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In Memory

Donna Michaelson (Ipsen) - Class of 1946

Donna Michaelson Ipsen, 81, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009.  She was born July 25, 1927 in Woodbine, Iowa.  As a young girl Donna moved with her family to Geneva, Idaho where she attended elementary school.  In 1946 she graduated from Montpelier High School and began a 14 year career as a switchboard operator for the Bell Telephone Company.  In February 1949 she married Don Ipsen of Bennington in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.  They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.  She was an active leader in the Cub Scout program for many years but was especially known for her talents in sewing and embroidery.  She also drove and managed the Afton, Wyoming and Garden City, Utah mail routes for the US Postal Service.  She is survived by her husband, five children and 13 grandchildren.  Funeral services were held at the Montpelier Second Ward Chapel.  Burial was in the Montpelier Cemetery.