Meet Mona
The town and state where Mona was born on July 24, 1925.
What is Monroe, Utah?
This relative of Mona's worked at the local post office.
Who is Aunt Magda Brown?
For winter fun, Mona and her siblings made this cold treat out of freshly fallen snow.
What is snow ice cream?
Mona's mother wove durable rugs on a loom using strips of these old clothing items.
What are overalls (and/or coats)?
In the winter, Mona wore a dress and long brown stockings, which frequently got holes from this habit of hers.
What is falling down (being clumsy)?
Mona was the third of this many children born to Eli and Della Lundgreen.
What is six?
With a population of about 1,200 people, the town’s electricity came from a power plant located here.
What is Monroe Canyon?
To create necklaces or belts, the children linked together the stems of this common weed.
What are dandelions?
When mixing bread, Mona's mother made her own yeast using this fermented leftover liquid.
What is potato water?
This card game was a massive recess competition for girls on May Day.
What is jacks?
The specific instrument Mona reluctantly lugged to school and played in the orchestra.
What is the cello?
Built in 1907, a big town pavilion was constructed by this grandfather of Mona's.
Who is Peter M. Lundgreen?
Mona spent hours playing with paper versions of these, cutting them and their outfits out of catalogs.
What are dolls?
To make homemade soap outside over an open fire, the primary fat source used was these kitchen leftovers.
What are bacon drippings (and grease)?
The high school Mona graduated from in 1943.
What is South Sevier High School?
Mona was 90 years old when she passed away in 2016 at her son Lance's home in this Utah city.
What is Mapleton?
Mona learned to swim at this specific pavilion and pool located on the east side of town.
What is the Monroe Hot Springs?
This part of a butchered pig was blown up and creatively used as a football.
What is the bladder?
Slices of bread were toasted by sticking them directly onto the sides of this dining room fixture.
What is a pot-bellied wood stove?
To remind her to practice reading, Mona’s mother pinned word cards to these two surfaces in the house.
What are the curtains and walls?
In 1968, Mona was diagnosed with this medical condition after a lump was noticed in her neck.
What is an overactive thyroid?
This local business front doubled as a place where Mona and her friends went to buy candy.
What is the pool hall?
Green weed parts called these were used by the children to craft miniature doll furniture.
What are cockleburs?
This specific savory food item was crafted out of a pig's head after butchering.
What is head cheese?
In the third grade, Mona famously struggled with this specific math concept.
What is borrowing from zero?