Aunt Lillian Rasband--1910 to 2011--revised

Aunt Lillian Lennon Rasband died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, a week before her 101st birthday. She was at her home in San Francisco with her 24/7 caregivers. She was born January 20, 1910, in San Francisco to John Harvey Lennon and Mary Jane Daniels. Lillian had an older sister Marie who died in 1996. (Marie lived with Ray and Lillian and did beautiful croshet work. Ray and Lillian bought the yarn and Marie made many cherished gifts for family members.) On August 14, 1941, this lovely Catholic girl married Uncle Ray Rasband in San Francisco, California. He had gone to work in California during the Great Depression and remained there the rest of his life. Uncle Ray died December 30, 1992.

Aunt Lillian and Uncle Ray never had children but were very attentive to their nieces and nephews. They often came to Utah during the summer for visits. Lillian brought her camera and some of the only pictures we have in the early 1940's were taken by her. Personal cards with crisp, uncirculated dollar bills were cherished by the nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. She decorated the envelopes with stickers and it was often the only piece of personal mail a child received all year so it was cherished and appreciated. A personal note was always enclosed. Russell Keetch once asked his mother if Aunt Lillian had her own money printing press.

Aunt Lillian kept an immaculate, organized home and it was a pleasure to visit her and Uncle Ray because we were warmly welcomed. She was a splendid tour guide for San Francisco though she never drove a car. She had a delightful sense of humor and enjoyed people. We are grateful for her caregivers for their tender 24/7 care over these last years. They have made her comfortable and become as family. She will be greatly missed. She has been a blessing to the Rasband family and is loved and appreciated by them. She has been alone for a long, long time and it is time for her to go Home to her family beyond the veil.