Ardell Schwendiman Casper

Ardell Schwendiman Casper, 97 died on August 1, 2015 in Bountiful, Utah,  She was born on May 3, 1918 in Sugar City, Idaho to John and Emma Lanz Schwendiman, both emigrants from Switzerland.  She was the fifth of six children.  All of her siblings and her husband preceded her in death.  She is survived by her only child, a son Brian, a daughter-in-law Susan, two grandsons Craig and Jeff and four great grandchildren.  A granddaughter, Andrea preceded her in death.  She was raised on a farm in Newdale, Idaho that her father homesteaded, clearing the land and planting crops.  Her mother died on July 4, 1930 when she was just 12 years old.  She and her sister assumed the household duties at a very young age.  She attended school in Sugar City and Newdale.  She graduated from Sugar Salem High School in 1936 then attended Ricks College in Rexburg for two years.  In 1939 she was called to serve and LDS mission in the Southern States.  She served in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.  She returned home in 1941 and started teaching the 5th and 6th grades in Archer, Idaho.  She and Orson Taylor Casper were married in the Salt Lake temple on December 27, 1941.  Her husband was drafted into the Navy.  After the war, they moved to Salt Lake City and purchased a small home where they lived for the next 18 years.  During that time she worked for many years in an apparel factory.  In 1964 they sold their home and built a new home in Bountiful.  The new home included a large garden area or some might say a small farm where they grew a variety of fruits and vegetables.  She worked very hard gardening and processing what they grew.  Her husband retired in 1980 and as lifetime active members of the LDS church they accepted a call and served a mission in Rochester New York at the Palmyra, Hill Cumorah and other area visitor centers.  They later served a mission in the Salt Lake Membership Department.  They were called to serve as ordinance workers in the Salt Lake Temple.  They worked the early morning shift on Thursday and Friday for 21 years.  During the retirement years they were also able to travel throughout the United States, to Europe, Israel, Hawaii, Alaska and Central America.  In 2013 they realized that they could no longer manage the house, yard and garden and moved into The Inn at Barton Creek, an assisted living facility.  There will not be a visitation but there will be a remembrance service on Friday August 7th at 11:00 a.m. at the Bountiful Russon Brothers Mortuary 295 North Main Street.  Burial will be at the Bountiful City Cemetery.