Millie Longo Obituary (1940

Mildred Leifson Longo died April 23, 2012 at Valley View Medical Hospital after a long illness. She was 71 years of age. She passed away peacefully and will be missed by family and friends.Millie was very proud of her Icelandic decent and talked frequently about her trip to Iceland several years ago. Millie was preceded in death by her husband Fred, parents Leo S. and Thursa Davis Leifson, two brothers George and Reed, and a sister Thora Shaw. She drove a school bus for special needs children for Iron County School District for over 23 years. She loved those children and thought of many of them as her own.She is survived by one sister Rayona Humphreys, a niece care-giver Tanya Campbell, many other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews who loved her very much.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Womens Crisis Center in Cedar City, UT. Thank you for all your prayers on her behalf. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Enoch City Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. Online condolences can be made at www.sumortuary.com.