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Emma Juliette Scorup Ward 1904 - 1975

OBITUARY: Daily Herald, Dec. 1, 1975
Boise, Idaho - Emma Juliette Scorup Ward, 71, of Boise, a former Provo resident, died of Kidney failure, Saturday November 29th 1975 in a Boise Hospital.
She was born September 15, 1904 in Bluff, San Juan County, to Emma T. and John A. Scorup. She married Clarence J. Ward on Oct. 4, 1937 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died in August, 1961.
Mrs. Ward was a graduate of Provo High School and Brigham Young University.She taught Home Economics in Parowan and Ogden High Schools. She did graduate work at Oregon State University and the University of Chicago. She was Professor of Foods at BYU for 7 years and served as Home Economic Supervisor for the Utah State Board of Education.
She was a director in the YMCA, a member of the University Women's Group and active in civic affairs. She traveled extensively in Europe and the Orient.
She is survived by 6 sons and daughters: Barbara Aldenberg, Roland C. Ward, Judith Karst, and John C. Ward all of Boise. Joan Zanot, Huston, TX; Coleen J. Ryan, Bakersfield, Calif.; plus 5 sisters: Edna Larsen, Laverde Gurney and Alberta Fairbourn all of Orem; Veda Williams and Caroline Polly all of Provo.
Funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Boise