Ellen Elizabeth Warner

Ellen Elizabeth Poelman Warner, wife of Don Owen Warner and mother to Elliott (Susan), Emily Barlow (Bruce), Susan Olsen (Rick), Dennis (Janet), Doug (Char), Laurel Palmer (Gaylen) and Dwight Warner, passed peacefully from this life at home on Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Bountiful, Utah.

Ellen was the firstborn of Walter and Beatrice Squires Poelman, arriving in Salt Lake City on January 5, 1925. Living siblings include: Bonnie Murphy, Robert, Blair (Bernice) and Anne Thornton. She was preceded in death by siblings: W. Squires (Eleanor) and Jaye (Barbara).

She attended SLC schools and Cadet Nurse Training during WWII at LDS Hospital. She graduated from nursing school in December 1946 and graduated from the University of Utah in June 1947 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Education. She worked for several years at the LDS Hospital and the VA Hospital.

She married Elliott Pearson Edwards in September 1946 and divorced in September 1949. The union was blessed with two cherished children. 

Ellen was, with joy, married to Don Owen Warner on July 10, 1959 in the Salt Lake City Temple – a wonderful blessing!

She was nurtured and strengthened by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and was grateful for many friends, associates and family members whom she loved and cherished. In return, she has been dearly loved and cherished.   

A service honoring her memory will be held at Bountiful 37th Ward, 1540 N. 400 E., Bountiful, UT, on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at 11:00 AM. Viewings will be held: Friday, May 6th, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main, Bountiful, UT and Saturday, May 7th, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM prior to the service at the 37th Ward building.