RaNae Nilson Jorgensen

RaNae Nilson Jorgensen, 80, passed away on October 27, 2008 at the Logan Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on May 7, 1928, in Logan, Utah, to Bessie Pickett and Edgar Nilson. She was raised in Smithfield and attended Summit Elementary, North Cache High, and Utah State University where she majored in Business. She married Ray Ellis Jorgensen on January 27, 1950, in the Logan LDS Temple. She and Ray have lived most of their lives in Smithfield until recently moving to Legacy House in Logan. RaNae was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served as Primary President, Relief Society President, Temple worker, and visiting teacher. She and Ray also served an LDS Service Mission at the Deseret Industries in Logan, Utah. She enjoyed cooking for her family, especially Sunday roast beef dinners, and taking drives in the canyons to see the flowers and fall leaves with Ray. She is survived by her husband, Ray Jorgensen; daughters, Lynne Tom Singleton of Providence, Utah; Ann Glen Godfrey of Clarkston, Utah; Bonnie John Bair of Anderson Island, Washington; Carol Chad Tillman of Madison, Alabama; and Trudy Christian Wilson of Smithfield, Utah; 14 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and sister, Roberta Geary. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Ray Godfrey. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, at the Smithfield 1st LDS Ward Building, 175 South 100 West. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, at Nelson Funeral Home, 85 South Main, Smithfield, and at the Church from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burial will be in the Smithfield Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com . The family wishes to express thanks to the loving staff at Legacy House, Logan Nursing and Rehab Center and Love Healthcare & Hospice for the great care they took of RaNae.