LuJean Livingston Obituary (2011)

LuJean Harward Livingston quietly passed away at home on February 1, 2011, after a long battle with cancer. LuJean was born in Rexburg, Idaho on August 21, 1943, to Leland Alfred and Phyllis Pincock Harward. She was raised in Rexburg and later in her teen years in Hayward, California, where she graduated from Washington High School. She attended BYU and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and History. She later taught in public and private schools on elementary and secondary levels. While at BYU she met her husband, Blaine T Livingston. Following his LDS mission to Germany they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on December 3, 1965. They have six sons and one daughter and 21 grandchildren. A master teacher and gifted researcher, LuJean was formerly the proprietor of Wholesome Books which she established to provide parents, private schools, and home schoolers with wholesome curriculum materials. She conducted training seminars across the United States instructing parents and private school teachers how to implement gospel based principles in all academic subjects. Her life's focus was the Savior, Jesus Christ, His Gospel, her family, and serving others. An inspired leader, she was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a Ward Relief Society President twice and recently as Stake Relief Society President in the Tooele Utah East Stake. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; she is survived by her husband, Blaine, and their seven children - Michael (Jen), Stephen (Mendy), Darin, Richard (Heather), Curtis (Eliza), John (Alison), and Diane Cottrell (Trever); her mother, Phyllis Harward, two sisters - Kaye Clawson (Art), Susan Douglass (Kurt), her brother Paul Harward (Janet), and 21 grandchildren. Funeral services were held February 5, 2011. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of LuJean Harward Livingston* please visit our Sympathy Store.