Mary Mcknight Zollinger

Mary McKnight Zollinger passed away Monday, October 25, 2010 after a valiant fight. She was born December 12, 1920, the fifth of nine children, to Joseph McKnight and Gertrude Spackman McKnight in Lewiston, Utah. She married her sweetheart, Chester Lawrence Zollinger on June 4, 1943 in the Logan LDS temple. They raised two sons and four daughters on their cattle and mink ranch in Providence, Utah, where she worked side by side with her loving husband. They taught their children the value of hard work and the invaluable lessons of integrity, honesty, charity, and service to others. Mary and Chester loved to travel and led many tours to locations all over the world.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and a devoted servant of the Lord. She served two wonderful missions with her sweetheart, one to Haifa, Israel, and one to the Laie temple visitor's center in Hawaii. She was a registered nurse and worked in various hospitals and doctor's offices throughout her life. She held many church callings, her favorite was teaching the Blazers in Primary. She also served as choir director for the singing mothers for many years, and taught the gospel doctrine class.

She was a talented seamstress, making many dresses for each of her daughters. She loved to knit, and made booties for all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She made beautiful needlepoint items, framing some for display, and made beautiful doilies using her crocheting skills. Many friends and relatives were recipients of her beautiful handwork. She was an outstanding quilter, and gave quilts to each child and grandchild for their weddings.

She is survived by five of her children: Judy Low (Richard) Plain City, Mary Ann Clark (Derald) Logan, Ellen Brown (Eric) Greensboro, GA, Alice Kotter, West Valley City, Mark (Sally) South Jordan, and two sisters, Roma Hemsley, Pocatello, Idaho, and Pat Barson, Meridian, Idaho. She has 20 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren with one more on the way. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Chester L. Zollinger, her oldest son, Chester Dee, a son-in-law Van Kotter, and a great grandson, Curt Zollinger Kotter.

Friends and relatives may pay their respects at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street in Logan on Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:00, and 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary. Condolences and thoughts may be expressed to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .

The family wishes to express their thanks and appreciation to the loving caregivers and aides at the Legacy House in Logan, and to the Access Hospice staff. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Perpetual Education Fund.