Pioneer
Death Record 4 May 1928
Cemetery Record
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Child of: Johann (Hans) Georg and Maria Magdalena Hafen Hafen
Married to: #1 - Sussette Bosshard
#2 - Mary Ann Stucki
#3 - *Anna Maria Elisabeth Huber
#4 - Rosina Stucki
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Monday, October 25, 2010
15. Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber
Personal HistoryDocumentation Sheet
Birth Record - Translation 17 Apr 1862 Switz
Christening - Translation
LDS Baptism
Marriage Record 13 Nov 1884 Utah
Death Record 15 May 1944
Cemetery Record
Headstone Headstone
Child of: Andres Huber and Anna Gygax
Married to: John George Hafen
Children: August, William, Joseph, Heber, Franklin S., Eliza Anna, Jeanette, and Walter.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Vanola's Obituary
Santa Clara, Utah - On February 5, 2011, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed through the veil into the arms of her loving husband, Lester Guy Wittwer; son, DeVerl; granddaughters; parents; sister; and many others who had preceded her. Vanola Gubler was born August 10, 1915, in Santa Clara, Utah, the eldest child of Edmund and Eliza Hafen Gubler. She spent her early years growing up in Santa Clara and living at the family ranch on the south side of Pine Valley Mountain during the summers. She spent several winters on a homestead her father was "proving up" west of Ivins (now Kayenta) where they lived in a two room lumber home. Vanola learned to work when she was very young. She helped her father and mother plant, weed, water and harvest their crops. She learned to milk cows, make butter, cheese, lye soap, and helped with the cooking and with the washing by scrubbing the clothes on a scrub board and using a "stomper". Every Saturday water was heated on the wood burning stove and the family all took turns taking baths in the tin wash tub. Vanola was born in the horse and buggy days and throughout her life she saw the advent of automobiles, telephones, airplanes, television, space travel, computers, the internet and other technologies. Santa Clara officially became a town the year Vanola was born. The first electric lights were turned on in Santa Clara when she was two. Vanola attended Santa Clara Elementary School and graduated from Dixie High School in St. George. About 1933, she was seriously courted by a young man who later became her husband. She and Lester Guy Wittwer were married September 18, 1934. They were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple on May 1, 1936. Lester was a partner in the Stucki-Wittwer Trucking Company and soon after their marriage he received a truck as his share in the company and started his own trucking business. He bought an orchard and grew his own fruits and vegetables to take to the markets in Nevada. Vanola worked alongside him, planting and harvesting vegetables and fruits. When Lester built his first motel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Vanola supported him as they moved their family to Las Vegas where they lived for four years. She worked in the motel, doing whatever needed to be done, along with taking care of her family which by then consisted of a teenage daughter and three sons. They built their first motel in St. George in 1955. Vanola once again supported and worked with Lester at the motel, taking her baby boy to work with her. She was a wonderful homemaker, cook and seamstress. She made most of her children's clothing when they were young. She also sewed graduation quilts for each of her 28 grandchildren. She crocheted many doilies and tatted beautiful lace. She taught herself to knit and made several sweaters. Her hands were seldom idle. Vanola's life has been a life of service, not only to her family, but to her Church and Community. She served in many positions in the LDS Church, including teaching in all auxiliary organizations, being in a Primary Presidency and on the Stake Primary Board, as Relief Society President and Junior Sunday School Coordinator. She served as a Primary Teacher at the age of 13. She was an ordinance worker in the St. George LDS Temple for fourteen years. She completed thousands of temple endowments. She served as a visiting teacher for about 75 years. In 2009, Vanola was honored as Grand Marshall of Swiss Days in Santa Clara. She was a full-blooded Swiss and was very proud of her Swiss Ancestry and heritage. After her mother passed away, she carried on with research to find the names of more of her ancestors. Vanola liked to travel and enjoyed trips to Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the Pacific, Japan, Switzerland (several times), and many places in the United States. After a tour of Europe at the age of 72, visiting eleven countries with her siblings and daughter, she decided she had traveled enough and was glad to stay home. Even with success and achievements in the community and business world, Vanola considered her family her greatest achievement, treasure and blessing. She and Lester had six children; Joyce (Donald) Whittaker; DeVerl (died as an infant); Royden (Diane); Tony (Cherri); Melvin (Karen); and Sheldon (Karma). She leaves behind 28 grandchildren, and 61 great-grandchildren, with 3 more on the way, one being her first great-great-grandchild. Her greatest desire was that all her posterity will be together as an "Eternal Family" forever. She is also survived by a brother, Darwin Gubler; sisters: Jewell Frei, Cleopha LeBaron, Linna Rosenlof, Edna Hunt, Fawn Mitchell, Reta Hansen; plus many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester; son, DeVerl; a granddaughter, Rebecca Wittwer; two great-granddaughters, Alexandrea Dansie and McKala Wittwer; her parents; and sister, Wilma. A celebration of her life will be held Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Santa Clara LDS Ward Chapel, 3040 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara, Utah. Visitations will be Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah and on Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel, prior to the services. Interment will be at the Santa Clara City Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221. The family wishes to thank the wonderful ladies who so lovingly cared for our precious mother and made it possible for her to remain in her home during her final months of life. Thanks, Julie, Marcia, Carla, Kim, Debra, and also Lynette and others from Southern Utah Hospice.







