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Ramona Mae Holmes Plato |
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January 15, 1930 ~ December 21, 2016 |
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January 5, 2017 |
Now joyfully reunited with her parents and other
loved ones, Ramona Mae Holmes Plato, 86, passed
quietly through the veil Wednesday, December 21,
2016. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 28, at the at the Santaquin 2nd Ward
LDS Chapel, Santaquin, Utah.
The youngest of four children, Ramona was the
second daughter born to James Otto and Eva Mae
Holmes, in Ransom, Kansas on January 15, 1930.
The Dust Bowl and Great Depression influenced
the families’ move to the Deer Park Community
north of Bonners Ferry in 1935, where Ramona and
her siblings grew up attending Copeland School
and graduated from Bonners Ferry High School.
At the age of 18, Ramona married John Gale Plato
on June 30, 1948, in Coeur d’Alene. The young
couple settled in Bonners Ferry to raise their
family, became members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints and were sealed in
the Cardston, Alberta LDS Temple on June 20,
1964. They remained in Bonners Ferry until 1997,
when the desire to be near their children and
grandchildren led them to Santaquin, Utah.
Ramona’s love for community involvement aligned
perfectly with her willingness to give of her
time and talents. She served tirelessly in her
church as the Relief Society President, in the
community as member of the HEO (Help Each Other)
Club and of many other community clubs,
organizations, and service oriented groups.
Blessed with a tender heart that always had
plenty of love to give, Ramona, known as Grandma
to many, had a gift for attracting whomever or
whatever needed nurturing, which led to raising
four loving schnauzer children: Scooter, Tuffy,
Heidi, and Murphy, who experienced no less care
and devotion than her human children John,
Wanda, Ferrill, and Jared.
Finally ready to slow down just a bit, Ramona
and Gale moved into Seasons of Santaquin
Assisted Living in February of this year, where
they have enjoyed their own version of life’s
perfect surroundings, beautiful scenery and dear
friends.
Ramona is survived by her husband of 68 years,
Gale Plato, Santaquin, Utah, children Wanda
(Gene) Jones of Salem, Utah, John (Cindy) Plato
of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Ferrill (Brooke)
Bancroft of Payson, Utah, Jared (Kate) Plato of
Pleasant Grove, Utah, 21 grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren and six great-great grand
children; sister Larena Daniel, Sandpoint, and
brother Cecil Holmes, Spokane.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto
and Eva Holmes, brother Edward Holmes, and
grandson Tanner James Plato.
, 2016 , at 11 a.m. at the Santaquin 2nd Ward
Chapel address: 250 South 580 East Santaquin,
Utah. Interment immediately following at
Santaquin City Cemetery. Viewings Tuesday,
December 27 from 6 pm-8 pm at Brown Family
Mortuary. Address: 66 South 300 East, Santaquin
UT and Wednesday, December 28, 2016 from 9:45 to
10:45 a.m. (prior to funeral services) at the
Santaquin 2nd Ward chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
contributions in Ramona’s memory be made to
either the Boundary County Museum or Santaquin
Senior Center. |
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