Jeanne Weeks Blake

LOGAN, UTAH: Jeanne S. Weeks Blake, 84 passed away on June 6, 2012 of complications from a fall. She was born April 24, 1928 in Soda Springs, Idaho to Harold J. and Mattie Mae Stock. She was raised in Afton, Wyoming. She met Abram Gene Weeks in 1944 and they danced their way thru courtship until they married in December of 1945 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They started their life together on the Weeks family ranch in Irwin, Idaho, then moved to Logan, Utah where they raised their three daughters, Rikki, Kathy & Karen until 1962 when they moved to Oregon. They lived in Eugene, Portland and Beaverton and returned to Logan in 1980. Jeanne cared for Gene who suffered from Alzheimer ’s disease until he passed away in 1988. She met and married Athol Barrett “AB” Blake in 1990 and they shared their life together in Logan until he passed away in September 2008.

While living in Oregon, the Weeks home was open to all the young men that were serving LDS missions and she was their Mom away from home. Many family weekends were spent with the girls at the Oregon Coast creating many cherished memories. She loved to dance, enjoyed music and was a voracious reader. Her life was a continual journey of gaining knowledge. Jeanne also loved to travel and her favorite place and one of her last vacations was to Portland and her beloved Oregon Coast.

Jeanne was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and held many church positions. Her life was always one of service to others. Her faith and testimony in the church was strong and her love for her Heavenly Father enabled her to accomplish amazing things in her lifetime. She was instrumental in starting the Alzheimer’s Association in Utah, creating many family support groups throughout the State for families dealing with this disease and was a tireless advocate for patient and family rights. Jeanne was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (Ralph Smith Camp).

The family wishes to thank the amazing young women who helped and cared for her in the last couple years and provided great comfort, assistance and independence. Thanks also go to Sunshine Home Health and the many doctors that assisted with her care.

She is survived by her daughters Rikki Yarrington of Boise, Idaho and Karen (Larry) Wiley, West Valley City, Utah; Grandchildren Darci Yarrington, Debbie (Steve) Schmid, Melisa Brady, Jonathan (Tiffany) Brady, Justin Wiley, Ryan (Jeanie) Brady, Lyndi (Ryan) Ayer, and Andrew (Shayla) Carlyle; 18 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her husbands A. Gene Weeks, “AB” Blake and daughter Kathryn Louise Weeks. Jeanne was also an adopted “Mom” to many.

We will celebrate her life on Saturday June 16, 2012 at Allen Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street, Logan, Utah with services beginning at 10:00 am. The family will greet friends and family on Friday evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturday at 9:00 am, an hour before the celebration. The burial will follow at 2:00 pm. at Fielding Memorial Cemetery, 4602 S. Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Jeanne’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Alzheimer’s wing at Sunshine Terrace in Logan, Utah.Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.allenmortuaries.net